Pook & Pook Inc

463 East Lancaster Avenue
Downingtown, PA 19335
United States

(610) 269-4040 | conditions@pookandpook.com

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Pook & Pook Inc. auction house was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Poo...Read More Pook & Pook Inc. auction house was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s offices are approximately thirty-five minutes west of Philadelphia, in an old stone inn built in 1761 with an adjacent state-of-the-art auction gallery. Right from its inception, the company’s auctions incited the interest of major museums, estate representatives, and serious collectors. Pook & Pook, Inc.’s first sale in 1984 grossed $125,000, a respectable amount for the new auction house run by the Pooks and one part-time employee. The firm had grown significantly by 1999, when Ron Pook sold a Philadelphia piecrust tea table for $1.4 million, making Pook & Pook, Inc. the first auction house outside New York City to break the million dollar mark on a single item. In June of that same year, Pook & Pook, Inc. held its historic William Koch sale, the largest on-site, one-day auction ever held in the United States at that point, grossing over $4.3 million. Since 1984, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s superior service and impressive prices have attracted the attention of the collecting public. In 2004 and 2007, the two monumental auctions of the estate of Dr. Donald Shelley totaled over $10 million, closely followed by the Richard and Rosemarie Machmer auction in October of 2008, which realized $4.7 million. In the fall of 2009, Pook & Pook, Inc. launched a series of programs for museums and non-profit institutions. While the company has always offered free informal appraisals and consignment rates as low as 0% for museums, historical societies, and heritage centers, Pook & Pook expanded this program to also offer free advertising in its award-winning catalogs and free copies of past catalogs and images for research purposes. In response to the company’s commitment to non-profits, Pook & Pook, Inc. proudly offered the Smithsonian Institution’s Cigna Collection of Firefighting and Maritime Objects in November of 2010. Drawn by the promise of a free catalog, firefighters from all over the state of Pennsylvania stopped in to preview the collection and attend the sale. Following such successful early years, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s customer and consignor base has continued to expand and now includes over 40,000 individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm grew to its present level of renowned appraisal services and historic auctions with the help of expert appraisers, auctioneers, and experienced support staff, and the company is constantly searching for new and innovative ways to approach the sale of personal property. One of the first top-tier auctions to embrace online selling, Pook & Pook, Inc. and five other premier auction companies teamed up to found Bidsquare in 2013. In designing a new online bidding platform, Pook & Pook, Inc., et al., aimed to offer a vetted site for buyers and sellers. The result is a user-friendly, high quality, online bidding option. Pook & Pook, Inc. hosted the first of many profitable online only sales shortly after. The success of these Internet auctions has prompted the company to feature them regularly in addition to its catalog sales, offering consignors and bidders multiple opportunities to participate in this crucial industry trend. Ronald and Debra Pook and their knowledgeable staff have been committed to the fields of antique furniture, decorative accessories, and fine art for more than forty years and today, Pook & Pook, Inc. holds over twelve auctions a year. These regularly consist of three Americana auctions, two International auctions, several Decorative Arts sales, Sporting, Coin, Toy, and other specialty auctions. Each year, the company usually also offers several noteworthy single institution or consignor auction events, and has an esteemed tradition of working with some of the country’s most discerning collectors. Pook & Pook, Inc.’s auctions have also consistently maintained a 97% average sell rate, creating an optimal auction experience for buyers and sellers alike. Read Less

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The Collection of Barry D. Hogan, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Join us on May 17th for a single owner sale of The Collection of Barry D. Hogan Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Barry Hogan was an avid collector of Pennsylvania folk art, early Americana, and early American Historical glass. Pook & Pook is honored to have this collection entrusted in our care and we are excited to find new stewards for each of the wonderful objects in Mr. Hogan's collection.

Start: Fri, May 17, 2024 EDT

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Americana & International Auction - Session Two

Join us on April 18th & 19th for our spring Americana & International Auction featuring over 800 lots from around the globe.

Start: Fri, Apr 19, 2024 EDT

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Americana & International Auction - Session One

Join us on April 18th & 19th for our spring Americana & International Auction featuring over 800 lots from around the globe.

Start: Thu, Apr 18, 2024 EDT

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Coins & Jewelry Auction (online only)

Join us for hundreds of lots of gold and silver coins, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, watches, and more. New bidders cannot pay with credit card.

Start: Wed, Mar 27, 2024 EDT

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Start: Wed, Mar 27, 2024 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for 800 lots of antique furniture, fine art, and decorative accessories.

Start: Wed, Feb 28, 2024 EST

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100 Years: The Kindig Collection - Session Two

Joseph Kindig, Jr. opened his first shop in 1925, coinciding with the antique craze that swept America in the 1920s. Over his career, he guided Colonial Williamsburg, Winterthur, Bayou Bend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others in the acquisition of masterpieces. In 1947 Joe Kindig III joined his father’s business. In 1994, Joe III was joined by his own daughter, Jenifer, and the family business flourished into the 21st c. Please join us for this major auction event, honoring the Kindig Legacy and its century of scholarship, stewardship, and masterpieces.

