Dive right in to Navy watches
Skinner is proud to be able to offer at auction another vintage Tornek-Rayville Dive Watch, the ultimate tool watch collector’s prize.
Woven gardens
Skinner Inc.’s recent sale of Jim Dixon’s collection of Oriental rugs with garden motifs – the first in a series of Skinner auctions representing the collection – proves the perennial appeal of these magic carpets.
The Connecticut shore as muse
The Connecticut coastline’s inspirational beauty contributed to the foundation of the Lyme Art Colony in the first two decades of the 20th century.
Go vintage to save the planet
A great side benefit of adopting, adapting and reusing beautiful, well-made older objects is a reduction in new stuff, often created from less durable and less sustainable materials and also sometimes made under questionable labor conditions.
Manhattan’s mini me
Like New York City, Stamford is an economic center – second only to the Big Apple in our area – and a home to mid-century Modern architecture.
A ‘head’ for medical collectibles
The long quest for health has left behind an array of objects weird, wonderful – and sometimes valuable.
Art as an (emotional) investment
When it comes to art as an investment, writes WAG and Skinner’s Katie Banser-Whittle, “Tastes and trends change, taking prices with them. Lasting value is the pleasure that comes from living with the things you love.”
A place where art and commerce meet
The city of Yonkers, once part of the Dutch settlement of New Netherland, has been a bustling center of commerce and culture on the Hudson River for almost 400 years.
Going, going, gone
Auction sale of antiques and collectibles can be an excellent strategy to provide for the financial challenges of retirement and caregiving needs.
Fine American furniture for the home
Fine American furniture has an exciting contribution to make to every renovation, re-decorating and building project.
The convivial, versatile cocktail
Whether consumed for sociability or “medicinal purposes,” liquor has always been in fashion – and the cocktail and cocktail party, at home or in a business setting, are trending once more.
Becoming your own ‘Antiques Roadshow’
Self-education and professional advice will help you realize the maximum value of your possessions when you downsize.
When globalism was born
From the 17th to 19th centuries, wealthy young men went on the Grand Tour, a long journey through Western Europe, collecting valuable antiquities and priceless experiences along the way.
Floral painting springs eternal
Floral painting is one of the oldest and best-loved genres, transcending time and place.
the sleek beauty of Cartier’s panthers
Panthers are emblems of elegance and grace in the natural world and in the world of fine jewelry from the house of Cartier.
Magic carpet ride
Rugs are a key element in creating beautiful, livable interiors.
Keeping a‘breast’ of love tokens
Miniature paintings of a loved one’s eye were prized expressions of romantic feeling from the 1790s to the 1830s.
Going his own way
Norman Lewis is being recognized anew as one of the most
luminous American artists of the 20th century
Around the horn (of plenty)
The cornucopia has for thousands of years been a symbol of the abundance and prosperity that we celebrate especially in the month Thanksgiving.
Auction houses endure
The Covid-19 crisis has prompted the antiques auction world to innovate and embrace the latest in technology.