New Palm Beach Location Will Serve Clients and Museums Throughout South
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, one of the nation’s most renowned fine art auction houses, announced the opening of a new office in Palm Beach, Florida, located at 324 Royal Palm Way. The new Palm Beach location will allow the company to better serve the Southern region.
“Our auction house has experienced record sales this year. This is partly attributed to our opening in Florida two years ago. Our Naples location has continued to grow and we have received a substantial increase in auction and appraisal requests from the Palm Beach area,” said Leslie Hindman, President and CEO. “We have seen significant collections of fine jewelry, paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture, European and American decorative arts, and Asian works of art on the East Coast of Florida and this new office will allow us to better serve Trust and Estate professionals, private collectors and institutional clients.”
Since opening in Florida several notable estates have been sold from the East Coast of Florida. The Estate of William Moore of Hobe Sound realized over a million dollars. Highlights included a white jade lidded vase, which sold for $230,800 and a jade scholar’s object depicting shells and sea animals, which sold for $122,000. In December of 2010, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers handled a single-owner sale for The Estate of William N. Roos of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a well known interior designer whose clients included Veronica Lake and Esther DuPont. In addition to these estates, an impressive jewelry collection from the Estate of Mary Porter of Fort Lauderdale realized over $400,000.
“This is an exciting time for our company, as we are growing and opening in new areas” said Jim Sharp, Director of Regional Offices. “The Naples location has proved to us that Florida is an ideal market for seeking consignments and selling property. Our new Palm Beach location will enable us to assist a greater number of people seeking a full-service boutique auction company that has the ability to handle a wide selection of property.”
Maura Ross, Julie Parker, and Larry Sirolli will work in the Palm Beach office. Maura Ross, a Washington, D.C. native, worked for the global public relations firm, Edelman, before moving to Florida two years ago to help open and run the Leslie Hindman Naples location. Julie Parker, a native of Palm Beach, spent several years working for an auction house in New York City. Larry Sirolli worked for twenty-three years with Sotheby’s in New York in varied expert departments and management roles as Director of the English Furniture Department and Director of Sotheby’s Arcade sales. Using his breadth of knowledge and expert advice, he will provide valuations for the Palm Beach office.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is a full-service auction house that specializes in Fine Art, Fine Books and Manuscripts, Fine Jewelry and Timepieces, Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Asian Art and Vintage Couture and Accessories. For more information on the Palm Beach office or to schedule a complimentary auction appraisal, please call 561-833-8053 or visit www.lesliehindman.com.