Kimberley Ahara is a decorative arts historian and the owner of Q Antiques and Design in Los Angeles, California. Kim contributed to The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermann (2012) after completing her master's thesis, Marie Zimmermann: Master of a Dozen Crafts, for the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture at the University of Delaware. She is a contributor to The New England Antiques Journal and a member of The American Art Pottery Association, the Antiques & Collectibles National Association, and The Decorative Arts Trust. Kim worked previously with Gem Antiques and Swann Galleries in New York City and the National Museum of the United States Navy in Washington, D.C.