Paul Viney

Paul Spencer Laurence Viney (born 4 September 1949) is a British auctioneer and valuer of fine art and antiques.

Paul Viney

ASFAV
Born
Paul Spencer Laurence Viney

(1949-09-04) 4 September 1949
NationalityBritish
EducationRugby School
Occupations
  • Auctioneer
  • valuer
  • antique expert
  • auction house chairman
Years active1971–present
Spouse
Sarah Tyrell
​
(m. 1977)​

Career

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 where his paternal grandparents were châtelains.[5][6]

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,[7] then director in Oxford,[8] main board director in London from 1978 to 1990,[9] and European director from 1986 to 1992.[10][11]

From 1984 to 2010, Viney conducted the Children in Need auctions with Sir Terry Wogan live on BBC Radio 2,[12] raising over £5 million for the charity.[13][14]

He appeared as a specialist on Antiques Roadshow from 1993 to 2013,[15][4] and co-hosted series 29 in 2007.[16][17]

Woolley & Wallis

For 20 years, Viney was chairman of Woolley & Wallis, a British auction house founded in 1884. While there, he oversaw the company's expansion,[18] as well as the auctioning of a Benin Bronze,[19] Keith Vaughan's "Sunbathers",[20] some of Napoleon's personal documents,[21] seven lots of Asian art for more than £1 million,[22] and one of the largest spherical pearls in existence, which was bought by David Morris for £811,000.[23][4]

In 2019, Viney resigned from the chair.[24][25] He had previously been the director of the company, beginning in 1995, until his resignation in 2021.[26][27]

Memberships

From 2009 to 2013, Viney was Chairman of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers (ASFAV).

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.[28]

Personal life

In 1977, the engagement was announced of Viney to Sarah Tyrell, daughter of Mr C. W. Tyrrell of Briars Cross, Limpsfield Chart. They were married later that year.[29]

References
  1. TV show visit is priceless!; ANTIQUES ROADSHOW at The Free Library
  2. "Meteorological Observations". The Meteor. 1012. 27 May 1967. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. The Illustrated London News: Volume 263. Google Books: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975. p. 20.
  4. THE MASTER THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS Mr PAUL VINEY ASFAV at Livery Companies Database
  5. THE ROTHSCHILDS from Woolley & Wallis Sale News Spring/Summer 2020 by Paul Viney at Issuu
  6. Paul Viney at the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars
  7. Antiques: Volume 112. Google Books. September 1977. p. 593.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. Leab, Daniel J.; Leab, Katharine Kyes (1981). The auction companion. Google Books: Harper & Row. p. 195. ISBN 9780060125561.
  9. "Paul Viney: from porter to master". Pocketmags. Jellyfish Connect Ltd. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. Wagenvoord, James (1980). Cashing in on the Auction Boom. Google Books: Rawson, Wade Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 9780892561513.
  11. Antiquarian Book Monthly Review: Volumes 19–20, Issues 213–225. Google Books: ABMR Publications. 1992. p. 100.
  12. Wogan, Terry (18 September 2008). Mustn't Grumble. Google Books: Orion. p. Contents. ISBN 9781409105893.
  13. Radio 2 - Children in Need. November 2011 at BBC
  14. "Chairman takes bids for Children in Need". Woolley & Wallis. Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  15. Paul Viney at BBC
  16. TV.com Antiques Roadshow Series 29 database Archived 2 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  17. McIntyre, Charlotte (30 December 2021). "Antiques Roadshow expert warns guest after Olympic torch valuation 'Take care of it!'". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  18. "Woolley & Wallis open London office in Mayfair". Antiques Trade Gazette. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  19. "Benin bronze helps Woolley & Wallis retain lead in regional sales league". Antiques Trade Gazette. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  20. "Modern British art in demand in Salisbury as Keith Vaughan's 'Sunbathers' is bid to £120,000". Antiques Trade Gazette. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  21. Fricker, Martin (22 September 2015). "Napoleon drowned his sorrows after Waterloo with a feast of meat and wine". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  22. 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.
  23. Samad, Lareef (4 May 2014). "Rare Natural Pearl Sells for Staggering £811,000 at Woolley & Wallis Auction". Internetstones.COM. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  24. "Paul Viney: The lessons I've learned". Antiques Trade Gazette. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  25. "New chairman for auction house Woolley & Wallis as Paul Viney steps down after 20 years at the top". Antiques Trade Gazette. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  26. "Paul Spencer Laurence VINEY". Gov.uk. Crown copyright. Retrieved 6 February 2023. Appointed on 1 February 1995. Resigned on 30 March 2021
  27. Thornes, Robin (1997). Protecting Cultural Objects in the Global Information Society: The Making of Object ID. Google Books: Getty Information Institute. p. 52. ISBN 9780892364954.
  28. "Arts Scholars' Company - Livery Companies of the City of London". liverydatabase.liverycompanies.info. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  29. "Marriages". The Times. 1977. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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