Antiques & Auction News - March 24, 2023

By Karl Pass

James Christian Seagreaves (1913-97), known as Jim to many, and his wife, Verna, lived in Breinigsville, Pa. Jim was a revivalist potter who also worked as a machinist for much of his career.

Making redware pottery was technically his second career upon retirement in 1976, although he began potting prior to that. Seagreaves was known for his characteristic blending of styles that incorporated motifs and forms, techniques used by traditional Pennsylvania German potters and also that of modern 1950s ceramic art. He was especially known for press molding figural birds and using bold, brightly colored glazes. However, Seagreaves was also prolific on the wheel, where he turned mugs, bowls, and fat lamps, among other forms.

Jim was exempted from the draft during World War II because his work at the Bethlehem Steel plant was considered essential to the war effort. Later, he was a machinist for Air Products and Chemicals Inc. up until 1976. According to local historian Richard Orth, Seagreaves began experimenting with making redware pottery in the late 1940s.

Seagreaves was also known for his skillful sgraffito decorating. The mentioned press-molded birds were cast from original molds he created. Following his death, the majority of molds were destroyed to prevent reproductions. Aside from the molded work, he was very skilled at creating hand-built work

and throwing on the wheel. Among the rarer items he created were face jugs, fish whistles, figural dogs and people.

Early in Jim’s potting career, he had a source for locally dug clay.

Jimmy Epler dug clay for him in Fetherolfsville, a tiny intersection village in Kempton (Albany Township, Berks County) at the site of a short-lived 19th-century pottery thought to have belonged to the Brobst family. Epler lived in a primitive one-room stone homestead on the site in the 1960s.

During this period, he signed work with his initials, JS. This was mostly in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jim soon changed to using

Delaware Train Show Set Back-To-Back With April Fools Toy Show

Two Different Shows Will Be Held April 1 And 2

On Saturday, April, 1, the Delaware Train Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nur Shrine Center, Route. 13 / 198 South DuPont Highway, New Castle, Del. Admission will be $5, and children under the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge. There will be a $10 early buyers admission at 8 a.m. The train show will feature over 150 tables of trains, accessories, slot cars and some toys. There will be a diversity of trains in all scales and makes and a variety of dealers coming from up and down the East Coast. The show has grown and will have a special train layout on display by The Strasburg Model Railroad Club of New Jersey.

JCS due to the fact a period potter (John Snyder of Mohrsville, Berks County) used the initials JS, and he wanted to both stand alone and not take the risk of having pieces be mistaken for non-contemporary. The bulk of his redware pottery is signed JCS.

Verna (1913-2000) was a skilled folk painter, but unlike Jim never produced her artwork on a prolific scale. She was a music teacher by profession, teaching in the Alburtis and East Penn School District, from which she retired. She was also the organist and choir director for 28 years at Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church in Alburtis, and also for the Church of the Good Shepherd in

Alburtis. She was a watercolorist for roughly 40 years. Self-taught, Verna mainly worked in the Grandma Moses style of folk painting. Her work was exhibited in 1999 at the Historical Society of Berks County (now the Berks History Center). Like her husband, Verna’s artwork is known for the use of bold colors. She also assisted Jim in his pottery studio. She often signed pieces with herinitials, VAS, and also Verna.

The artistic couple married in 1941, first living in Alburtis, Pa., until 1961, when then moved to Breinigsville. In 1966, the Seagreaves joined the ReadingBerks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman. Their work is still regionally collected by those interested in Pennsylvania German arts.

In 2018, in Fogelsville, Pa., father/son auction team of Woody and Eric Zettlemoyer held three sales on behalf of Jim and Verna’s

The Wolf Museum of Music and Art was established through the lifelong teaching and collections of Dr. William A. Wolf and his wife, Frances Harkness Wolf. In 1899, Dr. Wolf began teaching classical piano in the city of Lancaster, Pa. He continued teaching until his death in 1965. In 1915, Dr. Wolf commissioned the construction of two Knabe concert grand pianos to his specifications for the then Wolf Institute of Music. They were completely rebuilt between 2000 and 2005.

