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Two excellent estate and collections of coins and paper money both gathered over the last 50-60 years.  The first collection contains over 300 lots of Obsolete Bank Notes with the majority representing area and state of Michigan banks all printed pre-1850's and going back to the late 1700's with Continental Congress pieces, as well as fractional currency, and more.  Included in this is a fantastic offering of rare and hard-to-find examples and a large grouping of Uncut sheets of notes, U.S. issue paper money.  The Estate collection includes a wonderful representation of type coins with 1/2 cents, large cents, 2 & 3 cents, twenty cent, as well as quarters, halves,  dollars and $1-1/2 and $20 gold pieces.  The type coins go back to the late 1700's with a good group of early 1800 issues.  A great deal is high grade early examples, and are still in the envelopes showing that they were purchased by the collection in the 1960's.  

The Catalog of over 825 lots now posted under documents.  Call us for a complete printed catalog.  Over 1500 pictures now taken.  Watch for the posting of the catalog on our site, and LiveAuctioneers online bidding platform.  

Live Auctioneers LInk - https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/232093_auction-coins-obsolete-bank-notes-foreign/

Several Collections & Estates are already represented in this first firearm event in 2022.

We are now accepting additional consignments of collections of antique, modern, black powder long guns, and handguns.

Call us to have your firearms, and related items included in this event.  Free pickup is available on collections.  We travel throughout Michigan, and the throughout the United States gathering collections. 

Partial Catalog posted under view more and then documents.

Having sold my building and land I will sell all of the following including a payloader, M.F. 35 Deluxe tractor, Gravely 8199-G lawn & garden tractor w/mower deck & snowblower, 1941 Coupe ready to restoration and hot rod, other vehicles including a Subaru SVX auto, Clark fork lifts, 2 post hoist, lots of hand, shop, and power tools, extension cords, band and table saws, ladders, canoe, steel platforms, warehouse shelving, alum., steel and other scrap, vegetable oil heaters, vacuums, commercial meat grinder, drill press, 2 upright compressors, hay trolley, Toro mowers (parts), Isuzu Trooper, Other vehicles, trailers, more.  The pole barn is over 100 ft. long x 60 ft and it is full.  The items are in all conditions.  

A large sale and collection accumulated over 60 years from the Chickering Estate of northern Michigan.  100's and 100's of pieces of carnival, all colors and patterns, lots of Roseville, Weller, Fulper, Hull, Hull Art, Shawnee pottery, pickle castors, clocks, a few pieces of furniture, Victorian glass and china, Geisha girl, Fenton, Venetian, oil, banquet and GWTW lamps, lots more.  See the 100's of pieces pictured under the photo gallery.  Plan on attending as we also have approximately 40 boxes that have not been unpacked for this first auction from the collection

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Selling all personal property, automobiles, shop equipment, tools and more at this Estate liquidation auction.  Home furnishings, Oak curved glass antique china, some other antique furniture and smalls, bedroom, living and dining furniture, Ford F350 cube van, 2003 Olds Aurora luxury Sedan automobile with 117,000, sunroof and extras, very good condition, 2000 Ford F-350 Box truck (Used in Mr. Winklers business), The 2003 Diesel truck WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE AUCTION, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION (2003 Duramax diesel 2500 HD pickup)  , shop equipment, tool chest, lawn and garden, Exc. late model Simplicity riding mower with snowblower and deck, and another Simplicity Prestige 27 HP riding mower with deck and snowblower, table saw, drill press, shelving, shop cabinets, welders, Travel trailer, Starcraft tandem axle travel trailer and toy hauler combination, more lawn and garden equipment including aerator, lawn roller, Very good log splitter on trailer with gas motor and boom, Trac Vac lawn vacuum system on trailer, walk behind lawn trimmer, poly picnic table, patio equipment, lots of tools and shop equipment.  See pictures and plan on attending.  Dress for the sale as a large portion of the auction will be held outside.

