Charlie Potters.

Charlie Potters owns Rara Avis, an art and antiques shop in Boonton, NJ.

A background in fine and decorative arts

Charles “Charlie” Potters also works as a research consultant with Nye & Company. His role includes helping clients assess their collections and researching pieces that are difficult to identify or value. He has spent more than 55 years studying and collecting fine and decorative arts.

His interests include rare watches, American silver, Americana and folk art, Chinese porcelain and jade, scientific instruments and mechanical objects. He has worked with both individual pieces and larger collections, drawing on their history and design to put them in context.

Before his current auction-house work, Charlie spent more than 30 years in capital markets, where his work included research and teaching. Throughout that career, he continued to collect and study art and antiques.