After gaining a first class honours degree in History of Art at Manchester, specialising in the history of picture frames Paul was awarded a Bursary to train at Sothebys for 2 years, after which he joined Hazlitt Gooden & Fox in 1987. He founded Liss Llewellyn in 1991. George studied History of Art in Oxford and at the University of Leiden, and was formerly the curator of the UCL Art Collections.