Christie's

An important group of Victorian pictures owned by the late American literary agent Albert Zuckerman is being offered at Christie’s this summer.

A portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) will be offered at Christie’s this summer.

French billionaire François Henri ‌Pinault has been ​named as ‌the new chairman of Christie's, which is owned ‌by his family investment ‌holding Artemis.

The latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in New York showed the top-end of the market gaining momentum with a series of record prices for leading names in the sector.

Two auction records were broken during the London spring series of Islamic and Indian art.

Dealers, collectors and Chinese art specialists Marcus and Debby Flacks will be offering 50 lots from their family collection at Christie’s in London next month.

Serena Williams-Ellis, a former Christie’s specialist who became an antiques dealer then interior designer, owned and decorated Ardbraccan House in County Meath, Ireland for the past decade.

Christie’s has replaced its traditional Chippendale-style rostrums with a new version designed by Sir Jony Ive and made by furniture maker Benchmark.

A large scale Henry Moore (1898-1986) sculpture drew intense bidding at Christie’s latest evening sale of 20th and 21st century art.

A previously unknown study of a foot for a figure in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling drew remarkable bidding at Christie’s, making one of the highest ever prices for an Old Master drawing.