A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR

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  • Collecting Guide: Key periods of American furniture

    Our guide to the forms, ornamentations and carving styles, illustrated with lots from Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints on 17-18 January

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  • What I’ve learned: John Hays, Deputy Chairman

    Lessons from 35 years with Christie’s, including remarkable discoveries, what makes Ammi Phillips an icon of folk art, and how it feels to change consignors’ lives

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  • Jewelled daggers and ceremonial swords

    Decorative and dangerous, the most impressive group of courtly quality weapons to come to auction in well over a generation

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  • The fearless Kara Walker

    This month, Christie’s offers one of the American artist’s large-scale works. In October, she will tackle the monumental proportions of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall