Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd

Biography

Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd are the World’s Leading Auctioneers of Titanic and Liner Memorabilia and specialists in iconic collectors items. A family run business operated by husband and wife team Andrew and Chrissie Aldridge, They were described by the top collector of Ocean Liner Memorabilia world-wide as the “Leading source of high end ocean liner collectibles in the world’

Henry Aldridge pride themselves on combining a friendly and relaxed atmosphere at their auctions together with a 21st century attitude towards their clients and business. Henry Aldridge hold a number of world records for sale of items at auction. These include over £1 million for the Wallace Hartley collection and over £400,000 for the Stone Collection of Titanic Memorabilia.

Andrew is a fourth generation auctioneer who is widely regarded as the leading authority in the world in the valuation of Titanic memorabilia. He is a specialist in the sale of iconic collector's items and has worked on the sales of numerous world record breaking objects from the single most expensive Titanic item at over £1m to the world's most expensive biscuit at £15000!

Andrew is a consultant expert for Allan Entertainment who own the worlds largest Titanic museums in the United States and has worked for several national institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. He has appeared on television across the world as an expert on channels from National Geographic, Fox and Friends, Good Morning America and BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 television in the UK. Andrew's expertise has also been sought by the BBC Antiques Roadshow on both sides of the Atlantic.

This knowledge sees Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd as one of the premier auctioneers in South West and the leading auctioneer of Titanic and White Star Memorabilia in the World.

Andrew has an honours degree in fine arts valuation and is a full member of the Fine Arts Division of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Society of Fine Art Auctioneers (SOFAA)