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Indyplus video: "Grande tete de Diego" by Alberto Giacometti

 

Wednesday 06 November 2013 18:30 GMT
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What price a 20lb lump of bronze? If it has been sculpted by Alberto Giacometti, one of the great 20th-century masters and holder of the record for the most expensive sculpture sold at public auction, an awful lot.More than its weight in gold, saffron or cocaine, in fact.

Find out why in the video below:

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