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Skinner is pleased to announce the return of Beth Turner as the Regional Director for Northern New England. She had previously been an appraiser in the Fine Jewelry Department. In her new role, Beth will provide appraisal and auction evaluation services and manage client relations with individuals, fiduciaries, not-for-profit organizations, and museums. She will advise collectors and consignors in Maine, northern New Hampshire, and northern Vermont. In addition to extensive experience and special qualifications in jewelry, Beth has a broad base of knowledge as a generalist appraiser. She brings over 20 years of experience to the process of examining, describing, and photographing objects. This extensive background enables her to provide a timely response to those who need an efficient assessment of their personal property, family heirlooms and other treasured objects. Beth grew up in Pennsylvania and traveled widely in the United States and Europe as a child. Since her father […]

Pre-Auction Wine Tasting TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 | 5:30PM-7PM Please join Skinner Specialists Marie Keep and Anna Ward to taste a selection of wines from the upcoming online auction featuring 1000 lots of Fine Wines & Rare Spirits. RSVP below to attend. RSVP TO ATTEND Lower Falls Wine Co.2366 Washington Street, Newton, MA

Thursday, January 23 | 5PM Enjoy wine & hors d’oeuvres as you preview the American & European Works of Art auctions. Friday, January 24 | 11AM The festivities continue with a petite brunch of pastries and mimosas. Free and open to the public. RSVP below. RSVP HERE Auctions on View: Fine Prints & Multiples | January 23 at 6PM Fine Photographs | January 23 at 6PM Fine Paintings & Sculpture | January 24 at 12PM Skinner Boston Gallery63 Park Plaza, Boston

Join us for First Tuesday in Marlborough Tuesday, January 7 | 1:30PM – 4PM Specialists Robin S.R. Starr, Jonathan Dowling, Judith Dowling, Adam Tober & Kaitlin Shinnick will be on hand to evaluate items and accept consignments for upcoming auctions. Robin S.R. Starr – Director of American & European Works of Art, will be on-hand to evaluate paintings, prints, sculpture, and photography for upcoming auctions. She is looking forward to seeing examples by listed, sought-after artists, as well as iconic works of fine art photography from the 19th through 21st centuries, with market interest over $1000. Post-War and Contemporary Art is particularly strong in the current market. Jonathan Dowling – From the multi-faceted Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Department, Jonathan will be looking for wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks, and important historical and scientific material.  Bring in your timepieces and related collectibles for an auction evaluation and the opportunity to consign for future […]

Meet with Skinner experts Stuart Slavid, Robin Starr and Dan Ayer in the greater Miami area to offer verbal evaluations and accept consignments of your fine art, European antiques and modern design. House calls are available on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5 on a limited basis. To request an appointment, please contact Stuart Slavid at 508-970-3278, or at sslavid@skinnerinc.com, or click the button below. REQUEST APPOINTMENT

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 The Asian Works of Art Department is now inviting consignments for upcoming auctions. Department specialists will be available by appointment to offer verbal evaluations and accept consignments in the Boston Gallery on December 18 between 10AM and 3PM. To request an appointment, please call 617-350-5400 or email info@skinnerinc.com. REQUEST APPOINTMENT Skinner Boston 63 Park PlazaBoston, MA 02116

The Gentleman’s Auction online, open for bidding through December 5, is curated with an eye for masculine flair and to pique the interest of all gentlemen. The sale tempts with cross-departmental offerings and a broad spectrum of hand-picked items selected to fit a wide range of interests and budgets.  We caught up with Skinner’s own gentlemen, sale specialist Chris Barber, along with Richard Kenworthy and Sam Sutner, to ask them to curate their “likes” from the nearly 150 lots on offer. Here are their picks:  Hot Rod Movies from the Big Screen Memorable for names like “Hot Rod Hullabaloo” and “Hot Car Girl,” one-sheet movie posters and lobby cards illustrate a genre of movies that was prevalent as early as the late 1940s and popular into the early 1960s and beyond. The “Hot Rod” Movie, featuring fast cars, rebellious young characters, and rock and roll music, and advertised with splendidly […]

Join the Jewelry Department in New York City to preview the December 3 Important Jewelry auction. Private preview times are available by appointment only. Request an appointment for: Tuesday, November 19Wednesday, November 20Thursday, November 21 REQUEST APPOINTMENT Questions? Contact us:jewelry@skinnerinc.com617.874.4313

Join us for First Tuesday in Marlborough Tuesday, November 5 | 1:30PM – 4PM Specialists Robin S.R. Starr, Jonathan Dowling & Kerry Shrives will be on hand to evaluate items and accept consignments for upcoming auctions. Robin S.R. Starr – Director of American & European Works of Art, will be on-hand to evaluate paintings, prints, sculpture, and photography for upcoming auctions. She is looking forward to seeing examples by listed, sought-after artists, as well as iconic works of fine art photography from the 19th through 21st centuries, with market interest over $1000. Post-War and Contemporary Art is particularly strong in the current market. Jonathan Dowling – From the multi-faceted Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Department, Jonathan will be looking for wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks, and important historical and scientific material.  Bring in your timepieces and related collectibles for an auction evaluation and the opportunity to consign for future auctions.  Kerry Shrives – […]

Skinner’s November 2 and 3 American Furniture and Decorative Arts auction is alive with color, great surfaces, in interesting history.  Carefully collected by William McKeever, Pamela and Brian Ehrlich, Tom and Carolyn Porter, Pamela Boynton, and August (Gus) Knapp, the auction offers a rare opportunity to acquire special objects that have seldom been seen before. 1. The Collection of Bill McKeever, Urbana, Ohio The McKeever collection offers a variety of mostly 17th and 18th century New England furniture and related smalls, especially burl bowls. Carefully selected for surface condition, the collection represents a cross-section of early American country antiques. View lots from the collection here. For additional items from this collection see lots 1000-1018 in the Americana online sale. 2. The Pamela and Brian Ehrlich Collection, Mystic, Connecticut, Part I The Ehrlich’s 1777 Mystic, Connecticut home was built by Nathan Stanton, a member of one of the founding families of […]

A bocage, says Wikipedia, can refer to a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, a small forest or a decorative element of trees and leaves. English and continental porcelain figures of the eighteenth century often had trees and leaves, both as an ornamental and colorful backdrop to figures and importantly as an added stabilizer to support the figures during kiln firing.  By the 19th century, the production and firing of English earthenware were far more consistent, and often these trees were added more for their ornamental appeal than necessity. With brightly colored overglazed enamels, figures were manufactured by a wide variety of potters, often listed as “China and Earthenware Toy and Ornamental Manufacturers.” Marked examples include Salt, Walton, Dale and Tittensor, with many, many more unmarked and unidentified. Dating in general spans from circa 1815- 1845 when less complicated and more affordable flatback figures in the Victorian taste became the […]

Talk by Collector Shirley M. Mueller, MD | Friday, October 11 Dr. Shirley Mueller will be speaking about her book, Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play. Join us in the Boston Gallery for the reception starting at 5:30PM, followed by the talk at 6PM. This event is held in conjunction with the October 12 European Furniture & Decorative Arts auction. REGISTER TO ATTEND Shirley M. Mueller, MD is an internationally known collector and scholar of Chinese export porcelain, as well as a physician board-certified in Neurology and Psychiatry. This latter expertise led her to explore her own intentions while collecting art, which, she discovered, are applicable to all collectors. This new understanding is the motivation for this book. Mueller not only lectures and publishes about the neuropsychology of the collector; she also was guest curator for Elegance from the East: New Insights into Old Porcelain at the Indianapolis […]