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Keystone Auctions LLC specializes in auctioning: Antiques, Fine Art, Fine and Costume Jewelry, Gold, Sterling Silver, US Coins, Americana, Folk Art, Mid-Century and Antique Furniture, Militaria, Porcelain, Toys, Cast Iron, Political Items, Model Trains, Real Estate & Much Much More!  Actively working in York, Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, New York NY, and other areas.  Call us to consign your items today. 717 755 8954 or 717 850 2513 

In an effort to keep staff and customers healthy and reduce the risk of spreading the Coronavirus/COVID-19, pick ups, drop offs and previews are postponed through April. We are working remotely and making shipping plans. Appointment will be scheduled as the situation allows. We will be happy to answer additional questions or take additional photographs of any items in the upcoming auctions. Email requests to keystoneauctions@gmail.com.  We ask that you do not come to the auction house if you are sick. Thank you for your understanding.

*We are continually assessing whether to postpone these auctions, please check back regularly for updates. You may continue to place bids online in the meantime.*  We currently have 2 online auctions scheduled, Sunday April 5 and Saturday April 11. Scroll down for catalog link choices.

 

Auction March 28, 2020 DATE CHANGED TO *SUNDAY*, APRIL 5, 2020

Oil on Canvas of Finches by Hunt Slonem (b 1951 -)

Fine Art, Antiques, Military Books, Books, Photographs, Furniture and other Personal Property from the estate of George Meade Easby of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia Pa, the great grandson of General George Meade and some belonging to Civil War Gen. Meade

Auction: *Sunday*, April 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. 

As of 3/24, if allowed on 4/3, we may have Preview “by appointment only”. We have gloves and hand sanitizer. However, do not hesitate to request additional photos in lieu of preview.

Highlights include: ESTATE items from George Meade Easby of Chestnut Hill, Pa the great grandson of Civil War General George Meade, Victor of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. We have the only known photo album of General Meade’s family. ANTIQUE BOOKS: “Observations” by Alexander Hamilton 1797, Stark’s Handbook c.1870 (german), Gallerie Zu Shakspeare’s Dramatischen Werken 1828, works by George Eliot, Thackeray, English Men of Action, La Jeune Armee by Jules Richard 1890, With Meade at Gettysburg, Burns’ the Cotter’s Saturday Night first edition, Gough’s History of the Quakers c.1790, History of PA 1798, and other books and portfolios from the ESTATE of George Meade Easby of Chestnut Hill, PA, the great grandson of General George Meade, and others. Also, Edison Musical Cylinders, Thoren’s Music Box, vintage sheet music and ephemera, a rare 13 Star Shield/Flag. CHINA/PORCELAIN: Wedgwood, Minton, Dresden, Black Knight German, Royal Crown Derby, Vignaud Limoges, Staffordshire, Copeland Spode, Roseville, Delft, and Nippon, GLASS: ornate stained glass lamp shades, American Brilliant and other fine glass items, marbles and marble top tables.  CARPETS (15+): room size orientals, Turkish, Moroccan, Pakistani, Chinese runners and area rugs.   FURNITURE:  Thayer Coggin burlwood sideboard, two Bombay swell front pieces, 19th C Governor Winthrop desk, 19th C Chippendale chest and German Kas, Chippendale to MCM (Thayer Coggin) Tables and Chairs and Table Lamps, Shaving Mirrors and Mirrored Barber Station, one working case clock . FINE ART: over 20 oils on canvas 19th/20th C, signed, framed, many by listed artists including Hunt Slonem, Agnes Allen, a landscape with cows attributed to Jean Baptiste C. Corot and a French street scene attributed to Maurice Utrillo; military art by Arthur Edrop and R. Simkins; watercolors by W.E. Baum and an 1827 Americana Watercolor Journal; sunburst silk screen by Tom Tru and other mid century mod prints; BRONZES by Jeanne Rynhart, Pedezzi, and 3 large (approx 3 ft tall) Giacometti-style walking man sculptures.  Cast Iron Andirons and Fireplace screens, JEWELRY: Georg Jenson .926 Torun neck ring and onyx pendant, Tiffany, a Lemania watch, Royal Mint coins, a variety of Victorian, gold, silver, and costume jewelry plus Briar pipes, Queen Star mosaic compact, sterling Masonic Medal dated 1899, and more.

4 Catalog Bidding Platform Options:

  • **EXTRA CATALOG OPTION**** BidSquare: CLICK HERE
  • Live Auctioneers: CLICK LINK
  • Invaluable: CLICK LINK
  • Auction Zip: CLICK LINK
  • Bidding for customers who usually attend in person via absentee bids; we will execute them for you if you are local. Email them with name, address, phone #, and driver’s license image to keystoneauctions@gmail.com

Location: 218 East Market Street, York Pa 17403. Q & A 717-755-8954.***Note side door entrance***  Pick Up Hours: Will have to be by appointment only so we can box items and place in a transfer location or at curbside upon arrival.

Condition Reports: We work on answers to condition questions during preview, or sooner, adding photos and answers online.

