THOMAS LECKY

qualifications

professional experience

Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America. According to the Appraiser’s Association: “Certified Membership represents the highest level of accomplishment for members of the Appraisers Association of America. Certified Members have the most extensive level of expertise, qualifying education and a minimum of ten years of experience as an appraiser of personal property, specializing in the fine or decorative arts.”

USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) certified

Lecky Art Group LLC: Founder (2016-present)

Lecky Art Group, LLC: Founder (2016-present)

Riverrun Books & Manuscripts: Owner (2016-present)

Christie’s: Head of Printed Books and Manuscripts Department, New York, Senior Vice President (2007–2016)

Christie’s: Senior Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, New York, Vice President (1999–2007)

Doyle: Head of Department, Books and Prints (1995-1999)

EDUCATION

Stanford University (MA American Literature)

Columbia College, Columbia University (BA English Literature)

Choate Rosemary Hall

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Appraisers Association of America, Certified Member

Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America

International League of Antiquarian Booksellers

The Grolier Club, member since 1999

The Bibliographical Society of America

The Manuscript Society

PBS’s Antiques Roadshow: Specialist appraiser for over twenty years