Christie's Education

Christie's is a British auction house. It was founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's, in London and in the Rockefeller Center in New York City. The company is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François-Henri Pinault. Sales in 2015 totalled £4.8 billion (US$7.4 billion). In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold for $450.3 million at Christie's. At that time it was the highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction.

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