Bob & Sallie Connelly Calendar of Events

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Acrylic & Lacquer Paintings by Sky Jones

2008-09-29T09:20:00.000-04:00

As part of Binghamton's extended First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will open an exhibit and sale of original acrylic and lacquer paintings by internationally known artist Sky Jones on Friday, October 3, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This is the premier exhibit of this California collection painted between 1984 and 1997. Visitors to the Gallery on Friday evening will enjoy hot, fresh popcorn, and may bring personal property (up to three pieces) for a free verbal apppraisal by a certified appraiser. The exhibit and sale of this outstanding collection by Sky Jones, will continue through November 28, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

Born Michael R. Whipple in Salt Lake City, Sky Jones was graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in art in 1971. Working since 1984 as Sky Jones and since 1997 as Siren Bliss, he has executed artwork for movies, such as Star Trek, Meteor, The Neverending Story and Dressed to Kill, illustrations for magazines including TV Guide, Time, Look, Life, Newsweek, and People, and portraits for politicians, sports figures, and celebrities, such as Chuck Norris, Leonard Nimoy, Kirk Douglas, and Jaclyn Smith. The author of two books on art and life, The Artist's Bible in 1983 and Spirits in 1984, Sky Jones is represented in the private collections of notables such as Queen Elizabeth, Burt Reynolds and Mohammed Ali. His prints and paintings are on display in museums, corporations, and galleries worldwide. To learn more about the artist, visit his Banker's Art Museum website.

On-Site Real Estate Auction: Johnson City, NY

2008-08-27T10:37:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Real Estate at 239 Riverside Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790 on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 7:00 pm with a previews on Thursday, August 28, 2008 from 5:00-7:00 pm, and by appointment Connelly Realty will auction the 2-bedroom, 1-story house with attached garage for the family of Nicholas A. Balaci, who has moved to an assisted living facility. The house needs updating, but is in move-in condition.

Connelly Realty, Robert J. Connelly, Broker and Auctioneer, will sell the 928 sq ft house, built in 1940, with the opening bid at $40,000 and a 10% Buyer's Premium. Built on a poured concrete foundation, the house has cedar shingle siding and new replacement tip-out vinyl storm and screen windows, and has gas-fired hot air heating (new in 2000), a new gas hot water heater, and updated 110v and 220v electrical service. There are two ranges, one in the kitchen, and one in the basement, which has a utility sink and hook-ups for a washer and dryer. In addition to the kitchen, there are a living room, dining area, two bedrooms, and full bath on the first floor, and an attached one-car garage. Near schools, shopping and highways, the house is located on the north side of Riverside Drive, just east of the Susquehanna Nursing Home.

Additional details, photos, a taxmap and directions are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 291 KB].

On-Site Moving Auction

2008-08-13T15:47:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Moving Auction at 177 Matthews St, Binghamton, NY 13905 on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm Ilene Goldman is moving to Albany and we are selling her contents with selected additions.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are furniture, including a mahogany dining room set with Duncan Phyfe table, a Duncan Phyfe center table, a French Provincial dresser and desk, two maple bedroom sets, additional beds, tables, including a hide-away drop-leaf table and a coffee table with glass display top, two kitchen sets, a computer desk, and three rockers; accessories, including two Kerman rugs, a Coca-Cola pedal car, Champleve and Cloisonne vases, a German ice cream set, Hummels, figural bookends, a dehumidifier, a treadmill, entertainment electronics, a large quantity of costume jewelry, an electric lawn mower, and shelving; tools, including a fold-away ladder, Toro electric snowblower, and hand tools; and appliances, including two refrigerators, two dishwashers, a GE electric dryer, a microwave, and an under-the-counter refrigerator.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 257 KB].

