Before the '49ers - 5 things to know about the North Carolina gold rush and the Charlotte Mint
The DMC-12: don't even try not to love it
A Princess's Vietnam
How Delftware Circled the Globe
French or Fake?
Did you know that there were legal Louis Vuitton knock-offs produced? We have outlined the differences between the authentic, the licensed productions, and the flat out fakes.
Calder's Bicentennial Tapestries: the Synthesis of Art, Democracy and Commerce at the End of an Artist's Life
5 Things You Never Knew About Iconic Mid-Century Designers
Kashmir Sapphires: The Rarest of Gems from a Miles-High Mine
Silver Stars
The Arts & Crafts Man: 4 Things To Know About Gustav Stickley
The Artistic Career Change: The Starter Jobs of the Artists in the Labor Day Auction
Cognac and Circumstance: Rémy Martin's Louis XIII
The Mark of Genius: Frank Lloyd Wright's Wasmuth Portfolio
A Single Owner Collection Featuring Works by Andrew Wyeth
Whiskey For Good
A California Cult Classic
Hester Bateman
Chair Files: Kendal
Contemporary Jewelry Design in The Important Winter Auction
Wyeth's Artistic Process In His Own Words
Contemporary Jewelry Design in The Important Winter Auction
Landing on the Moon...on Earth
The Helga Pictures: An Exercise in Acceptance
Rare Rembrandt Etchings with Prints & Multiples Director Lauren Sanford
Silver Solutions for Gifting Conundrums
Otherworldly Opals
The Chair Files: Renu Mathias
Alhambra by Van Cleef & Arpels
A Collector Abroad
NOW: Where to See Contemporary Art in the Southeast
Champagne in the February Auction of Fine Wine & Rare Spirits
The 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire 98
The Dynamic Sketches of Toulouse-Lautrec
The World According to Rockwell Kent
An Interview with the Collectors of the Contemporary Art Auction
Cars, Spring 2020
From the Personal Collection of James H. Craig & Randy S. Johnson
When asked if there was any difference between his personal and professional acquisition decisions, longtime fine arts consultant and antique dealer Jim Craig said that his choices for his private collection could be chalked up to “personal addiction.” The comment belies the passion for the arts and Americana that drove Craig’s distinguished career for over half a century.
Women in Contemporary Art
Interior Designer MA Allen on Contemporary Art in Design
Famously Charming
Art Consultant Marjorie Hodges on the Contemporary Art Market
The Partnership of Hasui Kawase and Watanabe Shozaburo
Fine Selection of Rare Whisky
Things That Go - The March Estate Auction
A Life In Motion
Antonio Pineda - Master Mexican Silversmith
The Modern Standards
March Auction Results
March Estate Auction Auto Results
5 Facts About Bourbon
Decoding A Chinese Bridal Robe
How to Wear a Brooch
The Nowell Estate, Raleigh, North Carolina
Guitar Heroes
The Anatomy of a Fine Art Print
Jack Daniel's: The Story of Tennessee Whiskey & Charcoal Filtration
Baltimore Silver
Don Neiser
What You Need To Know About A Morgan
Collector Cars at Auction
Curating that perfect car collection takes patience, passion, and pure determination. For those who collect, what once originated as a mode of transportation has transcended its utilitarian nature and become art. We present this vetted offering of vehicles for you.
Chair Files with Luke Newbold
The Eames House - Timeless Design
Painting Horses
Simply Gorgeous
The Incomparable Luxury of Rolls Royce
Fall Focus on Photography
From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Davis, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Three Things To Know About Tanzanite
Whisky Investing
The Estate of the Late Edward and Violet Kleitz, Cary, North Carolina
CAM Auction
The Collection of Mr. Dunn & Mr. Duggins
Mexican Art in The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn
The Through Line - Following The Legacy of American Realism
From the Personal Collection of Bob Timberlake
American Art From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson
On the Timberlake Farm
The Timberlake Tour
The Figural Pottery of Billy Ray Hussey
Art & Wine
A Window Onto An American Dynasty
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.
Ponies, Muscles, and Cheap Gas - The 1960's in American Cars
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.
The Arts & Crafts Man - Four Things to Know About Gustav Stickley
Beryl Bainbridge: Author, Artist
British author Beryl Bainbridge was not a reserved figure. She was many things - dramatic, beautiful, brilliant, complex - but she was not reserved.
The Chair Files with Robbie Smith
Why Are So Many Whiskies Old?
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.
Introducing the Leland Little Sporting Arts Department
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.
How Does Money Get A Face?
Why Abraham Lincoln? Ok fine, that one seems obvious. But William McKinley, Chief Onepapa and Martha Washington? How did their famous faces end up on our currency, if only for a brief moment?
Notable Collections
Leland Little has had the privilege of handling the sale of significant collections from notable people and historic properties.
Museum Services
Our engagement with the many and varied museums of the Southeast is one of the most important ways that Leland Little helps to promote the arts and culture.
Teak in Danish Modern Design
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.
William Ivey Long and the Tennessee Carters: A Family Furniture Legacy
By William Ivey Long’s own account, he wasn’t one for football when he was young. He preferred to stay inside with his cousin Molly, who taught him all about the furniture and houses that had been passed down through his mother’s Tennessee family for centuries.