Freeman's

US auction house Freeman's was founded in Philadelphia in 1805 and is America’s oldest auction house. The company remained in the hands of the Freeman family for six generations until a management buyout in 2016. 

The firm later merged with Hindman, another well established auction house founded by Leslie Hindman in Chicago in 1982. The first sales under the Freeman's Hindman banner took place in early 2024 and the firm now has multiple salerooms and regional offices across the US.

In 2025, the brand reverted to Freeman's.

Remarkable Wedgwood Liberty Ware archive comes to market

16 January 2024

An archive related to the Wedgwood Liberty Ware project designed to raise money for victims of the First World War comes for sale at Freeman's Hindman in Philadelphia.

Chicago auction house Hindman merges with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s

10 January 2024

Chicago auction house Hindman has announced a merger with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s and the opening of a saleroom in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.