James Nicholson FGA, DGA

Deputy Chairman, Head of Silver, Watches & Luxury Accessories | 集团副主席，珠宝、腕表及银器部国际主管

James Nicholson has over 30 years’ experience in the Jewellery trade.

James graduated from the School of Slavonic & Eastern European Studies, London University, in 1989.

His career in jewellery began when he joined Mappin & Webb as a management trainee and in 1991 he was appointed jewellery specialist at Bonhams where he gained his Fellowship of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain and diamond grading qualifications.

James joined Dreweatts in 2005 after running his own jewellery dealing business. Over his 14 years at Dreweatts James has handled the sale of many important jewels, coloured stones and natural pearls, watches and historically important silverware and objects of vertu. James’ personal highlights include:

• A Russian Imperial gold and diamond presentation box by Fabergé containing a miniature of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandovich Romanov sold for £130,600 in 2005
• A Russian purple guilloche enamel desk clock by Fabergé sold for £192,000 in 2008
• A two row natural pearl necklace sold for £152,500 in 2011
• A 1960s gold and enamel ‘Serpenti’ bangle watch by Bulgari sold for £84,300 and a sapphire ring by Jean Schlumberger sold £117,800 in 2014
• An 18^th century gold and specimen stone Steinkabinett box by Johann Christian Neuber sold for £186,000 in 2015
• A pair of late 17th/early 18th century silver parcel gilt figure groups by Abraham Drentwett II, Augsburg, previously from the Chateau Jehay, Liege, sold for £179,800 in 2017
• An impressive Edwardian aquamarine brooch, previously the property of Nancy Witcher Langhorne, Viscountess Astor CH, MP (1879-1964), sold for £67,500 in March 2019

James has also targeted a new generation of buyers at auction through the introduction of the collecting areas of Luxury Accessories and Fine Pens. This initiative led to the highly successful single owner sale of handbags and luxury accessories, December 2016 - the auction ran for 12 hours due to the intense interest from bidders. James also curated the three-day auction ‘East meets West’, January 2018, featuring 750 lots of luxury accessories and art works from around the world which totalled £1,168,240.

Since 2010 James has developed Dreweatts’ business activities outside the United Kingdom, notably in Italy and Spain where Dreweatts’ presence has been boosted through the provision of client services to Italian and Spanish consignors and buyers.  James also holds regular valuation and consignment events in Rome, Milan and Malaga and other European cities.

JAMES NICHOLSON

集团副主席及珠宝、银器和钟表部国际主管

1989年毕业于伦敦大学学院的斯拉夫和东欧学专业，James在珠宝行业从业已逾三十载。1991年他作为管理训练生加入英国皇室御用珠宝品牌Mappin & Webb，之后便接任邦瀚斯的珠宝部专家，并取得了英国宝石协会的会员和钻石鉴定师的头衔。

在2005年加入德物兹以前，James曾作为独立珠宝商经营自己的珠宝买卖。在他于德物兹超过十四年的时间里，James经手了许多重要的贵族珠宝、宝石、天然珍珠、手表和极富历史价值的银器及贵族饰礼。他在德物兹职业生涯的高亮拍品包括：

沙皇俄国时期由御用珠宝商法贝热所做的金嵌钻石礼品盒，其中包括了谢尔盖·亚历山德罗维奇大公的一件迷你胸像，2005年以£130,600成交；

俄国法贝热所做紫色玑镂珐琅小钟，200年以£192,000成交；

双排天然珍珠项链，2011年以£152,500成交；

1960年代宝格丽金珐琅蛇形腕表，2014年以£84,300成交；

让· 史隆博格蓝宝石戒指，2014年以£117,800成交；

18世纪 Johann Christian Neuber做金嵌宝石圆盒，2015年以£186,000成交；

17世纪晚期至18世纪早期Abraham Drentwett II做银鎏金人物组像，2017年以£179,800 成交；

英国爱德华时期海蓝宝石胸针，阿斯特子爵夫人（英国首位下议院女议员）旧藏，2019年三月以 £67,500成交。

James为德物兹开创了全新的奢侈饰品和名选钢笔的板块，并在2016年的持续12小时的私人奢侈饰品和手袋专场大获成功。他还主持了2018年一月持续三天的“东西之汇”珠宝饰品和艺术品专场，全场总成交价达到了£1,168,240。

自2010年起，James便致力于拓展德物兹的海外业务，尤其在意大利和西班牙地区。James定期会在罗马、米兰、马拉加和其他欧洲城市进行珠宝和奢侈品的估价。