OPEN HOUSE | TUESDAY, MAY 3, 5-7PM | SKINNER BOSTON
Buying at auction is a sustainable, environmentally friendly way to decorate. Please join Skinner for an open house featuring select furniture, decor, and fine art that demonstrate how antique and vintage items work within various styles and budgets. Specialists will be on hand to discuss decorating and repurposing objects with pieces found at auction, the auction process itself, and answer participant questions.… Read More
VIRTUAL EVENT | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 5PM
Skinner welcomed Phillip Thomas, Founder and Principal of Phillip Thomas Inc., a New York-based design firm, for a behind-the-scenes look into the warehouse to view furniture, objects, and works of art. Join us on Zoom for a casual, free-flowing conversation with Phillip and Skinner’s Director of 20th Century Design, Dan Ayer. Learn the inspiration for Phillip’s “get the look” interior vignettes that suggest a myriad of possibilities for elegant, timeless, and livable interiors. … Read More
Learn how to reasonably acquire and assemble a stylish work-from-home space to improve your productivity and video teleconferencing presence
VIRTUAL EVENT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 1PM
Join us on Zoom for the talk 10 Designers to Buy Now – Create a Unique Work From Home Space from Auctions by Director of 20th Century Design, Dan Ayer.
Let’s face it, working from home and video teleconference is the “new normal.” If you haven’t done so already, or need inspiration, now is the time to create a sophisticated and functional workspace to step up your Zoom game.… Read More
Skinner is now inviting 20th Century Design consignments for upcoming 2019 auctions. Department specialist Dan Ayer will be available by appointment to offer verbal evaluations and accept consignments in the Westchester, NY office on Tuesday, August 20 between 10AM and 4PM.
Dan will be looking for furniture, lighting, pottery, art glass, metalwork, and textiles from iconic tastemakers throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.… Read More
Join us Wednesday, June 19th for a discussion and overview of the New England Studio Furniture Movement with Owain Harris, instructor at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine and a New Hampshire Furniture Masters ISFD Pinnacle Award winner.
Learn about influential furniture makers in the region who are shaping this re-emerging segment of the design market. The makers will be on hand in the gallery starting at 3PM.… Read More
Explore behind-the-scenes at Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers with a specialist led tour of an unparalleled variety of furniture and decorative arts to meet today’s interior design trends. Learn how approachable and affordable buying mid-century modern is at auction with an up-close look and discussion of examples by iconic US and International designers and manufacturers spanning the 20th century.… Read More
BOSTON, MA – December 9, 2018 – Skinner presents a notable sale of 20th Century Design on Friday, December 14 at 10AM. The sale of over 500 lots is rich in renowned names and objects, plus unheralded treasures by modern masters waiting to be discovered. This eclectic mix for which Skinner is well-known has appeals to adventurous collectors of free-ranging tastes as well as connoisseurs seeking a rarity to complete an established collection.… Read More
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Reception: 6PM Gallery Walk: 6:30PM
All are welcome to attend a free event at the Skinner Boston Gallery. Join us for a Gallery Walk with Jonathan Fairbanks, Director, Fuller Craft Museum and 20th Century Design Director Jane Prentiss. They will discuss contemporary artists’ works offered in the June 28th auction to benefit Fuller Craft Museum.… Read More
Guest post by Michael McMillan, Curatorial Assistant, Fuller Craft Museum
The Fuller Craft Museum is brimming with excitement as we have recently launched this year’s biggest exhibition: Made in Massachusetts: Studio Furniture of the Bay State. We are proud to present this furniture show as our contribution to the paramount Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture, a collaboration that unites eleven institutions in a celebration of furniture-making in the Bay State.… Read More
The desk in this day and age has become a flat, nondescript surface where you place a laptop computer, and perhaps a lamp and a few pens. Gone is the need for numerous tiny compartments holding notepaper, envelopes, ink, blotters, bills, and other paper documents.
While I adore the simplicity and sleek lines of later 20th century furniture designs, I am also drawn in by the mystery and intricate beauty of this early modern desk by Charles Rohlfs.
