Meander Auctions sells quality antiques, art, and collectibles of many types and at all price points, and we particularly love objects made or used in the Ohio River Valley and Midwest. Furniture, glass, pottery, metals, textiles, paintings, prints, historical artifacts and ephemera, early photographs are all of interest to us!
We are committed to helping our clients find the best market for their single items or entire collections, and doing so in a way that meets their needs, while providing the very best service possible. We can also help with entire estates and regularly partner with other auctioneers to assist in total cleanouts.
Come say hello at shows, conferences, and lectures. We are always interested in buying quality antiques, and, through our company Wipiak, offer a range of buyer, seller, and appraisal services to individuals and institutions.
We are committed to helping our clients find the best market for their single items or entire collections, and doing so in a way that meets their needs, while providing the very best service possible. We can also help with entire estates and regularly partner with other auctioneers to assist in total cleanouts.
Come say hello at shows, conferences, and lectures. We are always interested in buying quality antiques, and, through our company Wipiak, offer a range of buyer, seller, and appraisal services to individuals and institutions.
Andrew and Hollie met while working together in a public library. At the time, Andrew was an aspiring antiques professional and Hollie was working on her MLS. Before long, both had completed graduate school and had embarked on careers in the antiques world.
For twenty years, the couple has worked with old "stuff" in a variety of ways--in the auction business, as guest co-curators of museum exhibitions, as researchers and authors, and as teammates in managing an appraisal company, an antiques pricing database, and Meander Auctions (formerly The Ohio Company Antiques & Art).
Andrew and Hollie, along with their kids, cats, and a dog (Daisy, pictured here), live within a stone's throw of the Ohio River. You can find them at online here, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and at several antique shows throughout the year.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, American Material Culture – Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts, History; concentration in American Studies – Kenyon College
EXPERIENCE
Owner and auctioneer, Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio, 2023-present
Owner, The Ohio Company Antiques & Art, Marietta, Ohio, 2015-2023
Owner, Wipiak Consulting & Appraisals, Marietta, Ohio, 2015-present
Adjunct instructor, Marietta College Department of History and Religion, 2020-present
Guest instructor, Appraisal Studies Program, Rhode Island School of Design, 2012
Special Studies instructor, Chautauqua Institution, 2012
Editor & Consultant, Prices4Antiques.com, 2005-present
Vice President & Auctioneer, Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, Ohio, 2006-2015
Director, Fine & Decorative Arts Dept., Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2006
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Appraiser of Personal Property, Appraisers Association of America
Accredited Appraiser of Personal Property, International Society of Appraisers
Auctioneer, licensed and bonded in the State of Ohio
Master of Arts, American Material Culture – Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts, History; concentration in American Studies – Kenyon College
EXPERIENCE
Owner and auctioneer, Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio, 2023-present
Owner, The Ohio Company Antiques & Art, Marietta, Ohio, 2015-2023
Owner, Wipiak Consulting & Appraisals, Marietta, Ohio, 2015-present
Adjunct instructor, Marietta College Department of History and Religion, 2020-present
Guest instructor, Appraisal Studies Program, Rhode Island School of Design, 2012
Special Studies instructor, Chautauqua Institution, 2012
Editor & Consultant, Prices4Antiques.com, 2005-present
Vice President & Auctioneer, Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, Ohio, 2006-2015
Director, Fine & Decorative Arts Dept., Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2006
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Appraiser of Personal Property, Appraisers Association of America
Accredited Appraiser of Personal Property, International Society of Appraisers
Auctioneer, licensed and bonded in the State of Ohio
EDUCATION
Master of Library and Information Science – University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts, English and History – West Virginia Wesleyan University
EXPERIENCE
Owner, Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio, 2023-present
Owner, Prices4Antiques.com, Marietta, Ohio, 2017-present
Editor and Library Services Director, Prices4Antiques.com, 2005-2017
Consignor Relations, Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2005
Master of Library and Information Science – University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts, English and History – West Virginia Wesleyan University
EXPERIENCE
Owner, Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio, 2023-present
Owner, Prices4Antiques.com, Marietta, Ohio, 2017-present
Editor and Library Services Director, Prices4Antiques.com, 2005-2017
Consignor Relations, Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2005
"The Fashionable Frontier: Thomas Ramsey, Windsor Chair Maker in Marietta, Ohio” in The Magazine Antiques, May 2004
“Southern Sophistication on the Ohio Frontier: Furniture and Identity in Washington County, Ohio, 1788-1825” in American Furniture, published by the Chipstone Foundation and the University of New England Press, 2004
“The Cincinnati Price Book of 1830” in American Period Furniture, 2005
Review of Cincinnati Art Carved Furniture and Interiors in Ohio Valley History, 2005
“Beneath the Surface” (formerly "The Young Collector"), a monthly column in Maine Antique Digest, 2007-present
“One Auctioneer’s Evaluation of the Online Price Database” in Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies, 2008
“For Love or Money: Antiques as Investments,” in Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies, 2010
Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts 1788-1888, exhibition and catalog, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 2011
“Diversity in Ohio Furniture: Selections from Equal in Goodness,” in Antiques and Fine Arts, Spring 2011
“A Frontier Jack of All Trades: Joshua Shipman and the Business of Making Furniture in the Ohio Country” in American Period Furniture, 2012
“A Steady Growth of Independence: Joshua Shipman and the Economy of Frontier Craftsmanship,” in American Furniture, 2014
The Legacy of Ferdinand Brader, exhibition and catalog, contributor, Canton Museum of Art, 2014
A Tradition of Progress: Ohio Decorative Arts 1860-1945, exhibition and catalog, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 2015
“The Glory Days of Ohio Pottery and Glass, 1860-1945,” in Antiques and Fine Arts, Spring 2015
"From Our Files" and "Plan for Your Stuff," monthly features in Antiques & Auction News, 2015-2018
An Ohio Childhood, exhibition, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 2016
Hindsight: The Art of Looking Back, exhibition, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 2022