FRONT COVER / Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Reflections on Soda Fountain, 1991
Sold for $95,250
Verot & Clément c. 1955
Satinwood Cabinet with Painted Roundels France
Sold for $15,240
Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1984)
Pulcini, c. 1963
Vistosi, Italy Sold for $4,763
Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1984)
Pulcini, c. 1963
Vistosi, Italy Sold for $5,398
Martinuzzi (Italian, 1892-1977)
Pair of PineappleForm Murano Glass
Table Lamps
Italy Sold for $6,033
Bulgari, Multigem, Intaglio and Yellow Gold Necklace
Property from a Private Collector, Wisconsin Sold for $50,800
Napoleone
THIS PAGE / Bulgari, Agate Cameo, Diamond and Yellow Gold Necklace
Property from a Private Collector, Wisconsin Sold for $80,000
Welcome to Freeman’s | Hindman
Since assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer over two years ago, I’ve had the privilege of leading our firm through a pivotal moment in its history. At the beginning of 2024, I am proud to have overseen the landmark merger of Chicago-based Hindman Auctions and Philadelphia-based Freeman’s, resulting in the formation of Freeman’s | Hindman. With this merger, we now stand as America’s oldest auction house—founded in 1805—and have created a strategic alliance that gives us the largest coast-to-coast presence of any auction house in the country.
Our combined firm has hit the ground running—the first year was marked by significant achievements, including the highest-performing year to date for our Jewelry and Watches department, an exceptional array of single-owner collections, and impressive single-lot results. Despite the challenges of the current market, we have significantly expanded our reach, attracting 33% new bidders to the firm and achieving an impressive 88% average sell-through rate by lot. This strong performance underscores our unwavering commitment to growth as we evolve in an ever-changing landscape.
Looking ahead, our team is gearing up to offer an exciting lineup of events across our national footprint. We look forward to connecting with you at various fairs, conferences, and trade shows this winter and spring. We’re especially delighted to be part of Americana Week and Asia Week in New York this January and March, marking our inaugural participation in these events. Additionally, our robust calendar of more than 140 auctions continues to expand, highlighted by standout single-owner collections plus specialized sales across categories.
Still, at Freeman’s | Hindman, we are committed to maintaining our client-centric mentality. Our business is relationship-based, and our team is willing to go the extra mile for our clients. Many of the collections we have handled were the result of longterm relationships that were built over the course of many years. With this recent phase of growth for the company, we feel that we will simply be able to better serve our clients—whether that is hosting previews and events closer to home or engaging new, international bidders in our sales to achieve stellar results.
I, along with my dedicated team, look forward to presenting exceptional auctions across our six salerooms in Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and New York. We invite you to visit us in person or bid online via our proprietary Digital Bid Room or partner online platforms from anywhere around the globe. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our experienced team with any questions you may have concerning auction, private sale, appraisal, or advisory needs.
Yours sincerely,
Alyssa D. Quinlan, CEO
Freeman’s | Hindman is a leading fine art and luxury business providing collectors, fiduciaries, and institutions with a comprehensive suite of services including auctions, appraisals, private sales, and art advisory.
Who We Are
COMPANY OVERVIEW
FREEMAN’S | HINDMAN THROUGH THE CENTURIES
OUR LOCATIONS
LOCAL CONNECTION, GLOBAL NETWORK
TAILORED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
ABOVE // Freeman’s | Hindman Executive Leadership team. From left to right: Executive Chairman Jay F. Krehbiel; Chief Executive Officer Alyssa D. Quinlan; Chief Operating Officer Hanna Dougher; Executive Vice President, Deputy Chairman Molly Morse Limmer and Alasdair Nichol; Managing Director, National, Trusts, Estates and Private Clients Molly E. Gron, J.D.; Not Pictured: Executive Vice President, Managing Director, New York Region Gemma Sudlow
MORE THAN AN AUCTION HOUSE
Freeman’s | Hindman is a leading fine art and luxury business connecting cities nationwide to the global art market. Conducting over 140 auctions annually in all major collecting categories, Freeman’s | Hindman offers buyers and sellers an exceptional experience across selling channels and price points.
Driven by a client-first approach, our team of experts is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and integrity while staying on top of the latest academic research, market trends, and technological advancements.
Freeman’s | Hindman was formed in January 2024, through the merging of Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house (est. 1805), and pioneering, fullservice auction house, Hindman (est. 1982). The combining of these two prestigious companies follows Hindman and Cowan’s joining in 2019.
With six salerooms and 16 total locations, Freeman’s | Hindman has the largest, coast-to-coast presence of any American auction house. Salerooms are located in Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Palm Beach, Denver, and New York City.
Freeman’s | Hindman boasts a strong digital presence while maintaining a personal touch. We offer adaptable solutions, provide dedicated attention, and deliver impactful, tailored experiences all while growing our global network and scaling our operations.
With a long-standing history of achieving stellar prices and record-setting results, Freeman’s | Hindman’s team of over 175 experienced and passionate professionals is here to assist you through the various life stages of a collection, wherever you are located.
Goldberg (American, 1924-2007) Sad Street, 1958 Sold for $114,300
A Roman Rosso Antico Head of a Young Satyr Sold for $63,500
Jacques Adnet (French, 1900-1984) Saddle Stitched Leather Armchair, c. 1950 France Sold for $3,493
Michael
Enrique Garcés (Colombian, b. 1930) Bone Tile Veneered Console Table Sold for $635
Freeman’s | Hindman Through the Centuries: Key
Corporate Moments
Formed through the merger of Freeman’s, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, and Cowan’s Auctions, our firm—Freeman’s | Hindman—unites a vast national network, deep expertise, and nearly 220 years in the art market.
1800s
NOVEMBER 12, 1805
Thomas McKean, Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, appoints Tristram B. Freeman to the office of auctioneer in Philadelphia
1920s
1924
Freeman’s auction house moves to 1808 Chestnut Street—the country’s first purpose-built auction house
1980s 1990
1982
Leslie Hindman establishes her eponymous auction house on West Ohio Street in Chicago, Illinois
1995
Wes Cowan establishing Cincinnati,
1824
Freeman’s begins regular books sales
1898
Company is renamed Samuel T. Freeman & Co.
1997
Antiques program | Hindman years
1990s
1995 Cowan holds his first auction, establishing Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio
2000s 2020s
2000
Freeman’s forms a marketing alliance with Lyon & Turnbull
2005
Freeman’s celebrates its bi-centennial and holds its inaugural Pennsylvania Sale
2023
Alyssa D. Quinlan assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer of Hindman Auctions
1997 Antiques Roadshow first airs—the program will star many Freeman’s Hindman specialists over the years
2010
Hindman’s first regional office opens in Naples, Florida
2016
Freeman’s transfers ownership to key Executive Directors
2019
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan’s Auctions announce their merger, forming Hindman Auctions
2024
Freeman’s and Hindman Auctions merge to form Freeman’s | Hindman
New York gallery and saleroom opens on the Upper East Side at 32 East 67th Street
Freeman’s | Hindman Through the Centuries:
Notable Sales and Collections
As the market grows more discerning, Freeman’s | Hindman achieves success—from 1805 to today—with rare and important objects that carry strong provenance.
1800s
1808
The sale of The Estate of Captain Stephen Decatur
1838
T.W.L Freeman sells remarkable chess-playing automaton known as The Turk
1854
269 portraits by Charles Willson Peale from the Philadelphia Museum are sold at auction by rival Philadelphia auctioneer Moses Thomas, whose firm is later purchased by Freeman’s in 1908
1880 s
Freeman’s sells Philadelphia’s Post Office for $425,000, an auction record for a piece of real estate
1920s -
1970s
1924
Freeman’s sells three World War I battleships for scrap in the wake of The Treaty on Limitations of Armaments, including the U.S.S. Kansas (pictured)
1937
Freeman’s sells the mill village of the Cheney Brothers for $831,214, an auction record for New England real estate
1948
Contents of Wootton, the Bryn Mawr Estate of George W. Childs Drexel sold
1967
The Mullen Collection including Impressionist masterpieces is sold totaling $1,079,200, the first $1M fine art sale conducted by the company
1980
Hindman sells property from the Estates of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, Mrs. Potter Palmer, and Judge Julius J. Hoffman
1980
Freeman’s celebrates 175 years in business with the sale of Edward Hick’s Peacable Kingdom for $210,000
1990s 1980s
1991
Newly discovered van Gogh achieves $1.43M at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
1991
Memorabilia sold from Comiskey Park in Chicago at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
2004
record and hosts Impressionists
2000s
2004
Freeman’s sets a new auction record for a fraktur ($366,750) hosts its first Pennsylvania Impressionists sale
2005
Leslie Hindman sets a new auction record for József Rippl-Rónai with Study for Lady with a Birdcage ($590,400)
2006 Cowan’s sells Charles Schreyvogel’s Saving the Dispatch, 1909 for $1.44M from Marge and Charles Schott Family Trust, former owners of the Cincinnati Reds MLB team
2009 of the Lehman Brothers Collection at Freeman’s
2010s 2020s
2014
Freeman’s sells the George D. Horst Collection of Fine Art for $4.3M, setting 18 new world auction records
2018
Stanley Field Early Ming Bowl sets auction record of $1.45M at Hindman
2018
Hindman sets record for a work on paper by Joan Mitchell ($1.2M)
2019
Freeman’s sells the Collection of Dorrance “Dodo” H. Hamilton ($6.1M)
2019
Property from the Collection of Ambassador & Mrs. Alexander Weddell | The Virginia House Museum ($1.57M)
2019
Hindman achieves a record of $564,500 for Darwin’s On the Origin of Species
2021
Freeman’s sets a new auction record with Carl Moll’s Weißes Interieur ($4.76M)
2021
Freeman’s sets new world auction record for Charles Carroll’s Copy of the Declaration of Independence ($4.42M)
2022
Hindman sets new world auction records for Fritz Scholder ($500,000) and Jaune Quick-toSee Smith ($350,000)
2024
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg sold in Philadelphia ($4.7M)
2024
Sale of The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright in New York
who we are
Our Locations
With six salerooms and a total of 16 locations across the country, Freeman’s | Hindman has coverage across the entirety of the continental United States. No matter where you are located, our regional representatives are available to assist you.