Auction March 21, Date Changed to April 11, 2020

Game-on Sports -York / Going Out of Business / Inventory Liquidation Auction

Auction: Saturday, March 21, April 11, 2020 at 9 a.m. 

1000s of pieces of new sporting goods.  Buying opportunity for sport organizations, clubs, a fundraising groups, re sellers and eBay ers.

  • Sports equipment, apparel and shoes covering golf, baseball, basketball, football, field and ice hockey, soccer, skating, skiing, swimming, boxing, wrestling, fishing, hiking, weight lifting/Solo Flex.
  • Clubs, bats, sticks.
  • Helmets, gloves, pads, face masks, socks.
  • Pants, jerseys, jackets, singlets.
  • Cleats, sneakers, sandals, boots.
  • Slatboard displays on wheels, round and 4 arm clothing racks on wheels, 8′ tall metal shelving, and other display racks.

Catalog: 

  • AuctionZip: CLICK HERE
  • Invaluable: CLICK HERE
  • Bidding for customers who usually attend in person via absentee bids; we will execute them for you if you are local. Email them with name, address, phone #, and driver’s license image to keystoneauctions@gmail.com
  • Onsite Auction will not be allowed (as of 4/2). We will take absentee bids and execute them for you if you are local and cannot attend in person. Email your bids to keystoneauctions@gmail.com

Location: South York Plaza-241 Pauline Dr, York PA 17402 in the corner of the Shopping Center between 211 and 275 Pauline Drive, York, PA 17402.  Auction will be ON SITE and ONLINE.  Q & A 717-755-8954.

**SPECIAL NOTE**  Pick Up: All items need to be paid for and removed by you or to our shipper (who is within walking distance) by Friday, April 17 , In person pick up will have to be by appointment only.

*REAL ESTATE AUCTION: POSTPONED SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 to May 9  Gorgeous contemporary 4 bedroom home on 2+ acres with outbuilding and tools near Rt 83/Strinestown, PA. CLICK HERE for our page summary and Open House dates. Phone bids will be accepted. Email or Call in advance to arrange that call.

For the PHOTO GALLERY  CLICK HERE

 

Thanks to all our customers. We had a great auction on January 25, 2020. The highlight: a fine oil on canvas of Mary Magdalene which sold for $10,672!

Condition Reports: We try to get to them all and apologize if we were not able to answer yours. Please zoom in pictures to assist. Please refer to the Bidder’s Guide for tips and terms and conditions CLICK HERE.

PROMOTE YOUR ESTATE OR COLLECTION WITH KEYSTONE!

Keystone Auctions LLC is York Pennsylvania’s leading-edge auction company (Auction House). We use the latest technology to bring together thousands of bidders around the world on auction day. If you are selling a significant collection, an estate or just a few valuable items, Keystone Auctions LLC will construct an auction designed to maximize the exposure and returns of your items. Keystone auctions uses research and the expertise of its staff to identify, catalog and properly list, promote, photograph and advertise your items. Keystone Auctions LLC has been in business for over ten year and has sold millions of dollars worth of consignments. Customers include museums, historical societies, executor, executrix, lawyers, business, collectors, antique dealers and homeowners. Keystone Auctions LLC serves South Central Pennsylvania, including Lancaster, Reading, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Devon, Media, Chester Springs, as well as Baltimore, Maryland, Washington D.C. metro areas. We are a full-service auction company, offering professional pickups and moving, whether you’re selling one fine item, need an entire house cleanout or want an onsite auction. See our Services tab for more information.

Do you want to sell your collection, sell your antiques, sell your mid-century modern, sell military items or sell your jewelry?  Consign with Keystone. We can help.

Call Keystone Auctions Today to Schedule an Appointment, or send an email to keystoneauctions@gmail.com with “CONSIGN” in the subject

717 755 8954 or 717 850 2513

Trending Auction Items

Advertising & General Store Items

  • Tobacco & cigar advertising, Coca-Cola, soda pop advertising, Country store displays,  oil and gas station signs, advertising calanders, pin-ups, candy counter jars, and more

Art – Fine, Folk, & Pop Art

  • Fine Art – Impressionism, Abstract & Modernism, in various mediums including watercolors, oil paintings, prints, bronze & marble sculptures, drawings, lithographs, silver, copper, and photography. We subscribe to AskArt to identify listed artists. For example, Fine Art (Wyeth and Schatz)
  • Folk Art – Redware’s Graffito, blue decorated stoneware, chalkware, spatterware, wood carvings, whimseys, treenware, decoys, Frakturs, scrimshaw, watercolors, paint decorated, quilts, rugs, weathervanes, iron, trade signs, walking sticks or cane collections and many other oddities.
  • Pop Art – Movies, cultural objects, comic book art, comic strip art, advertising, and design art, science fiction, technology, architectural and movie posters. 

Asian/Oriental Works of Art

  • Oriental Ceramics & Jewelry – Antique Blue ceramics, Blue White, Famille Verte, Famille Rose, Japanese Imari, Canton, Satsuma, snuff bottles, jade jewelry, figures, chops, and forms.
  • Oriental Metal-ware & Military Items & Weapons – Cloisonne, bronze or brass, figure vases and bowls, Samurai swords, knives, and helmets.
  • Textiles & Art – kimonos, robes, Chinese, Persian & Oriental carpets, rugs & mats, gouache on paper, rice paper watercolors, fans, woodcuts, woodblocks, room dividers & screens.

