Christie's New York

Add this to your list of must do in NYC. It's free to visit Christie's auction house and they're extremely welcoming. They have a free coat check room. Their cafe offers free coffee/tea and biscotti. I had a good cappuccino. We headed upstairs to watch the live auction. Today they were auctioning off wines. We saw two auctioneers, each whitty and fun to watch. It was interesting watching the different bids come in. On each floor there is art and jewelry displayed, which will be auctioned off in the next 3-7 days.

Great free exhibits of world class art. During major auctions, better collection dispalyed than most regional art museums and even rivals major NYC museums.

Best experience of my life as a bag lover. They let you hold the bags if you wear gloves. Staffs are so nice!

You will see world class works of art!! This place is amazing!! Better than most regional art museums!! It’s free!!

Pretty cool that the place is open to public viewing of the art before the upcoming auctions. It’s as if you get to visit multiple art museums at the same location free of charge. Great variety of exhibitions during the year.

It’s closed at 3:45pm when I arrived on Sunday ! What Google Maps shows it’s open until 5 pm ????

They have amazing artwork on display with no entrance fee.

If you're buying, that's cool. If you're just looking, this is an amazing gem! It's basically a museum of expensive objects.

Truth be told I've never walked into Christie's ever before but when I learned that the legendary Sir Elton John was doing an auction of his Georgie home belongings, I just had to pay them a visit to browse around. So going in you'll see a coat check area where they seem to prefer you leave jackets and backpacks there but I stressed my carrying around camera gear so they let me hold onto mine. Right near the coat check was a small counter that served coffee and tea. I did not catch prices but someone mentioned that it was free of charge. If it is that's very nice. You are not permitted to carry such things into the gallery though. While this gallery was focused on the Sir Elton John Collection, the space is quite expansive and its like being in a museum when it all comes down to it. Elton's belongings were on all three floors of the space which was spotless clean and had staff at every turn who were super helpful. Three names came to mind during my adventure with Sloane, Maya and Kate. Each made sure that I knew about some of the more special items in the auction and since I was documenting for the website I maintain I was happy to have such pleasant guidance. There are bathrooms on every level and they are clean as a whistle, I also noticed a couple of water coolers and there is complimentary WiFi to access if you must do some messaging or social media on your journey. The downside was arriving to the Elton gallery on its final day so I would have to make sure I saw as much as possible. Now each auction is specific to the person but Elton's had a lot of stage clothes, paintings, photographs and sculptures. Two of the biggest highlights were his Bentley and a special edition pinball machine. My video is posted on my YouTube and also shared via the link below for those who might like it. Please pardon the shameless plug. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24dxKyZ7XVE Overall I hope to get here again for any auction that might resonate with my website audience. I highly recommend that NYC residents and visitors to the city alike pay them a visit. It's free and its impressive. I would advise that one gets there early since they close at 5PM and in the case of the Elton John exhibit, you might end up with a lot to see.

First time visiting and I was definitely impressed. My favorite piece from Christie's New York is the Property from the collection of Mahinder and Sharad Tak NATVAR BHAVSAR (B. 1934) Aanang, which estimated to be USD 100,000 - USD 150,000! Hopefully one day I'll can afford a collection from here!

I was interested in getting the catalog for the GETTY AUCTION . When I called the auction house directly IN NYC , I spoke with a who female representative. From the get go, she just couldn't wait to get me off the phone . Not only was this person rude , but she failed to inform me that there were 4 catalogs in this auction, when I thought there was only one . By the time I realized what occurred , the damage was done. All the catalogs were sold out . They recommended that I go to a third party to get the complete set . I went on Ebay to find that almost every seller , was asking a minimum if 150.00 per catalog, as opposed to the 35.00 Christies was selling each one for. HORRIBLE , JUST A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE .

Christie's, we all know they are one of the largest Auction Houses in the world. They sell Van Goghs, Pollocks and antiques at auction. Their gallery is located at 20 Rock and is open to the general public. These pieces for auction are displayed here in New York as well as London for major pieces of art. The Rockefeller location is one of the most impressive places to view art and antiques before you make your bids on auction day. Yesterday I was here to view jewelry from the estate of Huguette Clark. Miss Clark died last year at the age of 109 and may be the last heiress to be associated with The Gilded Age. Even though she was born in 1906, her father was a major player in the growth of this country in the later part of the 19th century. They even named a county after the family name; "Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada". After her death, Christie's became the Auction House for the jewelry of her estate. The collection on display has not seen the light of day since the 1940's when many of these pieces where place in a safety deposit box. Only after her death, have these pieces been displayed in public. Your looking at 70 years inside a bank vault for some beautiful pieces of Art Deco Jewelry. The heiress life has fascinated me for years and to be able to view some of her personal possessions; well, it intrigued me. I have never been to Christie's, but was impress with the number of experts available to show you her jewelry. About 30 pieces were on display; ranging in pre-auction estimates from $8 million to $1K. After serious consideration I am about to bid on one of these wonderful pieces. Not the 9 caret Pink Diamond or 44 carat Clark Diamond, but the smaller piece "A GROUP OF ROSE GOLD JEWELRY" I saw at $1K to $2K pre-auction estimate. Either way, it was a wonderful afternoon viewing how the other side lives. The jewelry today was outrageously beautiful with some pieces to be with "taste and grace"; others "how could you wear that in public". Christie's is a must visit for any New Yorker and visitor of my great city.

