Bob & Sallie Connelly Calendar of Events

Antique Road Show at Binghamton July Fest

2009-07-04T20:23:00.004-04:00

Binghamton's 47th annual July Fest takes place this year on Friday, July 10, 2009 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm and on Saturday, July 11, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Visitors will enjoy artists-in-action, arts & crafts booths, fine art exhibits, children's activities, live music, food vendors, the second annual Parlor City 5K Run, the second annual Pirohi Day, and more. And best of all, our own Bob Connelly will conduct a free Antique Road Show appraisal clinic for antiques and collectibles on both Friday, July 10 from noon to 6:00 pm and on Saturday, July 11 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Experts familiar with coins, jewelry, art and memorabilia will be on hand to offer Auction Estimates, i.e. the approximate price range an item might realize if offered at an appropriate auction. For more about the Fest, consult the July Fest brochure [PDF: 5.4 MB], check the City of Binghamton website for updates, or contact event coordinator, Dave Pessagno at 607-761-2475. For more about the Antique Road Show, contact Bob & Sallie Connelly at 607-722-9593.

On-Site Auction: Commercial Real Estate

2009-07-04T12:42:00.000-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Commercial Real Estate at 1648 and 1650 Route 11, Castle Creek, NY 13744 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm with an Open House on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 pm and by appointment. (View it on a map.) The properties, which will be sold together as one lot, include two offices, four garage bays, and two apartments in two buildings.

Connelly Realty, Robert "Bob" Connelly Broker and Auctioneer, will sell together in one lot AS IS with a Warranty Deed the 0.54 acre (50' frontage) property at 1648 Rte 11, zoned commercial 439, and the 0.55 acre (105' frontage) property at 1650 Rte 11, zoned multi-residential, 411.

The property at 1648 Rte 11 is improved with a Butler type metal building, 32'8" front X 50' deep, with concrete floor; a 12' X 12' rear addition housing the furnance and an office; and a 8' X 20' rear storage shed. The left bay, with 12' X 14' high 3-window door, has a mechanical frame lift. The right bay, with 16' X 14' high door with automatic opener, is equipped with a hydraulic post lift.

The property at 1650 Rte 11 is improved with a 36' front X 51' deep concrete block building with cement floor; and a storage shed in the rear. The ground floor houses an office, bathroom, furnace, and two automotive bays with 10' wide doors, the left is 8' high, the right 9'. The second floor contains two apartments, with separate utilities, each with two separate entrances and wall-to-wall carpeting in the living rooms and bedrooms. The left-side apartment has tile walls in the living room, a stove and refrigerator in the kitchen, and hook-ups for a washer and dryer in the bathroom.

ROOMS AND DIMENSIONS
	Left-Side Apt	Right-Side Apt
Living Room	15'9" x 14'10"	14'9" x 15'9"
Kitchen	12'6" x 13'7"	14'10" x 12'8"
Bedroom	12'4" x 13'7"	11'11" x 13'5"
Bedroom	9'7" x 13'7"	9'6" x 13'5"
Bathroom	9'5" x 5'	7'5" x 9'

Both main buildings have oil fired forced air furnaces, 110-220 VAC service, and 60-gal piped air compressors (3 and 3.5 HP in 1648 and 1650, respectively).

The opening bid is just $98,000, with 10% down payment due at the close of bidding. Assessor's full value for the two properties is $159,052; estimated annual town, school and county taxes is $3813. The Buyer's Premium is 10%

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [671 KB]. Additional photos in the AuctionZip gallery.

On-Site Real Estate Auction

2009-06-10T21:14:00.002-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Real Estate at 91 Tompkins St, Binghamton, NY 13903 on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm with an Open House on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 pm and by appointment. (View it on a map.) The owners live out of town and must sell. This is a great opportunity for an investment-minded buyer with $10,000+ to turn this handyman's special into a solid income-producing property.

