Christie's

Christie's
	Christie's in King Street, St James's
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Art, auctions
Founded	1766
Founder	James Christie
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Guillaume Cerutti (chairman); Bonnie Brennan (CEO);
Revenue	US$5.7 billion (2024)
Owner	François Pinault
Parent	Groupe Artémis
Website	christies.com

Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai.^[3] It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François Pinault.^[4]^[5] In 2022 Christie's sold US$8.4 billion in art and luxury goods, an all-time high for any auction house.^[6] On 15 November 2017, the Salvator Mundi was sold at Christie's in New York for $450 million to Saudi Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud, the highest price ever paid for a painting.^[7]

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^ Crow, Kelly (16 November 2017). "Leonardo da Vinci Painting 'Salvator Mundi' Sells for $450.3 Million". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 16 November 2017.