This Oxford educated art expert has recently finished presenting a 20 part television series ‘Art and the City’ that was broadcast by The Gallery Channel (USA, Canada).  The project focused on 10 works of art and the culture of the city that produced them. 

With a background in journalism as well as art and antiques, Roy has, during his interesting and varied career thus far spent four years at Phillips International Auctioneers starting out as a general antiques expert as a valuer and Auctioneer. While there he kept up his journalistic skills by working as the companies art and antiques columnist conducting magazine interviews with owners of big collections such as the Rothschild’s, Marlborough’s, etc.

Roy spent seven years at Christies eventually becoming Head of Department for Old Master & British Pictures and also part of the Senior Management Team. As a senior Manager and Old Master painting specialist he was involved in all aspects of Christie’s sales, expertise and strategy.

Roy’s latest project has been to set up his own gallery ‘Sphinx Fine Art’ in Kensington. London. The gallery specialises in Russian Art. From working with builders to buying art all over the world, this project is probably the most interesting and fraught with danger he has ever been involved in. www.shinxfineart.com

A published author of ‘A Brief History of Painting: 2,000BC – AD 2,000’, The book has been published worldwide. He also had his own Art & Antiques Column for the Newsquest Publishing Group including the Oxford Times. 

Roy would relish the chance to use his passion and interest for Art & Antiques in more broadcasting work. An Ex-Oxford rower Roy is very keen on keeping fit and Summer 2008 saw him complete a leg of the ‘Tour de France up in the Pyrenees.

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