Browse and Bid from the Back?
September 8 2025
Picture: Hampel via The Saleroom
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
A reader has been in touch with a new technique that Hampel are trying out with their upcoming September Old Master Paintings auction. Instead of showing potential bidders the front of the pictures, they have opted for leading with images of their backs instead. Will this new fashion catch on? The auction will take place on 25th September 2025.
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On a more serious note, and as someone who has dealt with such conundrums, I'm certain that there is a sales manager / administrator who pulling their hair out on the phone to an IT department somewhere near Munich right now.
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