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Christie’s, in full Christie’s International PLC, British auction firm especially known for the sale of art. It was founded by James Christie in London in 1766 and became one of the world’s leading auction houses. Christie became a friend of such artists and craftsmen as Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Thomas Chippendale, and his premises became a gathering place for collectors, dealers, and fashionable society. His knowledge of valuable art was reflected in the types of transactions he handled: when chosen in 1778 to handle the sale of Sir Robert Walpole’s collection, Christie found a buyer in Catherine the

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