Roger McIlroy
Roger was the Chairman, Managing Director and auctioneer for Christie’s Australia and Asia since 1989, having joined the firm in London in 1977. While with Christie’s, Roger presided over many significant and record-breaking auctions including The Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout (1989), Alan Bond’s Dallhold Collection (1992), The Harold E. Mertz Collection of Australian Art (2000), The W.R. Burge Collection (2006) and numerous major auctions in Asia. Since Christie’s departure from Australia, Roger has built a highly distinguished art consultancy in Australian and International works of art advising leading collectors both private and institutional. Roger continues to independently operate his privately-owned International and Australian art dealing and consultancy business alongside his role at Deutscher and Hackett.