LITCHFIELD, Conn. – Tim’s Inc. Auctions will hold their 23rd annual Cabin Fever Auction on Sunday, April 26. In observance of his 55th birthday, Tim Chapulis will again be fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at the annual auction. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Tim’s Inc. Auctions has raised over $71,850 for the cause since 2006 in memory of Peter W. Chapulis, Tim’s late father.
Rock ’n’ roll memorabilia will feature guitars signed by some of the true legends, including this instrument autographed by Cher.
A late arrival is a Victorian-era parlor stove by Barstow Stove Co., which is adorned with majolica portrait panels and winged dragons decorating the top.
Furniture items are certain to wow the crowd. At the top of the list is a stunning Mitchell & Rammelsberg, Cincinnati, Ohio, walnut Victorian hall rack, about 8 feet tall, with full-carved fox head at the crest and flanked by ducks.
Furniture by the renowned 19th century maker R.J. Horner includes an oak carved sideboard with full winged griffins adorning the mirror at the top.
Handcrafted by Thomas Moser of Freeport, Maine, this 8-foot solid cherry harvest-type table and eight Windsor chairs sells as a set (lot76). The original owner paid over $4,000 for table and $1,250 for each for the chairs ($10,000).
Tim Chapulis asks that people participating in the auction make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by adding $5.55 to their winning items. For more information call Tim Chapulis at 860-459-0964 or email timsinc@snet.net.
