Forum Auctions is expanding into the wine and spirits market with the purchase of the assets of Bid for Wine from Stanley Gibbons.
It has hired ex-Sotheby’s and Christie’s wine specialist Richard Brierley (pictured right) to lead the new business, which will relaunch this spring.
Forum has bought the assets, including the bidforwine.co.uk website, technology and client base, in a joint venture with Auction Marketer, owned by web developer Star Digital.