Located in Amsterdam-Zuid, the cultural heart of the city, Christie's offices and saleroom are housed in a building that exemplifies the Amsterdam style of the 1920s. The premises, once home to the Maritime Museum, opened in 1973 as Christie's Amsterdam and saw various historic sales such as the Liechtenstein collection, the Dr. Anton Philips collection and the Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection.
In 1986, Christie's Amsterdam sold the world-famous Nanking Cargo. The trove of more than 150,000 pieces of 18th century Chinese porcelain and gold ingots fetched for more than 17 million euro’s – still a record for any auction conducted in the Netherlands.
Today, Christie's Amsterdam is the foremost Northern European saleroom for Old Masters and 19th Century Art, Modern and Impressionist Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Jewelry, Watches, Wine, Furniture and Decorative Arts including Chinese, Japanese and European Ceramics and Works of Art, Glass, Silver, Clocks, Carpets and Sculpture.
