[1] Situated at Pall Mall in London, England, Christie's Great Rooms dealt with some of the most important sales of the late-eighteenth century.

[2] His first sale took place on 5 December 1766, at rooms in Pall Mall, formerly occupied by the print warehouse of Richard Dalton.

Christie afterwards moved next door to Thomas Gainsborough, who lived in the western wing of Schomberg House.

[2] He was of tall and dignified appearance, remarkable for eloquence and professional enthusiasm, and was intimate with David Garrick, Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough, and other men of note.

From his first marriage he had four sons, of whom the eldest, James Christie the Younger (1773–1831), succeeded him; the second, Charles, captain in the 5th regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, was killed (1812) in Persia during a Russian attack; the third, Albany, died in 1821; and Edward, the fourth son, died a midshipman at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1821.