CHICAGO
PALM BEACH
PHILADELPHIA Atlanta SALEROOMS REGIONAL LOCATIONS
ATLANTA
BOSTON
MIAMI
MILWAUKEE
NAPLES
RICHMOND
ST. LOUIS
SAN DIEGO
SCOTTSDALE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
16 LOCATIONS INCLUDING 6 SALEROOMS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
SALEROOM OFFICE
Local Connection...
WE ARE WHERE YOU ARE
Freeman’s | Hindman connects cities nationwide to the global art market. We operate the most salerooms in the United States, with locations in 16 cities across the country. Our clients benefit from our unmatched understanding of local markets while our strong personal relationships with national and international buyers ensure we achieve the highest possible prices on their behalf.
CROSS-COUNTRY PROGRAMMING
Our team of specialists offers expertise and shares highlights of upcoming sales through curated lecture series, guided previews, cocktail gatherings, private dinners, and many other intimate and exclusive events. Freeman’s | Hindman hosts these events in our 16 locations and at carefully selected private venues. Many of our events are ideally timed and located to coincide with major international art fairs and category specific programming like Asia Week or Americana Week ensuring we engage top collectors from around the globe who are in town for the occasion.
97 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY BIDDERS IN OUR AUCTIONS DURING 2024
768K
ACTIVE WEBSITE USERS ANNUALLY
10.4M
BIDDERS WITH ACCESS TO OUR AUCTIONS ONLINE
...Global Network
WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE
Freeman’s | Hindman is proud to engage with an ever-expanding international art market to represent active buyers and sellers from around the world. Nearly 768,000 users view our website every year from 170 countries and territories globally. Similarly, the strong relationships we maintain with our network across the globe combined with our digital initiatives led to bidders from over 97 countries to participate in our sales in 2024. Bidding activity in the United Kingdom, France, mainland China, and Hong Kong was particularly strong.
DIGITAL MARKETING
Freeman’s | Hindman has a robust online presence, reaching millions of individuals by utilizing paid and organic digital marketing strategies. This integrated approach leverages targeted editorial, social, and email communications, and allows for active conversation with our international collector community and maximum exposure for Freeman’s | Hindman’s auctions.
AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE
Freeman's | Hindman works closely with our colleagues at Lyon & Turnbull in London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow to promote objects and collections in Europe and beyond. We collaborate with their specialists to identify, target, and engage with new and existing buyers abroad.
Since 2000, our two companies have maintained a strategic marketing alliance. United by our shared commitment to customer service and special focus on single-owner collections, we often share expertise and ideas, working in tandem to ensure that offered works generate the strongest interest and elicit the most competitive bidding.
TAILORED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL BID ROOM
Freeman’s | Hindman empowers our clients to browse and bid from anywhere through the Digital Bid Room. This proprietary online and mobile digital bidding platform offers fully integrated livestream video and real-time bidding in an auction from anywhere in the world. Designed to create a more streamlined experience, the Digital Bid Room is directly synced with clients’ accounts. With this powerful tool, Freeman’s | Hindman engages an international audience and converts online viewing into buying.
MOBILE APP
Compatible with iOS and Android, our app gives clients all the capabilities of our Digital Bid Room conveniently on their mobile device. Clients are able to quickly register for upcoming auctions, track upcoming lots, receive push notifications, leave absentee bids for future auctions, and bid live using the simple “swipe to bid” interface. Additionally, clients can track bidding activity, watch sales in real time, and view the calendar of past and upcoming sales
TIMED ONLINE AUCTIONS
Today, consumers absorb new content at an astonishing rate. Freeman’s | Hindman has met this demand with the introduction of Timed Auctions, which allow us to present even more property to our clients across all categories and price points. Featured on hindmanauctions.com, our app, and LiveAuctioneers, Timed Auctions have a clear start/end date and time with bidding accepted online for a defined period. With bidding available day or night, the platform is proving to be an extremely popular and easy way to purchase property at Freeman’s | Hindman.
PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Freeman’s | Hindman leverages a bespoke email marketing tool to promote our sales to a targeted audience of bidders using the power of predictive intelligence. Our personalization engine uses artificial intelligence to analyze customer behavior and match relevant lots in sales to our existing customer base. This revolutionary approach to digital marketing has resulted in a 150% increase in bidder activity following its implementation in 2023.
Freeman’s | Hindman offers buyers and sellers an exceptional experience across multiple selling channels, including auctions and private sales.
What We Do
AUCTIONS
PRIVATE SALES APPRAISALS
Auctions
Selling at auction is an effective and transparent method for realizing the maximum value of unique and rare assets while enjoying the benefit of the upward potential of competitive bidding. Our specialists provide estimates and guidance on the best approach to offering property at auction. Freeman’s | Hindman holds record-breaking sales and offers expertise and market insight to ensure every item reaches the world’s most likely bidders through personal outreach, marketing, and promotion.
We offer a wide range of services during the consignment process, including the coordination of professional packing, shipping, and full insurance coverage. Sellers’ commissions are based upon the ultimate scope and value of the property consigned. Freeman’s | Hindman works closely with consignors to present a competitive fee structure for each consignment.
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE MEETS MAXIMUM VALUE
• Unparalleled expertise and unyielding client service
• Complimentary auction valuations
• Coordination of shipping to our offices
• Exceptional photography and cataloguing of every object offered at auction
• Digital access to auction catalogues
• Tailored marketing initiatives
• Virtual and inperson bidding in six salerooms across the U.S.
• Access to a team of specialists in 52 collecting categories
01 / Alasdair Nichol, Deputy Chairman, takes a sale in Philadelphia
02 / Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977)
The Magician, 1956
Sold for $469,900
World Auction Record for the Artist at Time of Sale
CONDUCTING AUCTIONS WITH INTEGRITY
At Freeman’s | Hindman, we are dedicated to the protection of personal information or ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) when clients choose to buy or sell with us at auction. Therefore, the processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of our clients is in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the countryspecific data protection regulations applicable to Freeman’s | Hindman. Similarly, Freeman’s | Hindman’s AML/KYC Policy requires that we conduct business with clients we know and feel comfortable issuing payment to and accepting large sums of money from.
Therefore, Freeman’s | Hindman complies fully with all applicable AML/CTF United States laws and goes beyond the requirements of the law when necessary by taking proactive steps to prevent the use of its services to facilitate money laundering and illicit financing. Freeman’s | Hindman’s technology will continue to evolve to be at the forefront of all data protection laws, ensuring we conduct auctions with integrity and transparency.
WE HAVE PRESENTED NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTIONS TO THE MARKET, INCLUDING...
THE ESTATE OF RITA DEE HASSENFELD, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
THE CARIBOU RANCH AND STUDIO MEMORABILIA AUCTION
THE KENNEDY WINTER WHITE HOUSE, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
THE ESTATE OF LILLY PULITZER, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
THE COLLECTION OF DORRANCE “DODO” H. HAMILTON
THE ESTATE OF JOAN CONWAY CRANCER, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
WATCHES FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLEN DE VRIES
THE COLLECTION OF SIDNEY ROTHBERG
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ERNEST AND ELLA BRUMMER
THE GEORGE D. HORST COLLECTION OF FINE ART
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF SECRETARY MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT
THE MIKE DITKA COLLECTION
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, SINGLE-OWNER SALES AT FREEMAN’S | HINDMAN HAVE REALIZED:
91%
AVERAGE SELL-THROUGH RATE BY LOT
139%
AVERAGE SELL-THROUGH RATE BY VALUE
Auctions: Curated Collections
Whether acquired through inheritance, amassed over a short timespan, or cultivated over a lifetime, a collection is inherently personal. In response, we provide tailored solutions to complement each collection.
