A new fine jewellery auction at Bonhams traces the enduring love story between Hollywood producer Robert (Bob) Bradford and bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE. Bonhams's chief executive Matthew Girling is to leave Bonhams after 32 years. It was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. Live Webcast Auction 23 Jun 2020 16:00 BST View auction details Hide auction details The couple met on a blind date in 1961 and fell in love on the spot, marrying two years later on Christmas Eve. Christmas came early at Bonhams London this week with three new world records set at the last fine jewellery auction of 2015. History One of the few surviving Georgian auction houses in London, Bonhams was set up in 1793 when Thomas Dodd, a renowned antique print dealer, joined forces with the book specialist Walter Bonham. Bonhams Bonhams operates an aggregate bidding limit of £25,000. The live-streamed auction will be through bonhams.com. Please make sure that you have allowed enough time to register and familiarise yourself with the online bidding process. The company expanded and by the 1850s was handling all categories of antiques including jewellery, porcelain, furniture, arms and armour and fine wines. The auction will be live-streamed (with only the auctioneer and staff in the room), but enabling people to watch the auction and bidders to participate via telephone, absentee or computer.

A step-cut 2.97ct greyish-blue diamond ring by society jeweller Andrew Grima attracted frantic bidding from buyers not only in the auction room, but online and over the phone, which saw the final price soar to £1,482,500. Whether through live auctions, Private Sales or online events, Christie’s offers jewellery at a range of price points for every collector’s needs. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a free and confidential valuation or to discuss buying and selling with Christie’s. This will be the first in a series of jewellery auctions designed to adapt to the current restrictions. Bid online & pay the same as the room. SYDNEY.- Bonhams Australia announces its forthcoming Australia Jewels hybrid auction on Wednesday 27 May at 6pm. Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house and one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. Auction summary. London-based Bonhams Auction House, one of the world’s largest and most renowned auction houses, founded in the late 18th-century and dealing in fine art, antiques, motor cars and jewellery, has announced the holding of its Fine Jewelry Auctions at its 101, New Bond Street flagship saleroom in London, on 20th September 2017. For more information please contact the auction house.