Christie’s
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Christie’s is a world-renowned British auction house specializing in fine art, antiques, and luxury collectibles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christie’s canonical | 7 |
| Christie’s New York | 5 |
| Christie's | 1 |
| Christie’s Auction Rooms | 1 |
| Post-War and Contemporary Art sale (special inclusion) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2740618 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christie’s Context triple: [David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, employer, Christie’s]
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A.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is a world-renowned auction house specializing in the sale of fine art, rare collectibles, and other high-value assets.
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B.
Galerie Lelong
Galerie Lelong is an international contemporary art gallery, with major spaces in Paris and New York, known for representing and exhibiting prominent modern and contemporary artists.
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C.
Treasures Gallery
Treasures Gallery is a permanent exhibition space at the British Library showcasing some of the institution’s most historically and culturally significant manuscripts, books, and artifacts.
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D.
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a renowned London museum housed in a historic townhouse, famed for its exceptional assemblage of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to 19th centuries.
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E.
Gagosian Gallery
Gagosian Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery, part of Larry Gagosian’s global network of exhibition spaces showcasing leading modern and contemporary artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christie’s Target entity description: Christie’s is a world-renowned British auction house specializing in fine art, antiques, and luxury collectibles.
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A.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is a world-renowned auction house specializing in the sale of fine art, rare collectibles, and other high-value assets.
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B.
Galerie Lelong
Galerie Lelong is an international contemporary art gallery, with major spaces in Paris and New York, known for representing and exhibiting prominent modern and contemporary artists.
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C.
Treasures Gallery
Treasures Gallery is a permanent exhibition space at the British Library showcasing some of the institution’s most historically and culturally significant manuscripts, books, and artifacts.
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D.
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a renowned London museum housed in a historic townhouse, famed for its exceptional assemblage of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to 19th centuries.
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E.
Gagosian Gallery
Gagosian Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery, part of Larry Gagosian’s global network of exhibition spaces showcasing leading modern and contemporary artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art auction house
ⓘ
auction house ⓘ company ⓘ |
| competitor |
Phillips
ⓘ
linked to:
Phillips (company name)
Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
Christie’s Auction Rooms
ⓘ
linked to:
Christie’s
|
| foundedBy | James Christie ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| hasDivision | Christie’s International Real Estate ⓘ |
| hasNotableSale | sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Dubai ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Los Angeles ⓘ Milan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Sydney ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Zurich ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary | Christie’s Education ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | 1766 ⓘ |
| industry |
art market
ⓘ
auctions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-value art auctions
ⓘ
record-breaking auction prices ⓘ |
| offersService |
art advisory
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online auctions ⓘ private sales ⓘ valuation services ⓘ |
| operates |
saleroom in King Street, London
ⓘ
saleroom in Rockefeller Center, New York ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
antiques
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ fine art ⓘ impressionist and modern art ⓘ jewelry ⓘ luxury collectibles ⓘ post-war and contemporary art ⓘ watches ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| website | https://www.christies.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christie’s Description of subject: Christie’s is a world-renowned British auction house specializing in fine art, antiques, and luxury collectibles.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Portraits of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
linked to: Christie’s
linked to: Christie’s
linked to: Christie’s
linked to: Christie’s
subject linked to:
Phillips (company name)