Featuring Ephemera & Collectibles and Furniture & Decorative Arts
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner will host its October Discovery auction on Wednesday, October 14th and Thursday October 15th in its Marlborough, Massachusetts gallery at 274 Cedar Hill Street. Session I begins on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and features ephemera, collectibles and Asian works of art. Thursday’s session begins at 10 a.m. and features a wide array of furniture and decorative arts.
Offered twice annually, highlights from the 200 lots of Ephemera and Collectibles include over a dozen lots of Abraham Lincoln related material—printed images, books, campaign memorabilia, as well as movie and show business ephemera, an assortment of sewing accessories and implements, military items, cigar box labels, sports ephemera, early photography, advertising, and Christmas items. Notes Discovery Department Director Kerry Shrives, “Ephemera is a great category for people just getting started in collecting. The price point is very accessible, even for the most novice of buyers and Skinner experts are always on hand to provide more information on any items of interest. It’s the perfect collectible to buy online.” Thursday’s session focuses on a broad array of furniture and decorative arts including European, Modern, Victorian, American period and custom furniture, plus clocks, ceramics, glass, and Oriental rugs and carpets.
Skinner-Live! Online Bidding on Skinner’s Website
Skinner’s website now features real-time online bidding via the Skinner-Live! bid applet. Visit www.skinnerinc.com and click on the blue Skinner-Live! Bidding button for full instructions prior to the auction. Once pre-registered on our website, you can join in the live bidding as soon as the auction begins and listen along with the real-time live audio feed of the auction from the comfort of your home or workplace. All lots in the auction are also available for viewing at www.skinnerinc.com . The website provides full-color thumbnail images and full lot descriptions. It allows users to leave bids online, and view prices realized in real-time during and after the auction. Visit www.skinnerinc.com to sign up for our free eZine of upcoming arts & antiques auctions and events.
Skinner Lot Alert
Looking for a particular item at Skinner? Sign up to receive Skinner’s Lot Alert – it’s Skinner’s own personal shopper service that automatically notifies you via email when an item matching your interest is posted to our website. From there, you can view the lot, get condition reports and even bid online. You’ll find registration for our Lot Alert under the Buy/Sell Tab on Skinner’s homepage at www.skinnerinc.com.
About Skinner
Skinner, Inc. is one of the world’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, American & European Paintings & Prints, European Furniture & Decorative Arts, Fine Ceramics, Fine Silver, Fine Jewelry, Couture, 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts, Fine Musical Instruments, Asian Works of Art, Fine Judaica, Toys, Dolls & Collectibles, Science & Technology, Fine Clocks, Oriental Rugs & Carpets, American Indian & Ethnographic Art, Fine Wines, and Discovery. Skinner galleries are located in Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. For more information on upcoming auctions and events, visit Skinner’s web site www.skinnerinc.com