Alexis de Tiesenhausen

International Department Head
London, King Street

In a career spanning almost twenty-five years, Alexis de Tiesenhausen has pioneered Christie's Russian art sales in Geneva, New York, and London. Always a leader in his field, this Christie's veteran has been involved with the successful sale of some of the most significant Russian Works of Art ever to appear at auction including: The Kazan Collection of Fabergé (New York, 1997, $4 million); the Di Portanova Collection of Fabergé, Russian Works of Art & Objects of Vertu (New York, 2000, $3,276,869), the Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg (sold twice: New York, 2002, $9,579,500; and Geneva, 1994, 7,263,500 CHF), the Russian Field Marshal's Baton (New York, 2004, $903,500) and last but not least the Rothschild Fabergé Egg (London, 2007, £8,980,500). A devoted militarist and Fabergé expert, Alexis wrote the foreword to The Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs by Tatiana Fabergé, Lynette Proler and Valentin Skurlov (1997) and is the co-editor of The Preobrazhensky Regiment during the First World War and the Civil War due to be published in 2009. As International Head of the Russian Department, Alexis is responsible for high-level business-getting for all sale sites. Of Russian parentage, Alexis was born in Paris and attended the Institute de Sciences Politiques before going on to study law at The Paris University.

Helen Culver Smith

Associate Specialist
London, King Street

Alina Boyko

Junior Cataloguer
London, King Street

Alina Boyko joined Christie's Russian Art Department in 2010 and is responsible for researching and cataloguing Russian works of art. She obtained her BA in History of Art from University College London and her Mlitt from Christie's Education London.

Anthea Peers

Business Manager
London, King Street

Anna Belousova

Administrator
London, King Street

Alina Brezhneva

Client Liaison
London, King Street

Nadia Shaglina

Client Liaison
London, King Street

Sandra Nedvetskaia

Head Client Liaison
London, King Street

Ksenia Apukhtina

Director, Client Liaison
London, King Street

Nadia Shaglina

Client Liaison
London, South Kensington

Matthew Stephenson

Managing Director, Christie's Russia
Moscow

Matthew Stephenson is a Senior Specialist in Impressionist and Modern art with over 10 years experience in the auction world. Matthew was appointed Managing Director of Christie’s Russia in April 2009, to lead the Christie’s Moscow office in providing exceptional client service to Russian clients. Working closely with Christie’s international senior specialists, Matthew and the Russian Business Development team work regularly with private collectors, art galleries, and the Russian cultural authorities and museums. In his prior role in the Impressionist and Modern Art department, Matthew was responsible for business-getting, marketing and promoting works for the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sales in London, during which time he established strong relationships with major international collectors. In 2008 he was appointed head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sale. Also a specialist in 19th Century European art, he has previously organised Christie’s bi-annual sales in the category, featuring artists ranging from Delacroix to Courbet. Matthew graduated from King’s College, London with a degree in Medieval and Modern History, after which he completed the Christie’s Graduate Training Programme.

Olga Tsoy

Client Liaison
Moscow

Mark Moehrke

Director - Russian Works of Art
New York, Rockefeller Center

Mark Moehrke joined Christie's New York as Vice President, Senior Specialist in Russian Art in 2006, following positions at major auction houses in New York and Chicago and a period of work in Moscow. Appointed Director of Works of Art in 2009, Mark is responsible for leading business getting on an international level and for organizing and promoting Christie's sales of Fabergé and Russian works of art held in London and New York. Mark graduated with a B.A. from Marquette University and received his M.Phil., jointly granted by the University of Glasgow and Christie's Education in London.

Anne Bracegirdle

Associate Specialist
New York, Rockefeller Center

Anne Bracegirdle's experience at Christie's began in the Interiors department in 2005, following graduation from Fordham University with a degree in Art History. She left the company to pursue a Master's degree in the History of Photography at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London. Her dissertation, awarded with Distinction, focused on the construction and reception of Soviet identity in photography from the 1920s through the present. Upon returning to New York, Anne worked as an associate for Ronald Varney Fine Art Agents and contributed to "Photography, the Whole Story," published in London by Thames and Hudson. She rejoined Christie's in 2011, where she serves both the Russian Pictures and Works of Art teams as an Associate Specialist.

Laryssa Zalisko

Business Manager
New York, Rockefeller Center

Yana Balan

Client Liason
New York, Rockefeller Center

Nicolas Kaenzig

Specialist
Paris

Nicholas has been a member of the Christie’s team for over 10 years, specialising in Russian Pictures and Works of Art since 2005.Highlights of his career include the sale of the Somov Collection in 2007 which totaled over £6 million. Nicholas studied History of Art and has a Masters Degree in Law.