Start: Fri, Feb 9, 2024 EST

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100 Years: The Kindig Collection - Session One

Joseph Kindig, Jr. opened his first shop in 1925, coinciding with the antique craze that swept America in the 1920s. Over his career, he guided Colonial Williamsburg, Winterthur, Bayou Bend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others in the acquisition of masterpieces. In 1947 Joe Kindig III joined his father’s business. In 1994, Joe III was joined by his own daughter, Jenifer, and the family business flourished into the 21st c. Please join us for this major auction event, honoring the Kindig Legacy and its century of scholarship, stewardship, and masterpieces.

Start: Thu, Feb 8, 2024 EST

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Americana & International Auction - Session Two

Join us for our first auction of 2024! Printed catalogs for this auction can be ordered at pookandpook.com/order-catalogs/.

Start: Fri, Jan 19, 2024 EST

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Americana & International Auction - Session One

Join us for our first auction of 2024! Printed catalogs for this auction can be ordered at pookandpook.com/order-catalogs.

Start: Thu, Jan 18, 2024 EST

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Online Only Decorative Arts including Native American Items & Toys

Join us for 850 lots of Native American objects, Antique toys, and an assortment of Decorative Accessories on December 6, 2023. It's one stop shopping for all your holiday needs! Gallery exhibition will run Monday and Tuesday, 10-4, the week of the auction.

Start: Wed, Dec 6, 2023 EST

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Online Only Decorative Arts - Session Two

Almost 1600 lots of decorative arts are set to cross the virtual auction block on October 26th & 27th.

Start: Fri, Oct 27, 2023 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts - Session One

Join us for 1600 lots and two days of art, furniture, and decorative accessories.

Start: Thu, Oct 26, 2023 EDT

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Coins & Jewelry (online only)

Join us for our biggest Coins & Jewelry auction ever! Almost 900 lots will cross the virtual auction block on October 25th, 2023. All bidding for this auction is online on PookLive. The buyer's premium is 26%. New buyers cannot pay with credit card.

Start: Wed, Oct 25, 2023 EDT

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Americana & International - Session Two

Join us for over 600 lots of Americana and International material including period pieces from New England, Mid-Atlantic, and South, numerous barber poles, a large collection of mocha, redware from a large estate, fine art, folk art, and so much more.

Start: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 EDT

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Americana & International - Session One

Join us for two days of Americana & International material including several estates, a collection of carousel horses, a group of barber poles, fine art, silver, weathervanes, antique furniture, and more.

Start: Thu, Oct 5, 2023 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for over 800 lots of furniture, art, and decorative accessories! The buyer's premium on all platforms is 26%.

Start: Thu, Aug 17, 2023 EDT

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Start: Thu, Aug 17, 2023 EDT

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Toys, Dolls & Games

Join us online on PookLive for over 400 lots of toys, dolls, and games. All bidding for this auction is online only.

Start: Wed, Aug 16, 2023 EDT

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The Collection of Georgiana & Alex Cook Cincinnati, Ohio

Join us for The Collection of Georgiana & Alex Cook Cincinnati, Ohio

Start: Thu, Jun 22, 2023 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Joins us for furniture, art, and decorative accessories. See Auction Description for gallery exhibition dates and times.

Start: Wed, Jun 21, 2023 EDT

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Start: Wed, Jun 21, 2023 EDT

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Frame Collection (online only)

Join us for 150 lots of frames. All bidding for this auction is online on PookLive. The buyer's premium is 26%. Go to Auction Information for gallery exhibition dates and times.

Start: Fri, May 26, 2023 EDT

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Native American Indian & Ethnographic

Join us for hundreds of lots of Native American Indian pottery, baskets, beaded items, totems, weapons, textiles, points, artifacts, clothing, tools, art, books, photographs, carvings, effigies, and more. All bidding for this auction is online on PookLive.

Start: Thu, May 25, 2023 EDT

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Robert & Barbara Jean Horan Pewter Collection & Additions

Join us for hundreds of lots of pewter. All bidding for this auction is online on PookLive. See Auction Description for gallery exhibition dates and times.

Start: Wed, May 24, 2023 EDT

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Start: Wed, May 24, 2023 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts Auction

Join us online for 550 lots of furniture, art, and decorative accessories. Gallery Exhibition: Friday, May 5, 2023 - 8am to 9am

Start: Mon, May 8, 2023 EDT

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Americana & International - Session Two

Join us for over 500 lots of period furniture, fine art, pewter, quilts, medals, and more.

Start: Fri, May 5, 2023 EDT

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