1730
Was born James Christie Sr , a former sailor, was tall, eloquent, full of industrious enthusiasm due to his charisma and sociability, easily made acquaintances with artists and over time became one of the influential sellers of cultural property.
1766 James Christie Sr founded the Christie’s auction in London and till 1998 it was family business.
His first sale took place on 5 December 1766, at rooms in Pall Mall, formerly occupied by the print warehouse of Richard Dalton.
1766
1799
After the French Revolution in 1799, London became the major center of the international art trade due in part to Christie’s auction house.
The auction house moves from Pall Mall to 8 King Street,in the prestigious area of St. James, 100 meters from St. James’s Palace – the current residence of the royal family.
1823
1973
Christie’s was a public company, listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1973 to 1999
Christie’s International Inc. held its first sale in the United States in 1977, opens at the Delmonico Hotel, Park Avenue Christie’s growth was slow but steady since 1989, when it had 42% of the auction market
1977
1998
FrançoiS Pinault purchased a majority stake in Christie’s for $1.2 billion.
Sale of possessions of Marilyn Monroe, including the Jean Louis gown she wore when serenading President John F. Kennedy in 1962 — undoubtedly one of the most famous renditions of ‘Happy Birthday’ in history.
1999
2009
In January 2009 Christie’s had 85 offices in 43 countries, including New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Geneva, Houston,Amsterdam,Vienna, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Rome, South Korea ets
The legendary jewellery collection of actress Elizabeth Taylor becomes the most valuable private collection of jewels ever sold. Highlights include ‘La Peregrina’, a rare, 16th-century natural pearl which was once part of the Spanish crown jewels.
2011
2014
Christie’s has been operating a space in Hong Kong’s Alexandra House since 2014
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Savior of the World” sold at Christie’s auction in New York for $400 million + auction commission $50,312,500 total $450,312,500, a record amount in world history ever paid for a work of art
2017
2018
New York – Christie’s announces it will pilot encrypted registration of art transactions on a blockchain.
CHRISTIE’S GLOBAL sales reach $8.4 Billion.
Every year the auction CHRISTIE’S arranges 350 auctions in 80 categories: Jewelry,Modern ArtPhoto,Wine,Art.
The company announced plans to move its Hong Kong headquarters to the Zaha Hadid-designed luxury tower The Henderson in 2024, where it will launch year-round auctions.
