About Christies Great Estates
CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES is a wholly owned subsidiary of CHRISTIE´S, the world´s oldest fine art auction house founded by James Christie in 1766. Christie´s Great Estates was established in 1995 and is the leading global network of real estate brokers dedicated to the marketing and sale of important properties. The network comprises 143 carefully selected Real Estate Brokerages that between them have more than 1,000 offices and nearly 34,000 sales professionals in more than 40 countries. The combined annual sales volume of all affiliate real estate companies is approximately $128 billion.
The CHRISTIE´S name is synonymous with quality, integrity, and customer satisfaction. The marketing efforts of Christie´s and CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES provide far-reaching exposure to a qualified audience of homeowners and homebuyers. Christie´s intimacy with wine and real estate offer a combination of expertise and clients that are second to none with respect to the purchase or sale of vineyard property and châteaux estates. Of significance is that CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES network is wholly owned by the art auction house and directly linked to the other outstanding departments that also operate under the Christie´s name and ownership. Only brokers who have a leading market share, meet strict standards of customer service excellence and demonstrate proven records of success in handling distinctive properties are invited to become affiliated brokers and utilize the well-known and highly respected CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES brand name.
Through an exclusive system of advertising, marketing, and listing tools, CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES provides access to a worldwide audience. Properties can be showcased in CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES magazine, which is published four times a year; in custom-designed property brochures distributed worldwide; on the CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES Web site, and in other highly regarded international media.
Maxwell-Storrie-Baynes, headquartered near Saint Emilion, covers a territory that includes Bordeaux, The Charente Valley and the Dordogne Valley. Together with their teams in the cities of Bordeaux and Cognac, Maxwell-Storrie-Baynes are proud to be an active and exclusive Partner of the CHRISTIE´S GREAT ESTATES network.
