![[Detail] Pair of Monumental Cloisonne Vases and Wood Stands, China, 20th century (Lot 396, Estimate $5,000-$7,000)](http://www.skinnerinc.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2719b-396-rosenberg-cover-150x150.jpg)
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Pitfalls of Collecting Willard’s Patent Timepiece or “Banjo Clock”
Wine reception 5-6:30PM with lecture to follow
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An illustrated lecture by Robert C. Cheney, Director Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments. Held in conjunction with …
Friday, April 25, 2014 at 5-7PM
Join us for a reception
The Asian Works of Art Department is pleased to invite you to a reception during our auction preview featuring The Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg.
Judith Dowling, …
BOSTON, MA – April 7, 2014 – Skinner, Inc. will hold an auction of Historic Arms & Militaria on May 3,2014 preceding its Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments auction. Over 300 lots of military antiques from the American Revolution through …
BOSTON, MA – April 7, 2014 – Skinner, Inc. will hold an auction of Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments on May 3, 2014, featuring early pocket watches, complex musical boxes, American clocks, cast iron banks, and rare scientific instruments. In …
Auction Features The Estate of Esteemed Collector and Dealer, Peter L. Rosenberg
BOSTON, MA – March 31, 2014 – Skinner, Inc. is pleased to announce an exceptional auction of Asian Works of Art, showcasing over 900 lots of quality …
The Fine Musical Instruments Department is pleased to present Boston University’s Kortisia Quartet after the the preview of the spring Fine Musical Instruments auction. The quartet will be playing on instruments and bows offered in the auction, including examples …
Guest blog post by David F. Wood, Curator, Concord Museum. The Shot Heard Round the World: April 19, 1775 will be on view at the Concord Museum through September 21, 2014.
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood
Their …
Each Passover, Jews around the world fulfill the commandment to retell the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. In Hebrew, the word for this telling is Haggadah (plural: Haggadot), and the name of the ritual meal is Seder.
A Haggadah …
If you enjoyed the recent National Public Radio series Borderland: Dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico Boundary, you might be interested in the work of Arizona-based photographer David Taylor currently on view at Harvard University’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American …
In China, during the Han dynasty (206 BC through AD 220), burials commonly included tomb pottery. China’s tradition of pottery-making began in ancient times well before the Han dynasty, but by this time, improvements to pottery-making techniques allowed for extensive …
On a recent blustery, cold, and snow-showery day, my husband and I had a chance to visit the Barnes Foundation in its new location in Philadelphia. Located near the Franklin Institute, the building is just a stone’s throw away …
New Lebanon, New York, the spiritual and administrative center of the Shaker communities, was home to many dedicated Believers from 1780 until its final closure in 1947. Brother Isaac Newton Youngs, however, might be considered “first among equals” due to …
