De heer Drs Herbert J.M. van Mierlo is werkzaam bij Sotheby’s te Keulen als senior Director,
International Business Getting decorative Arts, Valuations. Hij is expert op het gebied van wereldwijde verkoop door Sothebys en is geregistreerd taxateur voorMiddeleeuwse sculpturen en kunstwerken. Zijn Linkedin account zegt hierover: “I’m a specialised expert for European Furniture, Works of Art, Sculpture and Clocks and I have been responsible (head of department) for relevant sales in these fields at Sotheby’s Amsterdam; since 1999 I work in Cologne as international bussiness getter for the worldwide Sotheby’s sales with a main focus at Amsterdam and I am also responsible for general valuations. Outside of (of course) Germany other main countries in which I operate are Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and to a lesser extend Swiss and the North East part of France. I am registered valuer for Medieval Sculpture and Works of Art since 1998.”