Pook & Pooks upcoming two-day auction in Downingtown, Pa., on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28 and 29, will have items cross the auction block originating from all over the country and world. From Ohio to Maryland, from Massachusetts to Virginia, from Delaware to Minnesota, this sale has some important and unique material. The sessions begin at 10 a.m. on both days. Bidding for this auction is available online on Bidsquare and Invaluable, absentee, and phone. There will not be in-person salesroom bidding. The sale will kick off with a fantastic selection of mochaware. Among the prized pieces is a large mocha bowl (est. $3,000-$4,000) with twig decoration. Session one will continue with a half dozen lots of Liverpool Herculaneum pitchers before diving into the fine art section of the sale. A number of nautical paintings will cross the block, but the crown jewel of them is a John Stobart oil-on-canvas of the packet ship Margaret Evans (est. $20,000-$30,000). Another piece of art on day one is a George Frolic Weymouth tempera-on-board landscape (est. $20,000-$30,000) of Big Bend in Chadds Ford, Pa. Big Bend was Weymouths home on the Brandywine River where he spent his life painting, entertaining, and organizing his prolific philanthropic pursuits. Another painting of note to be sold is a Charles Morris Young oil-on-canvas (est. $12,000-$15,000) of a fox hunting scene at the Marshall Estate in Huntington Valley, Pa. This piece is displayed in its original carved and gilded Harer frame. From across the pond will be a James Pollard oil-on-canvas (est. $12,000-$15,000) of the Manchester Independent mail carriage. Arthur Meltzers painting Melting Snow will also cross the block with an estimate of $15,000-$20,000. Peppered amongst these artistic treasures are dozens of beautiful etchings, still lifes, sculptures, landscapes, seascapes and more. An exceptional piece set to sell on day one is a Soap Hollow, Somerset County, Pa., painted poplar chest of drawers, dated 1864, expected to bring $10,000-$15,000 with its original stenciled floral and bird decoration. One of the more interesting lots in session one is a Newton terrestrial pocket globe with shagreen case lined with a celestial map (est. $2,000-$3,000). From a collection of stoneware out of Maryland comes a historically important New York stoneware presentation jug. This piece attributed to Moses Tyler of Albany, N.Y., with its well-executed incised cobalt bird is estimated to bring $25,000-$35,000. The first day also includes redware, samplers, stoneware, tall chests, hooked rugs, quilts, theorems, tall case clocks, hanging cupboards, bracket clocks, portraits, carvings, corner cupboards, art, chests of drawers, slant front desks, folk art, Dutch cupboards, and more. The first session will end with a lovely collection of furniture and folk art from a Massachusetts collection. Included in this grouping are fraktur, trade signs, baskets, quilts, samplers, stoneware, redware, portraits, Santas, and more. Always popular at Pook & Pooks auctions is the apothecary cupboard, and this sale has an example with 27 drawers (est. $3,000-$5,000). Another piece from the same collection is an Ohio walnut pie safe with punched tin panels picturing a horse and rider in a wooded landscape (est. $5,000-$10,000). Session two begins with a rare pair of Philadelphia combback Windsor armchairs, ca. 1765 (est. $40,000-$50,000). A selection of quality old maps will cross the block, including a Sebastian Munster colored woodcut map of the Western Hemisphere (est. $1,500-$2,000). Shortly into the second session, bidders will find the contents of a Minnesota estate, which includes a nice selection of pewter, decorative accessories, and New England furniture. Stoneware, chests of drawers, clocks, tea tables, portraits, samplers, tall case clocks, and more from the northeastern United States pepper day two. A whole cloth quilt with a blue paisley design is estimated to bring $4,000-$6,000. Tea services, flatware, carving sets, shoe buckles, and more can be found. A Gorham coin silver five-piece tea and coffee service with fantastic butterfly finials is expected to bring $2,200-$2,600. The next collection coming across the block comes from a Richmond, Va., collector. A Southern Chippendale walnut two-part bookcase, probably from Virginia, is estimated to bring $8,000-$12,000. A well-executed set of four Boston Queen Anne maple and birch dining chairs from the mid-18th century is expected to bring $6,000-$9,000. A North Carolina walnut pewter cupboard with an open top and scalloped sides will be estimated at $5,000-$8,000. The sale ends with a selection of material from overseas. An important pair of English delft bowls is expected to bring $3,000-$4,000. The bowls each sport a portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson and the reverse with mourning barges. The auction will conclude with a selection of carpets, including Serapi, Heriz, and Bidjar examples. Interested bidders are encouraged to visit Pook & Pooks website at www.pookandpook.com for additional information. For questions regarding condition, additional photograph requests, online, in-house, phone or absentee bidder registration, or to purchase a printed catalog for the sale ($40), customers can email info@pookandpook.com or call 610-269-4040. Gallery exhibition attendance for the Americana and International sale is by appointment only. Readers may call 610-269-4040 to schedule.