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BRETT O’CONNOR NAMED SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRIVATE SALES JEWELRY AND TIMEPIECES

Heritage Auctions has announced that Brett O’Connor, a leading expert with more than 27 years of global experience in jewelry and timepiece auctions, has joined its Dallas office as Senior Director, Private Sales Jewelry and Timepieces. He will work with Heritage Auctions’ Jewelry and Watches & Timepieces teams on their auctions and with a focus on expanding Heritage’s platform for private sales.

“We are thrilled that Brett is joining us,” says Steve Ivy, Co-Chairman of Heritage Auctions. “He brings a wealth of global experience to Heritage Auctions, and we are delighted to welcome him to our Dallas headquarters, 500 employees strong.”

O’Connor brings extensive experience in executive leadership roles at auction houses around the world.

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Brett O’Connor
214.409.1650
BrettO@HA.com


As Senior Vice President at Bonhams in New York, he led the North American Jewelry team and helped rebuild the Hong Kong division. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President at Sotheby’s in New York, Hong Kong and Switzerland, providing strategic oversight of property collection and auction operations across multiple locations, and as a renowned auctioneer in the United States, Europe and Asia. As Assistant Vice President at Christie’s in New York, O’Connor executed nearly a dozen auctions per year, overseeing a range of responsibilities including sourcing, valuation, catalog production and serving as a contributing editor to an antiques and collectibles book.

O’Connor has turned a childhood interest in minerals and stones into a career as one of the auction world’s leading gemstones experts, studying at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) en route to becoming a Graduate Jeweler Gemologist. Since the mid-1990s, he has utilized his wealth of knowledge as an appraiser and renowned auctioneer at the world’s top auction houses.

At Heritage, he will help expand the portal for private transactions working closely with the directors of Fine Jewelry & Timepieces.

“The Jewelry and Timepieces department look forward to future growth opportunities,” says Jill Burgum, Senior Director of Fine Jewelry at Heritage Auctions. “Brett has the knowledge and experience to drive the expansion. We welcome him to our team.”

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COMICS & COMIC ART
HA.com/Comics
Ed Jaster, Ext. 1288
EdJ@HA.com

Lon Allen, Ext. 1261
LonA@HA.com

Barry Sandoval, Ext. 1377
BarryS@HA.com

Joe Mannarino, Ext. 1921
JoeM@HA.com

Todd Hignite, Ext. 1790
ToddH@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

EUROPEAN COMICS
& COMIC ART
Olivier Delflas
OlivierD@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

ANIMATION ART
HA.com/Animation
Jim Lentz, Ext. 1991
JimL@HA.com

Bill King, Ext. 1602
Bking@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

VIDEO GAMES
Valarie McLeckie, Ext. 1994
ValarieM@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC
MEMORABILIA
HA.com/Entertainment
Garry Shrum, Ext. 1585
GarryS@HA.com

Pete Howard, Ext. 1756
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Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

VINTAGE GUITARS & MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
HA.com/Guitar
Aaron Piscopo, Ext. 1273
AaronP@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

FINE & DECORATIVE ARTS
ETHNOGRAPHIC ART
HA.com/EthnographicArt
Delia E. Sullivan, Ext. 1343
DeliaS@HA.com

AMERICAN & EUROPEAN ART
HA.com/FineArt
Ed Jaster, Ext. 1288
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Aviva Lehmann, Ext. 1519
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Ariana Hartsock, Ext. 1283
ArianaH@HA.com

Alissa Ford, Ext. 1926
AlissaF@HA.com

Marianne Berardi, Ph.D., Ext. 1506
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Janell Snape, Ext. 1245
JanellS@HA.com

Tess Hall, Ext. 3403
TessH@HA.com

ASIAN ART
HA.com/AsianArt
Clementine Chen Ext. 1256
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Moyun Niu, Ext. 1864
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DECORATIVE ARTS
HA.com/Decorative
Karen Rigdon, Ext. 1723
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Carolyn Mani, Ext. 1677
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DESIGN
HA.com/Design
Brent Lewis, Ext. 1577
BrentL@HA.com

