Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2012/January 2013 | Page 61

ANTIQUES AUCTION ROOMS EXPANDING It is more than two years since Hose Rhodes Dickson opened their purpose built Auction Rooms in Brading, where the business has gone from strength to strength. Rex Gully, with his 40 years of experience, was brought in to mastermind the Fine Art side of the saleroom and the firm now has clients around the world eager to purchase in their particular collecting field, whether it be Chinese porcelain, rare Scottish silver or that highly collectable set of Beatles’ autographs. Building work is now being undertaken to provide more storage space inside the Auction Rooms and landscaped car parking adjacent to the premises. The aim, as always, is to provide excellent customer service combined with investment in the latest information technology to access the worldwide audience. Hose Rhodes Dickson are confident that they are the fine art auction rooms of choice for the discerning customer. The Christmas Fine Art auction takes place on Thursday, December 13 with the usual selection of antique and collectable items including a set of four Beatles’ autographs obtained when the gro WvW&R