Auction Insights

'It must be so interesting', voiced with a hint of envy is the usual response when people hear what I do. Two reasons why stand out. Auctions are an endlessly interesting merry-go-round of art and antiques by which knowledge - I dislike the over-used 'expertise' - is both informed and broadened but also the excitement that comes from objects that are a tangible manifestation of history. I hope you enjoy this weekly blogs.

The Coronation of King George IV, 1821. The...

13th April 2023

Reg Butler Sculpture

5th January 2023

BOOTS PHOTOGRAPHS1

30th June 2020

Just before lockdown a visitor mentioned he had stumbled across several photographic glass...

The Brooks

27th February 2020

An 18th century pottery beaker celebrates the most notorious chapter in British mercantile...

Edward VIII

27th January 2020

Have we witnessed a re-run of the abdication crisis of 1936?

November 19 Highlights

11th December 2019

This week showcases my personal selection of the more interesting and unusual items bidders...

George IV

2nd December 2019

Royal bribed cartoonist not to depict him in “immoral situation” Imagine the reaction...

John Armstrong

17th October 2019

A painter who to me seems almost an old friend...

September Fine Art Sale Highlights

3rd October 2019

From my ‘perch’ on the rostrum, people would rather put their money into a beautifully...

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