ILLUSTRATION ART
HA.com/Illustration
Ed Jaster, Ext. 1288
EdJ@HA.com

Todd Hignite, Ext. 1790
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Meagen McMillan, Ext. 1546
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TIFFANY, LALIQUE & ART GLASS
HA.com/ArtGlass
Nicholas Dawes, Ext. 1605
NickD@HA.com

Samantha Robinson, Ext. 1784
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MODERN &
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HA.com/Modern
Frank Hettig, Ext. 1157
FrankH@HA.com

Holly Sherratt, Ext. 1505
HollyS@HA.com

Leon Benrimon, Ext. 1799
LeonB@HA.com

Taylor Curry, Ext. 1304
TaylorC@HA.com

Desiree Pakravan, Ext. 1666
DesireeP@HA.com

PHOTOGRAPHS
HA.com/Photographs
Nigel Russell, Ext. 1231
NigelR@HA.com

Ed Jaster, Ext. 1288
EdJ@HA.com

Holly Sherratt, Ext. 1505
HollyS@HA.com

FINE SILVER &
OBJECTS OF VERTU
HA.com/Silver
Karen Rigdon, Ext. 1723
KarenR@HA.com

TEXAS ART
HA.com/TexasArt
Atlee Phillips, Ext. 1786
AtleeP@HA.com

Ariana Hartsock, Ext. 1283
ArianaH@HA.com

HANDBAGS & LUXURY
ACCESSORIES
HA.com/Luxury
Diane D’Amato, Ext. 1901
DianeD@HA.com

HISTORICAL
AMERICANA & POLITICAL
HA.com/Historical
Tom Slater, Ext. 1441
TomS@HA.com

Don Ackerman, Ext. 1736
DonA@HA.com

Curtis Lindner, Ext. 1352
CurtisL@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

ARMS & ARMOR,
CIVIL WAR & MILITARIA
HA.com/Arms
HA.com/CivilWar
David Carde, Ext. 1881
DavidC@HA.com

Jason Watson, Ext. 1630
JasonW@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS
HA.com/Manuscripts
Sandra Palomino, Ext. 1107
SandraP@HA.com

RARE BOOKS
HA.com/Books
James Gannon, Ext. 1609
JamesG@HA.com

SPACE EXPLORATION
HA.com/Space
Michael Riley, Ext. 1467
MichaelR@HA.com

TEXANA
HA.com/Texana
Sandra Palomino, Ext. 1107
SandraP@HA.com

JEWELRY
HA.com/Jewelry
Jill Burgum, Ext. 1697
JillB@HA.com

Sabrina Klugesherz, Ext. 1781
SabrinaK@HA.com

Jessica DuBroc, Ext. 1978
JessicaD@HA.com

Gina D’Onofrio, Ext. 1153
GinaD@HA.com

Ana Wroblaski, Ext. 1154
AnaW@HA.com

Tracy Sherman, Ext. 1146
TracyS@HA.com

Jamie Henderson, Ext. 3432
JamieH@HA.com

Vera Prather, Ext. 3021
VeraP@HA.com

LUXURY REAL ESTATE
HA.com/LuxuryRealEstate
Nate Schar, Ext. 1457
NateS@HA.com

Rochelle Mortensen, Ext. 1384
RochelleM@HA.com

VINTAGE POSTERS
HA.com/MoviePosters
Grey Smith, Ext. 1367
GreySm@HA.com

Bruce Carteron, Ext. 1551
BruceC@HA.com

Joe Maddalena, Ext. 1511
JM@HA.com

NATURE & SCIENCE
HA.com/NatureAndScience
Craig Kissick, Ext. 1995
CraigK@HA.com

NUMISMATICS
U.S. COINS
HA.com/Coins
David Mayfield, Ext. 1277
David@HA.com

Win Callender, Ext. 1415
WinC@HA.com

Mark Feld, Ext. 1321
MFeld@HA.com

Jason Friedman, Ext. 1582
JasonF@HA.com

Sam Foose, Ext. 1227
Sam@HA.com

Bob Marino, Ext. 1374
BobMarino@HA.com

Sarah Miller, Ext. 1597
SarahM@HA.com

Al Pinkall, Ext. 1835
AlP@HA.com

Cass Christenson, Ext. 1316
CassC@HA.com

Mark Borckardt, Ext. 1345
MarkB@HA.com

Richard Adams, Ext. 1811
RichardA@HA.com

U.S. CURRENCY & WORLD
PAPER MONEY
HA.com/Currency
Allen Mincho, Ext. 1327
AllenM@HA.com

