HISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE DETROIT-HUGH CHALMERS AUTOMOTIVE BARRON FORMER RESIDENCE 10,000 SQUARE FEET

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Dates
Fri
Oct 17
9am to 6pm
2014
Sat
Oct 18
9am to 6pm
2014
Sun
Oct 19
12am to 5pm
2014

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Terms and Conditions:
Items sold as-is. No returns, exchanges, or warranties. Cash, Check, Visa / MC / Amex / Discover accepted. Items available at location on sale start supersedes the photo array as evidence of what is available. We do not own the items therefore we are subject, to some degree, as to the owners ultimate actions as it relates to availability. We cannot quote prices over the phone. Enter at your own risk as we are not responsible for any accidents or injuries.
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HISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE - DETROIT COLONIAL MANSION & BUTLERS QUARTERS

FORMER HUGH CHALMERS RESIDENCE BUILT IN 1909 - COMMISSIONED TO ALBERT KAHN, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

HUGH CHALMERS BORN 1873-1932, WORKED FOR NATIONAL CASH REGISTER FROM THE TIME HE WAS 14.  HE WAS TO VICE PRESIDENT BEFORE HE WAS 30 AND IN 1907 BOUGHT THE THOMAS HALF OF THE THOMAS DETROIT COMPANY. BY 1909 HE HAD COMPLETE CONTROL OF CHALMERS-DETROIT AND RENAMED IT THE CHALMERS MOTOR COMPANY.

AT THIS TIME WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HUGH CHALMERS COMMISSIONED DETROIT'S GREATEST ARCHITECH ALBERT KAHN TO DESIGN & BUILD HIS PALATIAL COLONIAL MANSION-ADJOINING MAIDS QUARTERS BUILDING ON THE VERY SAME BLOCK STREET OF 4 OTHER AUTOMOTIVE BARONS.

CHALMERS FINANCIALLY BACKED HARRY W. FORD'S SAXTON FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN 1913 IN A SPECTACULAR, THOUGH EVENTUALLY UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE THE MODEL-T.  HE BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF CHALMERS WHEN IT WAS LEASED TO MAXWELL IN 1917, A POSITION HE HELD UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1922.

THIS 10,000 SQUARE FOOT PLUS PROPERTY HAS MANY HIGH QUALITY HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ORGANIZING ON A VERY SHORT TIME SCHEDULE FOR TAGGED SALE SETUP.

ANTIQUE MUSEUM QUALITY FURNITURE

CIVIL WAR CIRCA 1858 MEDICAL SURGEONS CABINET

JOSEPH MEEKS 19TH CENTURY GOTHIC MAHOGANY PARLOR TABLE

CIRCA 1850'S AMERICAN GOTHIC WALNUT ARMCHAIR

ANTIQUE HAND WOVEN PERSIAN FLOOR RUGS

ANTIQUE OIL PAINTINGS AND FINE ART

MASSIVE POCKET  WRIST WATCH & POCKET WATCHES FOUND IN ATTIC OF THIS HOUSE, 1 THOUSAND PIECES

ANTIQUE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER

GLASSWARE, KITCHEN WARE, FLATWARE

SIGNED FINE PORCELAIN & DINNERWARE

POWER TOOLS COLLECTIONS

LIGHTED CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS

WILL UPDATE LATER THIS EVENING 

 

   

Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureORIGINAL BUILT IN HUGH CHALMERS SECRET WALL FLOOR SALE WHERE HE PLACED AUTOMOTIVE SECRET DOCUMENTS & FAMILY JEWELS DATING BACK TO 1909ORIGINAL SECRET HIDDEN WALL SAFE FULL SIZE TO PLACE ORIGINAL COMPANY DOCUMENTS & FAMILY JEWELRY COLLECTION FROM 1909FAINTING RECLINING SOFA PILLOW TUFTED GOLDEN OAK CHINA CURIO CHINA CABINET WITH ORIGINAL CURVED BENT GLASS EXCELLENT CONDITION MEASURING AROUND 6' HEIGHT Sale PictureHARTT ESTATE SALES OVER 10 YEARS & NUMBER ONE IN SALES EAST OF DETROIT AREA RARE PAIR ANTIQUE MARBLE HOLY WATER HOLDERS FROM A DETROIT CHURCH PAIR ANTIQUE MARBLE HOLY WATER HOLDER PEDESTALS FROM HISTORIC CHURCH - HARD TO FIND ITEMS RARE PAIR OF ANTIQUE MARBLE HOLY WATER HOLDERS FROM HISTORIC DETROIT CHURCHTOP VIEW OF A PAIR OF ANTIQUE MARBLE HOLY WATER HOLDERS FROM A HISTORIC DETROIT CHURCHSIDE VIEW OF A PAIR OF ANTIQUE MARBLE HOLY WATER HOLDERS FROM A HISTORIC DETROIT CHURCHPEWTER SIGNED METAL CHARGER WITH PRESIDENTIAL EMBLEM FULL SIZE PLATESIZEVINTAGE 50'S-60'S MID-CENTURY CHRISTMAS BULBSCIRCA 1950'S-1960'S MID-CENTURY CHRISTMAS BULBS1950'S-1960'S MID-CENTURY CHRISTMAS BULBS1950'S-1960'S MID-CENTURY CHRISTMAS BULBSKERMAN IRANIAN PERSIAN FLOOR RUG HAND WOVEN VERY SMALL WEAVE EXCELLENT CONDITIONCLOSE UP VIEW OF VERY FINE WEAVE PER-SQUARE INCH TIGHT OF KERMAN IRANIAN PERSIAN RUGMID-CENTURY KODAK SLIDE PROJECTION CIRCA 1900 RARE ASIAN JAPANESE PALACE URN WITH HAND PAINTED WARRIORS NO DAMAGE CLOSE-UP VIEW OF CIRCA 1900 JAPANESE PORCELAIN PALACE URN WITH HAND PAINTED WARRIORS NO DAMAGERARE ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED CHANGING FOLDING SCREEN COULD BE PAINTED ON LEATHERCLOSE UP VIEW OF ANTIQUE FOLDING SCREEN HAND PAINTED FOREST SCENE CLOSE UP VIEW OF ANTIQUE OIL PAINTING ON LEATHER FOLDING SCREENCUSTOM CRANBROOK ART DESIGNED FLOOR RUGLARGE FULL SIZE PERSIAN HAND WOVEN FLOOR RUG WITH GEO-METRIC BORDER DESIGNS RUNNERCLOSE UP VIEW OF SMALLER IRANIAN HAND WOVEN PERSIAN FLOOR RUG PERSIAN HAND WOVEN GEOMETRICAL RUG IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONKERMAN IRANIAN HAND WOVEN FLORAL PASTEL RUG WITH DETAILED FLORAL SPRAYS AND DETAILED BORDERS AND CENTRAL MEDALLION DETAILED HAND WOVEN PERSIAN FLOOR RUG IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONHAND WOVEN KILM RUG WITH VERY DETAILED FINE WEAVE PER SQUARE INCH HAND WOVEN DETAILED RARE KILM RUGDETAILED HAND WOVEN KILM RUG WITH GEOMETRICAL IMAGES - VERY FINE DETAILED WEAVINGIBM CUSTOM SELECTRA TYPEWRITER WHICH WORKS SIGNED NORMAN ROCKWELL PAIR OF SKETCHES IN ORIGINAL MATTED FRAMESSIGNED PAIR NORMAN ROCKWELL SKETCHES IN ORIGINAL MATTED FRAMESCLOSE UP VIEW OF NORMAN ROCKWELL SIGNED SKETCHES IN ORIGINAL MATTED FRAMESAMERICAN GOTHIC THROWN CHAIR CIRCA 1850 HIGHLY CARVED RARE PIECE IN SOLID WALNUTCLOSE UP VIEW OF THIS AMERICAN GOTHIC CARVED WALNUT CHAIR CIRCA 1850EXTREMELY RARE CIVIL WAR SURGERY CABINET CIRCA 1858 TRANSPORTED ON BATTLE FIELD CIRCA 1858 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR WALNUT ON SITE BATTLEFIELD MEDICAL SURGERY CABINET JOSEPH MEEKS GOTHIC CIRCULAR MARBLE TOP TABLE CIRCA 1850'S SOLID BURLED MAHOGANY CLOSE UP VIEW OF JOSEPH MEEKS AMERICAN GOTHIC MARBLE TOP PARLOR TABLE BURLED MAHOGANY WOODCLOSE UP VIEW OF JOSEPH MEEKS CIRCA 1850'S VERY RARE AMERICAN GOTHIC MARBLE TOP TABLE CLOSE UP BOTTOM VIEW OF THIS JOSEPH MEEKS CIRCA 1850'S MAHOGANY MARBLE TOP PARLOR TABLELARGE EGYPTIAN HAND MADE CENTER PANEL WITH HISTORIC LOOKING HIEROGLYPHICS CLOSE UP VIEW OF EGYPTIAN HISTORIC HIEROGLYPHICS LARGE METAL PANEL CLOSE UP VIEW OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS LARGE AFRICAN MUSEUM QUALITY CARVINGS PURCHASED FROM SOETHBYS IN THE 1960'SCLOSE UP VIEW OF AFRICAN MUSEUM QUALITY CARVINGS PURCHASED FROM SOETHBYS IN 1960SCLOSE UP VIEW OF