| Press Contact: | Catherine Riedell | Kerry Shrives/Garrett Sheahan |
| Director of Marketing | Discovery department | |
| Skinner, Inc | Skinner, Inc | |
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978-779-6341, x231 |
978-779-6241 | |
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criedel@skinnerinc.com |
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SKINNER’S TWO-DAY JUNE DISCOVERY AUCTION TO FEATURE
WALLACE NUTTING FURNITURE AND ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS
Other offerings include Estate Jewelry, Couture, Textiles,
and a broad array of furniture and decorative arts
BOLTON, Mass. – June 7, 2002 -- www.skinnerinc.com-- Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auctioneers and appraisers of antiques and fine art, will hold a two-day Discovery auction on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21 2002 in its Bolton, Mass. gallery. The Thursday evening session begins at 7:00 p.m. and features estate jewelry, couture, textiles, coins, and stamps. Friday’s session begins at 10:00 a.m. and highlights include a fine collection of Wallace Nutting furniture and over 100 lots of Oriental rugs and carpets. The Wallace Nutting offerings come from a single-owner Cape Cod collection dating to the late 1920s and 1930s, and feature original finish and condition. Highlights of the collection include a Chippendale-style mahogany Pembroke table, a maple chest-on-chest and tiger maple mirror, a pair of William and Mary-style tiger maple tavern tables, a pair of Windsor-style maple sack-back knuckle-armchairs and a William and Mary-style dressing table.
Carpets in the sale include Turkovan rugs from the Klein collection, Caucasian rugs, Suzanis from central Asia and lots of Persian mats.
“Skinner’s Discovery auctions typically offer something for every level of buyer, but our June sale features some really nice offerings, especially if you’re looking for antique or collectible furniture,” notes Kerry Shrives, Director of Skinner’s Discovery department. “Wallace Nutting can be credited with creating a popular interest in Americana, antiques and interior decorating. His furniture is particularly collectible since it is of great quality and its production was very limited.”
An auction catalog is available for $11 from the subscription department at Skinner/Bolton (978-779-6241 ext. 240). They can also be purchased at the gallery for $9. Prices realized at the auction will be available in real time at www.skinnerinc.com. Buyers who are unable to attend the auction can view the sale and leave bids online at www.skinnerinc.com. For more information on consigning property for future Discovery auctions, please contact Skinner’s Discovery department at 978-779-6241 or via email at discovery@skinnerinc.com. For Skinner’s full auction schedule visit our web site at www.skinnerinc.com.
Note to Editors:
Photos available upon request. Contact Catherine Riedel at 978-779-6241 x 231.
About Skinner:
With galleries in Boston and Bolton, Mass., Skinner is a one of the nation’s leading auction houses. As a full-service auction house, Skinner provides auction and appraisal services for all manner of antiques and fine art, and its appraisal experts are regularly seen on the PBS series, The Antiques Roadshow. Skinner conducts auctions year-round and has received world-record prices for many pieces sold at auction. 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. For more information on upcoming auctions, visit Skinner’s web site www.skinnerinc.com.