Bidspirit auctions | Swisher Bros. Auction Auction May 10
Swisher Bros. Auction, May 10. 408 lots, estimates 5 $.
Swisher Bros. Auction - Premier Multi-Estates Auction Featuring Fine Antiques, Firearms, Sterling Silver, Timepieces & Kentucky Derby Memorabilia Swisher Bros. Auction is proud to present an exceptional and wide-ranging offering spanning centuries of craftsmanship and collecting. This distinguished sale brings together fine antique furniture, rare timepieces, sterling silver, early Americana, military artifacts, quality firearms, collectible knives, Kentucky Derby memorabilia, and decorative arts from multiple well-curated estates. Highlights include 19th-century Eastlake and Renaissance Revival furniture, Sheraton and Victorian period pieces, marble-top stands, walnut armoires, and early American tables. A remarkable selection of clocks?from French Comtoise to Ridgeway grandfather examples?complements an impressive array of lighting, cast iron cookware, and architectural antiques. Collectors will find an outstanding grouping of pocket watches and wristwatches, including railroad grades, Swiss automatics, and gold-filled examples, alongside sterling flatware sets, gold jewelry, military awards, and vintage coin collections featuring Morgan and Peace Dollars, Mercury Dimes, and silver currency. The sale further features an extensive lineup of quality firearms, sporting rifles, revolvers, edged weapons, and an extraordinary collection of collectible pocket knives from respected American and German makers. Additional categories include advertising pieces, tobacco and agricultural tools, circus and Western memorabilia, uranium glass, Fiesta dinnerware, M.A. Hadley pottery, Pyrex, cast iron, and an expansive Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs archive spanning decades of racing history. This is a comprehensive, investment-worthy auction offering depth, variety, and true collector appeal across multiple categories. Whether you are a seasoned collector, dealer, or first-time bidder, this catalog presents rare opportunity and lasting value.
Lots in this catalog (408)
- Lot 1: Primitive Style Antique Or Vintage Wooden Firkin - 5X7" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 2: Primitive Copper Lined Wooden Firkin, also commonly known as a Sugar Bucket - 5"X5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 3: Vintage Blue & White Milk Glass Hurricane Electrified Lamp With Hand Painted Shade, a style — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 4: Vintage Victorian-Style Banquet Electrified Lamp With Hand Painted Shade - 7"x 21" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 5: Set Of Mid-Century "Gone With The Wind" Style Hurricane Lamps, Electrified, likely from the 1960s or — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 6: Hurricane Style Parlor Lamp With Game Bird Decorated Frosted Glass Style Shade - 8"x 19" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 7: Banquet or Parlor Lamp With Decorated Glass Base And Green Glass Shade - 7"x 20.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 8: Weighted Sterling Salt and Pepper Shakers - 2"x5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 9: 4 Sterling Silver Iced Tea Spoons, 129g - 8" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 10: 4 Sterling Silver "Old Colonial" Teaspoons by Towle Silversmiths 103g - 5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 11: 4 Sterling Silver Butter Spreaders by Towle Silversmiths 105g - 6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 12: 4 Sterling Silver "Old Colonial" Forks by Towle Silversmiths 156g - 6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 13: 4 Sterling Silver "Old Colonial" Forks by Towle Silversmiths 200g - 6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 14: 4 Sterling Silver "Old Colonial" Butter Knives by Towle Silversmiths 254g - 9" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 15: Assorted Collection of Vintage and Antique Silver-plated Serving Pieces, primarily used for formal — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 16: Antique "Beehive" style Mantel Clock, a Popular American Design from the Mid-to-late 19th century - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 17: Vintage Green Uranium Glass Ice Bucket, a popular item from the Depression Glass era (roughly — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 18: Bird's Jersey Dairy Bottle With Monogrammed Style Decanter - 4"x 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 19: Assorted Collection of Vintage Clear Pressed Glassware, likely dating from the mid-20th century — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 20: Collection Of Early Kitchen Glassware Including Juicer, Salt and Pepper Shakers, Creamer etc. - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 21: Golden Lace Style Iced Tea Glasses - 3.5"x6.