Leonard Auction to Conduct a Sale for the Benedictine Sisters Leonard Auction is pleased to announce that it will conduct a historic sale for the Benedictine Sisters at the Sacred Heart Monastery in Lisle on July 26 – 28, 2007. The sale will represent items fro
News-Antique.com - Jul 17,2007 - Leonard Auction is pleased to announce that it will conduct a historic sale for the Benedictine Sisters at the Sacred Heart Monastery in Lisle on July 26 – 28, 2007. The sale will represent items from the founding of the Sacred Heart Monastery in 1895 to the present.
Recent building renovations have left the Benedictine Sisters with a surplus of fine artwork, furniture, architectural artifacts and many other unique treasures. Highlights include built-in cabinetry, a Kimball Reed oak organ, stained glass, more than 50 lamps and chandeliers, original oils on canvas, tapestries and the original Benedictine “post office” cabinet with 81 combination-door post office boxes.
Other highlights from the sale include stereo and public address equipment, hundreds of chairs and theatre seats, bookcases and kitchenware. The sale includes thousands of items priced from $1 up to $2000 with most items priced under $20.
The sale will take place on Thursday, July 26 through Saturday, July 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Photographs of many of the items offered in this sale are featured on our website. For more information, visit www.leonardauction.com or call 630-839-9234.
Leonard Auction, founded by auctioneer and appraiser John Leonard, began selling antiques, collectibles & furniture on eBay in 1999. In 2004, we began holding live auctions and estate sales to compliment our online sales. After two years of exceptional growth, we opened our first auction house in 2006 and hold two antique, collectible and furniture auctions each month in addition to our estate sales. We are a member of the Illinois State Auctioneers Association, Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA), and are a registered Trading Assistant and Power Seller on eBay.
