Old Masters to be folded into ‘Classic Week’ at Christie’s this month

Christie’s decision to shift its New York Old Master sales from their habitual January slot to the spring came as a surprise when it was announced last year. Now those sales have been repackaged as part of what the firm is calling Classic Week, which will be held for the first time between 12 and 15 April. The move is yet more evidence of the auction house’s pursuit of cross- collectors and its belief in the power of so-called “curated sales” to attract new buyers t