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 22: Ten Vintage Bavaria Tirschenreuth Fruit Plates, a collectible series of porcelain dessert or salad — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 23: Western Auto Supply Corp. Metal Tool Or Tackle Box - 7"x13"x6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 24: Vintage Ronson Roto-Shine Magnetic Shoe Shine Kit, a popular grooming gadget from the late 1950s and — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 25: Pair Of Antique Tobacco Leaf Cutter Stalk Splitter Knives 5"X12" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 26: Antique Tobacco Leaf Cutter Stalk Splitter With Tobacco Spear - Spike (9.5") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 27: Two (2) Antique Tobacco Harvesting Knives - Axes - 4.5"x21" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 28: Antique W. Hunt Broad Axe - 7"x15" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 29: Vintage Hand Tools - Hatchets - 6"x 15" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 30: Pair of Antique Botanical Art Pieces Features Hand-Colored Lithographs or Watercolors of Fruit, — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 31: Antique Primitive Style Cranberry Scoop - 8'x11"x10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 32: Pig Shaped Bacon Press, Nutcracker Set in Turned Wooden Cup, Cracker Barrel Rectangular Grill Press — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 33: Vintage Climax Food and Meat Chopper #51 With Box - 4"x 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 34: Lot Of Early Zippo And Lucky Strike Decorated Lighters With Handwarmer - 4" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 35: Trio Of Master And Reese Locks and Keys - 3x4" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 36: Collection of Vintage Woven Baskets - 12" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 37: 1904 Paul de Longpré Calendar lithograph titled "Pink and White Roses" - 14.5"x16.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 38: Vintage Men's Wooden Valet Box - 6.5"x12.5"x 6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 39: Vintage Wooden Dovetail Chest With Leather Handles and Removable Tray - 12 x"18"x10.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 40: Wicker Style Woven Basket With Hinged Lid - 12"x 17"x 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 41: Framed Print of "Wild Turkey" (Plate 1) from John James Audubon's seminal work, The Birds of America — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 42: Antique Cast Iron Boston Terrier Dog Doorstop - 10"x4'x10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 43: Tommy Gun-Shaped Glass Bottle, decanter modeled after the iconic Thompson Submachine Gun - 5x18" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 44: Vintage Singer Sewhandy Model 20, a Child-sized, Fully Functional Hand-crank Sewing Machine - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 45: John Wayne Commemorative Holster & Gun Belt Set, a Highly Collectible Limited-Edition Tribute — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 46: ERTL Massey-Harris 44 Special Toy Tractor, a 1:16 Scale Die-cast Replica of the Original 1953 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 47: ERTL 1/16 Scale Oliver 1555 Diesel Tractor - 10"x6"x7" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 48: ERTL 1/16 scale John Deere 1947 Model "MI" Tractor, a Die-cast Metal Collectible Model - 4.5"x8"x5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 49: Vintage L&N Railroad Silver Soldered 345 8 oz Lidded Sugar Bowl by Reed & Barton - 5"x3"x4" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 50: Antique Persian Powder Horn, possibly dating from the 18th or 19th century during the Qajar period - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 51: G.I. Joe "Action Soldier" Metal Lunch Box, produced as a Retro-Style Collectible in the late 1990s — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 52: AK-47 / AKM Type I Bayonet and Scabbard - 13" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 53: Custom Handmade Bowie Knife featuring an Authentic Stag Antler Handle and a Snake Skin-Inlay Leather — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 54: Commemorative Cast Iron International Harvester "Cadet" Statue - 3x6.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 55: Commemorative International Harvester (IH) "Cadet" Bear Statue - App. 2"X5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 56: Cast Iron Historical Segregation Sign from the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railroad, used during — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 57: Vintage Advertising Display Piece BY Shapleigh's Keen Kutter, Made in the USA - 4"x9.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 58: Vintage Cast Iron Commemorative Ashtray From the International Harvester (IH) Louisville Works Plant — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 59: Early Brass Coca-Cola Bottle Opener - 2.5"x5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 60: Vintage Drive-in Movie Theater Speaker, an iconic piece of 1950s-1970s Americana designed to be hung — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 61: George Lawrence Company Leather Holster in the Mexican Double Loop Design - 6"x 12" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 62: Vintage "Happy Bunny" Cookie Jar produced by McCoy Pottery Company of Zanesville Oh - 9"x9"x12.