The Freeman’s | Hindman team works closely with clients to intimately understand their collection and determine the best sales and marketing strategies to maximize returns. We pride ourselves in not only weighing the essential components of value, but leveraging the unique narrative associated with each collection.
Freeman’s | Hindman is honored to be entrusted with these sales, and meets this client trust with bespoke strategies and expert guidance to maximize auction results and foster meaningful, ongoing relationships. We act as a dedicated contact for our clients, working across more than fifty areas of specialization to assist in the pricing, buying, and selling of works for large, multi-category collections.
01 /
An Art Deco Platinum, Emerald, Diamond, Onyx and Enamel Lapel Watch, Cartier
Important Jewelry from the Estate of Rita Dee Hassenfeld
Sold for $480,500
02 / Mike Ditka’s 1961 Marlboro Award NFL Rookie of the Year Trophy Formerly Displayed at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant
The Mike Ditka Collection Sold for $36,000
03 / Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire Patriotic Leopard Pendant/ Brooch
The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright Sold for $10,795
04 / Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) Pierre Goujon en Costume Marin, 1885
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg
Sold for $330,200
Private Sales
Expert advice and assistance is available for those wishing to discreetly add to a collection, or sell works of art outside of the traditional auction setting.
MOLLY MORSE LIMMER EVP, Deputy Chairman
CONTACT
312.447.3275
mollylimmer@ hindmanauctions.com
For clients seeking an alternative option for buying and selling, Freeman’s | Hindman offers confidential assistance in the private sale of a single work of art, or an entire collection, across all collecting categories. Private sales allow for complete control of the final outcome, and when timing and flexibility are of primary concern, the potential for sale throughout the year irrespective of the auction calendar. In pricing property for private sale, our goal is always to maximize the value of the property and achieve a result beyond expectations for our clients.
For those interested in acquiring works of art through private sales, Freeman’s | Hindman will source material that best fits your collecting interests and needs with an understanding of the current art market and by leveraging our strong relationships with an international network of clients. Private sales offer clients a fixed opportunity to discreetly add to their collections outside the traditional auction setting at a mutually agreed-upon price.
AS YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER, WE WILL:
• Prioritize your privacy
• Utilize our deep art market knowledge to ensure proper pricing
• Demonstrate discretion when approaching potential buyers
• Leverage our strong relationships with an international network of clients to maximize results
• Assist in the sale or acquisition of artwork throughout the calendar year, irrespective of the auction calendar
Appraisals
TIM LUKE
Executive Vice President, National Managing Director, Appraisals and Valuations
CONTACT
561.334.4235 timluke@ hindmanappraisals.com
Tim Luke joined the firm in 2021, and has over 35 years of auction and appraisal industry experience. Most recently, he was an Executive Vice President and Senior Appraiser at Gurr Johns. Previously, Tim established and was President of his own auction, appraisal, and events business, TreasureQuest Group, Inc. in South Florida, for 20 years. Tim began his career at Christie’s in New York where he worked for seven years and served as Director of the Collectibles Department and Auctioneer. Tim has earned various appraisal and auctioneer professional designations, and is an AQB certified USPAP instructor. He is an active member of the National Auction Association (NAA) and is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA).
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Appraisals is an independent division of the firm, providing clients with impartial and objective appraisal services. The team provides professional appraisal reports prepared for estate tax, gift tax, insurance, charitable contribution, damage claim, probate, divorce settlement, and equitable distribution purposes.
Our respected and skilled team of appraisers tailors each appraisal to the collector and the collection by analyzing market trends and conducting comprehensive research. Our reports follow the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Our appraisers are all USPAP compliant, and our reports are all IRS compliant.
The Appraisals team closely monitors the nuances of the global art market as well as other areas of collecting to ensure our appraisal reports accurately reflect current market conditions. We provide appraisals for all tangible personal property and serve as a trusted partner with an unwavering commitment to quality, confidentiality, and discretion.
APPRAISAL SERVICES
• Estate Tax
• Gift Tax
• Donation
• Financial Planning
• Equitable Distribution–Heirs or Divorce
• Insurance
SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES
• Expert Witness Reports and Testimony
• Damage Claims
• Loss of Value
• Broad Evidence Appraisal Reports
• Appraisal Reviews
• Additionally, we can provide inventory reports and will work with existing client databases
At Freeman’s | Hindman, our team provides tailor-made strategies for the development, care, management, and disposition of private, institutional, and corporate collections.
Who We Serve
TRUSTS AND ESTATES REPRESENTATIVES
MUSEUMS AND CORPORATIONS
PRIVATE COLLECTORS
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Trusts and Estates Representatives
MOLLY E. GRON, J.D. Managing Director, Trusts, Estates and Private Clients Group
CONTACT
312.334.4235
mollygron@ hindmanauctions.com
Joining Freeman’s | Hindman in 2015, Molly has over 18 years of experience in the art and appraisal world, where she focuses her practice on managing and developing relationships with trust officers, fiduciaries, and estate planning professionals. Molly holds a B.A. from Villanova University, M.A. in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law concentrating her studies within the Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law. During her tenure at the firm, she has worked with family offices, beneficiaries, and institutions in close coordination with Tim Luke, Managing Director of Hindman Appraisals. Molly is frequently tapped as a speaker on a variety of topics around estate planning for tangible personal property.
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Trusts, Estates and Private Clients team is committed to providing exceptional service and tailored solutions for clients and their representatives throughout the life cycle of a personal collection. Our group assists advisors, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and private clients with confidential and customized appraisal and disposition services. We offer solutions that are tailored to meet our clients’ timelines and specifications, as we recognize that each client and situation is unique. Our team is often called upon to assist in reviewing collections that involve multiple asset categories and residences throughout the country.
We offer complimentary walkthrough services with the end goal of providing preliminary feedback for appraisal and auction engagements. Bespoke sales and marketing plans are created for clients that are fully customized to meet key deadlines, honor legacy wishes, and ensure the best possible return for beneficiaries. We provide detailed proposals outlining the manner in which a potential sale will be conducted, from the initial value assessment to final settlement.
We act as a dedicated contact for advisors and their clients, and are available to coordinate efforts by assisting in every aspect of valuation, advisory, and collection management. We also connect trust and estate professionals with our strategic partners, who will be able to assist with moving, storing, donating, and liquidating items not suitable for auction.
WE PROVIDE:
• Complimentary walkthroughs
• Appraisals completed in conjunction with the Appraisals team for estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, insurance, and donation purposes, prepared in accordance with IRS and USPAP guidelines
• Sale and marketing recommendations, including bespoke proposals
• Auction estimates for potential sale
• Multiple selling options, including live and online auctions and private sales
• Estate settlement services
• Support with authentication and gemological testing
• Access to vetted partners including logistics, storage, donation, and conservation
View of the interior of Linden House, Indianapolis, Indiana Estate Total: $745,794
Images Courtesy of Sotheby’s Realty and The Home Aesthetic, Indianapolis
Museums and Corporations
TIMOTHY LONG
Vice President, Museums, Corporate Clients, and ThirdParty Referrals,
CONTACT
312.334.4222
timothylong@ hindmanauctions.com
Timothy joined Freeman’s | Hindman in 2018. He brings decades of experience working in museums in the United States and United Kingdom. Timothy is currently a George Washington Mount Vernon Fellow (2023-24) and a former curator at the Museum of London and Chicago History Museum. During his tenure in museums, Timothy oversaw the dayto-day management and acquisition and deaccession activity of a variety of collections, ranging up to 50,000 artifacts. Timothy’s international curatorial work has seen the development of over twenty exhibitions in several museums, including the Chicago History Museum, Museum of London, Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the San Diego History Center. Timothy is the author of several publications, including a monograph published through V&A Publishing and an article in the British Museum Technical Research Bulletin.
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Museum Services department is privileged to work with many important institutions throughout the United States and internationally. Whether assisting with valuations, deaccessions, acquisitions, or market insight, we are committed to achieving the highest levels of success for our institutional and corporate partners.
Each institutional client receives direct access to a dedicated team of experts, each with specialists expertise and scholarship, in a broad range of categories from Post War and Contemporary Art, Modern Design, and Furniture and Decorative Arts, to Antiquities and Ancient Art, Native American Art, and Books and Manuscripts. Freeman’s | Hindman’s team is fully equipped to assess and advise on collections of all sizes and genres. From national art museums to local historical societies, we provide a full suite of confidential and expert services catered to the unique needs of both public and private institutions.
