William Mostyn-Owen

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Not to be confused with William Mostyn Owen, Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire.
William Mostyn-Owen
Born(1929-05-10)10 May 1929
Died2 May 2011(2011-05-02) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge
OccupationArt historian
Spouse(s)Gaia Servadio (c. 1961–1989)
Faith Clark
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(m. 1992)​
Children3, including Allegra Mostyn-Owen

William "Willy" Mostyn-Owen (10 May 1929 – 2 May 2011) was a British

bibliographer. He was connected with the auctioneers Christie's for 30 years.[1]

Early life

William Mostyn-Owen was born on 10 May 1929 to Lt-Col

Second World War, and his father died while William was in his teens, so that he inherited the family seat of Woodhouse and the Dewhurst family's Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, at a young age. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

After his graduation, Mostyn-Owen worked for the

Haakon VII and other visiting dignitaries.[1]

He joined the auction house

Noel Annesley, and Brian Sewell, and worked there for almost thirty years. He became a director in 1968, and chairman of Christie's Education from 1979 to 1988.[1]

Personal life

Mostyn-Owen's first wife from 28 September 1960[4] to 1989 was the Italian writer Gaia Servadio, with whom he had three children, Owen (b. 1962), Allegra (b. 1964) and Orlando (b. 1973).[1][5] In 1968, they were living in a single wing of Aberuchill Castle which consisted of "23 rooms or so".[6]

His second wife was Faith Clark, and his third was Jane Martineau, also an art historian, whom he married in 1992.[1]

His daughter Allegra, an art teacher, was the first wife of the politician Boris Johnson.[7] His son Orlando is an artist and a painter.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Burton, Humphrey. "William Mostyn-Owen obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry 18th ed., vol. 2, ed. Peter Townend, 1969, p. 482
  3. ^ Pedigree of Owen of Llunllo and Bettws, Co. Montgomery, George Grazebrook, 1887, Page 18
  4. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry 18th ed., vol. 2, ed. Peter Townend, 1969, p. 482
  5. ^ "Orlando Mostyn Owen | The Royal Drawing School". The Royal Drawing School. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ISSN 0024-3019
    . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ^ Rachel Helyer-Donaldson (8 January 2010). "Boris Johnson's first wife marries again". Theweek.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Orlando Mostyn Owen | The Royal Drawing School". The Royal Drawing School. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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