"Gaillardias" Painted Lined Box by Winnie Ferguson

We are pleased to present the remaining contents from the Estate of Winnie and Joesph Ferguson (Joseph is Living).  A large number of her paintings and artwork are available for bidding.  Winnie graduated from Sigourney High School in 1952 and attended Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. She later earned a Bachelor's in Art Education at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where she also earned a Master's in Art Education and a Master's in Art Therapy. She served as the first executive director of Very Special Arts Ohio, using the arts to enrich the lives of developmentally challenged people. In 1991, she earned a Ph.D. from Union Institute in Art Therapy and then joined the faculty at Wright State University. Through the course of her career she taught art at Spinning Hills Jr. High School and Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio. She also taught both art education classes and art therapy classes at Wright State University.  We have available for bid many of her works as well as items from her home including her husbands train and tool collection.   If we noticed any issues with items in this auction, we made our best effort to point them out in the photographs and/or descriptions. A cat did live in this home and if you are allergic, please take note.  Please see all pictures and descriptions and ask any questions that you may have. All items are sold as-is.  This auction will end on Sunday, April 30th, and bidding will start to close at 8 pm and then every 10 seconds until all lots are sold. 

Pick-up will be on Tuesday, May 2nd from 12-7 pm. The address for this pickup will be released only to winning bidders.  Please be sure you can make pick-up before bidding, as this is the only access we will have to the home.  There WILL be a signup time required for this pick-up. The link to sign up for your pick-up time slot is always at the bottom of your invoice. Shipping could be available on smaller items, but please get in touch with us before bidding for shipping approval. Also, please be sure to bring helpers for furniture pieces and boxes for smaller items.

Feel free to contact john@gc5auctions.com with any questions, comments, or concerns.

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Included items:  Display stands and other items for display are not included unless specified.

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Tax: NC Sales tax will be charged unless we are presented with a valid and current NC Sales Tax Resale Certificate at time of registration.

Auctioneer info:  NCAF#9944, John and Amanda Giustiniani, GC5 Auctions, a division of GC5 Estate Services, PO Box 61271, Raleigh, NC 27661  

Pick-up will be on Tuesday, April 2nd from 12-7 pm. The address for this pickup will be released only to winning bidders. This home is located off of Cary Parkway, near Old Apex Rd. in Cary. Please be sure you can make pick-up before bidding, as this is the only access we will have to the home.  There WILL be a signup time required for this pick-up. The link to sign up for your pick-up time slot is always at the bottom of your invoice. Shipping could be available on smaller items, but please get in touch with us before bidding for shipping approval. Also, please be sure to bring helpers for furniture pieces and boxes for smaller items.