SKINNER HOSTS ITS LAST BOLTON DISCOVERY AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST & THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND
Skinner’s February Discovery Auction to be held in Skinner’s New Gallery in Marlborough Mass.
Auction Preview Online at www.skinnerinc.com
BOLTON, Mass. – January 8, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – In January, Skinner, Inc., one of the nations leading auction houses, will host the very last auction in its long-time Bolton gallery: a two-day Discovery auction on Wednesday, January 21st and Thursday, January 22nd. Skinner’s Bolton gallery is located west of Boston off Route 495 on Route 117. The auction features over 1,200 lots including a wide selection of material culled from over 16 Skinner specialty departments and property from estates and institutions.
Skinner Discovery customers should take note that the February Discovery auction will be held in the auction house’s new gallery at 274 Cedar Hill Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts, just off the Simarano Drive exit, exit 23C, of Route 495.
Wednesday Evening Session
Wednesday’s session begins at 5 p.m. and numbers over 500 lots. Highlights include over 50 lots of Asian ceramics, netsuke, figures, and woodblock prints, as well as over 40 lots of Native American and Ethnographic material including pottery, rugs, Intuit carvings, beadwork, and wooden figures. The session concludes with Discovery’s usual fare of fresh estate goods from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Thursday Session
Thursday’s session begins at 10 a.m. and features a wide array of furniture and decorative arts including American, Victorian, Empire, European, Asian, and quality custom furniture, plus ceramics, art glass, pottery, lighting, clocks and timepieces, a wide selection of paintings and prints, and 50 lots of Oriental rugs and carpets.
Held monthly, Skinner’s Discovery auctions offer something for every buyer and seller, every taste and budget. Skinner’s Discovery auctions are a great way for novice antique buyers and first-time auction goers to get their feet wet and experience the fun and affordability of buying at auction. For seasoned collectors, Discovery auctions are an excellent source of fresh estate material. Please visit us next month in Marlborough for our February Discovery auction featuring Country Americana.
Website, Previews and Catalogue Information
The auction is available to view in color on www.skinnerinc.com beginning on January 14th, or in person on January 21st from 1 p.m.-8 pm, and January 22nd from 8-9:30 am, at Skinner, 357 Main St., Bolton, MA. A free PDF download of the printed catalogue for the auction (#2441) is available one week prior to the auction on Skinner’s website. The website provides full-color thumbnail images and full lot descriptions, and best of all, allows users to leave bids online, and view prices realized in real-time during and after the auction. For questions, please contact Skinner’s Discovery department at 978-779-6241 or email discovery@skinnerinc.com . Please visit our website www.skinnerinc.com to sign up for our free eZine of upcoming arts & antiques auctions and events.
Live Bidding at skinnerinc.com
In January, Skinner will be launching a new live bidding applet on www.skinnerinc.com. This applet will provide Skinner’s clients with a whole new bidding experience: the ability to bid live in real-time on the Skinner website from the convenience of home or work. For more information on all the ways to bid in a Skinner auction, or to register to be one of the first to live bid users at Skinner, log onto the Skinner site, and click on the Skinner-Live! page under How to Buy & Sell.
About Skinner
Skinner, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art and the only major auction house headquartered in New England. With expertise in over 20 specialty collecting areas, Skinner draws the interest of buyers from all over the world and its auctions regularly achieve world record prices. Skinner provides a broad range of auction and appraisal services, and it is widely regarded as one of the most trusted names in the auction business. Skinner’s appraisal experts regularly appear on the PBS-TV series, Antiques Roadshow, and its specialty departments include American Furniture & Decorative Arts, Paintings & Prints, English & Continental Furniture & Decorations, Fine Ceramics, Jewelry, Couture, 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts, Fine Musical Instruments, Asian Art, Fine Judaica, Toys, Dolls & Collectibles, Science & Technology, Oriental Rugs & Carpets, American Indian & Ethnographic Art, and Discovery. Skinner galleries are located in Boston and Bolton, Mass. For more information on upcoming auctions and events, visit Skinner's website www.skinnerinc.com.
Contacts
- Kerry Shrives, Director, Discovery Auctions, 978-779-6241, kshrives@skinnerinc.com
- Catherine Riedel, Director, Marketing, 978-779-6241, criedel@skinnerinc.com