Preview Times
August 15, 12PM – 5PM
August 16, 12PM – 5PM
August 17, 12PM – 5PM
August 18, 12PM – 6PM
Admittance to the auction room is available by advanced registration only
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Fine American furniture from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, along with a strong selection of pottery, porcelain, silver, folk art, weathervanes, maritime art, pewter, and Shaker items are featured in Skinner’s August Americana auction. Highlighted collections include American pewter from the esteemed John A. Schneider of Greenwich, Connecticut; an exciting group of Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Federal furniture from a discerning private collector in the southeastern United States; slip-decorated wares from scholar-collector Jonathan Rickard; Shaker material from Francisco Sierra of New York City, who also collected a variety of folky watercolor, pen, and ink family records and works on paper; Chinese export porcelain from the estate of Thomas Hodge of Shelbyville, Kentucky; American pottery from William Ketchum, author of books on American stoneware; folk paintings from Debbie Williams of Branson, Missouri; and property from several New England estates.
