Christie's
Christie's was founded in 1766 by James Christie in London. It holds about 450 auctions a year across with around 80 categories including fine art, jewellery, photography and wine.
Christie's has an international presence through its 12 salerooms including London, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Dubai, Mumbai and Hong Kong. They also have 53 offices in 32 countries.
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Christie’s reports sales slowdown in first half of 2023 amid consignor hesitation
13 July 2023Christie’s reported total sales of $3.2bn (£2.5bn) for the first half of 2023, down 23% on the same period the previous year.
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Old Master auction series posts best total since 2017
10 July 2023The latest Old Master auctions in London posted the highest total for a series in this category in the capital since 2017.
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Buyer’s premium now raised at all the major players
10 July 2023The flagship London summer sales were the first to take place since the major auction houses all raised their buyer’s premiums in the first half of 2023.
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Sweerts masterwork lifts Christie’s Old Master sale to seven-year high
07 July 2023Three rediscovered lots boosted Christie’s latest Old Master auction, helping the saleroom post its highest total for a sale in this category in London for seven years.
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Bidders get a second Getty chance thanks to Temple of Wings contents
03 July 2023Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence
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Mozart frets about his future marriage in letter coming up at Christie's auction
26 June 2023A handwritten letter by the 26-year-old Mozart coming up for auction at Christie’s reveals a tricky love life.
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Summer sales preview: Lots on the way
19 June 2023A look ahead to some of the many stand-out items on offer at auctions this summer
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People power: portraits become focus of dealer events
19 June 2023With the National Portrait Gallery about to reopen, ATG takes a look at exhibition and auctions on the theme
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Ulster Museum buys a Renoir – the first Impressionist painting to enter a Northern Irish public collection
13 June 2023National Museums NI has bought Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s (1841-1919) L’allée au bois via the government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme for the Ulster Museum.
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Dealers launch special celebration of portraits to honour the National Portrait Gallery
12 June 2023Art dealers across the UK are unveiling portrait exhibitions to mark the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) this month.
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Floral still life by Vallayer-Coster on offer at Christie's
12 June 2023The paintings of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), an artist often compared to Chardin whose painting was a major source of inspiration to her, were recognised and well regarded during her lifetime in the 18th century art world.
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Rare Fra Angelico panel comes to auction in London in July
07 June 2023A rare opportunity has come up to bid for a Fra Angelico work, a c.1419-24 panel rediscovered in 1996.
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Chinese patinated bronze figure collected by a Dane
05 June 2023Christie’s holds its live summer Asian Art auction in Paris on June 14 with an online sale running from June 6-20.
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Hires, promotions and relocations – the latest art and antiques news
31 May 2023From a new boss of Christie’s Asia to a Brighton antiques gallery move, here is a round up of auction house and dealer updates from around the world.
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Back down to reality for Modern and Contemporary art sales
22 May 2023Judging by the overall totals, the latest Modern and Contemporary art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips in New York were something of a bump back to reality after the last two sales series posted the highest grossing totals on record.
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De Morgan tile meanders into the saleroom
15 May 2023Following the sales series last October, Christie’s will offer a second instalment of works from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection in June.
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Christie’s raises buyer’s premium... then sets a Rousseau record
15 May 2023Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.
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All the ingredients of a useful guide
08 May 2023François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.
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Christie’s to offer second auction series of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection
05 May 2023A second tranche of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection is coming to Christie’s in June.
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Dealers and auction house celebrate 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio
25 April 2023An exhibition at Christie’s, a talk at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair and a collection offered at book dealer Peter Harrington are all part of the celebration of the Bard.
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