274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
An intimate sale featuring a single-owner collection of mostly modern first edition books, many signed, including literature, fiction, and nonfiction works. This auction has something for everyone!
The William Rose collection features nearly 180 lots of rare and important 17th & 18thc. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords, powder horns, accoutrements and documents used by British, French, and American forces who served in America's colonial wars and American Revolution.
The timed online auction offers a wide selection of militaria spanning the 17th through the early 21st century. Muskets, rifles, pistols, and swords spanning the late 18th century through the Civil War, and a strong offering of World War I & II military rifles and handguns.
This collection is the result of a lifetime of learning and passion for the art of timekeeping. We invite you to preview items, ask questions of our specialists, and learn more about the auction process at Skinner. Appointments are required to ensure safety and health.
We invite you to preview items, ask questions of our specialists, and learn more about the auction process at Skinner. Appointments are required to ensure safety and health. Learn how to bid in timed auctions.
Skinner is pleased to offer the private collection of Marion P. Atten, of Dewitt, Illinois. Marion collected with a keenly developed eye for rarity and form, was a well-respected and knowledgeable dealer in early decorative arts, and owner of Antiques at Hillwood Farms.
Our autumn sale features a selection from the Townshend Estate of New Haven and a collection from a New England Institution including Victorian furniture, fine paintings, and European porcelain, Russian and Viennese enamels, fine art glass by Webb and Tiffany, bronzes and Asian art.
The September Fine Jewelry Collections auction features over 500 lots of affordable, wearable, and unique pieces. Highlights include a collection of antique and period jewelry and pieces by well-known firms including Tiffany & Co., Cartier, and Buccellati.
Prints & Photographs features prints from Old Masters to Contemporary, and photographs spanning the medium’s history. Bid on iconic prints by Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Jasper Johns, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, Ellsworth Kelly, and Milton Avery; or build your photography collection.
Early 19th century painters through early Modernists are represented, including works by Arthur Dove, Percival Rosseau, Granville Redmond, Elizabeth Nourse, Marguerite Zorach, and the under-documented Hudson River School painter Louisa Davis Minot.
Our September Live Asian Works of Art Auction features a curated selection of important Chinese ceramics from early jun and crackle-glazed works to exquisitely enameled Qing examples and fine Korean works of art such as a rare painted screen and bronze sundial.
The September Asian Art online auction includes Chinese ceramics, from early celadon and flambe glazed pieces to boldly decorated famille rose. Japanese art is well represented, from Ukiyo-e woodblock prints to the modern masters Hasui and Yoshida and choice textiles and furniture.
Approachable and surprisingly affordable, Skinner’s monthly Discovery auctions offer a broad selection of artwork, estate furnishings, decorative objects, rugs, couture and jewelry from the 18th – 21st century. Skinner’s Discovery department accepts consignments on an ongoing basis.
Coins and currency from the Ancient World to the New World fill this September sale with choice selections of Ancients and American classics.
Fine American furniture from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, along with a strong selection of pottery, porcelain, silver, folk art, weathervanes, maritime art, pewter, and Shaker items
The Americana online timed sale features over 1,000 lots of early American furniture, pottery, Chinese export porcelain, silver, folk art, textiles, and pewter from several New England and midwestern collections.
Skinner is honored to host “Art. Action. Auction.,” a no buyer’s premium sale held to support Boston-based Artists For Humanity, celebrating their 30th anniversary of challenging convention and making a bold and equitable impact in the artistic world for under-resourced, young, working artists.
Delve into our summer sale, featuring fine American, European, and Asian silver, a private collection of Russian icons, and an impressive array of Wedgwood and Parian wares from the estate of Jethro Hooper.
The July Tribal Art online auction features artifacts encompassing many of the world’s tribal cultures, from American Indian, Amazonian, and Pre-Columbian to objects from Africa, the South Pacific, and South-East Asia.
From local painters to internationally acclaimed artists, our Studio sales offer an array of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures at affordable prices. Anything from Japanese woodcut prints to romantic landscapes to abstract statues; discover a new treasure in every sale!
Approachable and surprisingly affordable, Skinner’s Jewelry & Silver auctions offer a broad selection of jewelry, silver, and couture.
Our Whisky and Rare Spirits sale has a spectacular selection of antique and vintage bottlings. Old and rare bottles of Irish whiskey, Cognac, Armagnac and Madeira are available with vintages going back to 1715.
Approachable and surprisingly affordable, Skinner’s monthly Discovery auctions offer a broad selection of artwork, estate furnishings, decorative objects, rugs, couture and jewelry from the 18th – 21st century. Skinner’s Discovery department accepts consignments on an ongoing basis.