The Role
The Cataloguer/ Junior Specialist is responsible for cataloguing and coordinating sale property for the Business Group
Specific duties & responsibilities will include but are not limited to
· Researches property including authenticity, bibliography, and where appropriate provenance and exhibition history.
· Prepares catalogue notes and condition reports and assists with catalogue production.
· Catalogues property including photography, research, footnotes etc.
· Participates in activities that support the smooth running of the sale.
· Laise with watchmakers on repair matters
· Provides support and research on pricing and valuation etc.
· Develops own specialist knowledge.
· Builds an understanding of the current market and the key players, objects knowledge and channels.
· Actively participates and prepares property for meetings to determine value, condition and marketability.
· Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in watches.
• Previous internship or work experience in relevant department or having functional experience relevant to the role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Research skills including analysis and interpretation of data.
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with diplomacy.
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Ability to learn Christie’s systems as appropriate to role
• Chinese and English proficient
• Ability to work collaboratively, team player
Salary Range
HKD276,000 - 320,000 per annum
Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business. Renowned and trusted for its expert live and online auctions, as well as its bespoke private sales, Christie’s offers a full portfolio of global services to its clients, including art appraisal, art financing, international real estate and education. Christie’s has a physical presence in 46 countries, throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with flagship international sales hubs in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Geneva. It also is the only international auction house authorized to hold sales in mainland China (Shanghai).
Christie’s auctions span more than 80 art and luxury categories, at price points ranging from $200 to over $100 million. In recent years, Christie’s has achieved the world record price for an artwork at auction (Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvador Mundi, 2017), for a single collection sale (the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, 2018), and for a work by a living artist (Jeff Koons’ Rabbit, 2019).
Christie’s Private Sales offers a seamless service for buying and selling art, jewellery and watches outside of the auction calendar, working exclusively with Christie’s specialists at a client’s individual pace.
Recent innovations at Christie’s include the groundbreaking sale of the first NFT for a digital work of art ever offered at a major auction house (Beeple’s Everydays, March 2021), with the unprecedented acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of payment. As an industry leader in digital innovation, Christie’s also continues to pioneer new technologies that are redefining the business of art, including the creation of viewing and bidding experiences that integrate augmented reality, global livestreaming, buy-now channels, and hybrid sales formats.
Christie’s is dedicated to advancing responsible culture throughout its business and communities worldwide, including achieving sustainability through net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
