This is the first post in a series on prices realized from The Super Auction held on Febuary 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Super Auction brought auctioneers and buyers from the across the Midwest together for an unique auction event on February 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over 360 bidders from seven states made the first Super Auction an event to remember. The event started promptly at 10:00 AM and the last item crossed the block a few minutes before 3:00 PM. The event featured collections from across the Midwest and South and had something for nearly every collector and enthusiast. In the five hours of fast and furious selling nearly 1400 lots of pottery, antiques, advertising, ephemera, firearms, sports cards, sterling silver, coins, clocks and collectables of all shapes and sizes crossed the auction block.
Thank you to the hundreds of buyers and auction enthusiasts from across the Midwest who attended the inaugural Super Auction. It was a great success and we are already planning the next Super Auction. Check this site for details about The Super Auction II coming in the early fall of this year.
The upcoming Super Auction was recently featured on the Auction Central News site. The Super Auction is February 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan and features auctioneers for three states and over 1400 lots crossing the block during the five hour event. Auction Central News is a service of LiveAuctioneers.com and is an auction news site featuring Art, Antiques and Collectibles. Read the article: The Super Auction on Auction Central News
Montrie Auction & Estate Services, LLC of Toledo, Ohio will be offering a number of collectable autographs including those of early sports figures at the first ever Super Auction on February 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Included is a signed Tyson/Hollyfield photo (the "ear" fight) and others. A particularly interesting set of signatures are from the 1939 Grand Metropolitan Opera. The opera lot consists of a program, book and autograph book that includes a detailed list of all the operas its owner attended and many signatures. Some of the more popular opera artists' autographs are Lawrence Tibbett, Alessio De Paolis, Arnold Gabor, and Marjorie Lawrence.
A unique and sought after oval Nantucket basket purse by S.P. Boyer will be sold by Belhorn Auction Services, LLC (BAS) at the upcoming Super Auction on February 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The purse was made circa 1950 and is in excellent condition and has a carved sperm whale on what appears to be a mahogany plate. There are two hinges on the back and a clasp with holding pin on the front. The handle is bent wood.
Jade Montrie of Montrie Auction & Estate Service LLC. will have two sessions in the inaugural Super Auction on February 28, 2009 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They will be offering an eclectic mix of paper, smalls, military and sports memorabilia. Many of the items have some interesting, informative history.
The Super Auction is less then one week away on February 28, 2009. Are you making plans to attend? The auctioneers involved in The Super Auction are completing their inventories, packing and preparing to meet for this unique auction event at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event is a must attend for any auction enthusiast, collector, or dealer.
