Our New Home

As 2021 unfolds, the empty space at the north end of the Leland Little campus is taking new shape. Concrete has been poured, steel is being erected. By this fall, that space will have evolved into our new home, the gallery that will facilitate the next exciting chapter of Leland Little Auctions.

A Model Collection

Dobie D. Hogan was a print and runway model throughout her adult life. Her substantial jewelry collection, pieces of which are being offered in our Signature Spring Auction, was a result of her long involvement with the fashion industry, combined with an inherited interest in jewels.

Notable Collections

Leland Little has had the privilege of handling the sale of important collections from notable people and historic properties.

Setting the Stage with William Ivey Long

On a little side street in Seaboard, North Carolina, sits a brick duplex house from the 1920s. "The teacherage," as the little building is known, was built to house young, unmarried teachers. These days, it is the unlikely home to the overflow collection of historical furniture and art of one of Broadway's best-known costume designers, William Ivey Long.

Delft: The Practical Pot

The mid-century Modernists weren't the first to come up with the idea of "industrial design." Centuries before the Eames and Bertoias of the world had deep thoughts and manufacturing dreams about making relevant design available to the masses, the Dutch were making beautiful Delftware for profoundly practical purposes.

Ceramics: Picasso's Other Art Form

Artists, as a rule, don't like to be boxed in. The desire for unfettered creative self-realization comes with the artistic territory. A long list of household-name artists have had a creative side-hustle, such as the ceramics of Pablo Picasso. In our Signature Spring Auction on Saturday, March 13th, we are offering five lots of Picasso's ceramics.

Introducing the Leland Little Sporting Arts Department

Teak in Danish Modern Design

The old growth teak used in mid-century Scandinavian design is a defining element of the time period. It both exemplifies the era's focus on the convergence of life and design and spotlights how the wood's popularity led to its rarity. Leland Little Modernism Director Luke Newbold tells us about the history of the wood in our Featured Video.