Pursuits
Christie's Shuts Offices in Boston, Palm Beach, Philadelphia
- Auction house to increase investment in West Coast, Midwest
- Sotheby's shed some staff last year as art market slows
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Christie’s, the world’s biggest auction house by revenue, said it’s shutting down offices in Boston, Philadelphia and Palm Beach, Florida.
Clients in these regions will be served from the New York office, a spokeswoman for the auction house said in an e-mailed statement on April 5. Christie’s plans to expand investment in the West Coast, the Midwest and Southwest regions, she said.