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ROBERSON’S AUCTIONS

19 Recreation Park Rd., Pine Bush, NY

Lou & Del Roberson 845-283-1587 / 845-283-1578

Celebrating 50 Years in Business 1975-2025

ROBERSON’S AUCTIONS

Estate Antiques & Collectibles Auction – Super Interesting Sale!

Saturday, August 29th at 4pm at our Gallery

19 Recreation Pk. Rd., Pine Bush, NY – Selling in our Hall & on Liveauctioneers

Join us Live in our Gallery for a fun Experience Like the Old Days – Homecooked Food & Sweets Available

Click on Blue Link below to Our Liveauctioneers catalogue …

Roberson’s Auctions on Aug 29, 2026 by Roberson’s Auctions in NY

Sneak Preview Below Detailed Listing …

Starting at 4pm with another Vintage Folding Knife Collection to feature 75 Collectible Knives incl. Case, Buffalo, Bulldog, Case Bros., Cutco, Sharktooth, Hunter, Coke Bottle, Kabar, Union Cutco Co., Winchester, Alcas Parker Frost, Boker, Coricama, German Lots, etc. – Will be sold Singular & in Lots… Also Keen Kutter Floor/Counter Showcase & a Buck Knives Revolving Top Floor Display …

Selling a very eclectic array of Estate Treasures to include Antiques & Collectibles that have not seen the light of day in years! Furnishings incl. an exceptional rare Triple Back Windsor Settee in old green pt. circa Late 19thC.; Unique PA decorated 4 drwr. chest of drawers w/Birds; L.& J.G. Stickley Slatted Rocker w/Label; Chinese heavily carved open work sideboard w/Curved Backsplash; 2 – Pine Commodes w/Lift-Tops; 2 Oak china closets incl. a Super Corner pc. & a small curved glass pc.; Early Dbl. Dr. counter cabinet; Walnut Vict. Hallrack w/Mirror/Umbrella Tray; Chinese heavily carved open work sideboard w/Curved Backsplash; Outstanding Oak Victorian Pump Organ w/Carved & Spindled Bonnet Top(Make a Super Bar); Wal. Vict. Washstand w/Marble Top; Vict. Oak High Chair; Vict. Stick/ball Umbrella Stand; Vintage Iron Plant stand; Vintage wooden barrel type wringer washer (Must See); 2 Early Curved glass counter top store Displays; Music cabinet w/glass top display; Child’s rolltop desk w/chair PLUS a 9 ft. Long Early Country Store Wainscot Counter…

Country Furnishings incl. an Early 4 Dr. Pine Cupboard w/orig. glass; Walnut Corner Cupboard w/ Sunburst design; Lg. 2 Dr. Pine Cupboard in Blue; Lg. Lift top Dovetailed Pine Blanket chest w/Drawer; Early Pine Tavern Table w/X stretcher base & drwr.; Early miniature Dovetailed blanket chest in old green; Early ratchet base stand; Counter top Country store Tin “Peanuts” dispenser…

Country Accessories incl. 4 – 2 wheel Coffee Mills featuring a 10” wheel – Coles Mfg. Co., Phil., PA, Enterprise Mfg. Co. – 12 ½”, 11” & 8 ½” wheels, Phil., PA; 3 Vintage coffee grinders; 2 Early game boards, Splint Baskets; Pantry box; Adjustable twist candle holder; Miniature Yellowware Bowls; Wooden grain shovel; Barn lanterns; Lg. Spice tins & Advertising tins incl. Carnation milk, Tiger Tabacco; Tin bread box; Copper boiler; Several Pcs. of Decorated Stoneware incl. Jugs, Crocks & Soda Bottles; Advertising Pcs.; Lg. brass pail; Butter churn; 2 Lg. wooden bowls…

Early Tools incl. 3 – Lots of 2 Native American Tomahawk Axes in ea. Lot incl. an early Blacksmith’s handforged pc., Tomahawk w/heart cutout & others; 20thC. Brass Native American smoking pipe; Lot of Unique handforged Bowie knife w/sheath, Blade has an open heart & monogram showing Anvil w/”C.F. 75” & handmade knife poss. Native American w/decorative wooden grips; 2 cleavers …

