Brian Learmount

Brian Learmount ran the family firm of fine art auctioneers in Buckinghamshire for almost forty years and published the first edition of his book in 1985. Through the author's many contacts in the auction business and through the advertising of both his book and his auction house in The Antiques Trades Gazette, A History of the Auction was brought to national attention. It is still an essential text for business school students and is held by most university libraries around the world. Brian...See more

Brian Learmount ran the family firm of fine art auctioneers in Buckinghamshire for almost forty years and published the first edition of his book in 1985. Through the author's many contacts in the auction business and through the advertising of both his book and his auction house in The Antiques Trades Gazette, A History of the Auction was brought to national attention. It is still an essential text for business school students and is held by most university libraries around the world. Brian Learmount has now retired from his auction business to live by the sea in Dorset but continues to retain his interest in art and antiques as a collector. See less