SKINNER HOSTS DISCOVERY AUCTION IN BOLTON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH & THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
Highlights Include a Wide Selection of Clocks
Auction Preview Online at www.skinnerinc.com
BOLTON, Mass. - November 4, 2006
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www.skinnerinc.com - Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art will host a two-day Discovery auction on Wednesday, November 15th and Thursday, November 16th in its Bolton, Mass. gallery, conveniently located west of Boston off Route 495 on Route 117. The auction features over 1,000 lots including a wide selection of material culled from over 16 Skinner specialty departments. Highlights include a fine selection of clocks, timepieces, and clock parts.
Wednesday Evening Session
Wednesday’s session begins at 5 p.m. and features Discovery’s usual fare of fresh estate goods from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including American and European furniture and decorative arts, Victoriana, Asian works of art, Arts & Crafts material, clocks, ceramics, pottery and porcelain, art glass, lamps and lighting, modern furniture, paintings and prints, plus a wide array of Oriental rugs and carpets.
Thursday Session
Thursday’s session begins at 10 a.m. Highlights include over 150 lots of clocks and parts including a complete 18th century tower clock, dated 1787 with dial and hands; a Howard Regulator, No. 20 marble gallery, No. 4 and Howard weight driven movements, Chelsea ship’s bell, Louis XVI and others, Waltham banjos and gallery movement, and Seth Thomas #2’s, ship’s bell and gallery clocks; weight-driven and Connecticut spring-powered movements and dials. Rounding out the sale will be more varied 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture and decorative arts.
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.
Website, Previews and Catalogue Information
Preview the auction online at www.skinnerinc.com beginning on November 10th, or in person on November 15th from 1 p.m.-8 pm, and November 16th from 8-9:30 am, at Skinner, 357 Main St., Bolton, MA. A free PDF download of the printed catalogue for the auction (#2339) 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
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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 web site
www.skinnerinc.com.
