Pook & Pook, Inc
12 Posts
463 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335
610-269–4040
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Jan 19 Realist Artworks by John Lavery, Andrew Wyeth Highlight Pook & Pook, Inc’s Americana & International Sale
Irish painter Sir John Lavery was known for his realistic landscapes, portraits, and wartime scenes. He...
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Aug 17 Pook & Pook Presents Early Copies of Newton’s Method of Fluxions and Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy
In the early 18th century, a controversy between great minds rocked the world of academic mathematics....
- Auction Guide, Auction Industry
Auction Cataloging: Goals, Priorities, and Challenges
A key part of any auction is the cataloging associated with each lot on offer. Cataloging,...
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Oct 01 Harriet Whitney Frishmuth ‘Crest of the Wave’ Bronze Sculpture Available With Pook & Pook
Leading the second session of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s upcoming Americana & International auction is Crest...
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Sep 30 First Day of Pook & Pook, Inc. Auction Features Rare New York Federal Musical Tall Clock
The first day of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s forthcoming auction will present Americana, decorative art, antique...
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Inside the Auction House: Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook, Inc. started as a small family business but eventually grew into a customer...
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Jun 24 Single-Owner Sale From Pook & Pook Offers Decorative Art Across Categories
A sgraffito redware charger by 18th-century potter George Hubener headlines the first session of this single-owner...
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Apr 23 Edward Willis Redfield’s Work Will Headline Upcoming Pook and Pook Auction
Pook and Pook’s Bud & Judy Newman Collection sale highlights an oil painting by Edward Willis...
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Jan 28 Pook & Pook’s Americana & International Sale Features 20th-Century Paintings and Decorative Art
Charles Morris Young was a leading Impressionist landscape painter of the early 20th century. Born in...
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Dec 08 French Bisque Dolls Stand Out in the Forthcoming Pook & Pook Sale
Porcelain dolls began emerging in France during the 1850s. While they first appeared as popular children’s...
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Oct 12 Pook & Pook Offers Art, Antiques, Collectibles, and More
The latest auction from Pook & Pook includes a broad selection of fine art, jewelry, collectibles,...
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Oct 10 Americana & International - Session 2
Wilhelm Schimmel was a Pennsylvania-German folk artist known for his hand-carved wooden sculptures. During the 1860s,...
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Oct 09 Americana & International - Session 1
John Rubens Smith was a famous painter and printmaker well known for his American landscape paintings....
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Sep 16 The Gerritt & Shirley Breininger Western Toy Collection
Founded by Louis and David Marx in New York City, Louis Marx and Company was an...
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Sep 17 Online Only Decorative Arts
J.E. Caldwell & Co. was established in the 19th century when Henry Blanchard Dominick joined forces...
- Mar 1, 2019
Pook and Pook Auctioneers and Appraisers in Downingtown, Pennsylvania has been holding online only auctions since 2014. Those years of experience has provided a “business as usual” approach in these trying Covid-19 times. There was no panic on how their auctions were going to proceed, there was no learning new systems, there was no startin...
- Mar 1, 2019
Pook and Pook Auctioneer & Appraisers is having yet another Spring Online Only Auction beginning at 10AM EST on May 20th, 2020. Bidding will be available on the 500 lots online through Bidsquare. A large portion of the lots are from the Collection of Linda and Dennis Moyer, of Zionsville, Pennsylvania (the bulk of this collection...
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Jan 19 Realist Artworks by John Lavery, Andrew Wyeth Highlight Pook & Pook, Inc’s Americana & International Sale
Irish painter Sir John Lavery was known for his realistic landscapes, portraits, and wartime scenes. He...
- Auction Preview
Aug 17 Pook & Pook Presents Early Copies of Newton’s Method of Fluxions and Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy
In the early 18th century, a controversy between great minds rocked the world of academic mathematics....
- Auction Preview
Oct 01 Harriet Whitney Frishmuth ‘Crest of the Wave’ Bronze Sculpture Available With Pook & Pook
Leading the second session of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s upcoming Americana & International auction is Crest...
- Auction Preview
Sep 30 First Day of Pook & Pook, Inc. Auction Features Rare New York Federal Musical Tall Clock
The first day of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s forthcoming auction will present Americana, decorative art, antique...
- Auction Preview
Jun 24 Single-Owner Sale From Pook & Pook Offers Decorative Art Across Categories
A sgraffito redware charger by 18th-century potter George Hubener headlines the first session of this single-owner...
- Auction Preview
Apr 23 Edward Willis Redfield’s Work Will Headline Upcoming Pook and Pook Auction
Pook and Pook’s Bud & Judy Newman Collection sale highlights an oil painting by Edward Willis...