Free Appraisal Clinic During July Fest 2008

2008-07-04T20:45:00.000-04:00

Binghamton's 46th annual July Fest takes place this year on Friday, July 11, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Court Street will be closed to traffic between Water and State Streets for the popular arts and music festival, which has moved one block west to accomodate the Ross Building demolition. Visitors will enjoy artists-in-action, arts & crafts booths, fine art exhibits, children's activities, live music, food vendors, the first ever Parlor City 5K Run, the inaugural Pirohi Day, and more. And best of all, our own Bob Connelly will conduct a free Appraisal Clinic for antiques and collectibles on both Friday, July 11 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and on Saturday, July 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Appraisal Tent next to Sall-Stearns at 52 Court St. Appraisers familiar with Antiques, the Decorative Arts, Fine Arts, Jewelry, Oriental items, and Residential Contents will be on hand to offer Auction Estimates, i.e. the approximate price range an item might realize if offered at an appropriate auction. Bob will also be available at the Connelly Gallery, 205 State St, Binghamton, on Friday July 11 until 9:00 pm for those who miss the Clinic at July Fest. For more about the Fest, read Mayor Matt Ryan's July Fest announcement or contact event coordinator, Dave Pessagno at 607-761-2475. For more about the Appraisal Clinic, contact Bob & Sallie Connelly at 607-722-9593.

Huge Estate Tool Auction

2008-06-23T11:19:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Tool Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton for the Estate of Andrew Spak, a long time general contractor in the Broome County area, on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 5:00 pm with a preview at 3:00 pm. This is a very big auction with literally thousands of tool and supply items. Please note the early starting time.

Selling without reserve are power tools, including a Grizzly 220 router/shaper, a Dewalt 12" compound miter saw, a Skill 8" drum floor sander, a Milwaukee demolition hammer with bits, a Spencer blower, a Craftsman table planer, a 10" Rower Kraft radial arm saw, several circular saws including a Milwaukee 8.25", a Gil-Bilt band saw with 18" throat, a Pip sand blaster, a Wagner power painter, an auto analyzer, a cement mixer, an air compressor, a sump pump, an Eagle cordless drill, a Porter cable power planer, a Crain electric stapler, Craftsman routers, a Milwaukee screw gun, Remington power nailers and stud drivers, and a commercial sewing machine; and large quanity of plumbing items, including pipe threaders, a pipe vice, tap and die sets, faucets, fittings, copper and brass fittings, copper pipe and tubing, new Delta faucets, PVC fittings, a 0.75 HP deep well pump, snakes, and a Koehler pedestal sink.

Also in this HUGE auction are large quanity of electrical supplies, including spools and boxes of wire, plastic and metal electrical boxes, switches, receptacles, lights, connectors, conduit and fittings, an oscilloscope, ceiling fans and Nutone light kits, and 400 pounds of copper wire; yard tools, including a lawn roller, electric hedge trimmers, gas weed whackers, electric chainsaws, McCulloch gas chainsaws, a Troy-Bilt cultivator, a reel mower, and a garden cart; and a large quantity of hand tools, including a Surell glue gun, hole saws, a laminate cutter, cutting torch guages, a timing light, a large laser level, Rockwell lathe turning tools, a 10' aluminum brake, electric staplers, masonry tools, clamps, levels, saws, socket and wrench sets, hammers, pry bars, chisels, punches, bits, jacks, and taps and dies.

And that's not all! In this auction, too, are an enormous collection of miscellaneous items, including step and extension ladders, lumber including kiln dried oak, dimension lumber, molding, trim and planks, a Dayton shop vac, caulking, air hose, a portable work bench, Formica, door and cabinet hardware, an oak chest of drawers, kerosene heaters, a beer and wine making kit, 17 boxes of nails for a coil nailer, chemical sprayers, an air conditioner, 1000s of pieces of hardware, including nuts, bolts, screws and fasteners, a drill press stand, an acetylene/oxygen torch set with cart, wheel barrows, air hoses, and a dehumidifier; and two bb guns, a Benjamin Franklin #300 air rifle and a Daisy Powerline 880 air rifle.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 489 KB], which is also provided without photos [PDF: 145 KB] for faster download.

On-Site Auction: Contents and 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

2008-06-16T21:00:00.001-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Contents and a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier at 1463 Old State Rd, Colesville, NY 13904 on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at noon with a preview at 11:00 am Two auctioneers will be selling at the same time, one selling the personal property, the other the tools and equipment. (Connelly Realty will auction the house and land at this address, beginning at 1:00 pm: see below.)

