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Auction house Baker and Leigh was founded in London on 11 March 1744. He was the nephew of Samuel Baker, who was the founder of the book auctioneering firm that later became Sotheby's. After his uncle's death in 1778, John became a partner in his book auctioneering firm along with George Leigh.
Sotheby's was established on 11 March 1744 in London by Samuel Baker, a bookseller. In 1767 the firm became Baker & Leigh, [6] [12] after Samuel Baker auctioned several hundred valuable books from the library of The Rt Hon Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet, of Grangegorman and became business partners with George Leigh.
Soon afterwards he took his son Samuel Leigh Sotheby into partnership, and in 1826 Messrs. Sotheby & Son printed a Catalogue of the Collections sold by Messrs. Baker, Leigh, & Sotheby from 1744 to 1826. He died on 19 June 1861, drowning in the River Dart near Buckfastleigh, Devon. [1]
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It also acquired home furnishing manufacturer Lee Jofa in 1995 and fabric and upholstery maker GP & J Baker in 2001. To encompass this broader offering of products, in 2002, the company changed its name to Kravet Inc. In 2011, Kravet acquired prestigious fabric and upholstery maker Brunschwig & Fils in a bankruptcy auction for $9.655 million. [3]
BBA was founded in 2000 by brothers Felix and Julian Baker. Their father is Keith Michael Baker, a history professor at Stanford University.Felix graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Biology, got a PhD in immunology and completed two years of medical school while Julian graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Social studies and then worked in the private equity arm of ...
Druce & Co. were a British furniture manufacturer and antique dealers operating in the 19th and 20th century. The company was founded by Thomas Charles Druce (b.1761 - d.1864) in the 1840s and was based in Baker Street and Portman Square, London. [1]