Christie's specialist Patrick Hofstetter explains the five key attributes behind Rolex Daytona's enduring popularity with collectors
On 25 May at Christie’s presents one of its greatest ever wine auctions — a unique collection of historic Burgundies from a legendary domaine
Watch specialist — and watchmaker — Patrick Hofstetter casts his eye over a selection of highly-desirable timepieces offered in our Rare Watches auction in Geneva on 14 May
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014
Francis Bacon's poignant celebration of George Dyer, the artist's most important subject, will star in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May
Gemma Sudlow, Head of Private & Iconic Collections, considers the English furniture that graced the dining rooms of two generations of Rockefellers
Jonathan Rendell, Christie’s ’story teller’ for The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, looks at a painting that gives him ‘goose-bumps’
Discover CoBrA, Basquiat, Polke and more at De Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam
Islamic art specialist Romain Pingannaud on a 13th-century copy of a key compendium on astronomy and mathemetics
Old Masters specialist Jonquil O’Reilly explains how one dressed to impress in the 1500s, with the aid of portraits by Cranach and Mor offered in New York on 19 April
Impressionist & Modern specialists Max Carter and Jessica Fertig on how works collected by Gertrude Stein came to be acquired by Peggy and David Rockefeller
Christie’s to auction an important and long-lost portrait work by Lucas Cranach the Elder, recently returned to the heirs of Fritz Gutmann
Andrew Graham-Dixon tours one of the great cities for anyone interested in the visual arts, archaeology or antiquity
Meredith Etherington-Smith looks at a selection of pieces offered in our Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva, and explains how straightened times informed their bold aesthetic
An introduction to the shifting styles of the Modernist French master — featuring two of his most important works from the 1920s to come to market
From the dirt beneath its fingernails to its wine-flushed cheeks, the vivid details of this half-man half-goat are quintessential Rubens, says specialist John Hawley
Offered on 17 May in New York, this work unites two of the most venerated figures of modern times — the King of Rock’n’Roll and the Prince of Pop Art
Biographer Hilary Spurling admires the superlative Odalisque couchée aux magnolias from the Rockefellers’ collection
A major Christie’s exhibition on making and collecting art in Germany kicks off Sarah Crompton’s highlights of Gallery Weekend Berlin
Richard Lloyd explains why the Norwegian master’s printmaking practice was so influential for a mature Warhol
A 1947 portfolio of engravings that the artist considered so important she returned to them late in life
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
Christie’s specialists showcase their favourite pieces from the Hong Kong Spring Auctions, 25-30 May 2018
Daphne Lingon, Head of Jewellery at Christie’s in New York, on the 'dramatic' ring with which David Rockefeller proposed to Peggy in 1940
With their bold colours and strong lines, these wares have been collectable since the early days of production in the 15th century, says our specialist Sara Plumbly
The Rockefellers so loved this poignant image of a dancer that two generations of the family acquired two different plates of the same print
This sublime bureau — offered on 20 April in New York — is a 19th-century reproduction of a 1769 piece commissioned by Louis XV
Jewellery specialist Peggy Gottlieb describes her start in the business and looks at pieces by David Webb, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paul Flato, Verdura and JAR
From Connecticut to County Cork, five estates with magnificent gardens — all from Christie’s International Real Estate