Is There an Expert in the House? Thomson v. Christie's: The Case of the Houghton Urns

Is There an Expert in the House? Thomson v. Christie's: The Case of the Houghton Urns

The May 2004 decision of the London High Court in the matter of Thomson v. Christie's captured the interest of the salacious British press for its glamorous players: the Canadian heiress, the English aristocrat, and the international auction house. Taylor Thomson, the daughter of billionaire ne...

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Published in:International journal of cultural property 2005-08, Vol.12 (3), p.425-441
Main Author: Vyas, Stephanie G.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
18th century
Antique dealers
Architecture
Art dealers
Art markets
Auctions
CASE NOTE
Collections
Commissions
Fines & penalties
Litigation
Museums
Sales
Vases
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Summary:The May 2004 decision of the London High Court in the matter of Thomson v. Christie's captured the interest of the salacious British press for its glamorous players: the Canadian heiress, the English aristocrat, and the international auction house. Taylor Thomson, the daughter of billionaire newspaper baron, Lord Thomson of Fleet, sued both the Marquess of Cholmondeley, a bachelor filmmaker with a fortune valued at over £100 million, and Christie's Auction House, for misrepresenting a pair of gilt and porphyry urns she purchased from Cholmondeley at a Christie's sale in London in 1994 for just under £2 million.
ISSN:0940-7391
1465-7317