新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Auction House Christie’s Opens at the Henderson in Hong Kong
新闻日期：2024-09-20
佳士得在香港海娜发展有限公司设计的海娜大厦（The Henderson）第六到第九层开设了新总部，占地约50,000平方英尺（4,645平方米）。佳士得全球首席执行官在一次采访中表示：“我们一直非常渴望在香港。”新办公空间将使公司能够更好地控制拍卖时间，避免与会展中心同期举行活动导致的冲突。例如，他提到十一月份的拍卖经常与感恩节时间重合。
作为亚洲的艺术中心之一，尽管中国目前经济稍有下滑使得收藏家更加挑剔，但佳士得依然认为亚洲市场能保持20%至25%的销售份额。这些买家不仅购买亚洲艺术品，现在在印象派、现代艺术和手表等领域也非常重要。
佳士得的扩展是在香港金融中心区开设了一间位于中信大厦的新办公室，并且苏富比去年在西九龙文化区开设了办公地点。佳士得的扩展为当地房地产市场带来了某种程度上的安慰，海娜大厦的租赁率一直备受关注，作为衡量该地区房地产市场的指标之一。其他租户还包括金融机构和等公司。
一些将在新址首次拍卖的艺术品引起了艺术界的极大关注，包括的一件作品，预计售价在3000万至5000万美元之间；以及的一件作品，估价在2500万至3500万美元之间。
原文摘要：
Christie’s opened its new headquarters in Hong Kong, capping off a series of real estate expansions by auction houses in the financial hub. The company occupies the sixth to ninth floors of The Henderson — a skyscraper in the Central district developed by and designed by Zaha Hadid Architects — for a total of 50,000 square feet (4,645 square meters). “We have always been very ambitious with Hong Kong,” Chief Executive Officer said in an interview. The new space would allow the firm to have control over the timing of its auctions, unlike before when sales were held at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. For instance, its November sales often clashed with the Thanksgiving holiday period, he said. Hong Kong remains Asia’s art hub, even as a Chinese economic downturn means that collectors have become more selective in their spending. Christie’s global auction sales for the first half of this year declined 22% from 2023. “Even in this moment where there are some challenges in the macro environments, politically and economically in the world, we’ve seen the Asian market keeping its share of 20, 25 or more percent of our turnover,” said Cerutti. While these collectors previously bought Asian art, they are now “crucial” to sales in other categories such as impressionist works, modern art and watches, he said.Christie’s expansion comes after opened a new 24,000-square-foot space located at Central’s Landmark Chater, while opened an office at West Kowloon Cultural District last year. The expansion by auction houses brings some relief to Hong Kong’s real estate market. Commercial vacancies are at a record high, and retail and office rents have plunged. Leasing rates at The Henderson, whose other tenants include financial firms and , have been highly watched as a proxy for the property market. At Christie’s, some of the pieces that will be auctioned at its inaugural sales at the new location have set the art world buzzing. These includes ’s , which is expected to sell for between $30 million and $50 million, and ’s , estimated at between $25 million and $35 million.