Furniture

  • Modern Furniture (Mid-Century) – Interested in unique forms and designs by known makers such as George Nakashima, Vladimir Kagan, Molly Gregory, Paul McCobb, Herman Miller.
  • Designer Furniture – Good clean reproduction and style furniture by various makers including but not limited to Pennsylvania House, Ashley, Ethan Allen, Copeland Furniture Manufacturing Company, Baker Furniture Company, Herman Miller, Lane Furniture Company Durham, Drexel Heritage, Stickley, Alfresco Lifestyles and many others.
  • Many types of furniture including chests of drawers, bookcases, highboys, chairs, blanket chests, dower’s chests, marble tops, sideboards, dressers, tables, buffets, corner cupboards, dining room sets, bedroom sets and China cabinets. Real wood!
  • Period Furniture – American, English & Continental, including William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency, Windsor, Chippendale, Sheraton, Federal, Empire and Victorian.

Military Items & Sporting Items

  • Military Items – Uniforms, swords, helmets, bayonets, knives, photographs, insignia, medals, buttons, bullets, artillery rounds, trench art, military related books, armor, maps, souvenirs, Revolutionary War items, Civil War items, letters, log books, Spanish American War items, Korea, Vietnam and contemporary military items.
  • Sporting Items – Duck & Fish decoys, early fishing licenses, fly rods, fishing reels, fishing lure and tackle boxes. In 2018, an antique turkey caller and a fishing reel each went for over $1,000.

Pottery & Porcelain

  • British, French, German & American –  Meissen, Spode, Staffordshire, Minton, Lowsestoff, Delft, Liverpool, Derby, Chelsea, Belleek, Worchester, Flight & Barr, Wedgewood, Sevres, Berlin Porcelain, KPM Porcelain, Vienna, Liverpool, Tucker, creamware, Mason, yellowware, pearlware, salt-glazed, mochaware, stoneware, faience, Majolica, Herend, Pfaltzgraff and more.

Jewelry, Silver, Watches, Pocket Watches, & Clocks

  • Jewelry – Estate Jewelry & Silver.  Keystone Auctions LLC takes the time to sort jewelry items and has large stones inspected by certified gemologists to correctly identify the items and allow competitive bidding to sell for more than a jeweler would. We sell jewelry, 10K, 14K, 18k gold, crystal, sterling silver flatware, costume jewelry, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, opals, garnets, emeralds, and pearls. Selling in all forms including rings, necklaces, pins, bracelets, lockets and enamel boxes.
  • Costume Jewelry – Don’t discount your costume jewelry! Keystone Auctions LLC has buyers for costume jewelry such as rhinestone, crystal, earrings, necklace by named brand makers and others. Highlights include Tiffany, Gorham, Schreiner, Miriam Haskell, Hollycraft, Weiss, Coro, ART, and much more.
  • Watches, Pocket Watches & Clocks – In this day of cell phones believe it or not Keystone Auctions LLC has a market for watches, pocket watches and clocks ranging from RR Pocket Watches, to brand names like Hamilton and Patek Phillipe one which sold for over $1,000! to Mickey Mouse watches and Grandfather Clocks. 

Toys, Trains, & Pop Culture Items

  • Rock and Roll and Punk Rock memorabilia, jackets, belt buckles, signatures, clothing, photographs, tickets, guitars, musical instruments,
  • Toys – Mechanical Banks, wind-up toys, Star Wars, tin litho toys, Marx, pressed steel cars and trucks, Hot Wheels, marbles, coin operated machines, Matchbox cars, gum ball machines, dolls and more like in demand Japanese Robbie the Robots and Hartland cowboys and horses!
  • Trains – Lionel, American Flyer, MTB-model trains, Bachman, LGB-model trains, USA trains, Marx, Brass, live steamers and more.
  • Pop Culture Items – Comic books, premiums, pins, buttons, character items, movie items, Big Little Books.
  • Sports Memorabilia – Baseball cards, baseball bats, early football, signed items, posters, letters, and photographs.
  • Rare Books, Maps, and Ephemera – We use Abe Books to research early and rare books.

Coins & Currency

  • US currency in all denominations including Morgan silver dollars, proof sets, gold & silver coins, silver certificates, large cents, mercury dimes, and coins as well as foreign coins.

Other items we auction are medical items and bags, vintage firefighters helmets, police memorabilia, nautical, boating and sailing items, scientific and automotive collectibles, early Christmas and Halloween decorations. Plus musical instruments from stringed: including guitars, violins, to wind: trumpets, horns, flutes, and a piano or two.

  • Automobiles and Real Estate too

  • Read our Bidder’s Guide for more sales information (Payment, Shipping, Bidding).
  • Check Out our Auction Day Video Clips to see an example of the bidding process in action. 
  • See the Services page for more examples of items sold.