Hilliard & Co.

05/13/2026

Spring Eclectic Auction Session II. Thursday, May 14 at 10 a.m.

03/19/2026

Fine Art from the Collection of David B. Lawall. Saturday , March 21 at 10 am.

David B. Lawall grew up in Oberlin, Ohio, where he attended Oberlin College and was introduced to the world of Art Museums by then director Ellen Johnson. He went on to write his PhD at Princeton University on the Hudson River School painter Asher Durand. Lawall joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1964, and in 1971 took on the task of resurrecting the University’s Art Museum in the Thomas H. Bayly building (now the Fralin Museum of Art). First as curator and later as director, he built the Museum’s diverse collection ranging from Mediterranean and Asian antiquities right through to the work of contemporary artists.

Lawall’s personal collecting interests were equally wide-ranging and no less driven by the academic rigor that he brought to his work as a museum director. From the late 1950s to his death in 2025, he deliberately developed collections representative of multiple artistic traditions and genres. The earliest material in his collection dated to the Neolithic and the most recent to the mid 2020s. Particularly in the case of modern artists, Lawall sought to collect works illustrative of their careers: sketches, finished works on paper, and larger projects. The result of his efforts was a collection of art touching all corners of the globe.

03/06/2026

African art. Saturday, March 7 at 10 am. Catalog link in bio.

12/08/2025

12/01/2025

Circa 1700-1725 Delft blue & white charger.

12/01/2025

Closeup of a baroque continental putti wall bracket.

11/29/2025

Auction prep.

02/17/2025

https://www.proxibid.com/Hilliard-Co/Champion-and-Reason-Brewery-Equipment-Auction/event-catalog/274433

Champion and Reason Brewery Equipment Auction. Lots start closing February 17 at 10:30 am.

06/27/2024

African Art from the Simanis Collection Ex McNemar
Saturday, June 29 at 10 am EST

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/333643_african-art-simanis-collection-ex-mcnemar/

03/19/2024

John Long (1932 - 2023) was a highly regarded Virginia antiques dealer, collector and teacher of interior design. Hilliard & Co. is proud to present select items from his estate, offering a glimpse into his passion for antiques and design.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/323019_items-from-the-estate-of-john-long/