Archive for September, 2009

SKINNER TO AUCTION RICHARD WRIGHT COLLECTION OF FINE DOLLS

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Skinner, has announced that Session I of the Richard Wright Collection will be held in the Marlborough gallery on Oct. 10, 2009. The eclectic sale is comprised of more than 450 lots. Wright’s vast collection of dolls and doll furniture and accessories up for auction is truly a study of the history of [...]

Americana and Folk Art Collection for Auction

Friday, September 18th, 2009

The Joseph and Lilian Shapiro Collection, headlines Dan Morphy Auctions’ Fall Sale slated for Oct. 8-10 at the Morphy gallery in Denver, Pa. More than 500 lots of select offerings from the Shapiro Collection – antique advertising signs, salesmen’s samples and patent models; product cabinets and packaging; and early hand-carved folk art – will be [...]

Historic Firearm at Kaminski Auction

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Kaminski Auctions’ Early Summer Estates Auction, which took place August 22-23, 2009, attracted bidders both locally in Massachusetts and internationally via phone and live online bidding. The auction featured general antiques and fine art alongside a large selection of nautical collectibles. Consignments hailed from estates spanning Massachusetts to Kaminski’s second location in California. [...]