James Christian Seagreaves passed away at 84 in 1997. He was a highly skilled redware potter in Lehigh County, Pa. Photo taken by Robert Walch and courtesy of the Historical Review of Berks County.

This 7.25-inch-high JCS horned devil face pitcher with spout sold for $2,360 on May 30, 2014 at Conestoga Auction Company. Photo courtesy of Conestoga Auction Company.

This is a JCS charger. Courtesy of private collection.

This hand-built redware dog by Seagreaves, dated 1957, sold for $1,813 on May 20, 2022 at Pook & Pook. Photo courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc.

This is a JCS charger. Courtesy of private collection.

Early Spring Pop Culture And Collectibles Sale To Include Comic Books, Music And Sports Memorabilia, Posters,

And Trading Cards

Large Grouping Of Beatles Memorabilia In March 30 Auction

Potter & Potter Auctions

is pleased to announce a nearly 700-lot sale to be held on Thursday, March 30, starting at 10 a.m. This auction will be held live at Potter & Potter’s gallery, located at 5001 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, as well as live streamed at www.potterauctions.com. Phone and absentee bids are welcome.

Eye-catching posters

promoting key musicians and musical acts from the 1960s take several of the expected top lot slots in this breathtaking sale. “Bob Dylan at Philharmonic Hall

Only New York Concert Appearance on Saturday, October 31st at 8:30” is estimated at $7,000-$10,000.

This first printing poster, one of the earliest concert posters in his career, was

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produced for one of the musician’s most important shows in his early career, signaling a transition from war protest music to a more personal sound.

Ephemera with ties to the Beatles is also expected to take the spotlight in this auction. Many examples are from the collection of concert organizer and the former director of marketing and promotions for VH1, Bo Overlock. A complete set of four life-size posters of “The Beatles” is estimated at $1,000-$2,000. They were published in London by Fan Foto around 1963. These rare unbacked posters are based on images taken from The Beatles’ appearance on ABCTV’s Ed Sullivan Show. A signed photo of John Lennon is estimated at $1,000$2,000. This black and white image from the 1960s is inscribed by Lennon near the lower left corner: “To Joanna from John Lennon.”

Props from some of the world’s most celebrated films will also headline this sale. A waist belt worn by Ian Keith as Rameses I in “The Ten Commandments” is estimated at $2,500-$3,500. This belt, worn in the classic movie directed by Cecil B.

DeMille in 1956, is decorated with an Egyptian gold medallion. It is framed in a shadowbox with six scenes from the film showing the belt. Auntie Em’s coffeepot from MGM’s 1939 “The Wizard of Oz” is estimated at $6,000-$8,000. This screenused gray enamel coffeepot has a hinged lid and was seen in the twister blackand-white sequences in the classic film. The pot is visible when Dorothy runs through the kitchen searching for her family while the

tornado is approaching. It was originally purchased from the 1970 MGM movie prop auction.

Now let’s focus on this event’s robust selections of decade-spanning comic books. There are 16 issues of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” estimated at $2,000-$3,000.

This Silver Age Marvel Comics Group collection from 1966-67 is ungraded and includes numbers 39-48 and 50-56. One lot of “The Amazing Spider-Man”

Volume I Nos. 2-10 is

estimated at $3,000-$5,000. This Marvel Comics collection from ca. 1963-64 is ungraded, bagged, and boarded. They were written by Stan Lee and feature art by John Duffy and Steve Ditko. This series includes the first appearances of the Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Doctor Doom, The Lizard, and Electro. This can’t-miss event rounds out with intriguing selections of pop culture ephemera, sports collectibles,

The Amazing Spider-Man Volume I Nos. 2-10 is estimated at $3,000-$5,000. This Marvel Comics collection from ca. 1963-64 is ungraded, bagged, and boarded.

A collection of Super Magician Comics is estimated at $5,000-$6,000. They were published by Street and Smith in the ca. 1941-76 time frame and star legacy magician Harry Blackstone.

A complete set of four life-size posters of “The Beatles” is estimated at $1,000-$2,000. They were published in London by Fan Foto around 1963.

