Auctioneer Simon de Pury: ‘Owning art puts you on a different level’

The Swiss art aficionado on how he got hooked, working for Leonardo DiCaprio and why he always eats an apple before a saleSimon de Pury, 65, is a Swiss baron, art auctioneer and collector who has been dubbed “the Mick Jagger of art auctions” because of his dynamic selling style (he is a DJ too). His new memoir, The Auctioneer: A Memoir of Great Art, Legendary Collectors and Record-Breaking Auctions, ghost-written by William Stadiem, gives us the view from the podium.To what exte