Heritage Auctions has announced the addition of four noted jewelry experts to the company’s team. Gina D’Onofrio FGA, Peter Shemonsky GG, Tracy Sherman, and Ana Wroblaski GG have joined Heritage’s staff, expanding the jewelry opportunities to Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco.
“Heritage Auctions’ fine jewelry category is a complex and growing business and we’re extremely pleased to invest in the talent and experience our new staff brings,” said Steve Ivy, CEO of Heritage Auctions. “It requires a special set of skills to deliver the best to our clients and we believe this winning team sets us up for long-term growth.”
D’Onofrio will be the Director of Fine Jewelry in Beverly Hills. She has worked in jewelry retail, auction, and manufacturing for 25 years. She is a certified master appraiser with the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers and a Master Gemologist Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers.
Shemonsky will be the Director of Fine Jewelry in San Francisco. He has over 15 years of experience in the San Francisco jewelry community and directed the fine jewelry and watch department at Butterfield & Butterfield, then established and managed the offices of CIRCA in San Francisco and Hong Kong.
Sherman joins Heritage as the director of fine jewelry in Palm Beach. She has 35 years of experience, including starting her career at Sotheby’s in New York, then head of jewelry for Canada and head of jewelry, West Coast.
Wroblaski will be the assistant director of fine jewelry in the Beverly Hills office. For ten years she worked in the auction industry specializing in fine jewelry. She has cataloging experience across the jewelry spectrum from ancient to modern pieces.