SKINNER TO AUCTION RICHARD WRIGHT COLLECTION OF FINE DOLLS
Published 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 playthings.
Richard Wright was an antiques trailblazer, marked by his success as a dealer and his passion as a collector. A prominent and colorful appraiser on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, Wright had an appreciation not only for the valuable, but the unusual, the rare and the original. His collection represents one of the most prominent to be seen in the auction world in many years.
Previews for the auction will be held on Thursday, Oct 8th from 12 to 5 p.m., on Friday, Oct 9th from 12 to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, Oct 10th from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Illustrated catalog #2476 is available by mail for $35 ($42 for foreign requests) from the subscription department at 508-970-3240. It is also available at the gallery for $32. Prices realized will be available at www.skinnerinc.com during and after the sale. Skinner’s site also allows users to view all lots in the auctions, leave bids, order catalogs, and bid live in real-time through Skinner-Live. To register for real-time bidding go to http://www.skinnerinc.com/buy-sell/skinner-live.php. Or, for more information call 508-970-3000.
