The story of the human experience is told by our surviving material culture. The Leland Little Auctions Historical Department illustrates this collective narrative with important objects from all over the world, from a 16th century illuminated Koran to an Apollo 12 lunar module plate. In so doing, we regularly bring museum-quality artifacts to those individuals and institutions who will make sure these treasures survive for generations to come.
Rare Coins & Historical Director, AAA, ISA AM
rob@lelandlittle.com
Rob has been professionally cataloguing rare coins and historical objects for nearly 30 years. He joined Leland Little's team as a seasoned contract writer and researcher in 2005, becoming a full-time director in 2015. Rob is a certified member of the Appraisers Association of America and a Life Member of the American Numismatic Association.
As the record-breaking viewership of the current season of Netflix’s The Crown tells us, we are endlessly fascinated by what goes on behind the closed doors of the world’s royals.
A great eye is rarely confined to a single category. For Sterling Boyd, the synthesis of his extensive knowledge and impeccable style was a personal collection of art and antiques that brought together beauty and history.
The world turns, the millennia pass, and the hunter becomes the hunted. But possibly not until the hunter is long-extinct and thoroughly fossilized. Robert E. Wilke, who spends his leisure time at the bottom of the ocean, hunting for Megalodon teeth, has reason to be glad for that reliable passage of time.
I have fought a Good Fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7 KJV
Our Rare Coins & Historical Director, Rob Golan, is proud to present a remarkable quarter-plate ambrotype of two young Confederate cavalrymen from Louisiana. This rare ambrotype, along with other ambrotypes and tintypes, was offered in our June Estate Auction.
Back from your European getaway and longing for some of its beauty at home? We get it. Feeling inspired by our own travels and the tradition of the Grand Tour, we have curated this timeless selection of continental art, furniture, and decorative accessories from our End of Summer Estate Auction.
Measuring the Days with Shadow and Light
Portable and Affordable Mechanical Music, A Revolution in Sound