Christie's is a British auction house. It was founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's, in London and in the Rockefeller Center in New York City. The company is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François-Henri Pinault. Sales in 2018 totalled £5.3 billion (US$7 billion). In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold for $450.3 million at Christie's, and which at that time was the highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction. In 2018 the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller realised the highest total for a Private Collection and became the most significant charitable auction ever, realising $835.1 million.