Biggest antique sale draws crowds to Gilbert home auction
Auctioneers hail the West Church street sale as the area’s finest assortment of antiques. Bidders from Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Cleveland crowded the closed house, paying 42 for a cracked cut glass dish, 120 for a Civil War sword, and 26 for a Haviland cup with bisque dolls selling around 30 to 40 each.
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Charles Cummings
Fred Jensen
West Church Street
Harold Gilbert
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Jensen
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
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Auction Takes on Glitter of Last Era on the Hill
Tiffanys Miessen Haviland Royal Worcester Dresden Royal Ironstone and other names drew crowds at the Cummings Jensen auction. Police logged three calls as cars lined West Church street for the event, where the Gilberts bid on family heirlooms with some pieces bought from the auctioneers themselves. The mood mixed nostalgia with a glittering sale as an era appeared to end on a high note.
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Miessen
Tiffany's
Haviland
Royal Worcester
Dresden
Royal Ironstone
Chippendale
Victrola
Staffordshire
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Acard
Cummings
West Church Street
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