WE SERVE
• Museums
• Schools and Universities
• Libraries
• Historic Societies
• Historic Buildings and Homes
• Artist’s Foundations
• Nonprofits
• Corporations
WE OFFER
• Appraisals
• Collection Assessment
• Multiple Buying and Selling Options
• Events and Programming
• Academic Research and Loan Requests
• NAGPRA and ARPA Guidance
Two Chinese Amber Carvings and An Agate Carving of Double Fish
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
Sold for $62,500
Martin Wong (American, 1946-1999)
Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses), 1984
Property from the Rumsey Hall School, Washington Depot, Connecticut
Sold for $1,100,000
AKRON ART MUSEUM
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
FIGGE ART MUSEUM
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART
INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART AT NEWFIELDS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART
MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
FREEMAN’S | HINDMAN HAS PARTNERED WITH DOZENS OF MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING... ...AND MANY MORE.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
THE STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY
TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Private Collectors
GEMMA SUDLOW
Executive Vice President, Managing Director, New York
CONTACT
212.243.3000 gemmasudlow@ hindmanauctions.com
Gemma joined Freeman’s | Hindman in 2022. An auctioneer with 20 years of business development and specialist expertise, she leads a growing team of specialists in New York. Gemma was previously at Christie’s, where she oversaw the firm’s private collections and decorative arts division in New York and was one of their leading auctioneers. Among the numerous world auction records achieved under her gavel, she is one of the few auctioneers in the world to have sold an individual work of art for more than $90 million. She brings strong expertise in market strategy and project management, having delivered complex, multi-category collections to market on behalf of major collectors and family estates in both the United States and United Kingdom. Significantly, in 2018 she helped bring to market The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, The David Gilmour Guitar collection, The Private Collection of Joan Rivers, amongst others.
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
Freeman’s | Hindman offers private collectors a full suite of art and appraisal services including art advisory, objective recommendations, collection development, acquisition guidance, market access and insight, as well as private sale opportunities and auction services. Private collectors have direct access to Freeman’s | Hindman’s specialists in 52 collecting categories, and our appraisals team is available for any valuation needs. Private collectors can request a complimentary evaluation and auction estimate for a single item or an entire collection from the Freeman’s | Hindman specialist team. Upon receiving an auction estimate, or listing of estimates for your collection, you will work closely with our experienced team throughout the consignment and auction process—from initial evaluation through settlement. We will also assist interested buyers with recommendations, billing advice, condition reports, and market insight.
PROGRAMMING AND PARTNERSHIPS
Critical to our success in achieving outstanding results for our consignors and buyers is a national commitment to delivering powerful client engagement opportunities through creative programming and brand partnerships. For example, the unprecedented growth and success of our New York office has gone hand-in-hand with our strategic approach to client development in the region, led by Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Gemma Sudlow.
Thoughtful partnerships and client engagement opportunities created in collaboration with key brands in the fashion, luxury, media, publishing, design, and art fair sectors have included Carolina Herrera, Hodinkee, The Baer Faxt, Rizzoli, Another Tomorrow, The Winter Show, Salon Art and Design, and The Design Leadership Network. This programmatic approach to in-person activations, combined with targeted digital and print advertising, resulted in the firm quadrupling its sales in the New York region since 2022, bringing more new buyers and consignors than ever before to our suite of services at the center of the global art market.
François-Xavier Lalanne (French, 1927-2008)
Two Moutons de Pierre Sold for $705,600
Charitable Organizations
HELPING HANDS
• Team of expert auctioneers available for fundraising events and benefits
• Auctions hosted in person at any of our regional salerooms, or virtually using our exclusive Digital Bid Room
• Specialists available for private events, lecture series, exhibitions, and more
Freeman’s | Hindman offers the benefit of our expertise to support and help raise funds for important causes across all our markets. We are proud to partner with local, national, and international organizations such as charities, nonprofits, historical societies, foundations, and schools. Our team is ready to support our partner organizations by offering charity auctioneers for fundraising events and benefits. Further, we are able to host auctions virtually on our Digital
Bid Room, as well as in any of our six salerooms around the country. We also provide our expertise for lecture series, exhibitions, and other private events, as we are always delighted to support and help raise funds for important causes across all of our markets.
Additionally, Freeman’s | Hindman works with collectors, estates, corporations, and more to auction property for philanthropic purposes, with all sale proceeds benefiting a charity of choice.
Freeman’s | Hindman has had the pleasure to partner with respected charitable institutions across the globe to provide fundraising support, such as:
Alliance Française
French-American Chamber of Commerce
International Women’s Associates
Junior League of Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lurie Children’s Research Fund Junior Board
Marwen
Children’s Home & Aid
Northwestern Hope Clinic
Pat Tillman Foundation
Special Olympics
The Royal Oak Foundation
The Salvation Army
The Woman’s Board At Rush University Medical Center
UNICEF
University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation
Hindman CEO Alyssa Quinlan auctioneering at the Palm Beach Salvation Army Paradise Ball
Image Courtesy: Capeheart
Freeman’s | Hindman’s strength lies in the collective knowledge of our experts in every field, providing our clients with expertise that is unrivaled.
Expertise
OVERVIEW
SPECIALTY DEPARTMENTS
Overview
Freeman’s | Hindman has a leading team of experts from the top auction houses, museums, and galleries across the globe, all of whom are dedicated to providing the highest level of personal attention and service.
We have expertise in over 52 collecting categories, from Antiquities to Contemporary Art. This cross-category knowledge allows us to assist clients with single objects and entire, multi-disciplinary collections.
AMERICAN ART
AMERICAN FURNITURE, FOLK AND DECORATIVE ARTS
AMERICAN HISTORICAL EPHEMERA AND EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY
ANTIQUITIES AND ANCIENT ART
ARMS, ARMOR AND MILITARIA
ASIAN ART
BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
DESIGN
EUROPEAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART
JEWELRY
LUXURY HANDBAGS AND COUTURE
NATIVE AMERICAN ART
OLD MASTERS AND 19TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN ART
PRINTS AND MULTIPLES
SPORTS MEMORABILIA
WATCHES
WESTERN, WILDLIFE AND SPORTING ART
ALASDAIR NICHOL EVP, Deputy Chairman
CONTACT
267.414.1211 anichol@ freemansauction.com
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Alasdair earned a degree in Fine Art and Printmaking from Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, followed by an MA in Fine Art from Ulster University in Belfast. After a career as a painter, he transitioned to the auction industry, joining Phillips auction house in Edinburgh before advancing to roles in Glasgow, London, and eventually New York. In 1999, he became Director of Fine Art at Freeman’s in Philadelphia, later serving as Chairman. Alasdair is an active board member of the National Trust for Scotland USA and a former board member of the St. Andrew’s Society of New York, for which he received the Mark Twain Award. A longtime member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA), he serves on its Advisory Council and received the AAA President’s Award in 2024. Since 1998, he has been a regular appraiser on the popular PBS program Antiques Roadshow
MOLLY MORSE LIMMER EVP, Deputy Chairman
CONTACT
312.447.3275 mollylimmer@ hindmanauctions.com
Molly joined the firm in 2020 bringing with her close to 20 years of auction house experience. Her career spanned two decades at Christie’s auction house, including 17 years in the New York office serving as Vice President, Senior Specialist, and Department Head for antiquities. Following her move to Chicago, she served as Vice President, Business Development for Christie’s Midwest Regional Office. Thereafter, Molly spent close to five years owning and operating 2050 Art Services, a premier art and antiquities appraisals and advisory consultancy firm. At Freeman’s | Hindman, Molly oversees all Luxury and Decorative Arts departments. Molly holds a master’s degree in Greek and Roman art from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and a B.A. in classics and art history from Brown University.
Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.) (American/Venezuelan, b. 1961)
Constantly Expanding #2 (The Damask Rose Remix), 2008 Sold for $ 31,500
Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) Tambour Credenza, model RY-25, c. 1960
Ry Mobler, Denmark Sold for $5,670
ADAM VEIL VP, Head of Department
CONTACT
267.414.1221 aveil@ freemansauction.com
Adam has over 15 years of experience in the art industry at a Washington, D.C.-area auction house, Santa Fe Art Auction, and Freeman’s | Hindman. He is also a professor at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in Renaissance, Modern, and American art history.
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
The American Art department at Freeman’s | Hindman specializes in paintings, drawings, works on paper, and sculpture by artists working in the United States from the 19th century through the 1970s.
Auctions feature works of the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, Ashcan Realism, Regionalism, and Modernism, in addition to other movements, styles, and genres. Freeman’s | Hindman’s sales have achieved exceptional results for renowned artists, including all three generations of the celebrated Wyeth family (N. C. Wyeth, son Andrew and daughter Henriette, and grandson Jamie); Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton; Rockwell Kent, Norman Rockwell, and other icons of American illustration; graduates of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, such as Cecilia Beaux and Arthur B. Carles; and leading Pennsylvania Impressionists, from Daniel Garber to Edward W. Redfield to Fern Coppedge.
01 / Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) One More Week of School and Then..., 1919 From the Collection of Joseph S. and Miriam T. Sample Sold for $529,200
02 / Edward Willis Redfield (American, 1869–1965) Spring at Point Pleasant on the Delaware River, 1926 Collection of Heidi Bingham Stott, Florida Sold for $483,000
N. C. Wyeth (American, 1882–1945) Jetty Tree (Port Clyde, Maine) Sold for $2,450,000
Paul Cézanne (French 1839-1906) La Vie des Champs, 1876-1877
Collection of Dorrance H. Hamilton Sold for $1,450,000
RAPHAËL CHATROUX
VP, Head of Department
CONTACT
267.414.1253
rchatroux@ freemansauction.com
A French native, Raphaël has over a decade of experience working in the auction industry. Prior to Freeman’s | Hindman, Raphaël worked as a wine specialist at Hôtel Drouot and was in charge of cultural mediation at the Château de Versailles.
