Bunte Auction Services and Appraisals

05/19/2022

For those who are interested, memorial services for Kevin have been finalized.

Visitation will be held at Laird Funeral Home (310 South State St, Elgin), Sunday, May 22, 1-4pm, followed by food and drink down the street at the Walnut Speakeasy (214 Walnut Ave, Elgin) for a more informal celebration of life.
A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church (215 Thomas More Dr, Elgin), Monday, May 23, 11am. This will be mass only, without a procession to the cemetery.

Take part in remembering Kevin "Ziggy" Bunte. Read his obituary, share your own memories, and learn about any funeral details on Ever Loved.

05/17/2022

It is with deepest sorrow that we share the news that Kevin Bunte passed away on Sunday, May 15. Auctioning was in his blood for so long and many of you knew him much better than in the simple context of a business arrangement. He was loved by so many customers and consignors alike over the years. Details regarding services will be shared once finalized.

10/30/2020

Hello all, we are sorry to inform you that our viewing and auction originally scheduled for November 1 have been postponed. We have a staff member who tested positive for Covid-19 so we have immediately closed while other staff get tested. We plan on rescheduling the sale as quickly as staff health and public safety will allow. Thank you for your understanding as we navigate our way through this.

10/17/2020

We are sorry to inform you that our October 25 Fi****ms, Edged Weapons, Ammunition, and Trench Art sale has been cancelled. The fi****ms were the bulk of the sale and came from a single estate. Unfortunately, a new legal dispute has arisen amongst the heirs of the estate, so we are unable to sell the items. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We will get information to you on our November 1 19th-21st C. Antiques and Collectibles sale as soon as we can.

06/01/2020

We are open! We are happy to have regular staff back to work today and we're immediately hard at work preparing our next sale, which will be another fully online auction on June 14. More details on that will be posted in the near future.

04/12/2020

Thank you all for bidding with us on LiveAuctioneers and through absentee bids today. It was strange not having you all with us in-house, but we hope bidding went as smoothly for you as it did for us.

Keep an eye out here and on our website for details on our Proxibid sale that will begin in a week and a half.

04/06/2020

April sale update:
We had hoped for our April 11 auction (postponed from March) to be both online and in-person, but since the Illinois shelter in place order has been extended through the end of the month, the sale will now be fully online and via absentee bidding. There will be no live preview in the gallery.

Customers may bid live through LiveAuctioneers, leave absentee bids through LiveAuctioneers, or email us absentee bids. We cannot take absentee bids over the phone as our office is closed.

Please see our website (bunteauction.com) for further details regarding leaving absentees, buyer’s premiums, payment, pick ups, etc., as well as information on our end of month sale on Proxibid.

Once again, thank you for your understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope you are all staying well at home and we look forward to seeing you back in our gallery soon.

03/21/2020

Due to the prevalence of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 throughout the U.S. and Illinois, we are postponing our March auction. The ever-changing situation has business owners frequently adjusting as new government mandates are issued.

We had planned on doing a fully online and absentee sale in order to maintain proper social distancing. Now that Illinois has issued a “shelter in place” order, we have had to change that plan in order to keep all staff safe at home during the duration of the order. We are tentatively rescheduling the in-house and LiveAuctioneers sale for April 11, 2020. Of course, this is subject to change based on the evolving public health situation.

During this time, we cannot thank you enough for your flexibility, patience, and understanding. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Please take care of yourselves in these unprecedented circumstances.

04/15/2019

Office closure: Bunte Auction Services will be closed this Friday, April 19. We will resume normal hours on Monday, April 22 at 9:00am.

02/21/2019

Lot 1118, Sunday, February 24. Roullet & Decamps automaton.