The Exceptional Sale: Masterworks Across Cultures

Christie’s is honoured to present The Exceptional Sale: Masterworks Across Cultures, taking place in London this June.

This auction brings together some of the most extraordinary expressions of human creativity, craftsmanship and taste, celebrating objects that have shaped — and continue to define — cultural heritage across the world. Carefully curated, the sale spans the prehistoric world to the early modern era, encompassing natural history, antiquities, sculpture, decorative arts, books, Russian works of art, as well as masterpieces from the Indian and Asian worlds. United by exceptional quality and cultural significance, these works transcend time. Many carry remarkable histories, enhanced by distinguished provenance and associations with notable collectors, historic figures and great collections. Together, they reveal how artistic excellence and material ingenuity have articulated power, belief, identity and taste across cultures, and how these objects continue to resonate today. The Exceptional Sale offers collectors a rare opportunity to acquire defining works of enduring artistic and historical importance.