Christie’s Old Master sale hits $41.2 million in London
Christie’s Old Master sale pulled in an impressive £31.1m ($41.2m) in London on July 5. Ludovico Caracci’s Portrait of Carlo Alberto Rati Opizzoni was the star lot, achieving £5m ($6.6m). […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-08
Germanodactylus cristatus pterosaur fossil to sell in London
This extraordinary Germanodactylus cristatus pterosaur was discovered in Solnhofen, Germany – one of the richest fossil hunting grounds in Europe. It’s now set to star in Christie’s Science & Natural […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-05
Quentin Blake’s lifetime collection to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s will offer a lifetime collection of works consigned by Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake in a series of upcoming sales. Titled “Quentin Blake: A Retrospective; Forty Years of Alternative […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-20
Pioneering aviator Katherine Wright’s letters to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s is to auction a collection of letters from Katherine Wright, sister of flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. The correspondence comprises 47 letters between Katherine and her close friend […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-29
1774 Vin Jaune bottle makes $121,000 at Christie’s
A Christie’s wine auction has set a new record for a bottle of 1774 Vin Jaune. The 244-year-old wine received a final bid of $120,800 at the May 26 sale […]
By Tom Meyrick
Canyon Diablo meteorite sells for enormous sum
How much would you pay for a 70 pound Canyon Diablo meteorite? If it’s anything less than $237,500, you would have missed out in Christie’s online-only meteorite sale, which closed […]
2018-02-15
The Cowardly Lion’s copy of The Wizard of Oz is up for sale
A first edition copy of The Wizard of Oz owned by the Cowardly Lion himself is heading for sale at Christie’s. The book belonged to American stage-and-screen actor Bert Lahr, […]
2017-11-29
"Long lost" Charles Darwin book valued at £500,000
A “long lost” copy of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species could sell for up to £500,000 when it goes up for auction at Christie’s next month. The book […]
2017-11-24
Lost Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece to sell for over $100 million
A rediscovered masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci is heading for auction next month at Christie’s. Painted circa 1500, the Salvator Mundi depicts Christ as Savior of the World, and was […]
2017-10-11
Georgia O’Keeffe landscape tops Christie’s American Art sale
A masterwork by Georgia O’Keeffe has topped a Christie’s American Art sale in New York. Lake George Reflection, painted circa 1921-22, surpassed its estimate to sell for $12,933,000, the second-highest […]
2016-05-20
First-edition Alice in Wonderland could bring $3 million at Christie’s
An incredibly rare first-edition copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland could sell for sell for up to $3 million at Christie’s next month. With just a handful of copies still […]
