About Willow Auction House – Owned by Jason and Jill Iorio, who have an extensive history in the move management & downsizing industry spanning 20+ years. The addition of the auction component to their business was a natural progression of their vision to provide clients with a comprehensive range of services. The auction platform enables buyers to connect with sellers for consignment.
Willow Auction House has successfully managed the downsizing of well-known estates. Most recently, The Estate of John Steinbeck & The Estate of Louis Pierre Ledoux, an Anthropologist who worked with Margaret Mead in Papua New Guinea. The team has garnered national recognition through their appearances on HGTV’s “Cash in the Attic” & Legacy List on PBS with Matt Paxton, where they showcased their expertise in downsizing and monetizing their clients’ belongings.
We host monthly Uncurated Auctions. On a quarterly basis we offer Curated auctions for seasoned collectors. We even host specialty auctions throughout the year. These specialty auctions may feature objects from well-known estates or specific types of objects such as comic books or natural history.
We take great care in understanding our consignors and the stories behind their collections or estate. This attention to detail and personal touch ensures that consignors receive the best possible experience and results. Contact Willow Auction House for all your consignment needs.
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After some big decisions, Jason went back to his college roots. He used to work for a local moving company which is what help start his own moving company. Spending time in many high end homes and being around art and antiques was where his passion for the Appraisal and Auction Industry began.
Jill joined the company and the two became pioneers in the move management industry. They changed the name to “All Wrapped Up” to include and streamline the process of downsizing, moving, and dispersing estates. Their favorite part of helping people downsize is helping to realize the value of items in their home for their clients.
Jason and Jill were honored to auction the estate of John Steinbeck. This special collection included the personal memorabilia of John and Elaine Steinbeck. John Steinbeck is one of America’s greatest storytellers. His work has garnered him The Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award and The Nobel Prize. Elaine Steinbeck was a tour de force in John’s life accompanying him around the globe on travels. Elaine was notable in her own right as one of Broadway’s first female stage managers. This auction goes through John’s life from childhood to eighteen years of John and Elaine’s marriage to Elaine’s life after John’s passing. These important objects and ephemera have been in storage for almost 20 years and are being offered to the public for the first time.
Our own Jason appeared on Legacy List with Matt Paxton from hoarders, while helping to downsize one of our clients. Jason gave Matt Paxton a tour of one of our favorite places Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ. The “Day Family” episode can be seen here.
All Wrapped Up and Curated Estates were combined and Rebranded into Willow Transitions and Auction House. After much debate, we decided to simplify into one company to prepare for our upcoming TV series “Cash in the Attic”, the modern revamp of the British Television show from 2002.
Premiered in September of 2021, Cash in the Attic on HGTV, where Willow Auction House’s Jason Iorio helps sort through homes looking for classic toys, vintage comics, original video games and other valuable pop culture treasures. Once the items are sold for top dollar at Willow auction house, the homeowners use the money to fund life-changing dreams, such as a downpayment on a new house or a dream vacation.
Towards the end of 2021, Willow Auction House had another rare and never seen before estate. Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people. The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.
