Chiswick Auctions

Chiswick Auctions is a West London auction house with 20 specialist departments including fine art, furniture, jewellery, silver, wine, arms and armour, books and fashion. It holds regular specialist sales as well as a monthly design and interiors sales.

The firm is jointly run by William Rouse and Leigh Osborne. In 2017, Chiswick Auctions announced plans to open a South Kensington showroom manned by a group of former Christie’s staff.


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Gould proud of his work on the most sumptuous and costly of British bird books

26 May 2025

Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) held a sale titled The Art of Nature – a themed catalogue of art and antiques based on the natural world.

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Indian art interest rolls out to a wider audience

26 May 2025

Latest sales suggest a wider collector base targeting history and topography

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Indian sculptor’s earliest known work on paper turns heads at Chiswick Auctions

09 May 2025

The earliest known painted work by the Indian sculptor Ganpatrao Mhatre (1879-1947) drew international interest at a recent sale at Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium).

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Autographs of early 20th century political and cultural figures emerge at Chiswick Auctions

07 May 2025

An autograph album containing the signatures of notable figures from the early 20th century is to appear at Chiswick Auctions in a timed sale ending May 18.

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Rediscovered Hans Coper vase found in garden flies over estimate at Chiswick Auctions

17 April 2025

A monumental work by Hans Coper (1920-81) which was found in a London garden among weeds and covered in snails sold at more than three times estimate at Chiswick Auctions.

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One of the first photographs of Mandalay Bay makes 20 times estimate

04 April 2025

Felice Beato (1832-1909) was one of the first photographers to capture East Asia, with this panorama appearing at Chiswick Auctions

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Haile Selassie signature on a photo seals auction interest

17 March 2025

Described as “exceptionally large” when offered by Chiswick Auctions (26/12% buyer’s premium), this black and white presentation photograph depicts Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975).

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Seventeenth century Newcastle silver rarity emerges

17 March 2025

A rare example of 17th century Newcastle silver holloware sold for £7500 at Chiswick Auctions’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest specialist sale of Silver and Objects of Vertu.

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Monumental Hans Coper vessel unearthed in London back garden

24 February 2025

A key work by the Anglo-German studio potter Hans Coper (1920-81) has been found in a garden in London.

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Arts journal page displays pioneering print

24 February 2025

Victorian arts journal was first to be illustrated with a photograph to promote Fox Talbot book

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Rare surviving pieces of Newcastle silver emerge at Chiswick Auctions

20 February 2025

Two rare pieces of 17th century Newcastle silver come for sale in London on February 26.

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Latest Movers & Shakers including new chair of Treasure House Fair

30 January 2025

The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques

Barbara Hepworth archive

Collection of Barbara Hepworth drawings and working notes sells at Chiswick Auctions

15 January 2025

An archive of annotated sketches and correspondence showing the working methods of sculptor Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) sold for £20,000 at the end of last year.

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The hand of Thomas Lawrence: Second version of Lady Suffield portrait offered at Chiswick Auctions

13 January 2025

A rediscovered work by Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) and his studio comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions on January 21.

Design for the Abu Dhabi Mastaba by Christo

Christo design for ‘the world’s largest contemporary sculpture’ sells at Chiswick Auctions

26 November 2024

An original drawing for the project that Christo (1935-2020) intended as his only permanent, large-scale public artwork emerged at a recent Chiswick Auctions sale.

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British provincial wares pack a punch at auction

18 November 2024

Although the size of the collecting audience is changing - and the arrival or departure of just one or two committed buyers can make a significant difference to prices - British provincial wares can command decent prices.

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Touch of luxury and novelty evident in a west London sale silver selection

18 November 2024

Dressing table sets are among the most frequently surviving elements of late 17th century hollowware.

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Silver scholarship supports sales of Chinese export items

28 October 2024

Recent research is revealing the importance of the markings on Chinese export silver

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Pick of the Week: Constable's letter from key patron

23 September 2024

A letter written to John Constable by a key patron formed part of the sale of Old Masters and 19th Century Art at Chiswick Auctions on September 18.

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Autograph book from disinherited daughter of a three-times Prime Minister signs off at £16,000

19 September 2024

A descendent of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who was Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, consigned an extraordinary autograph album for sale at Chiswick Auctions.

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