About
Maxine is a Mayfair based arts dealer and adviser specialising in the sale of decorative arts from the 18th-20th centuries. The granddaughter of a Mancunian silver and jewellery dealer, as a young girl she was mesmerised when her grandfather unwrapped his latest treasure. Her stylish grandmother created an Art Deco interior for her home with lighting and objets d’art of the period which fired Maxine’s passion for art and antiques.She combines extensive art historical knowledge with a highly developed aesthetic appreciation. Her mission is to source, curate and offer objects, lighting and furniture where form and function collide so that everyday objects become a work of art. In her quest for the quirky and distinctive she has taken to heart Jean Willy Mestac’s adage: “Tell me what you collect and I will tell you who you are”.
Maxine Fox
Maxine was formerly a Senior Director in the French & Continental Furniture department at Sotheby’s London, leaving last year after 22 years to start her own company. Whilst at Sotheby’s she oversaw many iconic sales including the Rossi sale and the collections of Gianni Versace, Elton John, Alberto Bruni-Tedeschi and Prince and Princess de la Tour d’Auvergne Lauraguais and historic country house sales such as Easton Neston and the Chatsworth Attic Sale. She advised important private collectors and museum curators. Maxine had originally studied Law and practised as both a solicitor and barrister for a number of years. Maxine has a Diploma from the Works of Art Course at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
Her work as an independent art consultant has involved consultancy for major auction houses, teaching at Sotheby’s Institute of Art both on the B.A. and M.A. Courses and on the Attingham Trust for museum curators and projects for the National Trust. She has also lectured on the Sotheby’s Institute Executive Programme attending the TEFAF Fair in Maastricht in 2016. She has recently completed a groundbreaking project to create new online catalogue records for previously uncatalogued furniture and decorative objects at Eton College, Windsor.
Her work as an independent art consultant has involved consultancy for major auction houses, teaching at Sotheby’s Institute of Art both on the B.A. and M.A. Courses and on the Attingham Trust for museum curators and projects for the National Trust. She has also lectured on the Sotheby’s Institute Executive Programme attending the TEFAF Fair in Maastricht in 2016. She has recently completed a groundbreaking project to create new online catalogue records for previously uncatalogued furniture and decorative objects at Eton College, Windsor.
Maxine on Instagram
You can follow Maxine on Instagram, at her account @maxfoxdecarts - click here to view her profile.
