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Wednesday, July 25 | Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT American & European Works of Art and Fine Jewelry Appointments Required  10AM-3PM Fine Art and Fine Jewelry experts from Skinner will be on hand to accept consignments of American & European Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper, Prints & Photographs and Fine Jewelry for upcoming 2018 auctions. From single works to entire collections, find out the auction market value for your art and jewelry. For more information or to set an appointment please call us at 212.787.1114 or email newyork@skinnerinc.com   Important Jewelry Jewelry expert Kaitlin Shinnick will be on hand to accept consignments for the fall jewelry auctions. She will provide auction evaluations for diamonds, colored stones, antique and period jewelry, and signed contemporary pieces. REQUEST APPOINTMENT   American & European Works of Art American & European Works of Art  Specialist Elizabeth Haff will be on hand to accept consignments of American & […]

Skinner’s specially scheduled July book auction features a single-owner collection from California that includes high spots of English literature, culture, religion, and history from before 1700. Early English books have been prized by book collectors since the 19th century, and this important collection, formed over decades of careful selection from the best dealers and auction houses worldwide represents a unique opportunity to acquire early books that are rarely available for sale. A Shakespeare Fourth Folio from 1685 is a highlight of the sale, along with first edition works by Erasmus, Thomas More, Francis Bacon, John Milton, John Donne, Thomas Hobbes, Robert Boyle, Galileo, and others. Topics most don’t associate with the period are also represented; including works on hunting, falconry, cider-making, child-rearing, swimming, surveying, money exchange, and practical mathematics. Bidders will find works related to the upheaval among the British monarchy from this period, including King Henry VIII’s re-writing of […]

MARLBOROUGH, MA – July 5, 2018 – Skinner, Inc. is pleased to announce a Tribal Art online auction, with bidding open through July 11, 2018. With a breadth of material spanning the globe; tribal cultures from American Indian, pre-Columbian, African, Oceanic, South-East Asian, and more are available for bidding in an online auction format.  The Tribal Art online auction includes significant artifacts from  including Inuit and Northwest Coast tribal groups; from the Amazon; a large number from Africa ranging from ceremonial face masks, figures, weapons and jewelry; a large Oceanic contingent of material from New Guinea jewelry to Polynesian pre-contact stone tools and weapons; and a group of Pre-Columbian ceramic figures and vessels. Auction Highlights: Batak Pair of Male and Female Standing Figures, Pagar, Provenance: Private collection, Clinton, Massachusetts; Sotheby’s, New York, November 11, 2004, Lot 5; Mathias Komor, New York., Estimate $2,500-3,500  Shell Bridal Snood, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, fiber with nassa shells and cone […]

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | Chatham, Cape Cod 10AM-4PM Skinner is inviting consignments for the fall 2018 auctions. Meet with Skinner experts for a complimentary auction evaluation and consignment of your Important Jewelry, Fine Art, Asian Art, Silver, Coins & Currency, and Watches. Appointments required. Please register and a member of our team will contact you directly for an appointment time. High-quality photos are recommended for large or particularly fragile items. For more information call us at 617.350.5400 or email info@skinnerinc.com.    Important Jewelry Jewelry experts Kaitlin Shinnick and John Colasacco, G.G., will be on hand to accept consignments for the fall jewelry auctions. They will provide auction evaluations for diamonds, colored stones, antique and period jewelry, and signed contemporary pieces. REQUEST APPOINTMENT   American & European Works of Art American & European Works of Art Director Robin Starr will be on hand to accept consignments of American & European Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper, Prints & Photographs for upcoming 2018 auctions. […]

Lecture by Andrea Mays, Author of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio   Thursday, July 19th Andrea Mays, author of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio, will speak about her book, early printing, collecting, and the upcoming Early English Books auction on July 20.  Andrea Mays, like fellow New Yorker Henry Folger, has been possessed by a lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and his times. A former student of Frank McCourt (who chronicled those days in his memoir “Teacher Man”), Andrea spent much of her Manhattan girlhood holed up in the New York Public Library listening to vinyl LP recordings of performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Throughout high school, she carried around in her rucksack tattered, paperback copies of the Folger Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays. Andrea has degrees in economics from the State University of New York […]

BOSTON, MA –Skinner, Inc. will hold an auction Saturday, July 14th of European Furniture & Decorative Arts featuring Fine Silver and the Laver Collection of Wedgwood. The extensive offerings include nearly 600 lots of European furniture and decorative arts from the 17th through early 20th centuries. British and American Silver Early Georgian tableware and a strong group of American Arts & Crafts silver from the likes of Arthur Stone, Katherine Pratt, Porter Blanchard, and Mary Catherine Knight are notably featured in the 200 lots of flatware and hollowware from the United States, England, and Europe. Unique 19th-century items are also well-represented with a variety of lots from the firms Tiffany, Gorham, and Durgin.   The Laver Collection of Wedgwood Sam and Sara Laver were avid early Wedgwood and 18th century English pottery collectors from the Philadelphia area. We are pleased to offer over 90 lots from their collection, which prominently […]

