If not now then when?
The Duke is approaching his mid-fifties - and throws it down.
Way up on the Sotheby's corporate ladder.
He has become a veteran in the best sense of the word over the past 22 years, during which he worked for the auction house, which was listed on the US stock exchange until 2019.
Always on the go, always in the harness.
And always in the interests of the house.
With the competitors, especially Christie's, constantly in view, the speed is set.
The all-determining shareholder value creates collateral, highly effective pressure.
The prize money in the “Rat Race” is prestige and influence.
Philipp Herzog von Württemberg is a member of the nobility from the highest circles.
Big, elegant, with the best manners, eloquent, always a little self-deprecating, also smugly, he embodies the traditional type of an important representative of the great, originally British auction houses.
Some see a kind of casual arrogance with style in this guy, others recognize solidity and tradition at the highest level.