2010 SIXTH ANNUAL HEISEY SELECT AUCTION

Dave Spahr

We are announcing our Sixth Annual Heisey Select Auction!  Thanks to the great support you all have given in the past for this event for HCA.  We have also just set the date for the auction as well- September 11, 2010.  It will be held in Newark at the Museum again this year.

The first thing you can do to participate in this auction is to prepare a list of glass you would like us to select for this auction.  The Select Auction Guidelines and the Select Auction Glass List are provided for your use.  Please note the form contains space for twenty lots-each member is allowed to submit forty lots for the committee to select from.  Remember, this auction benefits your association.  Consider making a donation of a piece-100% goes to support HCA and the museum.  Donations don’t count towards your 40 lot limit.  We hope Study Clubs will donate glass for the auction- a great project for them!

This year, as has been the case for each select auction, the consignment fee for each lot will be 20% with a minimum consignment fee of $5.  This means anything that sells for under $25 the consignment fee will be $5.  As you prepare your lists, please make them as descriptive as possible since the committee will be using them to select glass for the auction.  It is very important that you carefully check for damage-we are selecting only undamaged glass for this special auction.  The deadline for submitting your completed lists to us is May 17, 2010.  Remember- send in NO glass- just the list with up to forty lots. 

The committees target is to have an auction with two hundred (200) lots.  How can you get your glass selected?   Here are some clues.  Consideration will be given to include diversity in color, etchings, cuttings, and patterns.  A main goal in the selection will be not to have any duplication of lots. We would like glass for the experienced collector who wants that exotic piece of Heisey and glass also for the fledgling collector just starting out. As mentioned earlier, we will not select damaged glass.

The Select Committee will be busy after May 17^th and contact you on or about June 1 to let you know the glass it has selected.  Hopefully, you will be able to bring your glass to Newark and drop it off at the museum when you come to the Convention being held June 16-19.  Please look over your glass and begin your lists soon. May 17^th will be here before you know it!

This event has been a success for consignors and those purchasing the wonderful Heisey glass. Plan on attending and participating in this auction for the benefit of your museum.

The auction will be held in the lower level in the museum in the multipurpose room.

 If you have any questions, please e-mail or call Dave Spahr, masdgs@aol.com or (937)-372-7166.  Happy Heisey Hunting!