Chris Barber is a Vice President at Doyle and Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts. He oversees the department’s auctions in New York.
Prior to his time at Doyle, Mr. Barber worked in the American Paintings department at Christie’s in New York, and later as the Deputy Director of American Furniture and Decorative Arts at Skinner in Massachusetts. He was also Director of The Gentlemen’s Sale at Skinner, a semi-annual auction curated for retail bidders.
A Bostonian from birth, Mr. Barber is based in Boston and works closely with New England Regional Advisor Kathryn Craig, serving collectors, families and fiduciaries in the Boston/New England region.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University. He has been a featured appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, a WGBH production televised on the PBS network. He is also a USPAP compliant appraiser with general expertise.
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The June 7 Doyle+Design auction offers a collection of seating furniture created by some of the most prominent designers of the 20th century.
Featured in the Boston Collects auction on Sept 27 is property from the Collection of noted Boston interior designer Hal Langell.
Join Hayloft Auctions Director Emily Collins in conversation with antiques dealer Clinton Howell at the Inaugural Newport Design Week in Newport, Rhode Island.
Doyle is pleased to announce the the opening of our new gallery in Boston! Join us for upcoming preview exhibitions, consignment days and more.
The Christine Biddle Wainwright Collection features two fascinating silver vases that memorialize Thomas Biddle, who met his demise in a duel in 1831.
Leigh Kendrick and David Gallager discuss early American cabinetmakers keeping up with the latest London fashions.
Malcolm Mac Neil profiles a rare and early monumental Tiffany lamp commissioned for Henry Janeway Hardenbergh's Hotel Manhattan, to be offered on June 7.
The April 5 sale offers a rare armchair by Thomas Constantine commissioned for the U.S. House of Representatives following the burning of the Capitol during the War of 1812.