The Old Master was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.

这幅早期名画被商人们在克里斯蒂的拍卖会上买走。

But Edward Dolman, Christie's chief executive, says: "I'm pretty confident we're at the bottom."

但佳士得的首席执行官爱德华·杜尔曼表示：“我很确信我们正处于谷底。”

The result perfectly matches Christie's own character, and shares his inability to compromise when it comes to delivering performance.

结果和克里斯蒂自己的性格完美地匹配，同时他在交付业绩时因无能而妥协。

Mr. Christie's opponent has been mocking him with TV ads that show his belly wobbling while accusing him of throwing his weight around.

克里斯先生的竞争对手一直用展示他大腹便便的电视广告嘲弄他，并且指责他四处飞扬跋扈。

Within weeks the world's two biggest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.

世界上最大的两家拍卖行——苏富比和佳士得——不得不向那些将作品交给他们拍卖的客户支付近2亿美元的保证金。

Christie's bought Haunch in February 2007.

佳士得在2007年二月购得鹿腿画廊。

Pinault also owns art auction house Christie's.

皮诺特还拥有佳士得艺术拍卖行。

Christie's, the region's leading auctioneer, has been braver.

该地区的主要拍卖商——佳士得，则更加勇敢些。

So what of the relationship between Christie's and Haunch of Venison?

那么，佳士得和鹿腿画廊之间又将是怎样的关系？

Christie's Chinese sales in New York last month were its biggest ever.

上个月，纽约的克里斯蒂拍卖行所拍卖的中国艺术品创其有史以来的最大销售额。

Christie's will be anxious about whether this momentum can be sustained.

但是佳士得担心这一势头是否能持续下去。

A Christie's spokeswoman would not reveal the identity of the winning bidder.

克里斯蒂的女发言人不会透露中标者的身份。

At the beginning of this year Christie's received a call from a European dealer.

年初，克里斯蒂拍卖行接到一个欧洲商人打来的电话。

But a governor can make a difference, and Mr Christie's tale illustrates two points.

但一个州的州长可以不同，克里斯蒂先生的故事就说明了两点。

As well as the fairs, Christie's and Sotheby's staged big sales of contemporary art.

在此期间，佳士得和苏富比两家公司(Christie ' s and So theby ' s)举办了现代画大拍卖。

The fair is timed to coincide with Americana sales at Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams.

本届展会正好与克里斯蒂、索斯比与宝龙拍卖行(Christies, So thebys and Bonhams)的美国文物销售时间一致。

The lyrics are being sold as part of Christie's Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale on July 10.

这份歌词手写稿将于7月10日拍卖，是克里斯蒂拍卖行“摇滚与流行大事记”主题拍卖的其中一件拍卖品。

Christie's hopes the Farsi provenance will be enough to counter any weakness in the market.

佳士得希望法尔西的藏品能够抵抗住市场的疲软。

Last month Christie's and Sotheby's reported that 2010 had been one of their best years ever.

上月克里斯蒂和苏富比的报告称2010年是最佳之年。

Christie's thinks Asia could again account for 30-35 per cent of the market within five years.

佳士得认为，未来5年内，亚洲可能再次占据这个市场30%至35%的份额。

Christie's also provided respectable sell-through, with only five of their 41 lots going unsold.

克里斯蒂的售出率也很高，41价拍卖品中仅有5件流拍。

The next year Japanese buyers were still paying record prices for Impressionist art at Christie's.

九十年代的日本买家仍然活跃在克里斯蒂拍卖行刷新印象派艺术品的成交价。

In London this week, Sotheby's and Christie's put on solid performances in their new gritty genre.

上周在伦敦，索斯比拍卖公司和克里斯蒂拍卖公司以其崭新的坚毅风格进行了声势浩大的拍卖活动。

'To be clear, this is not a watch or clock, ' says Aurel Bacs, Christie's international head of watches.

佳士得钟表部国际总监奥瑞尔•巴克斯(Aurel Bacs)说，“需要说明的是，这不是手表或者钟表。

Christie's holds regular auctions in Dubai, of which its art and jewellery sales are the most successful.

Christie在迪拜有常规的拍卖，那里是艺术品和珠宝类销售最成功的地方。

Christie's insisted on the sale despite sweeping criticism and objections from China and around the world.

佳士得不顾来自中国以及世界各界的谴责、异议，坚持对兽首进行拍卖。

Christie's Fine Art storage Services has leased 40 percent of the first phase of FreePort's storage space.

Christie的艺术品存储服务机构租了自由港第一期仓库的40%。

Each season, Christie's presents a range of 19th-century timepieces made especially for the Chinese market.

每一季，佳士得都会特地为中国市场推出一系列十九世纪的钟表。

Alexis DE Tiesenhausen, head of the Russian Department at Christie's, said the egg marked a special occasion.

Christie俄罗斯拍卖行的负责人亚历克西说，这枚彩蛋标志着俄罗斯历史上的一个特殊的时刻。