Updated May 11, 2023, 7:07 p.m. Published Oct 14, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
A flag flies outside Sotheby's auction house on New Bond Street ahead of a preview of 'The Midas Touch' auction in London, U.K., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. The auction is Sotheby's first auction dedicated entirely to gold, according to a release by the auction house. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images