Wednesday, July 25 | Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT American & European Works of Art and Fine Jewelry Appointments Required  10AM-3PM Fine Art and Fine Jewelry experts from Skinner will be on hand to accept consignments of American & European Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper, Prints & Photographs and Fine Jewelry for upcoming 2018 auctions. From single works to entire collections, find out the auction market value for your art and jewelry. For more information or to set an appointment please call us at 212.787.1114 or email newyork@skinnerinc.com   Important Jewelry Jewelry expert Kaitlin Shinnick will be on hand to accept consignments for the fall jewelry auctions. She will provide auction evaluations for diamonds, colored stones, antique and period jewelry, and signed contemporary pieces. REQUEST APPOINTMENT   American & European Works of Art American & European Works of Art  Specialist Elizabeth Haff will be on hand to accept consignments of American & […]

Skinner’s specially scheduled July book auction features a single-owner collection from California that includes high spots of English literature, culture, religion, and history from before 1700. Early English books have been prized by book collectors since the 19th century, and this important collection, formed over decades of careful selection from the best dealers and auction houses worldwide represents a unique opportunity to acquire early books that are rarely available for sale. A Shakespeare Fourth Folio from 1685 is a highlight of the sale, along with first edition works by Erasmus, Thomas More, Francis Bacon, John Milton, John Donne, Thomas Hobbes, Robert Boyle, Galileo, and others. Topics most don’t associate with the period are also represented; including works on hunting, falconry, cider-making, child-rearing, swimming, surveying, money exchange, and practical mathematics. Bidders will find works related to the upheaval among the British monarchy from this period, including King Henry VIII’s re-writing of […]

Featured in the July 14th European Furniture & Decorative Arts auction Skinner has a long tradition of handling significant single-owner collections at auction, and particularly in the field of Wedgwood. When you think of the early days at the Buten Wedgwood Museum in Merion, Pennsylvania, you also have to think of the surrounding area and the wealth of Wedgwood collectors within a stone’s throw of the comprehensive collection, acquired by The Birmingham Museum of Art in 2010. The Oster and Milestone collections sold in the late 1960’s and mid-1970’s; the Zeitlin Collection at Skinner in 2006; and the Polikoff Collection in 2017. At least one more area collection has been in seclusion until now, the Laver Collection.   Sam and Sara Laver were avid Wedgwood collectors and students of 18th century English pottery, Wedgwood & contemporaries. The Lavers were actively involved with the Buten Wedgwood Museum; Sara served as Associate Director, […]

MARLBOROUGH, MA – July 5, 2018 – Skinner, Inc. is pleased to announce a Tribal Art online auction, with bidding open through July 11, 2018. With a breadth of material spanning the globe; tribal cultures from American Indian, pre-Columbian, African, Oceanic, South-East Asian, and more are available for bidding in an online auction format.  The Tribal Art online auction includes significant artifacts from  including Inuit and Northwest Coast tribal groups; from the Amazon; a large number from Africa ranging from ceremonial face masks, figures, weapons and jewelry; a large Oceanic contingent of material from New Guinea jewelry to Polynesian pre-contact stone tools and weapons; and a group of Pre-Columbian ceramic figures and vessels. Auction Highlights: Batak Pair of Male and Female Standing Figures, Pagar, Provenance: Private collection, Clinton, Massachusetts; Sotheby’s, New York, November 11, 2004, Lot 5; Mathias Komor, New York., Estimate $2,500-3,500  Shell Bridal Snood, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, fiber with nassa shells and cone […]

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | Chatham, Cape Cod 10AM-4PM Skinner is inviting consignments for the fall 2018 auctions. Meet with Skinner experts for a complimentary auction evaluation and consignment of your Important Jewelry, Fine Art, Asian Art, Silver, Coins & Currency, and Watches. Appointments required. Please register and a member of our team will contact you directly for an appointment time. High-quality photos are recommended for large or particularly fragile items. For more information call us at 617.350.5400 or email info@skinnerinc.com.    Important Jewelry Jewelry experts Kaitlin Shinnick and John Colasacco, G.G., will be on hand to accept consignments for the fall jewelry auctions. They will provide auction evaluations for diamonds, colored stones, antique and period jewelry, and signed contemporary pieces. REQUEST APPOINTMENT   American & European Works of Art American & European Works of Art Director Robin Starr will be on hand to accept consignments of American & European Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper, Prints & Photographs for upcoming 2018 auctions. […]

Lecture by Andrea Mays, Author of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio   Thursday, July 19th Andrea Mays, author of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio, will speak about her book, early printing, collecting, and the upcoming Early English Books auction on July 20.  Andrea Mays, like fellow New Yorker Henry Folger, has been possessed by a lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and his times. A former student of Frank McCourt (who chronicled those days in his memoir “Teacher Man”), Andrea spent much of her Manhattan girlhood holed up in the New York Public Library listening to vinyl LP recordings of performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Throughout high school, she carried around in her rucksack tattered, paperback copies of the Folger Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays. Andrea has degrees in economics from the State University of New York […]