Vintage Trains & Many Vintage Tin Mechanical Toys incl. a Vintage Lionel set in the Orig. Graphic box incl. Engine, 4 cars & track plus other engines; Lionel Locomotive & Tender #263E in Blue; Standard Ga. Lionel Engine 390E w/Tender in Lgt. Green; Standard Ga. Lionel 390E w/Tender; 4 Pc. lot w/Lionel crane #3360, Tank car #6465, Stock car #6656 w/orig. boxes plus Tunnel & Bridge; Ringling Bros. Model train Billboard; C. 1920’s Iron Toy Fire Truck Pumper – Windmill Dunes Pumper No. 1; Vintage Balloon Seller toy; Gibbs Horse & Wagon pulltoy; Hungry Baby Bear Toy w/Bx; Smoking Grandpa toy w/Bx; Windup boat toy; Mother Bear Toy; Windy Juggling Elephant toy; Windup Duck & Bear toy; Tin Windup GI Joe & K-9 Pups Toy; Windup Peacock Toy; Tin Windup “Sandy” Dog Toy; Toy Chicken Layer; Tin Banks; Sleeping Baby Bear w/Bx; Makeup Bear w/Bx; Lg. Wooden Trolley Toy; 1920’s Buddy Dump Truck; Tin & Wooden “Borden’s” Milk Wagon w/Horse; Old Smoky Steam Roller; Tin Shooting Bear; Barber Bear Toy; Bubble Blowing Monkey w/Bx; Cash Register Toys; Tin Hoky Poky Truck toy; Toy Steam Engine; Windup Elephant toy; Wooden Cabin Doll House; Uncle Sam & Hippo Tin Banks; Tin Lincoln Tunnel Toy w/Cars; Tin Roadside Gas Station w/Pumps & Truck; lg. Wooden Trolley pulled by 2 Horses…

Of Special Interest –**

7 – Custom Made Model Ships ( Designed & Built by Fairhaven, Mass. Resident Herman Moniz) featuring the USS Constitution (old Ironsides), Black Flag Pirate Ship; Fishing Boat marked “Ellen Marie”; “Two Bothers” Whaling ship; Fishing Vessel marked the “Gulf Pacer”; Replica of Tugboat w/”S” on smokestack; Patrol torpedo boat marked “PT 109” …

“Mobilegas” Double Sided Gas Pump Globe; 2 Lg. Leaded Glass Church windows … Late 19^th C. Fire Helmet – Brown w/Eagle Crest Shield marked “Excelsior” marked w/#1, Ladder & Fire Hook … Also 2 – Unique 19^th C. Fire Axes… Peter Wright Patent Anvil on Post w/Tools … Beautiful Natural Amethyst Cathedral Geode Crystal Pc.**

Fine Artworks incl. Nemethy Oils featuring 2 Sm. Oil on Boards of Sloops by George Nemethy; Kristina Nemethy Floral; Veronica Nemethy – “Panning for Gold”; Jarvis Boone Illustration of Barn Auction; Outsider Art by Sandy Boe Freeman & Barbara Nick Nicholds,; S.H. Gerr; Carroll Butler Brown; Several Unsigned Landscapes & Seascapes in oil & Watercolor; Charles Gordon Marsden; Blinn & Others …

Lg. Selection of Clocks incl. 3 Pc. Onyx & Marble Shelf Clock set, Ansonia Regulator wall Clock, Ansonia Steeple Clock, Oak Gingerbread, Waterbury Mantle Clock, Ingraham & Co. Mantle, 2 Anglo America Wall Regulators, New Haven & Seth Thomas mantle clocks, Sessions Tambour clock, 2 Continental Regulators, Fancy French Morbier Wall Clock, Morse Maneto Watchman’s clock, New Haven Banjo clock, German carriage clock, Seth Thomas ship’s clock & more …

Gold & Silver Coins incl. 2 – $ 10.00 Liberty Head Gold Coins – 1807, 1881; 3 – $5.00 US Liberty Head Gold Coins – 1880, 1893, 1894; 2 – $1.00 Liberty Head Gold Coins – 1874, 1855; 1 Lot of 11 – 1964 Kennedy Silver Half Dollars …

