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Oil portrait of James Christie, attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht. James Christie (1730–1803) was a Scottish auctioneer who founded the auction house Christie's.
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Sep 8, 2016 · James Christie: the eloquent auctioneer. By Martin Oldham. Published on 8 September 2016. As Christie’s auction house celebrates 250 years of wielding the gavel, Martin Oldham tracks down its founder James Christie, a man who turned the humble auction into the spectacle it remains to this day.
James Christie holds his first sale in his permanent saleroom in Pall Mall, London. National treasures. 1778. James Christie negotiates the sale of the art collection of Sir Robert Walpole to Catherine the Great of Russia. It is now part of the Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg.
Dec 12, 2016 · Born in Perth in 1730, James Christie travelled to London following a short spell as a midshipman in the Royal Navy, which he left in about 1750. He joined an auctioneering firm in the capital, run by a man called Annesley, before setting up on his own in Pall Mall.
May 24, 2024 · Christie’s, British auction firm known for the sale of art. It was founded by James Christie in London in 1766 and became one of the world’s leading auction houses. Read more about its history, including its record sale of Salvator Mundi, a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
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