Auction PR Publicity Announcements News and Information
Auction PR Publicity Announcements News and Information

AFTER POSTING A SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF SALES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2011, FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY LOOKS TO FINISH STRONG WITH 4 BIG SALES

From August through November, the firm will be busy at its gallery facility in Pittsfield, Mass.

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The first half of 2011 was kind to Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, and now the firm plans to finish the year strong with a series of four big auctions slated for August through November. All of the sales will be conducted at Fontaine’s modern gallery facility, at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield, located in western Massachusetts.

The first event will be an Antique Discovery Clock Auction, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. (EDT). Over 500 rare and vintage clocks from a single-owner collection will cross the block without reserve (everything sells, regardless of price). Sold will be American large wall clocks and case clocks, grandfather clocks and examples from England, France and Germany.

Also offered will be Vienna regulators, porcelain and novelty clocks, master and slave clocks, ships’ clocks, schoolhouse and wooden works clocks, skeleton clocks, calendar clocks, Howard clocks, pendulums, weights, watchmakers’ benches and multi-drawer cabinets, watch and clock ephemera and advertising signs. Previews will be held Friday, Aug. 26 (10-5) and Saturday, Aug. 27 (8-11 a.m.). Buyers must be present in the gallery to bid at this auction.

Then, on Saturday, Sept. 10, starting at 11 a.m., Fontaine’s will conduct a two-session Exceptional Antique Auction (previews on Friday and Saturday), aptly named because it will feature 500 lots of antique furniture, vintage clocks and lamps, porcelains, music boxes, a large Rogers Group collection, silver, jewelry, arts and crafts, paintings, firearms and militaria. Consignments are still being accepted for this sale.

The third event will be an Unreserved Estate Auction on Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at 11 a.m. Over 400 lots of period antiques and decorative accessories – comprising the contents of two major estates, one from Short Hills, N.J., and the other the original homestead of the Brewer, Young family from Longmeadow, Mass. Previews will be held Friday and Saturday.

Finally, an Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction will be staged on Saturday, Nov. 19, beginning at 11 a.m. (previews on Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19). Set to change hands will be over 450 lots of exceptional antique furniture, lighting by Tiffany, Handel, Pairpoint and others, paintings, silver, clocks, art glass and cameo glass, bronzes, jewelry, pottery and porcelains. Consignments are still being accepted for this auction.

“We are accepting quality consignments for all the auctions in our fall series, from one piece to an entire estate or collection,” said John Fontaine of Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. “Either way, we have the service and expertise to help you. We can provide free estimates and arrange pick-up and delivery nationwide. Our rates are the best in the industry and consignments are fully insured.”

Fontaine’s is actively seeking merchandise in the following categories, to include Early American, Victorian, Empire, custom mahogany and figural; carved furniture; lighting by Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly, Handel, Pairpoint, Wilkinson, Reviere, Suess and other makers.

The firm is also looking for quality music boxes, clocks and watches, art glass and cameo glass, bronze and marble statuary, silver, Russian items, jewelry, paintings, porcelains, coins, Arts & Crafts furniture and accessories, art pottery, Oriental rugs, Asian items, toys, banks, military items, firearms and more. Prospective consignors can call the gallery at (413) 448-8922, or send photos of their items by visiting www.fontaineauction.com, or by e-mailing them to [email protected].

As stated, the first half of 2011 was successful for Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. For example, at the firm’s Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction held May 21, a monumental circa-1890 R.J. Horner 12-piece dining set soared to $100,300 in an auction that grossed just over $1.4 million.

Other highlights from the auction included a 7-piece John H. Belter laminated rosewood Henry Clay parlor set ($25,960), a Tiffany Studios Greek key table lamp with 18-inch serpentine leaded shade ($26,550); a large Chelsea ship’s bell mantle clock with 12-inch dial ($15,930); and a monumental bronze work by Arthur Waagen depicting a triumphant Kabyle hunter ($12,980).

With over 40 years in the auction business, Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is a name that has earned the trust of collectors, investors and gallery owners around the world. Cataloged lots get nationwide exposure to the firm’s expansive database of over 15,000 qualified buyers. Seven times Fontaine’s Auction Gallery has been voted “Best Antique Auction Gallery” by the public.

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is actively seeking quality consignments for their August thru November auctions and for all future sales. The firm also buys antiques and entire estates outright. For more information, or to consign an item, estate or collection, you may call (413) 448-8922 and ask to speak to John Fontaine. Or, e-mail him at [email protected].

For more information about Fontaine’s Auction Gallery and the firm’s calendar of upcoming events, please log on to www.FontainesAuction.net. Updates are posted frequently.

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