Christie's
Famous auction house
Christie's is the world's oldest fine art auction house, founded in London in 1766 by James Christie.
The name has become synonymous with high-end auctions of art, jewelry, antiques, and collectibles, often setting record prices for masterworks.
When something sells at Christie's, it carries an implicit stamp of authenticity and value.
The auction house, along with rival Sotheby's, dominates the global luxury auction market.
Major fine art auctioneer
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- lotLarge amount or portion
- hammer priceWinning auction bid amount
consignment · reserve · estimate · provenance · catalog · auctioneer · paddle · salesroom
Supreme artistic achievement
- Old MastersPre-modern European artists
- contemporaryOf the present age
- paintingPigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
artwork · canvas · gallery · museum · collector · acquisition · Picasso · Warhol
Ornamental personal accessories
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- wineFermented grape beverage
- handbagsPortable personal storage accessories
Hermès · Cartier · rare · collectibles · memorabilia · antiques · decorative arts · porcelain
England's capital city
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- ParisFrance's chief city
British · establishment · tradition · prestige · institution · founding · legacy · bicentennial
Sotheby's
Major fine art auctioneer
hammer price · consignment · reserve · estimate · provenance · catalog · auctioneer · paddle · salesroom · commission
masterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
- Old MastersPre-modern European artists
- contemporaryOf the present age
- paintingPigment on canvas
sculpture · artwork · canvas · gallery · museum · collector · acquisition · Picasso · Warhol · da Vinci
jewelry
Ornamental personal accessories
handbags · Hermès · Cartier · rare · collectibles · memorabilia · antiques · decorative arts · porcelain · furniture
London
England's capital city
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
Paris · British · establishment · tradition · prestige · institution · founding · legacy · bicentennial · Rockefeller Center
- Auction HousesSotheby's, Phillips, Skinner, Doyle
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- art marketauction, art prints, art dealer, limited editions, art sale
- auction portraitsSotheby's, hammer price, reserve price, bidding, lot number
Christie'sThe Louvre
Vast Parisian art repository
British Museum · MoMA · Smithsonian · museum · Tate