Impressionist and Modern Art
Following their merger and many successes in this exciting and overarching collecting category, Freeman’s | Hindman decided to create an Impressionist and Modern Art department in 2024. Its inaugural fall sale exceeded expectations and achieved high results for artists such as Marc Chagall, Henri Martin, Lê Phổ, and Bernard Buffet. Over the years, Freeman’s | Hindman has handled many reputable collections that included key examples of Impressionist and Modern Art, such as The Collection of Sidney Rothberg ($4.9M, top lot being Renoir’s Portrait de Pierre Goujon en Costume Marin sold for $330,200) , the Estate of Dorrance “Dodo” H. Hamilton ($6.1M, Paul Cézanne’s La Vie des Champs dominated the sale, selling for $1.45M—now at the National Gallery of Ireland), as well as the personal Collection of Laura Pels (which included the most number of works by her best friend, Françoise Gilot, ever presented at auction) among others. Scheduled twice a year, Freeman’s | Hindman’s sales of Impressionist and Modern Art prominently feature works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Paul Signac, Vũ Cao Đàm, Maurice Utrillo, and many more.
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Carl Moll (Austrian, 1861–1945) Weißes Interieur (White Interior) Sold for $4,756,000 World Auction Record for the Artist
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Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) Grande Arabesque, Deuxième Temps Sold for $460,000
03/
Françoise Gilot (French, 1921-2023) Mission Bay (Coastal View), c. 1979-1980
The Laura Pels Collection Sold for $133,350
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Robert Delaunay (French, 1885–1941) Portrait de Madame Jacques Heim, 1928
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg Sold for $215,900
ZACK WIRSUM
SVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.600.6069
zacharywirsum@ hindmanauctions.com
Zack has over 20 years of experience in the art world including at Freeman’s | Hindman, at the Chicago Conservation Center and as a practicing artist.
Post War and Contemporary Art
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Post War and Contemporary Art department focuses on work by international artists created in the second half of the 20th century and by the leading artists of today’s generation. These sales include paintings, drawings, sculptures, and videos by 20th-century masters such as Harry Bertoia, Lee Bontecou, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, Kenneth Noland, Peter Saul, and Tom Wesselmann. Major Post War and Contemporary Art auctions are held in New York and Chicago, with property offered in cross-category, curated sales throughout the year.
01 / Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Triple Cross, 1947
Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Sold for $1,872,500
02 / DETAIL
Ed Clark (American, 1926–2019)
Creation, 2006
Sold for $740,000
Second Highest Price for the Artist at Auction
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DETAIL
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004)
Bedroom Face with Tulip, 1986
The Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz, Pennsylvania
Sold for $203,200
04/ DETAIL
Pat Steir (American, b. 1938)
Small Ghost Waterfall, 1933
Property from the Estate of Renee and Sandy Bank
Sold for $533,400
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Joan Mitchell, (American, 1925-1992)
Untitled (PASTEL), 1991 (diptych)
Sold for $1,212,500
World Auction Record for a Work on Paper by the Artist
MONICA BROWN
Managing Director, Fine Art, Head of Department, Prints and Multiples
CONTACT
303.825.1855 monicabrown@ hindmanauctions.com
Monica has over 20 years of experience working with prints and multiples at The Newberry Library in Chicago, Freeman’s | Hindman, Coskun Fine Art in London, and as founder of her own art advisory.
Josef Albers (American/German, 1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Edition Kelle Ia-Ik (complete portfolio of ten screenprints, with text and portfolio case), 1970 Sold for $146,050
World Auction Record for this Portfolio
Prints and Multiples
From Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn to Andy Warhol and David Hockney, the artists featured in our Prints and Multiples auctions span over five centuries. These sales prominently showcase prints from modern masters such as Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, as well as works by established 20th- and 21st-century artists like Jean Dubuffet, Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Ed Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud, and Tom Wesselmann. Prints from esteemed studios such as Tyler Graphics, Gemini G.E.L., ULAE, and Crown Point Press are also frequently highlighted in our sales.
We hold three Prints and Multiples auctions annually, along with further curated online sales. Often an entry point for budding Old Master and contemporary collectors, these auctions cater to both clients looking to start a collection and seasoned collectors in search of works of the highest quality.
01 /
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Le Repas Frugal, 1904
Property from a Private Collection, California Sold for $177,800
02 / Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993) High Green, Version II, 1992
Property from the Collection of George C. Kaiser, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sold for $138,600
03 /
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Mick Jagger, 1975
Property from a Kansas City Collector Sold for $176,400
04 /
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Moonscape (from Landscapes), 1985 Sold for $95,250
Master of the Embroidered Foliage (Netherlandish, active Brussels, late 15th Century)
La Fleur Préférée (also known as ‘L’Odorat’) Sold for $403,200
MADALINA LAZEN
AVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
561.833.8053 madalinalazen@ hindmanauctions.com
Madalina joined Freeman’s | Hindman with over 25 years of experience in the fine art industry including at Sotheby’s New York, Bonhams, and her own firm Lazen Fine Art Appraisals and Advisory.
Old Masters and 19th Century European Art
Freeman’s | Hindman is one of the sole auction houses outside of New York that regularly holds sales specifically dedicated to European Art and Old Masters, including paintings and works on paper ranging from the 15th through the late 19th century.
A strong emphasis on selectivity and connoisseurship paired with highly academic and well-researched essays has yielded our consignors consistently strong results by leading artists of the Renaissance, Baroque, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon, and La Belle Epoque working in both the United Kingdom and the Continent.
Notable successes include works by such leading names as Hubert Robert, Solomon van Ruysdael, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Charles-Amable Lenoir, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Eugène Boudin, Léon-Augustin L’Hermitte, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Edward Burne-Jones, Johann Wilhelm Preyer, Rudolph Ernst, and Franz Unterberger.
The “Hold-Up” Sold for $250,000
ALEXANDRIA DREAS
Specialist, Head of Sale, Western Art
CONTACT
303.825.1855
alexandriadreas@ hindmanauctions.com
Alexandria has over 12 years of experience in the industry at the Denver Art Museum and Freeman’s | Hindman in the Denver office.
Western, Wildlife and Sporting Art
The Western, Wildlife and Sporting Art department specializes in handling historic and contemporary Western Art including works by Western pioneering artists, Taos Society Founders, Cowboy Artists of America, contemporary Native American artists, and established Southwestern artists. Other regional landscape and figural works by artists from the Western states and Colorado are among our featured consignments.
The team also focuses on African and North American Wildlife paintings and bronzes. Our auctions will often showcase other authentic vintage cowboy accoutrement, saddles, furniture by important western designers, and other themed material. The department hosts curated auctions throughout the year, with live sales held in our Denver saleroom.
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DETAIL
Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926) View of Zion, 1919
Property from the Collection of Homer E. Noble, Denver, Colorado Sold for $375,000
02 / DETAIL
Billy Schenck (American, b. 1947) Days of August, 1986
Property from a Corporate Art Collection Sold for $40,000
03 / DETAIL
Simon Combes (American, 1940-2004) Tension at Dawn
The Wildlife Experience Collection, Proceeds to Benefit the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Sold for $100,000
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DETAIL
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (American, 1869-1959)
Mountain Caribou
Property from Palm Springs Art Museum Sold to Support the Care of Collections and the George Montgomery Fund for Acquisitions Sold for $368,750
Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909)
Contemporary Native American Art
Freeman’s | Hindman stands as a leader in the sale of Contemporary Native American Art. Our auctions focus on the development of the field from the 1960s to today’s cutting-edge artists such as Earl Biss, Emmi Whitehorse, Ramona Sakiestewa, Tony Abeyta, Tammy Garcia, and Preston Singletary. Freeman’s | Hindman has set numerous world auction records for artists such as Fritz Scholder, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Kay WalkingStick, and David Bradley, solidifying the firm as the destination for Contemporary Native American Art.
CONTACTS
ALEXANDRIA DREAS
Specialist, Head of Sale, Western Art
303.825.1855
alexandriadreas@ hindmanauctions.com
DANICA FARNAND
VP, Head of Department, Native American Art 513.666.4935 danicafarnand@ hindmanauctions.com
01 / DETAIL
Fritz Scholder (Luiseño, 1937-2005)
Hollywood Indian and Horse #2 Sold for $500,000 World Auction Record for the Artist
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Confederated Salish/Kootenai, b. 1940) Fireweed
Sold for $350,000 World Auction Record for the Artist
Earl Biss (Apsáalooke, 1947-1998)
Autumn Pass
Sold for $78,750 World Auction Record for the Artist
David Bradley (Chippewa, b. 1954)
Sleeping Indian, Shiprock/Santa Fe, 2008
Sold for $50,000 World Auction Record for the Artist
01 / Oscar Heyman, Alexandrite and Diamond Ring Sold for $190,500
02 / Fancy Brownish Pink Diamond Ring Sold for $203,200
03 / Diamond Ring Property from the Collection of Audre Deckmann Carlin Sold for $177,800
MATTEINI, GG SVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
561.833.8053 aprilmatteini@ hindmanauctions.com
April brings over 25 years of professional experience in the jewelry and auction industries; with extensive experience in appraisals and at Bonhams, Skinner Auctioneers, and Freeman’s | Hindman.
