Christie's
Sign in to savethumb|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, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai. It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François Pinault. In 2022 Christie's sold US$8.4 billion in art and luxury goods, an all-time high for any auction house. On 15 November 2017, the Salvator Mundi was sold at Christie's in New York for $450 million to Saudi Prince Badr bin Ab
Key facts
- Company.name
- Christie's
- Company.logo
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- Company.image
- Christie's King Street.jpg
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- Christie's in King Street, St James's
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- Subsidiary
- Company.founder
- James Christie
- Company.location_city
- London
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- England
- Company.owner
- François Pinault
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- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Art, auctions
- Company.revenue
- billion (2025)
- Company.parent
- Groupe Artémis
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Commissions
- Locations
- Europe
- Americas
- Asia
- Notable auctions
- Paintings
- Jewellery
- Sculptures
- Documents
- Fossils
- Other
- Criticism
- Price-fixing scandal in 2000
- Insufficient or invalid provenance for looted works
- Blockchain Technology at Auctions
- Christie's Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS)
- Educational and other ventures
- Management
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|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, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai. It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François Pinault. In 2022 Christie's sold US$8.4 billion in art and luxury goods, an all-time high for any auction house. On 15 November 2017, the Salvator Mundi was sold at Christie's in New York for $450 million to Saudi Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud, the highest price ever paid for a painting.
== History == thumb|In A Peep at Christies (1799), James Gillray caricatured actress [[Elizabeth Farren and huntsman Lord Derby examining paintings appropriate to their tastes and heights.]]