Peggy Kerner Bonhams-Skinner Hightower Highlights The “Fine English Ceramics Featuring Wedgwood” online timed sale, comprised of mostly objects from the Mickey Hightower collection with about 150 lots of Wedgwood, hammered down on March 19th at Bonhams-Skinner (Marlborough, MA). Disappointing to some collectors was the large number of multiple-items lots looking more like a Discovery format designed for dealers. … Read more
Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection, Part II On Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the WSB, in conjunction with the WSWDC, will welcome Michael Ruddy, Assistant Curator at the V&A Wedgwood Collection in Barlaston, England, who will present part-two of his lecture on “Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection”. The lecture is an opportunity to see … Read more
Important Exhibition in Australia May be worth the trip…..and for those who live there, lucky you. Visit the website for details on the V&A’s “Wedgwood: Artists and Industry” Exhibition to be held at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville, Queensland, April 6 – August 24, 2025: Wedgwood: Artists and Industry – Townsville City Council
March 2025
Rubin Sale #6 Result Highlights The sixth installment of the “Wedgwood and European Ceramics from the Dr. Ellis F. Rubin & Suzanne Borow Rubin Collection” sale hammered down on March 4th at Freeman’s | Hindman of Philadelphia online. It consisted of 173 lots of Wedgwood with 18 left unsold, and many of which realized below estimated … Read more
The 68th annual Wedgwood International Seminar The 2025 Wedgwood International Seminar will be held in Williamsburg, Virginia, from April 24-26. There will be lectures by Catrin Jones, Chief Curator at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, Claire Blakey, Curator of Modern Decorative Arts, National Museums of Scotland, Angelika Kuettner, Curator of Ceramics and Glass at Colonial Williamsburg, … Read more
Wedgwood for the Canadian Market, January 21 – April 13, 2025 Be sure to visit the Wedgwood Exhibition at the Glanmore National Historical site in Belleville, Canada, running through April 13, where pieces from the Dr. Keith McLeod’s collection will be on display. Many Wedgwoodians will remember Keith and his role as WIS seminar chair … Read more
The 2025 Brimfield Antiques Series of Shows: Brimfield, Massachusetts; May 14-18, July 9-13, September 3-7. Visit:: http://brimfieldantiquefleamarket.com/ Malden Historical Society Antiques Show: March 8, at Anthony’s, Malden, MA Manchester Antiques Show: March 14-15, at 2nd Congregational Church, Manchester, CT Hingham Antiques Show: March 29-30, at Middle School, Hingham, MA Duxbury Antiques Show: April 26-27, at High School, Duxbury, MA
Next meeting: Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EDST Something Blue: The next lecture of the WSB takes place on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 2:00 pm EDST, via ZOOM, when Ben Miller, ceramics curator, will present, ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: The Wedgwood Collection at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.’ The origins of … Read more
Something Blue… Join us for the next ZOOM lecture of the WSB to be held Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EDST, when Ben Miller, ceramics curator, will present, ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: The Wedgwood Collection at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.’ The origins of the ceramics collection at this … Read more