Jewelry
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Jewelry specialists couple their passion with expertise to offer one of the most comprehensive approaches to selling jewelry in the industry. Each piece that passes through our doors is carefully evaluated by our highly regarded team with a wealth of experience. Selling jewelry can be an emotionally charged undertaking, but we strive to make the process as respectful and seamless as possible—all while maximizing results.
Our Jewelry team’s vast experience extends from antique to contemporary design. Freeman’s | Hindman’s auctions feature signed pieces by renowned design houses including Boucheron, Buccellatti, Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Graff, Harry Winston, Hemmerle, Oscar Heyman, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, and Verdura.
04 / Van Cleef & Arpels Yellow Gold, Diamond and Mosaic Cuff Bracelet Property of a Florida Collector Sold for $107,950
05 / An Important Kashmir Unheated Sapphire and Diamond Ring Property from the Collection of Marguerite Hark, Chicago, Illinois and Surfside, Florida Sold for $1,290,000
06 / Van Cleef & Arpels, Ruby and Diamond ‘Mystery Set’ Flower Brooch Property from the Estate of Dorothy M. Press Sold for $176,400
07 / Oscar Heyman & Brothers, Multicolor Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond Parure Property from the Estate of Marguerite Hark, Chicago, Illinois and Surfside, Florida Sold for $69,300
APRIL
REGINALD BRACK
SVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.334.4291 reginaldbrack@ hindmanauctions.com
Reginald has held several pioneering positions in the luxury sector, including SVP, International Head of Retail, Watches at Christie’s, Founding GM of Watches at StockX, and Executive Director, Industry Analyst – Watches & Luxury at The NPD Group (now Circana).
Watches
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Watch auctions offer both vintage and modern timepieces by blue chip makers such as Audemars Piguet, A. Lange & Söhne, Breitling, Cartier, IWC, JaegerLeCoultre, Omega, Panerai, Patek Philippe, and Rolex, as well as the independents, including F.P. Journe, Richard Mille, and more.
01 / Rolex, Ref. 5514 Stainless Steel ‘Comex Submariner’ Watch Sold for $79,375
02 / Cartier, 18K Yellow Gold Bamboo ‘Coussin’ Watch Sold for $150,000
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Patek Philippe, Ref. 3800 18k Yellow Gold ‘Nautilus’ Wristwatch Sold for $68,750
04 / A Rare A. Lange & Söhne, Ref. 405.034 Platinum ‘Datograph Up/Down Lumen’ Watch Sold for $163,800
05 / A Spectacular Richard Mille, Ref. RM61-01 Ceramic ‘Yohan Blake’ Watch Sold for $163,800
06 / A Rare and Important F.P. Journe, Platinum ‘Tourbillon Souverain Black Label’ Watch Sold for $415,800
TANNER BRANSON Specialist, Head of Sale
CONTACT
312.447.3289
tannerbranson@ hindmanauctions.com
Tanner brings over a decade of experience in the luxury market working for brands such as The Row and Brunello Cucinelli. He has also collaborated with celebrity clients to curate personal and public wardrobes. He is affiliated with various auxiliary boards including the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum and appears on the PBS television program Antiques Roadshow
Luxury Handbags and Couture
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Luxury Handbags and Couture department specializes in high-end handbags such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel, as well as vintage haute couture, and historical clothing and textiles. Our auctions showcase a wide array of contemporary and vintage fashion, including celebrity owned and famed couture. With deep expertise in fashion history and luxury goods, the department has a long-established reputation for broad market prowess. Freeman’s | Hindman is recognized as a leading firm in these categories, consistently achieving strong results with important brands and historical pieces.
The department conducts multiple annual auctions, offering a curated selection of rare and significant items from institutions, private collectors, and estates across North America and Europe.
01 / Chanel “Success Story” Set of Four Mini Bags with Box Sold for $24,130
02 / Hermès Ostrich Kelly 32 with Strap Sold for $20,320
03 / Comme Des Garçons Jacket and Bottom, Spring / Summer 2012/2015 Sold for $15,120
04 / Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé “Shower Dress”, Fall 1983 Sold for $12,600
05 / Judy Garland In the Good Old Summertime Irene Gown Accompanied by A Trio of Studio Images, 1949 Sold for $34,925
06 / Sable Fur Blanket Lined with Gray Wool, Attributed to J. Mendel The Collection of Michelle Smith Sold for $28,125
GRETCHEN HAUSE
SVP, Head of Department, Chicago
CONTACT
312.334.4229 gretchenhause@ hindmanauctions.com
Gretchen joined Freeman’s | Hindman in 2017, and has over 15 years of experience working with rare books and manuscripts at auction. She previously worked at Christie’s in New York.
DARREN WINSTON
SVP, Head of Department, Philadelphia
CONTACT
267.414.1247 dwinston@ freemansauction.com
Darren has over 25 years of experience selling at book fairs, privately, and then in his eponymous bookshop, Darren Winston, Bookseller. He joined Freeman’s | Hindman in 2018 and has overseen numerous successful sales.
Books and Manuscripts
The Freeman’s | Hindman Books and Manuscripts department specializes in a broad range of categories, including books, maps and atlases, autograph letters and archives, and Americana.
Freeman’s | Hindman handles printed books across an array of categories, including science and medicine, travel and exploration, literature, natural history, incunables, fine press and printing, livres d’artiste, and fine bindings. The Books and Manuscripts team also handle maps and atlases, for which the firm have set several auction records in the field. Manuscripts are offered from a wide range of authorship, including American and European political and historic figures, authors, scientists, artists and entertainers, and architects. The auctions also showcase illuminated manuscripts and leaves, and illustration art.
The department has been entrusted with several important single-owner collections, including the Library of a Midwestern Collector ($1.9M), works deaccessioned by the Virginia House Museum from The Collection of Ambassador & Mrs. Alexander Weddell ($1.5M); Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection ($1.5M); Property from the Estate of Steve and Peggy Fossett ($1.8M); The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions; The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog; and Selections from the Library of Victor Niederhoffer ($1.3M).
01 / AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. London: T. Egerton, 1813. FIRST EDITION. Sold for $107,100
02 / DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species. London John Murray, 1859. FIRST EDITION, THE VERY FINE MELLON-GARDEN COPY.
Sold for $564,500
03 / DETAIL
[Washington, George, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette] The Destruction of the Bastille
Sold for $1,996,000
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[Stone, William J.] In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
Sold for $4,420,000
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CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian. LIMITED EDITION. A COMPLETE SUBSCRIBER’S SET OF CURTIS’S MONUMENTAL WORK.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection
Sold for $882,000
06 / DETAIL
PALMATARY, J[ames] T. Chicago. Chicago: Braunhold & Sonne [now Charles Sonne], 1857.Engraved bird’seye view of Chicago with contemporary hand-coloring on 4 sheets
Sold for $200,000
KATIE HORSTMAN AVP, Senior Specialist
CONTACT
513.666.4958
katiehorstman@ hindmanauctions.com
Katie has over 16 years of experience specializing in historic photographs, documents, and ephemera and coordinating all aspects of 6-8 auctions yearly.
American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
The American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography department at Freeman’s | Hindman brings to market exceptional artifacts, manuscripts, early photography, and more, illuminating the military, political, social, and cultural history of the United States from the Colonial Period into the 20th century. Our auctions feature historically important pieces that tell a story: from ephemeral items like broadsides, to more durable relics like medals and diaries that convey the depth and breadth of the American experience. Building upon the nationally-recognized excellence of Cowan’s Auctions in Americana and historic photography, the department maintains its positions as a market leader in offering historic Americana.
In recent years, our team has had the distinct honor of offering some of the category’s finest collections, including Property of N. Flayderman & Company, the Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca, and Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents.
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Whole plate daguerreotype of Gold Rush-era San Francisco, California. Circa 1852-1853. Sold for $66,675
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The Henry Fitz Jr. archive of photographic history, including one of the world’s earliest surviving photographic portraits. Sold for $300,000
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Reward broadside issued for John Wilkes Booth in the wake of Lincoln’s assassination. Washington, D.C., circa April 16, 1865.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection Sold for $31,250
BEN FISHER
Managing
Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts
CONTACT
312.447.3270
benfisher@ hindmanauctions.com
Ben has nearly 20 years of experience working in auction houses and galleries including Sotheby’s and Freeman’s | Hindman.