Little known gem in NYC that not many tourists have on their to-do list. It's an open auction house for the 1% who can afford the fine luxuries in life. However, for the 99% of us, we have the luxury of viewing the fine auction house for free! My favorite art at this gallery included work from Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud. It's fun because everything is for sale, not like in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (not to be skipped, either). Jackson Pollock also had some artwork here too. A lot of famous pieces of art were here, which surprised me, since I figured they'd be in some museum uptown or in Chicago or DC, for instance the Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup cans, Madonna paintings, and Wayne Thiebaud's cake paintings. Pretty awe-inspiring. I'd recommend this gallery for any college student on a budget. Although the Met is free, they make you feel guilty by having recommended donation prices. However, at Christie's, you can just saunter around and not have to feel guilty.

Very fancy art galore! Super expensive though! Every items starts from 5000 and up.. the jewelries are goregous and unique. They have Hermes bags and other designers clothing. When I went to see the Hermes bags, the lady told me not to touch. They cost 30000 dollars! She said I will give you gloves.. I didn't like this. Its just a bag not gold!

I love it !!!! It was very interesting collection!!! there was live music and wonderful musicians , and we had delicious chocolate with Martini!

I arranged for a family painting to be sold at auction. Communication by the Christie's employee was consistent leading up to the pick-up. Once the painting arrived to Christie's, the employee contacted me and told me the painting couldn't be sold; I responded immediately. It's been radio-silent since. I'm in the process of moving. If the painting isn't going to sell, it needs to be returned. Highly dishonest and unprofessional.

- This is a museum - I liken it to MoMA - You can easily kill two hours here just browsing around. - They have everything from furniture, to artwork, to sculptures - Free bathrooms and WiFi are a plus - Awesome experience

I ventured in to Christie's this afternoon to see the display of jewelry from Huguette Clark's personal collection. The items being shown have been locked away in a safety deposit box since the 1940's. I was pleasantly surprised to also be able to view some photos of her and her family as well as her self portrait. While there we visited the Magnificent Jewels gallery and the Jewels For Hope collection. I found the galleries to be well laid out. There was a good amount of traffic throughout the galleries and the staff on hand were on point, friendly and helpful. What I loved the most was I felt like I was in a museum but without any admission.

Always a fabulous place to see all sorts of art and art objects from incredible estates. This is especially so during Asia Week each Spring!

I never thought I would find myself at Christie's auction house, but there I was with my wife on a Thursday afternoon in early May for a private / memorable event. A fraction of the amazing art collection collected over a lifetime by Peggie and David Rockefeller was on display before being auctioned a few days later. The collection reflected the family's passion for Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works of art, American paintings, English and European furniture, Asian works of art, European ceramics and Chinese export porcelain, silver, and American decorative arts and furniture. Christie's staff were very friendly and open to answering our questions. Go to their website to see dates and times for their open-to-the public galleries. It's free, conveniently located near the Rockefeller Center and you will certainly see amazing artwork here!

Again, like Sotheby's, coming to Christie's is always an education in taste, beauty and gracious living. The recent Rockerfeller auction, actually in and at Rockerfeller Center, felt like a historic moment, and the end of an era. Staff here are knowledgeable, and keen to share their thoughts. The big art and jewlery auctions get a lot of press, and attention, but there are many items of furniture, and decorative art that come-out priced like comparable antique stores. FYI many antique dealers and high-end jewelers buy AT auction: wink-wink! So cut-out that middle-man (or woman,) Feel free to come in and soak-up the ambiance, and ritzy energy. Like they say, somewhere: "even a cat can look upon the Queen."

As far as I am concerned, luxury, rarity, and opulence can not be matched by any other auction house! Christies is the best in its field and their number prove their dominance in the market place! Just take a look around and you will see the most extraordinary things in the world.