Selling without reserve are personal property, including desks, tables, cabinets, bedroom furniture, lamps, a Cord organ, fruit-shaped cookie jars, creamers, sugars, and 25 pairs of salt & pepper shakers, Johann Haviland Bavarian china, Fenton glass, a Xerox copier, a Cannon printer, VAIO digital studio, prints, oil paintings, books, and appliances, including a refrigerator, washer and dryer; tools and equipment, including a Craftsman GT 5000, 25 HP tractor with 48" mowing deck in excellent condition, Craftsman walk-behind weed trimmer, shop equipment including a metal lathe, bench drill press, radial arm saw, belt sander, many power hand tools, and hundreds of hand tools, drill bits, and hardware

Selling at 12:45 pm a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier 2-door, 5-speed, fire-engine red coupe with 17,074 original miles, power sun roof, air conditioning, CD player; and selling immediately after, a 1978 Ford F-150 pickup with cap in very rough condition.

More details, photos, and information about the Contents and 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier are available in the auction contents and car brochure [PDF: 403 KB].

On-Site Auction: Real Estate

2008-06-07T17:16:00.002-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Real Estate at 1463 Old State Rd, Colesville, NY 13904 on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm with previews at 5:00 pm on Monday, June 9 and Monday, June 16, and by appointment Connelly Realty will auction the 4-bedroom, 2-story house, barn, and pond on 8.2 acres for the Estate of Walter Millard Smith.

Connelly Realty, Robert J. Connelly, Broker and Auctioneer, will sell the circa 1875 house, barn, and land with the opening bid at $58,000 and a 10% Buyer's Premium. Built on a laid stone foundation, the house has hardwood maple floors on both floors, 3 bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor, and an additional bedroom, living room (with fireplace, closet and 2 skylights), dining room, kitchen, laundry room and half bath on the first floor, which has 9' ceilings. Heated with forced hot air from an oil-fired furnace, the house has three porches, one on the second floor, a clapboard exterior, some aluminum screen and storm windows, a well, septic tanks, and 110v and 220v service. Both the house and large barn with attached garage show considerable deferred maintenance. Natural gas leases for the property have not been sold

Additional details, photos, a taxmap and directions are available in the auction real estate brochure [PDF: 462 KB].

On-Site Moving Auction

2008-06-01T21:06:00.001-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Moving Auction at 10 Hubble St, Lisle, NY 13797 on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm Eleanor Watson, 88 years old, is moving to Virginia and selling the majority of her contents

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are furniture, including a square oak table with square legs, oak center table with brass & glass claw feet, chestnut drop center chest with mirror, bedroom sets, upholstered furniture, and chairs; and glass and china, including 2 19th century sandwich glass lamos, Bisque figurines, assorted Depression glass, Modertone dishes, and a Japanese red maple tea set; and miscellaneous, including a 19th century China head doll, 1950-60's dolls, 18th century Queen Anne brass candlestick, Gibson style sketches, prints, and oak telephone boxes.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 257 KB].

Advance Notice
Bob & Sallie Connelly will sell the Real Estate and Contents and a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier on-site at 1463 Old State Rd, Colesville, NY 13904 on Sunday, June 22, 2008 with an Open House on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Preliminary details are available in the auction flyer [PDF: 171 KB].

On-Site Moving Auction

2008-06-01T20:44:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Moving Auction at 3640 Lorne Dr, Endwell, NY 13760 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm The owners have moved to Vermont owners and are selling their Godzilla Collection of Fire King, Pyrex, other glass and pottery.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are china and glass, including a Clarice Cliff Bizarre pattern creamer and sugar, plus cups and saucers, over 30 pieces of Bohemia cut glass, bride's baskets, perfumes, cracker jars, bowls, etc, pottery including Radford, Poole, and 4 Royal Winton paisley plates, a collection of Hoosier canister jars, over 200 pieces of Fire King, including bowls, decorated casseroles, Tom & Jerry setes, and Pyrex, some in original boxes; and miscellaneous, including a pair of maple twin beds, dining room set, upholstered furniture, kitchen table & chairs, TV, microwave, under-counter refrigerator, and assorted yard tools.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 186 KB]

