Oscar de la Renta gives Ann Getty’s historic textiles new life. The rare velvets and laces from the collector have been fashioned into one-of-a-kind handbags and dresses, exclusively at Christie’s Auction House. Statuesque with fiery red hair, Ann Getty, who stood nearly six feet tall, was eternally clad in the finest of fashions. She made … Read more
This summer, Christie’s London will play host to The Roger Federer Collection, serving up two unique auctions of the tennis star’s personal sporting memorabilia to support The Roger Federer Foundation. The Roger Federer Collection: Sold to Benefit The RF Foundation celebrates Federer’s historic achievements, with 20 lots from his Grand Slam victories offered for … Read more
Christie’s Auction house sales are up 26% to almost £3 billion, leading to the highest half-year total in company history. 80% of the highest selling objects in the first half of 2018 were sold at Christie’s. Continued global demand, audience engagement with the diversity of collecting categories and the historic Rockefeller sales helped drive … Read more
From her Burberry mac to Givenchy dress, the actor’s private possessions go on show in London before largest-ever auction
The world’s biggest billionaire art buyers Of the top ten biggest art collector billionaires, Francois Pinault, the owner of Christie’s auction house, is the wealthiest, according to the list of the top 10 Billionaire Art Collectors compiled by Wealth-X. With a fortune of US$9.9bn, US$1bn of that is tied up in art. He has amassed … Read more