Going once, going twice: how to become an auctioneer

Imagine having your pocket picked by a tongue, says Nick Finch, Christies director of bids who is leading a training session in the arts of auctioneering. Thats how one collector described being cajoled into bidding.Several other auctioneering metaphors crop up during the afternoon at King Street. Among them game show host and circus ringmaster. Charisma, salesmanship, humour and humanity are some of the other qualities Finch says Christies looks for in a potential auctioneer. And of cours