An exceptional group of works from the collections of some of the most famous experts in the field is on sale at Christie’s Paris
With independence in 1956, Sudan’s artists faced a major challenge: how do you express national identity in a land with more than 100 languages?
Explore rare objects, paintings, manuscripts and carpets from across the Middle East, India, Turkey and Europe
This royal treasure produced in the court workshops is one of only four 17th-century pashmina carpets that remain in private hands
Carefully selected statues, masks and ceremonial objects reflect the couple’s lifelong interest in the art of Africa and Oceania
An introduction to the art produced across three centuries, with expert insights from leading collectors
How to tell Rajput paintings from Mughal, Pahari or Deccani miniatures, with the help of our specialist Hannah Perry
Beatriz Milhazes’s paintings are brilliantly evocative of Brazil — while also showing the influence of European art
Highlights of the June auction of African and Oceanic masks and statues at Christie’s Paris
Discover a trove of rare objects, paintings, manuscripts and carpets spanning the Middle East, India, Turkey and Europe to be offered in Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Anita Lal, curates our viewing room, pairing Good Earth design with pieces from our upcoming Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets sale
Exquisitely detailed scenes of fabled Iranian heroes from the collection of Paul Richard Loewi and his daughter Erica
Specialist Louise Broadhurst explains why this ‘Polonaise’ carpet once owned by Baron Adolphe Carl von Rothschild is such an exciting find
From paintings and sculptures to weapons and decorative objects, the art of the Islamic world is extraordinarily diverse
Impactities, such as Libyan desert glass and Moldavite, were formed millions of years ago when asteroids collided with Earth. Their value has recently begun to rocket, says specialist James Hyslop
Established and emerging artists from the region are deservedly taking their place on the international map
Sculptures from the Southern Pacific islands have had a profound effect on the work of artists such as Henry Moore and the Surrealists
The magnificent 16th-century carpet would have been placed beneath the emperor’s throne in Beijing’s Forbidden City
Discover a trove of rare objects, paintings, manuscripts and carpets spanning the Middle East, India and Europe to be offered in Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam reveals how these portraits of Ottoman sultans came to be painted in Venice around 400 years ago
Living in Baghdad between 1960 and 1965, Orin and Rita Parker got to know many Iraqi artists while also collecting their works
An expert introduction to a category featuring 19th-century European visions of mosques, markets and harems in far-off lands
Take a virtual 360-degree tour of curated works from the Michel Périnet Collection
Coming to auction are African and Oceanic art works that showcase a master collector with an uncommon vision
A celebration of the thousand-year-old art form, from its religious origins to recent abstract interpretations
A 360-degree view of our upcoming London auctions, presenting an extraordinary selection of works of art spanning four centuries from across the Middle East, Asia and Europe
A group portrait of 24 of the 19th-century ruler’s sons and grandsons is offered at Christie’s on 1 April
Louise Broadhurst is impressed by the luminosity and provenance of an intact 17th-century ’Polonaise‘ carpet
Louise Broadhurst, Head of Oriental Rugs and Carpets, explains how a once-mighty carpet has come to be dispersed across the globe
An exquisite work of Pre-Columbian art, a prized possession of the New York art dealer, comes to auction on 9 February