NEWS BRIEFS
April 6, 2024. 1:46pm. Thanks to our consignors and bidders for making this one of our highest grossing sales of all time. Invoices are being posted for successful bidders at 9am on Monday morning. If you would like to pick up your item(s) instead of having them shipped, we will be here at the gallery on weekdays 9-4 for the foreseeable future. Just shoot us an email or give us a call to let us know when you plan on coming. By default all invoices will include shipping and insurance. Thanks so much again and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
April 5, 2024. 8:51pm. Thanks so much to all of our bidders for making this such an outstanding sale! You can follow Saturday's final phone session by clicking here. If you are a phone bidder, you can see a schedule with time windows of when to expect a call by clicking here.
April 3, 2024. 9:51am. As we enter the final days of bidding in our Spring 2024 auction, here are a few reminders / quick notes:
-- Bidders have until 9pm eastern on Friday, April 5, to participate in this auction. There will be a "soft" close on Friday evening, meaning that ten minutes are added to any given lot's countdown clock if it receives a bid at 8:50pm or later. A phone bidding session will begin at 10am on Saturday, April 6 (starting with Lot #1) for the top four bidders on items that have reached a bid level of $5000 or more by Friday night's online auction close. All other lots sell on Friday night.
-- Just like our other recent auctions, beginning Friday morning at 10am, the website will begin notifying bidders if they are, in fact, in the top four for each lot. Remember that you must be one of the top four bidders to participate in Saturday's final phone bidding session on $5000+ lots, and that your final bid must also be within 50% of the current high bid. (In other words, if a lot reaches a final bid on Friday night of $5000, to qualify for Saturday's phone bidding, you must be one of the top four bidders, and have bid at least $2500.)
For those new to us, at the completion of bidding on Friday night, each bidder receives a detailed end-of-auction report via email, listing all of the items they've won, and any $5000+ lots for which they will be called on Saturday.
Online Catalog | How to Bid
Thanks very much for your interest!
All Our Best,
The Zipps
-- Bidders have until 9pm eastern on Friday, April 5, to participate in this auction. There will be a "soft" close on Friday evening, meaning that ten minutes are added to any given lot's countdown clock if it receives a bid at 8:50pm or later. A phone bidding session will begin at 10am on Saturday, April 6 (starting with Lot #1) for the top four bidders on items that have reached a bid level of $5000 or more by Friday night's online auction close. All other lots sell on Friday night.
-- Just like our other recent auctions, beginning Friday morning at 10am, the website will begin notifying bidders if they are, in fact, in the top four for each lot. Remember that you must be one of the top four bidders to participate in Saturday's final phone bidding session on $5000+ lots, and that your final bid must also be within 50% of the current high bid. (In other words, if a lot reaches a final bid on Friday night of $5000, to qualify for Saturday's phone bidding, you must be one of the top four bidders, and have bid at least $2500.)
For those new to us, at the completion of bidding on Friday night, each bidder receives a detailed end-of-auction report via email, listing all of the items they've won, and any $5000+ lots for which they will be called on Saturday.
Online Catalog | How to Bid
Thanks very much for your interest!
All Our Best,
The Zipps
March 20, 2024. 12:11pm. The print catalog from our upcoming Spring auction began shipping last week; you can still order a copy by visiting our online store here.
The online catalog will be posted on Monday, March 25, at 10am eastern, in anticipation of the start of bidding on March 27 at 10am. This auction features well over 500 lots of antique American stoneware and redware pottery; extraordinarily deep in quality, it is certainly one of our finest offerings date. Thank you to our consignors for making this sale such an exceptional event and we look forward to the auction!
The online catalog will be posted on Monday, March 25, at 10am eastern, in anticipation of the start of bidding on March 27 at 10am. This auction features well over 500 lots of antique American stoneware and redware pottery; extraordinarily deep in quality, it is certainly one of our finest offerings date. Thank you to our consignors for making this sale such an exceptional event and we look forward to the auction!
February 28, 2024. 8:57pm. Added more featured photos from our Spring auction this afternoon. Click here to view them.
February 26, 2024. 3:31pm. Added more featured photos from our Spring auction this afternoon. Click here to view them.
January 25, 2024. 8:45am. FIRST PHOTOS: Added our first photographs of stoneware to be sold in our upcoming March 27 - April 5 auction! Click here to view them. We are actively ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS for this sale. Please feel free to contact us to discuss including your pottery in what will be a truly exceptional sale; space is limited, so we always encourage prospective consignors to contact us as soon as possible. Thanks very much for your interest in our auctions! All Our Best, The Zipps
January 11, 2024. 12:52pm. We hope you had a great start to the year! We are now regularly accepting consignments for the Spring auction, to be held in the same format we've been using, beginning on Wednesday, March 27 and closing online on Friday, April 5, with the final phone session taking place on April 6. (If you're new to our auctions, please click here for bidding info.)
This is shaping up to be another landmark auction; please feel free to contact us today to discuss including your pottery. All our best, The Zipps
This is shaping up to be another landmark auction; please feel free to contact us today to discuss including your pottery. All our best, The Zipps
December 8, 2023. 4:53pm. THANK YOU to our consignors and bidders for making 2023 yet another successful year at Crocker Farm. (Highlights from this year's auctions--which saw multiple new World Auction Records--can now be viewed at: www.crockerfarm.com/highlights/2023/.)
With the Fall auction now in the books, we are closed for the holidays until Tuesday, January 2nd. Please feel free to send potential consignment inquiries in the interim.
We wish all of you a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a wonderful New Year! The Zipps
With the Fall auction now in the books, we are closed for the holidays until Tuesday, January 2nd. Please feel free to send potential consignment inquiries in the interim.
We wish all of you a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a wonderful New Year! The Zipps
November 21, 2023. 4:55pm. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We wish all of you a great holiday this week and safe travels to those of you visiting family and friends. The gallery will be closed 11/22 - 11/24 but will reopen on Monday. If you have any questions, etc., we will be happy to answer them at that time. All our best, The Zipps
November 11, 2023. 9:27am. Thanks so much to all of our bidders for making this another outstanding sale! You can follow today's final phone session by clicking here. If you are a phone bidder, you can see a schedule with time windows of when to expect a call by clicking here.
October 31, 2023. 9:00am. Bidding has begun: Our October 31 - November 10 auction catalog is open for bidding! Full online catalog. (How to Bid.)
October 25, 2023. 8:37am. Catalog now shipping and online catalog coming October 30: The print catalog for our Fall 2023 auction is now shipping! Keep an eye on your mailboxes. Also, the online catalog will be posted on Monday, October 30, at 10am eastern time. If you're new to our auctions, please have a look at our How to Bid page to learn more. Thanks so much and we look forward to another exciting sale!
September 26, 2023. 1:29pm. Added more auction photos from our upcoming Fall 2023 sale this afternoon.