02/23/2024 General, Chicago / Midwest
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle is pleased to welcome Lea Koonce Ogundiran as Midwest Regional Advisor and Jewelry Specialist. Based in Chicago, she will work with collectors, families, advisors and fiduciaries throughout the Midwest providing Doyle’s full range of auction and appraisal services.
Mrs. Koonce Ogundiran is a GIA graduate gemologist with over 25 years of experience, working with luxury jewelry firms such as Harry Winston and Tiffany & Co. Prior to moving to Chicago, she was an estate jewelry buyer, jewelry appraiser, and diamond wholesaler in Charlotte, North Carolina for fifteen years.
She began her career in the Jewelry department at Christie's, first as a cataloguer, and later as an Associate Specialist and Assistant Vice President. In this capacity, her responsibilities involved appraising and collecting jewelry for auction, drafting insurance and estate tax appraisals, preparing condition reports for jewelry, lecturing, auctioneering at charity events, and organizing jewelry exhibitions.
Mrs. Koonce Ogundiran is a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America in New York. She is a licensed auctioneer in the state of North Carolina. She also holds a bachelor of arts in Biology with a specialization in Marine Science from Boston University.
She has appeared as a Jewelry Appraiser on the Antiques Roadshow, a WGBH production televised nationwide on the PBS network.
Our Regional Advisors are always available to discuss Doyle's full range of auction and appraisal services. Discover the advantages of buying and selling at Doyle.
Lea Koonce Ogundiran
Midwest Regional Advisor & Jewelry Specialist
305-582-8414
Chicago@Doyle.com