The Super Auction 2 is in the books. It was a great time of fellowship and commerce. We had many of the original auctioneers from The Super Auction 1 as well as new faces from new places.
Auctioneers and Staff Included:
David Helmer, Brian Braun and Jerry Helmer - Braun and Helmer Auction Service
Brent Belcher and Kevin Belcher - Belcher McPherson Auction Company
Greg Belhorn and Peter D. Gehres - Belhorn Auction Services, LLC
Jonathan Kraft - Kraft Auction Service
Jade and Jen Montrie - Montrie Auction & Estate Service, LLC
Travis and Lori Royston - Royston Auction Company
Scott Vander Kolk Jr. - Vander Kolk's Golden Gavel Auction Service
Dennis Beals - Beals Auctioneering Service
Laura Mantle - Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Bradley Stoecker - Stoecker Auction Service, LLC
Tricia Wiltjer - TWI Auctioneers & Appraisers
Doug Merritt - Merritt Auctions, Inc
Tim and Daniel Kruse - Worldwide Auctioneers
Abby Miller - Ridge Crest Liquidators & Auctioneers
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Super Auction is here!
The Super Auction is this Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 9:30 AM. We will return to the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan for an unquie event. We are already planning The Super Auction 3 for late Febuary 2010. See you Saturday.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Fiesta & Watt Session presents unique opportunity for collectors and dealers
A large collection of Fiesta dinnerware and Watt Pottery will be offered at the second Super Auction on August 22, 2009 held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Original (from the factory) cases of Fiesta manufactured by Homer Laughlin will cross the block. Many of these cases are of retired or discontinued colors and all pieces are marked Fiesta. The session will also include many examples of Watt pottery including commemoratives. The session is being offered by Belhorn Auction Services, LLC of Columbus Ohio.
Unique Currency featured at the second Super Auction
Among the hundreds of antiques, collectables, pottery and coins crossing the block at The Super Auction a fine selection currency will be featured in the Coin and Currency session by Kraft Auction Service. The second Super Auction will be August 22, 2009 beginning at 9:30 AM at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Examples of fractional currency includes 10, 15, 25 and 50 cent notes. Of interest includes a receipt for the purchase of fractional notes from the U.S. Treasury.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Christy Mathewson Card to sell at the second Super Auction
Christy Mathewson T 206 Black Cap with rare El Principe De Gales back will cross the auction block at the second Super Auction, August 22, 2009. Mathewson was a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher who was called the "Big Six" and played mainly for the New York Giants.David Helmer of Braun and Helmer Auction Service said " It's great to have a T206 Mathewson in nice shape, but to have the De Gales back is unbelievable. The Sports Card and Memorbila session features other rare T 206 backs including Carolia Brights, Hindu, American Beauty and more."
For more on all the sessions at The Super Auction please visit http://www.thesuperauciton.net.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Historic Colt 45 to cross the block at The Super Auction
A unique and historic Colt 45 handgun is scheduled to cross the auction block on August 22, 2009 at the second The Super Auction in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The serial number dates the gun to 1860. An full provenance will be provided to the lucky high bidder. The firearm is being offer by Dennis Beals, Auctioneer who is one of Michigan’s finest antique and collectable auctioneers and a founding member of The Super Auction. For more information on this and other items in The Super Auction be visit http://www.thesuperauction.net.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Auctioneers from The Super Auction gathering in KC
Hundreds of auctioneers from across the country and around the world are gathering in Kansas City to attend the 60th National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Conference and Show. Included are auctioneers from The Super Auction. The Conference and Show is an networking opportunity that is unparallel in the auction industry.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Belhorn Auctions covered by Auction Central News
From http://acn.liveauctioneers.com
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Collectors can express their devotion to art pottery by participating in Belhorn Auction Services' 15th annual Summer American Art Pottery Auction Sunday, July 12. Held in conjunction with the annual Pottery Lovers' Reunion, July 11-18, the auction will feature more than 400 pieces of art pottery. Also during the weeklong festival, Belhorn will present a second art pottery auction of more than 500 lots on July 15. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding for both sales.
"Both auctions will have American art pottery of equal value. There will be an emphasis on pottery made in the Zanesville area like Roseville and Weller, but there will also be Rookwood, Van Briggle and others made elsewhere," said auctioneer Greg Belhorn.
Sunday's auction will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern at the Muskingum County Welcome Center, 205 N. Fifth St., in Zanesville.
