If you live in Hudson and love design, you probably know Mark McDonald or, at least, have been influenced by his work in some way. Mark is a longtime collector, scholar, and promoter of the mid-century modern design subset in furniture, glass, ceramics, lighting, jewelry, metal, wood, and books.
Read MoreWe are pleased to have enlisted our friend Ben Lisi of RRL to compile our first Top Picks of 2022 for our upcoming Life in America Auction. Lisi has over 25 years of experience in the fashion and design industry, with a specific focus as an expert in branding for RRL's retail locations.
Read MoreWhen Public Sale opened in Summer 2020, our premier auction featured items from the storied Vincent Mulford Antiques, which had recently closed after being a fixture in Hudson for decades. This included hitherto not-for-sale pieces from the basement and other farther reaches of the building, whose every room Mulford had artfully arranged with his eclectic finds.
Read MoreFor our twelfth auction, playfully titled “Weird & Wonderful”, we chose Hudson Valley-based artist Giselle Potter to pick out her “Top Ten” list of items. We felt that she would be the perfect match for this sale considering all of the interesting and unique items in it’s catalog. Giselle has a knack for all things visually interesting, and a broad-reaching and wonderfully distinctive creative touch.
Read MoreAll of us at Public Sale are so excited to have our friend and neighbor Ale Campos join us for this month's rendition of Top Picks.
Read MoreFor our two day, Stone House Classics and Printed Paper sale we asked our friends Philip & Leong to make their Top Picks!
Philip Leeming & Leong Ong live in the Hudson Valley and we have been friends for many years... dating back to our time in the little town of High Falls, NY and our shared love of both vintage.
Read MoreFor our February Decorator & Design Sale’s rendition of Top 5 Picks, we reached out to the award winning graphic designer Woody Pirtle, owner and creative director of Pirtle Design. We are honored to have him select his top five favorite items in our upcoming sale!
In the world of graphic arts, Pirtle is a legend. His client list isn't just a who's who. Instead, it’s an intriguing group of businesses including the American Folk Art Museum, Knoll Furniture, IBM and perhaps most impressively, Amnesty International for which he created posters based on the Universal Declaration of Human rights.
Read MoreFor our two-day Americana sale, we decided to reach out to our friends Frank Sisti & Melia Marden to choose their top picks from our 900-lot auction. Naturally, when Frankie & Melia came to Public Sale, they had quite a hard time narrowing down their top 5 picks!
Read MoreFor this auction we reached out to our beloved friend Carolita Johnson for her top picks.
She is best known for her smart cartoons, appearing in New Yorker Magazine for years. She is also known for her political strength, wit, ethical conviction and unwavering support of justice for all. She is glamorous, funny, hard-working and honest!
Read MoreAs we celebrate our third auction at Public Sale, we are delighted to spotlight the wonderful personality and creativity of our good friend Issac Nichols in our third rendition of Top 5 Picks.
Known for his polarizing “boob pots,” Issac has gained widespread recognition for his pottery, with countless blog posts and articles being written about both his art, and his intriguing lifestyle.
Read MoreWith admiration we spotlight John Gluckow of Strong Arm Clothing & Supply Co. He can be described as a style icon, vintage collector, and an athlete, but here we just refer to him simply as our friend.
John Gluckow is a household name in the Vintage Clothing world. He has been dealing in vintage for over 25 years and has an exhaustive knowledge.
Read MoreJonah Meyer is a local Hudson Valley resident who has a background in Fine Art Painting & Sculpture. His creativity & taste for design gives a great insight with his favorite picked items in our premier August 15th Auction.
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