Sotheby’s welcomed its new UK Chairman – Lord Dalmeny who will lead Sotheby’s client-focussed activities in the UK and Ireland, continuing to develop and nurture key relationships, and to drive Sotheby’s strategy. Harry will also be responsible for ensuring a rich and exciting trajectory for Sotheby’s long tradition of landmark house and single-owner sales – an area in which he has, for many years, played a highly significant role.

Tad Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sotheby’s announced the appointment.

Lord Dalmeny officially started at Sotheby’s as a graduate trainee in 1990 but was familiar with it since 1977 as he watched as his family possessions at Mentmore Towers sold by Sotheby’s, following his grandfather’s passing. In a piece he wrote for World of Interiors in 2013. Over the course of his long tenure at Sotheby’s, Harry has played a leading role in many of the most significant British house and single-owner sales of the last quarter century, including the Duke Duchess of Windsor sale (February 1998), the Chatsworth Attic sale (October 2010), and the Castle Howard sale (July 2015). He continues to be a galvanising force behind both the winning and finely-tuned execution of prestigious sales and projects such as these. He is also deeply invested in a wide range of sales and initiatives, not least Sotheby’s annual Treasures sales, for which he is also the auctioneer. Harry is one of Sotheby’s most senior auctioneers, having taken many landmark sales. He is also the lead auctioneer for Sotheby’s prestigious evening sales of Old Master Paintings. A particularly active charity auctioneer, in the past 5 years, Harry has taken 124 charity auctions.