LYNDA CAIN
VP, Head of Department, American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
CONTACT
267.414.1237
lcain@ freemansauction.com
Lynda has over 30 years of experience in the industry at Freeman’s | Hindman, Skinner, and the Detroit Historical Museum.
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Freeman’s | Hindman has sold fine American furniture and decorative arts longer than any auction house in the country. The department specializes in American furniture, decorative arts, and folk art from the late 17th century to the 20th century, with examples from the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the Mid-West, and the South, including items brought to the colonies and early United States by settlers and merchants. With a focus on regionalism, research, and scholarship, the team of knowledgeable and experienced specialists continually deliver strong results for a range of works such as clocks, silver, needlework, portraits, Chinese Export porcelain, pottery, decoys, and more.
Over the years, we have set numerous world auction records in the category, including a paint-decorated Pennsylvania box ($744,825), an important Andrew Clemens portrait sand bottle ($956,000), The Captain John Cowan Kentucky Secretary ($498,750), a Pennsylvania watercolor Fraktur by Reverand George Geistweite ($366,750), and an American looking glass ($293,000).
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1828) Portrait of Major General Thomas Pinckney (17501828) of Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1820
Sold for $187,500
Chippendale carved mahogany looking glass with phoenix cartouche Philadelphia, PA, carving attributed to John Pollard (17401787) and Richard Butts (active 1768-1778), circa 1770. Sold for $298,000
The Stevenson-Easby Collection Chippendale carved mahogany dressing table carving attributed to Nicholas Bernard, Philadelphia, circa 1750 Sold for $85,000
Gold Boxes and Vertu from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector Collection Total: $419,313
CORBIN HORN SVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.334.4214
corbinhorn@ hindmanauctions.com
Since joining the firm in 2009, Corbin has directed hundreds of sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy and numerous museums and historical societies.
European Furniture and Decorative Arts
Freeman’s | Hindman’s European Furniture and Decorative Arts department concentrates on English and Continental furniture as well as ceramics, sculpture, silver, lighting, clocks, glass, tapestries, and Chinese exports from the 17th through the early 20th century. Marquee sales are presented in Chicago multiple times a year, while dedicated single-owner sales presented by the department take place year round.
Recently, the department expertly handled the sale of Across Continents: The Collection of Ambassador & Mrs. Alexander Weddell, an important deaccession from the Virginia House Museum that achieved $1.57M, and the sale of Property from the Kay and Fred Krehbiel Collection, which after extensive media coverage achieved $3.5M.
CONTINENTAL FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
FINE SILVER
OBJECTS OF VERTU
RUGS AND CARPETS
SCULPTURE
CLOCKS, BAROMETERS AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
A Pair of Limoges Enameled Copper Plaques Attributed to Léonard Limousin Sold for $520,700
A Pair of George II Giltwood Mirrors After a Design by Thomas Johnson, Circa 1765 Sold for $34,650
Sold for $239,400
George Nakashima (American, 1905-1990)
Fine Single-Board “Conoid” Dining Table and Set of Six Single-Board “Conoid” Dining Chairs, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1988
CONTACT
312.447.3280 rogerward@ hindmanauctions.com
Roger has decades of experience in auction at Doyle Auctions and Freeman’s | Hindman, and as an appraiser, and a dealer of modern design.
Design
The Freeman’s | Hindman Design department showcases a comprehensive range of furniture, craft, and decorative objects from the Early 20th Century to the present day. Our programming aims to exhibit our passion for this rich history by offering works both for and by an international audience with an emphasis on American and European icons including such names as Louis Comfort Tiffany, George Nakashima, Gio Ponti, Harry Bertoia, and Hans Wegner.
The regularly scheduled Modern Design and Early 20th Century Design auctions attract discerning collectors as well as first-time buyers by championing important designers from each respective movement and region. In addition to these marquee sales, there are four Art + Design sales that have become a go-to resource for industry insiders and aspiring collectors alike.
EARLY 20TH CENTURY DESIGN
MODERN DESIGN
01 / Line Vautrin (1913-1997)
Mirror, c. 1965
Property from a David Collins-Designed New York Residence
A Rare Set of Seven Windows, 1902 Sold for $705,000
ROGER WARD Head of Department
ANNIE WU VP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.447.3260 anniewu@ hindmanauctions.com
Annie joined the firm in 2014 after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house for three years. She has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections from across the country.
BEN
FARINA SVP, International Representative
CONTACT
267.414.1219
bfarina@ freemansauction.com
Ben has over 30 years of experience at Doyle, Sotheby’s, Gurr Johns Appraisers, and Freeman’s | Hindman.
Asian Art
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Asian Art department focuses on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian works of art from the Neolithic period to the early 20th century. The department’s sales encompass a broad range of objects including jades, bronzes, porcelains, sculptures, paintings and calligraphy, and furniture.
The Asian Art department conducts regularly scheduled marquee auctions in March and September each year, coinciding with Asia Week New York, as well as off-season online-only sales. Our staff is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, and English.
With the great market demand for provenanced heirlooms, many recent successes have been with fresh-tomarket pieces and collections handed down generationally. These include a rare Blue and White Porcelain Hexafoil Bowl from the Collection of Stanley Field, Chicago, Illinois, Property from the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York, and Property from the Collection of Betty Eisler, New York.
CHINESE WORKS OF ART
HIMALAYAN WORKS OF ART
JAPANESE WORKS OF ART
KOREAN WORKS OF ART
01 /
With Signature of Mao Yi (Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty, active 11651173)
Civets
Ink and color on silk, hanging scroll Sold for $327,600
02 / A Rare Chinese Yixing ‘Peach and Pomegranate’ Coupe
Inscribed ‘Chen Minyuan Zuo’ and Carved Wood Stand
Property from the Estate of Betty Eisler, New York, New York. Sold for $317,500
03 /
A Chinese carved and underglaze red “Dragons and Waves” vase, Meiping Yongzheng sixcharacter mark and of the period Sold for $2,316,000
04 / A Semi-Translucent Apple Green Jadeite
Tripod Censer and Cover Property from the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, thence by descent Sold for $287,500
Property from The Brummer Collection from Drs. John and Pat Laszlo, Atlanta, Georgia
From Right to Left
An Egyptian Wood Head of Osiris Sold for $315,000
A Roman Marble Head of a Youth Wearing a Laurel Wreath Sold for $504,000
A Roman Marble Head of a Triton Sold for $226,800
An Egyptian Bronze Cat Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Sold for $125,000
JACOB COLEY
VP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.447.3260
jacobcoley@ hindmanauctions.com
With over 12 years in the industry, prior to joining Freeman’s | Hindman, Jacob has worked as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi and in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Sold for $57,500
Antiquities and Ancient Art
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Antiquities and Ancient Art department has established itself as a market leader, offering a range of antiquities, ethnographic art, and natural history. The department specializes in works of art from the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Near East, in addition to Pre-Columbian works from Central and South America. Works from the Neolithic Period through to the Late Byzantine Period, and beyond, are offered in bronze, marble, pottery, gold, silver, glass, and other media.
The marquee auctions take place twice per year, offering Attic and South Italian pottery, Egyptian reliefs and wooden sculptures, Greek and Roman marble statuary, mosaics, bronze and copper figures, gold and silver jewelry, and more. Sales in this category often incorporate ethnographic art from around the globe, including Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Freeman’s | Hindman’s comprehensive approach to ancient art includes attention to provenance and cultural patrimony sensitivities, remaining attune to all international treaties and laws that govern the sale of antiquities.
ETHNOGRAPHIC ART
An Attic Black-Figured Hydria with Herakles Mounting His Quadriga Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, sold to benefit the George R. Francoeur Scholarship Fund at Cranbrook Academy of Art
Sioux Twisted Pipe Stem with Catlinite Bowl, Believed to Belong to Sitting Bull
The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn
DANICA FARNAND VP, Head of Department
CONTACT
513.666.4935 danicafarnand@ hindmanauctions.com
With more than 20 years of experience at Cowan’s and Freeman’s | Hindman, Danica has developed her department into one of the most successful in the category, and serves as a board member of the Authentic Tribal Art Dealers Association.
Native American Art
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Native American Art department handles art of North America that spans centuries, from the Late Prehistoric Periods to today’s contemporary Native artists. These works are found in the forms of textiles, jewelry, basketry, beadwork, paintings, and sculpture. Major auctions of Native American Art and Jewelry are held in our Cincinnati saleroom, while our Denver office hosts Western and Contemporary Native American Art.
