Random Gallery Image

THE RENAISSANCE AUCTION GROUP

PA# RY000901
Bill Howze • Auctioneer • PA# AU005050
1404 Friedensburg Rd. Reading, Pa. 19606
Email: bill@auctionhowze.com
Phone: (610) 370-2879

About


News Categories

News

The Renaissance Auction Group

Taking Care Of Business: Vintage Stock Certificates

On Sunday June 17, The Renaissance Auction Group will offer over 800 vintage stock certificates as part of their Spring 2012 Antiques & Collectibles auction.  The event will be held at the Evergreen Country Club, 415 Hartz Rd Fleetwwod PA. Doors open at 10am and the first item crosses the block at Noon. Live online bidding is available @ http://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/1459104.html.

 

(...)
March 21, 2012 | Categories:

Are We There Yet? The 2012 Real Estate Market

Nothing is more cyclical than real estate.  Growing up in Florida in the 1960s, the history books told of nine boom bust cycles that had occurred in the state since 1890.  Even so, you would have to be living deep in the Everglades to be unaware of the impact that the current downturn has had on the domestic economy.

So what can we expect this year?  Pre-owned single family home sales are displaying a pulse.  Interest rates remain low and sellers have run up the white flag, their (...)

February 29, 2012 | Categories:

Enhancing The Benefit In Benefit Auctions

The winter / spring benefit auction season is in full swing. Between now and the end of May, thousands of charity gatherings will be conducted across the Northern Hemisphere. The live and silent auction formats remain an integral part of that fund raising process.

Benefit auctions require a significant investment. The greatest asset an organization possesses is the willingness of its members and patrons to expend their time, talents and money in support of a cause. An inherent (...)

January 23, 2012 | Categories:

Gold, Silver and Fine Jewelry Continue To Excel At Auction

Although gold and silver have retreated from their 2011 highs, coins, decorative and fine art items containing these precious metals continue to perform well in auction venues. This trend is expected to continue until sustainable positive movement in overall economic indicators is realized. At that point, we can expect to see downward pressure on precious metal price points especially silver, the supply of which currently outstrips demand by over one million troy ounces. What does this mean (...)

May 18, 2011 | Categories:

Honest Abe Earns Silver Stardom at Americana Auction

On Memorial Day 1911, Theodore Roosevelt presided over the dedication of a bronze monument at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, NJ.  The life size statue, entitled “Seated Lincoln”, was the work of Gutzon Borglum, an American sculptor best known as the creator of Mt Rushmore.  One hundred years later, on May 21<sup>st</sup> in Breinigsville, PA, a one thousand and five troy ounce pure silver statue cast from Borglum’s original “Seated Lincoln” maquette will be offered as a featured lot at (...)
May 16, 2011 | Categories:

Bidders Face Off At High Noon In Allentown Pa

Western memorabilia is one of the most enduring and endearing categories of Americana collecting.  On Saturday May 21<sup>st</sup> at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction in Allentown, PA, bidders will compete for top drawer examples of Wild West collectibles.  The auction event, conducted by The Renaissance Auction Group, Reading, PA, features a superb assembly of cap pistols, advertising premium rings, movie posters and ephemera relating to the golden era of (...)
May 15, 2011 | Categories:

Mailing It In – Vintage Advertising Premiums At Auction

MAILING IT IN – VINTAGE ADVERTISING PREMIUMS AT AUCTION Four box tops and a dime, six labels and a nickel, a completed form and a dollar bill; who doesn’t remember waiting impatiently for the mail, hoping that the special premium they’d ordered weeks or even months earlier would finally arrive. Rings, watches, dolls, toys, games, kits, cups; a young collector could acquire a multitude of items offered by major manufacturers in the country, all available (...)
May 14, 2011 | Categories:

Animation Brings Fantasy to Life

Animation Brings Fantasy to Life

What is it about animation that captures the fancy of young and old alike?  Why have Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Garfield and Shrek penetrated the collective conscious to the point of iconic status? Animation suggests that anything is possible in a world that often emphasizes the limits of our reality.  If elephants can fly and ogres can rule, if roadrunners can vie with wily coyotes in a game of (...)
May 12, 2011 | Categories:

Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Auction Sets Sail

What Do Abe Lincoln, Superman, Mel Fisher, The Lone Ranger, Ted Williams, Little Orphan Annie. The Beatles, Rin Tin Tin, and Barbie have in common? On Saturday May 21st at The Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley in Breinigsville, PA, a suburb of Allentown, buyers from all over the world will vie for items relating to these iconic characters. The Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction, produced by The Renaissance Auction Group, is the premiere offering from the living estate (...)

May 12, 2011 | Categories:

Coins, Gold, Silver Americana Auction May 21 Allentown Pa

Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Auction Saturday May 21st  11am Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley Breinigsville, PA 18031

THE INITIAL OFFERING OF A LIFETIME COLLECTION

Movie, TV & Radio Nostalgia Including Cap Pistols, Toys, Advertising Premiums Incl. Rings, Posters, Watches, Dolls, Action Figures. Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Hop A Long, Lone (...)

We Make A Difference You Can Take To The Bank


Certified Auctioneer Institute Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate Graduate Personal Property Appraiser
Certified Estate Specialist Auction Technology Specialist