Released on = April 11, 2007, 6:35 pm

Press Release Author = Fred and Gail Taylor

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Wooden Nickel Antiques will offer an inventory of antiques
led by such names as Meeks, Herter and Tiffany.

Press Release Body = (Lebanon, OH) The 2007 auction season will kick off for Wooden
Nickel Antiques on Sunday May 6 in the auction facility in Lebanon, OH, thirty miles
northeast of Cincinnati just off I-71. As with all Wooden Nickel events, this one
will feature an outstanding inventory of over 350 lots of antique furniture,
architectural artifacts, decorative arts, magnificent leaded glass works and
lighting as well as some innovative 19th century automatons.

Leading the way is a laminated rosewood sofa with a very strong attribution to J.
and J.W. Meeks. The mid century Rococo Revival piece has an as yet unidentified
pattern that strongly resembles the "Hawkins" pattern used by Meeks. The sofa, in
excellent condition has been in storage for thirty years and is fresh to the market.
Also in the seating category is a fully restored Renaissance Revival three piece
parlor set attributed to Herter Brothers of New York. Another famous name, Tiffany
Studios, can be found on the table lamp with the "Swirling Oak Leaf" 18in diameter
leaded glass shade in hues of orange and yellow with green and orange leaves above a
library base. In addition to the Tiffany leaded glass, the format makes another
appearance in this sale in the shape of two large leaded glass windows with painted
and fired portraits of Plains Indians in the central oval medallions. The 36 by 80in
windows were retrieved from the turn of the century Algonquin Hotel in Dayton, OH
over thirty years ago and have been in a private office since then.

Showcasing late 19th century mechanical innovation will be a group of original
"automatons" with chirping birds, windmills and a waterfall optical illusion, all
accompanied by music. These windup wonders, circa 1890, are all in working condition
and have been housed in a private collection for many years. Slightly later
mechanical entertainment in the form of three slot machines from the 1920s will
cross the block. Two of the three have been fully restored to working condition and
ready to gobble up willing pennies again.

What would a Cincinnati area sale be without a piece of famous Cincinnati Art Carved
furniture? Wooden Nickel has had access to a number of fine Art Carved works in the
past and this time is no exception. Auction co-owners Mike and Patty Williams and
Tim Miller will offer an 1885 Art Carved table, circa 1885, possibly made by a
student of the school. It has quietly resided in a Cincinnati suburbs private
residence for many years before its coming out party in May.

The architectural portion of the sale will include a period Italian gilt figural
door surround removed from a Cincinnati jewelry store in the 1950s and beveled glass
entryways with sidelights.

Wooden Nickel was founded as an architectural salvage firm in Cincinnati in 1976 and
held its first antiques auction in 2002. The first sale of 2007 will begin at
11:00AM May 6 at 27 W. Mulberry St in Lebanon. Preview will be available beginning
Tuesday May 1 through Saturday May 5, 10:00AM -5:00 and Thursday through Saturday
until 7:00PM. The auction will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com and
phone and absentee bids are welcome. Seating is available for 275 and reservations
will be accepted by phone at (513) 241-2985 or by email at woodennickel@fuse.net.
For more information call the same number or visit the website at
www.woodennickelantiques.net.


Web Site = http://www.woodennickelantiques.net

Contact Details = Wooden Nickel Antiques
27 W. Mulberry St.
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-241-2985
woodennickel@fuse.net