Featured Roseville items will include a 1920s Panel 296-10" vase in dark green, a Windsor 551-7" vase in blue with green ferns, and an early Velmoss jardinière and pedestal in flowing matte green and brown glaze. The vases are estimated from $400-$600, while the jar and pedestal set is estimated at $1,500-$1,600.
An 11 1/4-inch Weller matte green vase has a $500-$700 estimate, while a scarce Muncie Rombic star vase in high gloss yellow has a $150-$200 estimate.
Sunday's auction will conclude with more than 65 pieces of Hull pottery.
Wednesday's auction will begin at 1 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 4645 E. Pike in Zanesville.
Included in the sale will be a Roseville Futura 404-8" Balloons Glove vase (est. $500-$700), a Weller Dickens Ware mug decorated with an Indian chief (est. $500-$700) and a Roseville Falline 655-15" vase (est. $700-$900).
For details call Belhorn Auction Service at 614-921-9441.
View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
For more information about the Pottery Lovers Reunion visit the Web sites www.potterylovers.org and http://www.visitzanesville.com/events.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Three Auctioneers headed to the IAC
Three auctioneers from The Super Auction will be competing in the upcoming International Auctioneer Championship (IAC). David Helmer, Jonathan Kraft and Peter Gehres will be joining over 80 auctioneers from across the nation in Overland Park, Kan. at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show to compete for the title of IAC Champion. The male and female winners of this competition are regarded by the auction industry as being one of the best. This is first year for Gehres in the IAC. Both Helmer and Kraft have competed in the contest in previous years.
The IAC competitors are judged on their presentation, chant, voice timbre, body language, and other performance elements of effective auctioneering. Participants are also judged on their answers of interview questions. The finalists will compete at 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 in front of more than 1,000 of their peers at the Overland Park Convention Center. The two division winners of the IAC will receive a cash prize of $10,000, a trophy, and will represent the National Auctioneers Association as its spokespeople throughout the year.
The IAC competitors are judged on their presentation, chant, voice timbre, body language, and other performance elements of effective auctioneering. Participants are also judged on their answers of interview questions. The finalists will compete at 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 in front of more than 1,000 of their peers at the Overland Park Convention Center. The two division winners of the IAC will receive a cash prize of $10,000, a trophy, and will represent the National Auctioneers Association as its spokespeople throughout the year.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Coverage in Auction Exchange
From Auction Exchange and Collectors News:
Super Auction inaugural event is a success
By Barb Van Loo
Take one location, add eight auction companies from three Midwest states, add nearly 800 attendees, and what do you have? The Super Auction.
The event was the brainchild of Michigan auctioneer David Helmer, who was determined to host a central location for auctioneers to bring in small, but prime consignment pieces to place into this one big event.
“Hosting such a sale at one location allowed attendees to be privy to auctioneers and merchandise that they otherwise might not travel to buy,” Helmer said.
This concept seemed to appeal to a great number of people, as there were bidders from North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as from all of the Midwest states. Absentee bidders, were from all over the United States.
Three auction rings with five one-hour sessions in each ring kept the event lively. At the end of each hour, a new auctioneer stepped up to the block. Different types of items were sold in each ring so as not to have the same type of items crossing the block in two rings at the same time. A catalog was provided for each auctioneer for the items presented in his ring.
The Belcher McPherson Auction Company, based in Marshall, Mich., was represented by third-generation auctioneer Brent Belcher and his son Kevin, as a fourth-generation auctioneer. Brent’s wife joined them to act as their clerk for this auction. This company has been in the auction business since 1919, when Harold Belcher established Belcher Dingman Spaulding Auctioneers. The company holds several coin auctions each year in addition to sportsmen’s, estate and benefit auctions.
The pieces sold during Belcher McPherson’s hour included: an 1874 $2 gold piece, an 1852 $10 Liberty gold piece and an 1893 Isabella commemorative quarter. In addition, Confederate bills and notes saw bidding.
Belhorn Auction Services, LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio also participated by hosting a ring; specializing American art pottery.
The company’s story begins in the early 1990s, when Steve Belhorn began selling American art pottery. His son, Greg, now heads the company. On the block for the Super Auction was Peter Gehres, who sold pieces made by all the major art pottery companies including Rookwood and Roseville. They also brought several pieces of art glass and sterling silver including a beautiful Tiffany presentation bowl. Items that crossed the Belhorn block were also available to Internet bidders.
