世界上最著名的两大拍卖行当属苏富比和佳士得,是中国艺术品拍卖行膜拜的对象。与中国艺术品拍卖行业切入到全球艺术品拍卖市场的时机完全不同,这两家拍卖行都有一个非常卑微的开始,经过两百多年的发展,才逐渐成长为当前艺术品拍卖领域的巨人。这期间有很多令人神魂颠倒的故事。这两家公司创立后,都经历了很多年的艰难时期。他们相互竞争,与其他主要的艺术品销售商菲利普斯和邦瀚斯竞争,并与两个多世纪以来不断涌现的无数个拍卖商竞争。后来合作是一个主 The two most famous auction houses in the world belong to Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and are the objects of worship by the Chinese art auction houses. In contrast to the timing of the Chinese art auction industry cutting into the global art auction market, both auction houses have had a very humble beginning and, after two hundred years of development, have gradually grown into the giant in the current art auction field . During this period there are many fascinating stories. After the two companies were founded, they have experienced many difficult years. They competed against each other, competing with other major art dealers, Phillips and Bonhams, and competing with countless auctioneers that had emerged for more than two centuries. Later cooperation is a master