ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS,
STERLING, & MORE AUCTION
Sunday, December 12, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m.
2437 Monroe in LaPorte, Indiana
DIRECTIONS – From
West, take SR 2 into downtown LaPorte; go two blocks
east of courthouse and turn right onto Monroe/SR 4 and go 1.2 miles to auction
site on left. From East, take SR 2 from South Bend to LaPorte;
go to Boyd Boulevard just past Wal-Mart; turn left onto Boyd Boulevard and go
approximately 1.2 miles to Monroe/SR 4; turn right onto Monroe and go .75 miles
to auction on right. From South, take US 35 north toward LaPorte; at the first light before entering the city, turn
right onto Boyd Boulevard and go north approximately 1 mile to Monroe/SR 4;
turn left and go .75 miles to auction site on right. Note: Auction held indoors in heated, carpeted
auction gallery.
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WOW…WHAT AN AUCTION DON’T MISS THIS ONE…YOU WON’T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT
OF STERLING & THE GREAT BOOKS (JUST HOPE WE CAN GET IT ALL LISTED FOR YOU) |
STERLING – 8 Tiffany & Co. Julep sterling
straws w/ boxes; Tiffany & Co. Makers money clip w/ box; very large oblong
footed & handled bowl (weighs in excess of 35 troy ounces); heavy bowl w/
lid; Gorham tray; many candlestick holders; compotes; creamers & sugars;
salt & peppers; individual salts; many pieces of sterling flatware;
sterling tea strainer; interesting Japanese sandal salt & pepper shakers;
sterling match safe; many sterling serving pieces; collector spoons; quite a
few pieces of sterling jewelry; and the list goes on. SILVERPLATE – flatware sets; serving utensils; James W. Tufts tea service; fancy handled basket; and more.
SERGE NEKRASSOFF – approximately 20
different pieces include high fire enamel on copper; bowl w/ cardinal; small
plate w/ cardinal; teapot; creamer & sugar on trays; large pewter leaf tray;
pitcher; and many other beautiful pieces
OTHER METAL ITEMS – Old Russian
samovar (needs some work); English coal scuttle; Art deco lady holding mirror;
older brass & other cast items.
ANTIQUARIAN & COLLECTIBLE BOOKS – many to get
through, but here are some…10th printing of Langston Hughes’ The Weary Blues w/ dust jacket -- Signed by author in 1945; Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, 1918; P.T. Barnum’s Struggles and Triumphs or 40 Years Recollection Author’s Edition,
1873; John Bonnycastle’s Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters from a Preceptor to
His Pupil, 1803; Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan
Lord of the Jungle, 1928 (2nd edition); Life of Napoleon Alta Edition, 1894; Jesse Stuart’s The Thread that Runs So True, Signed by author, 1945; John Rushim’s The True and
the Beautiful, 1875; A. Conan Doyle’s A
Study in Scarlet; Ernest Thomas Seton’s Wild
Animals I Have Known, 1898; Ernest Thomas Seton’s The Trail of Sandhill Stag, 1900 (2nd
edition); Jas. R. Carahan’s Pythion Knighthood Its History 7 Literature, 1890 (2nd
edition); George Rector’s A La Rector,
Signed by author, 1933; Sea Scout Manual, 1922; Boy Scouts of America, 1913; Edward
Fitzgerald’s Rubyiat of Omar Khayyam 1917 1st
Translation Edition (wonderful colorful plates in this edition; Josiah Priest’s
American Antiquities and Discoveries in
the West, 1837 (2nd edition); and many more.
FURS – several mink coats, stoles, hats, and
other items
Terms: Cash,
check & credit cards accepted. Sales
tax unless exempt.
ENGSTROM AUCTIONS
AC30200060
219-326-6200