Everyone who is in NYC has to make a day to visit to Christie's. It's truly heaven and magical.

Wanna see free art in Manhattan? Head here. As with the more interesting things one's subject to discover in New York, I stumbled past Christie's. I hadn't planned on stopping in, I hadn't even considered it. In fact, I did one of those walk past, second guess/regret-test turnarounds. You know those? When you've felt serendipity grab ahold of your judgement and guide you onto its tour bus. This was one of those take a seat type of moments. Thankfully I entertained the notion. There's almost always something interesting up for auction and on display. Art that is often privately owned and rarely on display, well known works of art (Mark Rothko, you're selling for HOW much these days?), famous collections of jewelry, letters from Winston Churchill. It's a mixed bag, and it's all free to wander.

When looking for home decor, there really is no other place to go than Christie's. That beautiful Ming dynasty vase that was used in the royal court? It's yours for the low, low, price of $150,000 to $200,000. Christie's is like a museum that sells its artifacts and artworks.

After battling the crazies waiting outside the VMAs and having a close encounter with a certain lady who goes by PINK, I finally made it to the opening reception of Asian Art Week at Christie's. Check in was a breeze and the smiling faces were very welcome after my tiff with the NYPD (they wanted me to go around 7th to come back to 5th?! PSHT) as were the freely flowing cocktails! Alright, on to the art. They've got such a great eclectic mix of stuff here, from the contemporary to the ancient, I do believe there is something for everyone. They let you roam freely and the atmosphere is fun and festive. Not that I'm rich or anything, but I think that for the people who are able to "shop" at Christie's, the prices are rather reasonable. I eyed an ancient Chinese jewelry chest but it was 4x my credit card limit... Like Sandy said, it's much better than going to a museum, especially since I always get hushed at those... People are having fun, drinking, and in the mood to spend some dough. Most importantly, the pieces are always changing and it may be the only chance you have to see them before they end up in some Park Avenue home! Let the bidding wars begin!

This is the best Art Gallery I know! The Auction's are amazing, they bring in the best of the best, I am a frequent customer! Check out Magnificent Jewels! The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics - The Linyushanren Collection, Part III is going on right now!

If you can't afford to buy or have nothing to sell then all-you have left is a great opportunity to come so very close with some of the best artists of all times and all for the incredible sum of 0$ !!! If you think this is not incredible you are out of this world!!!!! Their sales are incredible . This week I visited when they were exhibiting the 20th Century auction sale, I stepped in, no lines and no ticket and after few yards I had one Monet on the left and one Picasso on the right so so close that I could see all of the wonderful strokes and the vivid colors. I felt incredibly lucky, yes lucky to be able to witness these master artworks so thank you so much Christie 's !!! Then this week there was a special painting up for sale to be said to belong to Leonardo Da Vinci the Salvator Mundi. Yes there was a dedicated long line for this but If I think people get in line to go see infinity rooms then I am happy I wasted my time in line for Da Vinci!

First to review! If you like to see art without paying an admission fee, stop by. There's plenty to see such as, Post War/Contemporary Art, Impressionist & Modern, South East Asian, 20th Century Decorative Art, Classical American Paintings, American Furniture, Old Masters Paintings & Drawings, Jewelry, Watches, European Art, Tribal Art, Latin American, and the list goes on! Check out the website to see what's currently on exhibit, it changes every week. It's better than going to a Museum and you'll see art collections that may never be seen again.

When I'm planning a trip to NYC, I always check to see what is on at Christies. It is an auction house but also like a gallery. On one of my visits, I saw Elizabeth Taylor's items up for sale. They sold tickets as they do for this type of sale and it was quite amazing. They sell art, furniture, wines, jewelry and all kinds of things. It's an opportunity to see some artworks that may never been seen again as many are privately purchased and not displayed publicly. Even if you can't afford anything, it still is a great place where you can see unique art pieces or vicariously enjoy what it would be like to be ultra rich and own the things you'll see.

Pretty amazing that you can just walk in and look at some rare and amazing pieces ranging in price from a few thousand to a few million. As an art collector I didn't see any pieces I would purchase today, but I hear they are constantly selling and adding new pieces. So if you appreciate art like me and want some free entertainment and coffee - be sure to put this on your bucket list while in New York.

Very convenient if you want to go see what you're purchasing before placing a bid by phone or online. Exceptionally friendly staff, beautiful art and furniture to look at and handle gently, and entertainment when auctions are taking place. If you have a computer it really makes little sense to go to the live auction unless you just want the experience of it. Can be used as a free and ever-changing museum too.

