Former staff and clients brought the CSK era to a close in style
The farewell party for Christie’s South Kensington, around the corner from Old Brompton Road at The Kensington Hotel on July 19, was a melee of former staff, clients and friends of the auction house. So packed was the room, moving from one end to the other was tricky.
Chairman Nic McElhatton held court at the bunfight, greeting a queue of well-wishers with hugs, kisses and intense conversation. His children were there too. “They were at the sale – the one and only time I’ve allowed them see me on the rostrum,” McElhatton told ATG.