FURTHER REDUCTIONS Burns- Burns-Smith Sale

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Dates
Sat
Mar 15
9am to 4pm
Sun
Mar 16
9am to 4pm
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ENTRANCE/EXIT FRONT DOOR
Pick up baskets provided
No large purses or bags allowed.
Bring help to load large items
Items priced & accepted “As Is”
CC & Debit available 3% surcharge
There are steps into the house and to second floor,
we are not responsible for accidents

Burns-Burns-Smith Family Legacy

Dr. Joe and Ava Burns, of 1305 S. Main, were influential in Jonesboro.

Dr. Burns and Dr. Lutterloh invited nuns from Pocahontas to help malaria patients, leading to the founding of St. Bernard's Hospital. Ava co-founded the Twentieth Century Club.

Their son, Joe, and his wife, Eva Sue Burns, lived at 1515 S. Main.

In 1983, Joe received the Pioneer Award for his contributions to Arkansas' rice industry, including helping bring Riceland Foods to Jonesboro in 1933. Eva Sue was named "Woman of the Year" in 1959.

Their children—Ann (Dick) Smith, Larry (Sandra) Burns, and Carol (Wes) Smelley—became influential figures.

Ann and Dick Smith raised two sons, Richard and Mike, at 1223 West Matthews Ave. Richard became a doctor in Little Rock, while Mike preserved the family's history. Dick owned Smith Feed Mill, and Ann, a teacher, founded Jonesboro’s Alternative School system. After her father’s passing and a divorce, she moved in with her mother at 1515 S. Main.

During the estate sale process, 41 boxes of historical items were discovered, along with antique 19th-century furnishings preserved in Mike's home. Below is a list of these treasures.

Just found: 3 Antique Derringers!! 

17 Oriental rugs, inside the house, that have been cleaned professionally

Rugs, outside, that have not been cleaned, some machine made and many damaged.

Custom made iron pot-hanger, hanging in the kitchen

Collection of copper pots

Collection of primitive household, kitchen and yard tools

Collection of EPHEMERA, pins, bumper stickers, photos, post cards

Old magazines and newspapers focused on Bill Clinton & Obama 

Collection of matchbook covers

Collection of wooden canes, handmade

Collection of vintage porch- wicker furniture 

1947 GE Stove that would be fabulous restored

Vintage 60" wide Kohler sink 

Jewelry from Ava, Eva Sue and Ann

Chi Omega pins, jewelry, and ornaments

WWI and WWII items, daggers, sword, awards, trench art

Vintage duck calls and decoys

Antique African masks and other African handmade items

Antique butler's desk and several tables, handmade  by the same craftsman, with distinctive square legs.

Antique Victorian cylinder secretary, in great condition

Several Eastlake Victorian pieces of furniture

All of the wooden case pieces are c. 1840 -1880, American antiques

Breakfast room table and set of chairs, also great for cards & games

Nice farm table

Large collection of wooden plates, bowls etc. including 2 trenchers, Treenware

Wooden turned lamp by William Stuck, special!

A number of chests and cupboards

A couple of pieces that are perfect for painting and priced as such

1 antique headboard that has been made, skillfully into a king

All types of old trunks...and one handmade carpenter's tool box

Too much to list...

 

 

