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BOSTON, Mass. – Sept 15, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc. one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts, featuring Fine Silver, on Saturday, Oct 3rd at 10 a.m. in the Boston gallery located at 63 Park Plaza.  More than 750 lots of material will be offered, including 350 lots of fine silver.

Fine Silver

British and European silver includes a fine Victorian silver three-part mirrored table plateau by noted silversmith Robert Garrard (lot 37, est.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – September 9, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced that its upcoming auction of American Indian and Ethnographic Art will be held on Saturday, September 26th at 10:00 a.m. in the Boston gallery.  The sale features an eclectic array of material from more than 100 consignors including both historical societies and private collections. … Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. –September 3, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, September 15th at 10:00 a.m.  Highlights include a number of rare and impressive colored diamonds and gemstones – the vast collection of famed ballroom dancer, Verna E. Winegar – and a wide selection of unique Art Deco pieces. More than 650 lots will be featured in the upcoming sale.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – Aug 20, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American and European Paintings on Friday, September 11th in its Boston gallery located at 63 Park Plaza.  The prints portion of the sale will commence at noon, with paintings being offered at 4:00 p.m.  Fittingly, this important specialty auction leads Skinner into the fall’s high auction season.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – June 29, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced that it will offer the Richard Wright Collection at auction in October 2009.  Richard Wright was one of the world’s best known experts in the field of fine dolls, and a prominent and colorful appraiser on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow.  The Richard Wright Collection promises to be a major highlight of Skinner’s fall auction season as Wright’s vision will be on display in two exciting and diverse sales:  Session I on October 10th, 2009 will feature Rare & Important Dolls, and will be held in Skinner’s Marlborough gallery. … Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – June 24, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc. one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts, featuring Fine Ceramics, on Saturday, July 11th at 10 a.m. in the Boston gallery. The sale boasts more than 800 lots and features fine ceramics, as well as English and Continental decorative works of art, statuary, textiles and furniture from the 18th – 20th centuries.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – June 11, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts in its Boston gallery on June 27th at 10 a.m.  More than 550 lots of furniture and decorative and utilitarian objects from the Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, Mid-Century and Post Modern periods (1880-contemporary time) will be up for bid. 

Featured in the sale is a collection of timeless mid-20th century designs of Georg Jensen silver objects and jewelry. … Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – June 4, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m.  Highlights include Art Deco jewelry by Boucheron Paris, important Arts & Crafts jewels, principally from famous Boston studio jewelers, antique European jewelry Réjane, a famous French actress, and large diamonds of high color with reports from GIA.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – May 21, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc. one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced it will host an auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts on Sunday, June 7th at 11 a.m. in its Boston gallery.  Quintessential Americana – and in many cases from New England – Queen Anne, Federal, painted, and country furniture examples, tall clocks, ship portraits, marine arts, basketry, naïve portraiture, mochaware, weather vanes, hooked rugs, needlework, and more will be up for bid.… Read More

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BOSTON, Mass. – May 8, 2009 – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of Fine Wines on May 21st at 5 p.m. in its Boston gallery.  In partnership with Lower Falls Wine Company, Skinner will offer stellar consignments of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Napa and Port wines.

Featured in the sale are full cases from the 2000 vintage of Chateau La Mission Haut Brion (lot 59, est.… Read More