Christie's

“A disgusting object” that may be of “some whimsical interest to an obsessive collector” is how Auberon Waugh described a telescopic ear trumpet as used by his father in his later years. Disgusting he may have regarded it, but far more palatable to auctioneers and dealers are the prices of such objects that collectors are prepared to pay.

Auction house Christie’s is expecting a sketch for Eugène Delacroix’s (1798-1863) great painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ to fetch up to £1m when offered in December.

Christie’s will offer Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ at a New York auction next month. It will carry an estimate 'in the region of' $100m.

Two works from Francis Bacon’s (1909-1992) famous ‘Popes’ series met with contrasting fates at Christie’s latest post-war and contemporary art evening auction.

The personal collections of film stars Vivien Leigh and Audrey Hepburn were both ‘white glove’ events in London last week.

Objects and artworks from the personal collection of Claude Monet (1840-1926) will be on view in London later this month ahead of an auction in Hong Kong in November.

Are Francis Bacon pope pictures like buses? Just a week after revealing details of the auction of Bacon’s 'Head with Raised Arm' (1955), Christie’s has now unveiled Bacon’s 'Study of Red Pope 1962 2nd version 1971', which will also be offered at auction in October to coincide with Frieze week.

British star of Gone with the Wind Vivien Leigh and Breakfast at Tiffany’s screen legend Aubrey Hepburn are the basis for auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively next week.

A Poundland notebook helped convict a fraudster attempting to sell fake antiques through auction houses in London and Essex.

A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.