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Antique Estate Auction

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   April 17 2010
Antique Estate Auction

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Antique Estate Auction

 March 21, 2010
Event - Is Your Antique Lighting Real

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Civil War & Antique Firearms Auction

 December  5,  2009
Exceptional Antique Estate Auction
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Antique Estate Auction
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Civil War & Antique Firearms Auction

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 January 10th 2008
Antique Estate Auction
 December 6th 2008
Antique Multi-Estate Auction
 November 8th
Important Clock Auction
 October 18th
Henry Brownell Estate Auction

 September 27th
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 June 14th
Antique Clock Auction
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May 11th
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Upcoming Antique Auctions At Fontaine's:

 September 11, 2010  Antique Estate & Discovery Auction (At Fontaine's) Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 500 lots in antiques and accessories mostly from local estates.   Absentee and phone bid form

 September 12, 2010 Military, Antique Firearms & Antique Discovery Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 500 lots in Civil War, military and antique firearms.  Preview Lots    Absentee and phone bid form  Bid now on:  FontainesAuction.net    LiveAuctioneers.com or  Proxibid.com

September 25, 2010 at 10am Unreserved Antique Estate Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 650 items to be sold in two sessions. We will be selling a fine Newport RI Ocean Avenue Estate (Name withheld upon request of heirs.) all items have been moved to the gallery for convenience of sale.  Absentee and   phone bid form

October 23, 2010 at 10am On-Site Unreserved Exceptional Estate Auction (Elizabethtown, PA) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding We have been commissioned to sell the contents of the Conewago Manor Inn, on site 2048 Zeager Road, Elizabethtown Pa. 17022  Absentee and phone bid form coming soon

November 13, 2010 Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 400 lots of antique furniture, lighting, and accessories. Consignments are being accepted for this auction call John Fontaine 413-448-8922 Antique Consignments Wanted For Fontaine's Fall & Winter Auctions Absentee and phone bid form coming soon

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 Antique Consignments Wanted For Fontaine's, Fall and Winter Auctions


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.

The clocks ranged from the late 1700s to the 1950s, from a cell phone-size nightstand clock to an 8-foot-tall grandfather clock, and from $25 to $170,000.

The latter — an 1870, 94-inch-tall E. Howard & Co. #61 Astronomical — was purchased by a man from Houston, who wished to remain anonymous.

"It's a rare one," said the man, who flew up just for the auction.

The bidding lasted only four minutes, and once it topped $100,000, it was between a phone bidder and the man from Texas, who said he had an idea who his competition was. "Clock collectors are a small, friendly fraternity, so I'm sure I know the guy."

He said he has been collecting clocks for more than 30 years. This one, which is not the most expensive he has ever purchased, is destined for a nook in his home.

Fontaine said he came up with the idea to host a clock auction four months ago, when he purchased
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a large clock collection from a Scranton, Pa., estate.

Many of those auctioned yesterday were on consignment, and Fontaine charged a 20 percent commission.

"A lot of these people here are either collectors or dealers," he said. "It's a hobby."

Fontaine's tongue-twisting cadence competed with the intermittent chimes from grandfather clocks lined across the walls of the auction house.

And some of the clocks didn't seem like clocks at all. One, estimated at $15,000, looked more like an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine, with a series of balls dropping out of buckets and sliding down elevators, turning the hands of the clock.

Another piece that sold for $32,500 was a bronze locomotive with a small clock on the cab. And several clocks were sculpted figurines that just happened to have timepieces.

Fontaine said clocks don't just tell time, they are antiques, and they can dress up a living room like a piece of furniture.

Paul MacDonnell, 62, drove from Carlisle yesterday to catch the auction. He owns dozens of clocks and was on the hunt for a Vienna regulator — an ornate, wall-mounted-style of clock — but left before it came up for bid.

"This is a popular hobby," he said. "We like to repair them and watch them. Clock collectors are their own subculture."

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June 14th, Important Spring Clock Auction

Invitation to Consign to Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery, Important Fall Clock Auction

We are seeking quality antique clock consignments for this 300 lot auction, 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 Antique Clocks.

We also buy clocks outright, one piece to a complete collection.

You can send photos to us by visiting our web site or e-mail your photos to . Click here to upload your photos now.

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E. Howard #61 Astronomical Floor Regulator w/ mercury pendulum.

Elmer O. Stennes Girandole weight-driven Banjo

Antique Clocks: Seth Thomas Parlor Calendar #4 Clock

 

Upcoming Antique Auctions At Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery

 September 11, 2010  Antique Estate & Discovery Auction (At Fontaine's) Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 500 lots in antiques and accessories mostly from local estates.

 September 12, 2010 Military, Antique Firearms & Antique Discovery Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 500 lots in Civil War, military and antique firearms.

September 25, 2010 at 10am Unreserved Antique Estate Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 650 items to be sold in two sessions. We will be selling a fine Newport RI Ocean Avenue Estate (Name withheld upon request of heirs.) all items have been moved to the gallery for convenience of sale.

October 23, 2010 at 10am On-Site Unreserved Exceptional Estate Auction (Elizabethtown, PA) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding We have been commissioned to sell the contents of the Conewago Manor Inn, on site 2048 Zeager Road, Elizabethtown Pa. 17022

November 13, 2010 Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 400 lots of antique furniture, lighting, and accessories. Consignments are being accepted for this auction call John Fontaine 413-448-8922 Antique Consignments Wanted For Fontaine's Fall & Winter Auctions


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