In late 18th century Philadelphia, Tufft was one of the city’s most prosperous cabinetmakers. While his shop was not as large or prolific as that of his contemporaries Benjamin Randolph and Thomas Affleck, his...
Two of the last ever shotguns developed by 200-year-old London luxury goods firm Asprey generated a sales of over $120,000 at Christie’s.
The extraordinarily delicate firearms exhibited at the Christie’s Fine Sporting Guns and Rifles...
A blue diamond of 13.39 cts. became the most important color diamond sold at auction anywhere in the world during the past 10 years, according to Christie's.
Offered at auction house's in Geneva location on...
A model poses with a tiara bearing a 101.27-carat shield-shaped diamond during a preview by the Christie's auction house in Hong Kong on April 22, 2008.
The tiara has an estimated value of 6-7.5 million...
Christie's will auction a collection of jewellery belonging to Christina Onassis, the daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis who struggled to find happiness despite her family's wealth.
More than 40 pieces of jewellery from...
A classic Lucian Freud portrait of a rather plump lady, is predicted to break the world auction record for most expensive painting by a living artist.
The elegantly constructed masterpiece is titled “Benefits Supervisor Sleepingâ€...
Rare collection of work by Charles Dickens will reach the Christie’s auction block in New York on 2 April and is expected to fetch $2 million.
This includes an alliance copy of “Oliver Twist,†which...
A nude portrait of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni will go under the hammer in New York next month, according to auctioneers Christie's.
The 13 x 10 1/8 inch gelatin silver black and...