The original poster “Bob Dylan at Philharmonic Hall Only New York Concert Appearance on Saturday, October 31st at 8:30” is estimated at $7,000-$10,000. This first printing poster is one of the earliest concert posters in his career.

Is Buying The Best Always The Best Advice?

By Shawn Surmick

“Buy the best you can afford!” This was one of the first pieces of advice given to me when I set out to learn the antiques and collectibles trade at the tender age of 12. Today, I strongly caution new collectors from taking this same advice. Believe it or not, this is actually bad advice when applied to certain collecting categories, thanks in part to the rise of third-party grading. Back when I was 12, third-party grading was a newfound concept that only applied to coins (yes, I am that old). Today, in the year 2023, everything from coins to sports cards to comic books, toys, video games, and even VHS movies are all being encased in plastic and given a numerical grade. Thirdparty grading has dominated the collectibles scene for quite some time, and it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. As such, some pieces of advice do not age all that well depending on what one chooses to collect and why.

At present time, thirdparty graded collectors clamor to own their collectibles in the highest grade possible. They can even register them in online public collecting forums and receive prestige among other collectors for owning specific high-grade examples. The problem is, when dealing in established and mature collecting categories, most of the highest graded items sell for a

substantial premium. Just going one or two grades higher on an arbitrary grading scale can in certain instances mean the difference of tens of thousands of dollars in value, or in certain high-profile cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is why condition is such a major determining factor of value. If one is to own an Action Comics number one, a Mickey Mantle rookie card, or a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, I can assure you, if authentic, you have something of value. However, that value cannot be quantified without assessing the item’s condition. This is where third-party grading comes in.

Since coins were the very first collectible to ever be both graded and encapsulated and also accepted by the coin collecting public, we can learn an awful lot as to how these markets work just by studying the fundamentals of coin collecting and apply some of these core concepts to other collecting markets. One of the best collecting and investing strategies I know came out of the coin collecting market. This concept is called the optimal collecting grade. The core concept of understanding the optimal collecting grade is discussed in the book “The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual” by Scott A. Travers. I have long argued that the best course of action for would-be collectors who wish to attempt to invest in the antiques and collectibles trade is to learn about other collecting markets and not just the ones the collector is passionate about. The optimal collecting grade is one such concept that can help someone save large sums of money, especially when operating in markets as speculative as collectibles.

So what exactly is the optimal collecting grade theory, and how can an advanced collector use this to his or her advantage? Quite simply, the optimal collecting grade is defined as

the grade at which a thirdparty graded collectible can be purchased that is a steep discount from a collectible that is one grade above it. For instance, let’s assume in this example that a collector is looking to buy a third-party graded high grade comic book. It does not matter what the comic book in question is. Now let’s assume that this graded comic book in 9.2 condition goes for an average price of $5,000, but the next grade up, which is a 9.4, goes for $7,000, and the next grade after that, a 9.6, goes for $15,000. The optimal collecting grade in this simplified scenario would be the 9.4 condition copy that sells for $7,000. Buying the 9.2 at $5,000 could result in some buyer’s remorse for that particular book, especially if one can get a better condition item for a fraction of the money already paid. On the flipside of the equation, paying more than twice the asking price of a 9.4 copy to simply get a 9.6 copy is unwise in this scenario. Therefore, a 9.4 graded copy is all the collector should aspire to own, whether buying for investment or just enjoyment. This is probably one of the most advanced collecting strategies a collector can use to optimize their collection’s value, but it does have its limits. Case in point, for more speculative collectibles like graded video games, toys, and even certain trading cards, the market does not have enough good long-term pricing data to be able to correctly assess values in each grade. That said, for markets like certain graded sports cards, comic books, coins, and currency, there are a lot of available tools to help assess the optimal collecting grade.

