Skinner

274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States

+16173505400 | bidsquare@skinnerinc.com

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Skinner attracts top consignments and commands record-breaking prices in the international auction marketplace. With renowned expertise and extraordinary service, Skinner is the place for people looking to buy and sell fine objects of value

Founded over four decades ago, Skinner offers more than 60 auctions annually. Skinner auctions reach an international audience and showcase the unique, rare, and beautiful in dozens of categories, including the fine and decorative arts, jewelry, modern design, musical instruments, science and technology, wine, and many others.

Drawing on the expertise of its specialists and its personalized service, Skinner works with individuals, institutions, and estate settlement professionals to attract outstanding items from across New England, the United States, and the world. Important sales include a Qing Dynasty vase that set the record for Chinese art sold in the U.S., works by Fitz Henry Lane and Aldro Thompson Hibbard, folk art portraiture, and Kashmir textiles. Skinner regularly sees strong results for items ranging from fine Italian violins to Cartier diamond jewelry.

Skinner is located in Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, Coral Gables, Florida, and New York, NY and offers its customers worldwide, “anywhere” access to its sales through the SkinnerLive! real-time, online bidding service.

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Skinner’s experts have been involved with Antiques Roadshow since 1995 and have appraised all manner of art, antiques, and collectibles, mid-century modern furniture, fine art, paintings, antique jewelry from diamond rings and rare violins to antique clocks and bronze sculptures.

ANTIQUES ROADHOW | Baton Roughe, Hour 3 Preview: Louisuana Work Table, ca. 1830 | PBS

Skinner Collaborates with Interior Designer Phillip Thomas

White Horse 1949

Furniture Appraisal with Expert Stephen Fletcher

The Prints of George Bellows

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OCT 01, 2018

Skinner - On the Square

Spectacular Asian Works of Art at Skinner
Sep 12,2019 | 13:00 EDT
Coinciding with New York’s Fall Asia Week is Skinner’s September 14 Asian Works of Art Auction in Boston, MA. This sale features over 550 lots of Asia Art from China, Japan, K... Read More
Fairyland Vase Brings $61,500 at Skinner European Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction
Jul 24,2019 | 11:00 EDT
Skinner held an auction of European Furniture & Decorative Arts, with ceramics and fine silver in Boston on July 13, 2019. The sale saw active participation from bidders in th... Read More
European Furniture Sold to Benefit Museums | July 13 at Skinner
Jul 10,2019 | 11:00 EDT
BOSTON, MA – Skinner, Inc. will hold an auction on July 13, 2019, of European Furniture & Decorative Arts. With over 500 lots in the sale encompassing fine silver, ceramics as... Read More

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Skinner
Jul 24,2019 | 12:05 EDT

Fairyland Vase Brings $61,500 at Skinner European Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction

Skinner held an auction of European Furniture & Decorative Arts, with ceramics and fine silver in Boston on July 13, 2019. The sale saw active participation from bidders in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia competing for items online, by telephone, in the room, and via partner plat...View Full Article
Skinner
May 17,2019 | 14:00 EDT

Fresh to Market Works Set Pace at Skinner May Fine Art Auction

BOSTON, MA – May 17, 2019. Skinner’s Boston May 10 auction of American & European Works of Art saw a curated two-session sale of Prints, Multiples, and Photographs followed by Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings. Participation was brisk with over 1,000 registered bidders from the U.S., Central Americ...View Full Article
Skinner
May 14,2019 | 13:00 EDT

The Mr. and Mrs. James Grievo Collection of Native American Art at Auction on May 18

BOSTON, MA – April 29, 2019 – Skinner is pleased to announce the auction of The Mr. and Mrs. James Grievo Collection of Native American Art to be held in Boston on May 18th. Collectors of Native American art for over 20 years, the sale is the culmination of passion and dedication for the culture and...View Full Article