Cross Artifacts, Jeffersonville, Ohio

Yesterday we went to Jeffersonville, Ohio, to an auction held by Cross Artifacts. It was just a little outside of the town, at a large metal building surrounded by farms. It was very easy to find, and there was plenty of parking for the crowd that arrived. The spacious interior had lots of seating, and it was fairly easy to get through the tables to inspect the goods. There was a second ring for coins and furniture, but they were able to control the speaker systems to make it easy for everyone. We were surprised to find that the crowd of around 70 people were happy to pay retail prices for many of the items for sale, but of course as resellers we were looking for the undervalued items. We came away with a few nice Cowan pieces, a little McCoy and Van Briggle, and even a Moorcroft piece. Unfortunately the crowd seemed to be in a buying mood for the Rookwood art pottery, and we did not obtain any of the pieces available.

Rookwood pieces at Cross Artifacts auctions

The beautiful console bowl with candlesticks was in great condition, but sadly it was missing the matching flower frog. The winning bid came in at $545, which we consider to be a good retail price. The large beige vase garnered $225, with the smaller blue piece commanding $195. These were once again reasonable retail prices.

Overall we enjoyed the auction, the snack shop onsite had great chicken sandwiches, and although we did not come away with a large number of items it was certainly worth the trip.