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AUCTIONEER STRENGTHENS VALUATION TEAM

Local man returns to Ewbank from London saleroom

After a year of unprecedented growth in which turnover more than doubled to £2.5 million, fine art auctioneers Ewbank have strengthened their team of specialist valuers with the appointment of Andrew Delve, a local man who is no stranger to the Surrey saleroom.

Mr Delve worked at Ewbank for four years from 2002 before leaving to gain experience with the London auctioneers Rosebery’s. Prior to that, he was a customer support executive with Internet auction portal iCollector.

He was educated at Friends’ School, Saffron Walden and the University of St Andrews, where he gained an M.A. (Hons) degree before entering the auction business as a porter with one of the big three London salerooms.

He quickly rose through the ranks there to become a cataloguer and administrator in the collectors’ department and subsequently with the wine and sporting departments. In this latter role he was heavily involved with the sale of the archive of memorabilia collected by boxing commentator Harry Carpenter.

Mr Delve said: “I am delighted to be returning to work with former colleagues and clients at Ewbank. Working in the London salerooms enabled me to broaden my experience of the business, which is now so different to when I started out as a porter. Now, with the Internet and email, every auction room has an international reach and it is great to get back to my roots.”

With his Internet experience, one of Mr Delve’s first tasks will be to assist with Ewbank’s newly-introduced free email valuation service. His specialist knowledge, notably of ceramics and glass and collectors’ items, will also be invaluable at the saleroom’s regular Monday morning valuation sessions, which were also introduced this month.

He can be contacted at the saleroom on 01483 223101 or by email at antiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk, which should also be used for email valuations.