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Christie's American branch at Rockefeller Center in New York. Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie.Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Amsterdam, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai. [3]
In February 2009, two bronze sculptures taken from the Old Summer Palace during the Second Opium War in 1860 were auctioned by international auction house Christie's. On 25 Feb 2009 the disputed 18th-century fountainheads — heads of a Rat and a Rabbit — were sold to Cai Mingchao (蔡銘超) for 28 million euros as part of an auction of art ...
Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme au doigt was auctioned for $141.3 million at Christie's in May 2015, the highest price for any sculpture at auction. [1] Giacometti's L'Homme qui marche I had previously achieved the highest price of any sculpture when it was auctioned by Sotheby's in February 2010.
The largest fancy vivid blue diamond to ever come to auction sold Tuesday for more than $44 million, far outstripping the pre-sale estimate, Christie's said. The “Bleu Royal” — a ring ...
The auction, comprised of six lots representing key moments in Jordan’s illustrious career, first began on June 1 and closed with 100 percent sell-through and raised almost $1.49 million in sales.
Apfel's furnishings, clothes, and accessories will be up for auction online at Christie’s from January 28 through February 13. Instantly recognizable by her signature oversized glasses, blue ...
Christie's, New York $118.8 $105.7 Maternitè II: Paul Gauguin: 1899 November 9, 2022: 4 Paul G. Allen: Christie's, New York $117.5 $104.5 Birch Forest: Gustav Klimt: 1903 November 9, 2022: 5 Paul G. Allen: Christie's, New York $116.3 $103.4 Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse) Pablo Picasso 1932 May 13, 2021: Christie's, New ...
Country house contents auctions have been held formally since at least the mid 18th century, when dedicated auction houses were founded. The main auctioneers coordinating these sales today are Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams, with other auctions conducted by Lawrence's.