Helen Hall is a rock memorabilia and film memorabilia, an insurance appraiser and auctioneer. A former Vice-President at Christie’s, Helen now works with private collectors, auction houses, museums and institutions all over the world to research, appraise, authenticate and value iconic objects, manuscripts, clothing and instruments in the history of Popular Culture. In 2010, Helen also launched Dig Gallery to offer limited edition fine art rock and roll photographs and books, vintage posters and rock memorabilia.
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Helen Hall started her career at Christie’s in London in 1998 and in 2005, became Head of Entertainment Memorabilia at Christie’s, New York. During her time at Christie’s, Helen was involved in bringing to auction some iconic collections and celebrity estates, including The Personal Property Of Marlon Brando (2004) [1]; 40 Years Of Star Trek (2006); The Estate Of Clark Gable (2006); The Estate Of Stan Laurel (2007); The John Lennon Collection of “Magic” Alex Mardas (2004); The Star Wars Collection Of John Mollo (2003); Eric Clapton’s Guitars in aid of the Crossroads Centre (1999 and 2004).
As a Christie’s auctioneer, Helen has been involved with world record breaking artifacts such as Marlon Brando’s script for “The Godfather”, John Lennon's hand-written lyrics for "Give Peace A Chance" [2] and the drum from the cover of the Beatles LP “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”[3].
Since leaving Christie’s, Helen has brokered sales of rock memorabilia, including Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang guitar[4] and Sid Vicious’ Swastika t-shirt[5]. Helen works with private collectors to research and authenticate pieces in their collections, she has consulted for Christie’s and Phillips auction houses and works closely with museums and institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Cleveland and the Experience Music Project, Seattle.