Freeman's
Freeman’s was founded as a family run business in 1805 and refers to itself as the oldest auction house in the US.
Freeman’s headquarters are in Philadelphia and they hold about 30 auctions in areas such as fine art, jewellery, furniture, antiques and books.
The firm has a marketing alliance with Lyon & Turnbull of the UK.

Poets on the go
07 December 2020Bid to a double-estimate and record $24,000 (£18,460) at Freeman’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) of Philadelphia on October 14 was a complete and well-preserved example of publisher John Bell’s great Poets of Great Britain… collection.

Debut with lots of Biblical proportions
30 November 2020A single leaf from a Gutenberg Bible that sold for a higher than expected $65,000 (£50,980) in a Philadelphia sale this autumn.

Variations on a theme
05 October 2020On October 21, Freeman’s in Philadelphia will mark Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday by offering a collection of 12 portrait bronzes of the composer by French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929).

Garden seating selection offered at Freeman’s
07 September 2020This three-piece painted cast-iron garden seating set dated to the third quarter of the 19th century is one of the lots from the Collection of A Connecticut Gentleman that is to be offered for sale by Freeman’s of Philadelphia, on September 15.

Modernist jeweller makes his Marx at Philadelphia auction
17 August 2020A collection of over 30 pieces by the Brazilian modernist jeweller Haroldo Burle Marx will be a focus of the August 20 Boutique Jewels auction to be held by Freeman’s in Philadelphia.

Kipling first edition equals auction record thanks to author’s signature
13 July 2020The gilt decorated blue cloth binding showed signs of age, but a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s 'Captains Courageous, A Story of the Grand Banks' offered in a Philadelphia sale bore the author’s signature on the title-page.

Georg Jensen brooch offered at Philadelphia auction
22 June 2020This Danish silver, amber and agate brooch from c.1915 by Georg Jensen will feature in the art and design sale to be held by Freeman’s of Philadelphia on June 26.

Wide-ranging PG Wodehouse collection in Philadelphia features both popular and less well-known works
26 May 2020Diligently researched and documented by a local collector, the late William Toplis, a wide-ranging PG Wodehouse collection offered by Freeman’s of Philadelphia featured books, manuscripts, artwork and much more besides.

Meissen Whiplash dinner service catches the eye at Freeman’s
04 May 2020Freeman’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) of Philadelphia opened its latest Design sale with a Meissen Whiplash dinner service designed in 1903-4 by Henry Van de Velde, the Belgian Art Nouveau architect and designer.

Freeman's flagship gallery off to fine launch
09 March 2020First auction to be held in Freeman’s new Philadelphia site topped by Degas and Van Gogh

Boudin down on the farm
10 February 2020This 14 x 10¾in (35.5 x 27cm) oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin (1824-98) will feature in Freeman’s sale of European Art and Old Masters in Philadelphia on February 18.

Mark Twain in the frame as carte de visite emerges in Philadelphia
20 January 2020This carte de visite picturing the author Mark Twain (Samuel L Clemens) is signed and inscribed twice.

New faces, locations and auction schedules - the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
08 January 2020An update from across the world of art and antiques including a new joiner at Duke’s and a new saleroom for Elstob & Elstob.

New auction formats and salerooms - the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
17 September 2019Industry news from across the auction houses and dealers.

The international dimension and Scottish connections at Freeman's
16 September 2019Freeman’s enjoys a strong Scottish connection, embodied in the firm’s current chairman, Edinburgh-born Alasdair Nichol, whose accent has diluted not one jot in the 25 years he has lived and worked in the US.

Big in America: Regional auction houses’ latest moves lead our market review
16 September 2019In the US (the world’s single biggest art market) just like in the UK (the world’s second largest), positives have been taken from the much-documented changing focus of the international auction houses.

Freeman’s new premises underlines vision for firm's future in Philadelphia says chairman
16 September 2019After more than 210 years in business, Freeman’s of Philadelphia can claim a long and distinguished history in a changing US market. Its latest move – a physical one – underscores the firm’s future, chairman Alasdair Nichol tells ATG

Freeman’s of Philadelphia moves to modern salerooms
14 September 2019America’s venerable auction house is relocating to contemporary gallery and auction room space.

From Doncaster to Philadelphia: 18th century racing trophy offered at Freemans
10 June 2019This silver-gilt Doncaster Cup racing trophy has hallmarks for Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp for 1767.

Micromosaic panels in two US auctions
13 May 2019These two 19th century micromosaic panels feature in different US auctions this month.

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