Silver

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.

Benedict joined Christie’s Private & Iconic Collections department in 2015 following a degree in History of Art from the University of York, and prior experience at several London galleries, the National Trust, and a New York-based art advisory.

In addition to assisting with landmark auctions in the department, he has led the celebrated landmark sales of The Collection of Victoria, Lady de Rothschild, The Collection of the late Lord Snowdon, The Personal Collection of Jasper Conran, The Private Collection of Charlie Watts, and most recently, the estate of comedian and cultural icon Barry Humphries. In addition to overseeing these landmark sales, Benedict advises private clients on their collections and acquisitions across all categories.

He has a keen interest in the English Country House aesthetic and the families and designers that shaped it and has formerly been an Ambassador for the V&A Young Patrons’ Scheme.

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.