ALERT: RIP OFF! SCAMMED BY CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE FOR SELLING US A FAKE PAINTING! Yes it's true, on November 20, 1991 at the Latin American Art Auction in Manhattan, New York, Christie's Auction House employees puffed, inflated and misrepresented the authenticity of an original artwork by Wilfredo Lam, Auction #7362, Lot #50 and sold it to us at the auction. Christie's employees negligently misrepresented that the original oil on canvas painting named "Figuras Cariberias" was painted by Wilfredo Lam in the 1950's, during his prime years and was going to be a masterpiece. At the auction, we received from Christie's a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) issued by the artists' ex-wife, Helena Benitez (formerly Helena Lam). Can you believe it, Christie's says that on November 20, 1991 the painting was AUTHENTIC and they were happy to sell it to us for $88,000, but today September 10, 2014, 23 years later Christie's says the painting is NOT AUTHENTIC and they will not resell it for us. Yes you heard right, when Christie's sold it to us it was authentic, but was not authentic when we wanted them to resell it. When we approached Christie's to make good on their mistake Christie's response was to delay and prevaricate. Christie's did say we would have a better chance to approach the Lam Foundation and force them to authenticate the artwork. The Lam Foundation refused to authenticate the painting and has ignored all our requests and correspondence. Knowing in advance that the Lam Foundation is controlled by the son of Wilfredo Lam's deceased third wife who was not on good terms with Helena Benitez Lam it became obvious that the foundation would not authenticate the painting even if they knew it was authentic. Their answer was that the artwork was not authentic without doing an investigation, having any reasonable explanation or providing expert analysis. Instead the door was shut and case closed. Politics and Corruption! Helena Benitez was the recognized world renowned expert during the time period in which the artwork was painted. It was recognized that she would authenticate artworks during the time period between 1930 and 1959. Lou Laurin-Lam the third and final wife would authenticate artwork after 1960. Both women are now deceased so they cannot comment or defend themselves. The son of Lou Laurin-Lam, Eskil Lam now controls the Lam Foundation and will not authenticate the painting for selfish personal reasons. The artwork does not appear in Wilfredo Lam's published 2007 "Catalogue Raisonne of the Painted Work of Wilfredo Lam", because the foundation under Eskils' control created this catalog only choosing the artwork to be placed into the catalog. Now you are probably getting the picture why Lam's most famous painting was not in the catalog because it was not painted during the Lou Laurin-Lam years, Helena Benitez is deceased and the Lam Foundation will not even attempt to authenticate it. So while the painting was authentic in 1991 it's not authentic in 2014 and Christie's has the nerve to dictate to us that things change and too bad tough luck. Does it sound like total corruption by these professionals in the art world? They obviously don't care about their reputation, do they? How did this all get started? I approached Mr. Ramon Cernuda of Cernuda Arte in Coral Gables, Florida by email to see how much we could possibly get by selling the painting through his connections. He is considered the renowned expert to speak to when buying and selling Cuban Art. The first thing he said was this painting was not authentic and a forgery. He was shocked that Christie's sold this painting at the 1991 auction. He also said that Helena Benitez Lam told him that she was sorry to certify this painting. Mr. Cernuda said he will prove it in court. After those communications, I immediately called Jessica Katz of Christie's in Coral Gables, Florida whom after a few hours called me to let me know the painting was not authentic and Christie's would not resell what they sold to us. She said things change over time and what was authentic then may not be now. So when they sold it to us it was authentic, but when we tried to resell it was fake. Wow, can you believe it? So I called Christie's in-house counsel in Manhattan, New York and after 4 weeks of their investigation we find them ignoring us and refusing to deal with the truth and instead trying to fabricate the facts of the constructive fraud induced upon us. Christie's defense? Christie's will tell you that they have a 5 year statute of limitations. However, there is plenty of precedent in the Federal Court of the Southern District in New York, where the statute of limitation has been broken. For example, if we are not expert art dealers or collectors but a person of ordinary intelligence and prudence and Christie's puffed the authenticity of the artwork for sale, the injury to us is not recognized at the time of deliver but at the ti

This review is based on experience selling through christie's. I recently put two Korean art through christie's online auction. One item was sold at hammer price of $1500 and other item was not sold. After waiting over 55 days, they decided that they can not retrieve payment from buyer. Their policy is that seller will receive their payment 35days after an auction as long as buyer makes prompt payment. Whenever I try to find update regards to payment, they always said their collection department is in contact with buyer and expect payment soon.. however, this was all lie!!! They were never in contact with the buyer.. I found this out through calling christie's in New York and the lady I was talking to confirmed it with U.K office that they tried to contact the buyer with no response back.. I tried to confront the lady who's been helping me out since day one and she said her colleague is talking to the buyer.. well, I got an email today to notify me that they will cancel the auction. Why couldn't they just tell me from the beginning that they have fucked up system so anybody can place a bid and there might be a chance they might not be able to collect the fund??? If anybody needs to sell their items, please go to Sotheby's or other auction house!!! With this place you will get nothing but a runaround!!

