Floridiana & Americana Auction
Saturday, March 14th, 2020, Noon EST
Preview Friday, March 13th, 2-6 PM and day of sale beginning at 10 AM.
A strong sequel to the January Florida sale, the March auction will offer a large selection of Florida art and antiques, including items from the collection of Florida historian, collector and author Alfred R. Frankel, MD, as well as several other prominent Florida collectors. Following about 300 lots of Florida items, several dozen important historical American art and antique items will be sold.
This month's Florida highlights include:
– Large oil on board painting by Joe Selby, and dozens of other works by Florida artists, including several Highwaymen paintings
-- A seven-foot-wide Clyde Butcher photograph
-- A cabinet from the railroad station in Tampa
-- One of the minaret crescent moons from the Tampa Bay Hotel
– Early Florida pottery from Graack, Kohler, Royal Hickman and others
– A large selection of early Florida original photographs
Americana highlights include:
-- Several original cast iron banks
-- A selection of never-before-offered documents from a New York family, including a Revolutionary War era piece signed by Aaron Burr, documents regarding the Continental Army, late 1700s real estate documents regarding New York lots around Wall Street etc.
-- 1940s King Cotton Bacon advertising clock
-- Native American and Inuit items
Online bidding available on our app, Bidsquare, Live Auctioneers and Invaluable. Not local? No problem -- we can ship some items worldwide and provide you with a list of shippers for the other items. Phone bids ($100 minimum) and absentee bids accepted for pre-registered bidders - form is on our website.
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Blackwell Auctions
Clearwater, FL 33760
United States
info@blackwellauctions.com
Phone:+1 7275460200
Payments
Available payment options
Shipping Info
Shipping:
*For some items, we provide in-house packing and shipping via UPS and USPS that is done with excellence and is competitively priced. Your invoice will include a shipping fee if we’re able to ship your item, and you are also welcome to contact local third-party shippers or make your own arrangements for pickup or shipping.
* Some items are noted which must be shipped via 3rd party, freight or cargo services — you can contact them directly for quotes and to make arrangements.
*Purchases left at the gallery 60 days after the auction will be considered abandoned and will become the property of Blackwell Auctions, with no refund given.
* We are in full compliance with laws regarding the sale of firearms. Firearms manufactured prior to 1899 do not require shipment to an FFL. Firearms that do require shipment to an FFL are noted in our catalogs and will only be shipped to an FFL. Local transactions are completed through an FFL with whom we have made arrangements, and non-local buyers can provide us with the FFL information of their choosing.
Resources for 3rd party/freight/cargo delivery:
o UPS store 5980: store5980@theupsstore.com phone: (727)391-6094
o UPS store 4567: store4567@theupsstore.com phone: (727)725-9985
o ORBIT PROFESSIONAL PACKING CRATING (888) 247-8540 or 727-507-7447 lg@orbitppc.com www.orbitppc.com (U.S. & International)
o CRATERS & FREIGHTERS (813) 889-9008 ( 877) 448-7447 Fax (813) 884-8393 Tampa@cratersandfreighters.com www.cratersandfreighters.com (U.S. & International)
o TOP NOTCH TRANSPORT (US) (309)253-9700 info.topnotchtransport@gmail.com
o CADOGAN TATE DESIGNER SERVICES miami@cadogantate.com (305)833-3700 (U.S. & International)
o EXPERT MESSENGER sales@expertmessengers.com (866)343-8863 (within Florida)
o We’ve had several buyers be pleased with this service -- https://www.uship.com/
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Terms & Conditions
Blackwell Auctions terms:
* All items sold "AS IS, WHERE IS" with all faults.
* All descriptions believed accurate but not warranteed.
* Bidder inspection is encouraged.
* By placing a bid, bidder signifies that they have examined the items to their satisfaction, or that they have chosen not to personally examine them.
* In the event of tie bids between an online bidder and a floor bidder, the tie will go to the floor bidder. Tied online bids will be assigned a winner by the auctioneer. We do our best to rotate winning tie bids through our online bidding platforms.
* We reserve the right to reject any bid at our sole discretion.
* Our in-house buyer premium is 15%. This applies to bids placed in person, absentee or by phone. Our online buyer premium is 20%. This applies to bids placed through our website/app, Live Auctioneers, and Invaluable/AuctionZip. Online bidders can save 2% by using Bidsquare for online bidding, which has a buyer premium of only 18%.
*Absentee and phone bids are accepted for bidders who pre-register with us directly and provide payment information. The absentee bid form available on our website must be submitted by 5 PM the day prior to auction day. The minimum bid for phone bids for online sales is $100, or the starting bid, whichever is greater, and is $50 for discovery sales.
* The Florida Department of Revenue does not accept out of state resale certificates. If the buyer takes delivery of the item in Florida, either in person or via mail, and does not have a valid FL resale certificate, applicable sales tax of 7% must be collected. Out of state dealers may produce a signed affidavit certifying that items are for resale, and then sales tax can be removed.
* We are in full compliance with laws regarding the sale of firearms. Firearms manufactured prior to 1899 do not require shipment to an FFL. Firearms that do require shipment to an FFL are noted in our catalogs and will only be shipped to an FFL. Local transactions are completed through an FFL with whom we have made arrangements, and non-local buyers can provide us with the FFL information of their choosing.
Payments:
*Invoices over $2,000 for USA buyers may require payment via cashiers check or bank wire transfer at our discretion. All international transactions over $500 must be completed via bank wire transfer.
*Online bidders will be invoiced the week after the auction directly via email with payment instructions. If you bid on Invaluable or our own app and have not paid within 7 days, we will also invoice you through your bidding venue IF a credit card can be taken for your transaction, and your card may be charged 4 days after that invoice has been sent. If a wire transfer is necessary, payment is expected within 7 days of invoicing, after which time an unpaid item dispute will be opened. Items will no longer be available one week after a dispute is opened.
*Personal checks are accepted -- shipping will be held until the check clears.
*Partial payment (deposit/layaway) arrangements may be allowable on a case-by-case basis. In any case, however, items not paid for in full (including buyer premium, taxes and shipping, if applicable) within 30 days of auction's close will be considered abandoned. Any deposits collected will be forfeit.