Ironically, one question I am routinely asked when I teach this core concept is, “If everyone used the optional collecting grade theory to purchase graded collectibles, wouldn’t that cause the prices for these collectibles that meet the definition of the optimal collecting grade to rise?” My answer is always the same, “I have been teaching this core concept to anyone that will listen since 2010. I assure you, the average collector does not buy out of logic, they buy out of emotion.” Interestingly enough, that is why I caution a lot of collectors from trying to invest in these markets. Most people buy collectibles out of emotion, but the best investments should be bought out of logic. I think a lot of collectors could learn about these markets just by offering to help a dealer out and see how they assess their chosen markets. It might just open the collector’s eyes as to the fundamental differences between a collector and one who buys to resell. I can assure you that the optimal collecting grade theory is a concept that almost every coin dealer I know has taught me, and it has paid me handsome dividends in other collecting markets like comic books and sports cards. To anyone paying multiples to acquire some of these third-party graded collectibles in today’s market, depending on what you are buying, you may be making a big mistake. To that I say, understand the concept of the optimal collecting grade.

Shawn Surmick has been an avid collector since the age of 12. He currently resides in his hometown of Boyertown, Pa., and is a passionate collector of antiques and collectibles. His articles focus on various topics affecting the marketplace.

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daughter, Claudia, who lives in Colorado and was downsizing. In total, about 350 lots of JCS pottery and 40 to 50 of Verna’s paintings were sold. The marketplace today for JCS pottery is all over the map. A few of the pieces illustrated include auction

prices realized. Given recent auction prices, examples of both common and unusual forms have cooled from the high watermark heyday of the 1990s. Today, his pottery continues to come up at local sales and can often be found at markets such as Renninger’s in Adamstown, Pa., and online at Etsy or eBay.

Early in his career, Seagreaves had a source for locally dug clay in Albany Township, Berks County. This molded creamer with an impression depicting a Santa Claus style figure reads “JS/Kempton/Clay” underneath. Read the story for more. Courtesy of private collection.

This is the work of Jim Seagreaves (1913-97). Courtesy

private collection.

Here is a small cross section of what Zettlemoyer Auction Company sold in 2018. Photo courtesy of the author. This is a JCS charger. Courtesy of a private collection.

Ruth, Mantle, Aaron Smash Their Way Into The Record Books During Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction

A 1952 Topps Mantle Graded PSA NM-MT 8 Sells For $1,095,000

It’s a ritual as old as time, watching Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Hank Aaron set records every time they step up to the auction block.

Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction, held Feb. 25 and 26, was a nearly sold-out auction realizing $22,291,645. More than 2,800 bidders help set new record highs for some of sports’ most coveted collectibles, cards, photos, bats and jerseys and other tools of the trade.

“You never know what bidders are going to respond to, and this weekend we had a significant number of new records, some of which took us by surprise,” says Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. “But that’s the beauty and thrill of auctions; every piece gets its day in the sun.”

Look no further than the auction’s top lot, a 1916

M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card graded SGC NM 7, which sold for $1,770,000. That’s the highest amount ever paid for an SGC-graded Ruth rookie. A photo of Ruth from the same era, when he was a scrawny Red Sox pitcher, sold for $468,000, a new record for a PSA/DNA Type I photo of Ruth.

Ruth wasn’t the only New York Yankees legend to hit it out of the park over the weekend. One of only 10 examples of Mickey Mantle’s 1968 Topps card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 smashed its $200,000 presale estimate to realize a staggering $510,000. That’s more than double the highest price ever paid for this card.

The pride of the Yankees

was on full display throughout this auction as other pinstripers’ pieces realized slugged their way past the half-million mark. A 1952 Topps Mantle graded PSA NM-MT 8 realized $1,095,000, and the only known 1948 Joe DiMaggio jersey sporting a black armband in honor of Ruth sold for $564,000.

Hank Aaron also hammered home a few records over the weekend. A slab of Adirondack 63A Aaron used in the 1961 All-Star game sold for $264,000, the most anyone has ever paid for one of his game-used bats. This one was extraordinary, too, as Aaron gifted the prized lumber to a young fan who came to the game wearing a “Henry Aaron” T-shirt. The game-used bat

wasn’t the only Aaron item to rack up record numbers. A 1968 Topps Aaron card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $174,000.