Len Glazer, Ext. 1390
Len@HA.com

Dustin Johnston, Ext. 1302
Dustin@HA.com

Michael Moczalla, Ext. 1481
MichaelM@HA.com

Keith Esskuchen, Ext. 1633
KeithE@HA.com

Craig Eustace, Ext. 1924
CraigE@HA.com

Susan Bremer, Ext. 1830
SusanB@HA.com

Marcel Frisse
MarcelF@HA.com

Kenneth Yung
KennethY@HA.com

Susan Bremer, Ext. 1830
SusanB@HA.com

Raiden Honaker, Ext. 1922
JHonaker@HA.com

WORLD & ANCIENT COINS
HA.com/WorldCoins
Cristiano Bierrenbach, Ext. 1661
CrisB@HA.com

Warren Tucker, Ext. 1287
WTucker@HA.com

Sam Spiegel, Ext. 1524
SamS@HA.com

Zach Beasley, Ext. 1741
ZachB@HA.com

Roxana Uskali, Ext. 1282
RoxanaU@HA.com

Cale Meier, Ext. 1761
CaleM@HA.com

Christian Winge, Ext. 1734
ChristianW@HA.com

Kenneth Yung
KennethY@HA.com

Jacco Scheper
JaccoS@HA.com

Huib Pelze
HuibP@HA.com

Jan Schoten
JanS@HA.com

Idsard Septe
IdsardS@HA.com

SPORTS COLLECTIBLES
HA.com/Sports
Chris Ivy, Ext. 1319
Chris@HA.com

Pete Calderon, Ext. 1789
PeterC@HA.com

Tony Giese, Ext. 1997
TonyG@HA.com

Derek Grady, Ext. 1975
DerekG@HA.com

Dan Imler, Ext. 1787
DanI@HA.com

Lee Iskowitz, Ext. 1601
LeeI@HA.com

Mark Jordan, Ext. 1187
MarkJ@HA.com

Chris Nerat, Ext. 1615
ChrisN@HA.com

Rob Rosen, Ext. 1767
RRosen@HA.com

Jonathan Scheier, Ext. 1314
JonathanS@HA.com

Jason Simmons, Ext. 1652
JasonS@HA.com

STAMPS
HA.com/Stamps
Jacco Scheper
JaccoS@HA.com

Erin Patzewitsch, Ext. 1575
ErinE@HA.com

TIMEPIECES
HA.com/Timepieces
Jim Wolf, Ext. 1659
JWolf@HA.com

WINE
HA.com/Wine
Frank Martell, Ext. 1753
FrankM@HA.com

Michael Madrigale, Ext. 1678
MMadrigale@HA.com

Ty Methfessel, Ext. 3201
TyM@HA.com

SERVICES
APPRAISAL SERVICES
HA.com/Appraisals
Meredith Meuwly, Ext. 1631
MeredithM@HA.com
 
CORPORATE COLLECTION AND
MUSEUM SERVICES
Meredith Meuwly, Ext. 1631
MeredithM@HA.com

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Nicholas Dawes, Ext. 1605
NickD@HA.com

TRUSTS & ESTATES
HA.com/Estates
Michelle Castro, Ext. 1824
MichelleC@HA.com

Elyse Luray, Ext. 1369
ElyseL@HA.com

Carolyn Mani, Ext. 1677
CarolynM@HA.com

Alexandra Kern, Ext. 1691
AlexandraK@HA.com

This directory appears in the Spring 2021 edition of The Intelligent Collector magazine.

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