"She turned a Brookline colonial into a $340,000 weekend."
— Boston Magazine, Spring 2025
White-Glove Estate Liquidation
We walk into homes heavy with decades and turn them into orchestrated, three-day events.
Serving estate attorneys, trust officers, and families across Greater Boston and New England since 2011. Licensed, bonded, and insured. Every lot documented for court.
The Situation
A Newton Colonial, Forty-Two Years of Living, One Phone Call.
Margaret Chen passed at 91, leaving her adult children — scattered across three states — with a four-bedroom colonial they'd never lived in as adults. The dining room held a Chippendale set their mother had bought at Sotheby's in 1983. The basement held forty boxes of sterling they'd never opened. No one knew where to begin, and the estate attorney needed a fiduciary-grade accounting before the property could close.
The Chippendale set — appraised at $18,400
The Process
Catalog & Appraise
Our team spent two days with a certified appraiser, cataloging 847 individual lots — from the sterling flatware to a collection of first-edition Hemingway in the study.
Stage & Market
Every room was arranged for preview-night presentation. We distributed to 4,200 registered buyers, three regional estate sale platforms, and a targeted email to 600 antiques dealers.
Three-Day Event
Friday evening preview, Saturday–Sunday public sale. Security, cashiering, and removal all handled. The family was not required to be present for a single moment.
The Result
"We didn't have to touch a single box. They handled everything — the appraisal, the staging, the accounting. The estate attorney had a complete lot-by-lot record within 48 hours of the final day. I can't describe the relief."
— David Chen, Son of the Decedent · Newton, MAThe Situation
A Collector's Brownstone Nobody Knew Was Worth Six Figures.
Harold Whitmore spent fifty years acquiring mid-century American studio furniture, art glass, and signed prints — quietly, systematically, and largely alone. His trust officer contacted us when the initial walk-through revealed the collection was far beyond a standard estate sale. The question wasn't whether to sell. It was whether anyone in the market would know what they were looking at.
Whitmore collection — pre-sale estimate: $95,000
The Process
Specialist Appraisal
We retained a specialist in mid-century American studio craft. The $12,000 appraisal investment identified three pieces — including a George Nakashima walnut slab table — that changed the sale's trajectory entirely.
Targeted Buyer Outreach
Beyond our standard 4,200-buyer list, we reached 180 specialist dealers and collectors in mid-century American craft. Preview invitations were printed on heavy stock and mailed.
Curated Presentation
The brownstone was dressed as a gallery, not a sale floor. Lighting was brought in. Every piece was labeled with provenance notes. The preview drew 94 pre-qualified buyers.
The Result
"Our office had no idea what was in that brownstone. Liquidate not only identified the value — they found the buyers who would pay it. The trust beneficiaries received three times what any of us expected. That's fiduciary excellence."
— Patricia Novak, Trust Officer · First Boston Trust CompanyThe Situation
Three Properties. One Probate. A Family That Hadn't Spoken in Four Years.
The Harrington estate encompassed a primary residence in Wellesley, a summer cottage in Gloucester, and a commercial property in Cambridge whose back offices held forty years of a private art collection. The probate attorney needed a single coordinated liquidation with lot-level accounting that could withstand a contested distribution. Four adult children, two states of residence, and a court date in ninety days.
Harrington primary residence — Wellesley, MA
The Process
Coordinated Inventory
Three simultaneous appraisal teams across three properties, all working from a single cloud-based lot registry. Every item photographed, described, and assigned a unique lot number within seven days.
Staggered Sale Events
Wellesley on Weekend 1, Gloucester on Weekend 2, Cambridge on Weekend 3. Each event marketed independently to its appropriate buyer segment, then cross-promoted to maximize attendance.
Court-Ready Accounting
Every lot sold documented with buyer information, sale price, and payment method. The final report — 2,340 line items — was delivered to the probate attorney 48 hours after the final event closed.
The Result
"Contested probate requires documentation that can survive cross-examination. Liquidate's lot-level accounting was the most thorough I've seen in thirty years of estate law. They cleared three properties in twenty-one days and handed me a record I could file without a single revision."
— James Aldrich, Esq. · Aldrich & Pemberton, Estate Attorneys · Boston, MA