Much of the period furniture in the auction will come from the Beleden Mansion, an elegant, 20-room Gilded Age structure begun in 1908. All are expected to do well, as precious metals continue to appreciate against a sagging dollar.
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That will be followed by silver coin sets from Star Trek and Disney (Mickey Mouse), full 1-ounce silver coins and Pinocchio sterling silver commemorative coins in presentation books. The action will kick off at noon Eastern with one lot of over 40 gold and silver estate coins.
The auction will also boast stunning bronzes, vintage lamps, at least eight music boxes (some by Regina), dazzling estate jewelry and several eye-popping treats, like an extremely rare cast-iron Victorian floor safe, three period stoves, a great folk art carved decoy from an estate on Cape Cod and attributed to the renowned maker Crowell, an early “Buster Cherries” slot machine, a 1950s-era Fender double-neck Stringmaster lap steel guitar, and an authentic signed photo of Babe Ruth, dated May 22, 1948, with the envelope it was mailed in.
The rare clock, made in Plymouth, Conn., features pillar and scroll feet, a full eagle in flight at the top and cannons and other armaments below. transitional 30-hour woodworks clock in a stenciled quarter-column and splat mahogany veneer (short) case. One clock in particular that’s expected to generate intense bidding is a circa-1830 Eli Terry Jr. Terry was the first to mass manufacture clocks, in the early 1800s. Baldwin was a direct descendant of Eli Terry, the renowned Connecticut clock maker. The roughly 100 vintage clocks will comprise Part 2 of the Richard Baldwin collection, with many rare labels and makers represented. Included will be fine Victorian furniture.
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sold Part 1 of the collection in 2009), plus items from the historic Beleden Mansion in Bristol. The 400-plus mostly fresh-to-the-market lots will include Part 2 of rare and vintage clocks from the collection of Richard Baldwin of Terryville, Conn. The auction will feature something for just about everybody, said Chapulis.
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“Even if the weather is bad, people will be able to bid from the comfort of their homes, at their computer,” Chapulis said.Īlso for the first time ever, the showroom will have a 55-inch TV monitor mounted in the second floor, showing all of the lots as they come up for bid. will utilize an online biding platform LiveAuctioneers. “Transporting all that merchandise from our facility to Litchfield and getting it all set up, which takes more than a month to do, would have been a disaster if we ended up having to cancel due to the weather.”įor the first time, Tim’s Inc. “For openers, we’ve had a simply awful winter, weather-wise, and I just can’t take the chance we’ll be snowed out at the firehouse,” said Tim Chapulis of Tim’s Inc. Route 6) instead of the Litchfield Firehouse. will hold its 19th annual Cabin Fever Auction on Sunday, March 27, at the company’s showroom at 1185 Farmington Ave. transitional 30-hour woodworks clock in mahogany case.
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