Multiple choice general knowledge

Samuel Baker , London bookseller , was the founder of which auction house?

  1. Siotheby's

  2. Samuel's

  3. Brokaway

  4. Sam Auction
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Explanation

Samuel Baker, a London bookseller, founded Sotheby's auction house in 1744. Though the option spells it 'Siotheby's', this is clearly a typographical error for Sotheby's, which is now one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and valuables.

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