Silver

Christie’s Silver sales offer objects from the 16th century to the present day and crafted by some of the most important English, European and American silversmiths such as Paul de Lamerie, Paul Storr and Garrard & Co.; Nicolas Besnier, Biennais and Odiot; Esias zur Linden, Hans Beutmüller and Jacob Schenauer; and Buccellati, Jensen, Gorham and Tiffany & Co. Historic sales of distinguished collections, recently including those of the Rothschilds, David Little and the Rockefeller family, confirm Christie’s reputation for exceptional provenance and sale results.

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Harry Williams-Bulkeley
International Head of Silver Department
London
Appel+44 (0)20 7389 2666
E-mailhwilliams-bulkeley@christies.com
Harry Williams-Bulkeley joined Christie’s in 1990 and has worked on many of the greatest collections to appear at auction in the last twenty years. He has catalogued and researched English, French and other European silver for sale in London, Geneva and Paris. He became head of silver at Christie’s King Street in 1996 and has worked on many of the landmark silver sales of the last fifteen years. He became European Head of Department in 2010.

He has worked on many single owner collections and is very aware of the importance of provenance and history when offering great silver for sale. He has a particular interest in and knowledge of British and European history and heraldry.

In his role as European Head of Department he coordinated the marketing and sale strategy of the Benson Collection, working very closely with his colleagues in Paris, London and New York to ensure the spoons are presented to the highest standard, marketed in the most effective manner and promoted to the widest possible audience of potential buyers.
Isabelle Cartier-Stone
Specialist
London, Paris
Appel+44 (0) 20 7389 2898
E-mailicartier-stone@christies.com
Isabelle Cartier-Stone first joined Christie’s in 1997 working in Geneva and Monaco before opening the first silver auctions in Paris in 2001 with the Karl Lagerfeld collection. In 2006, she became a consultant working on important sales such the Yves-Saint-Laurent collection in 2009 or the Pinto collection in 2017. During that period, she also wrote and contributed to several publications on French, Belgian and German silver. In 2018, she returned to Christie’s London working for the silver and the gold boxes departments. A specialist in continental silver, Isabelle has a strong interest in researching provenance and history of objects with a view to reaching a new audience of collectors.
Anthony Phillips
Consultant
London
Appel+44 (0)20 7389 2287
E-mailaphillips@christies.com
Anthony Phillips retired, after 42 years, in 2009 as Christie's International director of the Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian Works of Art departments. He continues to work on a consultancy basis with these departments worldwide.

Having joined Christie’s in 1967 to work as the personal assistant to Arthur Grimwade, who is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on English antique silver, Anthony catalogued many of the major sales in London, Geneva, and Amsterdam for nearly a decade before moving to New York in 1976 where he set up and headed the Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian departments, and was, from 1990-1996 head of all the specialist departments. In the latter year he returned to London to concentrate on developing the silver market on a world-wide basis.

Anthony has made many significant discoveries in the silver world, particularly in the field of early German silver. Amongst his most remarkable discoveries was the identification of the maker of a previously unknown enamelled silver service, dated 1615 as being David Altenstetter, the leading German Renaissance enameller and silversmith of his day. In addition the service of 36 pieces is the earliest recorded complete set of table-silver by some 70 years. His extensive research contributed to the extraordinary price it realised: £1 million in 2005. He went on to receive an email one morning from a Portuguese client with pictures attached which he immediately recognised as being of exceptional artistic importance. Following research in Vienna and Munich the Cunha-Braga Cup sold for £1.9 million against an estimate of £200,000-300,000 in 2006. Anthony also played an instrumental part in securing the consignment of the record breaking Rothschild Fabergé Egg Clock, which realised £8.9 million in 2007.

His last year as international director was marked by the record breaking 100% sale of silver and objects of Vertu in the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierrre Berge.
Max Hill
Senior Sale Coordinator
London
Appel+44 (0) 20 7752 3337
E-mailmhill@christies.com
Jill Waddell
Vice President, Senior Specialist
New York
E-mailjwaddell@christies.com
Jill Waddell joined Christie’s, New York in the summer of 2016. She began her career in silver at Sotheby’s, New York in early 2005 where she was an Assistant Vice President and later served as Director at an auction house in Chicago, IL. Jill specializes in American, English and Continental dating from the 16th to 21st centuries and has been involved in the sales of many prestigious single-owner collections including the collections of David Rockefeller and Ann and Gordon Getty. Throughout her career, Jill has achieved numerous record-breaking prices including the top two lots of American silver ever sold at auction, the highest price achieved for silver by Paul Revere Jr., the highest price for a lot of American mixed-metals and the highest prices for a silver lot sold at Christie’s, New York. She received a BS from the University of Michigan and earned a MA in the History of Decorative Arts and Design from the Smithsonian/Cooper Hewitt Museum program, with a concentration in 17th and 18th century English silver.
Christopher June
Head of Sale, Junior Specialist
New York
Appel+1 212 636 2349
E-mailcjune@christies.com
Christopher June is a Junior Specialist in the Decorative Arts department focusing on American, English, Continental, and Russian silver and objects of vertu. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Christopher completed his undergraduate degrees in History and Art History at Seattle University before earning a Masters of Arts degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from the Sotheby’s Institute, London. Christopher joined the Christie’s Client Services department in the summer of 2017, before transitioning to his current role in the Fall of 2019. Since joining the Decorative Arts Department, Christopher has contributed to a number of important sales including La Rêverie: The Collection of Sydell Miller (2021), The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman (2020), The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty (2022) and The Orange Blossom Collection (2023).

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Anthony Phillips

Consultant

London

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Anthony Phillips retired, after 42 years, in 2009 as Christie's International director of the Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian Works of Art departments. He continues to work on a consultancy basis with these departments worldwide.

Having joined Christie’s in 1967 to work as the personal assistant to Arthur Grimwade, who is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on English antique silver, Anthony catalogued many of the major sales in London, Geneva, and Amsterdam for nearly a decade before moving to New York in 1976 where he set up and headed the Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian departments, and was, from 1990-1996 head of all the specialist departments. In the latter year he returned to London to concentrate on developing the silver market on a world-wide basis.

Anthony has made many significant discoveries in the silver world, particularly in the field of early German silver. Amongst his most remarkable discoveries was the identification of the maker of a previously unknown enamelled silver service, dated 1615 as being David Altenstetter, the leading German Renaissance enameller and silversmith of his day. In addition the service of 36 pieces is the earliest recorded complete set of table-silver by some 70 years. His extensive research contributed to the extraordinary price it realised: £1 million in 2005. He went on to receive an email one morning from a Portuguese client with pictures attached which he immediately recognised as being of exceptional artistic importance. Following research in Vienna and Munich the Cunha-Braga Cup sold for £1.9 million against an estimate of £200,000-300,000 in 2006. Anthony also played an instrumental part in securing the consignment of the record breaking Rothschild Fabergé Egg Clock, which realised £8.9 million in 2007.

His last year as international director was marked by the record breaking 100% sale of silver and objects of Vertu in the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierrre Berge.