Burns-Burns-Smith LegacyColt single shot Derringer, 41 RIM fireRemington Vest Pocket Derringer, 41 RIM fireHopkins and Allen, XL #4 Derringer, 32 RIM fireClock is shown in a 1940s photograph at 1515 S. Main St. This is in the vintage jewelry area to the left of the garage/back door.English Victorian shelf and English antique mirror. In jewelry area.Vintage costume jewelry. Jewelry area is in the drop down area to the left of the back door.Boy Scout items from 2 generations. In jewelry area.This tea pot display is on the top of the cupboard to the left of the back door.Vintage costume jewelry. Jewelry area is in the drop down area to the left of the back door.Copper running horse weathervane, large. Over the back door... 2 pc. small Welsh dresser to the right of the back door.Kitchen cupboard, some call it a Jelly cupboard. To the left of the back door.3 drawer antique chest in the rear entrance space.A custom iron pot hanger in the kitchen. The African mobile is on the right of the photo.Assortment of kitchen and household tools, both vintage and primitive. In the kitchen Assortment of kitchen and household tools, both vintage and primitive. In the kitchen Another kitchen cupboard, more primitive, filled with kitchen tools; in the kitchen.Another kitchen cupboard, more primitive, in the kitchen.Table with one drawer, one of the pieces of furniture made with the square legs. In the staircase room downstairs.The blue and white matching large serving bowls, Dansk blue small dutch oven, white bowls on top of the 1 drawer table in the staircase room. Framed, pastel still life by Eva Sue Burns, in staircase lower room.Round kitchen table with 6 chairs available in the lower staircase room.Vintage and antique blue crockery and stoneware, on the breakfast table in the lower staircase room.Misc. antique and unique accessories Footboard of an old brass bed with two sets of iron andirons in the downstairs stair room.Wooden candleholders with a handmade lion ceramic item on the mantel in the downstairs, staircase room.The embossed metal fireplace screen, hanging on the wall in the lower staircase room.One of the square legged creation of a skilled cabinetmaker c. 1840; in the lower staircase room.Beige loveseat, very new looking. At the foot of the staircase.Piles of rugs were found everywhere!! Antique American Pie safe, in the lower staircase room.Antique African Congo mask, in the lower staircase room.Antique African Congo mask, in the lower staircase room.c. 1940 mask in top left, the other 3 are antique African Congo masks. Lower staircase roomMiniature shields, carved wooden interlocking stand, and wooden eggs made in Africa, and 2 wooden turkey calls. In lower staircase room.African male carved figures.Sale PictureLamp made with reptile skin look on large military trunk in the lower staircase room.Large military trunk labeled to be shipped to Jonesboro with antique, cork duck decoys. In lower staircase room.In corner of dining room...Silver and silver plate on most surfaces in the dining room.Large 2 door chest w/ 1 drawer and marble top, filled and covered with crystal, in the dining room.Old pieces, 3 pitchers and a sampler from the Smith side of the family.Silverplate trays and buffet lamps on chest in dining room.Tiny items displayed on a wooden oval tray on top of the dining table.Large hand thrown umbrella stand with hand applied details of lemons, leaves and wood detail. Full of wooden handmade canes. In the dining room. Table that was cut down to make coffee table height, marble top. Now stands in a small hall under the staircase on the first floor.Detail inside of cylinder desk.Inside of the secretary bookcase top and cylinder desk in the living room.The cylinder secretary in the LRTwo framed, oil paintings by Eva Sue Burns, in the living room.A framed impression style still life by Eva Sue Burns, in oil paints, in the living room.An oil painting of landscape, framed, by Eva Sue Burns, in the living room.Simple 3 drawer chest in back with an English antique mirror above, in the living room.Delicate, small chair with shield back. A white marble lamp, and ceramic floral centerpiece on a table top in living room.Northeast corner of the living room.That chest now with a display of antique white china and a pair of painted white candle holders, and a set of 6 Lenox plates. In the living room.Chairs...chairs...chairs... in the living room.East wall of the living room.Eastlake wooden frame chair.Wing chair with simple feet in living room.Comfortable Chippendale sofa in blue damask, in LRAntique Persian rug in living room.Victorian 3 drawer chest with white marble top, in the front entrance room.Venetian crystal fruit in a silver and crystal epergne. A set of antique, white and gold dessert plates on the white marble top of the chest in the front entrance room.3 drawer Victorian chest with old marble top and perfect proportioned old mirror in front entrance room.On the marble top of the chest, two ostrich eggs and an iron door stop, collectible persian cat. To the right an antique architectural newel post in the front entrance room.Antique Butler's desk from a Plantation; handmade with the square legs of a few other pieces in the house. In the front entrance room.Butler's desk from a plantation, display table below and pier mirror beside it. In front entrance room.The square leg with a taper to it; on the Butler's desk in the lower staircase room.A display table with masculine items, under the Butler's desk, in the front entrance room.Antique Persian rug, in the back entrance.Elegant, narrow pier mirror in the front entrance room.A fold-up desk with the square leg; in the front entrance room.Wreath-back Windsor Arm Chair in the front entrance room.Large Imari plate, fireplace tools, large brass Menorah, wonderful piece of Fulper. painting, small rug, brass pot of pinecones, in the front entrance room.Handmade blanket chest from single pieces of wood, in the upstairs office room.One of the hand crafted pieces made with square legs. Upstairs.Inside of blanket chestOak bookcase and a varied collection of books. Upstairs in the office.An overview of the office room upstairs.a pair of troffers, Treenware, on the table in the office upstairs.American antique washstand, in the office upstairs.3 drawer chest in the upstairs office.Accessories on top of the 3 drawer chest, in the office upstairs.A carved flat top for a table from Africa with a cross wooden base. In the upstairs.A corner in the office upstairs.Man's chest with 4 drawers, acorn handles, in good shape in the office upstairs.Large 3 drawer chest with drop original hardware. This is one that we think would be good to paint. Upstairs.This is a lamp made by William Stuck of the prominent Stuck family in Jonesboro. Upstairs in the office.Oval table, William Stuck lamp, spring-down comfortable Wing chair, in the office upstairs.Antique vernacular trunk, upstairs in the hall.Wide, 3 drawer chest with granite-like piece on top, upstairs in the master bedroom.Large, trunk with red canvas body cover, this is a conversation piece...maybe a coffee table in the master bedroom. Victorian wash stand with 3 drawers and acorn handles, in the bedroom with all of the beds.An antique headboard expertly altered to be a king size, upstairs in room with all of the beds.Another Victorian dresser with straighter lines, Eastlake. Upstairs.7 Nativity Scenes in the Utility room in the back of the master bedroom, upstairs.Nut Crackers in the utility room off of the master bedroom.Additional Nativity scenes in the utility room in the back of the master bedroom.And an African Nativity Scene made with Banana leaves, in Utility room in back of master bedroom upstairs.A Mexican Nativity Scene, in the Utility room.Special Christmas ornaments, upstairs in the utility roomUnique, copper wash large tray, upstairsBlue glass items...he loved blue, upstairsKittens in a framed oil painting! UpstairsA view of the garage set up for selling the merchandise. A view of the garage set up for selling the merchandise.A view of the garage set up for selling the merchandise.Overview of the garage.Garage looking at the back door.A very large set of iron andirons. In the garage.Sets of shutters that have been removed from the windows. In the garage.Pots for planting, in the driveway.1947 GE Stove, can be restored to modern use60" wide old sink, dirt looks like damage in photo, but will clean up well

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