On Thursday and Friday, Feb. 8 and 9, Pook & Pook is honored to present 100 Years: The Kindig Legacy Auction. For a century, the Kindig family of York, Pa., has dealt in the finest antiques available. Joseph Kindig Jr. opened his first shop in 1925, coinciding with the antique craze that swept America in the 1920s. Kindigs shop flourished. His clients included the foremost collectors of American decorative arts of their time: Henry Francis du Pont, Ima Hogg, Wallace Nutting, and Frances P. Garvan. Kindig shared a close working relationship with du Pont, and the historic Winterthur Collection reflects his expertise. Over his career, Kindig guided Colonial Williamsburg, Winterthur, Bayou Bend, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many others in the acquisition of masterpieces. In 1947, Joe Kindig III joined his fathers business, and they worked together for 20 years. Joe Kindig III was an intellectual drawn to subjects ranging from architectural history to a continuation of his fathers study of the Kentucky long rifle. Joe III curated exhibits for the then Historical Society of York County and assisted the furnishing of Wrights Ferry Mansion, which Kindig termed the best representation of a Queen Anne house in Pennsylvania. Joe III worked closely with Dr. Donald Shelley, whose Pioneer Collection was auctioned for a record $9.8 million by Pook & Pook in 2007. In 1994, Joe III was joined by his daughter, Jennifer, and the family business soon moved into the 21st century. The Kindig Collection reflects the familys interests and expertise. The furniture is mostly early American, and the decorative arts contain a large percentage of English and some Continental items. The heart of the collections furniture is regional, with an emphasis on Philadelphia. The earliest furniture includes two pairs of Cromwellian chairs. Pennsylvania William and Mary pieces include several Southeastern Pennsylvania William and Mary walnut wainscot armchairs, a Pennsylvania William and Mary walnut desk and bookcase, and other Pennsylvania William and Mary items, including a burl mahogany slant lid desk, stools, chairs, and a tall case clock. Queen Anne highlights include a rare Chester County Queen Anne walnut Octorara chest with removable legs, ca. 1765, and a Pennsylvania Queen Anne tiger maple dressing table, amongst additional Pennsylvania Queen Anne dressing tables, compass seat chairs, and a tall case clock. Important Philadelphia Chippendale pieces include a mahogany three-part desk and bookcase, with carving attributed to Martin Jugiez. A rare pair of Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany gaming tables, also with carving by Jugiez are one of a very few surviving pairs of these tables. A rare Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany piecrust tea table is possibly by Nicholas Bernard. Other fine Philadelphia Chippendale items include a carved high chest, a cherry chest on chest, a dressing table attributed to the cornucopia carver, a pair of dining chairs, a tall case clock, and two desk and bookcases. Leaving the city limits, Pennsylvania items not to miss include a rare Chester County walnut Octorara tall chest and a Queen Anne tiger maple dressing table. Other Chippendale furniture includes a New York mahogany easy chair and a mahogany games table, possibly from the workshop of Gilbert Ash. A Baltimore Chippendale mahogany high chest was formerly exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art on long-term loan. An international highlight is an excellent Irish Chippendale mahogany sofa, ca. 1765. Notable Federal furniture pieces include a Salem, Mass., inlaid breakfront bookcase, ca. 1800, a Massachusetts mahogany sofa, ca. 1790 and attributed to Samuel McIntire, and a rare Baltimore slab table with King of Prussia marble top. For the walls, there is a large art collection with many English landscapes, portraits, equestrian, and hunting scenes. An oil-on-panel full-length portrait of a young noble girl from the early Stuart period, dated 1619, bears lace so vivid and textural it appears embroidered onto the paintings surface. A massive Queen Anne burl veneer looking glass, amongst smaller Queen Anne examples, Chippendale looking glasses, and a Constitution mirror, are all perfect for reflecting candle light provided by a fine collection of early brass candlesticks. Reigning over the early brass group is a magnificent Northwest European Three Kings candlestick, 15th century, one of the tallest and best examples of this form, with Blagojevich provenance. English 16th century Tudor candlesticks, German, Nuremberg, and Northwest European examples complete the group. A large assortment of andirons range from late 17th century English to 18th century Philadelphia Chippendale. Textiles include a large Flemish verdure tapestry, fit for a castle. Complete sets of 18th century crewelwork curtains, and many finely embroidered spreads dazzle the eye. Ten English 17th century stumpworks, beadworks, and needle works line the walls, including Charles II examples, depicting kings and queens, lords and ladies, and an abundance of flora and fauna.. A multitude of 18th century English needle works include a silk and metallic portrait of King George, and a pair of George III scenes of the conquest of Mysore depicting the plight of Tippoo Saib hostages. Silver from early American silversmiths such as Tobias Stoutenburgh, New York, 1721, and Johannis Nys, Philadelphia, ca. 1695, also includes a very rare sucket fork by John Brevoort, New York, ca. 1742. The assortment of delftware includes English Bristol and Lambeth and Dutch examples. A Bristol posset pot and cover stands out amongst the many chargers. An array of Southeastern Pennsylvania sgraffito decorated earthenware includes large dishes and a rare openwork tobacco box and cover attributed to the workshop of David Haring. Early Pennsylvania German folk art includes valentines, fraktur, and fraktur bookplates, with artists Andreas Kessler, Martin Brechall, the Garden Border Artist, Johann Peter Gilbert, Stephan Meyer, Christian Mertel, Christian Allsdorf, Jacob Oberholtzer, Daniel Otto, and Johann Adam Eyer. A library of canonical architectural design books contains many first editions. The Kindig Ephrata books were the subject of an exhibition at Ephrata Cloister in 2012 and feature a rare 1763 imprint Metallen amongst the mostly religious texts, which include a provenanced Martyrs Mirror, 1748, and illuminated manuscript hymnals for which Ephrata is famous. For more information, call 610-269-4040, email conditions@pookandpook.com or visit www.pookandpook.com.