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Brunk To Celebrate The ‘Charmed Life’ Of William N. Banks With September 12 Sale, Antiques and The Arts Weekly
PUBLISHED: JUNE 30, 2020 By Laura Beach ASHEVILLE, N.C. – William N. Banks Jr, who died last November at age 95, was the model of a scholar collector, his work as a regular contributor to The Magazine Antiques dovetailing with his passion for preserving historic homes of his own in Georgia and New Hampshire. Banks appointed each residence with a...
A Rare Aesthete: The Collection of William N. Banks, JR. to be auctioned off at Brunk Auctions, September 12, 2020, ARTFIX daily
Banks Sale in Asheville in September, Maine Antique Digest
Maine Antique Digest, July 2020, by Lita Solis-Cohen William Nathaniel Banks’s collection of Federal and Classical furniture, lighting, 19th-century American paintings, and the accouterments of gracious living that filled the Gordon-Banks house in Newnan, Georgia, some 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, will be sold at Brunk Auctions in Asheville,...
Summer Auction Realizes $1,650,513 with 93% of lots sold
Asheville, North Carolina, August 1, 2020— Brunk Auctions’ global appeal was on full display at its mid-summer sale as bidders registered from 26 countries on six continents and vied for winning bids across an array of periods and categories. Very fine examples of American and European Paintings, American Furniture, Fine Silver, and Firearms and...
June Specialty Auction Realizes $390,113 with 96% of Lots Sold
Fine Art and Jewelry Delight at Brunk Auctions’ Spring Asheville Premier Auction
March Sale Realizes $1,476,998 with 91% of lots sold
First came the Brunk Auctions catalog, full of choice offerings. Then came the county order to “Stay at Home; Stay Safe,” so the doors to the gallery were closed to the public. That did not stand in the way of what would be considered a resoundingly successful auction, even in the best of times. Private video conference previews were held,...
Brunk Auctions Sets New Records with Sales of a Monumental “Dave” Edgefield Stoneware Jar and a Pio Fedi Marble Sculpture
Of Outlaws, Orchids, and the Occaneechi: Brunk Auctions Rings in the New Year with a Successful Rare Book Sale
Asheville, North Carolina—Brunk Auctions kicked off the New Year with strong results from its Rare Books sale on January 15th. With an impressive 97% sell through rate and a $63,593 sale total, the auction was, indeed, a best-seller.The top lot of the sale was Lot 11, Lawson's History of Carolina, 1714 and 1860, two volumes by John Lawson,...
A Festive Finish: December Sale Realizes $2,439,042 with 90% of lots sold
Asheville, North Carolina, 7 December, 2019--With its inlaid surfaces, fitted interior, and mellow color, an important North Carolina Walnut cellarette (lot 1579) captured the attention of the southern furniture collecting community. Bidding came from all quarters - with excitement and energy. Numerous phones, as well as live and internet...
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