Phillips

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Phillips

Summary

Phillips is a business[1]. Phillips ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phillips is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Phillips's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Phillips's instance of is recorded as auction house[5].
  • Phillips's founder is recorded as Harry Phillips[6].
  • Phillips is owned by Mercury[7].
  • Phillips's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].
  • Phillips's Commons category is recorded as Phillips (auctioneers)[9].
  • Phillips's industry is recorded as auction[10].
  • January 1, 1796 marks the founding of Phillips[11].
  • Phillips's official website is recorded as http://www.phillips.com/[12].
  • Phillips's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[13].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42963'}[14].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42187'}[15].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6360'}[16].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+46519'}[17].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9920'}[18].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+48277'}[19].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13600'}[20].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16000'}[21].
  • Phillips's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17700'}[22].

Body

Founding

Phillips's founder is recorded as Harry Phillips[6]. January 1, 1796 marks the founding of Phillips[11].

Operations

Phillips's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].

Industry

Phillips's industry is recorded as auction[10].

Ownership

Phillips is owned by Mercury[7].

Why It Matters

Phillips ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2] Phillips has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Phillips is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B6B1-5EE9-2DE0-BF96-CF22
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: B6B1-5EE9-2DE0-BF96-CF22, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  2. 12w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007605279405171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007601706805171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  3. 18w ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Harry Phillips
    Industry → auction
    Headquarters → —
    Owned by → Mercury
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34048|batch #34048]]"
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