James Christie (auctioneer)
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James Christie was a Scottish auctioneer who founded the auction house Christie's.
Portrait of James Christie by Thomas Gainsborough, 1778
Oil portrait of James Christie, attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht.
Pall Mall, London
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Pall Mall is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, Central London. It connects St James's Street to Trafalgar Square and is a section of the regional A4 road. The street's name i
James Christie (auctioneer)
…founded the 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. His first sale took place on 5…
Pall Mall in 2009
A View of St James's Palace, Pall Mall etc by Thomas Bowles, published 1763. This view looks east. The gatehouse of St James's Palace is on the right.
George Dance the Younger's Shakespeare Gallery at 52 Pall Mall was built in 1788 and demolished 1868–1869. It is shown in 1851 after its purchase by the British Institution.
No. 100 Pall Mall, location of the National Gallery between 1824 and 1834