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Automobilia & Victorian Lighting and More!

Burgess Auctions LLC, Knightstown · 12 Sep 2026

This sale ended on 12 September 2026. The page is kept for reference.

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Started
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · 11:45 am (ET)
Location
Knightstown, Indiana, 46 148
Sale format
Online Only
Lots
279

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About this sale

This sale offered 279 lots, listed under Antiques & Furniture. It closed on Saturday 12 September 2026. Burgess Auctions LLC has no upcoming sales listed on Auction Eagle right now.

The auction house’s description

Burgess Auctions presents the John Buckley Collection, a full estate liquidation from a dedicated Knightstown, Indiana collector. This 279-lot auction features brass-era automobilia, Renaissance Revival and Rococo Revival furniture, signed fine art, Victorian gas lighting, and one of the more extensive vintage Christmas lighting collections we've catalogued. Highlights include Boyce Moto-Meters marked for Cadillac, Buick, Marmon, and Stutz; a Gray & Davis brass headlight made for Cadillac; Sparton chime-bugle horns; Dietz headlights and brass carriage lamps. Fine furniture includes Renaissance Revival carved hall and library tables, Rococo Revival armchairs, a Chippendale-style cherry highboy, a tiger maple washstand, and an oak curio cabinet. Fine art includes signed oil paintings by Karl Gatermann the Younger, Anita Hoehne, and Norma Mullen, plus an 18th/19th century Spanish Colonial religious panel. Also featured: Welsbach and Reflex Victorian gas lighting, cranberry and slag glass lamp shades, an F.H. Cheyne 8-indicator annunciator panel, antique electric fans by Robbins & Myers, Emerson, and General Electric, Murat Shrine and fraternal items, and a genuinely deep vintage Christmas lighting collection including Noma Bubble Lites and Shiny Brite ornaments. This auction runs in two parts: a Live Discovery Session from 10:00 AM?12:00 PM (in-person only, no internet bidding), followed by simulcast bidding beginning at 12:00 PM. Preview: Friday, September 11, 10:00 AM?5:00 PM. Location: Burgess Auctions Headquarters, 45 W. Carey Street, Knightstown, IN 46148. Buyer's premium: 15% onsite, 20% online. Burgess Auctions LLC is a licensed Indiana auction company (AU19600029) serving Central Indiana since 1996. Principal Auctioneer Zack Burgess, CAI, AMM.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When and where was the Automobilia & Victorian Lighting and More!?

Automobilia & Victorian Lighting and More! was held on Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · 11:45 am (ET) in Knightstown, Indiana by Burgess Auctions LLC.

Is this auction online or in person?

This is an online-only auction, so you bid through the live catalog.

How do I bid or view the catalog?

View the full catalog and register to bid on the live catalog at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/430834_automobilia-and-victorian-lighting-and-more/.