Braun and Helmer Auction Service, Inc., is a full-service auction company that was established in 1971. The auctioneers from this company are Jerry Helmer, a Hall of Fame auctioneer, David Helmer his son and a Michigan Auctioneers Association bid-calling champion and Brian Braun. Guns and decoys, clocks, vintage toys, sports cards, autographed balls, and a pair of rare books, The White House Years, Mandate for Change 1953-1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur were highlights in their ring.
Dennis Beals, of Dennis Beals Auctioneer Service, Haslett, Mich., hosted a ring with several lots of vintage antique jewelry, an oil on canvas, and gold and gemstone jewelry. Beals is a certified appraiser and conducts on-site estate auctions, and has an auction house in Haslett.
Jonathan Kraft, of Kraft Auction Service located in Hobart, Ind., also offered a great selection of coins and large-size American dollars. Indicative of the cooperation among the auctioneers, Kraft used the Belhorn podium for his stint on the block. His offering of coins was later in the day than that of Belcher enabling collectors to have the advantage of attending two collectible coin auctions in one day. Among the coins found in his offering were: an 1893-S Morgan dollar, a 1909-S VDB penny, and a 1916-D Mercury dime.
From Toledo, Ohio, there was Jade Montrie, Montrie Auction & Estate Service LLC, a full-service and family-owned auction company. This company specializes in real estate and personal property auctions. He offered several collectible autographs including those of early sports figures, many vintage advertising pieces and a propeller from a non-piloted drone airplane from World War II.
Schmidt’s Antiques Inc., located in Ypsilanti, Mich., also participated in this grande event. Schmidt’s is a fifth-generation family-owned antiques store and auction gallery. Jay and Chuck Schmidt conduct monthly Friday night auctions, known as “Schmidt’s Friday Nights,” at which they sell a variety of mid-range antiques and collectibles from local estates and collections. Several times a year they conduct a cataloged auction of fine art and antiques. To this auction they brought an amazing collection of turn-of-the-century photographic plates from the studios of J. Irving Edwards, Riverhead L.I., N.Y. Pictured in one set of these plates was a little girl standing by a chair. Not only did they have the plates, they had the chair which was sold with the plates. They also brought several Bedrock planes, figurines and a rope-bed maker’s kit. Chuck Schmidt commanded the podium for this auction company’s session.
The eighth auction company was represented by Vander Kolk’s Golden Gavel Auction Service from Dorr, Mich. Scott Vander Kolk, Jr. represented his company which specializes in the auction method of marketing. He also handled auctioneering duties for Braun and Helmer.
This auction started promptly at 10 a.m. and ended just a few minutes shy of the planned time of 3 p.m.
A Super Auction II is already being planned with all of the participating auctioneers planning to return. This event is scheduled for Aug. 22 at the same location. You can check this out on the Internet at www.thesuperauction.net, and read more in upcoming publications of The Auction Exchange and Collectors News.
Find at http://www.eauctionexchange.com/Article.asp?newsid=85
Super Auction inaugural event is a success
By Barb Van Loo
Take one location, add eight auction companies from three Midwest states, add nearly 800 attendees, and what do you have? The Super Auction.
The event was the brainchild of Michigan auctioneer David Helmer, who was determined to host a central location for auctioneers to bring in small, but prime consignment pieces to place into this one big event.
“Hosting such a sale at one location allowed attendees to be privy to auctioneers and merchandise that they otherwise might not travel to buy,” Helmer said.
This concept seemed to appeal to a great number of people, as there were bidders from North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as from all of the Midwest states. Absentee bidders, were from all over the United States.
Three auction rings with five one-hour sessions in each ring kept the event lively. At the end of each hour, a new auctioneer stepped up to the block. Different types of items were sold in each ring so as not to have the same type of items crossing the block in two rings at the same time. A catalog was provided for each auctioneer for the items presented in his ring.
The Belcher McPherson Auction Company, based in Marshall, Mich., was represented by third-generation auctioneer Brent Belcher and his son Kevin, as a fourth-generation auctioneer. Brent’s wife joined them to act as their clerk for this auction. This company has been in the auction business since 1919, when Harold Belcher established Belcher Dingman Spaulding Auctioneers. The company holds several coin auctions each year in addition to sportsmen’s, estate and benefit auctions.
The pieces sold during Belcher McPherson’s hour included: an 1874 $2 gold piece, an 1852 $10 Liberty gold piece and an 1893 Isabella commemorative quarter. In addition, Confederate bills and notes saw bidding.
Belhorn Auction Services, LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio also participated by hosting a ring; specializing American art pottery.
