Art from antiquity to the 21st century
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Event date 1–9 JUL -
Event location London
Leading the Old Masters Evening Sale on 1 July is Canaletto’s breathtaking Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, early 1730s, a sublime masterpiece once owned by Britain’s first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, and displayed at 10 Downing Street.
The painting will be on view at Christie’s New York from 3 to 15 May, then in Hong Kong from 22 to 28 May, before returning to London for the pre-sale exhibition from 27 June to 1 July.
More highlights to be revealed soon.
Highlight
Exhibition
Location
Christie’s London
8 King Street, St. James's
London SW1Y 6QT
Highlights preview
7 June 12pm – 5pm
8 June 12pm – 5pm
9 June 9am – 5pm
10 June 9am – 5pm
11 June 9am – 5pm
12 June 9am – 5pm
Full auction series exhibition
27 June 9am – 5pm
28 June 12pm – 5pm
29 June 12pm – 5pm
30 June 9am – 5pm
1 July 9am – 5pm
2 July 9am – 5pm
3 July 9am – 5pm
4 July 9am – 5pm
5 July 12pm – 5pm
6 July 12pm – 5pm
7 July 9am – 5pm
8 July 9am – 5pm
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