Willis Henry Auctions to Feature an Americana and Estates Auction

Items to be auctioned live in Rockland, MA and at Artfact.com

Boston, MA – On, January 20th, 2013 at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time,Willis Henry Auctions will host an Americana and Estates Auction. The sale will take place at the Holiday Inn in Rockland, MA, as well as live online at Artfact.com. The auction boasts a large collection of Americana painted furniture, fine signed paintings, sterling silver, a collection of Grueby, painted woodenware and other items. Previews and photos of items and advance bidding for this sale are available on Artfact.com.

With only 296 lots, in the one day sale, bidders will have ample time to study each item from estates and collections including John P. Richardson, James Baird’s Collection, Frederick Hager’s estate and more. A few notable lots are a Victorian Bird Cage from the Late 19th c., a Victorian Sterling Silver Tureen, a pair of 18th c. braceback continuous arm Windsor chairs and an American impressionistic spring landscape by Wilbur Dean Hamilton titled “Apple Trees in Bloom”.

If you can’t join the live auction action on January 20th advance and live bidding is available through ArtfactLive! which offers online bidding at auctions around the world. Artfact Live! bidders benefit from an enhanced, easy-to-use bidding console, the largest auction database and a powerful search engine that allows them to search for items by keyword, auction house or artist name. Artfact’s Secure Bid™ feature allows bidders to place a maximum bid in advance, so they can participate in the auction even if they can’t attend online or in person.

About Artfact.com
Artfact provides web-based software, tools and services that connect 25,000 auctioneers with more than 23 million bidders in the world’s largest live auctions marketplace. Artfact’s three websites—Artfact.com, AuctionZip.com and Invaluable.com—list collectibles, art, antiques, real estate, equipment and estate auctions. Auctioneers rely on Artfact’s proven online bidding and auction management software to simulcast their live auctions. Artfact is privately held and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.