The Latest Breaking News from Christie

Volunteers say they are ‘quietly optimistic’ about the museum’s future

Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup. Plus, the secret life of André Leon Talley

From monogrammed luggage to unerring faith, a sale of Talley’s belongings shows the caring, complicated man behind the unforgettable image

John Craxton picked up the chandelier at an auction in central London in the 1960s

Student Jenna tragically planned her funeral just months after her 21st birthday

“Jenna remained so positive and determined that she inspired us all. Her death has left a huge hole in our lives and we miss her very deeply"

A Paris court ordered Christie's auction house to return a painting stolen by the Nazis to the heirs of its owner, a cousin of writer Marcel Proust. Occupying Nazi forces seized "The Penitent Magdalene" by Dutch artist Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722) from Lionel Hauser, according to Agence France Press…

Piece acquired by English painter in antiques shop in 1960s has been confirmed as lost work by Swiss sculptor

The retired primary school teacher has been told she has a lethal illness that has led to sepsis, pneumonia and a spinal collapse

Nurses are protesting over pay

Chris Rennie was only given a couple of years to live after she was first diagnosed