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Fieldings, with Will Farmer as their representative, and Piano Auctions
with Sean McIlroy as theirs, were both elected Members at the June
Committee Meeting.
Additionally, Will Richards of Dreweatts was elected an Associate Member.
Ewbank Clarke Gammon Wellers continues to expand, and Riddetts are now
'in association' with them. They retain an office at Bournemouth, but
goods will be sold at Chris Ewbank's Send saleroom. Rodney Adams
therefore becomes an Associate Member of Ewbanks Clarke Gammon Wellers
and new Associate Members Stephen Ozier at Bournemouth and Timothy
Duggan at Send were elected.
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The 2010 AGM will be held on Thursday October 21st. at Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury.
The Meeting will be followed by a private view of the forthcoming Clocks and Silver Sale, with a short talk by relevant specialists.
After lunch there will be a guided tour of Mompesson House in the Close, followed by afternoon tea.
Invitations will be sent out shortly.
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Cumbrian auctioneers Kendal Auction Rooms have changed name to Eighteen Eighteen Auctioneers as part of a rebranding exercise. They are targetting the new generation of buyers, who may not yet appreciate the advantages of buying at auction. Emphasising the benefits both of recycling and the ease of bidding on line, the auctioneers have changed their sale calender to incorporate a monthly two day sale covering the whole range of goods offered.
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With Clive Stewart-Lockhart's term of office coming to an end, Paul Viney, Chairman of Woolley and Wallis, the Salisbury-based Fine Art Auctioneers, has been elected to succeed him as the new Chairman of SOFAA. He began his career at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,
then worked for the National Trust at Waddesdon Manor, the former
Rothschild house near Aylesbury, before joining Phillips Auctioneers,
where he was Vice President in New York for three years and European Director from 1986 until 1992. He is well known to Radio 2 listeners for
his annual Children in Need auctions with Terry Wogan, Jimmy Young, Ken
Bruce and others. He has lectured extensively.
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On 16th. June the Society hosted its biennial Dinner at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, sponsored by the Antiques Trade Gazette; AON; The Arts Loss Register and Pardy's Printers. Members and Guests enjoyed an excellent meal before the retirement speech of outgoing Chairman Clive Stewrat-Lockhart and a response by incoming Chairman Paul Viney.Piere Valentin of Withers LLB.was made an Honorary Associate of the Society in recognition of his many years giving legal advice both to SOFAA and the Trade in general.The formal part of the evening was closed by Guest Speaker Eric Knowles who regaled those present with anecdotes and experiences of his tims as an auctioneer and TV personality.
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