39 Quotes by Alexander Gilkes

My dream, dream acquisition would probably be a Twombly chalkboard. I've been fortunate to see one or two in a private context, and I think it's just sort of quintessentially brilliant, timeless, modern.

In Europe, there is a lower instance of startups because there's a permanent fear of failure. Everyone fears failure because it is this permanent black mark against your name, whereas in the U.S., failure seems to be par for the course.

There is a heavy leaning to try and extract information from me, and I always have to clamp down.

A great friend and mentor, Simon de Pury, invited me to be auctioneer at Phillips de Pury, which was a great honor.

Celebrity is not something I consciously pursue.

I always have my lucky gavel in case I have to do an auction on short notice.

I am never without my gavel, which I bought from an antique shop in Burford, in the Cotswolds.

Our gutsy view of the world is that with time, there will be three auction houses: two serving the upper end of the market and Paddle8, serving the middle market.

I'm the son of a doctor, and the key to working in the art world is to have boundaries of discretion.