Estate Jewelry incl. a 2 ½ ct. Platinum Solitaire Diamond ring; 14K wg Diamond Anniversary Ring; 14k yg pin w/pearl; Bucherer 18k yg Lady’s watch (5”L); 14k yg Multi-Faceted Peridot Lady’s ring; 14k yg bracelet w/aquamarine stones; 14k yg Heart Pendant Necklace; 14k yg bracelet w/colored stones; Beaded bag lot; Man’s 14k yg Onyx Stone Nugget Ring w/diamond chip surround; 14k wg Cat’s Eye Man’s Ring; 14k yg Diamond wedding band set w/ 3/16 ctr. dia. w/15 Surrounding Dia.; 14k Filigree pin; 14k yg Dia./Ruby Lady’s ring … Plus Sterling Silver Bracelets, Pins & Rings …

14 Lots of Vintage Fountain Pens, Pencils, & Dip Pens several w/Gold Nibs – to be sold Singular & in Lots …

Lighting incl. 2 Art Nouveau Panelled Lamps; 2 Electrified brass hanging store type kerosene lamps w/Snuffers; Electrified wall Mtd. Lamp w/orig. shade & hardware; Sm. 14in.H. Reverse Ptd. Shade on a Handel Base; Lanterns …

Early & Vintage Ephemera incl. Deeds Indentures & Mortgages featuring Historical paper documents of Col. Tiffany Brockway – War of 1812; Indenture Dated Sept. 5^th 1786 about Frederick Hainds allowing his son David to voluntarily become an apprentice to George Vance in Goshen, County of Orange; Indenture Dated May 25^th 1814 about a mother placing her son James Brown with Apollo Jessup – Until he reaches the age of 16 which will be December 27^th 1817; War letter to the Honorable Brigadier General to consent to the resignation of said soldier ? Oct. 20 1842 signed by Benjamin F. Bailey, Col. And Commanding Officer …

Documents of local Middletown, NY Families incl. Asa Steward, Apollo Jessup, Asa Jessup, William & Margaret Anderson, Samuel Denton & Wife, Abraham Bennet, Thomas Payne, William Little, Benjamin Bailey, Jacob Decker – Very Interesting reading …

Antique Dolls & Bears incl. 2 Miniature 7”H. Kestner & S&H in original clothes; 20 ½” S & H 1040 Bisque Head w/Kid Body; Several Miniature & Lg. Steiff bears & Early humpbacks; Early miniature mohair dog pulltoy; 24in. G & S Germany Bisque Head w/Compo body; 24in. CM Bergmann BBII Germany Bisque Head w/Compo Body; 14 in. AM 990 Baby w/Bisque & Compo Body – needs to be restrung; Lot w/Lenci doll, Wax doll & AM 6 DEP Bisque Head w/Compo Body …

Over 3,000 Postcards to be sold in 16 lots from Many Local Counties & Towns incl. Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Co., NY – Monticello, Grahamsville, Roscoe, Middletown, Woodbourne, Liberty, Narrowsburg, Fallsburg, Port Jervis, Ellenville, Napanoch, Goshen, Newburgh, Neversink, Jeffersonville, Hurleyville, Youngsville, Hudson River, Kiamesha, Kingston & More PLUS Many NYC Cards & Holiday greeting cards in Album Lots & Groups…

Interesting Collectibles & Accessories featuring “Michael Lavery” Tramp Art Treasures incl. Patriotic Decorated Red/White/Blue Lidded Boxes; M. Lavery Lg. Heart Frame w/crown top; M. Lavery Shamrock Decorated Hand Dresser Mirror w/Stand & Shamrock Dresser Box; Early Tramp Art Sewing Box w/Heart motifs; Very early folk art framed mirror w/cannon & stars decoration; 3 Daguerrotypes; Several Sm. & Lg. Bronze figurals; C. 1920 Metal Fire Engine Model Marked “Windmill Dunes Pumper No. 1; Featherweight Sewing Machine No. 221 w/attach.; “Bornand” Cylinder Music Box; 3 Tall Lighting Rods; Joseph Heinrichs Copper Hare Chafing Dish; 2 – Vintage Paper Doll Lots incl. 3 High Fashion Models set, Lg. Baby dolls w/clothes, one of the dolls has open/shut eyes, Albums of dolls incl. Annette, Lucy, National Velvet, Debbie Reynolds, Tressy, Hayley Mills, Shirley Temple, Lennon Sisters, Mary Poppins – All with Graphic Folders w/Clothes; Lot of Beaded Bags; 4 Vintage Flashlites; Blue glass minnow bait trap; Christmas lots; Iron doorstops; Vintage radio; 20^th C. Copper Eagle weathervane; Lg. Bronze shield – Sheriff’s Dept. Orange Co., NY; Ornate gold gilt cabinet; Wooden Horse model w/Jtd.. Legs on stand … …

