San Francisco Ceramic Circle
June 22nd, 2000 Meeting
"Observations from the podium..what's hot and
what's not in the world of collecting Wedgwood"
Stuart Slavid
Vice President and Director of Fine Ceramics, European
Furniture and Decorative Arts, and Silver at Skinners, Boston
The June meeting of the San Francisco Ceramic Circle will
be held on Thursday, 22nd June in the Florence Gould Theater at
the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, San Francisco.
Entrance is from the West terrace from 7.30pm. The lecture will
start at 8.00pm.
About the Lecture: The ceramics produced by Wedgwood from
the time of its foundation to the present day have always been
style setters and a significant and sometimes dominant factor
in the ceramics industry. Wedgwood is particularly popular in
the USA and the firm of Skinner in Boston handles more Wedgwood
than any other firm in the world. This talk will look at a good
variety of the wares produced over more than 230 years of manufacturing
and accentuate those which are most desirable for todays collector.
About the lecturer: Stuart Slavid is a Vice president of Skinner's,
Boston with responsibility for cataloging and conducting 5 English
and Continental auctions and 2 specialist ceramics auctions annually.
He was brought up in the antiques trade and has been associated
with Wedgwood sales as a dealer for 17 years with the "Den
of Antiquity" in Wellesley, Massachusetts and with Skinners
for the past 11 years during which time he has handled the sale
of every major collection of Wedgwood to come to market.
He is a members of the English and the American Ceramic Circles
and the Wedgwood Societies of New York, Boston and Southern California.
He has been a participant on the "Chubb Antiques Road
Show" since 1996
Next meeting: Thursday, 20th July 2000. SFCC annual general
meeting and "Pot Night" with Anton Gabszewicz talking
about fakes and forgeries