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Where did Antarctica go?
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
Tucked away in a corner of our upcoming May Online Only Decorative Arts auction we have a real treasure map! Or at least, it’s a really treasured map. An engraved map of the Western Hemisphere with hand-colored borders published in…

COVID-19 and Upcoming Auctions at Pook & Pook, Inc. – FAQ
Deirdre Magarelli News, Press Releases
FOR OUR CLIENTS and CUSTOMERS COVID-19 and Upcoming Auctions at Pook & Pook, Inc. – FAQ With the rise in numbers of the spread of coronavirus, we’ve had questions from bidders and consignors about our upcoming auctions. Please reach out…

Facebook Antique Identification Parody
Facebook Antique Identification Parody by: Jamie Shearer How many of you spend more time on Facebook than you would ever care to admit? I sheepishly raise my hand from the back of the room as I try to avoid the…

Roasting on an Open Fire
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
Our upcoming January 17th and 18th Americana and International Auction has provided many great things to choose from for our pick of the week. I focused on day one which begins on Friday January 17th at 6:00 PM EST in…

Schuetzen If You Got ‘Em
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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…

Out of the pages of “Ragged Dick”!
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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…

Pitchfork Pecker
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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…

Twiggy
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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 Mighty Duck
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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…

I’m a real toy!
Deirdre Magarelli News, Pick of the Week
So here is an actual toy for my pick of the week for Pook and Pook’s toy sale with Noel Barret which begins at 10:00 AM EST, in Downingtown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, June 15th, 2019. I like to look at…

Wir haben das Fleisch!
Pook & Pook News, Pick of the Week
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…