Trusts & Estates
How Can We
Brunk Auctions, LLC, is an auction house located in Asheville, NC and has been in business for over 40 years. With a proven track record of attaining the highest prices for its clients, we pride ourselves on our team of dedicated Specialists. Conducting over 30 public auctions per year, we have an international reach, selling on four web platforms, accepting absentee bids, performing telephone bids and holding auctions in front of a live audience.
Help With Your Mission?
Providing expertise in valuations and the transition of objects from estates and trusts.
Acting as a fiduciary for estate and trust beneficiaries to maximize value.
A full-service auction house we can assist with the transportation, liquidation of art collections, jewelry, coins, silver, antique furniture and objects.
Comprehensive solutions to best fit the needs of the estate or trust.
A Trust company authorized Brunk Auctions to offer fine art and antiques from a Nashville, Tennessee estate. After discovering the contents of the safety deposit boxes, the jewelry and coin collection sold for $242,000, which maximized the amount of funds donated to charity as laid out in the decedents will.
Results of Estate Objects
Originally a gift from the artist to a distant family relative, this painting hung in the same house for generations. Brunk Auctions realized the value of this American art and set a world record for this artist by selling it for $1,700,000. The sale of this work helped the estate achieve its goal of monetizing objects for the use of future generations.
One of the countries preeminent antique dealers of the 20th century, Peter Tillou, passed away in 2022. The estate executor contracted with Brunk Auctions, based on our stellar reputation in the secondary market, to liquidate objects from this world class collection. After researching objects, presenting the items to the public, and robust marketing, the collection realized $3,555,230.
Generational wealth can be monetized by the offering of family heirlooms from estates. Having been owned by Wilhemine Kirby Waller, the granddaughter of Thomas Ellis Kirby, the founder of the American Art Association, this Chinese vase, dating to the Qing dynasty realized $104,550 when offered.
Excellent Results
Print Advertising
Auction Highlight Booklets
Single Owner Glossy Catalogs
Trade Publication Advertising
Targeting High End Collectors
Email Marketing and Digital Marketing Campaigns
Proactively promoting auctions and individual objects to news agencies
Our Trusted Auction Experts
Andrew Brunk, President, CEO, Furniture, Folk Art
Lauren Brunk, Vice President, Southern Art, Institutional Liaison
Robin Rice, Vice President, Auction Administration, Silver
James Crowley, Chief Specialist, General Manager, Asian Art
Nan Zander, Manager External Relations, American Fine Art
Laura Crocket, Specialist, British, Continental and Modern Art
Tara Quell, Decorative Arts, ISA Member, USPAP Certified
Corey Jones, Operations Supervisor, Antique Firearms, Southern Pottery, Dianna Hayes, Jewelry, Graduate Gemologist
Gregg Capps, Coins, Currency, USPAP Certified
Why Brunk Auctions?
As a trustee or executor, we guide you through the entire process. We provide a dedicated point of contact for everything—from the initial evaluation of a collection to transportation, cataloging, research, photography, marketing, and post-sale accounting. Whether working with seasoned veterans or first-time sellers, we bring expertise and care to every step. Our multi-million-dollar auctions have included objects from some of the largest institutions, as well as estates and trusts from across the country. We take pride in uncovering hidden treasures and recognizing the value of items from vaults and safety deposit boxes. Please contact us for your trust and estate needs. 828.254.6846 | consign@brunkauctions.com
