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Harry Hartman, dealer from Marietta, Penn., bid home several items in the sale and came in the underbidder on the dower chest that sold for $280,000.

 

Victor Johnson sold some of the folk art that had decorated his office, including this cigar store Indian princess attributed to the shop of Charles Robb, New York City. Here he gave her a pat for good luck at the preview, and the lady went on to sell for $86,250.

 

Bob Wilkins traveled down from Austerlitz, N.Y., with Suzanne to take in the sale, and he denies being a “two-fisted drinker.” Rather he was quoted as saying, “I am rushing one of these drinks to my very nice wife.”

 

Ron Pook received a number of “good luck” tokens, in addition a large number of kisses, including this book on the Winterthur Collections from Wendy Cooper of Winterthur.

 

An important part of the special preview celebration was the pair behind the bar, Don Tuohey and Sandra McNichols. They were kept busy, including pouring this nice glass of red wine for the photographer.

 

Two dealers with a strong interest in Pennsylvania objects, Milly McGehee of Baltimore, Md., and Skip Chalfant of West Chester, Penn.

 

Kellie Seltzer, the “right hand” around the auction gallery with the official title “administration and catalog department.”

 

Peter and Joan Deen of Nottingham, Penn., were among those attending the preview. Peter, a restorer of painted furniture, spoke of the Dauphin County dower chest in the sale noting, “It is unique, never touched, and has no parallel.”

 

Cheryl Selcher has been an employee of Pook & Pook for 22 years and says she has “great bosses.” During the course of her day she orders supplies, works on the catalogs, and even takes time to clean up some spilled food before the chairs are put in place in the gallery.

 

James Gibson, auctioneer who sees duty at Pook & Pook, with Nancy Kasting at the Friday evening preview.

 

Debbie and Ron Pook flank Dave Mace of Wickersham Construction Co., the firm responsible for the new facility.

 

A view from the balcony, during the preview and just prior to the start of the sale the following day.

 

A portion of the lunch room, with a view into the kitchen area.

 

Looking over the Dauphin County dower chest was part of the fun, buying it was the real treat for these two dealers, David Wheatcroft, left, and Jim Glazer.

 

The 1760 portion of the complex, neatly joined to the new gallery for a most efficient auction facility.

 

A detail of the J.S. Munson portrait of a girl, this portion showing the urn of flowers on the right side of the painting. The fly on the side of the urn was not part of the artist’s plan, but a fly who decided it was a good place to land and spent well over an hour at the preview taking it all in.

 

Joan Johnson of Philadelphia was on hand for the preview and sale, here with Jack Lindsay, curator of the American decorative Arts at The Philadelphia Museum of Art.