Guernsey's Auction House Founder ...

Guernsey's Auction House Founder and President Arlan Ettinger

Alts by Horacio Ruiz
S1 · E35
Mar 9, 2022
27:03

Episode notes

Horacio spoke with Arlan Ettinger, the President and Founder of Guernsey’s auction house in Manhattan. Guernsey’s will be auctioning off the Elizabeth Meaders Collection on March 15th at 2 PM ET. Arlan’s previous work with high-profile auctions has garnered worldwide attention and the Elizabeth Meaders Collection is no different. Ms. Meaders’s collection offers a comprehensive look at African-American history through one-of-a-kind artifacts acquired because of her life’s work to collect. Arlan provides unique insight into the collection and the buzz leading up to the auction.

Discussion topics include:

  • Guernsey’s history of high-profile collections

  • The scope and depth of Elizabeth Meaders’s collection

  • A collection full of the good, the bad, and the ugly

  • The lack of a comprehensive African-American Museum in New York City

  • The impossibility of knowing who will buy the collection and for how much

  • Valuing a collection with 20,000 items and comparing it to other historic auctions

  • Using the collection to complement existing museum collections

  • Guernsey’s work with pre-auction events to market collections for sale

  • Auctions having unique characteristics and results

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