Chairs and sofas upholstered in kudu and zebra are comfortably arranged before a huge fireplace.

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The delicate floral and cornucopia motifs carved on the crest rails of his earlier Federal period sofas and side chairs recall the work of the great woodcarver Samuel McIntyre of Salem, Mass.

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Mayo Furniture makes sofas, chairs and ottomans in Texarkana, and sells in 25 states.

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"We have the committed collector, the person who is excited about sofas and chairs, " she says.

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"All of those are impacting CEOs' levels of confidence to really deal with their businesses on a go-forward basis, " he said in the PwC Lounge, an ultra-chic Davos party room with white sofas and chairs and orange and red flowers.

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