ABOUT HAVERON FINE ART
Xander Haveron-Jones, Founder
Born in Oxford in 2000, Xander Haveron-Jones read English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, before completing his Master’s degree in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, London.
Having specialised in fine art at a Chelsea auction house, Xander founded Haveron Fine Art in January 2025. Following his discovery of an important oil painting by the influential satirist Henry Wigstead (likely his only known surviving painting), he sold the work to Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library in April 2025. The painting joins the LWL's outstanding holding of 18th century British satire and caricature.
Specialising in Old Masters pictures, Xander has a particular interest in British painters and portraits of the 17th-18th centuries. His most recent discovery is an exceptional portrait by Gerard Soest (c. 1600-1681), dating to about 1674. Xander also has an enthusiasm for Modern British artists, particularly the post-Impressionist works of Dame Ethel Walker (1861-1951). Walker's Young Man in a Red Tie was until recently a charming addition to the Haveron Fine Art inventory, and was bought by an important private collection of Modern British artworks in the United States.
Haveron Fine Art endeavours to integrate the academic with the decorative, offering Old Master paintings of both historic and aesthetic value. A diversified approach looks to revive the eclecticism of Britain’s great collections, crossing centuries and continents to promote a wide-reaching taste.
Xander works to utilise thorough art historical study to enrich collectors' appreciation for artworks, whose long physical lifespans so often undergo regular changes of ownership, favour, and attribution. The (often surprising) multiplicity of artworks' lived histories can provide fascinating historical insights, and vastly enhance the pleasure of an artwork enjoyed in one's private space.
Fascinated by the material considerations of artworks, Xander has found a particular joy in studying provenance of artworks, whose many centuries of survival can all too easily become separated in a moment of neglect or miscataloguing. These efforts render the past accessible through the artwork as a physical, historical inheritance.
Based between London and Oxfordshire, Haveron Fine Art operates as an online-only gallery with in-person viewings available upon request. The website showcases artworks currently available for purchase, with focused research and cataloguing which serves to demonstrate Xander's considered approach. As a relatively(!) fresh-faced 25-year-old working independently and self-funded, Haveron Fine Art constitutes a significant personal endeavour for Xander.
Please direct any enquiries to xander@haveronfineart.co.uk. Xander would be pleased to discuss the available works, acquisitions, and general observations.