4-page flyer now posted with many new and rare items being sold.  A large and excellent event including major collections and estates from across the United States.  Included in the sale is Ron Sitko collection that includes nearly 200 machines and the rare example including the Berliner "Tin Can" and the Berliner JS, 2 Edison Bijou Coin-operated phonographs, Bettini reproducers, Cabinets, and more.  Also included is the Lelland Fletcher Estate collection from San Diego that has an excellent representation of music boxes, Mill's Violano Virtuoso with MIDI system, automaton's, rare clocks including musical and organ clocks, automatic changers, Rare Reginaphone 240 with lions heads in oak, as well as the Janko & Koontz Estates from Northern California that produced clean and quality wooden horn phonographs, music boxes and street organs.  Other items being sold include 2 band organs, A very nice Regina 15-1/2" changer with stained and leaded glass and a clock top, a rare Reginaphone oak desk model, bird boxes, Symphonion disc wall clock, Herzog full & 1/2 barrel cabinets, and so much more.  We are presently cataloging so we can post the hundreds and hundreds of pictures that will show the representation.  Many of the pictures presently posted were taken at the locations.  These will be replaced with our photos as we catalog them.

We are currently accepting individual machines and collections of phonographs, music boxes, nickelodeons, and band organs, as well as high end antiques and coin operated items.  Call us to discuss your items, collections, and the Estates that you may be representing.  We also continue to work with museums around North America in the deaccession of items and our efforts to find interested buyers for the items through our catalogs, online promotion, mailers, and phone bidding. Stanton’s can arrange pickup of your collections anywhere around the country.  

Call Steven E. Stanton, 517-331-8150, Email - stevenEstanton@gmail.com or Michael C. Bleisch (517) 231-0868 for additional information

Online Pre-bidding now available at Live Auctioneers

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The Catalog is now posted under documents!!

This is a wonderful representation of clocks, music boxes, phonographs, records and accessory pieces of all types.  Feel free to call with questions, and plan on attending for a hands on inspection of the 1400 lots to be sold.

A large and excellent collection of Early American, Primitive and General Antiques.  Mr. Wilson has collected for over 60 years having started when he was a young man.  Excellent and rare Early American and various paintings including a Maritime painting in ornate frame by Jean-Maxime Claude (French 1823-1904), oriental rugs, glass, primitives, lighting, Early furniture including a Chippendale (1750) Secretary with history and provenance, Thomas Seymour 1840 Tambour desk or secretary; Grain painted slant front desk, ca. 1810-1820; Queen flattop highboy, circa 1760; Walnut dressing table (ca. 1760) with history and provenance, Grain painted examples, chest on chest, Chippendale secretary, lowboy, chest, fine cupboards, stoneware, early American glass, Steel, bottles, a large representation of paintings including portraits, and lots more.  This is sale one of this liquidation.  We are in the process of cataloging and photographing the collection.  Watch for updates and plan on attending.

Just posted 360 pictures of items to be sold.  This sale in an in-person onsite auction however we can offer phone bidding on certain items.  

Collection of antiques and collectibles including Oak 2-door cabinet, Hanging wall cabinet, 4 marble top tables, oil lamps, plant pedestals, oak comb. bookcase & secretary, milk glass, carnival, tea leaf, duck decoys, books, oak library tables, open hutch, beer steins, 1000's of owl and other figurines, Oak barrister or stack bookcases, drop front secretary, pictures, frames, prints, brass lantern, custard glass, hand painted china, fenton, 2 Ionia Co. Plat book, early Michigan Atlas, trains & toys, Governor Winthrop secretary bookcase, railroad lantern, brass bed, oak wall telephone, collection of butter pats, Hanging oil lamp, trivets, ox yoke Antique bakers cabinet, Curved glass oak china cabinet, Early baby carriage or pram, baskets, bentwood cradle, brass items, coffee grinder, cast iron bulldog door stop, bottles and canning jars, and lots more.

See pictures under view gallery.