Also shattering pre-auction expectations was a complete set of PSA-graded 1953 Topps baseball cards, a Murderers’ Row of offerings so exceptional it’s ranked No. 4 on the PSA Set Registry. The collection, which counts among its lot 91 cards graded PSA Mint 9, sold for $705,000.

Ty Cobb likewise slid spikes up into the pile of record-setters over the weekend when the Georgia Peach’s 1911 M116 Sporting Life card with the blue background graded PSA NM-MT 8 sold for $174,000.

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TREASURE TROVE, 6 S. 7th Street. Estate jewelry, furniture, linens, vintage clothing, glass, china, books, toys, kitchenware, advertising, postcards. Primitives to Deco. Dealers Welcome. Mon.-Sat. 10-5. In business 42 years.

This 1916 M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card graded SGC NM 7 sold for $1,770,000. It’s the highest amount ever paid for an SGC-graded Ruth rookie.

A photo of Ruth when he was a young Red Sox pitcher, not yet the brawny, mythic hitter, sold for $468,000, a new record for a PSA/DNA Type I photo of Ruth.

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Frances Harkness Wolf, was also musically talented and taught musical theory at the institute. In 1950, Mrs. Wolf inherited furniture and china from her aunt, Marette Carver, who lived on the mainline outside Philadelphia. Many of the items she inherited date from the mid- to late 19th century and tastefully decorated their home in Lancaster. Many pieces of furniture inherited were made by Lancaster County craftsman Henry Slaugh.

The Wolfs were lifelong residents of Lancaster County. Mrs. Wolf, at the time of her death in 1973, established their home and music studio as a public charity known as the Wolf Museum of Music and Art. The museum has

recently been closed by the trustees, and the proceeds from the sale will be used to establish a musical scholarship program for aspiring Lancaster County music students.

An auction of the contents of the museum will be held live on Saturday, April 1, at 9 a.m., with live online bidding available through Live Auctioneers and HiBid. The Wolf Museum of Music and Art items will include Lots 1 to 305. The remainder of the sale will include various consignors. Conestoga Auction Company, a division of the Hess Auction Group, will be handling the deaccession. Conestoga Auction Company is located at 768 Graystone Road in Manheim, Pa.

For further information, visit www.hessauction group.com.

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A game-used and signed bat from Ken Griffey Jr.’s rookie season of 1989 also sold for a record price, $50,400. But Ken Jr. and Sr. are responsible for one of the auction’s biggest surprises, too, when a Mariners dugout lineup card from Sept.

14, 1990, featuring back-to-back dingers from father and son, shattered its pre-auction estimate of $8,000 to realize a breathtaking $93,000.

Some significant football pieces also tackled the record books during the Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction. Chief among them was the centerpiece of the James Harrison collection, the jersey worn by the

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Disneyana, and other crosscategory finds, including a complete collection of all 20 commemorative James Bondthemed Swatch watches in

their aluminum collector’s briefcase. The grouping is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Included are all the original boxes for each watch and the original collection brochure. All watches are unworn, retain their

Pittsburgh Steelers great in Super Bowl XLIII, when he picked off Kurt Warner and returned the so-called “Immaculate Interception” 100 yards for the game’s most storied defensive touchdown. It shattered pre-auction estimates to sell for $216,000. The ball itself realized $126,000.

Another item that captured collectors’ attention was Michael Jordan’s 1996

Upper Deck U.S. Olympic Champions “Reflections of Gold” autograph card graded PSA EX-MT+ 6.5, Auto 10. There are but four of these in the entire PSA population, which explains why collectors put up a fight over this reflective rarity that eventually sold for $210,000.

For more information, visit www.HA.com.

Antique and art dealers of fine European and American furniture, art, bronzes, statuary, porcelain, glass, china, silver, primitives, jewelry, clocks, decorative items, linens, collectibles, and much more! 46 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park,

original protective face plastic, and are battery-free.

“There are a number of individually strong sections in this sale: music, comics, cards, movies, James Bond, Beatles, and others. Our idea was to present a panorama

of material, and collectors may end up interested in something unexpected,” said Joseph Slabaugh, director of cataloging for Potter & Potter Auctions.

