Christie’s was founded in 1766 in London by James Christie. After his descendants took over following James’s death, other partners were brought into the business in the 19 th century ...
The Christie's London Old Masters Part I sale realised a total of £13,990,220 (inc. premiums) this evening with a respectable 88.47% of lots sold / 76.93% if one includes withdrawn lots.* ...
Nine bidders competed for the 15th century painting of a Virgin and child at Sotheby's, while Zoffany, Tiepolo and Van Dyck ...
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For his second point, Christie's CEO says the real issue is not simply London vs. Paris, "but the decline of all European centres in the face of American dominance and the rise of Asia." ...
Sekhemka - on display at Christie's in London - was gifted to Northampton's museums by the 4th Marquis of Northampton in 1880 A peer was interested in buying an Egyptian statue before its ...
In 2024, the narrative has been decidedly mixed, with crypto- and business-focused media outlets reporting everything from a strong and steady recovery of the collecting market to an exponential ...
Here, Lucy Bailey’s production has the gift of being in the main chamber of London County Hall. Big, austere and grand, it’s the perfect setting for the legal theatrics of Christie’s ...