Swann Galleries

Swann Galleries was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare Books.  Since then, Swann has emerged as the world's leading seller of works on paper.  Separate departments are devoted to Photographs, Posters, Prints & Drawings, African-American Fine Art, Books, Maps & Atlases and Autographs.  Under the leadership of President Nicholas D. Lowry, Swann is widely credited with having made the market for Posters and African-American Fine Art.  As a member of International Auctioneers, an alliance of prestigious auction houses, Swann's sales are publicized to auction clients around the world. Swann has established a number of world-records in prices achieved for select auction lots.

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Doris Leslie Blau Gallery

Doris Leslie Blau, a legend in the world of Interior Design, founded the company in 1984, as a showcase of fine antique carpets and rugs. Over the years, she built an outstanding collection of museum-quality pieces. Since 1998, under the ownership of expert Nader Balour, the Gallery added signed French Art Deco furniture and contemporary rugs by leading designers to its offerings. Today, the Doris Leslie Blau Gallery is considered an essential resource for international architects and decorators.

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Kentshire Galleries

Established in 1940 and spanning three generations of family ownership, Kentshire Galleries is one of America's foremost dealers of fine antique English furniture, decorations and period jewelry.

Freeman's Auctioneers

Since 1805, Samuel T. Freeman and Co. has been Philadelphia's leading appraisal and auction house. Freeman's is currently extending its reach via expansion of its specialized departments and a marketing alliance with Scotland's Lyon & Turnbull auction house.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

The Weizmann Institute of Science, founded in 1944, in Rehovot, Israel, is home to 2,600 scientists, students, technicians and supporting staff. Institute research efforts include the search for new ways of fighting disease and hunger, examining leading questions in mathematics and computer science, probing the physics of matter and the universe, creating novel materials and developing new strategies for protecting the environment. 

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The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair (London)

Since 1934, some of the world’s most important and exquisite works of art, such as Gainsborough’s Blue Boy, have been offered for sale at the Fair.  Long a favorite venue of the Royal Family, all pieces to be exhibited must first be vetted for quality and authenticity by a blue ribbon committee of experts.