Fair Market Value: Christie's Art Market Insights

For more than 700 years, the Clermont-Tonnerre Grail—one of the oldest and most richly illustrated manuscripts of the King Arthur and Holy Grail legends—remained hidden in private hands. In this episode, host Joey Quigley speaks with Eugenio Donadoni, International Specialist, Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts, about this extraordinary 13th-century masterpiece, its dazzling gold-leaf illuminations, unique Arthurian text, and the significance of its upcoming sale at Christie's. Discover why scholars, collectors, and institutions around the world are watching this auction so closely.

Rachel, Christie's International Head of Handbags, has been a part of Christie’s Handbags team since its establishment 10 years ago.  She shares her unique vantage point on the creation of a new collecting category and the rapid and global growth of the Handbags market.  Along the way, she shares her passion for these beautiful objects and her unique insight into what makes a handbag valuable. 

Devang, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures, joins us to explore the transformative power of technology in the art world. With a career spanning the intersection of tech, strategic investment, and the art market, Devang offers a compelling perspective on how emerging technologies will reshape our world. 

Maggie, Christie’s Deputy General Counsel, has an unequalled vantage point on the Global Art Market, having spearheaded the legal negotiations of many of the firm’s most significant transactions. Maggie shares the wisdom she has acquired over the course of her amazing career as a top-rate team player, relationship-builder and deal maker.

Bonnie, Christie’s President of the Americas, has secured many of the most exciting estates to come to auction in the past decade.  She shares her experiences working with significant collections, walks us through her guiding principles on leadership, and provides insights into the future of Christie’s.

Emily, Christie’s Director of Operations, pulls back the curtain and reveals how the auction house creates dynamic and varied exhibitions of art – with a turnover time of just a few days.  Along the way, she shares stories of sea captains, T-Rex skeletons, and the changing future of the way objects move around in the art world.

Emily Kaplan, co-head of the 20th Century Evening Sale, has been involved in the sale of some of the greatest masterpieces over the past half-decade.  She shares an inside view of Christie’s electric Evening sales - the premier venue for offering the most valuable works of art to the global art market.

Tylee Abbott, Christie’s Head of American Art, shares what makes his category uniquely American, and explores how an artist like Georgia O’Keeffe can transform from regional to global.

Jonquil O’Reilly, Head of Sale for Old Master Paintings in New York, shares her favorite way of looking at classic paintings– through the surprisingly fascinating lens of fashion.  Along the way Jonquil also discusses the thrill of attributing a painting to a specific artist, our ever-changing tastes across generations, and the current state of the Old Masters market.

In an unforgettable episode, Stephan Lash, Chairman Emeritus of Christie’s, recounts the story of bringing Christie’s to America, the honor of selling Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece- the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, and the lessons he has learned from working at the firm for over 45 years.