Christie's

Christie's art sale nets record US$495m in New York

17 May 2013

New York's spring auctions ended on a record high as Christie's contemporary art sale netted US$495 million - the highest total in the history of art auctions. Artists' records fell rapidly on...

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Post-war works lead the way in auctioned paintings boom

12 May 2013

With a billion dollars worth of art on offer at their spring auctions in New York, Christie's and Sotheby's are looking to post-war and contemporary works to drive the market this month.

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Auctions speak louder

7 May 2013

The art market seems to be recovering its allure after a year in which no amount of wooing was able to rekindle the fervour of buyers. Sotheby's early April six-day sale indicated that the market...

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A tale of two cities reveals the art of ambition and confidence

15 Apr 2013

Many readers of my column know I am a native of Shanghai and have been working and living in Hong Kong since 2008. The column is called Mr. Shangkong, which combines Shanghai and Hong Kong into...

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Shanghai targets Hong Kong art market with licence for Christie's

9 Apr 2013

Shanghai is threatening to steal a march on Hong Kong's art market by allowing a leading global auction house to conduct its business there.

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Tang wine auction clouded by doubts over authenticity

19 Mar 2013

A detailed counterfeit wine allegation has been circulating on online forum Wine Berserkers, but former chief secretary Henry Tang said he "has no reason to doubt their authenticity".

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Opinion

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Withdrawn Henry Tang lot one of world's most prized wines

A bottle of wine that was withdrawn from Christie's auction of Henry Tang Ying-yen's wines could have fetched as much as HK$220,900. Christie's removed the estimated price for the six-litre bottle...

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Henry Tang’s wine auction fetches HK$48m total

Former chief secretary Henry Tang sold off part of his rare wine collection for more than HK$48 million, auction house Christie’s said on Sunday, after a scandal over a wine cellar at his home was...

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Secret of former chief secretary Henry Tang's wine cellar remains bottled up

A wine expert given a rare glimpse inside former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen's wine cellar is remaining tight-lipped about its location.

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AUCTION

Sold for HK$1m - Henry Tang cashes in on rare wines

Former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen's top lot of wine, said to be among the rarest in the world, sold at auction last night for HK$1 million. Christie's auction house estimated the total...

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AUCTION

Christie's rose period

Growing demand for contemporary art helped sales climb 10 per cent at Christie's International last year, even as its market shrank in Asia and the Middle East.

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37 Andy Warhol works in Hong Kong in pre-auction exhibition