Burgess Auctions LLC
Second-Generation Expertise. First-Class Results.
Burgess Auctions LLC has served Central Indiana since 1996, founded by Smoky Burgess and now led by second-generation auctioneer Zack Burgess, CAI, AMM. The CAI (Certified Auctioneers Institute) designation represents the industry's highest educational achievementâ??held by fewer than 1% of auctioneers nationwide.
We specialize in museum-quality estates, American furniture, European decorative arts, luxury vehicles, firearms, and real estate. Our partnership with Robert J. Brown Appraisal Services ensures professional evaluation of high-value collections. FFL-licensed facility for firearms and NFA items.
Based in Knightstown, Indiana, serving Marion, Hancock, Hamilton, Madison, and Henry counties.
Trusted Auctions, Timeless Results.
Indiana Auctioneer License AU19600029
FFL: 4-35-139-01-6H-11627
burgessauctions.com | 765-445-7814
Upcoming Auctions from Burgess Auctions LLC
Antique Clocks, Stoneware & Disney Art
An exceptional collection is coming to auction at Burgess Auctions, bringing together three distinct collecting fields in one sale. Discover antique American clocks ranging from early wall and shelf clocks to regulators and ornate Victorian examples; a strong selection of American stoneware with cobalt decoration, advertising pieces, marked jugs and crocks; and Disney animation art including original production cels signed by legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball with 1996 David Morgan Fine Arts documentation. Makers represented include Seth Thomas, E. Ingraham, E. & L.P. Norton, Ottman Brothers and others, alongside unusual decorated stoneware and clocks seldom encountered in ordinary estate auctions. Preview the collection now. Full catalog and bidding coming soon from Burgess Auctions.Bidder Reviews for Burgess Auctions LLC (7)
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7 Latest Top ReviewsSee All
DavidMyrtle Beach, SC
Aug 1, 2026
MarcusDoswell, VA
Jul 29, 2026
RandyNew York, NY
May 24, 2026
Such a pleasure
Really top of the line service and great high quality photos. Great careful packing! A pleasure.
RogerMuncie, IN
May 23, 2026
Excellent and perfect
Everything was as advertised auction was efficient and they had things packed up when I went to pick them up in person
ElexiousLake Forest, CA
Aug 1, 2026
Smith and Wesson 78g
They neglected to disclose that the rear sight blade was broken off. In regards to vintage, out of production airguns like this one. Finding a suitable replacement part will be very difficult.
KathrynPhiladelphia, PA
Jun 4, 2026
Fraudulent auctioneer-bidders beware
I bid live, through LiveAuctioneers, on an item in an early May estate sale at Burgess Auctions. I planned for weeks to participate online in the auction, and I planned my finances around the item I was interested in bidding on. The day of the auction, I had a lengthy back-and-forth bidding with at least one other bidder but ultimately placed the winning bid. There was plenty of time following my final bid for another bidder to place a bid before the lot closed, but no one did, and I clearly won the item. Live Auctioneers sent me a bill and I submitted my full payment promptly. I arranged a private shipper to pick up the item. Three days following my full payment, I called Burgess Auctions to arrange the pick-up. Without even looking up my full information, a man there told me brusquely, with no explanation, that I hadn't won the lot. He was rude and condescending, offering no apology or reasoning, simply stating over and over again that I hadn't won the lot. The man told me I had been refunded (this hadn't yet appeared on my bank statement) and that there was nothing else he needed to say. I had not received ANY communication from Burgess about any of this. My bids significantly raised the price of the item, so acting as though I hadn't placed the final bid when in fact I had is fraud. The auction record still shows my winning bid as the sale price of the item; this artificially inflates the value for comparable items. If this auctioneer can pretend that online bids aren't real, then all participating bidders, both online and in person, are being duped into paying artificially inflated prices. This should be illegal. Live Auctioneers should ban this completely unprofessional auction company. It's unfair for them to benefit from the platform's reach without having any accountability to its customers. I've been an online bidder for over a decade and have never experienced anything like this. Bidders beware.
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