Arthur Noël Grove Annesley (born 28 December 1941) is a British auctioneer, art expert, and the honorary chairman of Christie's.
[1][2] He was educated at Harrow School, and earned an MA in classics from Worcester College, Oxford.
[1] In 1964, Annesley began work for Christie's, and has specialised in old master drawings.
[3][4] With over fifty years of service, Annesley is one of the longest serving directors and chairmen of Christie's, having hired and trained specialists such as Paul Raison and Anthony Crichton-Stuart; he contributed the entry on Christie's to the Grove Dictionary of Art.
[4] He has been a long serving trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and a governor of the Yehudi Menuhin School.