2. This excerpt is taken from which story. He was employed by one of the best known firms of Fine Art Dealers and Auctioneers
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Sotheby's, established in 1744 is one of the world's oldest art auction houses, with locations in 40 countries. They provide free appraisals for types of art they sell.
Starting 1 August 2020, Sotheby's will be implementing a new fee – an Overhead Premium – payable by all auction buyers in Sotheby's global salesrooms and online sales. The fee will be 1% of the hammer price. It's the fifth time that the auction house has increased the buyer's fees between 2015 and 2020
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ᴛʜɪs ɢʟᴏssᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇʀᴍs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sɪᴛᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪᴏɴ. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍs, sɪɢɴᴀʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ɪᴄᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀᴍᴇᴇʀ's ᴍᴏɴᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ sɪɢɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴠᴇʀᴍᴇᴇʀ's ᴀʀᴛ. ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏssᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴜ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏssᴀʀʏ ᴇɴᴛʀɪᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍs ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ɢʟᴏssᴀʀʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʀᴏss-ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ.
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