auctioneers and valuers
Despite the current economic climate, the Fine Art and Antiques market remains strong, especially within specialist collecting fields. We are currently accepting items for our autumn series of specialist sales.
Andrew Grant and The Fine Art Auction Group are part of a joint venture which gives Andrew Grant Fine Art clients access to the largest exclusively regional network of fine art and antique salerooms.
Goods consigned for sale through Andrew Grant are valued, marketed and sold through The Fine Art Auction Group's network of salerooms. The Group's team of valuers covers every sector of the fine art, antique and wine market, and items sold through our salerooms will benefit from an ever-expanding national and international buyer base. All items consigned for sale will be listed on The Fine Art Auction Group's website, as well as the websites of selected industry partners.
Our next scheduled valuation day will be Wednesday 27 Jan, and the event will take place at our Worcester office:
59-60 Foregate Street
Worcester
WR1 1DX
Valuation appointments can of course be made for a home visit.
For more information, or to make an appointment, please contact: Michael Froggatt on: 0844 9849617
For more information on Andrew Grant's property services, please visit www.andrew-grant.co.uk.
Andrew Grant’s association with the Fine Art Action Group goes from strength to strength, and continues to net some excellent returns for Andrew Grant clients in Worcestershire and surrounding counties.
The Fine Art Auction Group operates the Dreweatts chain of salerooms, now the country’s largest exclusively regional auctioneers.
At the 11th November Fine Furniture sale at their flagship Donnington Priory salerooms, a carved ivory figural chess set was sold for £7000 against a conservative estimate of £1000 - £1500. In the same sale, a walnut framed and tapestry covered “shepherd’s crook” settee sold for £10,000 while a Victorian pollard oak ebonised and marquetry inverted breakfront sideboard sold for £3200. All were items consigned for sale by Andrew Grant clients.
The above example from a single sale in the busy Dreweatts schedule of specialist auctions is just a snapshot of how Andrew Grant Fine Art’s clients benefit from the partnership between the two firms.
Dreweatts has a packed schedule of auctions and other successes for Andrew Grant clients have included: a white-gold diamond bracelet sold for £1200, a John Anthony Park oil on canvas picture sold for £2500 and an E type Jaguar (in poor condition, a restoration project) was sold for £5500. This last lot was sold by Bristol based BCVA, the vehicle and commercial arm of the fine Art Auction Group.
All these results were achieved with the added feature of free live online bidding, a development that Dreweatts has pioneered in association with internet auction technology partner www.the-saleroom.com.
Given the current economic climate and prevailing mood of pessimism that affects so many business sectors, it is refreshing to relate such a positive story of market success. Results like these reinforce the view that the fine art and antiques market remains strong – indeed, several observers have pointed out that jaded investors looking to diversify away from stocks and shares have boosted auction prices by moving into the sector.
To continue with the positive theme, Dreweatts has this year been celebrating its 250th, anniversary and to date it has been a very successful 2009 for the auction house. The latest exciting development has been the forging of a strategic alliance with Bloomsbury, the world’s largest specialist book auctioneers with operations in London, New York and Rome (together the two firms are set to sell over £40,000,000 this year which makes them the second largest auctioneers by lots sold in the UK). This might all seem a long way away from Worcestershire but the auction house market is a truly international one (all the more so thanks to live internet bidding), and Andrew Grant clients seeking to maximize their returns in respect of sales of antiques and fine art (not to mention wine, collectibles, books, etc) can only benefit from these developments.
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