Criterion Auctioneers has opened a valuation office in South Kensington in the hope of snaring some of the business left by the closure of Christie’s in the area.
Criterion, which closed its Wandsworth saleroom in December, will have two members of staff based at the serviced office space at 239 High Street, South Kensington, five days a week.
The firm now plans to hold weekly auctions at its Islington saleroom (scheduled for refurbishment in July) and monthly country house sales at Jaggards House in Corsham, near Bath.