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This June, Christie’s offers one of the most important collections of daguerreotypes to come to market in the past 25 years. Announced to the world in 1839 and born of… more ›
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Thierry Hermès began his career in 1837 making harnesses, and from the outset was fastidious in his devotion to materials, quality and craft. In 1880, Hermès and his sons introduced saddlery to… more ›
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This June, Christie’s offers one of the most important collections of daguerreotypes to come to market in the past 25 years. Announced to the world in 1839 and born of… more ›
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In the final decade of his life, Dieter Scharf – scion of one of Germany’s great collecting dynasties – filled his Hamburg villa with exceptional sub-Saharan sculpture. Fifty of these… more ›
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Fine art auction house, Christie’s, has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has… more ›
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Born in New York in 1928, Helen Frankenthaler would become one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century. https://www.christies.com/en/stories/art-books-to-read-2025-de73204f3e164dbe8f66883c28f87bf6 Notes from the automated editor: Born in the vibrant… more ›
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Details SIMON DE MYLE (ACTIVE 1567-1570) Samson destroying the Philistine temple oil on panel 24 13⁄16 x 17 1⁄3 in. (63 x 44 cm.) Provenance Monsieur and Madame A. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6520211 more ›
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A 3rd-century marble bust of Alexander the Great, Old Master paintings and drawings, 19th-century continental pictures, collections of antique coins and medals: they were the household treasures of Austria’s bourgeoisie,… more ›
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In a post on the dark web on Monday, the group claimed that it had gained access to sensitive information about the world’s wealthiest art collectors, posting only a few… more ›
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Luxury auction house Christie’s is launching an on-chain platform for non-fungible token (NFT) art, becoming the first global auction to facilitate fully on-chain sales. The new platform, called Christie’s 3.… more ›