Antiques & Collectibles – Wes Pace Auctions

May 21, 2011 – Allentown/Fogelsville Holiday Inn Just off Rt. 78

Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley – 7736 Adrienne Drive, Breinigsville, PA

May 21, 2011 – 7:55AM

Auctioneers: The Renaissance Auction Group and Wes Pace Auctions
Phone 610.370.2879 or 610-745-1972
E-mail: bill@auctionhowze.com or Wes@wespaceauctions.com

PREVIEW @ 8AM. AUCTION @ 11AM. AMERICANA, COINS, GOLD & SILVER. THE INITIAL OFFERING OF A LIFETIME COLLECTION: Movie, TV & Radio Nostalgia Including Cap Pistols, Toys, Advertising Premiums Incl. Rings, Posters, Watches, Dolls, Action Figures. Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Hop A Long, Lone Ranger, Wyatt Earp, Davy Crockett, Rin Tin Tin, Sky King, Zorro, Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Barbie, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Disney, Barks, Lantz, Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, Beatles. Marx, Hubley, Nichols, Daisey, Mattel, Kilgore, Ideal. 1000 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAST BY LIBERTY MINT FROM GUTZON BORGLUM ORIGINAL. [Read more...]

Coins, Comics, LPs & 45s, Porcelain, Pottery, Ephemera, Glassware, Prints, Items From All Areas of Collecting Interest

April 16th – Doors Open at 7:55AM

Featured Items Include: Coins, Comics, LPs & 45s, Porcelain, Pottery, Paper Ephemera, Glassware, Prints

Items From All Areas of Collecting Interest!

Location: Berks County 4H Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, Pa 19533 – Right Off RT 183

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Terms of Sale: Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa. 13% Buyer’s Premium w/ 3% Discount For Cash Or Check

Auburn Estate Readies For New Residents Amid Historic Sale

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The front of the estate known as Auburn is seen in this photo. The contents of the home will be auctioned June 25-27 in Thurmont, Md.

THURMONT, Md. — Estate sales are not just about mossy mansions and hopeful heirs. They are sometimes living auctions, which either garner ready cash or clear out extensive collections to make way for more.

When professional auctioneers Bill Howze and Wes Pace partnered to manage the estate sale of Auburn, a country manor built in 1808, they were completely overwhelmed. They discovered a house chock-full of more than a century’s worth of intact items. Auburn, which appears in the U.S. National Historic Register, was a collector’s dream come true.

“We found great treasures in every area of the house, in the third-floor attic, the basement, the kitchen area, in virtually every room, every drawer, every closet, and every piece of furniture that we checked,” enthuses Pace. “The house was a time capsule, a wonderful museum depicting the lifestyle of influential families of the past.”

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