117 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
United States
Classic cardboard offerings include a Willie Mays Bowman rookie card (1951) and the first Topps cards for Hank Aaron (1954) and Sandy Koufax (1955). Important lifetime Washington Redskins collection of signed photographs and jerseys from Slingin’ Sammy Baugh to the Hogs. Signed soccer jerseys from Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, the great Pele and others will appeal to ‘futbol’ enthusiasts. Tiffany, Meissen, Baccarat, Georg Jensen and others lead a 200-lot Emporium session of silver, paintings, prints, furniture, bronzes, ceramics, glass, rugs, books, jewelry and Asian ceramics and paintings.
Over 240 lots of stunning jewelry, gemstones to include ten Paraiba Tourmaline rings largest at 14.8ct. all with GIA certifications, large selection of rare vibrantly colored tourmalines including Cuprian stones, a square cut Emerald 22ct., platinum diamond ring 3.42ct., Alexandrite, Rubellite, Tanzanite, Fire Opal, a Yellow Diamond pendant 3.92ct., Rolex Submariner, Cartier Watch, large selection of gold necklaces, rings and bracelets; Luxury goods to include, Hermes, Chanel, Prada, 87 pairs of ladies shoes to include Manolo Blahnik, Chanel, clothing by Pero, Premet, Etro, and others
In addition to our gold and silver coinage, we bring to you the most complete set of James Mudie's bronze British 'National Medals' that we have ever handled. Each medal is nestled in an elegant album for easy storage and display. Key currency includes a famed ‘bison’ note, along with a collection of Roman and Byzantine ancient coins. There is always room for a few fun inclusions, for instance a stack of ‘short snorter’ signed notes, which includes signatures for Douglas MacArthur, as well as other notables.
Examples by Paul de Lamerie and Paul Storr, Art Nouveau figural candlesticks and a rare 62-pc Flora Danica silver gilt flatware cap 50 silver lots. Paintings and works on paper by J. Martin-Ferrieres, Philip Hermogenes, Adolphe Bonny, Wm Skilling, Camille Pissarro and H. Claude Pissarro. Porcelain by Meissen, Sevres, Tiffany, Jacob Petit and Royal Crown Derby. Desk & table clocks, micromosaic obelisks, tea caddies and boxes, Continental wood carvings, Viennese bronzes, 30 carpets, among others.
Charles Willson Peale’s exceptional portrait of Col. Nicholas Rogers, landscapes by JF Kensett, JF Cropsey, Wolf Kahn and William Bradford lead American fine art offerings. Southern paintings represented by MH Weeden, Alfred Hair, Hattie Brunner, WH Stevens and WI Anderson. MESDA-documented furniture, a Dunlap family chest on chest, deaccessions from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and the VMFA, a Tiffany Studios Daffodil table lamp, several sterling flatware services, George Ohr and Outsider art.
Our Spring Wine & Spirits Auction offers an array of Fine Wine and rare spirits, including a notable selection of California Reds, Bordeaux, Chardonnay, Italian, and Spanish Wines. Highlights include Six Bottles of 2009 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT, 1967 Chateau Petrus, and many strong offerings from California wineries such as Schrader, Opus One, Spring Mountain Vineyard, and Robert Mondavi, among many others.
Beginning the day with Photography masterworks by William Klein, Horst P. Horst, Alfred Eisenstadt, Edward Weston, Carrie Mae Weems, Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Edward Weston and many others. Following are more than 60 lots of Native American pottery, baskets, weavings, carvings and jewelry, headlined by an important Naskapi doll with painted coat, a rare Chinookan bark shredder, a pair of Huron moose hoof needlecases, blackware by Maria Martinez, and a room sized Navajo weaving. Concluding the day are 115 lots of furniture, silver, porcelain, rugs and more.
A stellar selection of Modern art includes Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe, a Claude Howell triptych and works by K.Khanna, A. Pomodoro, Christo, E. Vicente and A. Archipenko, to mention a few. Design and studio furniture anchored by pieces from GK Bennett, J. Brooks, Maison Jansen, Warren Platner, F.L. Wright, Le Corbusier, Royer and G. Nelson for Miller. Sculptural jewelry by A. Pomodoro, ARKIS, Maija Neimanis, Sasa, Seven Fingers, Tom Herman, and Petr Hora, among others.