- Auction Preview
Jan 28 Pook & Pook’s Americana & International Sale Features 20th-Century Paintings and Decorative Art
Charles Morris Young was a leading Impressionist landscape painter of the early 20th century. Born in...
- Auction Preview
Dec 08 French Bisque Dolls Stand Out in the Forthcoming Pook & Pook Sale
Porcelain dolls began emerging in France during the 1850s. While they first appeared as popular children’s...
- Auction Preview
Oct 12 Pook & Pook Offers Art, Antiques, Collectibles, and More
The latest auction from Pook & Pook includes a broad selection of fine art, jewelry, collectibles,...
- Auction Preview
Oct 10 Americana & International - Session 2
Wilhelm Schimmel was a Pennsylvania-German folk artist known for his hand-carved wooden sculptures. During the 1860s,...
- Auction Preview
Oct 09 Americana & International - Session 1
John Rubens Smith was a famous painter and printmaker well known for his American landscape paintings....
- Auction Preview
Sep 16 The Gerritt & Shirley Breininger Western Toy Collection
Founded by Louis and David Marx in New York City, Louis Marx and Company was an...
- Auction Preview
Sep 17 Online Only Decorative Arts
J.E. Caldwell & Co. was established in the 19th century when Henry Blanchard Dominick joined forces...
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Aug 19 Online Only Decorative Arts
A collotype print of Andrew Wyeth’s The Reefer is one of the highlighted lots in the...
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Jul 30 Firearms, Militaria, & Ephemera
18th-century powder horns served as both utilitarian items and canvases for art and political dissent. One...
- Auction Guide, Auction Industry
Auction Cataloging: Goals, Priorities, and Challenges
A key part of any auction is the cataloging associated with each lot on offer. Cataloging,...
- Auction House
Inside the Auction House: Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook, Inc. started as a small family business but eventually grew into a customer...
- Auction Industry
Bidsquare Takes 3 Top Lots at Pook!
Although, it’s always best to embrace change, as the colorful leaves of fall so elegantly remind us before gliding to the ground...
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Pook & Pook, Rago, and Dallas Auction Gallery Lead the Year With Impressive Design & Decorative Art Results on Bidsquare
NEW YORK, NY — Auctions on Bidsquare are off to a strong start in 2019 with design,...
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Back in Time with Antique Toys from Pook & Pook with Noel Barrett
Ready to go back in time ? The rare and antique toys auctioned only online by...
- Mar 9, 2022
A key part of any auction is the cataloging associated with each lot on offer. Cataloging, which appears on the surface to be simply a description of the item, is actually much more complicated. Transparent cataloging must take into consideration the interests of the auction house, the consignor, and potential buyers. These do not always align, and...
- Jul 12, 2021
Pook & Pook, Inc. started as a small family business but eventually grew into a customer and consignor base of over 40,000 individuals and organizations. This growth is thanks in no small part to the auction house’s status as an early adopter and champion of online sales. Auction Daily spoke with Deirdre Pook Magarelli, President of Pook &...
- May 8, 2020
Pook and Pook Auctioneers and Appraisers in Downingtown, Pennsylvania has been holding online only auctions since 2014. Those years of experience has provided a “business as usual” approach in these trying Covid-19 times. There was no panic on how their auctions were going to proceed, there was no learning new systems, there was no startin...
- May 6, 2020
Pook and Pook Auctioneer & Appraisers is having yet another Spring Online Only Auction beginning at 10AM EST on May 20th, 2020. Bidding will be available on the 500 lots online through Bidsquare. A large portion of the lots are from the Collection of Linda and Dennis Moyer, of Zionsville, Pennsylvania (the bulk of this collection...
- Jun 13, 2019
Although, it's always best to embrace change, as the colorful leaves of fall so elegantly remind us before gliding to the ground - there is also an undeniable comfort in noticing the things that happen to stay the same. Similar to the glee of knowing how an apple pie will soon be...
- Feb 11, 2019
NEW YORK, NY — Auctions on Bidsquare are off to a strong start in 2019 with design, decorative and Asian works of art leading sale results in January. Highlights include a Chinese cloisonné urn; George Nakashima furniture; an Adelaide Robineau exceptional vase and more. A competitive bidding battle for a Chinese clo...
- Feb 9, 2019
Ready to go back in time ? The rare and antique toys auctioned only online by Pook & Pook Inc. with Noel Barrett is sure to instantly transport the mind back to one’s younger, more jovial days. Tracing back to when and where one’s fascination with toys began would be deemed impossible, but keeping up with it does seem possible. Just looking...