Jewellery

Contact

• London

  London

  77754366d@u.com

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    Henry Bailey

    Head of Jewellery Department, London

    Henry Bailey

    Head of Jewellery Department, London

    Hbailey@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7389 2382

    Henry Bailey joined Christie’s as a jewellery specialist in spring 2020 and is responsible for jewellery valuations, client engagement/development and business getting for Christie’s London jewellery sales, as well as working together with international colleagues for Christie’s worldwide jewellery sales.
    
    Prior to joining Christie’s Henry worked as a jewellery specialist for an international auction house based in London. Henry holds a Graduate Gemology (G.G.) certification from the Gemological Institute of America, and an M.A. from The University of Edinburgh.

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    Julien-Vincent Brunie

    Senior Director, International Head, Private Sales

    Julien-Vincent Brunie

    Senior Director, International Head, Private Sales

    jbrunie@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7104 5758

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    Mei Y Giam

    Private Sales Director

    Mei Y Giam

    Private Sales Director

    mgiam@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 5104

    Mei Giam is a Jewellery Specialist and Private Sales Director for the Jewellery Department based at Christie’s International Headquarters in London. She engages and advises Top Level clients across Asia and Europe to secure and sell important diamonds and precious jewels for Private Sale. Her responsibilities include conceiving strategies to support initiatives for UHNWI-client development, utilising her specialist knowledge of jewellery to perform this task. Mei has experience with purchases and valuations of rare gems and jewels and has personally handled high value transactions that have included blue, pink and orange diamonds.
    
    Mei began her career at Christie’s in Hong Kong in 2007 where she acted as a jewellery auction specialist, advisor and point-of-contact for Asia's Private Clients in the jewellery auctions worldwide, developing a strong network of buyers and collectors throughout the region. She returned to Christie’s in London in 2014 and while she continues to strengthen her existing client relationships, she also oversees the London Jewellery Salon where she curates selling exhibitions offering clients a luxury retail experience within Christie’s.
    
    Mei is a Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). She also holds a Masters Degree with Distinction in the History of Art from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. A Malaysian national, Mei is fluent in English, Indonesian and Cantonese.

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    Arabella Hiscox

    Specialist

    Arabella Hiscox

    Specialist

    Ahiscox@christies.com+44 (0)207 752 3208

    Arabella Hiscox joined Christie’s as a Specialist in Spring 2022, having started her auction career in 2014 for an international auction house based in London, during which time she worked on several notable private jewellery collections and historic single owner sales. Arabella works with the London and international team to source, appraise and research jewellery and drive client engagement across the live and online sales. Arabella graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MA in History of Art, which included a year spent at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. where she additionally interned at the Smithsonian Museum. Arabella is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (FGA).

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    Michaela Suhl

    Junior Specialist

    Michaela Suhl

    Junior Specialist

    msuhl@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7389 2860

    Michaela Suhl is a Junior Specialist in the Jewellery Department at Christie’s London. She started her auction career in 2017 as a graduate intern, became a department coordinator, an executive assistant to the Global Managing Director Luxury, and a cataloguer.
    
    Michaela graduated from Sotheby’s Institute of Art with a Master’s degree in Art Business, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management, Finance and Revenue Management from Glion Institute of Higher Education and earned a Graduate Gemologist Diploma (G.G.) from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
    
    As a Junior Specialist, Michaela currently works for Christie’s London in various aspects of business including cataloguing, jewellery valuations, obtaining consignments as well as client development and closely collaborates with Christie’s worldwide jewellery teams, especially with Germany and Geneva.

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    Keith Penton

    Consultant

    Keith Penton

    Consultant

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    Raymond Sancroft-Baker

    Consultant

    Raymond Sancroft-Baker

    Consultant

    rsancroft-baker@christies.com

    Raymond Sancroft-Baker supervises Christie's jewelry sales in Amsterdam, Geneva, London, Paris and Rome. He began his career at Christie's in the Coins & Medals Department, where he conducted sales in the United States and in Europe. He took charge of the Jewelry department in London in 1988. Mr. Sancroft-Baker organized the sale of the historic 32-carat pink Agra diamond in 1990 that sold for a world auction record price of $6.9 million; the same auction saw the largest ever total for a London jewelry sale of $22 million, a record that stood for 18 years. He created the first theme auction in 1992 entirely devoted to jewelry, clocks and objects by Cartier. He has been instrumental in setting Christie's disclosure policy concerning treatments and artificial enhancements of jewelry to be sold. Raymond Sancroft-Baker is a Fellow of the Gemological Association (FGA).

• Geneva

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    Max Fawcett

    Head of Department

    Max Fawcett

    Head of Department

    mfawcett@christies.com+41 22 319 17 38

    Max Fawcett joined Christie’s in 2015 and today is heading the department and is responsible for valuations, client engagement/development and business getting for Geneva’s biannual Magnificent Jewels sales alongside our other international auctions.
    
