Phillips London
Phillips London
The Berkeley Square saleroom and the firm's place of origin
Phillips London is the London saleroom of the international auction house Phillips, located on Berkeley Square in Mayfair. London is the firm's place of origin — Harry Phillips opened his rooms in the city in 1796 — and the saleroom continues to host jewellery, watch, and contemporary art auctions alongside private sales, exhibitions, and valuations. In the modern Phillips structure, however, the principal jewellery sale weight has shifted to Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong, and London now functions as a supporting saleroom in the international programme rather than the main jewellery destination.
Saleroom and programme
The Berkeley Square saleroom hosts London Jewels and themed jewellery sales on an occasional rather than biannual rhythm, with consignments principally from British and European clients. Material reflects the British and Continental jewellery trade: Georgian and Victorian pieces, twentieth-century signed jewellery, and contemporary studio work, alongside coloured stones and diamonds. The saleroom also conducts contemporary art sales and watch sales, and serves as the British exhibition venue for international consignments before they travel to Geneva or Hong Kong.
Position in the London market
The London auction calendar for jewellery is dominated by Christie's King Street and Sotheby's New Bond Street, with Bonhams New Bond Street also a significant participant. Phillips London's jewellery programme is smaller and more focused, and consignors weighing London options will typically consider all four houses. Phillips's relative weight is greater in contemporary art, design, and watches than in jewellery within London specifically.
For high-value British jewellery — country-house consignments, museum-quality Georgian and early Victorian pieces — Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams have historically held the deepest market position in London. Phillips London is most often the natural choice for signed twentieth-century and contemporary jewellery aligned with the firm's broader market positioning.
Services
Beyond the live sale calendar, Phillips London offers private sales, valuations for insurance and probate, estate services, and consignment consultation. The London team coordinates with Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong on the placement of major consignments and on the timing of cross-saleroom marketing.
In the trade
Phillips London sale results are published in the firm's auction archive and contribute to the comparables set for British and European jewellery valuation. The Berkeley Square saleroom remains a useful preview venue and a normal point of contact for British consignors and buyers, even when the eventual sale itself is staged in Geneva or New York.