Connelly Realty, Robert "Bob" Connelly Broker and Auctioneer, will sell AS IS with a Warranty Deed the 3 bedroom 1,314 sq ft 2-story house on an 38.33 (front & rear) X 125 ft lot at 9 Tompkins St in Binghamton. Built in 1904, the 2-story house with enclosed front porch (19-6 X 6), long driveway and open rear porch (carport) has all city services (110-220 VAC) and a gas converted gravity feed furnace. Set on a laid stone foundation, the house has an aluminum siding exterior, a kitchen (12-6 x 11), living room (20-2 x 10-2), bedroom (12-6 x 10-4) and bath (13-6 x 7-10) downstairs, and two bedrooms (12-8 x 12-3 and 13-6 x 7-10) in the second story. The Buyer's Premium is 10% and the opening bid is just $10,000.

Additional details, photos, directions and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure [140 KB]. Additional photos in the AuctionZip gallery.

On-Site Auction: Antiques & Household with Real Estate

2009-06-07T10:05:00.005-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction at 265 Academy Drive, Vestal, NY 13850 on Thursday, June 25, 2009 with Antiques and Household items selling at 6:00 pm, with a preview at 5:00 pm, and the real estate selling at 7:00 pm. The real estate can be viewed at An Open House on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 pm and by appointment. View on map.

Antiques and Household
Selling AS IS without reserve, with a 10% Buyer's Premium, are furniture, including a mahogany fall front desk with serpentine drawers and claw feet, a Duncan Phyfe dining room table, several breakfronts, including a French Provincial and one with a butler's desk drawer and matching server, a copper-lined smoke stand, coffee, end, tier and corner tables, an oak Empire library table, a brass bed and two Hepplewhite style dressers, six bentwood chairs, and bar stools; and accessories, including a Bradley & Hubbard slag glass table lamp, a collection of 26 Hess trucks, Hot Wheels, year books, assorted costume jewelry, stemware including Rose Point by Cambridge, American Pattern, Fostoria, a pedal tractor and pedal fire truck, 11 pieces of iron lawn furniture, silver plate, hand and yard tools, a black mantel clock, several oil paintings, a Kenmore washer and Whirlpool electric dryer, lamps, china, a cast iron Teddy Roosevelt door stop, dated 1899, mirrors, lamps, and pictures.

Real Estate
Connelly Realty, Robert "Bob" Connelly Broker and Auctioneer, will sell AS IS with a Warranty Deed at 7:00 pm the 3 bedroom 1,118 sq ft ranch on an 82 (front & rear) X 110 ft lot at 265 Academy Drive in Vestal. Built in 1955, the forced-hot-air gas heated house with central air conditioning, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a security system has a brick and cedar shingle exterior, a poured concrete foundation with a large finished basement, and an attached 11 X 21 one-car garage. The ranch includes a kitchen (10 X 11) with built-in dishwasher, living/dining room (10 X 11) with fireplace, three bedrooms (10-8 X 9-6, 10-8 X 11, 10-8 X 12-8) and a full (10-8 X 5) tiled bath. An attached 18 X 12 sun porch features a stone barbecue. There is a dry bar, laundry room and -- yes -- a bomb shelter in the basement. Located one block from Vestal High School, the house has a picket fence around the rear yard, and has some aluminum storm windows and screens. The Buyer's Premium is 10% and the opening bid is $89,000.

Military, Medals, Photographs & Ivory Auction

2009-05-11T12:24:00.004-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Military, Medals, Photographs & Ivory Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 5:00 pm with a preview at 4:00 pm. The auction includes items from 5 Estates, all fresh on the market.

Slideshow preview of selected items:

Photos of all lots are also available.

Selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 13% buyers premium are 41 photographs of Civil War soldiers and over 100 early photographs including Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and tintypes, some in Union cases. Several G.A.R. Encampment Badges including 1893, 1902, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1924, 1927 and 1934. 21 Swords including Civil War, English, German and 2 Samurai. 11 German WWII Daggers: SS, SA, RAD, Luftwaffe, Army, Forestry. 2 Japanese Dirks; 50 knives and bayonets; German combat badges, hats, arm bands, helmets, flags, police tunic, buttons and tinnies. Winchester Arms Canon; Order of Red Men badges; Fireman convention badges; political, fireman & police badges and buttons; 15 commemorative bronze commemorative medals including Lindberg, Hubert Humphrey; collection of meerschaum pipes and lighters; Over 100 post-War autographed letters from German military personnel, 7 from Admiral Dönitz; Wolfgang Köhler, Hans Leibel, Karl Herzog, von Cramm, Gruben, Ruge, Kiefer Schwerin, Marschall; diary of African American in Viet Nam with photographs; Native American items including clubs, tomahawks, arrowheads and inkwell; Ivory collection with over 80 pieces: Netsuke figures, teeth, tusks.

The order of sale as well as additional details and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 200 KB). Additional photos in the AuctionZip gallery.

Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the online bidform. Bidders must be pre-registered. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.

Large Clock, Watch, Tool And Scientific Instrument Auction

2009-03-30T14:04:00.005-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Large Clock, Watch, Tool And Scientific Instrument Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 11:00 am with previews on Saturday, April 18 from 6:00–9:00 pm, and on Sunday, April 19 from 9:00–11:00 am. The auction includes over 100 clocks, over 200 pocket watches and wristwatches, watch maker's tools, and scientific instruments.

Slideshow preview of selected items:

Selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 13% buyers premium are CLOCKS, including a BD Bingham astronomical tall case clock, several master clocks and slaves, time clocks, tower clocks, Tiffany and other mantel clocks, wall clocks, a calculagraph, and wooden works clocks; POCKET WATCHES AND WRISTWATCHES, including a 1 minute 18K repeater, Howard, Hamilton and railroad watches, Patek Philippe, many 21 jewel watches, gold hunting cases, wristwatches from Omega, Rolex, chronographs and triple date wristwatches; TOOLS, including rounding-up tool, pivot lathe, depthing tool, watch lathe, and miscellaneous lots from two watch makers, including staffs, hands, crystals, weights, assorted faces, movements, staking set, roller jewels, crowns, main springs, manuals, and two circa 1960 salesman's watch band samples; and SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, including a sextant, surveyor's transit, compasses, drum and disk recorders, analytic scales, and a WWII Japanese gyroscope.

Particulars of the Auction
Details, selected photos, and directions are available in the full auction brochure (PDF: 910 KB) and in a slim (82 KB) version with limited photos.
Pocket Watches, Wristwatches	Clocks, Scientific Instruments, Watchmaker Tools
Order of Sale (PDF: 128 KB)	Order of Sale (PDF: 124 KB)
Photos	Photos
Additional photos in the AuctionZip gallery.

Auction of Coins and Paper Money

2009-03-29T20:53:00.001-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Coins and Paper at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 11:00 am with a preview from 9:00–11:00 am. Selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium are over 250 lots from Estates. NO dealer consignments. Authentication and condition are not guaranteed. Please inspect all items before bidding.

Additional details, selected photos, directions, and the order of sale are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 1.03 MB). Additional photos are available in our AuctionZip gallery.

Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the online bidform. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.

The Best of Binghamton Market at the Showplace has been extended into April by popular demand. The final Sunday market will be April 19, 2009. The market is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For dealer information, please call 607-722-9593. Space is limited.

Estates Auction

2009-02-09T18:03:00.001-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Estates Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 10:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. The auction includes a collection of cut glass plus items from the Estate of Anthony Aloysi.

Selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium are FURNITURE, including desks, file cabinets, trunks and household furniture; MISCELLANEOUS, including fancy frames, an early map of Vestal, Depression glass, Stangl pottery, vintage postcards and photos; CRYSTAL, including a 14" Hawkes vase, Waterford candlebra, punch bowl, compotes and decanter; Ewer cocktail shaker, 2-piece lamp; Bicentennial Steuben eagle; and CUT GLASS, including Harvard pattern relish, compote, bowls, poppy vase, a Galway decanter, Libby ice cream dishes, Bohemian 15" covered candy jar, and Lalique birds, bird compote, and bird vase.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 1.03 MB). A slim (197 KB) version without photos is also available. Additional photos are available in our AuctionZip gallery.

