Stair Galleries
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549 Warren Street , Hudson, New York 12534
518-751-1000
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- Auction Industry
Around the Auction World: February 2022
February is the month of love and, for those in the Northern Hemisphere, the last official...
- Auction Preview
Mar 03 Nicholas Mongiardo’s Furniture - Highlight of Upcoming Stair Auction
Nicholas Mongiardo is famous for his restored and Art Deco-inspired furniture pieces. Mongiardo’s elite clientele includes...
- Auction Industry
The Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry - Meet the Artisans Behind the Sculpture
The world often talks about art and artists. Less often do we hear about the role...
- Auction Industry
Underappreciated Contemporary Artists in the Limelight at Stair’s December Auction
Stair’s early December art auction will put underappreciated contemporary artists on the global map this season....
- Auction Preview
Oct 20 Upcoming Stair Galleries Sale Offers Rare Collectibles From Gayfryd Steinberg Collection
The upcoming Stair Galleries auction will offer glimpses from the collection of Gayfryd Steinberg. Pieces available...
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Aug 05 Stair Presents Americana, Ernest Lawson Landscapes, and Furniture
A street painting by Ernest Lawson (1873 – 1939) will lead Stair’s upcoming Americana auction. The...
- Auction Industry
Stair Brings the Art of the Exquisite Corpse to Auction
This March, Stair will offer an unusual auction that borders on the macabre. Collectors will find...
- Auction Preview
Nov 19 Upcoming Stair Auction Brings Furniture, Decorative Art
Hans and Florence Knoll founded the well-known furniture company Knoll Inc. in 1938. Headquartered in East...
- Auction Industry
Five For Friday: Exploring Luxury Interior Design with Stair Galleries’ Muffie Cunningham
Ever look at a breathtaking apartment building and wonder who lives there… and how? Stair Galleries...
- Auction Preview
Oct 08 Selected Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gutfreund
A printed paper and mahogany cabinet from Austrian-Swedish designer Josef Frank leads the upcoming Stair sale....
- Auction Preview
Sep 17 John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Day Two
Day two of this Stair event brings to auction more pieces from the collection of Sir...
- Auction Industry
Stair Brings the Collection of Art Historian Sir John Richardson to Auction
Sir John Richardson’s decades-long friendship with Pablo Picasso grew with visits to the artist’s Vallauris home....
- Auction Preview
Sep 16 John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Day 1
Stair presents nearly 250 items from the collection of the late art historian Sir John Richardson...
- Auction Preview
Sep 10 1500 to 1900: European and American Fine Art
Simone del Tintore was an Italian still life painter known for his depictions of fruits and...
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Sep 03 The English Interior
Sir Walter Raleigh was the first Englishman to encounter mahogany during one of his voyages to...
- Feb 28, 2019
After 22 hours of bidding, the blockbuster Sotheby’s auction live-streamed by the design faithful over lunch, dinner and late-night cocktails came to a close with a final gavel. The personal collections of Mario Buatta, the “Prince of Chintz,” brought in $7.6 million. Prices for the 922 items ranged from $125 for a quirky ...
- Feb 28, 2019
“Anthony Baratta, is one of the most celebrated and respected interior designers of the day with a global following of loyal fans. He is known for his bold use of color and scale that honors tradition while defying predictability. His design work has graced over 70 magazine covers worldwide and he has received consistent coverage in respected she...
- Auction Preview
Mar 03 Nicholas Mongiardo’s Furniture - Highlight of Upcoming Stair Auction
Nicholas Mongiardo is famous for his restored and Art Deco-inspired furniture pieces. Mongiardo’s elite clientele includes...
- Auction Preview
Oct 20 Upcoming Stair Galleries Sale Offers Rare Collectibles From Gayfryd Steinberg Collection
The upcoming Stair Galleries auction will offer glimpses from the collection of Gayfryd Steinberg. Pieces available...
- Auction Preview
Aug 05 Stair Presents Americana, Ernest Lawson Landscapes, and Furniture
A street painting by Ernest Lawson (1873 – 1939) will lead Stair’s upcoming Americana auction. The...
- Auction Preview
Nov 19 Upcoming Stair Auction Brings Furniture, Decorative Art
Hans and Florence Knoll founded the well-known furniture company Knoll Inc. in 1938. Headquartered in East...
- Auction Preview
Oct 08 Selected Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gutfreund
A printed paper and mahogany cabinet from Austrian-Swedish designer Josef Frank leads the upcoming Stair sale....
- Auction Preview
Sep 17 John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Day Two
Day two of this Stair event brings to auction more pieces from the collection of Sir...
- Auction Preview
Sep 16 John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Day 1
Stair presents nearly 250 items from the collection of the late art historian Sir John Richardson...
- Auction Preview
Sep 10 1500 to 1900: European and American Fine Art
Simone del Tintore was an Italian still life painter known for his depictions of fruits and...
- Auction Preview
Sep 03 The English Interior
Sir Walter Raleigh was the first Englishman to encounter mahogany during one of his voyages to...
- Auction Preview
Sep 02 A Partial Gentleman’s Library: Important Books from Around the World
Captain James Cook was one of the only 18th-century explorers to undertake more than one Pacific...
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Aug 20 Art & Design
The works of Artis Lane, an American contemporary sculptor, draw the viewer’s attention toward social justice...
- Auction Industry
Aug 06 East Meets West: Works of Art Across Cultures
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, desire, passion, and fertility. She is often portrayed...
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Jul 30 The Porcelain Sale
In 1791, William Duesbury II, the owner of Derby, introduced floral decoration in his porcelains. Inspired...
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Jul 29 Silver, Objects of Vertu and Jewelry at Stair
Mario Buccellati was among the first Italian goldsmiths to open a shop on Fifth Avenue in...
