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Highlights Include Celebrity and Sports Collectibles, Ephemera, American Indian Arts, and Pianos
Auction Preview Online at www.skinnerinc.com
BOLTON, Mass. – OCT. 1, 2008 – 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, October 15 and Thursday, October 16 in its Bolton, Mass. gallery, conveniently located west of Boston off Route 495 on Route 117. The auction numbers over 1200 lots and features a wide selection of material culled from over 16 Skinner specialty departments and property from several estates and institutions. A special offering for October is a particularly fine selection of celebrity and sports memorabilia, hundreds of lots of ephemera, American Indian and ethnographic material, and two fine pianos.
Session I: Wednesday Evening
The Wednesday evening session begins at 5:00 p.m. and features over 300 lots of ephemera and sports and celebrity collectibles, including a large collection of Jean Harlow memorabilia, a rare pair of 1963 Boston Celtics championship shamrock cuff links, and a 1940s Bruins jacket. Also featured will be autographed baseballs, 1960s pop culture collectibles, baseball tobacco cards, postcards, advertising, maps, books, prints, stamps, and miscellaneous paper and documents. Other Wednesday highlights include over 30 lots of Asian decorative arts and 40 lots of American Indian and ethnographic material, plus cameras and related material.
Session II: Thursday Morning
Thursday’s session begins at 10:00 a.m. and features Discovery usual broad selection of 18th -20th century furniture and decorative arts. Furniture to be offered includes American, Country, Victorian, English and European, Mid-Century Modern, and custom reproduction examples. Also on the block, is a Peter Hunt overmantel mirror, a wide selection of pottery and porcelain, art glass, clocks and timepieces, Oriental rugs and carpets, nearly 200 lots of paintings and prints, more cameras, and pianos by Steinway and Knabe.
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
The auction is available to view in color on www.skinnerinc.com beginning on Oct. 8th, or in person on Oct. 15th from 1 p.m. – 8 p.m., and Oct. 16th from 8-9:30 a.m., at Skinner, 357 Main St., Bolton, MA. A free PDF download of the printed catalogue for the auction (#2429) 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 ext. 1202 or email discovery@skinnerinc.com . Please visit our website www.skinnerinc.com to sign up for our free eZine of upcoming arts & antiques auctions and events, or to take advantage of Lot Alert, providing automatic emailed alerts matching individual search queries.
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.
Contacts
- Kerry Shrives, Director, Discovery Auctions, 978-779-6241 x1256, kshrives@skinnerinc.com
- Catherine Riedel, Director, Marketing & Public Relations, 978-779-6241 x1231, criedel@skinnerinc.com
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