The artistic director of The Grange Festival — a month-long staging of opera in the south of England — selects favourite works from Christie’s Classic Week in London
Orlando Rock, Chairman of Christie’s UK, and Robert Copley, International Head of Furniture, on the telltale techniques of Britain’s greatest furniture-maker
Christie’s is auctioning some of Thomas Chippendale's most iconic designs, 300 years since the birth of Britain’s most famous furniture maker
Why this iconic piece, offered in New York on 20 June, represented a ‘moment of profound transition’ for its creator — and for furniture design itself
From Prouvé to Perriand, Lalanne to Leleu and more, illustrated with covetable pieces coming up for auction in New York on 20 June
To mark the 300th anniversary of Thomas Chippendale’s birth, experts discuss the life and legacy of Britain's greatest cabinet-maker
Works owned by the former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures to be offered in the Design sale on 20 June in New York
Lisa Salzer-Wiles, founder of Lulu Frost, selects favourite items from the collections of Robert Couturier, Kenneth Jay Lane, and Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd
Meredith Etherington-Smith hails the long and distinguished career of the London antiques dealer with a client list that reads like an international who’s who
Discover exceptional furniture, objects and works of art for the home
From the iconic imperial eggs to its jewellery, flowers, figurines and snuff-boxes, and the distinct styles of its various branches and workmasters
Christie’s specialist Carleigh Queenth and Rockefeller family historian Peter Johnson select their favourite pieces
‘Live like a Rockefeller’ and explore the masterpieces and family treasures to be offered in the historic sales in New York
Christie’s furniture specialists share the telltale techniques of Britain's greatest furniture-maker
Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Gemma Sudlow, Head of Private & Iconic Collections, considers the English furniture that graced the dining rooms of two generations of Rockefellers
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
This sublime bureau — offered on 20 April in New York — is a 19th-century reproduction of a 1769 piece commissioned by Louis XV
The New York City-based interior designer selects his favourite pieces from the Rockefeller Collection
The New York designer selects favourite pieces from The Collector sales on 10 April, with advice on weaving centuries-old objets into a modern interior
Harry Williams-Bulkeley, Christie's European Head of Silver, explains what makes this Dutch Golden Age silver ewer so extraordinary
Lord Berners loved to entertain, and made his home — with contents offered in our Interiors sale on 12 April — a haven of fun for artists and socialites
Marking International Women’s Day, the Paris-based specialist shares her discoveries about the role of women in European sculpture through the centuries
A look back at the top five classical Chinese furniture auctions in Christie’s history
Celebrity estate agent Josh Flagg on how he acquired a gilt mirror and other treasures formerly owned by Betsy Bloomingdale
Specialist Carleigh Queenth discusses the Sèvres porcelain service treasured by successive generations of the Rockefeller family
As the tour of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller reaches London, we look back on the family’s deep passion for British culture and craftsmanship
What these two Chinese export porcelain spaniel pups reveal about trade between China and the West in the 18th century
Some of the Royal Collection’s greatest treasures are masterpieces of the decorative arts, says Andrew Graham-Dixon, presenter of a new series for the BBC
Family historian Peter J. Johnson reflects on the passion for porcelain that has run through the Rockefeller family for generations