A Tang-dynasty open lotus blossom bowl leads a series of nine sales in which 11 world auction records are broken
The founder of Only Watch, a charity auction to fund research into muscular dystrophy, on working with the watch industry
Martina Mondadori, founder and editor of Cabana magazine, remembers her friend and the beautiful homes she created
Chicago collector Robert Buford tells the story of how he almost didn’t get the chance to set a new auction record for a work by for Kenneth Noland
As one of the artist’s pivotal early sculptures coms to auction, Harry Seymour gets the inside track on the London show
Chinese Paintings specialist Carmen Shek Cerne introduces the artists who have rewritten the rules of classical tradition, sometimes subtly, often dramatically
Why the Brazilian modernist behind the Bandeirinhas and Fachadas series is now attracting collectors worldwide
As an extraordinary collection of West Coast art comes to Christie’s in New York, we meet the visionary couple behind it
What a newcomer needs to know about the highly collectable, grain-based liquor served at all Chinese state banquets
Specialist Liz Hammer guides us through the life and work of the artist-monk who outwitted the Qing dynasty rulers to leave an extraordinary legacy
A preview of our new-look September issue, featuring — as always — the very best the art world and Christie’s has to offer
The presenter of Christie’s Education’s online course on the history of watches reflects on concentric balance springs, ‘the Quartz crisis’ and Fidel Castro
A guide to the photographer whose eroticised and provocative images subverted traditional conventions of fashion photography
Specialist Jacqueline Dennis Subhash explains how and why this sculpture was made, and recalls her visits to the bronze workshops of the Kathmandu Valley
A deep dive into the life and work of an artist who was sorely overlooked before his enormously popular retrospective at Tate Britain
Explore ancient and modern art drawn from all corners of a vast continent, on view at our Rockefeller Plaza galleries from from 6-13 September
Ahead of the sale of 101 objects in New York, specialist Michelle Cheng talks us through a selection of highlights
John Reardon — Patek Philippe expert and Senior International Consultant for Christie’s Watches — attempts the impossible by naming his shortlist
Introducing an exceptional selection of Post-War and Contemporary art, which includes works by Gerhard Richter, Yves Klein and Andreas Gursky
Ahead of the Thirtyfive Works by Ed Ruscha auction in New York, a primer on the artist who has long been at the forefront of Californian cool
Contemporary jazz star Keyon Harrold describes his thrill at playing the jazz legend’s blue ‘Moon and Stars’ horn
Specialist Aisi Wang guides us through the life and art of one of the finest — and most flamboyant — Japanese artists of the 20th century
One of East London's best-loved street artists opens up about his work
One of Europe’s most important private contemporary art collections will be offered in London this October
A series of guides to some of the most important artists we offer at auction
Chess sets that show how the game has been reimagined by some of the 20th century’s leading artists — offered in London on 18 September
Find out more about stunning emerald jewels owned by the Romanovs, Mughal emperors, the Rockefellers and many more
The colourful life and times of the Italian conceptualist, featuring standout works from his Arte Povera days, as well as his ‘Arazzi’, ‘Mappe’ and ‘Tutto’ series
Meredith Etherington-Smith talks to the curator of Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage, an intriguing show in Edinburgh
Ahead of a dedicated online sale of Banksy works this September, two Christie’s specialists discuss the life and art of the world’s most famous street artist