Large Live Antique Christmas & Toy Auction

Antique Holiday & Toy Auction

Sat. October 26th, 2024 – 10am

Grand Ledge, Michigan

                                                  Location: Grand Ledge Masonic Hall, 200 W. River – Doors open at 8:30am

Our 2024 Holiday Auction features over 400 high-quality Holiday lots (that’s nearly 1000 items), making this auction the largest of its type in the Great Lakes area. These exceptional “Super Lots” will be offered in a fast-paced live auction format, with all items selling to the highest bidder!

NOTE: Grand Ledge is completing the  last of it's street upgrades!   The parking lot adjacent to the auction site is open. The large city parking lot across from the auction facility is also open. Follow auction signs.

SPECIAL NOTE: We will gladly accept your absentee bids,  phone bids, or assist you with bidding at this live auction. If you have questions please call us at 517-243-9090 9am-7pm. Best of luck to all in this fantastic collecting opportunity!
 

AUCTION PREVIEW

Join us Friday evening, Oct. 25th from 6-8pm for a special Holiday Wine & Friends Auction Preview! This is your opportunity to meet with your friends and view this spectacular collection at a relaxed pace. We will open the doors again at 8:30 Saturday morning for the final auction preview.

This year our annual Holiday auction will highlight the multi-decade one-man Holiday collection of Mr. Dennis Bushman of Green Bay, Wisconsin. For many years Dennis has been an active member of “The Golden Glow of Christmas Past”, an international group of collectors devoted to preserving antique holiday lighting, ornaments, decorations and traditions. Over decades Dennis has amassed an impressive number of quality holiday items. Dennis has decided that the time has come to pass his beloved Christmas collection to another generation. To this end, Americana Auctions will conduct the sale of his outstanding collection at public auction, with all items selling to the highest bidder. Please do not miss this is a rare opportunity to acquire true holiday classics. Visit our website for full details. 

Here are the Auction Highlights:

Halloween Collectibles: Several pulp Jack-O-Lanterns; Antique “Witch in Caldron” store display; Halloween wax and flats; Wax and plastic candy containers, toys, noise makers, horns; Signed Mosanic black cat; Witch cider pitcher…

Attention Absentee bidders: You must use our catalog numbers when placing a bid with us...the Catalog, photos, and descriptions are at: AmericanaAuctions.com under "Current Auction"

Christmas Antiques: Hundreds of antique blown-glass, wire-wrapped (airplanes, dirigibles, sailboats, Long-stems, Open-tops, Indents, and figural ornaments from the late 1800’s to 1960’s…Scarce German and  American Holiday antiques including German Heubach /Bunny candy container, 3-piece Elephant Nodder & Santa set, Heubach automatons and pull toys, Variety of  antique German Belsnickels, Belsnickels by modern masters (Bobbi Taylor, Kathy Patterson, Scott Smith)…Thirty (30) German “Dresden” ornaments, Kugels, Antique and vintage figural candy containers (Santa on Log, Santa’s Circus Wagon, Santa’s Cart, etc.), Feather trees, Bubble lights, Bubble light Tree, Antique aluminum and early tinsel trees…Scarce Clockwork Nodder, Hamberger Co. mechanical display Santa, Late-1800’s folk art papier-mâché’ 36-inch Santa, Cast iron andirons and tree stands, Antique mechanical and musical tree turners, Feather putz fences, Light-up Village scenes, Putz village house and churches, Czech and Polish beaded ornaments, Barclay figures, Spun cotton ornaments and figures, Russian hanging and clip-on ornaments, WWII ornaments, Die-cuts; Victorian nested wooden stacking toy boxes, Tree toppers, Patriotic ornaments and decorations…

Plus: Holiday advertising, Holiday and Winter-themed original antique art, Thomas Nast (Harper’s) engravings; Scarce elephant squeaker toy, Mickey Mouse sled, Victorian scrap and tinsel tree and window ornaments, Wooden Angel and elf carvings, Blow mold 36” candles, Red Riding Hood hand-painted fire screen, Thorns music box...

 TOYS: Antique windup and mechanical toys, cast iron toys, marbles, and banks, Late 1800’s Bliss doll house, Hill climber sedan and duck… For collectors of contemporary Christmas, we offer a very special selection of over 100 Radko “early years” ornaments!

Terms: Payments by Cash or Credit card (3% added). In the spirit of Christmas our Buyer’s Premium (for this auction only) has been reduced to 10% on all items. Checks from established customers and “Golden Glow” members… All items sold as found. Visit our website for a complete auction catalog with photos!  Contact us for hotel and dining recommendations.

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