History
Christie’s, originally founded in 1766 by James Christie, pursued an innovative real estate venture in 1995 by acquiring Great Estates, a luxury real estate network founded in 1987. Christie’s International Real Estate is an affiliate network and has central hubs in London and New York; field offices in Beverly Hills, California, Chicago, Illinois, and Palm Beach, Florida; and approximately 125 affiliates in Europe; North, Central, and South America; and the Caribbean as well as Asia, Africa, and Oceania. On January 11, 2011, the company changed its name from Christie’s Great Estates to Christie's International Real Estate.
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