Someone involved in the auction said all the air went out of the room.

The player who makes the first call in the auction.

The total of all items in the auction is $663,000.

But some items in the auction are not large at all.

In the auction of 396 works, 88 did not sell.

A few years ago, one of these sold in an auction for $450,000.

It is expected to be sold in a similar auction.

Even in an auction, everybody's money is not necessarily the same.

Sources involved in the auction suggested the business may change hands for between £150m to £200m.

The water went for $455 on Saturday in an online auction.