Christie’s – Online Magazine No.246
Strong 20th Century sales in Hong Kong and New York send auction records tumbling
20th Century series achieves $358,946,478 / HK$2,769,819,345; Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions in Hong Kong reach new highs; 19 auction records set for established and emerging artists in both cities
Flower power: why the female pioneers of botanical drawings could take more risks than men
A rare album of 18th-century drawings by Lady Maria Compton and others highlights the role played by women in the early days of plant science
Made for the afterlife: a pair of camels that have kept each other company for over 1,000 years
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two impressive beasts came to be fashioned well over 1,000 years ago, to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife. They are offered in Paris on 10 December
Why the third generation of Pre-Raphaelite painters are the best route to starting your collection
As paintings by the successors to Millais, Holman Hunt and Rossetti are offered at Christie’s in London, specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
‘Magical windows’ — gorgeous glimpses of bygone worlds found in illuminated manuscripts
No history of Western art is complete without a discussion of illuminated manuscripts. Their heyday was the Middle Ages, though they continued to be made into the Renaissance.
Whisky? Rum? Grappa? A guide to the finest rare spirits for replenishing your drinks cabinet
Karuizawa and Midleton Very Rare whiskies, Romano Levi grappa and Caroni rum are among the collector’s items offered at Christie’s in December 2020
