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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Antique Toy & Train Auction

Join us on December 1, 2022 for hundreds of lots of antique toys and trains.

Start: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 EST

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Online Only Decorative Arts

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

Start: Thu, Nov 17, 2022 EST

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Start: Thu, Nov 17, 2022 EST

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Native American Indian & Ethnographic

Join us for almost 500 lots of Native American Indian and Ethnographic material including points, beaded items, clothing, textiles, baskets, pottery, weapons, tools, books and ephemera, art, carvings, totems, and other objects.

Start: Wed, Nov 16, 2022 EST

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Online Only Decorative Arts

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

Start: Fri, Oct 28, 2022 EDT

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Barry & Nancy Yodis Country Primitives

Join us for hundreds of lots of country primitives from the collection of Barry & Nancy Yodis.

Start: Thu, Oct 27, 2022 EDT

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Coins & Jewelry

Join us for hundreds of lots of coins and jewelry. NEW BUYERS MAY NOT PAY WITH CREDIT CARD. NEW BUYERS MUST PAY WITH CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK, BANK WIRE, or ACH.

Start: Wed, Oct 26, 2022 EDT

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Americana & International - Session Three

Join us for over 1400 lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the globe. This auction will take place over three days starting at 4PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Session Two will begin at 9AM on Thursday and Session Three will begin at 9AM on Friday.

Start: Fri, Oct 7, 2022 EDT

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Americana & International - Session Two

Join us for over 1400 lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the globe. This auction will take place over three days starting at 4PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Session Two will begin at 9AM on Thursday and Session Three will begin at 9AM on Friday.

Start: Thu, Oct 6, 2022 EDT

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Americana & International - Session One

Join us for over 1400 lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the globe. This auction will take place over three days starting at 4PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

Start: Wed, Oct 5, 2022 EDT

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Fine Art, Samplers & Framed Works

Join us for an online only auction of all things framed! This sale includes paintings, samplers, fraktur, mirrors, and so much more. The exhibition and all bidding for this auction is online.

Start: Wed, Sep 14, 2022 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for hundreds of lots of furniture, art, and decorative accessories.

Start: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 EDT

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Start: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 EDT

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Photography, Prints & Ephemera

Join us for hundreds of fascinating lots of ephemera.

Start: Wed, Aug 17, 2022 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts Auction - Session Two

Join us for two fantastic days of bidding all from the comfort of your home! Over 1500 lots are scheduled to cross the virtual auction block on July 20th and 21st.

Start: Thu, Jul 21, 2022 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts Auction - Session One

Join us for two days, and over 1500 lots, of antique furniture, textiles, fine art, and decorative accessories.

Start: Wed, Jul 20, 2022 EDT

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Collections from Mid-Atlantic Educational Institutions

Join us on the evening of July 19th for wine, cheese, and a fun live audience summer auction of antiques and decorative accessories!

Start: Tue, Jul 19, 2022 EDT

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The Collection of Mark & Marjorie Allen - Session Two

Join us for two days and over 600 lots of furniture, art, brass, delft, and more. The buyer's premium is 26%. The gallery exhibition begins Saturday, June 25th, 2022.

Start: Fri, Jul 1, 2022 EDT

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The Collection of Mark & Marjorie Allen - Session One

Join us for two days and over 600 lots of furniture, art, brass, delft, and more. The buyer's premium is 26%. The gallery exhibition begins Saturday, June 25th, 2022.

Start: Thu, Jun 30, 2022 EDT

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The Collection of Drs. Donald & Patricia Herr - Session Two

Join us for the outstanding collection of Drs. Donald & Patricia Herr.

Start: Fri, Jun 10, 2022 EDT

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The Collection of Drs. Donald & Patricia Herr - Session One

Join us for the outstanding collection from Drs. Donald and Patricia Herr. This auction includes over 500 lots of pewter, samplers, coverlets, quilts, folk art, fraktur, and so much more.

Start: Thu, Jun 9, 2022 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts Auction

Join us for 700 lots of furniture, art, and decorative accessories.

Start: Thu, May 12, 2022 EDT

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Native American Indian & Ethnographic Auction

Join us for hundreds of lots of Native American Indian stones, baskets, jewelry, textiles, beaded objects, and more.

Start: Wed, May 11, 2022 EDT

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Americana & International Auction - Session Two

Please join us for hundreds of lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the world. The buyer's premium is 26%.

Start: Fri, Apr 22, 2022 EDT

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Americana & International Auction - Session One

Please join us for hundreds of lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the world. The buyer's premium is 26%.

Start: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for 800 lots of antique furniture, art, decoys, Asian objects, and decorative accessories.

Start: Thu, Mar 24, 2022 EDT

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