Flow Blue, Mulberry, Glass & China incl. 2 Lg. “Formosa” platters; Water Pitcher; Covered Vegetable Dish; Warwick Set of 6 cups & saucers; 9 Pc. Handpainted Fish set w/Fish in stream w/floral border; 7 Pc. Fish Set w/Tropical Shell Design; Lg. Cut Glass Bowl & Cut Glass Tray in Geometric Pattern; White’s Utica pitcher; Shell shaped dish – View from Ruggles House, Newburgh, NY; Cased glass lots …

Selling IN OUR HALL & on LIVEAUCTIONEERS starting at 4 pm Sharp – Absentee & Phone Bidding Accepted, See our website for terms & conditions; 25% Buyer’s Premium, 20% Buyers Prem. for Cash or Check – only if attending in hall, phone bidding or absentee bidding; For check – if not known to us, merch will be held until check clears … Note – 25% Buyer’s Prem. for Credit Cards & Liveauctioneers Bidding – If you bid on Live you must pay on their CC system if not known to us… We thank you for your anticipated cooperation, Lou & Del Roberson

See the catalogue on Liveauctioneers 10 Days Prior to Auction… Previews: Thurs., Aug. 27th, Fri., Aug. 28th from 12 noon to 5pm, Day, of Sale – Sat. August 29th from 11am to sale time at 4pm – Call to reserve a seat – Good Food Available

Previews – Thursday, Aug. 27th & Friday, Aug. 28th from 12 noon to 5pm, Day of Auction, Aug. 29th from 11am to Sale Time at 4pm

AGAIN – SEE the catalogue on Liveauctioneers 10 Days Prior to Auction…

Selling IN OUR HALL & on LIVEAUCTIONEERS starting at 4 pm Sharp – Absentee & Phone Bidding Accepted, See our website for terms & conditions; 25% Buyer’s Premium, 20% Buyers Prem. for Cash or Check – only if attending in hall, phone bidding or absentee bidding; For check – if not known to us, merch will be held until check clears … Note – 25% Buyer’s Prem. for Credit Cards & Liveauctioneers Bidding – If you bid on Live you must pay on their CC system if not known to us

