David Walker serves as the Managing Director for Freeman’s in Palm Beach, the oldest auction house in America, founded in 1805. Prior to this he was the founder of Walker Decorative Arts, an appraiser, broker, buyer, and seller of antiques and fine art based in New York and Philadelphia. He was previously a vice president at Sotheby’s in New York, where he was head of 19th-Century Furniture and a senior specialist in the Valuations department. He is a certified member of the Appraiser’s Association of America, and has completed formal appraisals for estate tax, insurance, and IRS gift tax purposes. Mr. Walker graduated in 2004 with a BA (Hons) in History of Art from University College London, is a member of the Furniture History Society, has lectured on silver and other decorative arts, and has served as an auctioneer for numerous charitable causes and auction houses.