On-Site Estate Auction: Contents & Real Estate

2008-05-10T20:16:00.002-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Estate Auction of the Contents and Real Estate at 144 Mary St, Binghamton, NY 13903 on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm and the Real Estate selling at 7:00 pm The owners have recently moved to an assisted living facility and are very interested in selling. Don't miss this opportunity to buy a terrific starter home in a neighborhood of beautiful homes.

Contents
Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are furniture.,including a bureau extension table, love seats, end tables and a cedar chest; household appliances, including two refrigerators, a kitchen stove, and an electric lawn mower; glassware and china, including a cut glass bowl signed J. Hoare, a cut glass pitcher, Liberty Blue china, and assorted Depression glass; tools, including yard and hand tools and a Werner aluminum extension ladder; and miscellaneous items, including two Mack truck bulldog figural emblems and file cabinets.

Real Estate
Connelly Realty, Robert "Bob" Connelly Broker and Auctioneer, will sell AS IS at 7:00 pm the 1.5 story, 1344 sq ft, 3 bedroom house on the 50 (front) X 135 ft lot at 144 Mary St, Binghamton. Built in 1951, the forced-hot-air gas heated house with 110 and 220 v service has cedar shingles, a poured concrete foundation with a walkout basement, and attached one-car garage. The main floor has a kitchen (10 X 14) that needs updating, living room (15 X 15), two bedrooms (10 X 12, 11 X 12) and a full bath. There is a half-bath, workshop, and office in the basement, and a bedroom (12 X 11) on the second floor. Located close to schools, shopping and highways, the house is fenced on three sides and fitted with aluminum storm windows and screens. The Buyer's Premium is 10% and the opening bid is $38,000. Open House by appointment.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the contents brochure [PDF: 279 KB] and in the real estate brochure [162 KB].

On-Site Estate Auction

2008-05-02T14:29:00.002-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Estate Auction at 47 Wallace Rd, Binghamton, NY (Nimmonsburg) on Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are tools, etc., including an 11 hp Murray riding tractor with 36" mower deck, a pull-behind spreader, cultivator and sweeper, ladders, and woodworking shop equipment; accessories, including a Dietz street light, a cuckoo clock, a quantity of costume jewelry, and 3 ft high wooden figural ashtrays of Popeye and a bell boy; glassware and china, including box lots of Cape Cod, American pattern Fostoria, Depression glass, and crystal lamps; and furniture, including aDanish modern dining room set by Conant Ball, bedroom sets, a Cord organ, bookcases, sewing machine, etc.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 303 KB] and in the no-photo brochure [89 KB] for speedy download.

Upcoming Connelly Realty Auction: Real Estate & Contents of 144 Mary Street, Binghamton, NY 13903.

Guns And German & U.S. Military Memorabilia Auction

2008-04-15T14:13:00.006-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Guns And German & U.S. Military Memorabilia Inventoried Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:00 am with a previews at 8:00 am and on Saturday, April 26 from 5:00-8:00 pm.

We are selling two major collections: the Estate of Robert (Bob) E. Doering an internationally known collector of German World War II memorabilia, and items from the Estate of Earl Steinbrecher, which were found in a trunk in his attic. One of the more unusual items in this sale is the armband of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's Foreign Minister from 1938 until 1945, who was executed after the Nuremberg trials.

