Mercer-Smith Auction's Blog

mercersmithauction — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:31:53 +0000

Mark your calendars for next Sunday. We’ll begin our auction at 12:00 pm under the tents in front of the gallery as we sell all of the things that “make a house a home”, as well as functional, utilitarian items from our Vass & Chapel Hill estates.

At 1:15, we will begin selling the items inside the gallery. Both of these homes were clean, non-smoking homes with fine furnishings. There will be antique, mid-century, contemporary and more. This is like going to an on-site auction, but in the comfort of our gallery!

mercersmithauction — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:11:53 +0000

Well, it looks as though we are going to be in the Book business for a bit. Stay tuned for exciting news. We plan to make a weekend of it. Two days of a Library Tag Sale finishing with an auction as requested.

There will be over 12,000 books in our gallery. Date to be announced.

Sunday’s auction was really fun Thanks to all…

mercersmithauction — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:48:18 +0000

Sunday’s auction was really fun. Thanks to all attended and welcome to our seventeen new clients. Stay tuned for the next round, scheduled for January 29. We will be moving the contents of a Vass, NC home to the gallery, as it is a home in a gated community. Some photos are up but many more to come.

You know I started this blog to share…

mercersmithauction — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:44:07 +0000

You know I started this blog to share the special moments that happen in our world of auctions and yesterday, we had one of those. Often, I try to share a story with people in my life about the day to day of what I do, and it’s often one of those “you have to be there” moments. Yesterday, during our preview, we met a new friend who is a French Opera singer! She sat down and blessed us all with at least half of an aria. The haunting and melodious tones enveloped the gallery and it will go down as a day to remember. Of course, many folks previewing didn’t know what was going on, exactly, so I enjoyed watching all as we were trying to figure out what was going on. Everyone just sort of stopped until the singing concluded at which time a respectful round of applause was given. If you were there, you know what I mean. Don’t miss previews. They can be very educational!

Hello Everyone who may be stopping by Tomorrow…

mercersmithauction — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:38:16 +0000

Hello Everyone who may be stopping by!
Tomorrow, Sunday’s auction is so unique and exciting. We see so many objects in our world, it is great when we hear words like “unique”, “unmusal” and “great sale” during our previews. We strive for it actually and we are delivering on this one. The variety is daunting. Many one of a kind objects, autographs of the golden age of baseball to our age of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson! We have fine glass, good antique furniture, exceptional ephemera, jewelry, nautical and maritime collectibles. There is even a New York City Street Piano on its original cart. Sorry the monkey didn’t make it!
We’ve a fine arm chair from the Moravian area of North Carolina, Weathervanes from PA, and everything in between. Much of the artwork featured has been in storage for twenty to forty years. Many good mid-century works on paper. If you can’t tell, I’m very excited about this sale. Don’t miss it. It is going to be a very good day!

Check out Sunday’s auction at http www auctionzip…

mercersmithauction — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:20:54 +0000

Check out Sunday’s auction at http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionlist.cgi?vuid=1034
There are some great unusual objects in this one. We are continuing to excavate the Michael Bernholz estate from the decade old storage facility! Michael always had an eye for the fine and unusual.

Happy New Year Everyone With the beginning of…

mercersmithauction — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:15:26 +0000

Happy New Year Everyone!
With the beginning of each year, we look ahead and try to improve and grow. I became painfully aware that I dropped the ball on the blog. So, let’s get it going. It can serve as a place of sharing knowledge, asking questions and an overall attempt to stay in touch. Join me, won’t you?

Well, it’s official. I am now a card ca…

mercersmithauction — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:49:50 +0000

Well, it’s official. I am now a card carrying ordained minister from the Universal Life Church! Anyone want to get married?! Let me know. We can marry you at the auction, at the For the Love of God Ministry Building or anywhere your heart desires!

October is going to be huge!

mercersmithauction — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:59:35 +0000

We are looking very forward to the month of October, beginning with a double estate auction on the third. We have so many objects arriving that we have rented “For the Love of God” church next door. Be sure to stay abreast of our schedule by visiting the following link: ://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionlist.cgi?vuid=1034

About a thousand Vintage Records Arrived!!!

mercersmithauction — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:35:40 +0000

If you or someone you know is a record collector, tell them about our next sale, as we just received an arrival of an estate record collection. There are some great ones: 33s, 45s and 78s. Call or email us for more information, or better yet, come preview them at our gallery!