Gallery Associate Position Available

September, 2013; this position has been filled...  Welcome Janel Bantz! 

Wickliff Auctioneers is now accepting applications for a gallery associate.  Please send resume and cover letter to writeus@wickliffauctioneers.com or mail to our office at 12232 Hancock Street, Carmel, IN 46032.  Please, no calls...

The position is hourly, part-time, approximately 25 hours per week, and includes weekend work relative to auction events.  The individual will be involved in many aspects of the business, including (but not limited to): inventory management, client services, logistics, scheduling, assisting with appraisals, moving/packing, and marketing assistance.  The individual may also be tasked with social media marketing, and/or updating the company web site, based on experience.  The position has potential for full-time status, based on performance and growth.  Please consider the following characteristics to determine a fit for the position prior to submitting application.  Compensation will be commensurate with experience among the following:


Required Minimum Qualifications:
Customer Service experience (pleasant, but efficient, manner when working with clients and customers)
Proficiency with PC based programs including MS Word & Outlook
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter; ability to assess what needs done
Ability to work a flexible schedule (will include occasional Saturdays)
Good organizational skills, and ability to work in a team environment
Professional dress and appearance
Physical ability to assist in inventory moving and relocation, within gallery and for on-premise pickups
Desire to be part of a growing company
Preferred Qualifications:
Print and Internet Marketing Experience
Previous sales or sales support experience, understands the 'language' of sales
Social Media marketing experience in business setting
Basic knowledge of digital photography and editing software
College Degree
Eagerness to understand all operational aspects of small business
Inventory management experience

Premium Qualifications:
Product knowledge of art, antiques, fine jewelry or design
Auctioneer School Graduate or licensed auctioneer
Background in Marketing and Advertising
Experience in Professional Office Environment (legal, marketing, etc...)

Bundy Oil at July Auction

JE Bundy, 24x19, O/C

BUNDY PAINTING EXCEEDS ESTIMATE

Purchased by Richmond museum for permanent collection

CARMEL, IN- In today’s unpredictable antiques and art market, one thing is true; quality still sells, and is still in great demand. 

 

This truth is evidenced by the sale of a painting entitled “A Hillside in Winter”, by John Elwood Bundy (IN, 1853-1933), which exceeded auction estimate of $3000-$5000 when it hammered for $9,500 at Wickliff Auctioneers’ summer estates and antiques auction on Saturday, July 15.

A late, last-minute addition to the auction catalogue, the painting had a label attached verso which claimed that the piece had been exhibited in the National Academy of Design.  The ‘National Academy’, as it is now known, was founded in 1825 and is a professional honorary organization, school, and a museum.   Paintings juried into the Academy’s annual exhibition are considered to be of the best quality, and the Academy’s archive indicates that a painting entitled “A Winter Hillside”, by John Elwood Bundy, of Richmond, IN, was exhibited in their annual show in 1916.  Although a slightly different title is recorded, in conflict with the frame tag on the painting, the painting offered is believed to have been the canvas exhibited in 1916.

All available phone bidding lines at Wickliff were reserved for this item, and other absentee bidders were offered the opportunity to bid live, online, or to present an absentee bid.  When the hammer fell, the winning bidder was the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN, who purchased the piece for the museum’s permanent collection.  According to Shaun Dingwerth, the museum actively collects important pieces through purchase, as well as from donations.  Dingwerth said, regarding the Bundy, “This is the kind of painting we want in our great collection.”

Wickliff Auctioneers specializes in the sale of fine art at auction, and conducts monthly sales at their Carmel, IN, salesroom.  More information is available at www.wickliffauctioneers.com or by calling 317-844-7253.