I recently consigned an item with Christies and was pleasantly surprised at the attention I was given in the beginning. That said, unfortunately my item did not make the reserve, nobody's fault. What I went through over the next several months was extremely uncomfortable and unnecessary. That attention I got in the beginning completely went out the window and I seemed to become a nuisance, fighting to either get my piece back or get money from an after sale which their snooty client seemed to string everyone along at a deliberate controlled pace. My problem through the whole thing was that the department which was responsible for my relationship with Christies basically stopped communication with me which is one of my biggest pet peeves. In the end, I reached out to the CEO and to my surprise, he returned my message right away and 24 hours later, fixed a serious problem and gave me a very sincere apology. I did not even expect this person to respond himself as I could only imagine how busy the CEO of the biggest and most reputable auction house in the world is. His 3 emails to me were not what I would have ever expected, in the most positive way. Christies is extremely lucky to have him where most huge corporation CEO's would never even see or hear my concerns. Thank you Mr CEO, I am humbled by your treatment towards me and my confidence in Christies renewed!

My first time coming here for a lecture and reception for the Chinese Fine Arts auction preview. I have to say they have a very nice space and have a larger selection of Chinese Art than what I've seen at Sotheby's during this time of the year (September Asian Week). The reception was run well with top shelf alcohol and food. They seemed to have a larger staff to help you with questions than what I've seen at Sotheby's...not to say Sotheby's is a bad place. My friends were running the lecture and curating the event on the contemporary Chinese Art side and I have to say they did a good job. Not saying this because they are my friends. :)

Even that the place is nice looking on the inside, the staff there is not very talkative and, unlike the Sotheby's people, is not very helpful or knowledgeable appearing. I could not pull out of them where the exhibits take place and if there were any. all i could find was a live auction in progress. So i don't know about this place, i might have to re-visit if i'm in the neighborhood. IF!

I went to the Elizabeth Taylor preview a couple of days ago. The display of her clothing, accessories, costumes, jewelry and movie memorabilia was incredible, and very well displayed. Whomever curated this show did an incredible job! The lighting and displays were fantastic and really enhanced all of the devine pieces. My only hesitation for giving this display a higher rating is because the staff was so pushy and stern. I understand they have a job to do, and the objects being displayed are precious, but the people that paid to see this preview were civilized, upscale and polite. There was no need to be pushy and rude. The staff could have been friendlier and more accomodating. Otherwise, it was well worth the price of admission to see Liz Taylor's awesome objects!

their it department does not like to make their platform friendly or comparable with safari their shipping department delays shipping for weeks, a month, with horrible communication spend your money at sothebys or phillips, more competent auction houses

In recent years Christies and Sotheby's were being investigated for price fixing, a felony in violation of the 1890 Sherman Anti-trust Act. The Christie's chairman of the board after having lied and lied finally confessed first to thereby gain immunity from felony conspiracy prosecution for himself and Christies by testifying against the top management at Sotheby's. Christies paid him millions to help them gain immunity from prosecution despite him having lied for years. So Diane Brooks president of Sotheby's was found guilty to conspiring with Christie's to violate the terms of the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison. Both companies settled the civil lawsuit for $512 million, but ever since they conspired and raised their buyers premium from 10% to 15% (they also conspired to fix the seller's premiums), all the other auction houses followed in step, and after the price fixing was discovered they were not forced to lower it back down to 10% which was the industry standard, so nobody else has. So whenever you pay 15 or 17.5 or 20% or more buyer's premium when you buy at auction, you can thank the criminal management that worked at Christies and Sotheby's. I sent photos to Christies about a year ago to get an estimate on an amazing gilt bronze statue I had bought at auction for $6,600 15 years ago. Their website said it could take up to 6 months which is ridiculous, but it has been more than twice that and still no response. Maybe if the weren't so incompetent they would not have to price fix to make a nice profit.

Bought a pair of 400-year-old Japanese screens and had them sent to my home in the mid-west. The level of care, and the materials (crate, etc) used, that went into the shipping was really something. They could have shipped me 1000 eggs like this and not a single one would have been cracked. The customer service was out-standing, and my pair of screens was only around 10 thousand (for Christie's, that's a drop in the bucket).