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An Art World Brokerage Play

News and notes on the future of Gurr Johns, the historic appraisal firm, as its new C.E.O. jumps into the brokerage business.

Maarten Ten Holder
President Charlie Horne will no doubt be touting the news that Maarten ten Holder is joining Gurr Johns as C.E.O. to oversee the firm’s growth strategy, first in the U.S. and then globally. Photo: Samantha Nandez/BFA.com
Julie Brener Davich
January 14, 2025

When I caught up with Charlie Horne, president of the appraisal and advisory firm Gurr Johns, he was on his way to the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando. Heckerling, as the gathering is known in the industry, is about as exciting as you’d imagine for a conference of estate lawyers and bankers—but the event does offer an essential glad-handing opportunity for auction houses and appraisal firms. Charlie will no doubt be touting the news that Maarten ten Holder is joining Gurr Johns as C.E.O. to oversee the firm’s growth strategy, first in the U.S. and then globally.