AUCTIONEER

CHARLIE ADAMSKI CAULKINS is Vice President, Head of Office, Dallas for Sotheby’s auction house. She brings specialist acumen and over a decade of experience in the auction business to her role as Head of Office and is responsible for Sotheby’s development of Texas strategy and coverage of the region. Prior to joining Sotheby’s in May 2018, Charlie was the senior West Coast based specialist for the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s. In Dallas, Charlie now works with collectors across categories from Contemporary Art to Impressionist paintings, jewelry, watches, wine, Asian works of art, decorative arts and beyond. Through her long history as a specialist and her work as a trusted advisor to numerous seasoned collectors, she is also well versed in appraisals for insurance, fair market, estate tax and financial planning purposes.

Charlie has conducted numerous successful fundraising auctions as auctioneer for institutions such as: Site Santa Fe, The National Cowgirl Museum, The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The San Francisco Zoo, and The SF Film Society. She looks forward to participating in this year’s Lamplighter auction!