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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Online Only Decorative Arts - Session Two

Join us for 1600 lots of antique furniture, toys, fine art, textiles, stoneware, flags, advertising, carvings, and so much more.

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Online Only Decorative Arts - Session One

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Americana & International - Session Two

Join us for hundreds of lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the globe. The buyer's premium is 26%. If you wish to attend the live sale at the gallery, please call (610) 269-4040 to reserve a seat.

Start: Fri, Jan 14, 2022 EST

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Americana & International - Session One

Join us for almost 600 lots of fine art, period furniture, and decorative accessories from around the globe. The buyer's premium is 26%. If you wish to attend the live sale at the gallery, please call (610) 269-4040 to reserve a seat.

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Online Only Toys & Decorative Arts

Join us for 800 lots of toys and decorative arts, including furniture, art, textiles, and more.

Start: Mon, Dec 6, 2021 EST

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Antique Toys & Board Games

Join us for over 500 lots of antique toys, dolls, board games, coin operated devices, advertising, and more.

Start: Fri, Dec 3, 2021 EST

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for 750 lots of antique furniture, fine art, and decorative accessories. This is part three of a three day sale. ALL BIDDING FOR THIS AUCTION IS ONLINE ONLY

Start: Fri, Oct 29, 2021 EDT

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Coins & Jewelry

All bidding is online only. This auction takes place on multiple bidding platforms. The buyer's premium is 26%. New buyers cannot pay with credit card. Items paid for with a personal check will be held for ten days after the check is deposited. Items must be picked up/shipped by 11/12.

Start: Thu, Oct 28, 2021 EDT

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Native American Indian

Join us for hundreds of lots of Native American Indian material on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 starting at 9AM. All bidding for this auction is online only.

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Americana & International - Session Two

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Americana & International - Session One

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Start: Thu, Sep 30, 2021 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

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Start: Wed, Sep 15, 2021 EDT

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The Collection of Barbara A. & Fred Johnson of Rockford, Illinois

Join us for over four hundred lots of Americana and Scandinavian antiques from the Johnson Estate out of Chicago, Illinois.

Start: Thu, Aug 19, 2021 EDT

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Photography, Prints & Ephemera

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Start: Wed, Aug 18, 2021 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts - Day 2

Join us online for two day summer sale of antique furniture, art, and decorative accessories.

Start: Thu, Jul 29, 2021 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts - Day 1

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Start: Wed, Jul 28, 2021 EDT

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The Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis - Session Two

Please join us for a two day sale of the Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This collection includes almost 800 lots of mocha, spatter, paint decorated furniture, samplers, folk art, and more.

Start: Fri, Jun 25, 2021 EDT

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The Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis - Session One

Please join us for a two day sale of the Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This collection includes almost 800 lots of mocha, spatter, paint decorated furniture, samplers, folk art, and more.

Start: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 EDT

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Online Only Decorative Arts

Join us for 500 lots of advertising, pottery, porcelain, coins, jewelry, antique furniture, fine art, and decorative accessories!

Start: Mon, May 24, 2021 EDT

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Americana & International

Bid now on over 550 lots of antique furniture, fine art, and decorative accessories from around the world.

Start: Fri, May 21, 2021 EDT

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Bud & Judy Newman Collection

Join us on April 23, 2021 at 9AM for an incredible collection of stoneware, samplers, fine art, and a collection over 250 lots of board games.

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Online Only Decorative Arts Auction

Over 800 lots of art, antiques, and decorative accessories are set to cross the virtual auction block on April 7, 2021 starting at 9AM.

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A Fifty Year Pennsylvania Collection of Militaria

Join us for over 600 lots of militaria from a collection amassed over a lifetime. Requests for additional information or photographs should be sent to conditions@pookandpook.com.

Start: Fri, Mar 26, 2021 EDT

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