Virtual tour: Classic Week at Christie’s London

Wherever you are in the world, explore works which tell the story of creativity from antiquity to the 20th century in our virtual tour of Classic Week. Treasures to be discovered within the galleries include a double portrait by Gainsborough, drawings from Tiepolo’s famed Punchinello series and The David Little Collection of Early English Silver — one of the finest collections of its kind to come to Christie’s, brimming with remarkable stories. Auctions run from 3–13 December.

Related auctions

You may also like

Related content

5 minutes with... A rare medieval Limoges crucifix

Early European Sculpture specialist Milo Dickinson explains where and when this colourful cross was made, and why it sold for £162,500

5 minutes with... two Roman sculptures of Venus and Eros

Specialist Claudio Corsi traces the origins of these two Roman reproductions of ancient Greek bronzes, which sold for a combined £2.2 million in December

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s ‘Punchinello’ drawings

Three more intriguing ink drawings from the artist’s ‘last and greatest work’, illustrating the life of the hook-nosed clown, come to auction in London

Collecting guide: The Brueghel dynasty

As works by Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder come to auction, we unpick art history’s most tangled family tree

Buried treasure: The David Little Collection of early English silver

Fascinating stories from the turbulent Civil War-past of rare, early English silver, offered at Christie’s on 3 December

Virtual tour: Classic Week at Christie’s London

Explore art from antiquity to the 20th century, offered as part of Classic Week in London, 3–13 December

5 minutes with... Animation artwork for the film Animal Farm

Thomas Venning, Head of Books & Manuscripts in London, explains the parts played by Clark Gable and the CIA in realising Britain’s first animated feature film

Collecting guide: gold boxes

​Can you tell your tabatière from your boîte-à-mouches?​ Specialist Isabelle Cartier-Stone offers the ultimate guide to storing your snuff

Old Master paintings: 5 things for new buyers to consider

Specialist Maja Markovic explains why, with estimates from as low as £5,000, your first Old Master acquisition doesn't have to be a Rubens or a Rembrandt

Treasures from the Collections of The Dukes of Gloucester & The Earls of Harewood

Fascinating insights into the history of the British Royal Family in a sale of objects belonging to two of the children of King George V and Queen Mary

5 minutes with... The Ireland Shakespeare forgeries

Specialist Sophie Hopkins recounts the colourful story of an 18th-century literary scandal, and an unusual lot that sold for £11,000 in London

Virtual tour: Art Adorned: Christie’s x Dolce&Gabbana Alta Gioielleria

An online preview of Art Adorned, our private-selling exhibition of Old Master paintings and extraordinary Dolce&Gabbana couture creations

Related department