The Bo & Susan Franks Collection Auction

Auction Details

Burley Auction Gallery is proud to present the lifetime collection of Bo & Susan Franks, owners of the Original Round Top Antiques Fair. Bo & Susan have spent their lives collecting & promoting antique shows together. Bo has traveled the world for 37 years as merchandising director for Willie Nelson, searching for antiques in his travels. Together, they have amassed a fine collection featuring: Early Advertising & Signs, Antique Toys, Buffalo Bill & 101 Ranch Wild West Show Collection, Antique Guns, Colts & Winchesters, Gun Advertising, Ad Topperwein Collection, Guns used in Red Headed Stranger & other Willie Nelson Movies, Spurs, Woolly Chaps, Bohlin & King Ranch Saddles, Early Texas Beer Signs, Country Store, Salesman Samples, Texana, Sam Houston & Stephen F. Austin signed documents, Plus Rockola Jukeboxes, Seeburg Coin Operated Player Piano, Gold Coins & Estate Jewelry, and Much More! 15%BP R. Burley TX#15184 Full Color Catalog Available. Complete online catalog available at BurleyAuction.com.
All items sold as is where is. See photos for condition or call 830-629-9280 (Prior to sale day) if you have specific condition questions.
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Antique Folk Art Railroad Train Engine & Car289 - Antique Folk Art Railroad Train Engine & Car
Burley Auction Group
Very well done. Was purchased from the Harrah's Casino Collection auction in the 1980s. Engine (28" L) and #4 Car (15-1/2 L.)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Childs Horn Chair290 - Childs Horn Chair
Burley Auction Group
Measures 20" wide x 19" deep x 22" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Childs Horn Chair291 - Childs Horn Chair
Burley Auction Group
Measures 14" wide x 12" deep x 13" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Hoot Gibson & Russell Bros. Circus Poster292 - Hoot Gibson & Russell Bros. Circus Poster
Burley Auction Group
"Appearing in person at every performance with Russell Bros. Circus" advertisement measures 28 1/4" wide x 42 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Large Boot & Spur Trade Sign293 - Large Boot & Spur Trade Sign
Burley Auction Group
Black boot with spur. Measures 10" wide x 31" deep x 38" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
Details...Bookmark
"No Spitting" Train Station Porcelain Sign294 - "No Spitting" Train Station Porcelain Sign
Burley Auction Group
Sign measures 18" wide x 16" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Do Not Spit On Sidewalk D/S Porcelain Flange Sign295 - Do Not Spit On Sidewalk D/S Porcelain Flange Sign
Burley Auction Group
10-1/4" x 7".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Pre-Prohibition Pabst Blue Ribbon Advertising Sign296 - Pre-Prohibition Pabst Blue Ribbon Advertising Sign
Burley Auction Group
Pre-Prohibition Pabst Blue Ribbon Advertising Sign. Measures 14"x18"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Senate Beer Porcelain Door Push297 - Senate Beer Porcelain Door Push
Burley Auction Group
3-1/2" x 10".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Budweiser Beer "Say When" Lithographed Tin Charger298 - Budweiser Beer "Say When" Lithographed Tin Charger
Burley Auction Group
Round advertising tray measures 16" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
Details...Bookmark