AIDSfree: Christie’s auction house offers guided art tour for Christmas appeal auction

Also on offer are two tickets to Sir Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour

Kiran Randhawa
Monday 10 December 2018 12:00 GMT
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Art on show at Christie's saleroom in central London
Art on show at Christie's saleroom in central London (PA)

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Christie's is offering a guided tour of art followed by a private three-course lunch for 10 in its historic headquarters for our Christmas appeal auction.

The top bidder and nine friends will be shown around the headquarters of the leading art business in St James’s by one of its experts, then adjourn to the boardroom for lunch with fine wines and champagne.

The event will be on a weekday and must be booked by 31 October 2019.

Also on offer in the auction are two tickets to Sir Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, as well as a limited-edition photograph by Terry O’Neill and artist David Studwell of the singer at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Theatre lovers can bid for top tickets for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton, while other highlights from the lots include a toy hamper from Harrods and a football shirt signed by Tottenham Hotspur players.

Proceeds from the auction will go to our AIDSfree appeal which, in conjunction with the Elton John AIDS Foundation, aims to get all of those with HIV on treatment and eventually create an Aids-free future. It will support projects in London, Nairobi, Atlanta, Kiev, Delhi and Maputo.

Medicines can now enable those living with HIV to have full and fulfilling lives, and also ensure they cannot pass on the virus.

Through UK Aid Match the UK government will double public donations up to £2m. The auction will close at 10pm on Thursday.

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