Christie's

Collectors with refined taste are happy to take their time even when it comes to the most important makers.

Both Christie’s and Bonhams brought impressive Chinese clocks to market in July.

Latest slice of a ‘magnificent library’ that covered the development of book illustrations

Attributed to Ince and Mayhew, this lot has an extensive provenance and auction history

The Exceptional Sale at Christie’s included a complete copy of a celebrated suite of engravings that were printed in France for the Qing emperor Qianlong.

From late 1940 to early 1941 André Breton and a group of other Surrealists including Wifredo Lam, Max Ernst, Oscar Dominguez, Victor Brauner, André Masson and Frédéric Delanglade re-located to Marseille where they anxiously awaited visas to escape occupied France.

Strong results and supply boost the market but challenges remain with bidders highly selective

Works coming fresh to the market from British aristocratic sources were once a staple of London Old Master sales.

Ornate creation from Gothic fantasy comes for sale as part of the Bayreuth collection

Christie’s Books and Manuscripts sale on July 12 included a remarkable copy of 'Insectivorous Plants' by Charles Darwin (1809-82).

The practice of presenting gold and enamel swords and freedom boxes, already popular in England in the 18th century, became more widespread during the Napoleonic Wars.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the book collection of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts being offered at Christie's.

The latest Old Master auctions in London posted the highest total for a series in this category in the capital since 2017.

The 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.

Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence