Carlton Hobbs

Mr. Hobbs is a globally respected dealer in antiques who is well-known for his academic approach to the acquisition of historically significant pieces. Now headquartered in New York, he runs his gallery, Carlton Hobbs LLC, together with his longtime business partner, Stefanie Rinza, a graduate of Harvard Business School and former employee of McKin... sey and Co., in London. Recognizing the importance of provenance, maker and artistic content, the company created a research department that has since developed into what is now one of the most comprehensive specialist antiques archives of several thousand books and source materials. Mr. Hobbs publishes the company's research in a series of scholarly catalogues and descriptions to share his findings with a broad academic community and to demonstrate the extent to which Carlton Hobbs researches provenance, maker and artistic content for each piece in his gallery's collection. Carlton Hobbs LLCsells to a discreet customer base, concentrating on major private and institutional collectors. Some of the world's most prestigious museums and private collections now house Carlton Hobbs pieces including: The Musée du Louvre The John Paul Getty Museum The Rijksmuseum The National Gallery of Australia The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Boston Museum of Fine Arts The Musée des Beaux Arts, Dijon The Bowes Museum Paxton House The National Gallery of Greece We have exhibited at the most prestigious vetted international antiques fairs, including the Biennale in Paris, Grosvenor House in London and both the Fall and Winter Antiques Shows at the Armory in New York. Comments (0)Read More