Karen Keane
Contact
Bonhams Skinner (Boston)
Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Boston, MA
Karen.Keane@bonhamsskinner.com
Biography
Karen Keane, market-maker, partner, appraiser and auctioneer for 45 years at Skinner, Inc. of Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, and a major presence on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW since its inception in 1997, provides deep insight into the markets for tangibles, decorative and fine art. Though her specialty is American fine and decorative arts, through her long experience in the marketplace she has a thorough grounding in all areas of general appraisal, marketing and sale of art objects of all types.
Karen has provided years of service to the non-profit arts community as auctioneer for a wide range of organizations from the Aids Action Committee and the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, to the Massachusetts College of Art & Design, the Nantucket Preservation Trust and the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. She is currently chair of the board at the Massachusetts College of Art & Design, and treasurer of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, she holds a master’s degree in American studies from Boston University, and maintains certification in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
Recent Appraisals
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1864 Bailey & Co. Silver Presentation Pitcher
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Anthyme Leveque Marquetry Taboret, ca. 1925
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Austrian Enamel & Ebonized Cabinet, ca. 1880
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