Bonhams
Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house and one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. It was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. This brought together two of the four surviving Georgian auction houses in London, Bonhams having been founded in 1793, and Phillips in 1796 by Harry Phillips, formerly a senior clerk to James Christie.
Bonhams in Mayfair, London, U.K. | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auctions, Valuations |
| Founded | 1793 London, United Kingdom |
| Founders | Thomas Dodd and Walter Bonham |
| Headquarters | 101 New Bond Street, London, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 66 locations worldwide (as of 2012) |
Key people | Bruno Vinciguerra (Executive Chairman) Jonathan Fairhurst (CFO) |
| Products | Fine arts, fine jewellery, Asian art and motor cars |
| Owner | Epiris |
Number of employees | 598 (2019) |
| Divisions | Bonhams London Bonhams Paris Bonhams New York Bonhams San Francisco Bonhams Los Angeles Bonhams Hong Kong Bonhams Sydney |
| Website | bonhams |
Today, the amalgamated business handles art and antiques auctions. Bonhams operates two salerooms in London—the former Phillips sale room at 101 New Bond Street, and the old Bonham's sale room at the Montpelier Galleries in Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge—with a smaller sale room in Edinburgh. Sales are also held around the world in New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, and Singapore. Bonhams holds more than 280 sales a year in more than 60 collecting areas, including Asian art, Pictures, motor cars and jewelry. Bonhams has more than 550 staff with some of the world's leading specialists in their fields.