To learn more, visit www.potterauctions.com.

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estimated at $1,000-$1,500.

The original poster “Noyd Grafmyre & KOL Am & Fm Presents the Mothers of Invention, The Guess Who & Alice Cooper,” is estimated at $3,000-$4,000. It was published in Seattle in 1969. This vibrant, psychedelic concert poster features a portrait of Frank Zappa surrounded by psychedelic imagery, with artwork by John Moehring.

Weber’s artwork for a psychedelic poster for the bands Phloebus Union, Soma, and Daze of Night is

This matted example from 1966 is rendered in pen, ink, and collage on paper.

This 1952 Topps Mantle graded PSA NM-MT 8 realized $1,095,000.

Ty Cobb’s 1911 M116 Sporting Life card with the blue background graded PSA NM-MT 8 sold for $174,000.

One of only 10 examples of Mickey Mantle’s 1968 Topps card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 smashed its $200,000 presale estimate to bring $510,000.

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04/01/23, NEWCASTLE, SAT.

9AM-2PM, Delaware Train Show, Rte. 13/ 198 S. Dupont Hwy., Nur Shrine Center

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10AM-4PM, April Fools Toy Show, Rte. 13/ 198 S. Dupont Hwy., Nur Shrine Center

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04/07-08/23, IOWACITY, FRI.

12-6 & SAT. 9-3, 17th Annual Iowa City Postcard, Stamp & Ephemera

Show, 4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, Johnson Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Bldg. C

04/01/23, ELKTON, SAT. 10-3, From the Farmhouse Spring Antique Show, 4640 Telegraph Rd., Cecil Co. Fairgrounds, Edward Walls Bldg.

04/01/23, NORTH EAST, SAT. 82, East Nottingham Antiques Barn Sale, 211 Brick Meeting House Rd., North East, MD

04/15-16/23, BINGHAMTON, SAT. 10-5 & SUN. 10-4, Antique Show, 907 Upper Front St., SUNY Broome Ice Center

Center

04/28/23, KUTZTOWN,

04/30/23, DENVER, SUN. 5AM4PM, Antiques & Collectors Special Sunday, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

05/13/23, FAIRFIELD, SAT. 9-3, Gathering on THE FARM: Country & Primitive Antq. Event, 1042 Bullfrog Rd., Gettysburg, PA

05/29/23, LANDISVILLE, MON. AT7AM, Hempfield Community Flea Market, 1700 Nissley Rd., Amos Herr Park

12/10/22 TO 04/23/23, BERWYN, EVERYSAT. & SUN., 9AM-4PM THROUGH APR., Indoor/Outdoor Vtg. Flea, 270 W. Swedesford Rd., Berwyn Vintage Flea Market

Civil War Movie Posters And Memorabilia

By William J. Felchner

The American Civil War was waged from 1861 to 1865, pitting North against South in one of history’s bloodiest conflicts. The Civil War, or the War Between the States, as it has also been called, lasted four years, three weeks and six days, resulting in a frightful 1,030,000 casualties and forever changing history. War has always been a fertile subject for Hollywood, and the American Civil War is no exception. Here are ten top Civil War movies and the collectible memorabilia they generated.

Culver City, Calif., which consumed unwanted sets from “King Kong” (1933) and “The Garden of Allah” (1936). “Gone with the Wind” took home nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Victor Fleming) and Best Actress (Vivien Leigh). “Gone with the Wind” (or simply GWTW) remains a huge favorite with collectors. A onesheet poster style DP (27-by41-inches), illustrated by Armando Seguso and depicting the Atlanta Bazaar scene, sold at auction for $20,000 in matted/framed condition. Other GWTW movie memorabilia and their winning auction bids include a signed David O. Selznick hardcover presentation script to costumer Walter Plunkett ($22,500), a big threesheet movie poster (41-by-78inches) in restored fine/very

fine condition ($16,730) and an Atlanta National Bank prop check made for the movie ($8,125).