HISTORIC NATIVE AMERICAN ART
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY
NATIVE AMERICAN ART
NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY
PREHISTORIC ART AND ARTIFACTS
Native American Silver and Turquoise Jewelry
Helen Hardin (Santa Clara, 1943-1984)
Father Sky, Universal Protector, 1974
Sold for $20,160
JAMES SMITH AVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
312.600.6071 jamessmith@ hindmanauctions.com
Joining Freeman’s | Hindman in 2018, James has been active in the sports memorabilia industry for four decades, as he enjoyed an awardwinning career in journalism, creating memorable newspaper covers and sports pages as Page One Editor at the Chicago Sun-Times
Sports Memorabilia
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Sports Memorabilia auctions encompass a comprehensive range of categories including competitionused artifacts, athlete personal property, autographed memorabilia, trading cards, and unique ephemera that includes programs, posters, pennants, and tickets. This department builds on Freeman’s | Hindman’s track record of realizing strong results from sports memorabilia auctions including the historic sales of property from Chicago Stadium and Comiskey Park along with items from the collection of Hall of Fame baseball announcer Ernie Harwell and Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka.
The Sports Memorabilia department at Freeman’s | Hindman conducts regularly scheduled auctions throughout the year of collections large and small consigned by individuals, estates, and institutions.
An Unopened Box of 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Cards (36 Packs) Featuring All Original Wax Packs Sold for $114,000
A 1910 Tip Top Bread Honus Wagner Baseball Card (SGC 3 VG) Sold for 114,000
Mike Ditka’s Chicago Bears Jersey and Sweater Retirement Presentation Formerly
Displayed at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant
The Mike Ditka Collection Sold for $39,000
A Nike Air Jordan 1 Silver Cast Basketball Shoe Crafted for Michael Jordan’s 32nd Birthday Sold for $31,250
Peter Chapman 28 Gauge Sidelock Hammerless Side-by-Side Shotgun with Straight English Stock Sold for $36,000
Presentation Grade Imported Staff & Field Officer’s Saber Inscribed to Lt. Colonel (General) George Ward - Killed at Gettysburg Sold for $45,000
Custer Range Colt Single Action Army Cavalry Revolver #5973 - A Lot 6 Delivery - Likely Picked Up at The Little Bighorn From the Collection of Dave Dimmick Sold for $45,000
George Nakashima (American, 1905-1990)
Fine Single-Board “Conoid” Dining Table and Set of Six Single-Board “Conoid” Dining Chairs, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1988 Sold for $239,400
TIM CAREY AVP, Head of Department
CONTACT
513.666.4984 timcarey@ hindmanauctions.com
Tim is a 40-year veteran of the sporting arms and outdoor recreation industry and has worked at Griffin & Howe at Hudson Farms in Andover, N.J. prior to joining Freeman’s | Hindman.
Arms, Armor and Militaria
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Arms, Armor and Militaria specialists have been industry leaders for decades in the sale of historic and modern firearms, edged weapons, militaria, ethnographic weapons, and accoutrements. Our team handles antique arms and armor from Medieval Europe through the dawn of modern warfare, historic firearms, early militaria, ethnographic weaponry, Japanese arms and armor, and sporting arms from some of the most prolific and respected collectors in the category. The department exhibits at firearms and militaria shows throughout the country, highlighting its auctions to a wide swath of prominent collectors and dealers.
Experts in state, local, and federal firearms laws, our team offers a full-service approach to bringing collections safely and legally from anywhere in the United States to its Cincinnati location for auction.
ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR
HISTORIC FIREARMS
EARLY MILITARIA
ETHNOGRAPHIC WEAPONRY
JAPANESE ARMS AND ARMOR
SPORTING ARMS
Battle of Lake Erie Congressional Presentation Sword with Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Autograph Letter Signed Sold for $42,000
How to Buy
01 BROWSE
View Freeman’s | Hindman’s upcoming auctions online on hindmanauctions.com or via the mobile app, in person at pre-sale exhibitions, or request a printed catalogue.
02 CREATE ACCOUNT
If you are new to Freeman’s | Hindman, create an account online at hindmanauctions.com or via our mobile app. Once created, you will then be able to place absentee bids, favorite upcoming lots, track all of your purchases, and more in your custom profile.
03 REGISTER
Once an item has piqued your interest, register to bid for the desired auction. Place an absentee bid, register to bid via telephone, or wait until the day of the sale.
04 BID
Whether you are in the saleroom, in the comfort of your own home, or on the go, there are multiple ways to bid at Freeman’s | Hindman that fit your schedule.
05 SOLD!
If you are the successful bidder, you will receive an email confirmation along with your invoice within 24 hours after the close of an auction. Pay via money order, bank check, wire transfer, or credit card.
06 SHIP OR COLLECT
Freeman’s | Hindman is pleased to recommend trusted shippers to assist with the transportation of property, with a wide variety of local, domestic, and international shipping options. Alternatively, you may make arrangements to collect property directly from our warehouses across the country.
AUCTION FORMATS
LIVE + ONLINE
A Live + Online auction indicates that all four types of bidding will be available: Online, Telephone, Absentee, and In-Person. These auctions are also livestreamed from the saleroom, so you may follow the auction and view the auctioneer in real time.
TIMED ONLINE
When an auction is categorized as “Timed” you may participate on hindmanauctions.com, the app, and LiveAuctioneers, Bidding is accepted for a defined period, with a clear start/end date and time. Bidders are notified should their maximum absentee bid be outbid and are given the opportunity to raise their bid amount.
WAYS TO BID
ONLINE
Log-in to your Freeman’s | Hindman account on the day of the auction to follow along and place your bids online by clicking on the “Place Bid” button in the Digital Bid Room, which will surface at our standard bidding increments. Alternatively, bid with one of our designated online third party bidding platforms including LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable.
TELEPHONE
When you submit a telephone bid request, a Freeman’s | Hindman representative will call you on the day of the auction to execute your bids over the phone to the auctioneer.
ABSENTEE
An absentee bid is the highest price you are willing to pay exclusive of buyer’s premium and applicable sales tax. Absentee bids are always confidential, and bids are executed at the lowest price possible by the auctioneer according to reserves and competing bids.
IN-PERSON
Many of our auctions are free and open to the public with no obligation for attendees to bid.
Once the auction begins, the auctioneer will clearly announce the lot number and bid increments as the bidding begins and proceeds. To place a bid, raise your paddle to the auctioneer for his or her recognition.
How to Sell
01 PRICING
Obtain a complimentary auction valuation for a single item or an entire collection from one of our 80 specialist team members. Submit items electronically via hindmanauctions.com/requestestimate or contact any of our offices directly to schedule an appointment with a specialist.
02
SALE PLACEMENT
Our specialists will advise you on the most appropriate auction for your property. This could be a live sale at one of our six salerooms or an online sale, depending on the most effective and efficient channel to reach potential buyers.
03
CONSIGNMENT
Freeman’s | Hindman will present a consignment agreement with mutually agreed upon terms. The seller’s settlement is based on the hammer price for which each lot sells, less seller’s commission and any additional fees.
04 PROMOTION
Freeman’s | Hindman will implement a global marketing campaign specifically tailored for your property, designed to reach the broadest possible audience. This will include:
- Professional Photography
- Targeted Press Outreach
- Catalogues
- Print and Digital Advertising
- Social Media
- Events
- Highlight Previews
05 SOLD!
Watch your item being sold— either in person or online. Shortly after the sale, you will receive a notification of the outcome of the auction, including price realized for all sold items.
06 SETTLEMENT
Settlement checks and statements are mailed out thirtyfive days after the auction.
GLOSSARY OF AUCTION TERMS
ABSENTEE BID
BID INCREMENT
BOUGHT IN BUYER’S PREMIUM
A bid submitted in advance by a client and placed on their behalf by the auction house.
The fixed amount by which bidders must increase their bid.
When a lot fails to sell because it has not met the reserve.
The charge the buyer pays the auction house along with the hammer price, typically a set percentage of the final bid.
CONSIGNMENT
ESTIMATE
An object given over to sell on behalf of the owner by a third party, such as an auction house.
The price range included in the catalogue or any saleroom notice within which we believe a lot may sell. Low estimate means the lower figure in the range, while high estimate indicates the higher figure. The mid estimate is the midpoint between the two.
Contact us for a complimentary auction valuation on a single item or an entire collection consign@hindmanauctions.com
The amount of the highest bid the auctioneer accepts for the sale of a lot.
The price achieved at the auction, inclusive of the buyer’s premium.
The ownership history of a lot.
The confidential amount below which an auction house will not sell a lot, and which cannot exceed the low estimate.
A percentage of the final bid charged to a consignor.
The removal of a lot from an auction.
CONTACT | LOCATIONS
atlanta
3344 Peachtree Road NE Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30326
404.800.0192
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boston
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chicago
Saleroom & Galleries
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312.280.1212
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Warehouse
222 North Maplewood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60612
312.280.1212
chicago@hindmanauctions.com
cincinnati
5030 Oaklawn Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
513.871.1670
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denver
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303.825.1855
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miami
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Coral Gables, Florida 33133
305.728.0678
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Fancy Greenish Yellow Diamond and Colored Diamond Pendant
Jewelry from The
Art Collection Trust
Sold for $76,200
Oscar Heyman, Fancy Deep Orange-Yellow Diamond and Diamond Ring
Jewelry from The Shawver Art Collection Trust
Sold for $127,000
Oscar Heyman, Colored Diamond and Diamond Necklace
