Jay Arenski is thrilled to announce our collaboration with Peter Petrou on the forthcoming auction, ‘Peter Petrou | Outward Bound’.This eagerly anticipated event will be held at Stansted Mountfitchet Auction Rooms on Tuesday 24 February.Outward Bound brings...
Well, here we are. January 2026! This marks roughly my one year anniversary here at Arenski Fine Art. And so I thought it would be fun to look back at some of my favourite pieces that we’ve acquired this year. But first, I want to take a moment to show my appreciation...
As narrated by Kira the Ridgeback; Faithful Hound of Jay Arenski; Senior Warehouse Floor Supervisor. CHAPTER 1 — THE SUMMONS Jay bends down — unnecessarily — and says: “Kira. We’re going to the warehouse. Peter’s coming.” This usually means: “Objects will be...
When I started working with Jay, I was hit immediately by the eclectic nature of his objects. I remember it very clearly. I turned up ready to work, high-vis on, at the Battersea Decorative Art Fair. As I walked in, nearly all the exhibitors had a clear style:...
From the Warehouse — Our Mission There is a kind of magic in objects — the way they hold on to stories long after the people who touched them have gone. In this blog, Tom Panto explores a roulette wheel, a Tibetan goddess, a coco de mer, a painted face, a carved dog…...
Growing up with a Mad Antique Dad My childhood in the leafy suburbs of North West London was, looking back on it now, full of magic and wonder. I didn’t realize it then, of course, as Joni Mitchell sings “Don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” but much of the...
After a particularly gruelling day of shlepping and hanging in our new showrooms, sitting down with Maria and Tom sipping a well-deserved cup of tea and or coffee, we got chatting. Tom of course, who always poses great questions asked me what my favourite piece is, in...