Deaccessions including rare American furniture led by an early sawn leg dressing table from NY or CT, a NC tea table, a CT Pilgrim Century court cupboard, a Kings County, NY, kast, Thomas Sully’s artist’s cabinet, furniture ex Garbisch, Garvan, Amory Haskell, and others; a Jacques Gruber Art Nouveau bookcase and Aesthetic Movement furniture; 50 samplers including Otis (Boston) and Lee (Philadelphia) families; Continental furniture, clocks, and a room screen by Gaston Priou; fine art by James Butler, Arthur B. Davies, Blakelock, Abraham Walkowitz, Whistler, and others.
Edward Beyer’s panoramic view of Old Liberty (Bedford), VA; Edgefield SC stoneware; paintings by Robert Cottingham, Wolf Kahn, Nicolai Cikovsky, Thomas Sully, John Joseph Enneking, Robert Reid, Dana Pond, Willie Daniels, Alfred T Bricher, Colin Campbell Cooper; folk portraits; early 19th Century Charleston coin silver basket and silver by Tiffany, Gorham, Reed & Barton, and Kirk; Chinese export porcelain; a large collection of NC longrifles; American furniture including a Barnard Cermenati labeled mirror; Tiffany Favrile and Steuben Aurene glass, among others.
Fine art featuring rare prints by Rembrandt, paintings by Pieter Wouwerman and Elisabeth Johanna Koning, collection of portrait miniatures; a J. & W. Cary Regency library globe; Georgian and Continental furniture and clocks including marquetry examples; glass by Lalique, Val St. Lambert; porcelain by Meissen, Ginori, Herend; tea caddies and boxes from a Virginia collection; three dozen rugs; Charles Sykes, Spirit of Ecstasy bronze (lifetime); Russian, British and Continental silver by Paul Storr, Crichton Bros, Faberge, Joseph Nordberg, and Puiforcat; and more.
The day starts with 180+ lots of Asian arts to include items descended in the family of Anson Burlingame, a 19th century diplomat to China, a lifetime collection of snuff bottles of jade, stone, and porcelain, and carved stone seals, and a family collection of early underglaze blue and Qing porcelains from estate of Wm. Sauer, D.C., sold to benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia. The auction ends with 250+ lots of American and British paintings, folk art, and furniture, Southern pottery, sterling silver, and Steiff animals, which includes a 6 ft. camel.
Over 160 lots of fine jewelry starts the auction featuring many radiant diamond rings, vivid emeralds, stunning blue sapphires, and exquisite Tahitian pearls. A 14kt.gold Art Deco ladies mesh purse weighing 131 grams highlights a large selection of gold necklaces and bracelets while designer pieces by Bulgari, Rolex, Cartier, and Tiffany & Co are featured. Luxury goods include Gucci, Dior, Chanel, and Prada women’s handbags as well as an antique Goyard steamer trunk, a large collection of men’s Hermes ties and Hermes scarves from a Florida collection.
To the delight of collectors, Brunk Auctions has a lineup of ancient coins to modern releases, with a focus on key-date Morgan Dollars. Two 1893 San Francisco silver dollars, a mint state 1901 Philadelphia, final years for the Carson City Mint, uncirculated, and others. Also not to be missed are shipwreck coins, coins of the Roman Empire, and a generous selection of paper money.
The second day of our auction features an important, recently discovered wedding portrait by Jeremiah Theus; the large 1852 James Bard United States; works by Winfred Rembert, Severin Roesen, Regis Gignoux, Elizabeth Verner; MESDA documented and other important American furniture; fine silver, Southern pottery, a large selection of Staffordshire, folk art, and so much more.
We kick off our Semiquincentennial celebration with over 200 personal and presidential items from the Estate of President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Featuring paintings by the President, a rare gold inaugural medal, personal fishing and hunting gear; signed editions from his personal library; dinner and glass ware, ephemera, decorative arts, jewelry worn by the President and Mrs. Carter, and more. Also featured is an extensive collection of presidential signatures; important fine art and jewelry from relatives of George HW Bush; American Furniture, fine and decorative arts, silver, and more.
