Pick of the Week
Where did Antarctica go?
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…
Roasting on an Open Fire
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
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”!
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 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…
The Mighty Duck
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!
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!
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…
Sheth of a Salesman
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…
The fairest one of wall?
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…