Join Fine Books & Manuscripts specialist Devon Eastland for a demonstration of bookbinding techniques, restoration treatments and a discussion of approaches to repair with examples. See books from the inside out and bring your questions. Devon has worked in the field of restoration for more than twenty years. Repair a chair and sit down, fix a book and read!… Read More
Please join us for a gallery talk held in conjunction with the preview for the November 3 American Furniture & Decorative Arts auction, as department specialists share stories of how objects in the auction were collected by their owners, and how they made their way to Skinner.
Friday November 2, 2018 | Skinner Boston Gallery
5:30PM Reception, 6:00PM Gallery Talk
Boston Gallery 63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116
Questions?… Read More
Joby Baker (Canadian/American, b. 1934) Dory and the Monster (Lot 344, Estimate: $2,000-2,500)
Wednesday, September 19, 5:30PM
Skinner welcomes Joby Baker, the widower of Dory Previn who will discuss Dory’s art collection, music, and poetry as we tour the gallery and view her works.
This event is held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’s September 21st auction of American & European Works of Art.… Read More
Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh
Classical Salon Featuring The Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh GroupFriday May 18, Boston Gallery
Please join us for a Musical Reception at the Skinner Boston gallery on Friday, May 18 featuring the Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh Group. This reception is held in conjunction with a preview of the May 18 auction of Fine Musical Instruments online.
Yaeko grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and began violin lessons at the age of 3.… Read More
Central Anatolian “Memling” Gul Rug, Turkey, c. 1850 (Lot 1, Estimate: $2,500-3,000)
Anatolian Village WeavingSamy Rabinovic was born in Istanbul in 1940, and grew up in a house filled with rugs (his uncle was Director of the Anglo-Persian Rug Company), but felt no particular attraction to them. His real passion at the time was chemistry. After obtaining an advanced degree in Polymer Sciences from the University of Massachusetts in 1969, Samy worked for Rohm and Haas (now owned by Dow Chemical) for many years, becoming head of Research and Development in their Plastics Division in France from 1975 through 1984.… Read More
Thursday, February 8 | New York | 5:30PM
The Cosmopolitan Club The Sun Room 122 East 66th Street New York, NY 10065
Monday, February 12 | Boston | 4PM
Troquet on South 107 South Street Boston, MA 02111
Meet the specialists from the Fine Wines Department and taste highlights from the two pillars of our upcoming February 15th auction – Winter’s Collection and The Nantucket Cellar.… Read More
A Lecture by Harwood Johnson
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 | RECEPTION 5PM | LECTURE 6PM
Harwood (Woody) Johnson is the former managing editor and current contributing editor of Ars Ceramica, the journal of the Wedgwood Society of New York. He is on the board and is a past-president of the English Ceramics Study Group of Philadelphia. As was Josiah Wedgwood, he is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in London.… Read More
Rob Hunter, Editor, Ceramics in America
A Lecture by Rob Hunter
Thursday, April 7, 6PM
Robert Hunter has more than thirty-five years of professional experience in prehistoric and historical archaeology. He has an MA in Anthropology from The College of William and Mary and additional coursework at the doctoral level in American Studies. He was the founding director of the college’s Center for Archaeological Research.… Read More
Lawrence Kearney, Director, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets
The Story of Rugs is the Story of CivilizationThis talk will explore the development of rugs and related textiles through the ages: from Tribal cultures, such as the Baktiari of Southwestern Iran and the Turkoman weavers of Central Asia; through village weavings, such as Kazak and Northwest Persian rugs; into 19th and 20th century workshop production where the emphasis is on sophisticated design and the use of sumptuous materials, such as silk Tabrizes and Kashans.… Read More
Fine Art Consignment Days
Please join us for our monthly consignment event. Specialists from the Fine Art department will provide complimentary verbal appraisals for paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, and photography.