DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – Pook & Pook, Inc. is implementing new ways to cut down the environmental impact resulting from printed materials that promote their sales. The busy suburban Philadelphia auction house made a significant move toward reducing their carbon footprint when they first signed on with LiveAuctioneers.com, which enabled them to offer potential bidders not only a convenient new way to bid but also an alternative to purchasing a glossy printed catalog. Now in their 25th year, as they prepare for a March 25-26 Variety auction, they’re turning to additional electronic methods. Their “go green” promotion started with a mailer (on recycled paper) asking customers to join an e-mail mailing list so they could cut down on the number of paper mailings going out each year. The company has been very happy with the results, and their customers have reacted very positively to receiving e-mailed notifications as opposed to reminder postcards.
The upcoming auction features a wonderful array of antiques, art and accessories that are very “wallet friendly.” The Variety Sale, which will include items from six museums and historical associations, nine estates, and a hundred other consignors. More than 1,500 lots will be offered, and all may be viewed and bid on, absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place, through www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
The sale will include the traditional offerings of American and Continental country and formal furniture; paintings, drawings, engravings and prints by listed artists, Oriental carpets, hooked rugs, samplers, quilts and coverlets; pottery and porcelain to include: Limoges, Chinese export, mocha, Staffordshire, art pottery, spatter, luster, redware, stoneware, pearlware and creamware.
Glass will include: Lalique, Cameo and Steuben. Other categories in the sale are woodenware, brass candlesticks, metalware, silver and silver plate, pewter; toys and trains; clocks, books, music boxes and decoys. Additionally, there will be jewelry, ephemera, weapons, weathervanes, fraktur, lamps, barometers, Native-American items including jewelry; fans, mirrors, and many other unusual, budget-priced items of excellent quality.
For additional information on any lot in the sale, call Pook & Pook at 610-269-4040 or e-mail info@pookandpook.com. View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
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