The auction comprises over 500 lots in the following order of sale, with approximate starting times:
10:00 Guns, 48 lots
10:45 Books, 65 lots
11:45 Military Memorabilia, 354 lots
Intermittently: Documents and Paper, 34 lots

Click for a slideshow of the featured items.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 12% Buyer's Premium, are Long Guns, including Winchester Model 1864, 71, 1873, 1892, 94 and 1895, Browning, Stevens, Remington, Marlin and Colt Lightning 22; Books, including over 70 reference books, some out of print, such as Exploring The Dress Daggers of the German Army by Thomas T. Wittmann, Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe, Vol II by John R. Angolia & Adolf Schlicht, and Reichpaper: A Guide to Civil and Paramilitary Identification and Membership Documents of the Third Reich, Vol I by Bruce Eric Kipp, autographed by author; Military Memorabilia, including 16 Swords, such as SS, Luftwaffe, Naval Officer, and Samurai, 26 Daggers and Bayonets, such as Naval and Army Officer's Dress, SS, SA, RAD, and Luftwaffe, and Badges and Metals, such as War Merit Crosses, Luftwaffe Badges, Luftwaffe Squadron Clasps, Naval Badges, Army Crosses and Badges and Assorted Commemoratives and Sport Badges and Metals; and Documents and Papers, including the document for Iron Cross 1st class 1939, Oberfeldwebel Christian Reisser, Gefechtsstand 20 Dezbr 1944, Document for Pilot School, Oberfeldwebel Christian Reisser, Flugzeugkührefschule, A/B 113 Brünn, Wien, 25 Februar 1941, and the Document for Pilot Gefreiten Christian Reisser Berlin 27 Juli, 1937.

Auction Lots

Weitsman Stoneware Collection

2008-04-13T15:16:00.000-04:00

Bob Connelly will talk about "The Valuation of Stoneware: How to Appraise When There Are No Direct Comparables" on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 6:15 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 30 Lodge Street, Albany NY 12207 as part of a daylong presentation on The Weitsman Stoneware Collection presented jointly by The Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The day's events start at the New York State Museum, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230, where participants will enjoy a Lecture and Tour of the Weitsman Collection, a Backstage Tour of stoneware not currently on exhibit, and a Tour of the Latin American Art Collection on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. These events are free, but registration is required.

The evening events at the Crowne Plaza include a discussion at 5:00 pm by Frederick L. Iusi of "Current Changes in USPAP," Bob's talk after dinner, and a talk at 7:15 pm by Alex Rosenberg on "Latin American and Cuban Art." The seminar qualifies for 6.5 ASA and AAA continuing education credits. Registration is $70 before May 1; $80 after.

For more information and to register, please see the Seminar Brochure and the Registration Form.

Baseball & Sports Memorabilia Auction

2008-02-01T20:53:00.000-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Baseball & Sports Memorabilia Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 10:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are baseball, football and other sports cards, including complete annual sets, autographed photographs, baseballs, bats, posters, programs, ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, and other sports-related items, as well as scrap and autograph books. Many autographs with COA. Included are factory packs from Topps, Fleer, Score, Pinnacle, Upper Deck, Bowman and Pacific. Featured in this auction are a Carlton Fisk Pepsi Cola Card (at right), an autographed copy of Jackie Robinson's book, Baseball Has Done It (with COA), a 14 X 20.75 inch Sporting Record advertisement (4/20/1916) "Will [Charles Albert] Bender Make Good?", over 25,000 sports cards in packs, and framed photos, with autographed cards and COAs of such sports luminaries as Honus Wagner, Satchel Paige, Grover Alexander, and Larry LaJoie.

Click for a slideshow of the featured items.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 350 KB] and in the no-photo brochure [130 kb] for speedy download.

Antique and Collectibles Auction

2007-12-03T14:50:00.000-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Antique & Collectibles Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 10:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am.

Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are banks, including an organ grinder and performing bear mechanical bank with original paint in outstanding condition and a U.S. Mail bank with combination lock; toys, including a 13" coupe by Dayton Friction Toy Co., 40 pieces of Elastolin composition WWI British band toy soldiers, circa 1935, also 8 Indians, several Tootsie Toy and Wyandotte cars and trucks, a Wolverine diving submarine with box, and a Midgette Movie Theater with 8 movies and box; trains, including Lionel (2321 Lackawanna, 1862 General, 2065 and 2025 steam engines) and Marx windups; games, including Battleship 1938, Agate Railway Bagatelle marble game, Uncle Wiggily, Peter Coddle's Trip, 1936 Popeye Paint Set, many boxed; and Disney, including 42" motorized 1934 papier mâché display of Minne Mouse combing her hair, Mickey Mouse hobby horse, and 8" papier mâché Bashful.

