Firearms, Militaria & Sporting
Saturday, November 17th at 9AM
Join us for over 400 lots of militaria to include antique firearms, swords, ephemera, hunting trophies, etc. Online bidding for this auction is available on Bidsquare at www.bidsquare.com and Proxibid at www.proxibid.com. Veterans attending the live auction receive a free catalog. Click Here for auction info.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Online Only Coins & Jewelry
November 7, 2018
Online Only Decorative Arts – Day 1
November 8, 2018
Online Only Decorative Arts – Day 2
November 9, 2018
Firearms & Militaria
November 17, 2018
Fine Jewelry
with Stuart Kingston Jewelers
November 30, 2018
Antique Toys –
Day 1
December 7, 2018
Antique Toys –
Day 2
December 8, 2018
Americana & International
January 12, 2019
Antique Toys
December 7th & 8th, 2018 at 9AM
Join us for two days of antique toys starting on Friday, December 7th. This sale will feature part one of the Morton A. Hirschberg Steam Toy Collection. Click Here for more information
PRESS RELEASES
Bidsquare Takes 3 Top Lots at Pook!
Bidsquare Takes 3 Top Lots at Pook! Oct 05,2018 | 13:57 EDT By Jessica Helen Weinberg Although, it’s always best to embrace change, as the colorful leaves of fall so elegantly remind us before gliding to the ground – there is also an undeniable comfort in noticing the things…
Wind was blowing right for sale of weather vanes
DOWINGTOWN, Pa. — The highly publicized auction of the Roland and Marilyn Kemble collection, hosted by Pook & Pook, was held on Jan. 12-13 and met with impressive results that were reflected in a 93 percent sale rate for 431…
Pook & Pook with Noel Barrett to Auction Fine Clockwork Toys and Trains
Click to read the article on artdaily.org.
Pook & Pook with Noel Barrett’s March 24 Auction
Pook & Pook with Noel Barrett’s March 24 auction
PICK OF THE WEEK
Is That a Doune Under That Kilt?
As someone who knows little to nothing about firearms, but knows plenty of the history of Scotland, my favorite lot of the November 17th Firearms, Sporting and Militaria sale is the exceptional matched pair of 18th c. Scottish flintlock pistols.…
School Teacher by Day…
When I sat down with the Flacks to look over the catalog before it went off to the printer, Paul remarked that his favorite fraktur artist was Andreas Kolb. I too find Kolb’s work superior and I’ve laid out my…
After Houdon
So here we are gearing up for the Americana & International sale, which is right around the corner on September 14th and 15th. For my last pick I went out on a limb with a non-Pennsylvania piece, one that I…
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A Beginners Guide: Collecting Antique Toys with Specialist Noel Barrett
A Beginners Guide: Collecting Antique Toys with Specialist Noel Barrett Aug 07,2018 | 09:39 EDT By Jessica Helen Weinberg with Noel Barrett Click here to read more!
Melchoir Fordney: The story of a Pennsylvania master gunsmith and one of America’s first insanity pleas.
If you met Pook & Pook, Inc.’s Vice President Jamie Shearer at a gun show or exposition recently, he has probably shown you a long rifle coming up for auction and offered to tell you the story of its maker,…
What do these things have in common: A house our first president wouldn’t live in, the oldest piece of land continuously owned by African Americans, and a war ship run aground by pirates?
On October 8th, 2016, we are excited to feature a copy of Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, formally titled The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania North America; as it appeared in the Year 1800. This historically important piece…
How to Identify Works on Paper
You have a piece of art on paper. Before you can research it, determine the artist, or figure out what it is worth, you need to know what it is. Such a simple question can be surprisingly difficult. Works on…
