Dr. Hugo Weihe, Christie's International Specialist Head for Indian and Southeast Asian Art will serve as auctioneer for the Tibet House Benefit Auction.

Tibet House US is a non-profit organization, which aims to promote and preserve Tibetan culture by serving as both a cultural center in New York City and as an online global resource for those interested in Tibetan civilization. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s auction will be given to the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), an integrated educational community for destitute Tibetan children in exile, as well as for hundreds of those escaping from Tibet every year. An additional portion of the proceeds will also be given to the Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey.

For more information about the auction, please call Lynn from Tibet House at Tel: +1 845 688 6897 (ext. 7523).

For tickets, please call: +1 800 659 7196 or email: auction@tibethouse.org.

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The inaugural Krug Mind Share charity auction, in association with the Financial Times, will take place at Christie’s on 5 November 2009. The project was born out of a desire to give people the opportunity to share their most treasured commodity, their mind, for the benefit of charity.

The campaign brings together top in class minds from the fields of business, finance, the arts, design, music and entertainment. Leaders in their field, Sir Philip Green, Sir Salman Rushdie, Arsene Wenger, Natalie Massenet, Sir Martin Sorrell, Nicholas Candy, Lang Lang, Gillian Tett, Judy Craymer, Arsene Wenger and Jancis Robinson have all generously agreed to auction their mind for a charity of their choice, sharing their intellectual property for 60 minutes at a private audience with the winning bidder.

For more information on the auction, or to place a bid please visit www.krugmindshare.com. Online bidding will end at midday on Monday, 2 November 2009.

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Join Uma Thurman, Chair, for Celebrate Room to Grow, for this special charity event that includes a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, and a program of awards.

Room to Grow is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of life.

Tickets are $300.00 and can be purchased here.

For more information about this important cause, please visit http://www.roomtogrow.org.

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Christie's is pleased to support the participation of the first ever United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennial in June 2009. The pavilion, titled “It’s Not You, It’s Me”, seeks to inform visitors about the UAE’s contemporary art practice and its rich artistic history through a host of artworks, performances, video installation and more. Please visit the United Arab Emirates Pavilion website for more information.

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On December 1, Christie's Hong Kong sale of magnificent jewels will present The Vivid Pink, the largest Fancy Vivid Pink, Potentially Flawless, Type IIa diamond to ever be offered for sale. Set in a ring by leading international jeweler Graff, this extremely rare 5.00-carat cushion-shaped pink diamond from an esteemed private collector is estimated at HK$39-55 million (US$5-7 million), making it one of the finest and most important pink diamonds offered at auction. Please join us for a special viewing in New York, Singapore, Geneva, Taipei or Hong Kong.

Viewing Times:
17–20 October 2009
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York

4–5 November 2009
Christie’s Singapore (by appointment only)

15-17 November 2009
Four Seasons, Hotel des Bergues, Geneva

21-22 November 2009
Fubon Life Assurance Building, Taipei

27 November – 1 December 2009
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

Auction:
1 December 2009, 3pm
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

General Inquiries:
Vickie Sek
vsek@christies.com
Tel: +852 2978 9922

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Christie's is delighted to announce that Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton will be signing copies of their books, A Century of Model Animation, Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life, and The Art of Ray Harryhausen at Christie's South Kensington on Sunday, 22 November 2009, between 11am – 1pm. Admission is free and the books will be available to purchase.

Please join us again on 24 November at Christie’s South Kensington for our Popular Culture: Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia sale featuring autographed material, photographs, clothing, props and other memorabilia relating to the most influential actors, entertainers and celebrities, as well as the most popular movies and film genres, from throughout the 20th century.

Contact:
Neil Roberts
Department Head, Popular Culture
nroberts@christies.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7752 3281

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Price: £70

We are delighted to announce an exceptional master class featuring eight outstanding vintages from the iconic Château Pichon-Longueville, Lalande; rated by Robert Parker as “One of Pauillac's most consistently brilliant wines.” The tutored tasting will be conducted by their immensely talented wine-maker, Thomas Dô Chi Nam. This exclusive event will take place at Christie’s on Tuesday, 1 December 2009 at 6:30pm. A wide range of Pichon-Lalande wines direct from their reserve cellars will also feature in our Fine and Rare Wines sale on 10 December 2009.

The vintages to be tasted are: Pichon-Lalande 1991, Pichon-Lalande 1996, Pichon-Lalande 1998, Pichon-Lalande 2001, Pichon-Lalande 2002, Pichon-Lalande 2003, Pichon-Lalande 2004, and Pichon-Lalande 2005.

Contact:
Noah May
Tel: +44 (0)20 7752 3314
nmay@christies.com

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