Spot What Super Sleuth | Hinkler Books

A thrilling travelogue of detection through the upper echelons of the art world from the co-presenter of BBC1's 'Fake or Fortune?' and regular expert on 'The Antiques Roadshow'.Philip Mould is an international art dealer who has lived the high stakes game of art sleuthing for over twenty years. In his new book we encounter the fascinating dealers, experts, auctioneers and restorers who risk fortunes and reputations to turn overlooked artworks into coveted treasures.'Sleuth' is a highly readable and entertaining series of stories which not only reveals the extraordinary culture of detection but the people behind it. Paintings and their discovery become a way into the minds, preoccupations and professions of a raft of influential figures beyond the commercial and museum facade.