Using lots from our upcoming Collector sales, the Italian writer and Vogue stylist designs a series of vignettes in London’s most spectacular conservatory
A 360-degree view of our upcoming auction, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, featuring a Hijazi Qur’an folio and a rare Cairene prayer rug
How a Royal Navy ship came to provide the timber for a famous White House desk — and to inspire an atmospheric painting
From fine and decorative objects to the best of luxury, whatever you're browsing, our viewing rooms offer a special preview of highlights from our upcoming auctions
Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective
Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle
Peter Doig’s Boiler House makes top price; world records are set for Marina Abramović and Daniel Richter; evening sale series tops £90 million
A 360-view of American Art and T. Boone Pickens in New York, exploring important and exciting works works by Andrew Wyeth, and sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Elie Nadelman
Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift and Bradley Cooper are among the stars donating guitars and other items in aid of the music industry in Nashville
A 360-view of Dalva Brothers: Parisian Taste in New York, showcasing the finest examples of 18th century French furniture, porcelain and sculpture
Auctioneers Cécile Verdier and Jussi Pylkkänen introduce a dynamic cross-channel live conversation between London and Paris for 20th Century week
A radical work by France’s greatest living painter, produced at a key moment in his career
Post-War and Contemporary art specialist Victoria Gramm selects five rising stars with works offered in upcoming Christie’s auctions
A maquette for a new public sculpture by STIK is being offered on 23 October, with the proceeds going to fund a series of outdoor artworks
Hockney’s portrait of the Royal Opera House general administrator was inspired by his love of opera — and led, in turn, to his many designs for opera productions
Donald Judd’s prints employed the same Minimalist vocabulary as his sculptures. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s
The appearance at auction of a unique dining table and chairs created in 1946 by the legendary Italian offers ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity’
This remarkable survival is thought to be from the same Qu’ran as other folios held in Leiden and Paris which have been dated to 650-700 AD
Best known for his zebra bangles, the American jeweller David Webb has long been a favourite with move stars and fashion icons
A 360-view of our upcoming London auctions, showcasing important and exciting works by some of the most renowned post-war and contemporary artists
Stunning natural marvels — from meteorites to ammonites to dinosaur’s teeth — offered in our Sculpted by Nature sale, 14-28 October
In the late 1970s the handsome New York stockbroker and connoisseur retreated into the Appalachian Mountains. His collection is now being offered in New York
Doig’s 1993 painting, offered in London on 22 October, stands apart in his seminal ‘Concrete Cabins’ series
An affectionate portrait by a rising star of 1:54 heads up a gallery of works by artists who have been inspired by their loved ones
Why devotees of the Swiss brand never settle for less than the best — illustrated with outstanding examples offered at Christie’s
W.M. Hunt’s collection contains, in his own words, ‘magical images of people in which the eyes are somehow obscured, veiled, hidden’
Stirring images of frontier life by some of the most important figures in American art, including Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell and N.C. Wyeth
The distinguished Harvard economist Martin Feldstein amassed an exemplary collection of 17th-century Dutch art
After fighting with the French Foreign Legion during World War II, the French-German artist expressed his emotions through abstract works of rare power
Three-day October season of Impressionist, Modern and Post-War and Contemporary art sales achieves $387,242,500