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Having built experience with French art experts, local galleries and auction houses (Cabinet de Dessins Anciens de Bayser, Artcurial, Galerie Eric Coatalem), Bérénice worked for two years at Sotheby’s Paris in the Old Master Paintings and Drawings department back to 2015-2017. There she was involved in the Orléans sale, including the last remaining works of art from the family descent of the last King of France. She then joined René Millet Expertise for more than a year where she was also taking care of appraisal research at Hôtel Drouot and in direct contact with auction houses across France. She started at Christie’s Paris in November 2018, growing as an associate Specialist in Old Master and 19th Century Paintings. Her strong knowledge in the French market is a great asset to keep on developing the biannual OMP online sale she is the head of.

In 2021 she was the co-head of the first sale at Christie's dedicated to female artists, which spanned the period from the Renaissance to the 21st Century.

Alexandre Mordret-Isambert joined Christie's Paris in 2021 as an associate specialist in early European sculpture (medieval, Renaissance, baroque, neoclassical and 19th century). Alexandre is a graduate of the Université Panthéon-Assas, the École Pratique des Hautes Études-Sorbonne and the École du Louvre. After several years of experience in institutions such as the Louvre, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris and the French Mobilier National, Alexandre began working for international auction houses. Subsequently, he worked as a specialist for an expertise company dealing in sculpture and art objects from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

Alexandre is still a teacher in Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the École du Louvre. Alexandre also assists a number of important international collectors in building their collections.

Holding a Master’s degree from the Ecole du Louvre (Paris) and the Vlerick Business School (Brussels), Victoire joined the Old Masters Paintings department in January 2021 after gaining experience working with the French expert Eric Turquin, with Belgian and French dealers at international art fairs, and at Sotheby’s. She speaks French, English, Spanish and Dutch.

Pierre joined Christie’s in 2018 as International Director of the Old Master Paintings department, bringing with him 30 years of experience. After completing his studies in economics, art and communications, Pierre gained internationally recognised expertise at the renowned Cabinet Turquin. His research and publications have made him a leading expert on 17th and 18th century painting.

As Deputy Chairman of Christie’s France, Pierre embodies Christie’s scientific, historical and technical excellence. The world’s greatest private and institutional collections entrust him with the acquisition or sale of their works: in 2021, a sale of paintings from the Marcille Collection enabled Pierre to achieve a record price for a genre painting by Jean-Siméon Chardin. In 2023, he achieved spectacular world records: in New York for a painting by Gerrit Dou at the Rothschild Masterpieces auction ($7.1 million); or in London for a work by Michael Sweerts that had never before appeared on the market(£12.6 million). Pierre’s greatest passion is rescueing masterpieces from indifference and oblivion and bringing them back into the spotlight. The 2024 auction in London of a Guilty Punchinello by Giambattista Tiepolo (£2.5 million) is a perfect illustration of his talent for discovery: this work, which was unknown for more than 150 years, is now part of the collections of the Musée du Louvre.

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Fort de 30 années d’expérience, Pierre rejoint Christie's en 2018 en tant que directeur international du département de peinture ancienne. À l’issue d’une formation en économie, en art et en communication, Pierre se forge une expertise internationalement reconnue auprès du célèbre cabinet Turquin. Ses recherches et ses publications, en font un expert incontournable pour la peinture française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles.

En tant que Vice-président de Christie’s France, Pierre incarne l’excellence scientifique, historique et technique de Christie’s. Les plus grandes collections du monde, privées ou institutionnelles, lui font confiance pour l’achat ou la vente de leurs œuvres. Ainsi, une vacation de tableaux de la collection Marcille permet à Pierre de réaliser un record pour une peinture de genre de Jean-Siméon Chardin dès 2021. En 2023, de spectaculaires records mondiaux sont à mettre à son actif ; à New York pour une toile de Gerrit Dou lors de la vente Rothschild Masterpieces (7,1M$), ou à Londres, pour une œuvre de Michael Sweerts totalement inédite sur le marché (12,6M£). Faire sortir des chefs-d’œuvre de l’indifférence et de l’oubli, pour les ramener à la lumière, est la plus grande passion de Pierre. En 2024, la vente à Londres, d’un Polichinelle coupable de Giambattista Tiepolo (2,5M£) illustre à merveille ses talents de découvreur : inconnue depuis plus de 150 ans, l’œuvre figure désormais dans les collections du Musée du Louvre.

Olivia has worked at Christie’s since 2017, joining the Old Master Paintings Department in 2018 first as cataloguer and subsequently as specialist. She is now responsible for heading up the department’s biannual live sales in Paris. In addition to this, she is an auctioneer and charity auctioneer. Prior to joining Christie's, she was a Fellow in the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. She speaks English, French and German, and has a specific interest in art of the British, French and Italian Schools.