Bob & Sallie Connelly have an active schedule of appraisal clinics, sales, auctions, lectures, seminars, conferences, speeches, and radio and TV appearances. Their calendar features real estate, residential contents, decorative arts, antiques and collectibles, clocks and watches, sports memorabilia and classic cars.
Coin Auction
Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Coin Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11:00 am with a preview from 9:00-11:00 am. All of the items in this auction are selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium.
Additional details, the order of sale, photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 340KB).
Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the convenient bidform. Bidders must be pre-registered. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.
Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Attic Finds Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 11:00 am with a preview at 9:00 am. Most of the items in this auction were found in local attics. All of the items are selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium.
Photos of selected items are displayed in an AuctionZip Gallery and in the slideshow below.
Some of the items featured in this auction (see slideshow) include an 1875 child's high wheel stroller, surrey type, with wagon pin striping; a 20" Halloween felt pumpkin man doll; a mohair, windup toy camel with Arab rider, "Occupied Japan"; a 32" wooden gambling wheel; an 1880 Brainerd & Armstrong Co. walnut spool cabinet with Seth Thomas clock, as found; a Waterbury crystal regulator clock; a 3-gallon White of Binghamton stoneware jug with double cabbage rose; a Phoenix glass banquet lamp with molded oak leaf pattern; a large earthenware portrait and frame sculpture of Ferdinand Perrone, 1817-1908 (Count of the Holy Roman Empire) by Paul Giacobbe [with family provenance]; and two oil paintings on paper (one pictured) signed "18 J over H 73," attributed to James Hayllar, British 1829-1920 in outstanding matched frames with marquetry.
Other unique items include as a Horner/Hotz/Pohl oak harmonica store display case; a cast iron spring loaded double rooster shooting gallery target; a People's semi-circular typewriter, invented by C. Sjoberg of Brooklyn; a box of 1953 Boy Scout uniforms; a $10 Hawaii bill, 1942 special World War II Federal Reserve note that could be declared worthless in case of Japanese invasion; fish and birds carved by Fred Plaumann; and a barber chair by Theo A. Kochs with three headrests.
The auction also includes clocks, including an Ephraim Downes Pillar & Scroll and a Birge, Mallory & Co triple Decker with brass movement, both as found; an 18" Gilbert gallery; and a Mission oak mantle clock with slag glass inserts; dolls, as found including a 24" mohair rabbit, dressed for Easter; 22" 550 and 570 Simon & Halbig dolls; and six early mohair Teddy Bears, including one with a head that rotates; artwork, including a portfolio of twelve 1968 diptych etchings, 24.5" X 37.5," by Michael Mazur, American 1939-2009, signed and inscribed in pencil; three large iron sculptures by Marco; an oil by Edward Mack Curtis Hawkins (Ithaca, 1877-?); and a naïve oval portrait of a young girl, on panel; and baseball memorabilia, including a 1956 World Series program from Don Larsen's perfect game; a 1956 Yankees yearbook, autographed by Mel Allen; and early college photographs, circa 1870, of an athletic field with two baseball games underway and of students, professors and a building.
Additional details, photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 442KB), which is also available in a slim version (231KB) without photos.
Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the convenient bidform. Bidders must be pre-registered. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.
Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Coin Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 11:00 am with a preview from 9:00-11:00 am. All of the items in this auction are selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium.
Additional details, the order of sale, photos, and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 405KB), which is also available in a slim version (264KB) without photos.
Absentee and phone bids for this auction can be submitted using the convenient bidform. Bidders must be pre-registered. First-time NYS tax exempt buyers must complete and submit NYS Resale Certificate ST-120.
Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Coin & Paper Money Auction comprising over 300 lots at the Showplace in Binghamton on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at noon with a preview at 9:00 am. All of the items in this auction are selling without reserve AS IS (No Refunds, No Returns) at a 10% buyers premium.
In this auction are 30 gold coins (including two McKinley, two $20, 1879 $3, 0.25 dollar California, etc.), over 120 silver dollars, pennies (including 1909-S V.D.B. & 1914-D), Wheat pennies "by the bucket" (10,000 per bucket), Walking Halves (including 1916S, 1921, 1938D and 1921-D), 10 National Bank Notes (including 1882 $5 Sidney, NY, $10 Binghamton, NY, etc.), Type Notes, Broken Bank Notes, and Confederate money.
Additional details, photos and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 553 KB), which is also available in a slim version (151 KB) without photos.
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.
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.
Located at 33 West State St Ste 10, Binghamton, NY 13901-2461, the Showplace is the venue for many of Bob & Sallie Connelly's events. To get there, take I81 or NY Rte 17 to exit 4S, NY Rte 7S/NY Rte 363W. Turn right at the first light onto Frederick St, then left at the light onto Chenango St, which forks right into West State St. Go one block to the Binghamton Plaza, located left of the Big K Kmart.
Absentee and Phone Bids
Absentee and phone bids are accepted for most Bob & Sallie Connelly Auctions. Bidders must be pre-registered and bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EST) of the day before the auction. Additional information is available on the Bid Form
Sales Tax
By law, we collect combined New York State and local sales tax of 8% on all items delivered in New York unless the buyer provides a valid exemption certificate. A copy of NYS Resale Certificate ST-120 is available here (PDF: 13KB). We do not collect tax on items shipped to an out of state buyer by a qualified carrier. Charity auctions may also be exempt.