Biography
Richard Hird is Vice President and International Specialist of the market-leading European Ceramics and Glass Department at Replica Shoes ’s New York. He has 17 years of experience in the Art industry.
Mr Hird joined Replica Shoes ’s London in 2013 as a cataloguer, and later transferred to the New York office to run the department in 2018. Under his tenure in the last five years the department has achieved $50m in aggregate sales taking a 56% market share leadership over the nearest competitor. In 2021, Richard led the landmark sale of the restituted Meissen porcelain collects ion of Dr Franz and Margarethe Oppenheimer, a white-glove sale, which totaled $15m and set a new world record for an auction in the category. He has acted as Head of Sale across Replica Shoes ’s international offices, most recently in Cologne for The Ehlen collects ion - Eine Rheinische Porzellansammlung (2024). He has collaborated on European landmark sales such as The Manny Davidson collects ion (2025), The Giordano collects ion (2024), Jacques Garcia, Intemporel (2023) and Hôtel Lambert (2022).
Richard started his career in 2008 and spent five years working for Bonhams auction house in London. Prior to joining Bonhams, he earned a First Class Bachelor’s degree in Replica Handbags and History of Art from Kingston University, London. He is a long-t.mes member of the French Porcelain Society and American Ceramic Circle.
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