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After an unexcused absence from my pick of the week duties, I am back for this week with a piece from the firearms and militaria auction to be held here at Pook and Pook Auction in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. The sale…

This week I surprisingly chose a piece with a great painted surface in an unusual form. There are 850 lots in our September 12th, 2019 online only auction comprising thousands of items. There are so many choices in just about…

Pook and Pook’s gallery is bursting at the seams and we need to find new homes for a whole heck of a lot of material this fall! On September 12th, 2019 we are going to start the process with an…

My pick of the week comes from our June 26th Online Only Decorative Arts Auction, which begins at 9:00 AM next Wednesday. Our online sales never disappoint and always have little gems interspersed throughout the sale. In fact, I found…

The duck, nature’s greatest and most unique creation! Masters of the water, air, and land, the duck propagates itself throughout the world bringing joy and splendor to all! Forgive my hyperbole, but my eyes were immediately drawn to this beautifully…

The June 15th toy sale here at Pook and Pook Auction in association with Noel Barrett Auctions has too many neat things to just pick one! My first pick was a salesman sample so I didn’t use up my toy…

Ok, I have been behind schedule for my pick of the week. Too many eggs and too many baskets. So now I am going to make my picks of the week, as in more than one. I couldn’t decide on…

This week I chose something that meets some of my must have criteria for me to consider it to be a great antique. Some of those benchmarks for me include scarcity, size, color, surface and eye appeal. It’s a forgone…

As soon as my eyes set on this piece of art, I was immediately drawn to it. It’s interesting and unique. My pick of the week is Lot 136 in the upcoming May 4th auction, an oil on linen still…

As the spring Americana sale is fast approaching, I wanted to get a pick of the week out there and share some spring inspiration. With over 400 lots I had plenty of things to chose from. The obvious choice and…

It very well may be difficult to call a gun a work of art but my pick this week is just that. Lot 16 of Pook and Pook Auctions firearms and military sale on April 13th, 2019, is certainly a…

My pick for this week is strictly based on functionality. This lot, lot 86, comes to us from the Furnishings and Decorative Items of the Home and Offices of Dr. Albert and Laura Barnes, which will be sold at Pook and…

I am stuck in a quandary once again. Trying to narrow down to one thing for this week’s pick. What a nice problem to have! I could easily select another fraktur, just look at lots 643 and 644 in our…

Yet another successful online auction is over. The 1500 lots containing over 10,000 items are starting to leave the building and not soon enough! The next wave is coming and all the Pook and Pook employees are scrambling to get…