Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house and one of the oldest and largest antique and art auction houses in the world. Baolong's name is very famous in the world art and antique market, as well as in the collection field, and it is leading in some art circles and even in the world. Bonhams, founded by Thomas Dodd in 1793, is one of the few auction houses in London that can be traced back to the George era. He was first famous for auctioning books, and worked closely with book auctioneers and Walter Bonham's auction house. By 1850, the company expanded its development and auctioned all kinds of antique items, including jewelry, porcelain, furniture, samurai armor and weapons, as well as fine wine. In the early 1950s, the Bonhams bought some land in Knightsbridge, London, and opened a sales office in Montpellier Street. In 2000, Baolong Auction House was acquired by Bruce Auction House and renamed Baolong Bruce Auction House. Bruce was founded by Robert Brooks on 1989. Mr. Bruce was in charge of the antique car department of Christie's auction house, specializing in traditional antique car auctions. After that, Bruce continued his large-scale acquisition activities with the aim of establishing a brand-new international art auction house. 200 1 with Filipson and Neil (Filipson &; Neale) merged to form a new company and officially changed its name to Bonhams. Philip johnson and Neil's office is located at New Bond Street 10 1. After the merger, it will become the new headquarters of Baolong Auction House. This building consists of seven independent buildings and is often compared to "rabbit breeding in Dickens' era". Brunstock Building is the first office building bought, located at the junction of Brenheim Street and Woodstock Street. This is a charming art deco building. 1939, Philip bought the basement and basement first, and then bought it layer by layer until 1974 owned the whole building. Go to 1980 and buy a new building on Bond Street 10 1. Before Baolong Auction House moved into its new headquarters, he had commissioned the famous designer Clare Agnew to redecorate and decorate it extensively. After that, the merger did not stop. In 2002, Bonhams acquired the famous auction house on the west coast of the United States, butterfield Auction House founded in 1865, and changed its name to Bonhams butterfield Auction House. And appointed Malcolm Barber, a former employee of Bruce's auction house, as the CEO of this American subsidiary.
By the end of 2003, Baolong auctioned more than 700 works of art every year, with more than 600 employees and a turnover of 304 million yuan. Baolong's global marketing network is dominated by two auction websites in London, nine auction halls in other British provinces and cities, and sales offices in Switzerland, Monaco, Germany, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sydney. In 2003, Baolong Bradford Auction House held its first auction on the east coast of the United States, and auctioned Edwin jamison's antique cars and antiques in Massachusetts.