Philip Hook is a director and senior paintings specialist at Sotheby"s. He has worked in the art world for thirty-five years during which time he has also been a director of Christie"s and an international art dealer. He is the author of five novels and two works of art history, including The Ultimate Trophy, a history of the Impressionist Painting. Hook has appeared regularly on television, from 1978-2003 on the BBC"s Antiques Roadshow. Breakfast at Sotheby"s is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby"s. "Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully functioning sense of humour. A real delight". Spectator "Hook"s view of the art world is that of the professional auctioneer. In an A-Z format, it is an entire art education contained in...