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 edit
Viney 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 edit
For 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 edit
From 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 edit
In 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.