Producing a successful auction is a monumental task.

As an experienced charity auctioneer, Lorna Kelly offers some guidelines:

• Whether one is selling an Impressionist painting or dinner for two, both require maximum attention to detail.
• Your event should raise money and - equally as important - bring a focus to your cause creating an experience that is long remembered.

Lorna is considered to be a first-rate auctioneer — someone who understands how to generate excitement, with a professional tone and a flair for fun — adding just the right amount of sophistication, compassion and knowledge.

Two charities in particular have special meaning for her:

• Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS: helped raise more than $3,000,000 since 1989.
• Perriwinkle Cancer Care for Children: helped raise more than $600,000 over the past five years.

Lorna always looks forward to helping you turn your occasion into a financial, philanthropic and entertainment success!

Please contact auction at lornakelly.com

Some background. The year 1976 was momentus for Lorna Kelly: America celebrated its bicentennial and she became the first woman fine arts auctioneer in America.

At Sotheby's she presided over an array of sales including Impressionist Paintings and Drawings, Contemporary Art and Sculpture, Photographs, American Indian Art, Japanese Art, Coins, Old Master Paintings and Drawings, American Paintings, and Islamic Art, et al .