We thank you for your anticipated cooperation, Lou & Del Roberson 845-283-1587

Our 50th Year in the Auction Business Story with Photos thru the Years Follows

So, where do we start, I guess in 1964, when we were just teenage High School sweethearts. My Dad told us if we cleaned the attic out above the kitchen in what was later the auction hall, we could sell the “stuff” up there and keep the money! So we borrowed Lou’s father’s truck and filled it to the max, tied everything on so it didn’t fall off – if we didn’t look like Sanford & Son, nobody did! Down the road we went to Sylvia Jordan’s Antique Shop, that was in Circleville on Rt. 302, she gave us $50.00 for the whole load and complained we didn’t have the chimneys for the oil lamps! That night we went to the Orange County Fair and blew it all! I guess we both always liked the “old junk” and eventually found our way to going to local auctions after we got married. We decided we would start buying and selling antiques, so we took $ 800.00 to start up this new sideline, we both had other jobs. At the same time my Dad wanted to give up his business and had the perfect building to turn into our auction hall. We started selling on the weekends and of course all the sharks were swirling around these fresh newbie dealers, we made lots of mistakes, but learned pretty quickly the tricks of the trade! Remember the sharks I spoke about, well, we made friends quickly and they thought the property and hall were a great venue for an auction. So we started with Dick Larsen as our auctioneer, one night Dick did not show up, Lou had to auctioneer and so it began, Lou went to auctioneer’s school in Hersey, PA and we were in the Auction Business on our own. Years ago you did not have email, digital photos and smart phones – Yikes, we had to take photos with a regular camera with film, take it to get developed, hope the photos came out ok and run them to the national antique newspaper the “Antiques & Arts Weekly” to advertise in Newtown, CT… In rain, sleet or snow! Anita was our contact and Lou made many hairy rides to Connecticut! Today Cindi is our rep and is a real sweetheart, we email everything, even photos, which has made our lives much easier & safer. We also advertised in the Times Herald Record back then and still do today, Mrs. Sweeney was our rep 50 years ago, she had to be a 100 years old back then, but never made a mistake. We have probably had at least 200 “ON SITE” auctions, as well as 1000 sales at our halls … Right now we have a consignment of a long time customer and on the back she had taped the newspaper ad from the T.H. Record dated 1986 when she purchased the item from us and here we are 39 years later selling it again! Whether this business is a curse or the fun side of life, we have enjoyed almost every minute of it – Whenever going on a trip, we had to stop at antique shops to look and maybe find something to pay for the trip (Ha) – I guess you might say “We are forever treasure hunters”, we live, eat & dream about antiques! It never ceases to amaze us, you think you’ve seen it all, than something comes along that blows you away! There are many interesting stories to tell, but one that sticks out is the estate we came across in our local area almost 40 years ago. I’ll never forget where I was, when Lou came home from the call and said – “I think I died and went to heaven!, and proceeded to tell me what he had just seen – Hundreds of clocks, Tons of carnival glass, Antiques of all Sorts, Antique car, the house had been closed up and overgrown for years… We were about the 10^th dealer through the place and we bought it, the other dealers said we were crazy, But … One Clock auction later, One Antique auction later and One Carnival glass auction later we did very well and had so much left over that we sold it for years and still have some today!! We did take this auction back to our hall in Pine Bush, but when we think back of all the sales we have had “On Site”, we can’t even fathom how we got the whole contents of the house outside and set up for the sale at 10AM, we have also had dual auctions going on at the same time at some on site estates – that’s an interesting one to pull off for sure! We also auctioned off a huge artwork estate many years ago, one of the dealers from Manhattan told us he had never heard of Pine Bush, he asked a dealer friend, where the heck is Pine Bush ? he told him just “follow the cars from Madison Ave.” you’ll find it!!

The rest is history, here we are 50 years later and still in the auction business. We were lucky to have been able to semi-retire 22 years ago and spend a few months in Florida during the winter, always to come back to a waiting loyal audience to hold 3 auctions a year. We have made many wonderful friends in this business over the years and sincerely feel like they are our auction family. Of course, when we start reliving what has taken place for 50 years with our friends, they say you need to write a book with the many funny stories we tell. Several relatives & friends that helped us in the beginning have passed. My Dad, Ralphie, was one of our greatest assets, he could fix anything and was always there for us, Aunt Rose was our scribe, our shopkeeper and again also there, Lou’s mom ran the concession and made the best pies, Emil and Lillian Ruppert were our super organizers, Paul Bell was our right hand man, Paul Huba lent us his wealth of knowledge, Roger Lacarrubba, Eddie Vandermolen, Dave Kirby, Bob Kirby, Lydia & Sylvia helped at sales and whenever we needed them & our loving dog “Jack” – we miss them all dearly. Along the way we have had many helpers including our oldest & dearest, Our family – Kim, Louie, Jim, Connor, Taylor, our Princess Canine & auction photo model “Jacklyn Rose”, Candy, Jerry, Lisa, Joan, Carol, Todd, Sue, Jeff, the Vandermolen Boys Kenny & Roger, Marcia May Wright, Pete & Donna Boyle, Jeannie Vreeland Zoll, Stosh, Dick Smith, Michele Tremberger, Ronnie Schneider, Don Broas (our Jr. High School teacher), John Robertson, Jimmy Decker, Brian Durning, Joanne LaCarrubba and our newest – Ingrid, Dana, Pam & Bruce Bell, Jim Bokal, Steve Synder, Rob Stoker – They are the best – We thank them all for helping us over the years! Some of our helpers have been with us for 40 years! We will not forget their dedication to us. We also say “Thank You” to our Loyal Customers who patronage us and our Consignors who trust us with their treasures year after year … We appreciate your business and will never forget you!

As we look back, these nostalgic photos tell somewhat of what we have experienced – Long hours, Hard work, Fun times and Stories Galore …It is true “The Best Antiques are Old Friends” and we made a ton along the way ! …

We wish you all the “Happiest of Holidays and a Great New Year!”