Historedia
Person

James Christie

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1766

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Christie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First Christie's Auction

    1766

    Role: Founder and auctioneer who conducted the first sale

    1. December 1766 · Christie's, LondonEarliest surviving auction catalogue

      The earliest auction catalogue retained by Christie's dates from December 1766, corroborating the December founding of the house.

    2. 5 December 1766 · Rooms in Pall Mall, London, formerly Richard Dalton's print warehouseFirst Christie's sale at Pall Mall

      James Christie conducted his first sale on 5 December 1766 at Pall Mall rooms formerly occupied by Richard Dalton's print warehouse.

Sources

  1. Christie's Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
  2. James Christie (auctioneer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01