Freeman's | Hindman
Hindman is one of the nation's leading fine art auction houses. With an unyielding focus on client service, Hindman offers holistic solutions to connect clients in local US cities to the global art market. Hindman operates more salerooms in the United States than any other auction house and conducts over 100 auctions a year in categories such as fine jewelry, fine art, modern design, fine books and manuscripts, furniture, decorative arts, couture, Asian works of art, arts of the American west, numismatics, and more.
Headquartered in Chicago, Hindman is home to 150 employees, with additional offices in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Milwaukee, Naples, Palm Beach, Scottsdale and St. Louis.
Recognized for providing exceptional customer service, Hindman regularly handles significant estates from around the country including collections from Oprah Winfrey, Leona Helmsley, John Belushi, David Stickelber, Lily Pulitzer, Arthur Rubloff, Mrs. Robert R McCormick, the Potter Palmer families, Reid I Martin, and many others.
In 1982, Leslie Hindman founded Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago, Illinois, and within a few years it grew to be the largest auction house in the Midwest, and one of largest in the country. As a result of the firm's outstanding reputation, it was acquired by Sotheby's in 1997. When the opportunity presented itself, Leslie reopened Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in 2003 and continued her growth trajectory.
Also part of the Hindman family of auction houses, Cowan's Auctions was opened in 1995 by Wes Cowan in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cowan's quickly earned a reputation for integrity, customer service and great results. In 2018, these two firms became the foundation for Hindman, a rapidly growing organization with the ambition to be the nation's most client-centric auction house.
Upcoming Auctions from Freeman's | Hindman
Dining at Home
During Timed auctions, a countdown clock is displayed on the main auction page and on the lot level. These auctions have a “rolling close,” with each lot closing in a staggered manner after the previous lot. For these auctions, the countdown clock on the main auction page will be counting down to the close of the first lot. Individual lots will have their own countdown clocks, indicating the specific closing time for that lot. If a bid is placed within one minute of the closing time of a lot, five additional minutes will be added to the designated closing time for that lot. Please note that the extension of one lot’s closing time does not affect other lots’ closing times.
American and European Art Online
During Timed auctions, a countdown clock is displayed on the main auction page and on the lot level. These auctions have a “rolling close,” with each lot closing in a staggered manner after the previous lot. For these auctions, the countdown clock on the main auction page will be counting down to the close of the first lot. Individual lots will have their own countdown clocks, indicating the specific closing time for that lot. If a bid is placed within one minute of the closing time of a lot, five additional minutes will be added to the designated closing time for that lot. Please note that the extension of one lot’s closing time does not affect other lots’ closing times.
Design
Freeman’s | Hindman’s May 21 Design auction showcases a broad range of American and European design spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. The auction opens with a highly curated single-owner collection from Chicago and Charleston, South Carolina, featuring several lots of Jacques Adnet and Piero Fornasetti, along with Gio Ponti, Teco, and Alessandro Pianon. Furniture highlights include a rare Fritz Henningsen settee, a pair of Robsjohn Gibbings Klismos stools and Soriana sofas by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Other highlights include important ceramic works by Toshiko Takeazu, Betty Woodman and Axel Salto, and art glass pieces by Dale Chihuly, Charles Schneider and Lino Talgliapietra.
Palm Beach Furniture and Decorative Arts
The May 22 edition of Palm Beach Furniture and Decorative Arts is led by a collection from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming. Other notable collections include the Estate of Norma K. Hunt, the Estate of Helen Cummings Karp, and Lee Calicchio, New York.![[CALIFORNIA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole plate daguerreotype of San Francisco, California. Circa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/329785/177758569_1_x.jpg?height=260&quality=70&version=1715625218)
![[FLAGS]. 31-star American parade flag. Ca 1850-1859.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/329785/177758218_1_x.jpg?height=130&quality=70&version=1715625218)
![[MOSBY, JOHN. S. (1833-1916)]. Albumen photograph featuring Mosby and 16 members of the 43rd](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/329785/177758245_1_x.jpg?height=130&quality=70&version=1715625218)
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Influential figures and pivotal moments from America’s storied past are present in the remarkable selection of property offered in Freeman’s I Hindman’s May 31 American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography auction. The sale features a noteworthy assemblage of flags, early photography, manuscripts, broadsides, and militaria representing American conflicts, most notably the Civil War, politics, African Americana, westward expansion, and Native American affairs. Property from several collections will be offered, including a suite of Civil War photographs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit The Acquisition Fund, comprised of views of Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, captured in the field by celebrated 19th century photographers Alexander Gardner, Timothy O’Sullivan, A.J. Russell, and George Barnard; the John Singleton Mosby Collection of Hugh C. Keen, the centerpiece being a photograph of Mosby and 16 members of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, or "Mosby's Rangers," signed and inscribed by Mosby; and Property from The Private Collection of Ms. Darla Moore, Charleston, South Carolina, containing the first Confederate imprint, The Union is Dissolved. Highlights include a rare whole plate daguerreotype capturing Gold Rush-era San Francisco, ca 1852-1854; an exceptional group of 32 Fort Laramie Treaty stereoviews taken by Alexander Gardner in 1868; and the Civil War archive of Ordnance Sgt. David H. Wilson (1831-1863), Co. F, 6th South Carolina Infantry, including war-date letters, diary, and photographs.
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JeffreyGreen Village, NJ
Apr 26, 2024
Accurate description/fair starting price
very accurate desciption/very responsive to my questions re more photos and detailed condition report.
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Apr 19, 2024
Excellent!
Very happy with my first purchase from Freeman's | Hindman auction. I asked for extra pictures, which they were happy to provide, and they were perfectly accurate. Thank you!
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Feb 22, 2024
Freeman's Hindman is Professional and Reliable
I bought these two bracelets sight unseen from Freeman's Hindman's Chicago office. They were exactly as described and we were pleased with the bracelets. Arranging shipping was confusing, but didn't affect the outcome of our purchase. Thanks!
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Dec 30, 2023
Past Auctions from Freeman's | Hindman
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