John Axford (Director)

After graduating from Leeds University John Axford worked for Phillips Auctioneers in London before joining Woolley and Wallis in 1993 to become head of the Ceramics, Glass and Oriental departments. John was the first recipient of the Antiques Trade Gazette Ivor Turnball Memorial prize in 1997 for achieving the highest marks in the country for professional qualification exams. He writes and lectures on ceramics and oriental art, is a consultant to Miller’s Antiques Price Guide and has been a member of the BBC Antiques Roadshow team since 1999. He discovered the first Limehouse figure in 2005, and discovered and identified The Alexander Vase, a 14th century Yuan dynasty Chinese vase which subsequently fetched £2,600,000. In May 2009 he sold a rare jade water buffalo for £3,400,000 - breaking his own record for the highest price achieved outside of London for any work of art. 

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