A diversity of personal property to be sold including Club Car electric golf cart (very good), 2 electric   chairs, Aluminum dock or wheelchair ramping including 2 - 6 ft. sections, 5x6 section and a 5x5 section with railing, home furnishings including living, dining and bedroom furniture including good oak examples of modern furniture as well as a nice mahogany Duncan Phyfe dining room suite, Yard machine snowblower, lawn sprayer, lawn and garden, ladders, table saw, 3 pt. 5 ft. rotary mower, plows, disc, drag, older trailer, round hay feeder, corn sheller, compressor, few tools, a Harmer electric loading ramp for the electric chairs, Story and Clark spinet piano, flat screen tv, and more.

See 100 pictures in our "view gallery" location

Selling the Collection of Melvin and Jean Gibson of Shawnee Pottery.  We have decided to sell the remainder of the collection onsite including an estimated 2,000 pieces.  The collection includes cookie jars, lamps, vases, miniatures, figural and various teapots, planters, and the full gamete of the items produced by the Shawnee company.  Watch for additional updates and pictures to be posted in the next few weeks.

Just added 125 additional pictures, 11-11-21

Selling the home furnishings, wood working and tools, along with antiques, lawn and garden and more.  Included is a J.D. X300 riding mower, Like new Troy-bill Storm 5024  snowblower, Timber Ridge gun safe, office furniture, antique combination bookcase & secretary, living room and bedroom furniture, Yamaha component system and Klipsch speakers, antique pump organ, Acetylene welder, ladders, ext. cord, tool chest, hand tools, Nova lathe, new shingles, Craftsman 10" table saw, Jet Dust collection system, compressors, band saw, power tools, jointer, Nova Comet II lathe, drill press, cut-off saw, nailers, sawmill, Westinghouse 7500 generator with elec. start, Mercury outboard motor (needs work), ladders, lots more.

Auction flyer now posted under view more and documents.

Also selling this very good home and real estate.  See the other listing on this website for information on the property

Selling this nice two story home with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths at auction.  The home is in good condition, and includes a storage building and work shops all situated on a 1.29 acres (+/-) landscaped and nice lot with a paved circular driveway.  Many updates have been done including a new heating system.  Make sure you plan on attending to take advantage of this offering.

Open Houses - Sunday November 21 and 28th from 1:00 - 2:30 P.M. each day or by appointment.  Call Steven E. Stanton, 517-331-8150 for additional information and an appointment to see this new offering.

Also selling all of the personal property, antiques, tools, and lawn and garden items.  See the listing on the same in a separate listing in this calendar of upcoming auctions.

Auction flyer now posted with terms and condition of sale under "View More" and "Documents"

The auction is being held to sell the fixtures and equipment of the business as well as abandoned goods.  The owners have sold their business and building after 30 years of operation.  The goods to be sold include a number of lots of used and new household goods, and furniture (vending machine, safe, lawn mower,) etc.  Other lots of new and used items including furniture, couches, sectionals, rugs and household items, as well as glassware, lamps, dishes, artwork and more.    Some of the items came from manufacturers as new items, but were undeliverable and are now being sold as abandoned goods with new sofa and sections, sleeper sofas, BBQ, Craftmatic beds, and dressers.  Some of the equipment to be sold including a Propane LP lift truck, office equipment, racking, ladders, piano boards (for moving grand piano's), dollies ramps for loading cars, truck chains, and vaults that were used for storage of the items.  Plan on attending, we are sure we will find a great deal of additional items.

More pictures added on 11/24/21

A large sale of over 500 lots of advertising, antiques, collectibles, antique wall, shelf, statue, mantle and china clocks, oil lamps, also motorcycles, Vespa 150 Sprint, Harley Davidson Sportster 883, and a BSA motorcycle, a good group of toys, political items, a lot of good Boy Scout items, clothing badges, Boy Scout Stetson hat in original box, Mayfield Parrish print, lamps, Beanie hats with pins, country store items, petroliana pieces, signage, excellent old bottles and rare oil bottles, head vases, Peachblow cracker jar, rare fruit jars, a qu. of advertising and tobacco tins, Stack bookcases (oak), Bisque German dolls, a nice collection of fancy hatpins with art nouveau and Victorian examples, farm ag toys, Gouda, advertising tip trays, a very large group of produce labels 100's of examples, old bicycles, Seeburg 100 counter top jukebox, Mid Century modern, prints, figural bottle openers, and lots more.

