Art from antiquity to the 21st century

  • Event date 1–9 JUL
  • Event location London
This June, Classic Week returns to London as part of the Summer Season, celebrating art and objects that span millennia, from antiquities and Old Master paintings to decorative arts, rare books, furniture and sculpture.

This season’s six auctions feature standout treasures across diverse collecting categories, including Roman marbles and Greek gold, Renaissance manuscripts and scientific first editions, rare Fabergé, British maritime history, and paintings from the 14th to the 20th centuries, with fresh-to-market works offered without reserve.

Highlights include Canaletto’s majestic Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro, once owned by Britain’s first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, and displayed at 10 Downing Street. Also featured are a rare sculpture by Sir Alfred Munnings; a battle-worn Union Jack flown from HMS Spartiate at Trafalgar; and a J.M.W. Turner drawing, marking the 250th anniversary of his birth. The lineup also includes Old Masters by Constable and Titian, alongside Galileo’s first printed book, Dialogo (1605).

Explore each Classic Week sale below.

Exhibition

King Street


Location
Christie’s London
8 King Street, St. James's
London SW1Y 6QT

Viewing
19 June – 8 July
Weekdays, 9am – 5pm
Weekends, 12pm – 5pm

Exhibition dates for individual auctions vary; please check the auction page.

How to watch the livestream

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Old Masters Evening Sale

Tuesday, 1 July
6:30pm GMT

Join us at 6:30pm GMT on Tuesday, 1 July for the livestream of the Old Masters Evening Sale. Witness history in the making as masterpieces by Canaletto, Titian, van Huysum, de Heem, Hammershøi, Frans Hals, Pieter Brueghel the Younger and many more go under the hammer.

Please note that there is a slight delay in this streaming broadcast. Bidders should log in and join via Christie’s LIVE™. Access to the Christie’s LIVE™ bidding platform will be available just before the auction opens.

Visit the christies.com homepage or check back here on 1 July to watch the livestream event.

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