Meet the Team

Joseph Noonan, BA 

We are pleased to welcome Joe to the team at Willingham Auctions. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge in jewellery, watches, and coins. As a passionate numismatist and watch enthusiast, Joe’s expertise will be a valuable addition to our specialist departments. With prior experience in both the jewellery trade and the auction industry, as well as being a member of the Bedfordshire Numismatic Society, Joe offers a depth of insight that will be greatly appreciated by colleagues and clients alike.

Sophie Chapman, BA, RSA

Trained at Christies, Sophie began her career in auction houses in London, working at Phillips and Bonhams as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Wallace Collection, and The Silver Vaults she has almost twenty years of experience and specialises in ‘all things shiny’ as she puts it with a particular passion for 18th, 19th and early 20th century jewellery.

Mary Waterfall, BA FGA DGA

A proud member of the Institute of Registered Valuers and The Gemmological Association of Great Britain, Mary has built a successful independent valuations business and has worked with some of the household names in the field, such as Tiffany’s and London based jewellery Auctioneers Fellows.  She is a true expert in all things gemmological and a font of knowledge and information for our clients.