Stop flogging statues, and give museums a slice of the art market pie
An Egyptian statue from Northampton museum has been sold for £16m. There has to be a better solution to the funding crisis
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Prototype of world’s first microchip goes up for auction at $1,000,000
Designed by Jack Kilby and built by Tom Yeargan, the chip is made not from silicon, but germanium
Christie’s hard-to-find vintage and luxury men’s timepieces
A new way to get your hands on some of the world’s rarest timepieces was unveiled by Christie’s. Christie’s Watch Shop is an online luxury retail boutique of rare, vintage, and luxury timepieces that will be available for immediate purchase all year round online. Shop will feature rare examples of references from blue-chip makers including many … Read more
Fine & Rare Wines from The Collection of Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
Alex Ferguson’s wines sold for almost HK$30 million in Hong Kong. A single bottle of Alex Ferguson’s rare wine sold for more than HK$1 million. Sir Alex Ferguson CBE, the most successful manager in British football history, is working with Christie’s to share one of his life’s pleasures – collecting wines. Christie’s have been entrusted with … Read more
Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world
As Frieze art fair opens in New York, our power primer traces the artists and dealers, celebrity collectors and oligarchs who make the art world go round
Luxury real estate sales surged around the world.
Trends shaping the luxury real estate market globally. Christie’s International Real Estate report. With more millionaires and billionaires in the world than ever before, pent-up demand and increasing consumer confidence, luxury real estate sales surged in 2013 around the world, according to a recent report by Christie’s International Real Estate, the real estate arm of … Read more