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 trumps Sotheby’s in art and luxury sales in 2022
20 December 2022The top auction houses announced their full year sales results revealing that Christie’s is back on top.
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Sixteen lots from renowned Transitional porcelain collection reunited after Hong Kong sale
19 December 2022Sir Michael Butler (1927-2013) was part of that post-war generation of ‘gentlemen in the professions’ who chose collecting as their primary leisure activity.
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London Old Master sales pass last year’s totals but continue to be slim affairs
12 December 2022The latest series of Old Master sales in London put in a decent if not stellar performance, aided by one or two notable lots and a couple of important collections coming forward to the auction block this season.
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Best of British courtesy of Leahy
14 November 2022Anglophile American lawyer’s excellent and extensive collection is sold in New York.
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Watches: stylish options from the 60s-70s
14 November 2022Era of pop art and protests also brought fresh design beyond the earlier ‘tool’ template
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Paul Allen collection makes history as Christie’s hosts world’s first billion dollar auction
10 November 2022Setting an all-time high for a single-owner collection, the auction of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s collection at Christie’s New York raised an extraordinary $1.62bn (£1.42bn) including premium.
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News in Brief – including Marie-Antoinette's furniture at Christie’s Paris
07 November 2022A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including items once in the collection of Marie-Antoinette coming to Christie’s Paris.
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Getty collection dispersed over four days of live auctions and six online sales
07 November 2022Dining at Ann and Gordon Getty’s sumptuous Californian residence can seldom have been dull.
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Anglo-Saxon hoard bought by Kent Archaeological Society ahead of London auction
27 October 2022A large group of c.6-7th century Anglo-Saxon artefacts, known as the Ozengell Hoard, have been bought by Kent Archaeological Society.
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Getty cabinet one of most expensive pieces of English furniture ever sold
24 October 2022A George III mahogany china cabinet became one of the most expensive pieces of English furniture ever sold when it took $2.2m (£2m) during the opening salvos of Christie’s New York sale of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection.
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LS Lowry match view nets a record result
24 October 2022Despite wider economic uncertainty, prices for LS Lowry (1887-1976) seem to keep on rising.
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‘Going to the Match’ sets record for LS Lowry with £6.6m bid at Christie’s auction
19 October 2022One of LS Lowry’s most famous works, ‘Going to the Match’, has sold for a record price at Christie’s.
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New faces at Roseberys, Phillips and Christie’s plus a new dealership
19 October 2022Five new specialists at Roseberys are among the latest recruitment news.
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Eastern promise: Asian Art in London awards 2022
10 October 2022The awards shortlist for Asian Art in London’s Indian & Islamic section has been announced. The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for An Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from an Auction House and the Apollo Award for An Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from a Dealer each have three finalists. Winners will be announced on October 20
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Fabulous flintlock firearm at Christie’s
10 October 2022Christie’s sale titled Art of the Islamic & Indian Worlds on October 27 includes a magnificent flintlock jezail, c.1823-33.
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Bath astronomy museum to raise £108,000 to buy manuscript via Christie’s private sale
28 September 2022The Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a Caroline Herschel memoir.
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Reese: mad about Melville
26 September 2022The latest in a series of auctions to draw on the private library of one of the more prominent antiquarian book dealers of his generation, William S Reese (1955-2018), ran from September 1-14 at Christie’s New York (26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium).
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Get set for the Getty collection
19 September 2022Ann and Gordon Getty sale turns focus to the best of British and Continental furnishing.
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Selective chiming for French clocks
19 September 2022Not quite in step with contemporary interiors, French decorative clocks have had a lower profile at auction in recent times.
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Lowry’s ‘Going to the Match’ reappears at auction with £5m-8m estimate
14 September 2022Christie’s is offering one of LS Lowry’s most famous works, ‘Going to the Match’, two decades after it last sold at auction.
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