A day in the life of Tash Perrin, Christie’s auctioneer in Midtown Manhattan

Tash Perrin is an auctioneer at Christie’s, the world’s largest auction house, which sells billions of dollars of art, jewellery and luxury goods each year.

In addition to her role as an auctioneer, Perrin serves as senior vice-president and senior director of trusts, estates and wealth management services at Christie’s International, which means she represents Christie’s at conferences across the country and assists clients through major sales around the world.

When she’s in New York City and not travelling for work, Perrin says she wakes up at 5.45am every day. She works out with her personal trainer or goes for a run along the Hudson River, sometimes with her dog, Ryndie.

She says being an auctioneer is like “conducting an orchestra”, because it requires juggling many different aspects, like keeping track of the numbers and “being the showman”.

Here’s a look at a typical day in her life.

Tash Perrin has been an auctioneer at Christie’s, the largest auction house in the world, for 18 years, seven of which were spent at Christie’s in London before she rejoined the New York office.

Perrin wakes up at 5.45am every day. When the weather’s nice, she goes for a run along the Hudson River.

“I have a trainer that comes to me a couple of times a week, so I’ll either meet with him in my building – he comes at 6.15 and I’ll work out with him for an hour – or on days particularly when the weather’s nice, I might go – either with my dog or on my own – go for a run up the Hudson River Park,” Perrin said.

Perrin lives in Tribeca, the richest neighbourhood in New York City, but she also has a home in Toronto, where she and her husband live together and where she spends most weekends.