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