Press Release

Wolcottville, IN, USA, May 6, 2025 -- Late May will be a busy time for the Strawser Auction Group. The firm has five – count ‘em, five – auctions planned for late May, on the 21st, 23rd, 24th, 28th and 29th. All five sales will be held online and live in the Strawser Auction Group gallery located at 106 East Dutch Street in Wolcottville. Online bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com.

The action will kick off on Wednesday, May 21st, with an Antique Auction starting at 3pm Eastern time. The catalog is packed with more than 500 lots, including furniture, over 200 glass candy containers, cast iron toys, cast iron doll furniture, Griswold cast iron, sterling silver, primitives and more.

Lot #71 is a rare Washington Leader salesman’s sample child’s iron and porcelain cook stove No. 649 with the original tag, like new, 30 inches tall by 22 inches wide (estimate: $1,200-$1,500). Lot #314 is a Merrick’s curved glass revolving spool, holding dozens of various color cotton threads, the cabinet 20 inches tall by 18 inches deep (estimate: $300-$500).

Lot #46 is an Arcade International Harvester cast iron two truck wrecker with a replaced chain, 11 ½ inches long and 5 ½ inches tall (estimate: $300-$400). Lot #233 is a ‘Toonerville Trolly Depot Line’ glass candy container, 3 ½ inches tall (estimate: $200-$300).

Here is a link to the May 21st Antique Auction catalog on LiveAuctioneers.com: www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/370821_antique-auction/

After a one-day respite, the action continues on Friday, May 23rd, also at 3pm Eastern time, with an auction showcasing hundreds of Staffordshire figures (many from the outstanding collection of Elinor Penna), dogs, horses, elephants, lions, rabbits and many other animals, naval, military, literary, crime, theater and more; stirrup cups; Pearlware; Sunderland pink luster; and more than 500 Staffordshire trinket boxes.

Lot #3083 is a large, circa 1850 Staffordshire porcelaneous pastille burner featuring a country cottage embellished with flowers, 10 inches tall by 12 inches wide (estimate: $800-$1,200). Lot #3280 is a hard-to-find Staffordshire bulldog with collar stirrup cup, 5 inches tall, its only blemish a hairline crack to the jowl (estimate: $200-$400).

Lot #3251 is a Staffordshire naval military figure, 10 inches tall, with two soldiers and a cannon (estimate: $200-$300). Lot #3314 is a scarce and lovely yellow and pink lustre soft paste coffee pot, 10 inches tall (estimate: $100-$150).

Here is a link to the May 23rd Staffordshire Auction on LiveAuctioneers.com: www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/370605_staffordshire-auction/

The following day, on Saturday, May 24th, a Majolica Auction boasting highly desirable oyster plates will get underway at 9am Eastern time. More than 600 lots of majolica will come up for bid, by makers such as Minton, George Jones, Holcroft, Wedgwood and many others.

Two lots carry pre-sale estimates of $20,000-$30,000. The first is a monumental and rare Minton majolica boar’s head tureen with rare matching fitted tray, shape no. 2141, 22 inches long, the rarest of all the Minton majolica game tureens, with only a few known to exist.

The other is an equally rare and monumental Minton majolica cistern, designed by Baron Marochetti, having excellent color and detail. The cistern is standing on four paw feet, with double entwined snake handles to either end, the body with leaf and trailing foliage, a lion’s head mask to either side below the rim. It’s 4 feet 2 inches long and 28 inches wide.

To learn more about the Strawser Auction Group and the five auctions planned for late May, please visit www.strawserauctions.com. Updates are posted frequently.

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