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.


Mughal art

Record price for any classical Indian or Islamic painting at auction

30 October 2025

Capping a strong year for the Indian art market, Christie’s has set a new record for any classical Indian or Islamic painting at auction.

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Christie’s holds first Chinese sale in London for five years

27 October 2025

Christie’s is holding a Chinese works of art sale in London this autumn – its first for five years. The online auction titled Art of Asia, including the Palmer Family Collection closes on November 12.

Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art auction

Christie’s posts higher Modern British total with new buyer’s premium now in force

24 October 2025

Christie’s reported a 20% year-on-year rise in the total for its evening sale of Modern British and Irish Art in London – the first auction in this category to take place under the firm’s updated rate of buyer’s premium.

The Winter Egg by Fabergé

Christie’s to offer Fabergé Winter Egg with estimate ‘in excess’ of £20m

03 October 2025

Christie’s will offer one of only six privately owned Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs as part of its Classic Week of sales in London in December.

Edvard Munch's lithograph Madonna

‘Landscapes of the Mind’: Hegewisch collection heads to Christie’s

08 September 2025

An important collection of prints and works on paper amassed by the German businessman Klaus Hegewisch (1919-2014) will appear at Christie’s in London next month.

La Lecture (Marie-Thérèse) by Pablo Picasso

Christie’s to offer works from the Weis collection in flagship New York series

05 September 2025

Christie’s will offer works from the collection of Robert and Patricia Weis at its upcoming series of Modern and Contemporary art auctions in New York.

Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture

Yorkshire museum to buy Barbara Hepworth sculpture after fundraising plea

19 August 2025

The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have successfully raised £3.8m after a public appeal to save Barbara Hepworth’s 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red'.

Francesco Guardi

Global auction sales decline but better results for Old Masters and decorative arts

01 August 2025

The latest art market report by ArtTactic revealed that global auction sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips fell by 6.2% for the first half of 2025.

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Canaletto allows for positive view of the London Old Master series

21 July 2025

For a sector often tainted by an inadequate supply of fresh and top-draw material, the latest series of Old Master auctions in London certainly had moments where the core market woes seemed mysteriously absent.

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Christie’s reports flat first half auction sales for 2025

15 July 2025

Auction house Christie’s reported auction sales of $2.1bn (£1.6bn) in the first half of 2025, on a par with 2024.

Canaletto view of Venice

Top 10 Old Masters at auction

08 July 2025

The record-setting £27.5m Canaletto at Christie’s last week represented the sixth highest sum ever recorded at auction for an Old Master. But what others feature in the top 10?

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Canaletto is toast of London season as ‘£400’ Turner discovery nets £1.5m

07 July 2025

Works by two of the biggest names in art history put in a strong performance at the latest series of Old Master auctions in London.

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Bookseller reveals purchase of Sendak’s Blake first editions

07 July 2025

London rare book dealership Peter Harrington has revealed that it placed the top bid on the first editions of William Blake’s 'Songs of Innocence' (1789) and 'Songs of Experience' (1794) at Christie’s Maurice Sendak auction last month.

Union Jack flown at Trafalgar

Flag flown at Battle of Trafalgar brings spirited bidding at Christie's

03 July 2025

Still bearing the physical scars of battle, a monumental Union Jack flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar led Christie’s Exceptional Sale in London on July 1.

Canaletto view of Venice

‘Prime period’ Canaletto makes record £27.5m at Christie’s

02 July 2025

A painting by Canaletto (1697-1768) once owned by the first British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole sold for £27.5m at Christie’s latest Old Master evening sale.

Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation

05 June 2025

Museum and Art Fund launch fundraising to save Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Gerard Dou painting

Van Beuningen’s Old Masters come to Christie’s

04 June 2025

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered at Christie’s in London this summer.

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Toulouse-Lautrec preparatory study comes to auction

02 June 2025

A rare preparatory study by Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec (1864-1901) for one of his famous lithographic posters proved to be the highlight of the 20/21 Century Art evening sale at Christie’s (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) in Paris.

Portrait of a young artist by Catherine Lusurier

Portrait of an artist: New benchmark for Catherine Lusurier at Christie’s

29 May 2025

When it came to works drawing good competition at the latest series of Old Master auction in New York at the end of May, three works in particular caught the eye at Christie’s.

Jan Davidsz de Heem still life

‘A feast for the eyes’: Luxurious de Heem still life emerges at Christie’s

21 May 2025

Christie’s has announced a major highlight for its Old Masters evening sale in London on July 1.

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