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 63: Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Decanter - 6"x3"x13" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 64: Vintage White Vented Hard Hat Featuring the A&P Supermarket Logo - 7"x10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 65: Safariland Vintage Leather Holster, from the Authentic Civil War Reproduction Line for Ruger Black — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 66: Coca-Cola Limited Edition Collector's Set produced by Frost Cutlery to commemorate the "World's 1st — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 67: Coca-Cola Merry Christmas 2001 Limited Edition Collector's Knife Set produced by Frost Cutlery - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 68: Vintage Gulf Oil Blasting Agent Burlap Bag, likely dating from the 1960s - 19"x28" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 69: Rare Large Griswold No. 13 Cast Iron Skillet 720 Manufactured in Erie, Pennsylvania With Repair- — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 70: Griswold No. 8 Cast Iron Skillet 704 manufactured in Erie, Pennsylvania - 11"x16"x3" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 71: Griswold No. 7 Cast Iron Skillet 701 manufactured in Erie, Pennsylvania - 10"x 14"x2" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 72: Griswold No. 8 Cast Iron Skillet 800 - 10"x15.5"x 3" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 73: Martin Stove & Range Co. Cast Iron Skillet No.5 - 9"x 12" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 74: Vintage Art Print titled "Pastime in Dixie," originally by Al Barbelle (1888-1954). Black Americana — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 75: Vintage Philippines Igorot "Headhunter" Ceremonial Shield, likely Hand-carved in the mid-20th — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 76: American Eastlake Victorian Marble Top Washstand Commode w/ Dovetail Construction and Unique Brass — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 77: American Victorian Eastlake Marble Top Plant Stand on Tripod Cabriole Legs, dating to the late 19th — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 78: American Sheraton-style Mahogany Card Table w/ Tapered Reeded Legs ending on Turned Ball Feet, — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 79: 19th-century Renaissance Revival library table in solid walnut with aged patina, featuring a — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 80: Corner One Drawer Mission Table Handmade By Amish Hills Furniture With Receipt - 24"x24"x30" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 81: Vintage Four-tiered Mahogany Side Table - 12"x 16"x 28" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 82: Victorian-style Electrified Oil Floor Lamp, likely dating from the mid-20th century (circa — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 83: Metal Floor Lamp In Bronze Design - 16"x62" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 84: Solid Cedar Hope Chest, NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING, MUST PICKUP OR TRANSPORT - 15"x32"x18" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 85: Four (4) Vintage Cherry Dining Chairs, One Captain,, NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING, MUST PICKUP OR — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 86: Handcrafted Amish Bentwood Hickory Rocking Chair, a classic example of American rustic or — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 87: Solid Oak Windsor-Style Dining Chairs with Hoop Back Design, NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING, MUST PICKUP — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 88: Victorian-style Needlepoint Footstool, likely dating from the early to mid-20th century - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 89: Solid Cherry Chippendale-style 12 Drawer Dresser Accompanied by an Arched, Framed Mirror — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 90: Solid Cherry Chippendale-style Highboy 9 Drawer Dresser manufactured by Sumter Cabinet Co., a — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 91: La-Z-Boy Lancer Rocker Recliner Upholstered in a textured Corduroy or Chenille Fabric on Swivel — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 92: Vintage Elgin Open-face Pocket Watch, a Classic Timepiece from One of America’s Most Prolific — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 93: High-grade Vintage Elgin B.W. Raymond Railroad Pocket Watch, specifically a model often called a — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 94: Elgin "Hunting Case" pocket watch, likely produced between the late 1890s and 1920s w/ Engraving — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 95: Elgin Open-Face 17 Jewel Pocket Watch 10K Gold Filled - 2"x19" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 96: Illinois Open-face Pocket Watch with Laurel Wreath Motif Keystone Watch Case 14K Gold Filled, likely — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 97: Illinois Watch Company 7 Jeweled Pocket Watch in a NAWCO (North American Watch Case Co.) — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 98: Westclox Scotty, a classic American "dollar watch". This specific model features a shock-resistant — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 99: Eagle Ridge Quartz Pocket Watch, a Contemporary, Practical Timepiece likely manufactured in the — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 100: German firm Kasper & Richter (K&R) Compass, This Version was Retailed by Hoffritz for Cutlery, a — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 101: Longines Admiral "5 Star" Automatic, a notable model line known for its classic mid-century design — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 102: Vintage Bulova 30 Jewels Self-Winding Watch on a Speidel Band, a classic automatic (mechanical) — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 103: Vintage Longines Admiral "5 Star" Automatic, a notable model line known for its classic mid-century — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 104: Vintage Omega Automatic, a refined mid-century dress watch likely produced in the late 1950s or — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 105: Vintage Timex Q Quartz watch from the late 1970s, specifically featuring a "tonneau" (barrel-shaped) — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 