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June 18th 2008  E. HOWARD & CO. CLOCK GOES ASTRONOMICAL AT FONTAINE’S SPRING CLOCK AUCTION HELD JUNE 14 IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.

             (Pittsfield, Mass.) - A magnificent E. Howard & Co. #61 astronomical floor regulator, consigned from an estate in Baltimore and never before offered for sale, soared to $195,500 at a Spring Clock Auction held June 14 by Fontaine's Auction Gallery.  It was the second highest amount ever paid for A Howard astronomical floor regulator and was by far the top lot in a sale that grossed over $1.2 million.

Read the entire Antique Clock article...

June 16th 2008  PITTSFIELD — They came to buy time.

More than 100 collectors and dealers bid on 525 antique clocks yesterday afternoon at Fontaine's Auction Gallery on West Housatonic Street during Berkshire County's first clock auction.

Hundreds more across the United States and around the world participated by bidding at home with the Internet sites eBay Live and Proxibid.

Auctioneer John Fontaine said the six-hour auction was expected to fetch close to $1 million in total sales.

Read the entire Berkshire Eagle Antique Clock article...

May 30th  2008  We are accepting consignments for our Upcoming Fall Auctions Series.

We are seeking quality consignments for our Fall auction series, from one piece to an entire collection. Either way, Fontaine’s has the service & expertise to assist you. We can provide free estimates & arrange for pick-up & delivery worldwide. Call Fontaine’s Auction Gallery at 413-448-8922 for more information about consigning your items. We also buy clocks and antiques outright, one piece to entire estates.

May 30th  2008  OVER 500 RARE AND VINTAGE CLOCKS TO BE SOLD SATURDAY, JUNE 14th,  BY FONTAINE'S IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.

(Pittsfield, Mass.) - Over 500 vintage collectible clocks – many of them exceedingly rare and museum-quality – will be sold on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10 a.m., by Fontaine's Auction Gallery. A catalog is available by phone request, at (413) 448-8922, or through e-mail request, at info@fontaineauction.com.

            The sale will feature early E. Howard examples, to include #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11; as well as a spectacular #61 Astronomical Floor Regulator with mercury pendulum; and a #70 clock with 16-inch dial. The #1 clock is a weight-driven banjo clock and technically a Howard & Davis creation (predating E. Howard's dissolution, in 1857). Such examples are becoming increasingly rare. Read the full Clock Auction article click here.

May 19th  2008  We are accepting consignments for our Upcoming Fall Auctions Series.

We are seeking quality consignments for our Fall auction series, from one piece to an entire collection. Either way, Fontaine’s has the service & expertise to assist you. We can provide free estimates & arrange for pick-up & delivery worldwide. Call Fontaine’s Auction Gallery at 413-448-8922 for more information about consigning your items. We also buy clocks and antiques outright, one piece to entire estates.

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May 10th  2008  Our May 10th Estate Auction Price Realized information will be posted as soon as our auction results are finalized.

Thank you, everyone that attended our auction.  We apologize to our internet bidders who experienced slow page loads on eBay live. We worked with our service provider and in-house staff to make sure this issue has been resolved.

May 7th  2008  There was an error with the data posted on ArtFact.com for the May Estate Auction this has been corrected

May 3rd  2008   May 11th 2008 Adirondack Auction Catalog now ONLINE.

You can see the catalog by here:   May 11th 2008 Adirondack Auction

You can print and fax your Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here:  Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here

May 1st  2008  May Antique Estate Sale Catalog now ONLINE.

Spring Antique Estate Auction Saturday May 10, 2008 11am

Previews: Friday May 9th 10 am – 5 pm Saturday May 10th 8am - 11am

This auction will feature over 500 lots including Early American, Victorian, Carved Oak, Period Empire and Formal Mahogany furniture. Over 30 fine leaded and art glass lamp, fine bronze, oil paintings, collections of 50 steins, glass, clocks, figural napkin rings, sterling silver, oriental rugs, stoneware, pottery, Russian enamel plus hundreds of unadvertised accessories.

You can see the catalog by here:  May Antique Estate Auction

You can print and fax your Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here:  Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here

May 1st  2008  May Antique Estate Sale Catalog now ONLINE.

Spring Antique Estate Auction Saturday May 10, 2008 11am

Previews: Friday May 9th 10 am – 5 pm Saturday May 10th 8am - 11am

This auction will feature over 500 lots including Early American, Victorian, Carved Oak, Period Empire and Formal Mahogany furniture. Over 30 fine leaded and art glass lamp, fine bronze, oil paintings, collections of 50 steins, glass, clocks, figural napkin rings, sterling silver, oriental rugs, stoneware, pottery, Russian enamel plus hundreds of unadvertised accessories.

You can see the catalog by here:  May Antique Estate Auction

You can print and fax your Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here:  Absentee / Phone Bid Forms Here

April 30th 2008  Fontaine's Auction Gallery will only be accepting clock consignments for our June 14th Important Antique Clock Auction for two more weeks.  June 14th Antique Clock Auction

If you would like to consign your clocks to our June 14th Important Antique Clock Auction, our deadline for accepting consignments is May 14th 2008.  We will be publishing a full color catalog of this 300 plus lot clock auction. You can still consign clocks after that date for our next clock auction, and as always we are accepting quality antiques for all our upcoming auctions. Call 413-448-8922 today to consign.

April 29th 2008  Absentee and Phone Bid Form: Fontaine Antique Auction Gallery Terms of Sale for May 10th 2008 Estate Auction

Our absentee and phone bid form for the May 10th 2008 is ready for download and printing. You can get your form here by clicking this link:  May 10th Estate Auction

April 29th 2008  Absentee and Phone Bid Form: Fontaine Antique Auction Gallery Terms of Sale for May 11th 2008 Adirondack Auction

Our absentee and phone bid form for the May 11th 2008 is ready for download and printing. You can get your form here by clicking this link:  May 11th Adirondack Auction

April 18th 2008 If you would like our May Auction Flyer and are not on our mailing list, please call us today 413-448-8922.

Our May Auction Flyers are being mailed this week (April 18th 2008). If you have received our catalogs in the past and do not receive this one shortly, please contact us by phone or email.  May 10th Antique Auction and May 11th Adirondack Auction

April 18th 2008 We are now accepting requests for our June Clock Auction Catalog, please call or email to receive one 413-448-8922.

Please let us know if you would like our Antique Clock Auction catalog mailed to you.  As this is a very specialized auction, we are only mailing this full color catalog upon request. If you are on our mailing list, please call and let us know you would like this catalog also. June 14th Antique Clock Auction

New Previews Of Upcoming Auctions Updated

Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery always is preparing for our next auctions, please view our upcoming auction pages for date, time, previews of auction lots and detailed auction Information. May 10th Antique Auction | May 11th Adirondack Auction | June 14th Antique Clock Auction

Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery Exceptional Antique Auction Realizes $2.2 Million.

(Pittsfield, Mass.) - A gorgeous rosewood laminated marble-top center table by J. & J.W. Meeks, in untouched all-original condition, sold for $48,875 at an Exceptional Antique Auction held February 23 by Fontaine's Auction Gallery. The sale was held in the firm's spacious gallery, located at 1485 W. Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. The Meeks table was the day's top lot of the over 1,000 sold. - Click Here to read the entire article.

 

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