Valuer & Estate Disposal Management
"Values may change, my professional standards don't"
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Christopher Bragg
Christopher Bragg’s first encounter with dealing in art and antiques was when he left school at the age of 18. Having settled in London he would attend the weekly sales of a west London auction house. There, his keen eye would be attracted to tea chests full of china, bric-a-brac & collectables. The average cost being five pounds! The contents would then be sorted, cleaned and prepared for exposure to the world of commerce. The favourite venues being Portobello Rd. & Pimlico markets.
This activity was enjoyed for some years even whilst working for “The Connoisseur” magazine. It was during employment at this distinguished journal that Christopher met Alan Jacobs, who had just opened an art gallery in Belgravia specialising in 17th Century Dutch and Flemish Old Master Paintings. This encounter was to be fortuitous to say the least. New to the London art scene, Alan soon concluded that running an art gallery was no easy task. He needed an assistant. An invitation of employment was issued to Christopher and the response was in the affirmative.
The gallery thrived throughout the 1970’s.
Christopher remained with the gallery until early in 1983 when, together with his family, came to Australia.
It was in 1995 that Christopher established his art and antiques auction business “Christopher Bragg Auctions” in Surrey Hills, Melbourne.
December 2015 saw Christopher’s departure from the day to day ‘hands on’ involvement in the business. He now specialises in consulting and valuations for probate, family division and insurance.
His speciality is assisting executors with the disposal of Estates no matter how small or large, and within short timeframes.
