Ancient Art & Antiquities

Contact

• New York

  New York

  +1 212 636 2256hsolomon@christies.com

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    Hannah Fox Solomon

    Head of Department, Specialist

    Hannah Fox Solomon

    Head of Department, Specialist

    hsolomon@christies.com+1 212 636 2256

    Hannah Fox Solomon is Senior Specialist, Head of Department of the Antiquities department at Christie’s New York. She joined the department in 2010 and oversees the April and October auctions in New York. In addition, she collaborates with her London colleagues on their bi-annual auctions. In her current role, Hannah also works closely with the department’s international clients sourcing and selling material year-round via Christie’s private treaty channel. Hannah has been responsible for a number of recording-breaking results, including the sale of a Greek Bronze Helmet of Chalcidian type that realized over $1 million in April 2017 and a Roman Marble Portrait Bust of the Emperor Didius Julianus in April 2019 that sold for over $4.8 million.
    Hannah’s passion of the ancient art is cross-cultural, which lead her to earn two Master’s degrees: one from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, with a focus on the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean; and another in the Arts of China from Christie’s Education/University of Glasgow. Hannah’s areas of specialty include Greek arms & armor and Minoan and Mycenaean works of art.

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    Maxwell Murphy

    Associate Specialist

    Maxwell Murphy

    Associate Specialist

    maxwellmurphy@christies.com+1 212 636 2245

    Maxwell Murphy is an Associate Specialist in the Antiquities department at Christie’s New York. Maxwell joined the department in 2017 and in his current role catalogues and researches ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek, and Near Eastern antiquities for the department’s biannual New York sales and supports the international Antiquities team with business getting, appraisals, long-term projects and private sales. Maxwell holds a B.A. in Art History from Cornell University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

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    Kayla Nakeeb

    Sale Coordinator

    Kayla Nakeeb

    Sale Coordinator

    knakeeb@christies.com+1 212 636 2239

• London

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    Claudio Corsi

    Specialist, Head of Department

    Claudio Corsi

    Specialist, Head of Department

    ccorsi@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7389 2607

    Claudio Corsi joined the Antiquities department at Christie’s in October 2016, after a 7-year-long career in the Antiquities market. He joined Bonhams in 2010 and for three years he was in charge of the bi-annual Antiquities sale in the Knightsbridge saleroom. He then moved to Chiswick Auctions where he set-up their Antiquities and Tribal Art Department.
    
    Claudio started his studies at the University of Siena, Italy, where he obtained a BA in Archaeology and an MA in Classical Archaeology, gaining valuable practical experience joining excavation campaigns in Italy and Greece. He then earned an MPhil in Heritage Studies at Cambridge University, UK, where he expanded his knowledge on the issues surrounding the movement of cultural and archaeological goods and their importance in modern day society.

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    Chanel Beaumont

    Specialist

    Chanel Beaumont

    Specialist

    cbeaumont@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7752 3331

    Chanel Clarke is a Specialist in the Antiquities Department, based in London. Chanel started at Christie’s in 2014 in the Client Services department, handling external and internal queries relating to all aspects of bidding, buying and selling. In 2016 she joined the Antiquities department as Sale Coordinator and was appointed Junior Specialist the same year and later Associate Specialist. In her role as Specialist, she sources and appraises material across Europe, contributing to the department’s biannual sales through provenance research and cataloguing.
    Chanel graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a first class MA Joint Honors in Classics and the Scandinavian Languages, where she had focussed predominantly on Early and Archaic Greek art and archaeology.

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    Emma Saber

    Consultant

    Emma Saber

    Consultant

    esaber@christies.com+44 20 7752 3025

    Emma is a consultant for the London Antiquities Department with over 20 years of experience working with ancient artefacts for auction houses, independent valuers and private clients. She originally joined the department in 1999 and has worked on the bi-annual London auctions, as well as being instrumental in single owner collections and private sales, with highlights including the sale of the Jenkins Venus for 7.9 million in 2002, the Crosby Garret Helmet for 2.3 million in 2011 and the Egyptian limestone statue of Sekhemka for 15.7 million in 2014. Emma is an Honours graduate in Ancient History from London University, with a particular interest in classical vases and sculpture.

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    Eleonora Pontiggia

    Sales Coordinator, Classic Art Group

    Eleonora Pontiggia

    Sales Coordinator, Classic Art Group

    epontiggia@christies.com+44 (20) 73892049

    Eleonora Pontiggia is a Sales Coordinator for the Classic Art Group, based in London. Eleonora joined Christie’s in 2020 in the Old Master Paintings department before moving on to work with the Estates, Appraisal & Valuations team as a Valuation Coordinator. In 2024 she joined the Classic Art Group as Sales Coordinator working primarily with the Antiquities and Ceramics departments. Eleonora holds a Master Degree in Art History and Art World Practice from Christie’s Education with a particular focus on English and European Decorative Arts.