About Augusta Auction Company
Edward Maeder has been involved in the world of textiles since he began to embroidery at the age of three. Fascinated by all forms of textile creation - from weaving to knitting, lace making, tailoring and historic pattern making, printing and dying, beadwork to porcupine-quill work - as well as textile conservation. As a textile conservator he studied with Karen Finch, OBE at Hampton Court, and at the Abegg Stiftung, in Switzerland.
A Wisconsin native, Edwards undergraduate degree was from the U of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, in theatre, art, art history and textiles. A graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art, History of Dress program, University of London, he has held curatorial posts at FIT [Fashion Institute of Technology] NY, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Founding Director of the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario, CA, and Historic Deerfield in Massachusetts.
Edward is the President of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of the American Coverlet in Bedford, PA, on the board of the Honorable Cordwainers’ Company, Williamsburg, VA, a Fellow of the Costume Society of America and a frequent lecturer and consultant across the country and abroad. He acts as an expert witness for court cases involving shoes and fashion. He is a Research Associate in the Theatre Department at Smith College, Northampton, MA.
Edward had known and worked with his dear friend -company founder Karen Augusta - for more than two decades. Upon her passing, Edward was hired to continue identification and description of the historic garments and textiles found in our catalogs.
Emery Ross, son of Karen and Bob, has been immersed in the clothing and auction life since birth. He made his first auction purchase at age five and hasn't looked back. He traveled with his parents to early vintage shows and honed his business skills selling cookies to other vintage dealers.
He graduated from the Compass School in Westminster (started by his parents) and studied international business management at Bryant University. He continued his studies in India and Japan and worked with commodity businesses in Brazil and China before returning to his family home in Vermont. He sold general antiques for many years before joining the specialty auction company.
Emery brings his diverse business skills to Augusta Auctions and has instituted many systems to streamline the company's expansion. He has benefitted the family business with the development of improved Augusta Auctions operations. Emery has been a Vermont-licensed auctioneer with the company since 2021 and has been calling our sales since that time.
He is now working to streamline the operations to make our internal systems simpler to use. His knowledge and strategic planning skills positively impact daily operations and simplify our offerings to our clients and customers.
Eden Love has had a passion for the artistic, elegant and whimsical since childhood with an intense interest and love of the objects and stories from the past. Eden received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Hartford Art School in Painting and Printmaking, and brings her artistic eye and creative flair to her work with Augusta Auctions.
Always bringing her unique talents to every job she has held, she has been a sign maker, designed logos, created window displays, decorated event spaces, and styled and photographed culinary creations. She strives to present the amazing historical pieces in the catalog with faithfulness and accuracy, while also highlighting their incredible beauty and historical interest.
Eden’s other passions include nutrition, herbalism, gardening, and making chocolate! She is a mother to two wild and spirited daughters. Eden feels incredibly grateful to work with a wonderful team at Augusta Auctions and get to immerse herself in the enthralling world of vintage fashion!
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
- Montclair Art Museum
- Connecticut Historical Society
- National Heritage Museum
- Chrysler Museum
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Museum of Fine Arts
- New Bedford Whaling Museum
- Ohio State University
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Ithaca College
- Fairfield Historical Society
- Actress Mia Farrow
- Fashion Institute of Technology Museum
- Denver Art Museum
- Kent State University Museum
- Maine Historical Society
- Montclair Historical Society
- Strong Museum
- Sue Varner Estate
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Northwestern College
- Walpole Historical Society
- Shippensburg College
- Wadsworth Athenaeum
- Tasha Tudor Historic Costume Collection
- Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising