Gehres to teach at Reppert School of Auctioneering

Peter D. Gehres, CAI, CES, an auctioneer and appraiser at Belhorn Auction Services, has been invited to teach at the Reppert School of Auctioneering in Auburn, Indiana this December. Reppert is among the nation’s oldest auction schools founded in 1921. Gehres will be teaching Ohio Auction Law and an overview of auction technology and the use of social media in the auction profession.

“It is an honor and privilege to be invited to teach at Reppert which has been an institution in the auction world for nearly 90 years,” Gehres stated. “Sharing the benefits of my experience and helping to educate auctioneering students is very exciting and helps me in turn stay on the top of my game.”

Gehres is currently an instructor at The Ohio Auction School and has spoken at various state auctioneer associations. Gehres has also been invited to speak at the National Auctioneers Association’s Certified Auctioneers Institute in Bloomington, Indiana in March of 2009 and the Conference and Show in Greensboro, North Carolina in July of 2009.

Gehres has been in the Auction Industry since 2003 and with Belhorn Auction Services since January of 2007, He has earned his Certified Auctioneers Institute and Certified Estate Specialist designation from the NAA’s Educational Institute. Gehres won the Ohio Junior Bid Calling Contest in 2006 and the Pat Massart Leadership Award in 2009

Brisk bidding & strong prices highlight Belhorn’s Art Pottery Auction

Collections from Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, Iowa and South Carolina benefited from the strong prices realized at Belhorn Auction Services’ November 15, 2009, American Art Pottery Auction. The auction was held in Columbus, Ohio, and saw successful bidders both locally and from across the nation. Nearly 400 pieces of Roseville, Weller and Rookwood crossed the block as well as examples of Cowan, Brush McCoy, Niloak, Van Briggle and more contemporary works from Wisecarver, Hyalyn and Door Pottery.

“We are seeing a leveling off if not increases in pottery prices at auction. There is strong demand for pieces in desirable lines, rare shapes and pieces that are in mint or excellent condition,” stated Greg Belhorn, Auctioneer and President of Belhorn Auction Services.

Two pieces highlighted the results: A rare Cowan vase signed by Arthur E. Baggs from 1927 received bids from the floor, the phone and online and after spirited competition the hammer dropped at $2,200 plus buyer’s premium. “This piece represents a real intersection of potteries, styles and people,” explained Belhorn. “An understated piece at first glance, once we began to research this vase we knew we had something special. Our database of buyers shared in our excitement and the results exceeded both our and the consignor’s expectations.”

Baggs founded and built the highly successful Marblehead Pottery in Massachusetts and then moved to Ohio to work at Cowan Pottery and teach at the Cleveland School of Art. Soon after the production of this vase, Baggs accepted a position at The Ohio State University, which houses one of the oldest ceramics programs in the country. Today OSU is home to the Baggs Memorial Library which has extensive collections of reference materials and ceramic objects.

The second highlight was in the form a stunning piece of Roseville Baneda. The form (#600) was 15 inches of rich greens and blues with a crisp mold. The vase was in mint condition and still sported the original factory foil label. Again bidding was brisk and the vase sold for $2,400.00 plus buyer’s premium.

Belhorn Auction Services is a recognized leader and expert in American Art Pottery Auctions and offers a full calendar of pottery auctions. Belhorn is the official auctioneer for the American Art Pottery Association, The Pottery Lovers Reunion and the Columbus Pottery Show & Auction. Full details available at Belhorn.com. For full results click here.

Philip Sartore Collection of Contemporary Pottery

Belhorn Auction Services, LLC is pleased to present the Philip Sartore Collection of Contemporary and Studio Pottery. The auction will be conducted in May of 2010. Highlights from Philip's collection of hundreds of pieces were recently displayed at the Richmond (Indiana) Art Museum. In preparation for that exhibit, Philip wrote the following:

“I first met potters Walt Schmidt and Barb Bihler in 1980. I purchased a teapot and cups but not much else. In 1985, I asked Barb to make my first set of dishes- a brown rim with white on the bottom and lots of black specks. The reason for the black specks is that I like pepper and should I be out, the black specks would give me the impression. By the late 1990’s, I would see a pot and purchase it. In 1999, I met Larry Spears and he made me a pottery collector.

I purchased art and antiques. It proved an impossible dream to afford those things. Add a bad experience and I decided to look for contemporary art. The most affordable thing was pottery. As I met more and more potters, I saw wonderful things. These pieces may or may not be ‘Art’. I think so. There are so many styles, sizes, glazes, etc. These are functional pieces. Some were used others were not. If you see these pots I hope you will enjoy one or two pieces.”

Artists' works in the collection include: Karl Martz (1912-1997), Richard Peeler (1926-1998), Byron Temple (1932-2002), Kim Anderson, Jan Arbogast, Chris Baskin, Cathra-Anne Barker, Carol Bell, Daniel Bennett, Richard Burkett, Jolee Chartrand, Billy Cooper, Scott Cooper, Rae Marie Crisel, George Debickey, Terry Dukeman, Sandi Finney, Scott Frankenberger, Cheri Glaser, John Glick, Rand Heazlitt, Charles Hightower, Moshe Hodges, Mike Imes, Daniel Johnston, Kathy Koop, Greg Kuharic, Dick Lehman, Satian Leksrisawat, Rebecca Lowry, Tim Mather, Allyson May, John Mills, Brian Moore, Mark Nafzinger, Marcy Neiditz, Jeff Oestreich, Eric Olson, Alan Patrick, Joseph Pelka, John Peterson, Cheri Platter, Bob Reiberg, Dannon Rhudy, Andy Rogers, Laura Ross, Scott Shafer, Greg Schatz, Walt Schmidt, Susan Snyder,
Larry Spears, Eric Strader, Jeff Unzicker, Tom Unzicker, Robin Willey and others. More details will be posted in early 2010 as the collection is cataloged.

Belhorn Auction Services, LLC is a Columbus, Ohio based auction company specializing in the sale of antique, contemporary, and studio art pottery. Recognized as art pottery auction experts, Belhorn offers a full schedule of live and dynamic internet pottery auctions each year. For more details on this and other auctions visit Belhorn.com

Rare Cowan vase by Baggs highlights upcoming auction

Belhorn Auction Services, LLC of Columbus, Ohio announced the addition of a rare Cowan vase signed by Arthur E. Baggs from 1927 to its November 15 auction catalog. The vase will cross the auction block after 1 PM and will be available for preview prior to the auction by appointment and the day of the auction. The auction will be held at the Aladdin Shrine Center located at 3850 Stelzer Road in Columbus, Ohio.

“Hand thrown and simply glazed, this vase is a historical piece of Ohio's ceramic history,” stated Greg Belhorn, Auctioneer and President . Belhorn continued, “Arthur E. Baggs founded and built the highly successful Marblehead Pottery and then moved to Ohio to work at Cowan Pottery and teach at the Cleveland School of Art. Shortly after the production of this vase, Baggs went on to teach at The Ohio State University, which houses one of the oldest ceramics programs in the country. “

Belhorn Auction Services is a Columbus, Ohio based auction firm specializing in the marketing of antique and contemporary art pottery at auction. Belhorn is the official auctioneer for the American Art Pottery Association, The Pottery Lovers Reunion and the Columbus Pottery Show & Auction. Belhorn offers a regular schedule of auctions and over 3000 pieces of art pottery from consignors across the country crossed the auction block in 2009. For more information please visit: Belhorn.com

Greg Belhorn on NBC 4 talking about The Columbus Pottery Show & Auction

Greg Belhorn, Auctioneer on NBC 4 WCHM Columbus talking with anchor Mike Jackson about the upcoming The Columbus Pottery Show & Auction. The auction is October 2, 2009 and the Show and Sale are October 3 and 4, 2009 at the Aladdin Shine Center in Columbus, Ohio. The clip is from the noon newscast on September 29, 2009. Belhorn Auction Services, LLC is a Columbus based auction company that specializes in American Art Pottery Auctions. For more information on Belhorn visit Belhorn.com. Belhorn is also official auction company for the Columbus Pottery Show & Auction. More information at ColumbusPottery.com

July Auctions covered by Auction Central News

From http://acn.liveauctioneers.com

ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Collectors can express their devotion to art pottery by participating in Belhorn Auction Services' 15th annual Summer American Art Pottery Auction Sunday, July 12. Held in conjunction with the annual Pottery Lovers' Reunion, July 11-18, the auction will feature more than 400 pieces of art pottery. Also during the weeklong festival, Belhorn will present a second art pottery auction of more than 500 lots on July 15. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding for both sales.

"Both auctions will have American art pottery of equal value. There will be an emphasis on pottery made in the Zanesville area like Roseville and Weller, but there will also be Rookwood, Van Briggle and others made elsewhere," said auctioneer Greg Belhorn.

Sunday's auction will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern at the Muskingum County Welcome Center, 205 N. Fifth St., in Zanesville.

Featured Roseville items will include a 1920s Panel 296-10" vase in dark green, a Windsor 551-7" vase in blue with green ferns, and an early Velmoss jardinière and pedestal in flowing matte green and brown glaze. The vases are estimated from $400-$600, while the jar and pedestal set is estimated at $1,500-$1,600.

An 11 1/4-inch Weller matte green vase has a $500-$700 estimate, while a scarce Muncie Rombic star vase in high gloss yellow has a $150-$200 estimate.

Sunday's auction will conclude with more than 65 pieces of Hull pottery.

Wednesday's auction will begin at 1 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 4645 E. Pike in Zanesville.

Included in the sale will be a Roseville Futura 404-8" Balloons Glove vase (est. $500-$700), a Weller Dickens Ware mug decorated with an Indian chief (est. $500-$700) and a Roseville Falline 655-15" vase (est. $700-$900).

For details call Belhorn Auction Service at 614-921-9441.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

For more information about the Pottery Lovers Reunion visit the Web sites www.potterylovers.org and http://www.visitzanesville.com/events.

Spring 2009 Hull Pottery Auction

An excellent collection of Hull Pottery from New York state consisting of approximately 600 pieces. Most lines are represented with many great examples. Addtions to the online catalog will be added daily through Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Please check back often. Bid now through Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Printed color catalogs and bid forms are available by request to those who cannot bid online.

Bidding ends at 10:00pm Eastern on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Private viewings are available by appointment at our Columbus, Ohio, area office. Shipping terms are listed at the above link and pick-up is available for bidders who prefer not to have their items shipped.

Having sold the preeminent collections of Hull to come on the auction block over the last twenty years we are happy to offer another fine auction of Hull pottery to collections across the country and around the world. Belhorn Auction's regualry conducts pottery auctions online and across the country. If you are interested in consigning to an upcoming auction please contact us at auctions@belhorn.com or (614) 921-9441.

To bid online please visit Belhorn Auction Services, LLC on Proxibid.com

Happy National Auctioneers Day 2009

The NAA is excited to announce that the association successfully introduced and passed S. Res. 86 in the United States Senate yesterday. The Senate Resolution designates April 18, 2009, National Auctioneers Day in the United States. S. Res. 86 was sponsored by Kansas U.S. Senator Sam Brownback.

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Peter D. Gehres earns CAI designation

Columbus, Ohio - Peter D. Gehres, Auctioneer at Belhorn Auction Services, LLC recently completed his third and final year of the highly honored National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Education Institute’s Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation. He will be officially awarded his designation this July (2009) in Kansas City, Missouri at the 60th annual NAA Conference and Show.

The CAI designation is the most respected education program in the country for exclusively for Auctioneers. The CAI program is an executive developmental program offering coursework in management skills, business ethics, finance, marketing, negotiation, and leadership. The nation’s most distinguished and respected leaders in the auction industry as well as university professors provide instruction to CAI students throughout the three year program. For over thirty years auctioneers across the USA, Canada and the world have traveled at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana to participate in the program.At the conclusion of this years program Gehres was awarded the prestigious Pat Massart Leadership Award. The award honors the memory of Auctioneer Pat Massart and her steadfast commitment to the CAI program and the auction industry.

