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Teresa Ybarra has been appointed by Bonhams as the company's representative in Bilbao covering northern Spain and south west France with effect from September 1 2014.
Teresa will work closely with Bonhams' Madrid office which is headed by Johann Leibbrandt.
Teresa is a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados del Señorio de Vizcaya (Spanish Law Society), and is a qualified lawyer with an honours degree from Spain’s foremost law school, Universidad de Deusto.
She started with Bonhams based at the company’s Knightsbridge saleroom in early 2014 having previously worked for two other leading international fine art auction houses in marketing and in the Old Masters department.
Prior to Bonhams, Teresa worked in law at Gherson Solicitors; Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira; Melford Capital Partners LLP and for the Spanish Federation of Antique Dealers.
A keen photographer, Teresa has a photography diploma from Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London and also volunteers for the non-profit organisation Aspanovas, which cares for children with terminal cancer, in her spare time.
Matthew Girling, Bonhams CEO comments: “We are delighted to have Teresa represent us in her home town of Bilbao and the adjacent territories of Spain and France. Her personal and professional networks and her legal and arts training will help us to build on our growing success in the region.”
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Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments go to www.bonhams.com.