James Christie (auctioneer)

For other people named James Christie, see James Christie (disambiguation).

James Christie (1730–1803) was the founder of auction house Christie's. Born in Perth in 1730, Christie went on to found Christie's auctioneers in December 5, 1766. Situated at Pall Mall in London, Christie's Great Rooms dealt with some of the most important sales of the late-eighteenth century.

In 1779, Christie moved next to painter Thomas Gainsborough and they became close friends.

His elder son (1773–1831) succeeded him.

Notes and references

Sir Leslie Stephen (editor), Dictionary of national biography, Smith, Elder, & co., 1887, Volume 10

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