Welcome to Brown & Thigpen Auctions, LLC.

Brown & Thigpen Auctions, LLC. is proudly owned and operated by Ada Brown and Lonnie Thigpen. We offer the complete line of estate sale auction services to fit your unique needs as the seller or the bidder. We are especially committed to providing the highest quality service possible for our clients. As an Eastern NC auction company, we continually provide the highest level of professional service which is why we have so many repeat customers. Our ultimate goal is to satisfy you as the buyer and/or as the seller.


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Apr 2024

Antiques, Vintage & Furniture Inventory Reduction Auction in Burgaw NC

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Antiques, Vintage & Furniture Inventory Reduction Auction in Burgaw NC

Antiques, Vintage & Furniture Inventory Reduction Auction in Burgaw NC

April 20, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

101 South Wright St, Burgaw, NC 28425

Brown and Thigpen Auctions will be holding a special inventory reduction event at Burgaw Antiqueplace in Burgaw, North Carolina.

Date & Time: Saturday, April 20, 2024 starting 6:00 pm
Address: 101 South Wright St, Burgaw, NC 28425

Photos link: https://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=3910633

Come and preview the auction and then look for consignor “7” and discuss with John Westbrook about adding the item to the auction.

Partial Items List:
Hand cart, Quaker Walnut dry sink, Victorian game table(1820’), Mahogany false front cabinet, Victorian game table, Two door cabinet, Hinkle Harris lowboy, Round lamp table, Mahogany sideboard, Victorian marble top table, Inlaid mahogany secretary bookcase, Vintage school desk, Wicker desk, Farm table, Glass front china cabinet, Drop leaf dining table, Set 4 oak press back chairs, Double pedestal table with 2 leaves, Set of 4 chairs, Table with 4 leaves, Set of 4 rush bottom chairs, Hidden leaf table with 4 upholstered chairs, Dining table with 4 leaves, Set of 4 chairs, Pair Victorian chairs, Walnut table with 4 needlepoint seat chairs, 3 leaf Chippendale table, 6 Chippendale chairs, Duncan Phyfe table , Set of 4 dining chairs, Artwork, Tiffany style lamp, 1940’s refrigerator, Many more items.

Terms: 10% buyer’s premium with cash or check, 13% with credit card. All sales final. Sold as is where is. Announcements day of sale takes precedence over printed material. NCAL#7363.

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Brown & Thigpen Auctions, LLC. uses modern online technology, including this website, to provide the latest Internet marketing and advertising for your auction as well as detailed computer reports of items sold, buyer invoices and much more. We are the Eastern North Carolina auction house that specializes in personal property appraisals and can provide your legal attorney, CPA, bank, etc., with the detailed appraisal documents you may require.

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We auction a wide variety of items including: antiques, collectibles, used furniture and the entire contents of whole estates. Estate sale auctions and land auctions are held throughout the year on site or at either of our North Carolina auction houses. If you have a house, barn, or real estate with or without contents give us a call. We can handle the sale of your estate at our auction house or on site as appropriate.