Goldsmith Ilias LaLaounis's legacy is built on one defining principle: that every piece of jewelry tells a story. Our engagement with the many and varied museums of the Southeast is one of the most important ways that Leland Little helps to promote the arts and culture. The construction of our new gallery proceeds, and we excitedly anticipate completion by the end of the year.
The Leland Little Estate and Collector Vehicles Department has expanded our services to include comprehensive pre-auction vehicle conditioning. The cocktail ring, in all its opulent glory, has been one of the signature designs of the Buccellati jewelry house ever since Mario Buccellati was making them to adorn the hands of Milan's most fashionable women after the First World War.
The Leland Little Estate and Collector Vehicles Department has expanded our services to include comprehensive pre-auction vehicle conditioning. The cocktail ring, in all its opulent glory, has been one of the signature designs of the Buccellati jewelry house ever since Mario Buccellati was making them to adorn the hands of Milan's most fashionable women after the First World War.
Services
Leland Little Auctions has specialized in the sale of fine high end collectible objects for over 20 years, with sales achieving over $14 million per year and growing. We pride ourselves on providing collectors, estates, and institutions with world-class auction services. The strength of Leland Little Auctions is a team of experienced professionals dedicated to their fields.
The items you bring to auction are an expression of beauty and value - working with Leland Little Auctions affords you the opportunity to offer those exceptional items to an international community of buyers. Our team of experienced specialists, photographers, and support staff provides outstanding client service and transactional ease.
Reviews (10)
Peter Mac Mahon
Nov 29, 2021
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Amanda Giustiniani
Feb 14, 2021
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I have bought and sold with Leland Little Auction Gallery for several years. I own an estate sale company and have consigned many items for clients over the years. Not once have I had a client be disappointed with the outcome. Thank you to Leland and the whole team for the consistent professionalism your guys bring to the industry!!
Ken R.
Jan 07, 2021
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In the Leland Little auction on 5/21/20, I bid $50 on Lot 1306, four small pieces of pottery (tallest 6 ¾”). My bid registered as $75 and I won the item. Leland Little declined to reduce the price or cancel the invoice even after the liveauctioneers bidding transcript revealed that the higher bid resulted from someone else bidding $50 one second before me, and I was not warned or informed that I was bidding $75. I copied Leland Little (the proprietor) personally on two emails about this but he did not answer. An auction house employee responded, you bid it, you bought it, too bad. I paid the
Ben Harrell
Oct 11, 2020
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Very please with Leland Little and, in particular, Mark Terry the Director of Estate and Collector Vehicles.
Mark was responsive and accommodating.
Leland Little was offering a car I was interested in and given I live over 700 miles away I was apprehensive about bidding due to not being able to inspect the car in person. Long story short is I found an individual very knowledgeable about this make and model and Mark encouraged him to come inspect the car.
My report back was the car was as advertised and that Mark is honest and represented the car accurately.
From answering my initial questions
Mark was responsive and accommodating.
Leland Little was offering a car I was interested in and given I live over 700 miles away I was apprehensive about bidding due to not being able to inspect the car in person. Long story short is I found an individual very knowledgeable about this make and model and Mark encouraged him to come inspect the car.
My report back was the car was as advertised and that Mark is honest and represented the car accurately.
From answering my initial questions
Kurt
Dec 18, 2019
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Fantastic experience. Had numerous references to use them when settling my parent affairs. They have been thorough, clear, and very professional through the entire process! I attended one of there auctions when some of our items were up for bid, and it was very well handled. I was very pleased. Great to work with!
Erin Erginer
Nov 30, 2019
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Leland Little Auctions is the premier auction house in the Triangle. Their website is of exceptional quality, organized thoughtfully, with an abundance of professional photographs and item details. Their expert curators ensure items are of excellent provence. Live auctions are highly enjoyable, and run smoothly even with multiple sources of bids- it's truly impressive to watch. Buyer's premiums are high, but the adage 'you get what you pay for' rings true.
Karla
Oct 01, 2019
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After our first business interaction with Leland Little Auctions we were completely satisfied. We had been working with Claire Fraser on the sale of a piece. She made an estimate, prior to auction, and it sold exactly in the range she offered. She also had an extensive background knowledge of some of the old coins within the piece. She kept us updated at every step prior to auction. We intend to use Leland Little Auctions in the future for some other pieces. Very respectable and professional auction house.
Afshin Sadri
Jul 02, 2019
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I live in Canada, I won an item from Leland Auctions and when it was paying time, they don't accept credit card or paypal, only wire transfer. Very arrogant and unpleasant on the phone and with 0 flexibility. They charged me an additional $25 US for the money transfer. I have buying collectables in auctions in Europe, Canada and United States for the past 20 years. These guys are the worst I have dealt with. For the shipping cost, they did their best that I pay the most expensive options. I would never ever buy from them again and I highly recommend you to not deal with them.
Jay Bumpus
Sep 27, 2018
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Over the course of the last year, I have done much research and have seen that Leland Little sells enormous groups of valuable things and ends up getting far less per item than virtually any other auction house around. It would be highly suggested to any potential consignors to NOT send your collections to them since there are many more auction houses around the country willing to sell items in smaller groups or individually to ensure the most for the sellers.
Jim Craig
Dec 30, 2017
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In the past 15 or so years that I have been both a customer of and consignor to Leland Little Auctions, I have never had a more professional and attentive experience with any auction house than with this firm. With many auction houses as soon as you sign a contract to sell they forget about you, not so with this company. When you are the winning bidder they do everything in their power to get your purchase to you in an expeditious and safe manner. They are a real five star firm.