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Jul 23 The Collection of Matthew Rutenberg
An Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, Giuseppe Gambarini (1860-1725) was widely popular in Bologna. He...
- Auction Industry
Around the Auction World: February 2022
February is the month of love and, for those in the Northern Hemisphere, the last official...
- Auction Industry
The Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry - Meet the Artisans Behind the Sculpture
The world often talks about art and artists. Less often do we hear about the role...
- Auction Industry
Underappreciated Contemporary Artists in the Limelight at Stair’s December Auction
Stair’s early December art auction will put underappreciated contemporary artists on the global map this season....
- Auction Industry
Stair Brings the Art of the Exquisite Corpse to Auction
This March, Stair will offer an unusual auction that borders on the macabre. Collectors will find...
- Auction Industry
Five For Friday: Exploring Luxury Interior Design with Stair Galleries’ Muffie Cunningham
Ever look at a breathtaking apartment building and wonder who lives there… and how? Stair Galleries...
- Auction Industry
Stair Brings the Collection of Art Historian Sir John Richardson to Auction
Sir John Richardson’s decades-long friendship with Pablo Picasso grew with visits to the artist’s Vallauris home....
- Auction Industry, Press Release
Stair to Offer the Collection of the late Sir John Richardson
John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Stair is pleased to offer the contents of Sir John Richardson’s...
- Auction Result
Two Auctions from Stair Galleries Prove Continued Demand for Mario Buatta Collection
The first antique Mario Buatta acquired cost him $12, an 18th-century lap desk he bought at...
- Auction Preview
Stair Presents The Collection Of the Iconic Interior Designer Mario Buatta With Online Bidding On Bidsquare
New York, NY: Following on the huge success of Sotheby’s Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors auction, Stair of Hudson, New York,...
- Auction Industry
Beuys, Koons, Miro and More at Stair!
On the weekend of June 7-8, Stair in Hudson, NY will host a series of auctions offering an emphasis...
- Feb 28, 2022
Images from around the auction world this February. Image credit from left to right: Sotheby’s, Stair, and Christie’s. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). February is the month of love and, for those in the Northern Hemisphere, the last official month of winter. The auction world responded appropriately. Notable sales this month ranged from...
- Feb 24, 2022
Toni Putnam, Winter, 1999. Image courtesy of Stair. The world often talks about art and artists. Less often do we hear about the role of an art foundry. However, the foundry plays a fundamental part in giving shape to the artist's vision. An art foundry is not only limited to fabricating an idea. It co-creates some of the most famous sculptures the...
- Dec 1, 2021
Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith (With Neck Brace), 1978. Image courtesy of Stair. Stair’s early December art auction will put underappreciated contemporary artists on the global map this season. Stair is summing up 2021 with an amalgamation of works spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. The sale offers paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and p...
- Mar 1, 2021
This March, Stair will offer an unusual auction that borders on the macabre. Collectors will find drawings of the human body in every style imaginable, from the realist to the absurd. The auction, held live on March 3rd, 2021, highlights the ‘Exquisite Corpse’ game of the Surrealists. Annette Lemieux, Doug Starn, Mike Starn, and Timothy G...
- Oct 2, 2020
Drawing of Muffie Cunningham, Director, Decorative Arts at Stair Galleries. Photo courtesy of Stair. Ever look at a breathtaking apartment building and wonder who lives there... and how? Stair Galleries is offering collectors the opportunity to vicariously experience the living space and lifestyle of a legendary New York City power couple famous fo...
- Sep 2, 2020
Sir John Richardson at the Gagosian Gallery in 2014. Photo by The New York Times. Sir John Richardson's decades-long friendship with Pablo Picasso grew with visits to the artist's Vallauris home. “We were regularly going to see Picasso,” the late Richardson recalled. “He was very generous to me. He sensed somehow that I was going to write abo...
- Aug 4, 2020
John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Stair is pleased to offer the contents of Sir John Richardson’s lower Fifth Avenue loft on September 16 & 17, 2020 in what will certainly be one of our most interesting ‘lifestyle’ sales to date. With every room in his lushly decorated loft painted a different color and layered with a dizzying array of ...
- Apr 22, 2020
Mario Buatta in a room he decorated. Photo by Ted Harden and Courtesy Rizzoli. The first antique Mario Buatta acquired cost him $12, an 18th-century lap desk he bought at the age of 11. His father made sure the piece was fumigated before it entered the family home. "[Collecting] relates to your childhood," Buatta told Architectural Digest many year...
- Mar 2, 2020
New York, NY: Following on the huge success of Sotheby’s Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors auction, Stair of Hudson, New York, presents a series of three sales with online bidding on Bidsquare comprising of additional property from the Collection of Mario Buatta. Highlights include an extensive collection of porcelain, painted furniture, d...
- Feb 18, 2020
After 22 hours of bidding, the blockbuster Sotheby’s auction live-streamed by the design faithful over lunch, dinner and late-night cocktails came to a close with a final gavel. The personal collections of Mario Buatta, the “Prince of Chintz,” brought in $7.6 million. Prices for the 922 items ranged from $125 for a quirky ...
- Aug 20, 2019
“Anthony Baratta, is one of the most celebrated and respected interior designers of the day with a global following of loyal fans. He is known for his bold use of color and scale that honors tradition while defying predictability. His design work has graced over 70 magazine covers worldwide and he has received consistent coverage in respected she...
- May 31, 2019
On the weekend of June 7-8, Stair in Hudson, NY will host a series of auctions offering an emphasis in 20th century, modern and contemporary art. Highlighted as a sale of its own, with several works finding their way into the other Stair catalogs, is a significant bounty of prints, photographs and sculpt...