Chester Expansion
After several months of very friendly discussion, we are delighted to announce that we have purchased Byrnes Auctioneers & Valuers of Chester.
After a very positive talks with Adrian Byrne and co-director Jo Boucher, we were all delighted to conclude discussions to purchase Byrnes. The deal was completed on March 31st. The objective is to further extend our reach and growing reputation to the Chester region through Byrnes’ existing client base and new clients geographically. Also to improve our service to our existing clients in Wales with a city-based auction house near to the England-Wales border which offers diverse and specialist curated auctions.
Our aim is to provide an unrivalled auction and valuation experience in the region. The additional venue will host some of our existing and new specialist auctions, therefore taking some of the logistic and space pressures off our other salerooms. We wish to embrace the antique heritage of Chester, especially in the spheres of Fine Art, Jewellery, Coins, Watches and Sporting Memorabilia (the saleroom is less than one mile from the world's oldest racecourse)!
The existing saleroom straddles the border between Chester and Wales (one can see the signs for Flintshire and Chester from the windows)! It is perhaps a metaphor for our ambitions - to continue as the market leading auction house in Wales whilst simultaneously looking ambitiously further afield.
Our auction house and head-office in Colwyn Bay, where David Rogers Jones and Margaret Rogers started the business in 1992, will continue with auctions.
I am delighted that Adrian is to continue as the Chester Auctioneer, he brings to Rogers Jones & Co many years of auctioneering experience, an excellent reputation in the city and Adrian on the RJ team means continuity for clients. There is great synergy between us both in terms of being a family-business with strong links to the community.
The first auction under the new ownership will be on April 24th
''We are delighted that Byrne’s Auctioneers & Valuers has been acquired by our friends and neighbours Rogers Jones & Co.
Following a conversation back in September with Ben Rogers Jones both Jo Boucher and I agreed that at this stage of our careers and having grown Byrne’s to the successful practice that it now is, it was time for the business to progress further in an ever competitive market place.
Rogers Jones & Co. has firmly established itself as Wales premier auction rooms covering the entirety of the country and carving a strong reputation for the sales of Welsh art, sporting memorabilia and country house auctions in addition to professional valuation services through its offices in Colwyn Bay, Carmarthen, Cardiff and Gregynog Hall in mid Wales.
Their acquisition of Byrne’s Chester will guarantee the continuity of professional auction services here in Chester and throughout the North west for both private clients and the legal services now and for decades to come.
I myself will continue as Chester’s auctioneer of choice and will join the team of Rogers Jones to bring increasing specialisation to the city and beyond.
Jo Boucher will remain as a consultant for the foreseeable future ensuring a smooth transition for all clients old and new.
On a personal note, both Jo and I are pleased that our business built successfully over 20 years will continue to grow within the expanding umbrella of the Rogers Jones Partnership.
We are looking forward to working closely with Richard Hughes, auctioneer for the North of Wales and the rest of the team throughout Wales.
Unifying our specialist knowledge, whether in Chinese ceramics, jewellery, Modern British and Victorian art, our Chester saleroom will enhance the provision of existing services within the Rogers Jones partnership.
We are confident that our business is in exceptionally safe hands and we are looking forward to an exciting future to the benefit of all our clients both professional and private''
Imminent Auctions
Iau 24 Ebrill 2025 9:30 YB
Inaugural General Auction at Byrne's of Chester
Chester Saleroom
Gwen 25 Ebrill 2025 2:00 YH
British & European Fine Art
Caerdydd
Maw 6 Mai 2025 10:00 YB
Furniture & Interiors
Bae Colwyn
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