From royal furniture and works of art, to one-of-a-kind innovations, The Exceptional Sale offers a rare opportunity to acquire epoch-defining art and objects — each an exemplar of their field. Leading lots include Antonio Stradivari’s finest inlaid violin, the ‘Hellier’, an Egyptian limestone group statue for Mehernefer and his son, once presented as a gift to King George III, Bob Dylan’s first new studio recording of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ since 1962 in a one-of-onView history anew as Christie’s celebrates art from antiquity to the 21st century in our global auctions. In New York, a series of three live and online sales dedicated to works by Old Masters will kick off from 2 to 16 June, with masterworks from the Alana Collection, and works spanning five centuries of European art history offered without reservee Ionic Original disc and Napoleon’s manuscript of ‘The Battle of Austerlitz’ written during his final exile in Saint Helena.