page_title: James Christie (auctioneer)
hierarchical_section_title: James Christie (auctioneer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of James Christie, I (1730?–1803) attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht (1752–1794). Oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm. Private collection.
context_page_description: James Christie was the founder of auction house Christie's.
  Born 1730 in Perth, Scotland, Christie went on to found Christie's auctioneers on 5 December 1766. Situated at Pall Mall in London, England Christie's Great Rooms dealt with some of the most important sales of the late-eighteenth century.
context_section_description: James Christie (1730–1803) was the founder of auction house Christie's. 
  Born 1730 in Perth, Scotland, Christie went on to found Christie's auctioneers on 5 December 1766. Situated at Pall Mall in London, England Christie's Great Rooms dealt with some of the most important sales of the late-eighteenth century.
caption: Oil portrait of James Christie, attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht.
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