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- Carlton Hobbs LLC, the long established international antiques dealer, today announced that Dana Donadio joined the firm on September 15.

"Carlton Hobbs LLC is renowned for its academic approach to the acquisition of historically significant pieces," said Stefanie Rinza, the firm's managing director, "and this new position reaffirms the importance of provenance, maker and artistic content for each

piece in the gallery's collection."

Ms. Donadio most recently was at Doyle New York, one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of fine art, jewelry, furniture and decorations. She is a University Scholar and honors graduate of New York City's Hunter College and previously studied at the American University of Paris where she concentrated on art, history, literature, and architecture. Additionally, Ms. Donadio studied at the Scuola Lorenzo de'Medici in Florence, Italy.

"We are delighted to have Dana join our gallery," Ms. Rinza said. "Her personal and professional commitment to the decorative arts makes her ideally suited for this important position."

Carlton Hobbs created a research department in 1988 that has since developed into what is now one of the most comprehensive antiques specialist's archives of several thousand books and source materials. The gallery publishes its research in a series of scholarly catalogues, sharing its findings with a broad academic community and to demonstrate the extent to which Carlton Hobbs researches provenance, maker and artistic content.

"Dana's research effort will further Carlton Hobbs' commitment to the exchange of information with leading historians worldwide and will enable us to complete one of our long-time ambitions, the publication of selected highlights from 35 years of acquisitions," Ms. Rinza said.

Carlton Hobbs' pieces were acquired by or have been on loan to some of the world's most prestigious museums and private collections including: -0- -- The Musee du Louvre -- The Bowes Museum -- The John Paul Getty Museum -- Paxton House -- The Rijksmuseum -- The National Gallery of Greece -- The National Gallery of -- The Victoria and Albert Museum Australia -- The Bard Institute -- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- The Cooper Hewitt Museum, New -- The Museum of Fine Art Boston York City -- The Musee des Beaux Arts, Dijon

About Carlton Hobbs

Carlton Hobbs is a noted independent dealer in rare antique furniture and historic objects. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in New York, the firm acquires researches and sells antiques to discerning clients throughout the world.

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