LOCATION
Boston / New England
Access our full range of services close to home! We invite you to contact our New England Specialists based in DOYLE’s Boston gallery for convenient access to our expert appraisal and consignment services. These seasoned auction professionals travel throughout New England assisting collectors, families and fiduciaries with the appraisal of estates, collections or single items, followed by the successful auction in our salerooms to an international audience of buyers. They will oversee the entire appraisal and auction process, ensuring that you or your client achieves maximum results in the global market.
The F. Gordon Morrill Collection of Chinese and Chinese Export Porcelain, assembled by Harvard benefactors F. Gordon Morrill and his wife, Elizabeth, achieved over $12 million, including a record price of $5.8 million for a Yuan Dynasty porcelain flask.
The Collection of heiress Alice Appleton Hay, whose family established the Waltham Watch Company and Appleton Farms, assembled by Ms. Hay through cherished gifts, family inheritance and special commisions. The exquisite pieces provided a glimpse into the luxurious lives led by America's elite from the Gilded Age until World War II. Of the many highlights, the collection included two important 1920s necklaces by Cartier – a platinum and diamond pendant necklace achieved a price of $187,500, doubling its estimate, and a necklace of coral, jade and black onyx beads suspending a carved jade pendant realized $50,000, also double its estimate.
The Margolis Collection of Brookline, Massachussetts featured an exceptional collection of artwork, rare books, Judaica and other objects throughout several DOYLE auctions, achieving over $1 million, including a striking bronze with black patina by Lynn Chadwick achieving an impressive $126,000, far exceeding the estimate of $50,000-70,000.
For over sixty years, DOYLE has built a solid reputation for delivering professional appraisal and auction services of the highest standard. Estate executors, fiduciary advisors, collectors and heirs trust us to provide fair market value appraisals and state-of-the-art auction services tailored to the individual needs of each estate or collection.
Estimate: $25,000–35,000
Sold for $44,800
AUCTION IN BOSTON
The Collection brings together Fine Art, Silver, American and English Furniture, and Decorative Arts spanning three centuries
Auction Friday, May 8, 2026
Starting at 11am
DOYLE Boston at The Vendome
290 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA 02116
RSVP: 617-894-8115 or Boston@Doyle.com
SYMPOSIUM
DOYLE Boston x Winterthur
DOYLE and Winterthur are excited to invite you to a special symposium
Objects of Independence: American Arts at the 250th
May 26, 2026 | 3:00-7:00PM
Join us for an engaging afternoon of lectures and conversation exploring American arts at the nation’s 250th anniversary featuring:
Alexandra Deutsch, John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw
Director of Collections Winterthur Museum
Josh Lane, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil
Curator of Furniture Winterthur Museum
Kedra Kearis
Associate Curator of Art and Visual Culture
Winterthur Museum
Private Specialist-Guided Preview of DOYLE’s Americana in Boston June 5th Auction
DOYLE Boston
290 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA 02116
Contact: Boston@Doyle.com or 617-894-8115
CONSIGNMENT
Tuesday, May 12
By appointment
Contact: Boston@Doyle.com or 617-894-8115
Vice President / Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
617-733-1232
Chris.Barber@Doyle.com
Appraiser and Specialist of Coins, Stamps, Currency and Collectibles
646-899-1489
Chris.Bulfinch@Doyle.com