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Pook and Pook, Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers in Downingtown, Pennsylvania has not slowed down one bit during our country’s current crisis. Our company applied for, and gratefully received received, an exemption waiver to continue to conduct auctions, while strictly adhering…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…