The Giants of the Middle Market

Freeman's art auction
The mix of property at auctioneers like Doyle, Freeman’s, Heritage Auctions, Los Angeles Modern, Rago, Swann, and Wright is, by necessity, less focused on artworks than on design objects. These houses’ sales are of interest to tastemakers, bargain hunters, and those with decidedly their own feel for quality—the very buyers, sellers, and art professionals that Wall Power counts among its most avid readers. Photo: Courtesy of Freeman's
Marion Maneker
February 4, 2026

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We’ve been telling you for a long time that a great deal of buying activity has been occurring at the smaller auction houses. But the mix of property at auctioneers like Doyle, Freeman’s, Heritage Auctions, Los Angeles Modern, Rago, Swann, and Wright is, by necessity, less focused on artworks than on design objects. These houses’ sales are of interest to tastemakers, bargain hunters, and those with decidedly their own feel for quality—the very buyers, sellers, and art professionals that Wall Power counts among its most avid readers.

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