Christie's will hold a live auction titled 'SILSILA: Highlights from the Dalloul Collection including Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art' on 6 November 2025 at King Street, London, with an online sale running from 28 October to 11 November. The evening sale features 20 exceptional works from the esteemed Dalloul Collection in Beirut, Lebanon, led by masterpieces from artists such as Mohamed Melehi, Mahmoud Saïd, Dia Al-Azzawi, Marwan, Huguette Caland, Paul Guiragossian, Samia Halaby, and Kamal Boullata. A preview will be held at Christie's Dubai from 3-10 October, showcasing highlights including Guiragossian's 'Automne (Autumn)', El Rayess's 'Soukhour Meyrouba', and Said's 'La colline de Mekarzel'.
This auction matters because it represents a marquee moment in the international art calendar, reflecting the vitality and diversity of artistic production from North Africa, Egypt, the Levant, Iraq, and Iran. Following record-breaking sales in 2023 and 2024, the collaboration between Dr. Basel Dalloul and Christie's continues to elevate Middle Eastern modern and contemporary art on the global stage, offering both established and emerging collectors access to museum-quality works and more accessible pieces. The sale also underscores the cultural heritage of Lebanon and Palestine, the ancestral homelands of the Dalloul family.