Antiquities & Ancient Art
Department
Freeman’s Antiquities and Ancient Art department has established itself as a market leader, offering a range of antiquities, ethnographic art, and natural history.
The department specializes in ancient works of art from throughout the Mediterranean world, Egypt, and Near East. Works from the Neolithic Period through to approximately 1000 AD are offered in bronze, marble, pottery, gold, silver, glass, and other media. The marquee auctions take place twice per year, offering Attic and South Italian pottery, Egyptian reliefs and wooden sculptures, Greek and Roman marble statuary, mosaics, bronze and copper figures, gold and silver jewelry, and more. Additionally, Freeman’s sales often incorporate ethnographic art from around the globe, including Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, focusing primarily on the cultural material from Central and South America.
Ancient Art and Antiquities Auctions Expertise
Freeman’s comprehensive approach includes attention to provenance and cultural patrimony sensitivities, remaining attune to all international treaties and laws that govern the sale of antiquities. The United States is a major center for the sale of ancient art, and the firm’s knowledgeable specialists offer expert guidance in navigating this exciting market segment.
Recent Antiquities and Ancient Art department successes include Property from the Brummer Collection and the white-glove sale of The Jeff Hunter Collection of Antiquities and Tribal Art, with sale highlights including a Roman life-size torso of Diomedes ($106,250), a Roman torso of the Spinario ($93,750), and a Roman head of Alexander the Great as Helios ($62,500).
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Greek and Roman Antiquities
Freeman's offers exceptional Greek and Roman antiquities that illuminate the art, culture, and daily life of the ancient Mediterranean world. Our specialists present sculptures, pottery, glass, bronzes, coins, and decorative objects spanning the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. Whether acquiring a finely preserved vessel, a sculptural fragment, or something else, collectors can discover works that reflect the enduring influence of ancient Greece and Rome on art, history, and civilization.
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A Roman Marble Head of a Youth Wearing a Laurel Wreath
Price Realized $504,000
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Jacob Coley
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art
Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Estate of Iris C. Love
Freeman's Achieves White-Glove Status With Antiquities of the Garden Combined Total Across Two Auctions Exceeds $3.5 Million
Freeman’s Antiquities auction series achieved remarkable success on May 20, realizing $3,521,152 in total sales. Session I, Antiquities of the Garden: A Collector’s Living Ancient World, achieved white-glove status, with all 110 lots sold and 73% of lots selling at or above estimate.
Antiquities of the Garden A Collector’s Living Ancient World
A great collection is never only about ownership; it is about recognition. The more than 120 works in this single-owner collection span centuries and civilizations, from Roman marble sculpture and Greek arms and armor to Egyptian amulets, South Arabian works, Near Eastern votives, and precious objects in silver and gold.
Freeman’s Presents Antiquities of the Garden: A Collector’s Living Ancient World Two Sessions of Ancient Art to be Offered May 20, 2026
Freeman’s will present a two-session auction series on May 20, commencing with the single-owner collection Antiquities of the Garden: A Collector’s Living Ancient World at 9:00 AMCT, followed by a second session at 12:00 PM CT, entitled Antiquities and Ancient Art.
Freeman’s Sells Nearly $2.3M Worth of Antiquities and Ancient Art in Two Days
Across two days, the recently rebranded Freeman’s Auction sold nearly $2.3 million worth of Antiquities and Ancient Art from its Chicago saleroom on November 19 and 21.
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