Also an excellent 2008 Ford F350 King Ranch 4-door, 4x4 pickup with matching capper, leather fancy interior with back seat buckets, 161,000 miles with V-8 PowerStroke diesel engine.  Excellent condition.  Sells at 11:30 A.M. on sale day

See the 425 pictures posted on this upcoming event.

Selling this excellent 2008 Ford F350 King Ranch 4-door, 4x4 pickup with matching capper, leather fancy interior with back seat buckets, 161,000 miles with V-8 PowerStroke diesel engine.  This is an excellent vehicle.  Sells at 11:30 A.M. on sale day

Motorcycles include Harley Davidson Sportster 883, BSA motorcycle, and a Vespa 150 Sprint

In addition to the Pickup truck, motorcycles & Vespa this large sale contains of over 500 lots of advertising, antiques, collectibles, antique wall, shelf, statue, mantle and china clocks, oil lamps, also a good group of toys, political items, a lot of good Boy Scout items, clothing badges, Boy Scout Stetson hat in original box, Mayfield Parrish print, lamps, Beanie hats with pins, country store items, petroliana pieces, signage, excellent old bottles and rare oil bottles, head vases, Peachblow cracker jar, rare fruit jars, a qu. of advertising and tobacco tins, Stack bookcases (oak), Bisque German dolls, a nice collection of fancy hatpins with art nouveau and Victorian examples, farm ag toys, Gouda, advertising tip trays, a very large group of produce labels 100's of examples, old bicycles, Seeburg 100 counter top jukebox, Mid Century modern, prints, figural bottle openers, and lots more.

11-22 Updated Motorcycle Pictures

Over 300 lots of jewelry, sterling silver of all types, gold, and bakelite jewelry, sewing items (thimbles, advertising tape measures, advertising premium pieces, figural cigar tip cutters, antique purses, match safes, cameo's, coral, as well as some costume jewelry and lots more.  There will also be approx. 50+ pocket watches added to this list from the same estate.  Please note over 800 photographs pictures the lots of jewelry to be sold.

Also posted is the catalog of the jewelry at this time (11-2-21), watch for the posting of the pocket watches.  

An interesting sale from this excellent estate.

Pre-bidding is now available  at: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/226253_estate-jewelry-pocket-watches-and-more

Having offered my home for sale we will sell all of the following including living room furniture, oak dining room set with 6 chairs, tables, TV tray set, copper & brass, brass plumb bobs, antique glassware including carnival glass, Blenko, 2 barber bottles, humidifier, chest, sleeper sofa, fishing equipment including rods and reels, steins, books, bookshelving, ash stands and smoking collectibles, Camel sign, knives, tools, band saw, golf clubs, Craftsman 12" band saw, drill press, lantern, shop vac, patio furniture, iron wheels, garden cultivator, cross cut saw, J.D. LX176 riding mower, Huskee 18.5 HP riding mower, Snowblower, trailer type lawn sweeper, step & ext. ladders, ext. cords, Edger, spreader, rototiller, power push mower, Coleman generator, wheelbarrows, water hose, gas cans, Bostitch trim Air compressor, DE grinder, lumber, lawn & garden tools, croquet set, Craftsman table & radial arm saws, Gas leaf blower, Cut-off saw, bench vise, live traps, lawn roller, tables, porch gliders, small items.  

