Launching a new regular series, Hongmiao Shi gets the specialists’ perspectives on a quartet of precious objects available for immediate purchase
Christie’s Pre-Columbian art specialist Fatma Turkkan-Wille offers an expert overview of the category, and offers advice to first-time buyers
From craquelure to patina, watermarks to brushstrokes… Our specialists on what they’re looking for when someone brings a work of art into Christie’s
Our Global Head of Private Sales on how Christo changed his life, and an astonishing encounter with the heir to Monet’s descendants
Join our specialists for a closer look at some of the treasures we’ve offered at auction
Christie’s specialists and experts share their stories and display the #EachforEqual slogan for International Women’s Day
From Cupid to Kahlo to Keats — the artworks and objects that encapsulate the power of love
Watch specialists Michael Fossner, Ryan Chong and Rebecca Ross discuss three areas of the watch market to invest in now
Tasting notes from a Christie’s Wine Department dinner showcasing the singular charms of wines spanning three centuries
Lessons from 36 years with Christie’s, including remarkable discoveries and how it feels to change consignors’ lives
The contemporary art specialist on his upbringing in Romania, why Dürer might have invented Instagram, and his struggle to master the art of auctioneering
What can we learn from Oscar Wilde’s note to the poet Pierre Louÿs inside this first edition of his only novel?
Christie's charity auctioneer reflects on commanding an audience, empowering women, and her book on finding success
The first man you meet at Christie’s in London — named Doorman of the Year in the Mayfair & St James’s 2019 Community Awards — looks back on his career
A deep dive into more than 250 years of history at King Street, with Lynda McLeod, Christie's Head of Archives
A celestial map, published in 1572 by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and groundbreaking works by Copernicus and Galileo
A Qing-dynasty rock-crystal deer that adorned the fashion icon’s coffee table in her apartment at the Ritz
A new series on how Christie’s specialists appraise valuable artworks and objects — beginning with a 19th-century Baccarat chandelier
International Head of African & Oceanic Art Susan Kloman has a close encounter with the ‘other-worldliness’ of a mask owned by two leading collectors in the field
What makes this imperial Chinese lacquer throne, offered in London on 14 May, such a magnificent example of Qianlong furniture?
Only around 50 examples of the ref. 6062 in pink gold were ever sold. This example, offered on 13 May, is one of the best
Christie’s International Head of Antiquities on his art-dealer roots in Germany, falling in love with Rome, and why he prefers library shelves to archaeological digs
To commemorate International Women's Day, Christie's specialists discuss their favourite museum work by a female artist
Our International Director of Post-War and Contemporary Art on growing up in New York, and why Van Gogh made her cry
Specialist Furio Rinaldi admires this rediscovered work by the 16th-century Italian artist, which scholars had long presumed lost
Why John Hays thinks George Washington may have once sat on this recently rediscovered chair, made in Philadelphia circa 1750
American Folk Art specialist Sallie Glover explains why this small landscape painting gives us a rare insight into the life of the artist
This exceptional single malt sold for £1.2 million — a new world auction record — in London. Specialist Tim Triptree MW explains why
Our Head of Handbags and Accessories on why this aluminium travel trunk is set to break auction records
Check out those epic virago sleeves! Our Old Master paintings specialist runs the sartorial rule over works that caught her eye during Classic Week in London