Gehres is a first generation auctioneer who selling both personal property and real estate for clients in Ohio and around the Midwest. Gehres teaches at The Ohio Auction School and is the owner of Auctions on Track an auction education and leadership training company that presents auction education and motivational programs to state auctioneers associations as well as other business and continuing educational classes. The CAI was Gehres’ second designation having been earned the Certified Estate Specialist designation in November of 2006. Gehres is a member of the National, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan State Auctioneers Associations.

Belhorn Auction Services, LLC to conduct AAPA Annual Auction

The American Art Pottery Association’s 29th annual convention will return to Philadelphia on April 22 – 26, 2009. The event’s success last year prompted a repeat visit, and 2009 will feature entirely new tours, seminars, and educational exhibits, many of which highlight the Arts and Crafts movement and its pottery. The convention will again be headquartered at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, located near I-95 and Route 1.

The convention will include an art pottery auction, two-day pottery show and sale, and author’s book signing event. The auction, featuring several hundred lots of vintage and contemporary art pottery, will be held Friday, April 24th at 5:00 PM at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast located at 2400 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, Pennsylvania. The auction will be conducted by Greg Belhorn and Peter Gehres of Belhorn Auction Services, LLC, of Columbus, Ohio. The auction preview, reception, and book signing event will begin at 3:30 PM.
The convention will feature a keynote presentation at the annual reception and banquet on the evening of April 22nd will be given by Dr. Martin Eidelberg, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Rutgers University and noted author on American ceramics and glass. His topic will be “Arts and Crafts Pottery: What’s In A Name?”

The three seminars feature an impressive roster of speakers.

Suzanne Perrault, tile expert, author, Craftsman Auctions partner, and Antiques Roadshow appraiser, will lead a seminar on collecting, discussing why it doesn't have to be big, expensive, or a superstar to be worthy of collecting. Unusual and noteworthy objects can come in unassuming packages.

Prominent contemporary potters Paul Katrich (Katrich Studios), Scott Draves (Door Pottery), Eric Olsen (Common Ground Pottery), and Chris Powell (Chris Powell Pottery) will share insights about their work and the future of art pottery.

Jonathan Clancy, Ph.D., lecturer in American Fine & Decorative Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art and co-author with Dr. Eidelberg of Beauty in Common Things, American Arts and Crafts Pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation will give an overview of the Foundation’s collection, its significant pieces, and research discoveries.

The country’s greatest two-day pottery show and sale, featuring fifty pottery dealers from throughout America, will be held at the headquarters hotel on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th. The sale will feature American and European art pottery, along with contemporary pottery. The special exhibit accompanying the show will be American Arts & Crafts pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation collection. The event opens to convention registered members for a private viewing and sale on Saturday from 11:00 AM – 12 Noon. The show and sale will be open to the general public from Noon – 5:00 PM Saturday, and from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday. Admission is $6.00 per person for non-convention registered members and the general public. Activities scheduled as part of the show include hourly prizes and “Booth Chats” on both days, plus a pottery ID table on Sunday.

The 2009 convention will feature two tours. The Wednesday, April 22nd event will be a special behind-the-scenes tour of Craftsman Farms, where the 1911 New Jersey home of turn-of-the-20th century designer Gustav Stickley, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a museum dedicated to the American Arts and Crafts movement.

The Thursday, April 23rd bus tour will include a private viewing of the Gordon collection of Rookwood pottery at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After lunch at the museum, attendees will have free time to explore the museum, featuring separate special exhibits on Cezanne, Matisse, and 20th century Japanese crafts, or walk to nearby Fairmount Park and enjoy landmarks such as the Fairmount Waterworks and Boathouse Row.

Various convention attendance packages and day rates are available. All events are open to the public. For more information, visit www.AAPA.info.