Off-site bidding has become commonplace at the auction house, which had a small local audience when it opened on Virginia 116 in Wirtz 14 years ago. In addition to telephone callers, who bid through ...

A Saturday auction of Civil War-era mementos broke records at Burnt Chimney Auction. Whitman "Whitty" Sink, auctioneer, said about 20,000 people previewed items online and more than 800 registered as ...