Click for a slideshow of the Mechanical Bank with organ grinder and performing bear.

Also watches, including five gold mechanical wristwatches from Patek Philippe, Omega Constellation, Longines, and Omega Seamaster, four with gold bands; military, including an 1858 Walch Navy revolver, #117/200, a German leather spike helmet, a French Coulaux sword, and an 1877 French bayonet; stoneware, including five blue decorated pieces by Whites; scientific and optical instruments, including 19th century McAllister telescopes, U.S. Signal Service binoculars, and a transit by Keuffel & Esser, NY, Pat. 1891; and musical, including a table-mounted Swiss music box with six 6-tune cylinders, a 15.75" oak Regina music box with three disks, a Martin saxophone, a Westminster flute, and a Chickering grand piano.

The auction includes several military swords. 1. French sword, signed Coulaux; no scabbard. Image of guard in slideshow. 2. German sword with scabbard; possibly WWI. 3. German SA dagger in sheath, inscribed "Alles für Deutschland"; RZ in circle, M7/37. 4. French bayonet with scabbard, dated 1877, signed ST. ETIENNE. 5. U.S. bayonet; M8 A1. 6. Arab-middle eastern headsmen sword; replaced handle; gold inlay in very good condition. Two images in slideshow. 7. 19th century Arab dagger, sheath and original shoulder cord. Additional image in slideshow.

And Indian artifacts, including over 3000 points, arrowheads, axes, pestles, pipes and three fragments of Peru textile, circa 1400; clocks, including 8-day German ship clock, oak gingerbread, 8-day and 30-hour Ogees, Steeple and miscellaneous parts; furniture, including Empire mahogany secretary, Federal style mahogany secretary, Empire dressers, server, sofa, and set of five barrel fiddle-back chairs, dough box on legs, three Victorian arm chairs, Ogee mirror, and two mahogany slant top desks; miscellaneous, including a 17.5" American burl bowl, Majolica, a Roseville planter, pair of Currier & Ives First Smoke All Right/All Wrong prints, a primitive oil porrait, and assorted glass and china.

Selling at 12 noon are two automobiles: a 1965 Mercury Comet convertible, red, no rust, 98% restored, and a 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX, 74k miles, fully loaded, inspected and licensed.

Additional details, photos, directions and a more complete list of items are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 287 KB] and in photo set I and photo set II (PDF: 404 KB and 348 KB).

Absentee and phone bidders for this auction must be pre-registered, and bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EST) Saturday, December 8. Additional information is available on the Bid Form.

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Original Art Pottery by Cristy Aloysi

2007-12-01T14:47:00.000-05:00

As part of Binghamton's extended First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will open an exhibit and sale of original art pottery by Cristy Aloysi on Friday, December 7, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 8 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visitors to the Gallery on Friday evening will enjoy American folk music with a modern twist by Dan Forsyth and Joe Kellar. The exhibit and sale of original art pottery from the collection of the artist's mother, Virginia Aloysi, will continue through December 28, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

A graduate of Skidmore College, Cristy Aloysi continued her studies at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, at Corning Glass, at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and at other venues. She was twice selected as resident artist for glassblowing at the Maho Bay Recycled Art Center on St. John, the Virgin Islands. She participated in the New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, MA, and taught at Renton Technical College in Washington, and at Seattle's Pratt Fine Arts Center, as well as at Maho Bay. Ms. Aloysi began her current career at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY, where she learned the ancient art of blowing glass by hand. In 2002, she moved to Seattle, where she has been developing a line of contemporary glass objects for the home. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Cristy Aloysi on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery.

Doll and Barber Shop Auction

2007-11-30T09:50:00.000-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Doll and Barber Shop Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 11:00 am with a preview at 10:00 am. We are selling Sueelen Conrow's collection of over 60 artisan dolls, including some Doll of the Year winners, and the contents of a barber shop.

