When the two greatest auction houses in the world – Christie’s and Sotheby’s – vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million worth of art in 2004, little did they know that they would be forced to engage in an ancient form of ritualized combat known as… rock paper scissors.
Be sure to check out Carol Vogel’s original New York Times article.
Produced by Joe Rosenberg, artwork by Teo Ducot
Season 12 – Episode 18 – Snap Classic
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