Super Sunday Antiques Auction

2009-01-25T21:23:00.001-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Antiques Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 10:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. The auction includes vintage Valentines, furniture, quilt and fabrics, cut glass, china and other household pieces. Many of the items are from the home of Mahlon Card, Esq., who at 92 has moved to a retirement center.

Selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium are Vintage Valentines and Ephemera, including foldout, popup, mechanical and lace Valentines, and postcards, newspapers and childrens books; Selling at 11:00 am Furniture, including a mahogany and walnut dresser with white marble top, tables, chests, a mahogany Empire Revival slant top desk, dining room and living room pieces, 2 bedroom sets, two Boston rockers, and two rope beds; Quilts and Fabric, including an 1841 blue and white coverlet, a pair of poppy pattern applique quilts, other quilts and linen; Cut Glass, including a pair of Daisy and Button decanters, ice buckets, carafes, tumblers, wine glasses, and signed Hawkes stemware; Other Glassware, including Murano glass, Depression glass, and Waterford, Heisey, Fostoria, Orrefors, Cambridge, and Carnival pieces; and China and Miscellaneous, including an Art Deco gun metal statue on marble base, 6 pieces of Majolica, 80 pieceds of signed American china painted by Edna Sawyer, other hand-painted china including dishes, clocks, talcum jars, Haviland, Bing & Grondahl, Belleek, Wedgewood, Nippon, Flow Blue and Ironstone pieces, and assortments of buttons and household items.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 3514 KB). A slim (297 KB) version without photos is also available. Additional photos are available in our AuctionZip gallery.

Collectic Auction

2008-12-06T15:24:00.003-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Collectic General Store Items, Furniture, China, Trains and Guns at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 11:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am.

Slideshow preview of selected items:

Selling without reserve AS IS at a 10% buyers premium are furniture, including a cylinder roll desk, a "C" curve roll top desk, stacking bookcases, and a washstand all in oak, a butternut Dutch cupboard, a 5-piece mahogany Skyscraper Art Deco bedroom set, and 6 walnut Chippendale chairs, a birds-eye maple desk and chair, a circa 1930 Phildelphia style mahagony tilt-top table, and 2 burl walnut dressers; general store items, including an oak wall telephone, butter churns, a labor-saving bosom board, sad irons, and advertising items and tins; miscellaneous items, including mantle clocks, radios, vacuum tubes, over 100 contemporary candle molds, a large quantity of silver plate, and an unusual typewriter; china, including 54 pieces of Spode "Marina" pattern, 66 pieces of Mason Ironstone "Vista", 67 pieces of "Liberty Blue" -- some in boxes, and Jewel Tea "Autumn Leaf" china, including a cookie jar; trains, including 2 Lionel sets, 2 HO sets, and miscellaneous parts.

Selling at Noon: guns and knives, including a circa 1940 Model 94 Winchester rifle, a 30 WCF caliber rife in excellent condition, a 1937 Beretta Model 1934 9mm pistol with holster (taken from an Italian Lieutenant at Palermo) and fraternal swords.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 451 KB). A slim (100 KB) version without photos is also available, as is a press release.

Auction of Hubley Toys & Company Ephemera

2008-11-16T09:40:00.001-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Hubley Collection Toys & Company Ephemera at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 11:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. The auction includes over 500 lots and several hundred non-cataloged items from the Estate of Jan McComsey. Mr. McComsey went to work for the Hubley Manufacturing Company in Lancaster Pennsylvania at 15, and throughout his tenure, took home many items discarded by the Company, including mockups, color separations, correspondence, court documents, catalogs, notes and letters.

