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The first art auction started as a dare. Which explains why prices still look like someone lost a bet.

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The origins of art auctions are not known to involve a dare. Auctions of goods date to ancient Babylon and Rome, and modern art auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's began in 18th-century London.

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