Unique Collector’s Sale in Little Pocket Area

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Once in a Lifetime Unique Collector’s Sale with toys, folk art, holiday items, and much more from the personal collection of Dolph Gotelli.

If you love collecting antiques like toys, ethnographic folk art and masks, textiles, figurines, and holiday décor, or you just like to see and shop for unique items from all over the world, then you’ll want to be at this sale! It’s a very rare opportunity to purchase items from the world renowned collection of local celebrity Dolph Gotelli. On sale will be hundreds of pieces from Gotelli’s personal collection. Most are one-of-a-kind, handcrafted works of art, and some were previously on display in museum exhibitions. Also available will be props from his exhibitions, as well as copies of his book, Wonder & Delight, A Dolph Gotelli Christmas. Items will be priced from $1 to $500, so there’s sure to be something for everyone, whether for your own collection, or to get an early start checking off your holiday gift list. Admission is free, and free parking is available.

Gotelli has been an avid collector for over 50 years, and has assembled one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of 19th and 20th century toys, ornaments, decorations, ephemera, and folk art, purchased both in the U.S. and on his world travels to Africa, Mexico, Indonesia, South America, Europe, and Asia. His collections and mesmerizing storytelling vignettes have been displayed in retail settings such as Neiman Marcus and Macy’s, and in museums in New York, Los Angeles, and Vancouver, as well as his former Museum of Wonder & Delight in Folsom. His groundbreaking exhibition, The Santa Show, at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento in 1977 was a catalyst that energized Santa collecting throughout the country. For more information about Dolph Gotelli, visit dolphgotelli.net.

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