Selling without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are dolls and doll accressories, including doll furniture, and dolls from Monika Levenig, Cindy Marschmer Rolfe, Denise McMillen, Janis Beend, and Rustie's Patricia Ross; miscellaneous, including vintage fishing lures, bamboo fishing poles, molding planes, a carpenter's chest, and maple furniture; and barber shop contents, including three chairs, advertising signs, mirrors, stations and lights.

Additional details, photos, directions and a partial list of items are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 335 KB].

Benefit Auction: 3 November 2007

2007-10-30T08:32:00.000-04:00

Cheers to Hope, the 5th annual wine tasting and auction to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, will take place on Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Owego Elks Lodge, 223 Front St, Owego, NY 13827. Wine and merchandise from local stores, distributors, and wineries will be available for tasting, and for sale in live and silent auctions conducted by auctioneer Bob Connelly. Tickets are available at Lawler's Liquor and the American Cancer Society for $20, and at the door for $25. For more information, consult the benefit flyer [PDF: 200 KB] or call 607-754-9439.

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Viscosity Glass by Cristy Aloysi

2007-10-30T07:56:00.000-04:00

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will hold an exhibit and sale of handblown Viscosity Glass by Cristy Aloysi on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit and sale of Viscosity Glass from the collection of the artist's mother, Virginia Aloysi, will continue through November 23, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

A graduate of Skidmore College who continued her studies at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, at Corning Glass, at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and at other venues, Ms. Aloysi was twice selected as resident artist for glassblowing at the Maho Bay Recycled Art Center on St. John, the Virgin Islands. She participated in the New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, MA, and taught at Renton Technical College in Washington, and at Seattle's Pratt Fine Arts Center, as well as at Maho Bay. Ms. Aloysi began her current career at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY, where she learned the ancient art of blowing glass by hand. In 2002, she moved to Seattle, where she developed a line of contemporary glass objects for the home. Her Viscosity Glass pieces, characterized by clean lines and simple designs, are each unique, with no two exactly the same. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Cristy Aloysi on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery. The curator's notes [PDF: 58 KB] contain additional information.

On-Site Auction: Real Estate & Contents

2007-10-16T14:49:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Contents at 518 Taft Ave, Endicott, NY 13760 on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm followed by an Auction of the Real Estate at 7:00 pm. . Selling without reserve and with a 10% Buyers Premium are items from the Cecere Family as well as some from a family that moved to Florida.

The contents are furniture, including a 3-piece cherry king-size bedroom set (you must see it!), a 3-piece queen-size bedroom set, and other items; toys, including a Mighty Casey yard train with 50+ feet of track, and a tin doll house; tools, including saws, ladders, a new sump pump, and a Sunbeam 650 outdoor grill; accessories and miscellaneous, including a pair of Murano glass clown decanters, yard furniture, outdoor holiday decorations, Depression glass, assorted china, and over 18 boxes from storage not yet unpacked; and believe it or not: 2 Model A Radiators!

Additional details, photos, and directions are available in the auction contents brochure [PDF: 254 KB].

On-Site Estate Auction: Newark Valley, NY

2007-09-30T20:19:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the contents of the Estate of retired school teacher Loretta Mae Avery at 4795 Newark Valley Maine Rd, Newark Valley, NY 13811 on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 6:00 pm with a preview at 5:00 pm . Included in the auction are many souvenirs brought back by Miss Avery from her extensive travels abroad.

Selling without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are Depression Glass & China, including American by Fostoria, Block, Sharon, English hobnail, Iris & Herringbone, Royal Red Ruby, Windsor, and many other patterns; furniture, including an oak Texas highboy with mirror, early blanket chest, 1910 oak cabinet, Depression center table, dressers, chairs, a 1950's corner cupboard, and a sofa and matching love seat; accessories & miscellaneous, including a Fenton red opalescent hobnail set with center bowl (see photo) and matching candle holders (not shown), Waterford crystal, trunks, records, paperback and coffee table books, 30 rolls of wallpaper, 30 pounds of costume jewelry, Amana washer, garage door opener (new-in-box), 4 hp weed eater, and a lawn mower. Vehicle selling at 7:00 pm: a 1977 4-door Chevrolet Impala (running).

