Anderson & Garland

Anderson & Garland is an auction house in Newcastle. It was established in 1840 as a consolidation of two businesses in the North East of England – Anderson Son & Hedley and Atkinson & Garland.

In 2005 it moved to new premises in Westerhope, just outside Newcastle, and in 2017 the firm changed hands after Julian Thomson and Fred Wyrley-Birch bought out the previous owner Andrew McCoull.

Among the major estates the saleroom has handled over the years are the contents of Swarland Hall and Lampton Castle.


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Not just castles on castle-tops

01 May 2026

Cathedrals, palaces and abbeys were also among the sights featured as British tourism developed

Anderson & Garland auctioneer Fred Wyrley-Birch

Important collection of John Tunnard works brings demand in Newcastle

27 April 2026

Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland offered what was billed as “the most comprehensive private holding of works by John Tunnard (1900-71) ever to come to the market” this week.

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Rock stars roll in to show artistic side of their creative talents

02 April 2026

Original works and prints by the likes of Bob Dylan and Ronnie Wood are increasingly sought after

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‘Clear recognition of George Sherwood Hunter’s distinctive vision and technical accomplishment’

27 March 2026

A large group of works by George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919) that had remained in the artist’s family for over a century was dispersed at two sales conducted by Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) over the last six months.

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Hunter, Hunt and Hurt... and Forbes

13 March 2026

Among a selection of 19th and early 20th century pictures at Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Art Auction was an attractive painting by Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859-1912).

A Shrimper by George Sherwood Hunter

Unseen works by Newlyn artist Hunter draw interest in Newcastle auction

05 March 2026

A large group of works by George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919) that had remained in the artist’s family for over a century were dispersed at two sales conducted by Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) over the last six months.

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'Perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled'

27 February 2026

What is being promoted as “perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled” is coming to market with two separate auction houses involved.

Bonhams New York

Movers & shakers: New Bonhams headquarters in the US and latest hires in the UK

18 February 2026

New locations, hires and industry developments across the world of art and antiques

St. Ives, Cornwall by David Bomberg

David Bomberg’s view of St Ives makes £145,000 in Newcastle auction

27 January 2026

Drawing competition between six phone bidders, a rare work depicting St Ives in Cornwall by David Bomberg (1890-1957) flew above estimate at Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland’s latest Modern Art & Design auction.

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Silver to savour: two examples of Caribbean creativity emerge in a rather colder climate

16 January 2026

Although 17th and 18th century Jamaican silver is some of the rarest colonial plate, two small waiters sold at auctions in the north of England in as many months.

Queen Anne spoon

Spoon struck in first year of Newcastle assay office makes over six-times estimate

08 December 2025

The city of Newcastle enjoyed a long gold and silversmithing tradition.

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Three Sheila Fell works on offer, three different private buyers

17 November 2025

A trio of works by Cumbrian artist Sheila Fell (1931-79) were among the highlights of Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Modern Art & Design Auction.

Broadwood piano

National Trust’s Cragside sells piano at auction to make way for 19th century ‘popstar’s’ Broadwood rosewood model

02 October 2025

A grand piano once owned by the celebrated concert pianist Arabella Goddard is back on display where it once held pride of place at Cragside in Northumberland.

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Bidders run rule over first book in English to look at laws that related to women

15 September 2025

The Lawes Resolutions of Women’s Rights: or the Lawes Provision for Women, attributed to the English lawyer Thomas Edgar and printed in 1632 by John More, is recognised as the earliest book in the English language to compile laws relating to women.

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Brooch brings memories of a military hospital

08 September 2025

Sold at £250, this brooch probably commemorates the opening of Hill House Military Hospital, also known as School Hill House Hospital, in Lewes.

The Lawes Resolutions of Women’s Rights

Copy of earliest book on laws relating to women emerges at Newcastle saleroom

25 August 2025

‘The Lawes Resolutions of Women’s Rights: or the Lawes Provision for Women’, attributed to the English lawyer Thomas Edgar and printed in 1632 by John More, is recognised as the earliest book in the English language to compile laws relating to women.

‘Grandfather's Pride’ by Robert Jobling

Large group of Robert Jobling lots attract bidders to Newcastle auction

07 August 2025

One of the largest groups of pictures by Robert Jobling (1841-1923) ever to come to the market in a single sale appeared at Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest fine art auction.

Libertas Americana silver medal

Rare Libertas Americana silver medal sells at Newcastle auction

24 July 2025

A fine example of the Libertas Americana silver medal sold for £63,000 at Anderson & Garland’s Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu auction in Newcastle this week.

Robert Jobling's Grandfather’s Pride

Memories of the North: Robert Jobling pictures come to auction

21 July 2025

A group of works by Robert Jobling (1841-1923), a leading figure in the artistic circles of late 19th century Tyneside, has come to Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland.

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Quaker connections outlined in a fascinating collection sold at auction

21 July 2025

Manuscripts underline the overlapping lives of families in northern England and their extensive travels

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