Specialist Personnel

Anne was appointed Bay East Head of Art in 2009. She has a wealth of experience in the auction industry, having previously worked at Bonhams and Goodman Auctioneers as a Senior Specialist Art, Head of Aboriginal Art and also an auctioneer for her departments. Often considered a project manager, Anne has handled the consignment of many large collections from corporations and private estates. She also has a highly academic background in literature and Japanese studies and her qualifications include a Master of Arts, a First Class Honours Degree and a Bachelor of Arts. Prior to working for Bonhams & Goodman Anne held established positions as a lecturer, translator and editorial assistant. Her skills in the areas of research, academic writing, editing and critical analysis are widely acknowledged.

Alec was educated in England and America and started his career in advertising. He moved to Australia in 1964 and commenced a career working with books in 1970, operating The Rocks Bookshop in Sydney for 15 years. Alec's interest in books spans some 70 years. He became interested in books as a youth as his family had a large collection which was subsequently sold. He has been consulting to auction houses including Bay East and Bonhams and Goodman Auctioneers for 30 years and now works closely with the Art department, appraising and cataloguing books and manuscripts for the bi-monthly Art & Book Sales.