A good representation of woodworking tools, dock sections, guns, meat equipment, ATV, Van with wheelchair lift and more.  2008 Dodge Caravan with wheelchair lift (needs some work), Polaris Magnum 500 4x4 ATV, very good; A complete copper still with equipment, 5 sections of aluminum dock that was new in 2021, excellent meat processing equipment including grinder, Globe commercial meat slicer, metal scale, stainless steel table; tools and shop equipment including Lincoln 225 amp arc welder, stacking tool chests, bolt rack with contents, DE grinder, Ceramic kiln, Ingersoll Rand upright compressor, ladders, power washer, Jet dust collection system, Dewalt Miter saw with stand, Kawasaki power hack saw, Dewalt planer, jointer, lightening rod stands, bench vise, trailer mount log splitter, two smaller trailers, table saw, wringer washer, Coleman lanterns, lamps, Formal H tractor, Troybilt rear tine Horse rototiller; Craftsman 4200 watt generator, hand and shop tools, drill press; band saw,  A good group of guns including Remington Speedmaster 552 22 cal.; Ruger Air Hawk Elite with scope; Thompson Renegade 50 cal.; Remington 11-87 12 ga. with scope; BB handgun; Ruger 12 ga. over and under with ventilated rib; Ruger American 30-06 Springfield rifle; Sig Sauer 99MM P228 hand gun; Ruger 22/45, 22 cal. hand gun; scopes, related hunting items, knives, fishing equipment and more.  

This auction represents a combination of two Estate including the George Williston Estate representing an excellent group of Artwork (Mathias Alten, Frederick Ramsdale, Emile Gruppe, Cilfone, etc.), Turkish oriental rugs and camel bags including a good representation of flat woven, as well as 12 Persian oriental rugs with signed examples in various sizes (scatter, room size and runners, Barye & contemporary bronzes, early American furniture, pottery (Cowan, Rookwood, Weller, VanBriggle), glass, paperweights, and more along with a wonderful collection of antique and collectors cars coming from a Spring Lake Estate with a 1966 Restored Corvette, 1969 Corvette, 1990 Corvette, 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT, 1972 Chevy Camaro and 1967 Chevrolet Malibu with a 572 engine (this was written up in the Hotrod magazines), all in restored or excellent condition, as well as two motorcycles with a 1987 Kawasaki ZL1000, 2006 Yamaha SZ1 (again both in excellent condition), also a NOS large Pegasus full body red sign (this was uncrated and put on the wall inside the owners garage), 72" Old Dutch porcelain gas station sign, Rare Chrysler Plymouth Approved Service 42" sign, Northern Pacific Radio Framed Poster, 40" wide x 50" high, Cast Iron "Wayland" Pennsylvania depot sign; Eveready porcelain sign, a large group of Coca Cola signs, 20+ electric advertising wall clocks, Isumu Noguchi signed coffee table, lots more.  Continue to watch this site for updates.  This is an excellent and diversified event.

More pottery, oriental rugs and artwork found in the Williston Estate.  New pictures added 9/27/21

Online Bidding Available: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/224606_estate-auction-classic-cars-signs-and-art/

PREVIEW FOR CARS AND ANTIQUES - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH - 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

This auction represents a combination of two Estate including the George Williston Estate along with a wonderful collection of antique and collectors cars in very good condition coming from a Spring Lake Estate with a 1966 Restored Corvette Stingray, 1969 Corvette, 1990 Corvette, 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT, 1972 Lamborghini Jarama (rare model), 1972 Chevy Camaro and 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle with a 572 engine (called the Malibeater, this was written up in the Hotrod magazines), all in restored or excellent condition, as well as two motorcycles with a 1987 Kawasaki ZL1000, 2006 Yamaha SZ1 (again both in excellent condition), also a Rare NOS large Pegasus full body red sign (this was uncrated and put on the wall inside the owners garage), Rare 72" Old Dutch porcelain gas station sign, Rare Chrysler - Plymouth Approved Service 42" porcelain sign, Cast Iron "Wayland" Pennsylvania depot sign; Eveready porcelain sign, a large group of Coca Cola signs, 20+ electric advertising wall clocks, Northern Pacific Rodeo Framed Poster. 40"w x50"h; Herman Miller Isumu Noguchi (signed & dated) coffee table, lots more. The Williston Estate is an excellent representation of Artwork (Alten's, Ramsdale, etc.), oriental rugs, period & contemporary bronzes, Early American furniture, pottery (Cowan, Rookwood, Weller, VanBriggle), glass, paperweights, a collection of Persian and Turkish oriental rugs in various sizes, and more  Continue to watch this site for updates.  This is an excellent and diversified event.

70 more pictures posted 10-20-21

PREVIEW FOR CARS AND ANTIQUES ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 FROM 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.