俗话说,一棰定音。在伦敦的索斯比拍卖行,这棰声一响,则意味着买主们招财进宝,同时它也标志着一次竞争随之结束。两百多年来,这不断的棰声,就像集合号一样,把来自世界各地的古董商、百万富翁和收藏家们引到伦敦的心脏地区——新邦德大街三十四号。在索斯比所在的这条交通繁忙的街道上,文化气氛也相当浓厚。这里不仅有许多英国的古玩、绘画、家具和时装小店,更有像索斯比这样的世界闻名的拍卖行。从外表上看,它并不那么十分显眼,然而一走进去,立刻使人置身于富丽堂皇,雕梁画栋的厅堂之中。它真可称是一个聚宝盆,等待拍卖的油画,珠宝,古花瓶, As the saying goes, a stop sound. At Sotheby’s in London, the crowds mean that buyers are fortunate enough to get rich, and it marks the end of a race. For more than two hundred years, this constant whisper, like the Roster, brings antique dealers, millionaires and collectors from all over the world to London’s heartland, New Bond Street, on the 34th. The cultural atmosphere is also strong at this busiest street where Sotheby’s is located. There are not only many British antiques, paintings, furniture and fashion shops, but also world-famous auction houses like Sotheby’s. On the outside, it was not so conspicuous, but as soon as it went in, it immediately put oneself in the magnificent, carved hall. It really can be called a cornucopia, waiting for the auction of oil paintings, jewelry, ancient vases,