Christie's Online Magazine No.290

From: Christie's - Saturday Dec 18, 2021 04:05 pm

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Christie’s 2021 in numbers, The best vintage champagnes, Scenes of celebration and festivity |

The year in numbers: from 1 to 1 billion +

It’s been a record-breaking 2021 at Christie’s with stunning results in salerooms and online, whether for Leonardo or Lalanne, Beeple or Basquiat, Warhol or Winston Churchill, Fabergé or Perrier-Jouët…

Vintage champagnes: the best of the past century, to drink now or to lay down for a decade or two

Let’s celebrate — from Tuscany to Tokyo, festive scenes that have danced through our salerooms

We’d like to extend seasonal best wishes to all our readers. We’ll be back in January

Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS. Artwork: © BEEPLE / François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), ‘Troupeau d'éléphants dans les arbres’ table, 2001. Artwork: © François-Xavier Lalanne, DACS 2021 / Sir Winston Churchill, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965), Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque, 1943. Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 61 cm). Artwork: Reproduced with permission of Curtis Brown, London on behalf of Churchill Heritage Ltd © Churchill Heritage Ltd / Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Warrior, 1982. Acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on wood panel. 72 x 48 in (183 x 122 cm). Artwork: © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat / ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2021 // Bal masqué privé chez le Comte de Thézillat, 1928-1932 (detail). Photograph © Eli Lotar. Photo: © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI

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