ARCHITECTURAL ARTIFACTS INC., PRESENTS 2ND ANNUAL AUCTION MAY 2nd, 3rd, & 4th

Due to last year’s overwhelming success, the nation’s largest and most fascinating antique store, Architectural Artifacts, Inc., 4325 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago, is presenting its 2ndannual 2,000 plus-lot, three-day auction on Friday, May 2, Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The one-of-a-kind items have been carefully selected from 10,000 elegant and intriguing treasures in the showroom. The three-day auction extravaganza will feature items from carved fireplaces to antique saloon bars to vintage chandeliers to fun, frivolous and funky items, ranging in price from $5 to $100,000. Unique items that will be offered include original street lights from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, Louis Sullivan decorative ironwork and terracotta, Frank Lloyd Wright leaded glass windows, six 22-foot-tall limestone columns from the old Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and many rescued pieces from historic Chicago buildings. 

Founded by Stuart Grannen, Architectural Artifacts, Inc. has been collecting, displaying and selling antiques and artifacts from around the world since 1987. Located within Chicago’s historic Ravenswood neighborhood, the 80,000-square-foot building/showroom dates from the early 1900’s (originally the Boye Needle Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of knitting needles). The nation’s leading treasurologist, Stuart Grannen has been playing lost and found with high quality antiques and architectural elements for over 50 years scouring the globe to acquire unique items. 

This three day auction will be called by two of the area’s leading auctioneering services. Donley Auction Services is internationally recognized among collectibles' experts with over 40 years of experience and knowledge in the field of appraising, buying and selling antiques. A family owned business in Valparaiso, Indiana, Kraft Auction Services is a full service auction company. President Jonathan Kraft brings a wealth of knowledge in selling antiques, collectibles, personal property, and collector automobiles, and specialty sales.

 Architectural Artifacts, Inc. is an airy and open store that also regularly hosts private events in its Atrium, which is perfect for romantic nuptials, fundraisers and unique corporate events. The Atrium can accommodate up to 350 seated dinner guests.  In addition to the showroom and indoor galleries, Architectural Artifacts, Inc. also has a courtyard filled with massive stone columns, statuary, gazebos and other large-scale works of art.

 Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Architectural Artifacts, Inc. is a world of lost treasures from original fireplace mantels, stained and beveled glass, period lighting, garden furnishings, cast and wrought iron, gargoyles and griffins, carved stone, church artifacts, decorative tile, American and European furniture, and industrial furnishings. For more information, visit www.architecturalartifacts.com or call(773) 348-0622.