Ben Farina

Experience

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  FREEMAN'S

  Jan 1992 - Jul 1996

  Gallery Manager

  - Involved in the invoicing, management, and cataloguing of decorative arts; arranging exhibitions of fine arts, furniture, and decorative arts

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  William Doyle Galleries

  Sept 1998 - Apr 2000

  Inventory Manager

  - Responsible for managing the movement and tagging of the majority of furniture and decorative arts offered at auction throughout the year

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  Sotheby's

  May 2000 - Dec 2008

  Senior Cataloguer

  - Researched and catalogued a broad variety of fine and decorative arts, including American painting and sculpture, Impressionist and Modern painting and sculpture and Chinese Works of Art including ceramics, bronzes, and jades

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  Gurr Johns International

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2016

  Vice President, Certified Member AAA

  - Specialist in Chinese Works of Art, 19th and 20th Century Fine Arts, and American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts- Provided specialist analysis and valuation of art objects for estate, insurance and damage appraisals - Worked closely with colleagues to provide proposals, advice and strategy for appraisal and brokerage projects

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  Rago Arts & Auction Center

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2016

  Consultant, Asian Arts
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  FREEMAN'S / HINDMAN

  Dec 2016 - now

  Senior Vice President, Asian Arts, International Representative

  - Assembling auctions of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian and Southeast Asian fine and decorative arts with a dedicated team based in Philadelphia and Chicago- Specialist in Asian Works of Art- Provide specialist analysis and valuation of art objects for auction and brokerage- Works closely with a team of specialist colleagues to provide proposals, advice and strategy for auction and brokerage of works of art from estates, corporate and private collections, and private individuals.