Important paintings including three Rosa Bonheur paintings, J.F. Herring Sr.; sporting art to include Heywood Hardy; impressive collection of Georgian silver from the Godfrey Collection featuring a basket by Wm. Cripps; tribal carpets from Susan Gary Collection, Louisville to include Serapi, Kazak, and Peperdil; Rene Lalique glass; estate of Wm. Sauer, D.C. antiques dealer, sold to benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia.
A full day of objects from the personal collection of Betsy and Joe Byerly of Greensboro, NC. Founded in 1937 by Joe’s parents, Byerly Antiques became a tradition by focusing on Joe’s passion towards Southern furniture. As a founding member of MESDA in Old Salem, NC, he earned the respect of curators, historians, and collectors who depended on his remarkable expertise. We are honored to bring this collection to the market. Of note are a Swisegood walnut corner cupboard along with five pieces of MESDA documented furniture, Southern furniture, paintings, pottery, and decorative arts objects.
Select items from different departments round out an exciting year of auctions for our last auction of 2025. Items from the Silver department include Southern examples from Virginia, Charleston, SC, and Maryland, as well as France to include Christofle flatware. Fine jewelry examples include gold, diamonds and Buccellati cufflinks. A wide selection of Persian rugs. Decorative Arts items include Meissen porcelain, Southern pottery, and a pair of cut glass mushroom lamps. Property sold from the collections of the American Folk Art Museum includes early quilts.
It's time to spread holiday cheer with our stunning selection of ladies' and gentlemen's diamond, gemstone, and gold jewelry, along with exquisite timepieces. We also offer a wonderful range of gently used and like-new designer goods from world-renowned brands, including Rolex, Cartier, Tiffany, Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, MAZ, Esti Frederica, Gucci, and many more. There’s something special for everyone!
A vast selection of jadeite and nephrite Chinese carvings from private collections to include a thinly walled censor with signature, mutton fat examples of carved animals, and celadon, many with receipts from reputable dealers from the 1980s. Snuff bottles from an important collection appraised by Robert Hall in 1985. Porcelain includes Qing, oxblood, blue and white, and early Ming. Buddha figures include a gilt bronze example with turquoise inlay. A large selection of Chinese painted furniture, early Chinese bronze and earthenware examples, painted scrolls to include Toshiya Murase.
Rare original drawings by Charles Schulz, creator of the iconic Peanuts comics, featuring the beloved Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and others; works by Wolf Kahn, Gilbert Gaul, Xanthus Smith, Mario Sanchez, and more; important William & Mary, Queen Anne, and Chippendale furniture; silver including Tiffany and other sterling flatware services; vintage firearms including a Rare Confederate Palmetto Armory Model 1841 "Mississippi Rifle", Morse carbines, Colt revolvers, and more; Edgefield pottery, maps, around 70 lots of folk art and outsider art from the Collection of Ann and Ted Oliver, and more.
Our November auction begins with a large group of Staffordshire, Whieldon type, armorial and other Chinese export porcelains; furniture includes New England, Philadelphia and New York rarities, including a Seymour attributed Chippendale Figured mahogany block front desk and Seymour attributed Federal Eagle Inlaid Tambour Desk; pottery includes Staffordshire, Whieldon type, armorial and other Chinese Export porcelain; Decorative arts include an extensive collection of early lighting, silver, fireplace and other household tools, weathervanes include a full bodied gilt copper eagle, and more.
Featuring fine and rare Pilgrim century furniture, including an extremely rare Boston Cromwellian upholstered high back chair; works by North Shore cabinetmakers and joiners such as the Mason-Messenger Shop of Boston, Steven Jacques of Newbury, James Symonds of Salem, and Thomas Dennis of Ipswich; two rare 17th century needlework boxes; William & Mary furniture including a part-ebonized chamber table and a japanned Queen Anne high chest; decorative arts including 17th-century ceramics such as Nottingham carved mugs, British Delft, Staffordshire, Westerwald, and a rare Wrotham four handled tyg.