Public Sale’s – and every auction house’s – gallery is a Memory Palace, stocked with a carnivalesque riot of things both wholly imbued with past experiences, and anticipating new ones – in new places, new rooms, with newly appreciative and artful owners.
Read MorePublic Sale’s upcoming auction features eight works from the estate of Arnie (Arnold) Zimmerman (1954-2021), internationally renowned ceramic sculptor.
Read MorePublic Sale’s upcoming auction Standing Still features an incredible lifetime collection of silhouettes, that iconic style of paper illustration which became popular in the United States in the 19th-Century and democratized portraiture long before the advent of photography.
Read MoreThis past April, the Public Sale staff took a special road trip to the Children’s Museum in Utica, NY. The mission: to remove the complete dinosaur exhibit that had been on prominent display in the museum for years. Now located at our warehouse space in Hudson, NY, the display will feature in our upcoming “Weird & Wonderful” Auction (with bidding beginning on July 17th.)
Read MoreWe have an extraordinary album coming up for sale in Weird & Wonderful which will start at noon on July 17th.
Read MoreFor our two day, Stone House Classics and Printed Paper sale we asked our friends Philip & Leong to make their Top Picks!
Philip Leeming & Leong Ong live in the Hudson Valley and we have been friends for many years... dating back to our time in the little town of High Falls, NY and our shared love of both vintage.
Read MoreFor our February Decorator & Design Sale’s rendition of Top 5 Picks, we reached out to the award winning graphic designer Woody Pirtle, owner and creative director of Pirtle Design. We are honored to have him select his top five favorite items in our upcoming sale!
In the world of graphic arts, Pirtle is a legend. His client list isn't just a who's who. Instead, it’s an intriguing group of businesses including the American Folk Art Museum, Knoll Furniture, IBM and perhaps most impressively, Amnesty International for which he created posters based on the Universal Declaration of Human rights.
Read MoreFor our two-day Americana sale, we decided to reach out to our friends Frank Sisti & Melia Marden to choose their top picks from our 900-lot auction. Naturally, when Frankie & Melia came to Public Sale, they had quite a hard time narrowing down their top 5 picks!
Read MoreAbout half of the 900 lots from our auction, titled “Americana & Historical Antiques,” were sourced from one Hudson, NY resident’s collection of 19th century furniture, cast iron, and local history.
For this auction we reached out to our beloved friend Carolita Johnson for her top picks.
She is best known for her smart cartoons, appearing in New Yorker Magazine for years. She is also known for her political strength, wit, ethical conviction and unwavering support of justice for all. She is glamorous, funny, hard-working and honest!
Read MoreLot no. 428 Grand Buffet Neon Sign — This sign originally hung on the building we occupy. On November 28th you have a chance to own a piece of local Hudson history! The building we renovated from the old China Buffet restaurant into our newly remodeled auction house.
Read MoreAs we celebrate our third auction at Public Sale, we are delighted to spotlight the wonderful personality and creativity of our good friend Issac Nichols in our third rendition of Top 5 Picks.
Known for his polarizing “boob pots,” Issac has gained widespread recognition for his pottery, with countless blog posts and articles being written about both his art, and his intriguing lifestyle.
Read MoreWe would like to announce a discovery of hundreds of pieces of art in a Storage Locker all by one artist. The artist Paul Savitt, 1924-2010 lived most of his life in NYC. His abstract work ranges from paintings to drawings. All of which we will be representing.
Read MoreWith admiration we spotlight John Gluckow of Strong Arm Clothing & Supply Co. He can be described as a style icon, vintage collector, and an athlete, but here we just refer to him simply as our friend.
John Gluckow is a household name in the Vintage Clothing world. He has been dealing in vintage for over 25 years and has an exhaustive knowledge.
Read MoreHave some vintage clothing? Show us what you got! We are currently looking for vintage tee shirts and clothing. We are looking to buy an vast assortment of items dating from the 90’s and older.
Read MoreAbout a year ago our search began: the perfect space for our treasures. Sifting through old buildings, and empty warehouses on the inter-webs, we landed upon this soon to be beauty: Grand Buffet.
Read MoreJonah Meyer is a local Hudson Valley resident who has a background in Fine Art Painting & Sculpture. His creativity & taste for design gives a great insight with his favorite picked items in our premier August 15th Auction.
Read MoreIf you have been in the antiques business for while, and you are from the northeast you may have sold something to Vincent Mulford. It might be a memorable, unique and eclectic item, and it may very well be several items throughout several years.
Read MoreOne day just before COVID-19, in early January, we noticed some unusual activity on Warren Street at Johnny’s Print Shop. It looked like they were going out of business. So we kept an eye on it, as driving down Warren Street is a common route for everyone on our team. Later that week, we found out that after 25 years they were closing the doors and we got to pick the contents!
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