Bonhams are among the worlds leaders when it comes to holding some of the very best auctions in the world.It is therefore no huge surprise that they have decided to build new international headquarters in London, which will ensure they have one of the most advanced sales rooms around the world.

The new home for this superb auction house has been designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. The new 21st century building will offer some of the very best in modern facilities that any auction house has ever seen. There will be many unique features including three large sales rooms which will be double height complete with sky boxes which will help to maximize viewing of sales. There will also be preview galleries, a top quality luxury day lit workspace for the specialist staff at Bonhams, and a cafe.

These stunning new premises have an accent on some of the finest technology in the world, along with customer service that is second to none. This is part of the companies plans for building on the growth already in place and built up over the last 10 years.

The traditional auction house has grown to become one of the finest international houses anywhere in the world. The construction of the new building will not affect sales and the whole restoration project is planned to complete by December 2013. The designer of the luxury auction house is well known around the world for innovative and very high profile designs. The company are extremely excited to have been given the challenging project for such a prestigious name as Bonhams, and promise that their luxury design will respond to British history while at the same time realising Bonhams vision.

The chairman for Bonhams said that the expansion was needed due to the fact that over the last 10 years the auction house has grown significantly to become one of the leaders and as such they have outgrown their current facilities. When the construction of the new building is completed it will become an enhancement to what is a very historic area of London and will be one of the most fantastic auction houses anywhere in the world.

Bonhams auction house was founded in 1793 and today is one of the largest and also the oldest houses of luxury fine arts and antiques. Today they offer more sales than any other auction house with two large salesrooms in London, four more throughout the United Kingdom and more scattered around the world. The brand name has more representatives in over 25 countries and undertake valuations in more than 57 specialist areas.

Editorial | Image Courtesy Of Bonhams