Source : Knotty Pine Auction Service

Source Title The Gallery at Knotty Pine
Description The Gallery at Knotty Pine Auction Service traces its history back to 1960 when it opened as an antique shop. It grew to house numerous antique shops, and then in 1995, opened an auction gallery. Half a century and a third generation of the family later, Knotty Pine is a major New England auction house specializing in the field of antiques. It continues to host monthly large auctions in the main gallery, while smaller ones are held almost weekly in the newer annex except in the mid-winter months.

The Knotty Pine Gallery is located in West Swanzey, New Hampshire, a few miles from Keene. The manager and auctioneer is John Pappas. Specialties include Americana, Victorian and Decorative Arts, Ephemera and Books, Arts & Crafts and more.
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Total Records in AED 8648
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.