The company’s story begins in the early 1990s, when Steve Belhorn began selling American art pottery. His son, Greg, now heads the company. On the block for the Super Auction was Peter Gehres, who sold pieces made by all the major art pottery companies including Rookwood and Roseville. They also brought several pieces of art glass and sterling silver including a beautiful Tiffany presentation bowl. Items that crossed the Belhorn block were also available to Internet bidders.
Braun and Helmer Auction Service, Inc., is a full-service auction company that was established in 1971. The auctioneers from this company are Jerry Helmer, a Hall of Fame auctioneer, David Helmer his son and a Michigan Auctioneers Association bid-calling champion and Brian Braun. Guns and decoys, clocks, vintage toys, sports cards, autographed balls, and a pair of rare books, The White House Years, Mandate for Change 1953-1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur were highlights in their ring.
Dennis Beals, of Dennis Beals Auctioneer Service, Haslett, Mich., hosted a ring with several lots of vintage antique jewelry, an oil on canvas, and gold and gemstone jewelry. Beals is a certified appraiser and conducts on-site estate auctions, and has an auction house in Haslett.
Jonathan Kraft, of Kraft Auction Service located in Hobart, Ind., also offered a great selection of coins and large-size American dollars. Indicative of the cooperation among the auctioneers, Kraft used the Belhorn podium for his stint on the block. His offering of coins was later in the day than that of Belcher enabling collectors to have the advantage of attending two collectible coin auctions in one day. Among the coins found in his offering were: an 1893-S Morgan dollar, a 1909-S VDB penny, and a 1916-D Mercury dime.
From Toledo, Ohio, there was Jade Montrie, Montrie Auction & Estate Service LLC, a full-service and family-owned auction company. This company specializes in real estate and personal property auctions. He offered several collectible autographs including those of early sports figures, many vintage advertising pieces and a propeller from a non-piloted drone airplane from World War II.
Schmidt’s Antiques Inc., located in Ypsilanti, Mich., also participated in this grande event. Schmidt’s is a fifth-generation family-owned antiques store and auction gallery. Jay and Chuck Schmidt conduct monthly Friday night auctions, known as “Schmidt’s Friday Nights,” at which they sell a variety of mid-range antiques and collectibles from local estates and collections. Several times a year they conduct a cataloged auction of fine art and antiques. To this auction they brought an amazing collection of turn-of-the-century photographic plates from the studios of J. Irving Edwards, Riverhead L.I., N.Y. Pictured in one set of these plates was a little girl standing by a chair. Not only did they have the plates, they had the chair which was sold with the plates. They also brought several Bedrock planes, figurines and a rope-bed maker’s kit. Chuck Schmidt commanded the podium for this auction company’s session.
The eighth auction company was represented by Vander Kolk’s Golden Gavel Auction Service from Dorr, Mich. Scott Vander Kolk, Jr. represented his company which specializes in the auction method of marketing. He also handled auctioneering duties for Braun and Helmer.
This auction started promptly at 10 a.m. and ended just a few minutes shy of the planned time of 3 p.m.
A Super Auction II is already being planned with all of the participating auctioneers planning to return. This event is scheduled for Aug. 22 at the same location. You can check this out on the Internet at www.thesuperauction.net, and read more in upcoming publications of The Auction Exchange and Collectors News.
Find at http://www.eauctionexchange.com/Article.asp?newsid=85
Saturday, April 18, 2009
National Auctioneers Day - 4/18
The NAA is excited to announce that the association successfully introduced and passed S. Res. 86 in the United States Senate yesterday. The Senate Resolution designates April 18, 2009, National Auctioneers Day in the United States. S. Res. 86 was sponsored by Kansas U.S. Senator Sam Brownback.
See the resolution: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.RES.86:
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See the resolution: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.RES.86:
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Monday, April 13, 2009
The Super Auction II is on!
The details for The Super Auction II are set and buyers and sellers will not be disappointed. The next Super Auction will feature nine auction companies from four states. The Super Auction is set for August 22, 2009 at 9:30 AM will return to the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan for this unique and one of a kind event. The Super Auction will include something for everyone and promises to be a must attend event for collectors, dealers, and auction enthusiast from around the Midwest and across the country.
If you are interested in consigning to the second Super Auction please contact one of the participating auctioneers or thesuperauction@gmail.com
If you are interested in consigning to the second Super Auction please contact one of the participating auctioneers or thesuperauction@gmail.com
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