Bonhams
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auctioneering, Specialty Retail |
| Founded | London, United Kingdom (1793) |
| Founder(s) | WHO |
| Headquarters | 101 New Bond Street, London, United Kingdom |
| Number of locations | 66 locations worldwide (as of 2012) |
| Key people | Robert Brooks, Chairman Malcolm Barber, Group CEO Matthew Girling, CEO UK Hugh Watchorn, CFO Shahin Virani COO |
| Products | Arts, pictures, collectables and motor cars |
| Employees | 832 (2012) |
| Divisions | Bonhams London Bonhams Paris Bonhams New York Bonhams San Francisco Bonhams Los Angeles Bonhams Hong Kong Bonhams Sydney |
| Website | Bonhams.com |
Bonhams is an auctioneer 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. Today, the amalgamated business handles fine art and antiques. It operates two large 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 smaller regional sale rooms in Chester, Edinburgh and Oxford. Sales are also held in other cities around the world.
