光绪末年,北京出现了最早的拍卖行,是在崇文门内大街路东的鲁麟洋行,经理是德国人。后来德国人回国,洋行卖给了中国两兄弟。当时东交民巷附近外侨比较集中,常将回国前不愿带走的衣物、家具、摆设之类送到鲁麟洋行出售。鲁麟洋行不愿占用过多资金收购,就采取择日当众拍卖的做法。洋行选一个口齿伶俐、手疾眼快的伙计当拍卖师, In the last years of Guangxu, there was the earliest auction house in Beijing. It was Lu Lin’s trip to the east of Chongwenmen Nei Street, and the manager was a German. Later, the Germans returned home and the foreign banks sold the two Chinese brothers. At the time, foreigners near Dongjiaominxiang were relatively concentrated and often sent clothing, furniture, furnishings and the like that they did not want to take before returning to Lu Linyang for sale. Lu Linyang’s practice of taking a public auction in another day is not willing to occupy too many funds. Foreign Bank chose an articulate, handy fellow to become an auctioneer.