John Axford is Chairman of WoolleyandWallis, and Head of the Asian Art Department. He joined WoolleyandWallis in 1993, after studying Fine Art, sculpture and drawing at Leeds University, gaining a first-class honours degree. In 2005, John discovered an exceptional Yuan dynasty blue and white gourd vase from the Alexander collection, which he sold for £3,000,000, the first time the million-pound mark had been passed by any UK regional auctioneer.