There was further evidence of the great upsurge in online live bidding at the British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held on January 22-23, pre-sale estimates sometimes left far behind as the sale soared to a total of £699,001. This auction had been postponed from December in order to allow sufficient time for viewing by collectors and dealers and this policy was rewarded by the remarkable prices achieved by … Read more...
We are pleased to announce that Constanze Dennis and Tom Margalski have joined the Board of Grosvenor Auctions. Constanze has accepted the role of Managing Director to guide the company forward and Tom remains in charge of the organisation of the London offices.
Constanze Dennis began her life in what she describes as the beautiful market town of Chesterfield before leaving to read physics at Oxford University. She joined Grosvenor … Read more...
Featuring the finest offering of Private Telegraph Company stamps possibly ever presented to the stamp market, Grosvenor’s Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History auction on October 28th continued the recent trend of exceptional results by exceeding comfortably its pre-sale estimate with a total realisation of £490,784. The auction benefited from its timing ‘between waves’ of Coronavirus constraints with an especially extended period of public viewing beforehand and a restricted … Read more...
With philatelic exhibitions and social events largely postponed during the current restrictions, public auctions have provided a welcome opportunity for enthusiasts to add to their collections and dealers to refresh their stocks. The two-day sale of British Empire & Foreign Countries held at Grosvenor on September 22-23 showed clear evidence of this as bidders forced prices far beyond the pre-sale estimate to a final total of £898,966.