America's Premier Auction of Stoneware & Redware Pottery ... Now Featuring Antiques & Decorative Arts
AUCTION INFO
Next Auctions:
•May 4, 2013. Three-Session Sale: Textiles, The Maryland Sale, Americana
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•July 20, 2013. Stoneware & Redware Pottery.
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Location: Our historic gallery.
15900 York Rd, Sparks, MD 21152. (Directions.)
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MARYLAND SALE INFO
Next Auction: May 4, 2013.
Special Three-Session Auction Event!
1. The MD Sale
2. American Textiles
3. Americana
The next installment of our popular Maryland Sale will be part of a three-session auction held on May 4, 2013 at our gallery in Sparks, Maryland. Lead off with a session of Maryland antiques, our May auction will also include a session of fine textiles (quilts, samplers, etc.) and a session of general American antiques.
Auction Time
The auction will take place on Saturday, May 4, at 10am (eastern time). Doors open at 8am.
An auction preview, during which you can view and handle all 500+ lots in the auction, will be held on Friday, May 3, from 10am to 6pm, and from 8am to 10am the morning of the auction.
Catalog
Both our well-known print catalog (regarded as one of the best the field has to offer) and our online catalog are available around two weeks before the auction.
CLICK HERE TO BROWSE OUR MAY 4 AUCTION CATALOG (500+ Lots)!
You can PRE-ORDER our catalog in our online store, by calling us at 410-472-2016, or by mailing a check for $35.60 (includes Priority Mail) to: Crocker Farm, 15900 York Rd, Sparks, MD 21152.
How to Bid
We offer several different bidding methods to make our auction as accessible as possible. Besides attending the auction at our gallery in Maryland, bidders participate from all over the country via absentee bidding, phone bidding, internet bidding (before the auction), and live internet bidding (during the auction).
Click here for detailed bidding instructions.
Directions to our Gallery
We are located at 15900 York Road, Sparks, Maryland, 21152.
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Our gallery is conveniently located just a few minutes off of Interstate 83 in northern Baltimore County, Maryland, about twenty minutes north of Baltimore and thirty minutes south of York, Pennsylvania. We are situated less than an hour and a half outside of Washington, D.C., and less than two hours from Philadelphia.
Accommodations
Click here for suggested area hotels.
We are also conveniently located to some of the area’s best hotels in nearby Hunt Valley, Maryland, less than ten minutes from our gallery. Both Hunt Valley and Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, (about twenty minutes away) are great options if you are looking for overnight accommodations. Both towns also offer several good restaurant options.
NOW ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS (The consignment deadline for our 5/4/13 auction has passed.)
On the heels of our successful 2011 and 2012 Maryland Sales (click here for highlights), we are now accepting antiques and decorative arts for our next installment of this unique auction focused on a richly-historic state!
We welcome one quality item or an entire collection / estate, and are seeking high-quality consignments including paintings; formal and country furniture; decoys and waterfowl carvings; silver; textiles, including quilts; Cheaspeake Bay, maritime, and oystering items; equestrian/horse racing items; militaria, including War of 1812 and Civil War; documents; pottery, including Bennett; early glass, including bottles; advertising; architectural and garden items; anything MARYLAND.
Our commission is as low as 12.5% to the seller--one of the very lowest rates you will find in the entire country for the unsurpassed services we provide. Contact us today to discuss your items.
Quality Textiles and American Antiques Also Being Accepted
Our 2012 antiques auctions saw multiple five-figure prices for quilts, amongst other highlights. (Click here to view them.) In particular, the textiles session of our September 2012 sale was a tremendous success.
If you are interested in including your quilts, samplers or other textiles--or your American antiques and decorative arts items--in what is going to be a high-profile auction event, please do not hesitate to CONTACT US today!