Estate Liquidation
July 4–5, 2026
Indianapolis, IN · Holcomb Residence
Estate Liquidation of the Holcomb residence in Indianapolis, IN. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Jewelry & Watches category, a generous…
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Moving Sale
July 4–5, 2026
Oklahoma City, OK · Ashcroft Residence
Moving Sale of the Ashcroft residence in Oklahoma City, OK. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Silver & Flatware category, a…
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Online Estate Auction
July 5, 2026
Hattiesburg, MS · Linden Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Linden residence in Hattiesburg, MS. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Antiques category, a generous selection…
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Estate Liquidation
July 5–6, 2026
Edmond, OK · Sandbourne Residence
Estate Liquidation of the Sandbourne residence in Edmond, OK. The Sandbourne estate represents nearly five decades of careful collecting in the Books & Ephemera…
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Online Estate Auction
July 6–7, 2026
St. Paul, MN · Pennington Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Pennington residence in St. Paul, MN. The Pennington estate represents nearly five decades of careful collecting in the Fine…
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Auction
July 7–9, 2026
Bozeman, MT · Eldridge Residence
Auction of the Eldridge residence in Bozeman, MT. The Eldridge estate represents nearly five decades of careful collecting in the Silver & Flatware category,…
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Online Estate Auction
July 9–10, 2026
Davenport, IA · Bellamy Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Bellamy residence in Davenport, IA. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Mid-Century Modern category, a generous…
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Online Estate Auction
July 9–11, 2026
Minneapolis, MN · Ashcroft Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Ashcroft residence in Minneapolis, MN. The estate includes the contents of a full home plus a carriage-house workshop. Tools,…
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Auction
July 9–11, 2026
Ithaca, NY · Severance Residence
Auction of the Severance residence in Ithaca, NY. The Severance estate represents nearly five decades of careful collecting in the Fine Furniture category, alongside…
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Downsizing Sale
July 11–13, 2026
Litchfield, CT · Marquand Residence
Downsizing Sale of the Marquand residence in Litchfield, CT. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the China & Glassware category, a generous…
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Online Estate Auction
July 12, 2026
Santa Barbara, CA · Atwater Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Atwater residence in Santa Barbara, CA. Furniture is uniformly clean, well-kept, and a mix of antique American and European,…
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Online Estate Auction
July 12–14, 2026
Fargo, ND · Fairfax Residence
Online Estate Auction of the Fairfax residence in Fargo, ND. Furniture is uniformly clean, well-kept, and a mix of antique American and European, with…
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Estate Liquidation
July 15–17, 2026
Tucson, AZ · Atwater Residence
Estate Liquidation of the Atwater residence in Tucson, AZ. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the China & Glassware category, a generous…
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Estate Liquidation
July 15–17, 2026
Hanover, NH · Renfrew Residence
Estate Liquidation of the Renfrew residence in Hanover, NH. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Antiques category, a generous selection of…
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Moving Sale
July 16, 2026
Huntsville, AL · Whittemore Residence
Moving Sale of the Whittemore residence in Huntsville, AL. This is a single-owner estate. Everything in the home is being offered, including pieces purchased…
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Estate Sale
July 16–17, 2026
Greenville, SC · Carrington Residence
Estate Sale of the Carrington residence in Greenville, SC. The Carrington estate represents nearly five decades of careful collecting in the China & Glassware…
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Estate Liquidation
July 16–17, 2026
Provo, UT · Marquand Residence
Estate Liquidation of the Marquand residence in Provo, UT. Furniture is uniformly clean, well-kept, and a mix of antique American and European, with a…
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Estate Sale
July 16–17, 2026
Stowe, VT · Halverson Residence
Estate Sale of the Halverson residence in Stowe, VT. Highlights include several signed and dated pieces in the Books & Ephemera category, a generous…
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A buyer's guide to Tools & Workshop
Stanley, Starrett, Lufkin, Disston, and Millers Falls are the names that move tools at estate sales. Wood-bodied planes by Sandusky, Ohio Tool, and Auburn carry premiums when the iron is original and unbroken.
The market for tools & workshop at estate sales has its own rhythm. Pricing varies enormously depending on whether the liquidator specializes in this category or simply inherited it as part of a larger household. When the executor is a generalist, you'll often see strong pieces priced as if they were ordinary goods — that's the gap that makes estate sales so rewarding for buyers who know the category. When the liquidator specializes, expect prices that are closer to retail, but expect provenance, condition reports, and considerably more confidence in what you're taking home.
If you're new to buying tools & workshop, spend a Saturday morning walking through three or four sales in the category before you spend real money. You'll quickly develop an eye for the markings, materials, and construction details that separate the truly desirable pieces from competent reproductions. Most experienced collectors agree that the first dozen pieces you buy should be inexpensive — what you're paying for is the lessons, not the inventory. After that, you'll know exactly what to chase and exactly what to walk past.
Use the sales above to plan your weekend route. Sort by start date, prioritize sales with multiple categories that overlap your interests, and remember: the best pieces in any category usually leave the building in the first 90 minutes.