106: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Professional 200 Meters model wk1112, a classic Swiss-made luxury diver's — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 107: Two Fine Watches, The left shows a vintage Citizen Noblia, The watch on the right is a Vintage — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 108: Two Vintage Ladies watches, Elgin and Longines - 3" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 109: Men's Illusion Set Diamond Ring in 14K Gold Setting, Size 9.5, a style highly popular from the 1940s — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 110: Vintage Kentucky State College Class Ring produced by Balfour, size 10, 19g - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 111: Men's Intricate Sculpted Shoulder and High Profile Dome Ring in 10K Gold. Size 10.5 - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 112: 14K Gold Ring with Stone Removed, 7g - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 113: 14K Gold Men's Wedding Band, size 12.25, 3g - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 114: Vintage Oval Cabochon Yellow Stone Ring in 10K Gold, Size 5 (App. 1") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 115: Two Small Gold Rings, One marked 14K - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 116: 12K Gold Filled Charm Bracelet and Gold Cross Pendant Necklace - 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 117: Pair Of Necklaces Including Sterling Silver Turquoise Style Necklace - 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 118: Navajo Believed Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet, Not Marked - 3" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 119: This Collection Includes Various Vintage Commemorative Pins and Military Awards, Primarily from the — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 120: Marked 10K Bell Shaped Pendant Necklace - 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 121: Sterling Silver 4 Leaf Clover Necklace - 8' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 122: Sterling Silver Band Ring Size 6 - (App. 1") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 123: Trio of "Gold" Necklaces - 20" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 124: Four Pendant Necklaces in "Gold" Style Settings - 10" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 125: 4 Military Pins Including United States Army Officer's Hat Badge Insignia Set Likely WWII Era. - 2" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 126: Collection Of Vintage United States Army Military Memorabilia Pins - 2" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 127: Large Collection Of Vintage Mid-Century Cufflinks And Tie Clips- 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 128: Large Collection Of Vintage Pins, Tie Pins and Clips and More - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 129: Large Lot Of Vintage And Assorted Costume Jewelry - 6"6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 130: Large Lot Of Vintage And Antique Necklaces Including Pearl Style Necklaces And Shell Necklaces - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 131: Collection of Vintage Assorted Jewelry - 25" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 132: Lot Featuring Several Vintage Timepieces, ranging from mid-century mechanical models to luxury Swiss — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 133: Illinois Watch Company 7 Jeweled Pocket Watch in a NAWCO (North American Watch Case Co.) — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 134: Sixteen (16) Eisenhower Dollars, commonly known as "Ikes," featuring the profile of Dwight D. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 135: Eleven (11) Eisenhower Dollars, commonly known as "Ikes," featuring the profile of Dwight D. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 136: Four (4) Silver Quarters: 1943, 1945, 1956, 1964 - 1" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 137: Sixty (60) Silver Roosevelt Dimes - (App. 1") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 138: Fifty Nine (59) Silver Roosevelt Dimes - (App. 1") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 139: Fifteen (15) Silver Mercury Dimes 1923-1945 - (App. 1") — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 140: 1896 Morgan Silver Dollar - 1.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 141: 1923 Silver Peace Dollar - 1.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 142: 1923 Silver Peace Dollar - 1.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 143: 1926 Silver Peace Dollar - 1.5" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 144: Lot Of Early American And Assorted Currency Coins, including several U.S. coins such as a 1905 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 145: Silver 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar, Silver 1948 Franklin Half Dollar And 6 Kennedy Half Dollars (App. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 146: Seven (7) Sacagawea "Golden" Dollars (top rows) and Five (5) Susan B. Anthony Dollars (bottom row) - — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 147: Two (2) Series 1953 Red Seal $2 bills - 2.5"x6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 148: Series 1963 Red Seal $2 Bill - 2.5"x6" — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 149: Antique Sterling Silver Baby Rattles and Teething Rings "Baby Secrets" and " Peter Peter Pumpkin — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 150: Sterling Silver Utensils 52g - 5" — $5 - $1,000