An auctioneer says it “is great to be coming home” after relocating back to St Albans.

Jonathan P Humbert, of J.P Humbert Auctioneers Ltd, will be returning to St Albans to hold auctions more than 150 years after the business being run by his great grandfather Charles Francis Humbert was set up.

He has decided to return to the city where his great-grandfather first launched the company after being based in Northamptonshire.

The pop-up auction will be taking place on Wednesday 30th September in the Assembly Rooms, at Market Street, St Albans.

The auction will include 200 lots of gold, silver, jewellery, Moorcroft ceramics, paintings, prints, light antique furniture and vintage leather.

Viewing of the items will start at 2pm and the auction will take place at 6pm.

J.P. Humbert’s St Albans auction will be the first of a monthly event, occurring every last Wednesday of the month, with next month’s auction taking place on October 28.

Jonathan Humbert said: “From what I have seen with people in St Albans, the auction will be a nice event where a lot of people would want quality antique items and that is what our auction is offering.”

Jonathan also described the history and heritage of one of the leading auction houses in the UK, elaborating on his great grandfather and founder of the Humbert Auction houses, Charles Francis Humbert.

The auctioneer said: “My great grandfather was an auctioneer at the Watford Market in 1800s.

"The company was called Humbert Auctioneers at the time, but the family business joined with another, years later, entitling, Humbert and Flint, which shut down in 1979.

"Now, we are back. It’s great to be picking up where we left off, great to be coming back home.”

Jonathan’s grandfather, Colonel Robert Humbert OBE, headed up the leading Humbert family auctioneer business until the 1980s.

The Watford Observer covered Mr Humbert’s auction in the newspaper on the January 24, 1863.