Slideshow preview of selected items:

All of the items in this auction can be previewed in the auction slideshow.

Selling without reserve AS IS at a 12% buyers premium are toys, including a grasshopper, specially built for Jan McComsey by Hubley designer Bill Gigl, a gold presentation 961 Ford Powermaster tractor (1 of 4 made), 35 mint cap pistols, over 50 puzzles, 500 comic books, Mickey Mouse magazines from 1933, hand blown and other marbles, Tonka and Hess trucks, and boxed games; and dolls and accessories, including a 22" Karl Hastman, 23" Kestner, 28" Simon & Halbig, two early large composition dolls, an A&J bake set, doll dishes and furniture.

Ephemera in the auction include original artwork for Hubley's Indian motorcycle with rider and other toys, the earliest dated January 17, 1888, There are price lists, brochures, flyers and toy catalogs, as well as catalogs for door stops, paperweights, lamps, furniture and metal castings -- and drawings, color separations, and proofs for the catalogs. There are many pieces of correspondence between Hubley and other companies, including Harley Davidson, Indian Motorcycle Company, Lionel, Schoenhut, Arcadia, Murphy, Owens-Kreiser, and Maytag, and photographs of motorcycle toy displays. In all, there are over 200 pieces of ephemera and drawings of prototype toys that were never produced.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 1195 KB). A slim (106 KB) version without photos is also available. Description of the cataloged items and the order of sale is available in the auction listing (PDF: 138 KB). Photos of each cataloged lot are also available.

Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the online bidform. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.

Collectibles Auction

2008-11-06T18:02:00.000-05:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Fishing Equipment, Guns, Knives, Tools and Electronics at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 11:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. Selling at noon: two Kawasaki 900 ZXI Jet Skis with trailers and a well-used Honda 200 M 3-Wheeler ATV.

Selling without reserve at a 10% buyers premium are guns, including a Colt Replica 38 cal blackpowder pistol and two Civil War era muskets, one an 1823 Potsdam; fishing equipment, including over 15 bamboo fly rods including Orvis impregnated Battenkill, 3 Fenwicks, Tonkin Queen, Murray plus fly tying equipment and lures; 5 tackle boxes full of lures, many wooden, empty lure boxes, over 20 fishing reels: fly, casting & salt water; Pflueger Templar 1420.5, Penn 49 M and other boxed reels; tools, including a Craftsman table saw, MM planer, yard tools, and hand tools; miscellaneous items, including a Conn guitar, 3 sets of golf clubs, a 19th century traveling barber box, mechanics chests, plastic duck decoys, two electric snowbloweres, Nordic Track Ellipse, metal shelving, and plumbing parts; and electronics, including stereo equipment, a Sony AV system, 5-disc changer, Bose speakers, a Yamaha receiver, computer parts, and a small flat screen TV.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 241 KB).

Lamp Auction Plus Westmoreland Glass

2008-10-25T13:53:00.002-04:00

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Lamps Plus a Collection of Westmoreland Glass at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 11:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. Selling without reserve with a 12% buyers premium are more than 200 lamps and over 130 pieces of Westmoreland glass.

All of the items in this auction can be previewed in the auction slideshow.

The lamps, include more than 40 classic Sandwich glass whale oil lamps, many with matching spills\spooners; more than 50 finger lamps; also marble base, pedestal, banquet, student, Rayo, Ripley and Lomax lamps; burners, smoke bells, shades, chimneys and other related items. Over 130 pieces of Westmoreland glass, include lamps, dome butter dishes, sugars, creamers, vases, spooners, bowls, and compotes. Also in this auction: over 50 spills\spooners, mostly Sandwich glass. The Sandwich glass lamps include ring punty with 3 dolphin base in opalescent canary, and over 50 Sandwich spills.

Additional details, selected photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 635 KB). Description of the items and the order of sale is available in the auction listing (PDF: 58 KB). Photos of each lot are also available.

Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the online bidform. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.

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

2008-09-29T09:20:00.001-04:00

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.

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