Auction house Bonhams again want to sell
ARTinvestment.RU   23 мая 2018

Western media analysts noticed signs of preparations for the sale of one of the oldest auction houses in the world. Bonhams was founded 225 years ago. In our century he stars in the sky lacking and far behind the leaders. But he is known. And importantly, profitable

last year Bonhams made a profit of $33 million with sales volume of $170 million pounds. Apparently, things are going really good because last year they opened a swanky new luxury building on London's new bond Street.

What's going on with the sale now, it is unknown to the public to inform will not. But we know that to sell British auction visit the owners (they are investors, one of them a former race car driver). Bonhams tried to sell in 2014. They say the interest was at the mighty Chinese from the auction group, Poly Culture Group, but what-то went wrong.

Watch because Bonhams, in a sense, we, too, not a stranger. We will remind that this auction house has for many years involved in the "Russian week" and twice a year holds thematic auction of Russian art at the same time with Christie's and Sotheby's. the Next will take place in two weeks — on 6 June 2018.

Russian catalogues at Bonhams always much more modest than at Christie's or Sotheby's, but still interesting. Bonhams, by the way, was one of the first to sell in London of the sixties, and its first auction so far has produced a mini-сенсацию.

if the number of applicants for the famous auction house Russian? It is very unlikely. The international situation today is much not the same. The possession of expensive assets does not guarantee even to obtain investment visas. And other times, maybe, and would have competed. There are successful examples. In particular, the auction house Phillips for 10 years owns the Russian group Mecrury. And good job.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: news.artnet.com, theartnewspaper.com, news.artnet.com