    A recognized auctioneer across sales in London, Geneva, Hong Kong and New York, he has held the gavel for many record breaking sales including Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence in 2019 which grossed $109.3 million dollars, the highest total for any auction of Indian art and Mughal jewelled objects.
    
    Having started out in Munich as an apprentice to an antique jeweller, he soon moved to New York and from there to Geneva where he is based today.

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    Leo Criaco

    Senior Specialist

    Leo Criaco

    Senior Specialist

    lcriaco@christies.com+39 02 303 28 335

    Leo Criaco joined Christie’s Geneva in 2015 as a Senior Specialist. Originally from Italy, Leo moved to London in 2006, starting off as an apprentice at the prestigious jewellers Bentley & Skinner. With over seven years of experience in sales and client development, he later moved his focus to the trade before moving to Geneva and joining the auction world. A diamond graduate from the British Gemmological Association (D.G.A.), Leo plays a central role for Christie’s across all facets of the business including consignments, client development and valuations, with a specific focus on the Italian and Spanish market. In 2017 Leo pioneered the “Dolce Vita’ collection – a superbly curated collection of Italian jewellery, within the Geneva Magnificent Jewellery sale. The important results for this selection in 2021 translated into a yearly dedicated online auction in Milan, where Leo moved in 2022.

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    Angela Berden

    Senior Specialist

    Angela Berden

    Senior Specialist

    aberden@christies.com+41 22 319 1782

    Angela Berden is Senior Specialist of Christie’s European Jewellery team. Raised in a third-generation dealership of antique furniture, Angela deviated from the family business to pursue a life-long passion in jewellery. After studies in goldsmithing, Angela was accepted for an internship at Christie’s Amsterdam in 2004. This led to a move to London where she pursued her gemmological qualifications.
    
    Angela joined the Jewellery Department of Christie’s London in 2005 and soon worked her way up to a specialist position where she handled landmark auctions including the collection of H.R.H Princess Margaret and the historic 35.56ct blue Wittelsbach Diamond which sold for $24m. In 2011, Angela was transferred to Geneva to further her specialist career and also seconded to Paris in 2013 acting as Head of Department. Now based in Geneva, Angela has worked on numerous international projects including Jewels for Hope, a $38m distinguished charity auction. More recently in May 2019, she was involved in the notable sales of a magnificent Fabergé tiara which achieved CHF1.3m and a 118ct cushion-cut yellow diamond at CHF7.1m. A Dutch national, Angela travels extensively throughout Europe for business-getting and enjoys meeting private jewellery collectors. She is also fluent in English, German and French.

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    Lukas Biehler

    Jewellery Specialist

    Lukas Biehler

    Jewellery Specialist

    lbiehler@christies.com+41 22 319 1747

• Amsterdam

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    Jessica Koers

    Head of Department, Senior Associate Director

    Jessica Koers

    Head of Department, Senior Associate Director

    jkoers@christies.com+31 (0)20 575 5915

    Jessica Koers joined Christie’s in 2000. As head of Christie’s Jewelry Department in Amsterdam Jessica travels throughout Europe to source collectors’ jewels and gemstones of high quality for sales in Geneva, London, New York and Paris. She was instrumental in the sale of many valuable pieces including a rare 5.50 cts fancy vivid pink diamond which sold in 2014 in New York for $9.573.000. She also curates collections for many clients in Europe. Jessica attended Leiden University, specializing in Renaissance Jewellery and completed a masterclass on precious stones at the London Gemmological Association. Jessica is fluent in Dutch, English and Italian and gives lectures in all three languages.

• Bangkok

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    Prapavadee Sophonpanich

    General Manager

    Prapavadee Sophonpanich

    General Manager

    PSophonpanich@christies.com+66 2252 3684

    As General Manager, Thailand since January 2018, Prapavadee is responsible for all business and client development activities, working closely with the Hong Kong office to expand Christie’s footprint in Thailand. Prapavadee has a wealth of experience across industries including luxury, residential real estate development, and art institutions, which included representing the retail franchises of The Metropolitan Museum of Arts and Thai National Museum of Bangkok. Prior to this, Prapavadee spent the early part of her career at McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company. Under her stewardship, Christie’s brand presence in Thailand has deepened, with strong growth in client activity across both luxury and fine arts categories. She has also worked with key partners to build collecting mindsets, gave talks to various groups on passion investing, and supported several charities, particularly on art education.

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    Hataya Yongbunthanaphat

    Client Services Manager

    Hataya Yongbunthanaphat

    Client Services Manager

    HYongbunthanaphat@christies.com+66 2 652 1097

    Hataya joined Christie’s Thailand as Client Service Manager. She helps to cultivate and support our clients in Thailand and Indo China. Hataya is passionate about Luxury and has extensive experience in Fine Jewellery and Watches, having spent many years at Van Cleef & Arpels where she built and created many memorable moments for her clients through their collecting journey. In addition, she has had retail experience and supported Central Group, a leading retail group in Thailand, to identify expansion and growth opportunities.