Public Estate Sale of Maureen Berry
Phase 3
121 Goose Alley, Urbana, IL
(Behind Bunny’s Tavern)
November 19 - 20, 2022
Saturday 9 AM – 3 PM
Sunday 11 AM - 1 PM (25% off sale)
Half-Price Sale Sunday 1:30 – 3:30 PM
*** 25% & 50% sales and bidding do not apply to fine jewelry, sterling, or gems.
The final phase of an extraordinary sale for an extraordinary woman. A native of England, Maureen Berry began working in the 1940s for the Polish Relief Agency helping Poles return home after World War II. She later became an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of Illinois, after earning a doctorate from the University of California at Los Angeles. As a Fulbright Scholar, she helped establish the UI's and the University of Warsaw's joint Master of Business Administration program. During her lifetime, Berry taught and worked with various agencies including KPMG, the Urban Institute, the US Defense Department, USAID, and more in China, Egypt, Israel, Macedonia, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, and Indonesia.
This public sale will include a few of the items that were listed online and over 1000+ new items. This final sale includes rugs, art, fine & costume jewelry, clothes & accessories, antiques, china, a large collection of baking & cooking equipment, pottery, Native American items, collectibles and so much more. With the holidays just around the corner, it is never too early to start looking for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. We also have everything for your holiday entertaining, including china, linens, bakeware, and Christopher Radko ornaments.
We have an incredible collection of jewelry including fine 14k and 18k bracelets, earrings, necklaces and pins, along with turquoise, amber, and handblown glass necklaces by glass artist Laura Donefer and much more. We have a large selection of cut gems including several Columbian emeralds.
This sale includes several area and room-size fine rugs including many silk rugs. We have an Afghan Wool Turkomen, Afghan Baluch, Persian Silk Kashan, Persian Silk Qum, Chinese Silk, Turkish Silk, Persian Silk, Persian Baluch runner, Afghan Taimouri, and more.
Women’s clothing includes pieces by Oscar de la Renta, Escada, Valentino, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Jaeger, Louis Feraud, Dot Replinger, Bill Baber, Aventura, Giesswein, Geiger, Annikki Karvinen, Steinbach, Eddie Bauer, Jack Murphy, Dale of Norway, Laurie Jacobi, Sigrid Olsen, Bella Sue Martin, 30+ Christine Foley sweaters and more. Clothing sizes range from small to extra-large. Purses include Paloma Picasso, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Betsy Johnson, Ralph Lauren, Lily & Ivy, Claudia Firenze, Kipling, Lily Bloom, LeSportSac, and more. Women’s shoes (sizes 9.5 – 10) include Berne Mev, Ferragamo, Steve Madden, and more. We have vintage mink, fox, and Persian lamb fur coats. There is also a nice selection of women’s hats.
The sale includes Native American pottery and kachinas by Margaret Tafoya, Juan Tafoya, Delmar Polacca, Tom Polacca, AHM-MOO-WHE, Vernida Nampeyo, Elsie Manygoats, Robert Rivera, Lawrence Namoki, Hyram Namoki, Susie Lomatska Long, and more. We have handmade rattles from the Northwest coast and turquoise & sterling jewelry. We have Mata Ortiz pottery, dozens of original paintings, and art pieces by Mark Fischer Turtle Clan Art, Armen Vahramian, Billy Morrow Jackson, Frank Gallo, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Joseph & Georgia Pozycinski, Ohotaq Mikkigak, Sorosiluto Ashoona, George Kosinkski, Benjamin Nelson, Kjell Engmann for Kosta Boda, H. Zbigniew Wolff, Borowzyk I, Abdul “Shokoor” Khusrawy, Marian Ryoz, Gregory Slavko, Frantisek Zalesky, Sean Corner, Eugene Wicks and many more.
This sale includes a wide array collection of kitchen items, mostly new, including bakeware of every variety from Yorkshire pudding molds to Madeline pans and everything in between. We have several knives, many new and in their original packaging. We have a wide array of copper and silver including sterling silver and Old Sheffield Plate. We have a fabulous silver meat dome and antique silver & crystal epergne. There is a collection of antique French and Middle Eastern copper. There is a wide array of china including Clarice Cliff, Wedgwood, Haviland, Belleek, Royal Worcester, and Portmerion. Ceramics include Royal Doulton, Moorcroft, Weller, Roseville, a large variety of Polish pottery, and more.
We also have Waterford crystal, linens, Christmas décor, books, cookbooks, handmade baskets, and items collected from all over the world.
We accept bids on items $100 and over.
We hope to see you this weekend!
Mary & Katie
Sale Policies:
Please bring help to load large items and any packing supplies you may need. Not responsible for accidents.
