Christie's
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Summary
Christie's is an organization[1]. Christie's ranks in the top 0.95% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,864 views/month, #86 of 9,083).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3], United States[4], US[5]
- Instance of: auction house[6], educational institution[7]
- Founder: James Christie[8]
- Headquarters location: London[9], New York City[10]
- Has organizational division: Christie's, Paris[11], Christie's London[12], Christie's, New York[13], Christie's Amsterdam[14]
- Child organization or unit: Christie's Amsterdam[15], Christie's, Paris[16], Christie's London[17], Christie's, New York[18]
- Commons category: Christie's[19]
- Industry: auction[20]
- Inception: 1766[21], 2012-09-14[22]
- Location of formation: London[23]
- Parent organization or unit: Groupe Artémis[24]
- Significant event: legal settlement[25], claim for restitution of an artwork[26], Christie's caught up as £30m forgeries send shock waves through the art world[27], lawsuit[28]
- Official website: https://www.christies.com[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Christie's[30]
- Legal form: privately held company[31], PJ10[32]
- Main Wikidata property: P3783[33], P4200[34]
- Owner of: Oliver Hazard Perry[35], Head of a peasant[36]
- Total revenue: 6,600,000,000 US dollars[37]
- Has works in the collection: Voerman Stadsmuseum Hattem[38]
- Social media followers: 126,444[39], 109,447[40], 182,529[41], 190,268[42]
Product Details
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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): BEDEKR115DKRS10G8027[43]
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Registered legal name: Christie's Inc.[44]
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Legal jurisdiction: US-NY[45]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[46]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): PJ10[47]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[48]
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LEI registration status: LAPSED[49]
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Entity created: 2012-09-14[50]
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LEI first registered: 2012-09-14[51]
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LEI last updated: 2025-11-20[52]
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LEI next renewal: 2017-04-14[53]
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Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[54]
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Registration authority: RA000628[55]
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Authority entity ID: 407825[56]
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Other names: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc.[57]
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Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[58]
Why It Matters
Christie's has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Christie's is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]