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Nic Stratton Tyler
Nic has approaching 30 years of experience as a valuer in the world of fine art and antiques. After graduating from Edinburgh University with an MA Hons in History of Art, she trained at Christie’s, London. Specialising in drawings and watercolours, she also ran the successful book illustration sales. Nic worked as a general valuer for Bonhams, East Anglia for many years before joining Art & Antiques Appraisals in 2010. Nic sits on public art committees, judges art prizes and is a painter herself. She is based on the Essex/Suffolk borders but is also happy to undertake work in the West Country.
James Glennie
James is a qualified valuer with over 40 years of experience in the art valuation and auction field, many of which were with international auctioneers Bonhams, where he established their national Museums Department, their first office in East Anglia and the popular East Anglian View sales. He was responsible for many country house sales as well as single owner sales in London and New York. He left to establish Art & Antiques Appraisals in 2007. James lives in North Norfolk but is frequently in London and travels widely throughout the UK to undertake valuations and advise clients ranging from private collectors to major institutions and museums.
Joanna van der Lande
With over 30 years of experience in the art and antiques business with particular expertise in antiquities, Joanna has conducted many valuations for institutions on behalf of Art & Antiques Appraisals. She has experience working for both auction houses and dealers and has been running her own consultancy business since 2006. She chairs the Antiquities Dealers’ Association and has chaired vetting committees for art fairs for many years. Joanna lives in the Surrey Hills and is available to carry out local home inspections for those wishing to have their art and antiques appraised for sale or insurance purposes.
Caro Flower
A jewellery specialist for over 20 years, Caro holds a BA Hons in Art History and has a background in practical applied art, and as a general valuer for Bonhams, she decided to focus on jewellery. She studied at The Gemmological Association in Hatton Garden, becoming a Fellow (FGA) and Diamond Grading Associate (DGA). She has many years’ experience both as a dealer in antique and modern jewellery, and as an independent consultant for leading independent auction houses, assessing jewellery for insurance, for probate, and cataloguing pieces for sale. She divides her time between Norfolk and Devon, but is happy to travel beyond when occasion demands.
Clare Buxton
Clare, a researcher and cataloguer, has worked for a number of auction rooms, including Bonhams East Anglia, but began her career as a newspaper and magazine sub-editor and writer. After several years in the publishing world in Scotland and London, she secured a place at the University of Stirling, and read English and Fine Art graduating with a BA Honours (First Class) for her dissertation on The Picturesque Tour and the topographical watercolours of the 18th and early 19th Centuries, a study which later resulted in an MA in Landscape History, expanding her knowledge of Sporting and Topographical works. She undertakes research, writing copyright and publishing roles for Art & Antiques Appraisals.