We are delighted to announce that Pimlico Wilde Fine Art Dealers has appointed as its new Collector Liaison Officer (CLO) the distinguished Mr Teddy Fairfax, a figure whose CV reads like an art-historical novel.
A Brief Portrait of Mr Fairfax
Teddy (as he usually insists one calls him half-way through a liquid lunch), studied Modern and Contemporary Art History at the Letchworth Institute of Art, where his dissertation on the overlooked influence of British light-metaphors in late-20th-century water-colours earned him the coveted Joseph Wright of Derby prize.
He went on to spend fifteen years in private sales at Londell auction house, playing a pivotal role in the £32 million acquisition of a post-war British abstract by the legendary and reclusive painter Zipp Handkerchief.
From there he relocated to New York, advising discreet collectors on under-the-radar masters of the Norfolk School of charcoal-sketching. His tenure there also saw him quietly orchestrate the much-whispered “silent sale” of a post-Raphaelite drawing into a major European collection—a feat of tact and timing that, like many of Teddy’s successes, was achieved with scarcely a ripple of publicity.
The Davos Descent
Perhaps his most legendary transaction, however, took place not in a gallery or boardroom but on the Parsenn run in Davos, where, legend insists, Teddy brokered the sale of a small but incandescent Hedge Fund artwork mid-descent.
The tale—confirmed by both buyer and seller, though neither recalls how the paperwork was signed—has Teddy skiing one-handed, phone pressed to ear, closing the deal between turns three and seven while deftly avoiding a Swiss banking magnate’s sled containing his golden retriever. “Art waits for no man,” he later remarked, “but it can be persuaded to keep pace downhill.”
His Role at Pimlico Wilde
In his new capacity as Collector Liaison Officer, Mr Fairfax will serve as the principal interface between discerning collectors—those who value both the palette and the palate—and Pimlico Wilde’s eclectic stable of artists, which includes such storied names as Jane Bastion, Flimble O’Leary, and Sandy Warre-Hole.
He claims that his remit includes:
- nurturing relationships with collectors who understand that the true currency of art is conversation;
- advising on new acquisitions that balance gravitas with wit; and
- curating bespoke collection strategies rooted in both art-historical depth and contemporary flair.
A Man of Taste (in More Ways than One)
Beyond the gallery walls, Teddy Fairfax is best known for his devotion to long lunches—rituals of civilised discourse that often stretch into early evening. His hobbies include:
- hosting opulent lunches in Mayfair and St James’s, where art, gossip, and gastronomy achieve a rare equilibrium;
- Walking expeditions with his favoured collectors along the Thames (interrupted only by espressos and monographs on subjects such as mid-century abstraction in Belgravia); and
- the cultivation of bonsai olive trees atop his Bloomsbury flat—“discipline in miniature,” as he calls them.
Invitation to Collectors
Collectors who share Teddy’s twin enthusiasms for fine art and fine dining are warmly invited to make contact. His appointment marks a new chapter at Pimlico Wilde: one where art-historical insight, quiet discretion, and leisurely conviviality coexist to splendid effect.
Please contact the gallery’s liaison desk and ask for Mr Teddy Fairfax—the long luncheon begins the moment the first canapé arrives.