2. “Shenandoah” (1965). Andrew V. McLaglen directed this sentimental film in which the Civil War violently intrudes on the lives of a neutral Virginia farmer and his family. James Stewart heads the cast as crusty widower Charlie Anderson, with Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford and Katharine Ross in support. A standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) in fine condition sold at auction for $131.45, while a complete eight-card lobby set in fine/very fine condition brought a top bid of $103.97.

03/21-31/23, SPARKS, TUES.FRI., Spring 2023 Stoneware & Redware Auction. Nation's Premier Stoneware/Redware Auction with museum-qty. examples from North, South, East & Midwest., Online (Phone/mail bidding avail.): www.crockerfarm.com, Crocker Farm

03/29/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, WED., Single Owner Estate Lifetime Collec.: The History of Trains. 2,000+ items, planes, trains, motors, standard gauge pre-war & tin-plated 0 gauge post-war trains., Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

03/30/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, THURS., Estate

Single Owner Lifetime Collec.: Hot Wheels, Matchbox & Cars, Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

04/12/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, WED., Estate

Single-Owner Lifetime Collec.: The History of Flashlights, Lightbulbs & Batteries. Approx. 200 vtg. flashlights, vtg./antq. lightbulbs & batteries., Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

04/13/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, THURS., Estate

Single-Owner Lifetime Collec.:

The History of the Industrial Age. Adv., slot mach., pogo sticks, telephones, fans, typewriters, wagons/ toys & more!, Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

03/25-26/23, FREWSBURG, SAT. AT10AM & SUN. AT 11AM, 50 Year Clothing Collec. of Jane Arrance of Randolph, NY. 1,000+ lots high qty. vtg. clothing, pre-Vict.Era-1970's, vtg. Christmas items, mannequins, hats, purses, furs, button shoes, underclothing, corsets, local sports uniforms, swimming outfits, spectacles, sunglasses, fans, children's clothing, hat stands, access., & much more!, Live & Online: 19 Railroad Ave.; coreybrownauction.com, Corey Brown Auctions

03/25/23, BANGOR, SAT. AT 10AM, 395 lots self-taught Folk

Art, Tramp Art, & African Tribal Art. 85+ Sterling Strauser oil ptgs., 50+ Tramp Art frames, wall boxes, mini. furn., pottery face jugs by Sam Manno, Jeff McDowell +others, paint-dec. slate gameboards, painted VFWcut-outs of soldiers, African Tribal masks, carvings, baskets/ bowls, jewelry, pipes, walking sticks & more!, Live & Online: 521 Richmond Rd.; LiveAuctioneers.com, Hartzell's Auction Gallery, Inc.

03/25/23, COLUMBIA, SAT. AT 9AM, Vtg. gas pumps, hit & miss engines, vtg. oil cans & car parts. Gas pumps- Mobil, Esso, Tokheim #40 type A, Sinclair, Texaco, Blue Texaco hand pumps, John Deere sign, Tiolene glass oil bottle, traffic light, lg. metal kero. cans. Lawn & gdn.- snowblower, chipper/ shredder, cement mixer, Sunex metal band saw & more., 4098 Columbia Ave., Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers, Inc.

03/25/23, NEWPORT, SAT. AT 9AM, Gun Collec., Early Native American, Coins, Knive Collec., Pocket Watches & Primitives., 301 Mulberry St., Lesh Houck

03/26/23, BANGOR, SUN. AT 6PM, Single-owner collec. N.Amer. & Inuit Art incl. 349 lots. Hopi pottery, kachina dolls, beadwork, quillwork, drums, fans, moccasins, masks, otter fur, Iroquois, pottery figures, N.Amer. jewelry, paintings/ prints, drums, fans, model kayaks, scrimshaw, carved bone, baleen, dolls, bracelets w/gold nuggets & more., Online Only: liveauctioneers.com, Hartzell's Auction Gallery, Inc.

03/26/23, HARRISBURG, SUN.

AT10AM, Toys, Trains & Dolls.

