Palm Beach Collections Session II

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!. ​

Kate Stamm is the Associate Specialist, Regional Representative in the Hindman Palm Beach office.

Ms. Stamm joined the firm in 2017 and has handled large estate collections across the Southeast region, most recently bringing to auction the iconic Philip and Mary Hulitar Estate. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Stamm lived in East Hampton where she worked as a private art consultant for various contemporary artists, including the Guggenheim Fellow Kasumi. She then worked for several boutique auction houses in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington D.C, eventually finding her way to Palm Beach. Ms. Stamm graduated from Wellesley College and later received her Master’s degree from Sotheby’s Institute of Art.