Paul Spencer Laurence Viney (born 4 September 1949) is a British auctioneer and valuer of fine art and antiques.
Paul Viney ASFAV | |
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| Born | Paul Spencer Laurence Viney 4 September 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1971–2021 |
| Spouse |
Sarah Tyrrell (m. 1977) |
Career
editViney attended Rugby School from 1963 to 1968.[1][2]
Viney began his career at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum,[3] before working for the National Trust at Waddesdon Manor,[4] the former Rothschild home near Aylesbury.
He moved to Phillips, a British auction house, in 1971. He began as a porter, then became a general valuer, then vice-president in New York,[5] then director in Oxford,[6] main board director in London from 1978 to 1990,[7] and European director from 1986 to 1992.[8][9]
From 1984 to 2010, Viney conducted the Children in Need auctions with Sir Terry Wogan live on BBC Radio 2,[10] every November, raising over £8 million for the charity.[11][12]
He appeared as a specialist on Antiques Roadshow from 1993 to 2013.[13][4]
Woolley & Wallis
editFor 20 years, Viney was chairman of Woolley & Wallis, a British auction house founded in 1884. While there, he oversaw the company's expansion,[14] as well as auctioning ten lots of Asian art for more than £1 million,[15] and a pair of diamond and pearl earrings for £1.4 million.
Viney retired in 2021.
Memberships
editFrom 2009 to 2013, Viney was Chairman of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers.
He is a member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars and thus a Freeman of the City of London.[4] From 2018 to 2019, he was Master of the company.[16]
Personal life
editIn 1977, the engagement was announced of Viney to Sarah Tyrrell, daughter of Mr C. W. Tyrrell of Briars Cross, Limpsfield Chart. They were married later that year.[17] They have two children. Oscar (b.1982) and Sarah (b.1985).
References
edit- ^ TV show visit is priceless!; ANTIQUES ROADSHOW at The Free Library
- ^ "Meteorological Observations". The Meteor. 1012. 27 May 1967. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ The Illustrated London News: Volume 263. Google Books: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975. p. 20.
- ^ a b c THE MASTER THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS Mr PAUL VINEY ASFAV at Livery Companies Database
- ^ Antiques: Volume 112. Google Books. September 1977. p. 593.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Leab, Daniel J.; Leab, Katharine Kyes (1981). The auction companion. Google Books: Harper & Row. p. 195. ISBN 9780060125561.
- ^ "Paul Viney: from porter to master". Pocketmags. Jellyfish Connect Ltd. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Wagenvoord, James (1980). Cashing in on the Auction Boom. Google Books: Rawson, Wade Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 9780892561513.
- ^ Antiquarian Book Monthly Review: Volumes 19–20, Issues 213–225. Google Books: ABMR Publications. 1992. p. 100.
- ^ Wogan, Terry (18 September 2008). Mustn't Grumble. Google Books: Orion. p. Contents. ISBN 9781409105893.
- ^ Radio 2 - Children in Need. November 2011 at BBC
- ^ "Chairman takes bids for Children in Need". Woolley & Wallis. Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Paul Viney at BBC
- ^ "Woolley & Wallis open London office in Mayfair". Antiques Trade Gazette. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Reyburn, Scott (10 April 2015). "Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon: 2 British Postwar Greats Coming Back to Auction". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Arts Scholars' Company - Livery Companies of the City of London". liverydatabase.liverycompanies.info. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. 1977. Retrieved 6 February 2023.