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photograph by Fawn DeViney 278 | AUGUST 2015 nshoremag.com NEST AUCTION HOUSE KAMINSKI AUCTIONS Frank Kaminski began emptying garages and houses several decades ago, soon auctioning off the antiques and art he found. In the late 1980s, his first highly publicized auction sold the contents of the home of former Boston mayor James Michael Curley. In 1996, Kaminski opened his eponymous auction house in Beverly with a staff of four. Four years ago, the company moved to a sophisticated new auction gallery on Beverly's Elliott Street; they also maintain office facilities in a historic 1850s barn on Cabot Street. Today the company has loca- tions in Beverly Hills, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and West Palm Beach, but—with the exception of rare events like the Oprah Winfrey or the Le Grand David sale—auctions take place at the Elliott Street gallery. Kaminski hosts 25 auctions a year, selling furniture, coins, vintage couture, jewelry, silver, Oriental rugs, art glass, oil paintings, and a range of other objects. 117 Elliott St., Beverly, 978-927-2223, kaminskiauctions.com R E A D E R S' C H O I C E K A M I N S K I A U C T I O N S