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Orqa for Auction Houses

Estate intelligence for auction houses.

Track estates in real time, assess collection quality, and reach the right family before the competition. Built for client intelligence teams and category specialists.

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Eleanor Whitfield

Eleanor Whitfield

Estate of Harold Whitfield

Depth
96
Upper East Side$80–150M estateImpressionist collection~74
DeceasedHarold Whitfield, Feb 2025
Estate counselDavid Rosen, Wachtell Lipton
ExecutorEleanor Whitfield (spouse)
Probate filedMarch 2025, NY Surrogate
Known collection
Impressionist paintings (12+ works)Postwar American (6 works)Decorative arts, 18th c. French
Institutional ties
Frick CollectionMet MuseumMoMA
Family
SonJames Whitfield48, Partner at KKRDaughterCaroline Whitfield-Astor45Son-in-lawNicholas AstorCollector
Property
740 Park Aveco-op, est $28MLily Pond LaneEast Hampton

Harold Whitfield obituary published Feb 12. Estate valued at $80–150M. Impressionist collection likely to consign within 12 months.

Son-in-law Nicholas Astor is an active collector. Potential buyer for select postwar works.

Estate timeline
Harold Whitfield obituaryNYT, WSJ
Feb 2025
Probate filed, NY Surrogate CourtEleanor named executor
Mar 2025
Wachtell Lipton retained as estate counsel
Mar 2025
740 Park Ave listed (not yet public)Compass, off-market
May 2025

From signal to consignment.

Intelligence that moves faster than manual obituary tracking and fragmented Lexis Nexis searches.

01

Monitor

Track obituaries, probate filings, and estate counsel appointments across the right zip codes. Daily, not monthly.

02

Assess

Score each estate by collection quality, family relationships, institutional ties, and consignment likelihood. Know what to pursue.

03

Act

Identify the estate advisor, map family connections, and time your outreach to the window that matters. Before the competition.

DATA & PRIVACY

How Orqa handles data.

Proprietary evidence base

Orqa draws from public data and authorized data partnerships: regulatory filings, property records, institutional affiliations, and news coverage.

Not for regulated decisions

Orqa is not a consumer reporting agency. We are not used for consumer credit, employment screening, insurance underwriting, or tenant-screening decisions.

Data isolation & security

Your data stays yours. Fully isolated infrastructure, no cross-client access, no data resale.

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