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Christie's, English firm of art auctioneers and appraisers, one of the largest clearinghouses in the world for art objects of all kinds. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, it has locations all over the world.
BibliographySee M. C. Marillier, Christie's, 1766–1925 (1926); D. Sutton, Christie's since the War, 1945–1958 (1959). Christie'sPopular name for the London firm of Christie, Manson & Woods, the oldest fine-arts auctioneers in the world. It was founded by James Christie (1730–1803), who opened his salesrooms in 1766. He became friends with Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, among others, and developed a tradition of holding studio sales for prominent artists. Christie's has handled some of the most important art sales in history, including the sale of paintings to Catherine II the Great of Russia. The firm, which became a public company in 1973, now has branches all over the world. |
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He was interrupted by the pressure of Christie's fingers on his arm and a subdued exclamation from Jessie, who was staring down the street. ,[4] was sold at Christie's shortly after the discussion which followed the publication of Mr. Be so good as to write to Christie's for me, and ask them to send down a valuer to go through the pictures. |
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