Additional details, photos, directions and a partial list of items are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 294 KB], which is also available in a slim version [177 KB], with fewer pictures.

On-Site Real Estate Auction: Endicott, NY

2007-09-29T20:51:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Real Estate at 518 Taft Ave, Endicott, NY 13760 on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7:00 pm with an Open House on Sunday, October 7 from 1:00-4:00 pm and by appointment. . Located on a 1+ acre lot with mature landscaping and 175 ft frontage, the two-story 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom house has gas heat and hot water, central air-conditioning and vacuum, 2 fireplaces, a Florida room, and an attached 2-car garage. The full basement includes a recreation room, laundry room, workshop, and 2 large utility rooms.

The first floor and basement were damaged last winter when a water pipe froze, and are now mostly open to the studs following remediation by SERVPRO, who removed the affected carpeting, flooring and wall board. The 81 year old owner has decided to move rather than remodel, and is selling AS IS with the upset price well below market value at $95,000 plus a 10% Buyer's Premium. The original floor plans are available, but with walls presently open, this is a perfect opportunity to create the layout of your dreams.

Robert "Bob" Connelly of Connelly Realty is the broker and auctioneer for this sale. Additional details, photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure [PDF: 133 KB]. A slideshow of the property has views of the house, fireplaces, and the taxmap.

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Michael Smith Photography

2007-09-18T08:08:00.000-04:00

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk, and in conjunction with Binghamton University's Alumni and Homecoming Weekend the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will hold a second exhibit and sale of photographs by F. Michael Smith on Friday, October 5, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The first exhibit in March 2006 was a great success. Opening night visitors will be treated to pop and popcorn, and Binghamton University students, faculty and staff will receive a gallery-wide 10% discount. The exhibit and sale of F. Michael Smith's photographs will continue through October 26, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

F. Michael Smith's lifelong interest in landscape photography was inspired by the Adirondack vistas he enjoyed at his family's summer cottage near Utica. Some of his current images capture local landscapes and seascapes -- Michael is now a Binghamton resident -- and scenes from his travels, such as Perkins Cove, Maine seen at right. Others are non-representational, created by manipulating photographs digitally to produce abstract art. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Michael on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery.

Appraisal Clinic at Margaretville Cauliflower Festival

2007-08-18T16:49:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Antique Appraisal Clinic on Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., rain or shine in the History Tent at the 5th Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival in the Margaretville Village Park (behind the A&P) . Admission to the Festival is free; the appraisal fee is $4.00 per item, $10 for three items, with the proceeds going to benefit the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, NY.

The Festival features produce vendors and restaurants -- both with lots of cauliflower -- a cauliflower cook-off, music, crafts and children's activities. To get there from New York City, Albany and New England take NYS Thruway, I-87 to Exit 19 for Kingston, then Rte 28 west toward Pine Hill for 43 miles, turning right into Margaretville Village. From Binghamton and West, take I-88 east to Oneonta, then Rte 28 east toward Delhi for 47 miles, turning left into Margaretville Village. Additional information is available by email, by phone at 800-586-3303 or 845-586-2219, and in the Cauliflower Festival Poster [PDF: 624 KB].

Appraisal Clinic for Newark Valley Historic Society

2007-08-18T16:42:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct the Eighth Annual Antique Appraisal Clinic on Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Herrick Barn on the Newark Valley Historical Society's Bement-Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley, NY 13811. Admission to this entertaining and educational event is free; the appraisal fee is $5.00 per item, with the proceeds going to benefit the Newark Valley Historical Society. Refreshments available. Directions: From a major highway: North from NYS Rte 17 at Owego, via NYS Rte 96, to NYS Rte 38, then North on Rte 38 to Newark Valley (10 miles). From Newark Valley red light, continue north on Rte 38 about one mile to the Farmstead on the left. For additional information, contact Ethel Curkendall by phone (607-642-8313) or email.