Online Only Decorative Arts Auction
September 15, 2021 at 9am
ALL BIDDING FOR THIS AUCTION IS ONLINE ON BIDSQUARE & INVALUABLE.
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UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Online Only
Decorative Arts
September 15, 2021
Americana & International
Session 1 – Lots 1-542
September 30, 2021
Americana & International
Session 2 – Lots 543-1068
October 1, 2021
Native American Indian
October 27, 2021
Coins & Jewelry
October 28, 2021
Online Only
Decorative Arts
October 29, 2021
Antique Toys
and Board Games
December 3, 2021
Photography, Prints & Ephemera
Winter 2022
Americana & International
September 30 & October 1, 2021 at 9am
September 30th & October 1st at 9AM
This sale will feature over 1000 lots of Americana & International antiques. The gallery exhibition is open to the public. Phone, absentee, and live bidding are available for this auction. All online bidding for this auction is on Bidsquare and Invaluable. Click Here for more information.
PRESS RELEASES
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…
Press Release: The Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Throughout her life, Joyce Bowes Collis always had an eye for beauty. Growing up as a young girl in Baltimore, Joyce was passionate about art and history and would spend her time sketching, designing clothing, reading history, and writing stories.…
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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…
Lots at Sea
The September 15th Decorative Arts sale features a number of objects with a nautical theme. Lot 2544 is an ingenious shipboard light fixture: a scarce wrought iron gimbal-mounted ship’s fat lamp, mid 19th c., with three inner gimbaled hoops. In…
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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…
Tobias Hirte Redux
Tobias Hirte’s life may have spanned 1748-1833, but he was a man far ahead of his time. In our Photography, Prints, and Ephemera auction on August 18th, Pook & Pook will offer an important and exceedingly rare document demonstrating the…
Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
Not every minor artist toils in obscurity. Relegated down the ranks of 19th century American painters by history, William Russell Smith was an eminent artist in his day. He is important because his paintings preserve images of a young nation,…
