Christie's was founded by James 1766? James Christie's auction house, founded in London, is the oldest art auction house in the world. 1766 65438+February 5, James? Christie's held its first auction in London; Since then, Christie's auction house has been committed to providing customers with quality and excellent service. James, with a steady style, decent speech and a good sense of humor? Christie's turned auction into an exquisite art, and held many very important auctions from18th century to19th century. Rare works of art, watches, jewelry, cars and famous wines from all over the world are gathered here. At present, Christie's has offices in 90 major cities around the world, and auctions are held regularly in 16 locations around the world. In addition, it also provides auction-related services, including art storage and security, education, art photo gallery and property. In 2005, Christie's global auction turnover reached 654.38+08 billion pounds (US$ 3.2 billion), the highest in Christie's history, further confirming its leading position in the industry.

Christie's auction house, also known as Christie's auction house, is a transliteration name, and "Christie's" has been registered as the only Chinese name.

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Christie's close relationship with Asia

With the increasing global interest in Asia, rich, diverse and extraordinary Asian art has deeply attracted people from all walks of life, and Asia is also the concentration of treasures around the world, thus making Christie's business in Asia flourish.

The deep relationship between Christie's and Asia began with the first auction in 1766, in which fine handicrafts from Asia were auctioned. Two hundred years later, 1969, the first auction of Christie's Asia was held in Tokyo Art Club, Japan. The auction items include exquisite handicrafts from Japan, China and Europe, China paintings and calligraphy in the19th century, as well as impressionist and modern paintings. 1973, Christie's first office in Asia officially opened in Tokyo.

Subsequently, Christie's auction in Hong Kong 1986 began. The first auction featured paintings and jade jewelry from19th and 20th centuries, and the total auction turnover exceeded140,000 Hong Kong dollars (about1790,000 US dollars). A year later, porcelain and other items were also auctioned. At present, Christie's in Hong Kong launches two auctions every year, which are held at the end of May and 1 1 month respectively. There are as many kinds of auctions as 10, ranging from ancient works of art in China to avant-garde art in contemporary Asia, western jewelry, jadeite and watches.

With the development of its business, Christie's has set up offices in Asia, including Taipei, Singapore, Shanghai (the first international auction house to set up an office in China), Beijing, Mumbai, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Bangkok. Christie's also awarded its trademark right to Beijing Yongle International Auction Co., Ltd. headquartered in China ... In every country with Christie's representative office, every representative is a bridge between customers and experts, bringing customers auction information of Christie's around the world.

In 1990s, Christie's held different special auctions in different countries, such as: 1993 Taipei's first China ancient painting and calligraphy auction, Hong Kong's first China Palace Museum's royal art auction, Singapore's first Southeast Asian art auction, China's local porcelain auction and gold and silver auction. Since 1998, the Taipei office has added special photography of 20th century and contemporary China art, and the Bangkok office has also held special photography of Thai paintings since 1999.

Christie's 2008 Autumn Auction in Hong Kong

Christie's Autumn Auction in Hong Kong in 2008 was held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from June 29th, 2008 to February 3rd, 2008. This auction includes 16 treasures, ranging from traditional handicrafts and ancient paintings to contemporary works of art that show the forefront of the times in South Korea, Japan, China, India and the whole Southeast Asia. There are also many gorgeous jewels and precious watches on display.

This auction is another famous Asian wine auction after 200 1, including a batch of famous wines directly from Chateau Latour, a world-famous Bordeaux wine winery, which should not be missed.

Christie's autumn auction has added some cities around the world. Moscow and Abu Dhabi have been included in the roving exhibition plan. Chinese mainland, a touring exhibition city, and the previous exhibition cities, Beijing and Shanghai, joined Taiyuan for the first time. This shows the global confidence and demand for the Asian art market, and will also enable more collectors to appreciate Christie's unparalleled works of art.

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