Estate Sale of Al Bethard

estate sale | 2 day sale | sale is over
Address
The address for this sale in Lafayette, LA 70503 will no longer be shown since it has already ended.
Dates
Fri
Jun 3
10am to 4pm
2022
Sat
Jun 4
9am to 1pm
2022

Terms & Conditions

It is a cash only sale. The items are "as is" and "where is". Be sure to bring help to move and we are not responsible for accidents.
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Description & Details

This is the estate sale of Alvin Young Bethard, an advanced historian and book collector.  Mr. Bethard was a ULL librarian for almost 50 years--in fact he was the longest serving librarian at Dupre library. 

NOTE --THIS SALE IS A PICKER'S DELIGHT--

These items have been uncovered but we are uncovering more by the minute (yes its  that full)

signed George Rodrigue prints

a 19th century original painting of George Washington

Authentic Civil War era lithographs of Southern Civil War Battles

nice glass and pottery including Blenko, Roseville, Hull, Frankoma, Iris Herringbone

Viet Nam War souvenirs

early Louisiana maps and Louisiana books

leather furniture

fine 1920's era Arts and Crafts movement furniture

authentic prints of historical events such as war, birds, plantations etc.

Very Large letter opener collection (many sterling silver)--hundreds of letter openers

a large LP record collection

Many area historical items from the last 150 years

Military, church, and political pins

Thousands of books--many dating to the 18th century

 

 

Sale PictureGeorge Rodrigue print of Shirley Ann Grau, Southern writer--print is signed by Shirley Ann GrauGeorge Rodrigue printGeorge Rodrigue signed framed print of Anna FreudSigned George Rodrigue print of Robert Penn WarrenGeorge Rodrigue of Dwight Stroud of Stroud's Shady Oaks restaurantGeorge Rodrigue Festival Acadiens print19th century Original oil on canvas painting with original frame of George Washingtonauthentic Huey Long memorial several authentic Civil War lithographs--this one features Fort Burton at Butte La Rose April 1863Sale PictureSale Picture1880's Civil War Memorial chromolithograph--authentic1922 photo of St. Martinville school--many historical local documents--books, photos, and pamphletsSandoz hardware plate 1910-- again many local historical itemsSale Picture1874 map showing the Battle of New OrleansSale PictureSale Pictureboxes of early pins from Civic Organizations, churches, schools, war---INTERSTING!old cedar chest filled with vintage linenskitchenware, fine crystal and tons of old old cookbooks some dating back to 19th centurySale PictureSale PictureBlenko, carnival glass, Fenton and Iris Herringbonetons of early Lafayette advertising including pocket knives, bottle openers, wooden yardsticks and moreSale PictureSale Picturebeautiful early bookendspottery including Frankoma and other early pieces of potterySale PictureSale Pictureearly bookends and do you see the early Singing Cowboy memorabilia?Sale Picturetons of early Mardi Gras and early pocket knife with advertisingjust a small portion of the letter openers--several sterling silveryou can not imagine the number of early letter openers that include daggers, naked women, sterling, figuralRoseville and Hull and what a cute original solid Oak wash standSale PictureSale Pictureearly college steins and fraternities--many very earlySale PictureEarly watercolorearly water colorRobert Dafford signed and framed printViet Nam memorial lithographMany fine old books Sale PictureAuthentic CW Chapman 1864 lithographs of Beauregard and Marshall Batteries1st edition Elmore Morgan 1969 book with original early program of his art show.

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