The Grosvenor graphic designer Dorothy Sharp passed away on June 25th, having celebrated her 96th birthday earlier in the month. She had worked as part of our team for over 25 years, the front cover of the recent GPA 159 catalogue being her final contribution.
Dorothy Bertha Merriton Sharp was born in Kent in 1928 and was the granddaughter of noted English historian Samuel Rawson Gardiner. After the death … Read more...
We are delighted to welcome Ben Palmer FRSPC, FBSAP, FIPJF, AIEP, APR who joins Grosvenor bringing significant experience from working at two previous auction houses over a number of years.
Ben’s strength is in British Empire, particularly 19thand 20th century postal history. He is a both a National and International Judge and Fellow of the FIP Jury. He won the National Research Award in 2014 and … Read more...
A sale of over 1400 lots featuring the second part of the exceptional Stefan Heijtz FRPSL Barbados, an exceptional collection of postal history previously awarded three international Gold medals at the Philakorea 2002, London 2020 and London 2022 exhibitions, as well as significant offerings of Malta and Egypt … Read more...
Over two sticky July days in central London the Grosvenor Summer Auction blew away all expectations, raising over £1 million for its delighted vendors. The bidding was hot, the prices hotter still, as three auctioneers battled to control waves of online bidding that arrived to compete with pre-sale bids and the challenges of attendees in the room.
The auction contained several important offerings, the first being the John Ineson collection … Read more...
