James Christie (auctioneer)
18th-century British auctioneer
For his son and fellow auctioneer, see
James Christie the Younger
. For other people, see
James Christie (disambiguation)
.
James Christie
James Christie by
Thomas Gainsborough
Born
1730
Perth
, Scotland
Died
1803 (aged 72–73)
Pall Mall
, London, England
Nationality
Scottish
Occupation
Auctioneer
Oil portrait of James Christie, attributed to
Benjamin Vandergucht
.
James Christie
(1730–1803) was a Scottish
auctioneer
who founded the auction house
Christie's
.