As an iconic 1972 model is offered online, we explain why this pioneering steel sports watch is so prized by collectors
Socialite and reality TV star Mark-Francis Vandelli brings his unique sense of theatre to The Collector auctions
Expert insights on an artist who arrived in the second wave of Pre-Raphaelites, and who sought to re-enchant a wearied world
Masterpieces owned by the couple — including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse — come to Christie’s in New York this November
Andrew Graham-Dixon on how the British Museum’s new Albukhary Foundation Gallery — opening 18 October — will offer a fresh perspective on its Islamic art
Come with us to to Copenhagen to learn more about the contemplative scenes painted in muted tones by this Danish artist, whose works rarely come to market
Specialist William Russell Jr. tells the stories of the monuments that inspired a group of superb architectural models collected by Grand Tourists
Offered on 27 November in Hong Kong, the 24-carat fancy yellow diamond that captivated Indian and Hollywood royalty
Can artificial intelligence really create art? For the first time, Christie’s offers a painting created by an algorithm
Post-War and Contemporary Art specialist Hala Khayat discusses the emerging trends and most sought-after artists in Middle Eastern art
On 6 and 7 of December Christie’s will offer almost 400 lots from a collection that includes works by Hals, Van Dyck, Leyster, Snyders and Jan Brueghel the Elder
Technical innovation, artistry and the culture of fine watchmaking have made Richard Mille a dominant player
Offered to benefit a new scholarship initiative from Bennington College, this work distils the unique form of abstraction for which the artist would become famous
Ahead of the sale of portraits of four different muses, we focus on the women the artist came to depend on so passionately
In the latter years of her life Georgia O’Keeffe and Barney A. Ebsworth became friends. Two O'Keeffe works from Ebsworth’s collection are offered in November
The story of a pivotal work from 1962 that links the artist and different members of the de Menil family
Specialist Marco Almeida examines this large Chinese moonflask and explains why it might have belonged to an Emperor
Ahead of Christie's inaugural European Paintings auction on 31 October, Arne Everwijn discusses Courbet’s radical nudes
International Head of Antiquities G. Max Bernheimer marvels at a powerful stone relief — the finest example of Assyrian art to come to market in decades
In conversation with the Korean-American artist, whose recent painting The Evolution of Perception will be offered at Christie’s in Hong Kong on 25 November
As this 1,000-year-old Ru tea bowl comes to auction in Hong Kong, we look at the evolution of the grey-green ware from Yue to Yaozhou to Ru
Ronnie Wood's painted rhino is the star lot in a special sale to help fight rhino poaching and the illegal wildlife trade
Specialist Bruno Claessens explains why this rare mask is the highlight of the upcoming African and Oceanic Art sale at Christie’s in Paris
Why this portrait by one of the leading Persian miniaturist painters of the Safavid Empire — offered on 25 October — represents an ageless story of love and longing
From woodcuts to lithographs and originals vs editions. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s in New York
Explore over 200 modern, post-war and contemporary masterpieces, to be offered in Paris on 17 and 18 October
The Gutai group was a collective of experimental performance and multimedia artists whose influence on contemporary art is only now being recognised
Lacquer has been used in Japanese art for millennia. Our Head of Japanese Art, Anastasia von Seibold, explains how to start your collection
Offered in our Old Masters sale on 30 October, this portrait is the legacy of the artist’s affection for the child he brought under his roof when she was just 13
This intimate masterpiece was for many years unattributed, until an art historian’s powers of recall solved its mystery in the late 1970s