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- Sale 674
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May 3 | 5:00 AM EDT
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| Atlanta
Sale 674
| Atlanta
| Atlanta
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Property from the Estate of Margaret Sheffield Martin, Atlanta, Georgia
18th century side chair: top rail loose; screws on one side of back towards to top; rail beneath upholstered back replaced; seat rails replaced; median stretcher replaced; corner blocks replaced. Other 18th century aide chair: top rail repaired at either end; rail underneath upholstered back replaced; stretcher replaced; seat rails replaced; corner blocks replaced. all other chairs in good condition.
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Kristin Vaughn
SVP, Trusts, Estates & Private Clients, Georgia; Tennessee, North Carolina, & South Carolina
Jon King is a senior specialist in the Southeast region at Hindman.
Mr. King began his career in the early 1980s at Sotheby’s in Los Angeles and New York. Mr. King later ventured into the world of auction house management. He first oversaw a staff of 60 as Executive Vice President, Director of the Butterfield Los Angeles gallery and became a founding Vice President and Director of Bonhams, New York when the British firm opened their doors in September of 2003. After a decade directing the New York operation, he went on to spearhead business in both New York and Florida as Vice President and Director of Business Development for Bonhams. Mr. King had the pleasure of securing and overseeing such collections as the estates of Lauren Bacall, Truman Capote, Aimee de Heeren, Liberace, Kalef Alaton, Michael Taylor, Burton Bettingen, among others, as well as having the distinction of working with the PBS Antiques Roadshow and HGTV’s Appraise It!.
