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James Christie held his first auction on 5th December, 1766 - billed as a sale of \u201cgenuine household furniture, jewels, plate, firearms, china and a large quantity of madeira and high flavoured claret\u201d belonging to a \u201cNoble Personage (deceased)\u201d.\nHis auction-house, Christie\u2019s, went on to become one of the world\u2019s leading dealers of fine art. But it took Christie many years to exploit this opportunity, which he accomplished partly by leveraging well-connected friends. His milieu included Richard Tattersall, Thomas Chipperfield, Thomas Gainsborough, Horace Walpole, Joshua Reynolds and David Garrick - a \u2018Who\u2019s Who\u2019 of 18th century London once known as \u2018Christie's Fraternity of Godparents\u2019.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Christie innovated public viewings, product placement and sales technique; connect the dots between the French Revolution and Christie\u2019s biggest successes; and reveal how much it costs to buy a two-headed taxidermied lamb\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018James Christie: the eloquent auctioneer\u2019 (Royal Academy of Arts, 2016): https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/james-christie-eloquent-auctioneer\n\n\n\u2018Mr Christie, before Christie\u2019s\u2026 His early days\u2019 (Artprice, 2021): https://www.artprice.com/artmarketinsight/mr-christie-before-christies-his-early-days\n\n\n\u2018Welcome to Christie\u2019s\u2019 (Christies, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ2kq20kK5U\n\n\n\n#1800s #Arts #Person\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices