Christie's5 Feb 2026Newly discovered Michelangelo foot sketch sells for £16.9mExperts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl, which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.5 Feb 20262 Dec 2025Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auctionThe Imperial Winter Egg with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned by Russia's Tsar Nicholas II in 1913.2 Dec 202528 Mar 2025Indian mural that spent decades on Norwegian hospital wall sells for record $13.8mThe 14-foot-wide mural by MF Husain sold for an unprecedented $13.8m (£10.6m) in New York last week.28 Mar 202522 Jan 2025Rock legend Jeff Beck's guitar sells for over £1mThe sale of 130 guitars, amps and pedals follows the star's death at the age of 78 in 2023.22 Jan 202520 Mar 2024Lowry's Sunday Afternoon sells for £6.3mThe painting had not been publicly exhibited since 1977 and was sold at auction at Christie's.20 Mar 202421 Feb 2024Lowry's Sunday Afternoon to go on public displayThe Sunday Afternoon painting is expected to fetch between £4m and £6m at auction, Christie's says.21 Feb 202410 Feb 2024Hundreds of Sir Elton John's belongings up for auctionThe listing, which includes the artist's iconic costumes, platform boots and luxury car, could bring over $10m.10 Feb 20247 Nov 2023Christie's sells rare blue diamond for over $40mThe 17.61 carat, pear-shaped "Blue Royal" diamond, set in a ring, fetched $43.8 million, reports said7 Nov 202321 Nov 2022T. rex auction axed after skeleton doubts raisedChristie's auction house says the seller has decided to loan it to a museum instead.21 Nov 2022...