MUSEUM QUALITY AFRICAN CARVINGS PURCHASED FROM SOETHBYS IN THE 1960SCLOSE UP VIEW OF TALL AFRICAN CARVING PURCHASED FROM SOETHBYS IN THE 1960SANTIQUE HIGHLY CARVED WITH DOLPHINE LEGS CARVED FROM SOLID PIECE OF MAHOGANYSIDE VIEW OF THIS HIGHLY CARVED ANTIQUE CIRCULAR TABLE WITH CARVED DOLPHINE LEGSCLOSE UP VIEW OF THIS HIGHLY CARVED MAHOGANY TABLE WITH DOLPHINE LEGSCLOSEUP VIEW OF DOLPHINE LEG ON THIS ANTIQUE MAHOGANY CARVED ROUND TABLECLOSE UP VIEW OF AN AMERICAN MAHOGANY CIVIL WAR ERA CIRCA 1862 SIDE TABLE WITH ORIGINAL HARDWARECLOSEUP VIEW OF THIS CIVIL WAR CIRCA 1862 MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE WITH DRAW AND ORIGINAL HARDWARE FULL VIEW OF THIS AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CIRCA 1862 MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE WITH ORIGINAL HARDWARE & CENTER PULL OUT DRAWSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureANTIQUE MUSEUM QUALITY LARGE MIRROR WITH OIL PAINTING ON BOARDCLOSE UP VIEW OF MIRROR & OIL PAINTING ON BOARDMUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE MIRROR & OIL PAINTING ON BOARDCLOSE UP VIEW SIGNATURE OF ANTIQUE MUSEUM QUALITY MIRROR & ANTIQUE OIL PAINTING ON BOARDSale PictureSIGNED DREXEL HAND PAINTED ASIAN STYLE FULL SIZE DESK WITH QUALITY LEATHER TOP INSERTSCLOSE UP VIEW OF HAND PAINTED DREXEL SIGNED ASIAN STYLE DESKCLOSEUP PHOTO OF DREXEL SIGNED BURNT SEAL WITH THIS ASIAN STYLE DESKCLOSE UP VIEW OF DREXEL SIGNED ASIAN STYLE DESK LEATHER TOP WITH NO DAMAGE WORKING SONY 60" PLUS FLAT SCREEN TV PRICED AT ONLY $ 125.00 WORKING SONY 60"PLUS FLAT SCREEN TV PRICED TO MOVE AT ONLY $ 125.00 HAND MADE GRECIAN URNCLOSE UP VIEW OF GRECIAN CUSTOM VASE URNCLOSE UP VIEW OF GRECIAN CUSTOM VASELARGE SELECTION OF WRIST WATCHES & POCKET WATCHES FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF HOUSELARGE SELECTION OF POCKET & WRIST WATCHES FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF THIS HISTORIC MANSIONWATCHES & POCKETS WATCHES FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF THIS HISTORIC MANSION CLOSE UP VIEW OF THESE ANTIQUE ITEMS FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF THIS HISTORIC MANSIONCLOSE UP VIEW OF CLOCK FOUND IN THE ATTICOVER 1000 WRIST AND POCKET WATCHES FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF THIS HISTORIC MANSION STERLING SILVER ITEMS FOUND IN THIS HISTORIC MANSION ATTICHISTORIC 1930'S-40'S RADIO ORIGINAL TO HOUSE AND IT WORKSANTIQUE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER. NEEDS CLEANING.ANTIQUE & VERY HEAVY TALL CRYSTAL CHANDELIER. PRISMS AND CHANDELIER NEED CLEANING.CLOSE UP VIEW OF THIS ANTIQUE HISTORIC CHANDELIER WITH MANY CRYSTAL GLASS PRISMSQUALITY AFRICAN MUSEUM QUALITY CARVINGS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM SOTHEBYS NEW YORKRARE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE METAL BANKS THOMAS BROOKS CIRCA 1860 NEW YORK VICTORIAN WALNUT MARBLE TOP PARLOR TABLECLOSE UP VIEW OF THOMAS BROOKS WALNUT AMERICAN VICTORIAN WALNUT MARBLE TOP TABLECLOSE UP VIEW OF THIS RARE THOMAS BROOKS AMERICAN VICTORIAN WALNUT MARBLE PARLOR TABLE EGYPTIOANANTIQUE HAND PAINTED OIL PAINTING ON LEATHER PANELS - CHANGING SCREEN DIVIDER HUGE SELECTION OF DECORATIVE ITEMS FOR SPRING AND THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSHUGE DECORATIVE SELECTION OF ITEMS BOTH SPRING AND CHRISTMAS TO CHOSE FROMPAIR VINTAGE MID-CENTURY ASIAN PORCELAIN LAMPS & 19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING ON WALLLARGE SELECTION OF DECORATIVE ITEMS LAMPS ETC.BAKER RACKS SHELVING AVAILABLE FOR SALE HISTORIC PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES & PLATES QUALITY SIGNED OIL ON CANVAS FALL SCENESale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture

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