Antique Toys & Board Games
December 3, 2021 at 9am
LIVE SALESROOM, ABSENTEE, PHONE & ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE FOR THIS AUCTION.
ONLINE BIDDING FOR THIS AUCTION IS ON BIDSQUARE & INVALUABLE.
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UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Antique Toys
and Board Games
December 3, 2021
Online Only Toys & Decorative Arts
December 6, 2021
Americana & International
January 14, 2022
Online Only
Decorative Arts
February 9&10, 2021
Coins & Jewelry
March 16, 2021
Photography,
Prints & Ephemera
March 17, 2022
Online Only
Decorative Arts
March 30, 2021
Native American Indian
May 13, 2021
Online Only Toys & Decorative Arts
December 6, 2021 at 9am
December 6, 2021 at 9AM
This sale will feature hundreds of lots of toys followed by hundreds more of antique furniture, art, and decorative accessories. The gallery exhibition is open to the public. All bidding for this auction is on Bidsquare and Invaluable. Click Here for more information.
PRESS RELEASES
Treasure of the Concepción
On a bright day in 1641, under sweltering skies, twenty one ships sailed out of Vera Cruz, the port of New Spain, headed for Seville. They were the ships of the Spanish Treasure Fleet, laden with a fortune in silver,…
Press Release – Americana & International Auction
Pook & Pook Auction’s two-day sale September 30th and October 1st promises to be one of its biggest Americana & International events to date. The sale will begin with the Pennsylvania Mocha collection. The first three quarters of this noted…
The Collection of Barbara A. & Fred Johnson, of Rockford, Illinois
On August 19th, 2021, Pook & Pook presents The Collection of Barbara A. & Fred Johnson, of Rockford, Illinois. Owners of Barbara A. Johnson Antiques, the couple spent decades traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe in search of antiques, specializing…
Joyce Bowes Collis Sale Exceeds Expectations
Pook & Pook’s June 24th and 25th sale of the Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis recorded strong results, grossing $1.26 million, 19% above estimate. A high degree of interest and strong bidding pushed 47% of lots above high estimate, with…
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Miniature Masterpieces of Modern Art
On October 28th, Pook & Pook is excited to offer at auction two brooches created by one of the greatest artistic pioneers of the 20th century, Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963). Perhaps most famous for revolutionizing painting by founding, together with…
A Boy and His……Cat?
Malvina Hoffman (New York, 1885-1966) was taught by Auguste Rodin from 1910 until 1917, learning to sculpt in a realistic style. Moving back to New York after Rodin’s death, she rented a mews apartment in a little cul-de-sac called Sniffen…
The Significant Form of Elie Nadelman
Elie Nadelman (New York/France, Poland, 1882-1946) is known for abstract, elegant, stylized sculptures, and for his original, modern aesthetic. Nadelman’s style evolved throughout his career as he sought new ways to achieve perfection. He explored influences from long ago and…
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Sublime Feline
In Paris in 1910, William Zorach was a student of traditional art schools. He met and fell in love with a fellow student, the brilliant Marguerite Thompson. The two decided to break with past methods of painting, to see the…
Cloudscape
Cloudscape is a word coined by American artist and author Eric Sloane (1905-1985). His largest cloud painting is a 58 foot by 75 foot mural covering an entire wall of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. In the 1920’s Sloane…
Crest of the Wave
An allegory of the element of water, Crest of the Wave is all about motion and lightness and gravity. Harriet Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980) was a Beaux Arts sculptor of the early 20th century. She studied briefly with Rodin, and then…
The Moods of Time
Paul Howard Manship (American, 1885 – 1966) created four bronze fountains The Moods of Time: Morning, Day, Evening, and Night for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The sculptures were hour markers on a large sundial, allegorical figures representing the…
