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An amalgamation in Newcastle in 1913 between Anderson, Son and Hedley and Atkinson & Garland, gave birth to the present trading name. For the following 75 years the firm was based at Anderson house in Market Street - the first purpose built auction rooms outside London.
Throughout the 20th century the firm developed invaluable experience as auctioneers of art treasures and furnishings at ancestral castles and large country houses in the area. Outstanding amongst these were Callaly Castle, Lambton Castle, and most recently in the 1980’s and 1990’s Slaley Hall, Acomb House, and Elsdon Tower in Northumberland.
In 1988, the firm moved to premises at Marlborough House in Marlborough Crescent, Newcastle and we continued to build on our success. In 2003 we achieved the top price ever paid for a work of art in the North East, when a painting by Yorkshire artist, Atkinson Grimshaw, fetched £242,000.
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