Case Studies

Chinese Art

Our firm was engaged by the executor of a Chicago estate for the valuation and sale of a large collection of Chinese paintings and ceramics formed over many decades by […]

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Jewelry

Jewelry

We were asked by a leading private wealth management firm to oversee the valuation and sale of diverse items from a large collection that had been formed by a Baltimore family prominent in American professional sports.

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Iconic Collections

Our firm was asked by the trustees and executors of the Estate of Katharine Hepburn to oversee the entire marketing and sale process for Ms. Hepburn’s vast collection.

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Post-War & Contemporary Art

We were engaged to represent a well-known San Francisco family in the sale of an important collection of art formed over successive generations. The family was renowned for their philanthropy as well as their longtime support of Bay Area cultural endeavors. 

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Post-War & Contemporary Art

We were asked by a firm of philanthropic advisors to represent a Chicago private client in the sale of a large and diverse collection of Post-War and Contemporary art. The client’s husband, now deceased, had enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a private dealer for such major contemporary artists as Richard Serra, Thomas Schutte, Bruce Nauman, Donald Judd and many others.

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Impressionist & Modern Art

We were asked by the executor of an estate to work with his New York City law firm in the valuation, authentication and sale of a number of major Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary paintings and sculptures acquired in the 1940s and 50s by a prominent family.

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