What you’ll learn in this episode: What’s included in the Jill and Byron Crawford collection that will be auctioned by Bonhams on November 10th, and how they developed such a sweeping collection Why buying jewelry at auction is one of the best ways to find real treasures Tips for first-time auction buyers Why working at an auction house is the best jewelry education How collectors determine it’s time to say goodbye to a piece   About Emily Waterfall Based in Los Angeles, Emily Waterfall is the Director of the Jewelry Department for Bonhams Auction House. With over 16 years of experience, Emily is responsible for business-getting, client development, appraisals and sourcing property for jewelry sales in Los Angeles and in New York. Emily began her career as an intern in London at an auction house where she caught her first glance of exquisite things in 2004. Once completing her internship, she worked in New York as a jewelry cataloguer for a leading international auction house for seven years working on several important jewelry auctions including the jewels of Kelly and Calvin Klein, Eunice Gardiner, Lucia Moreira Salles and others. Prior to joining Bonhams, Emily worked for a prominent jewelry buying firm based in Atlanta, GA from 2012 to 2018.   A native of San Diego, CA, Emily graduated with an undergraduate degree in Art History from Brigham Young University and has completed courses at the Gemological Institute of America and published articles in the American Society of Jewelry Historians newsletters. Additional Resources: Bonhams L.A. Website Bonhams Instagram Emily's Instagram   Photos are available on TheJewelryJourney.com Transcript: Auctions can seem intimidating to first-time buyers, but they are the best way to get a deal on a true, one-of-a-kind treasure, and auction house staff, like Emily Waterfall, Head of the Jewelry Department at Bonhams Los Angeles, are there to help buyers through the process. Emily joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about what to expect at Bonhams’ upcoming auction of the Jill and Byron Crawford collection of artist jewelry; the most impressive pieces she’s seen during her career; and how collectors can enter the world of auctions confidently. Read the episode transcript here.  Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the second part of a two-part episode. If you haven’t heard part one, please head to TheJewelryJourney.com. Today, my guest is Emily Waterfall, who is head of the jewelry department in the L.A. office of the auction house Bonhams. Welcome back.    Tell us more about this auction coming up. You’re previewing online. How do you handle everything? If you’re the auctioneer, how do you handle it when—this is one reason I’m a little frightened by auctions, because there’s the bid on the line and there’s yours, and there are about five different people from all over the world. How do you handle it? Could I have a chance, basically, is the question.   Emily: Absolutely. There are various ways to bid. You can register a bid online. You can bid on our app. Maybe you have a busy day and you’re running around. You can register to bid on the telephone on the Bonhams website, or you can leave an absentee bid. I get carried away at auctions. I’ll do an absentee bid when I want to put myself on a budget and say I will not spend above this, regardless. That’s a fantastic way. Or come and bid in person.    Nowadays, we are very digital. Most people are bidding online. The days of auctions being full and everyone dressed to the nines are kind of over. Now, we’re more online based. I’ll be auctioneering, and I’ll have bids from absentee bidders; I’ll have telephone bidders; but I see a lot of activity online. It’s funny to me, because I always say when I’m auctioneering, “I see you out there.” I don’t see them, but I know they’re online, and I want to give them presence because they’re just as important as any bidder in the room. I hope that explains