Antq. Acme cart, wagon, sled runners, Comet pedal car- restored, die cast: Winross, Sunoco, Planes, J.Deere, Caterpillar, others. Trains: Lionel 400E Engine & Tender, Rail King, MTH, more. GI Joe, Nintendo, ball-jointed dolls- 200+ lots, some in orig.boxes, & thous. access., Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

03/30/23, KINZERS, THURS. AT 9AM, Qty. Antq. & Traditional Furn., Wr-Iron Patio Furn., Antqs./Collec., & Artwork incl. mixed medio, oils, & w-color pcs. Clocks, cameras, beer steins, Piano Babies, Asian arts, figural lamps, French framed embroidery, Bristol glass, Waterford crystal, mid-19th cen. plantation desk, marble-top tables, game table, DR/BR sets, dinette sets & more!, Live & Online: 5336 Mine Rd.; liveauctioneers.com & invaluable.com, Embassy Auctions International

03/31/23, CARLISLE, FRI. AT 8:30AM, C. War & Indian Wars uniforms, accoutrements, correspondence, Pres. sigs., requ. orders, photos, etc., Smead-Hays 1830's1920's ephem., 17th-20th cen. books, Penn deeds, ptgs./w-colors, country items, 2 gfthr. clocks, lighting, Sheraton-Hepplewhite & Empire chests, Shaker rockers, early glass & brass, 2 cylinder phonogr., sterling & more., 2505 Ritner Hwy., Rowe's Auction Service

04/01/23, MANHEIM, SAT. AT 9AM, Wolf Mus. of Music & Art Deaccession & others, incl. 2 Wm. Knabe & Co. concert pianos, 1 baby grand piano, furniture, pcs. by Lanc., PAcabinetmaker Henry Slaugh, oriental rugs, artwork, sterling silver flatware, stoneware, china incl. Gaudy Dutch, Harrisburg 1819 needlework Mourning Sampler, sleigh bells, pottery, baskets, etc., Live & Online: 768 Graystone Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

04/01/23, ORWIGSBURG, SAT. AT10AM, Huge 18th Anniv. Sale w/prizes & giveaways! 10K+ items incl. coin collec. w/many gold pcs., jewelry, much sterling, German silver cameo, estate lots, 14K rings, 10K rings incl. onyx & class, firearms, furn., huge beer memor. collec., toys incl. Star Wars, 80's GI Joe, vid. games, antqs./collec., sports cards, mus. instru., wine press, safes, etc., 1506 Centre Tpk., Blum's / Auction Time Bid Board

04/01/23, WILLOWST., SAT. AT 9AM, Antqs., furniture, 1929 4-dr. Chevrolet, and real est.: bldg. lot in Strasburg Twp. Toys incl. Hubley, Amer. Flyer train set & more, oil lamps, lanterns, tin cans, Longaberger baskets, signed framed prints: Grandma Moses, Andy Smith, T.F. Hermansader, +others, nesting dolls, wdn. wall phone, wardrobe- handptd. Hazel Wesley, & more!, 400 Breneman Rd., Leaman Auctions

1. “Gone with the Wind” (1939). The mega blockbuster of Civil War films, “Gone with the Wind” is based on the sweeping 1936 historical novel by Margaret Mitchell. Set in the South, the David O. Selznick production was budgeted at a then-staggering $3.9 million and features Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Evelyn Keyes and Olivia de Havilland. One of the stunning achievements of the film was the simulated burning of Atlanta, accomplished via a $25,000 controlled inferno staged at MGM’s backlot in

3. “Raintree County” (1957). Made for an estimated $5 million, “Raintree County” was filmed on location in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, with MGM’s backlot #3 in Culver City, Calif., serving as the fictional town of Freehaven in Raintree County, Ind. An Indiana schoolteacher (Montgomery Clift) marries Southern belle Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor), joins the Union Army and searches for his missing wife and son amidst the chaos of the vanquished South. A 22-page pressbook, featuring the movie’s entire media campaign, including sample poster and lobby card images, brought a top bid of $60.95 in very fine condition, while a complete set of eight theater

04/01/23, DUNDEE, SAT. AT 10AM, Primitives, Country Store, Adv., Tools. Early horse hair rocking horse, 25+ wdn. bowls, harvest table, dry sink, cheese boxes, dry measure, wdn. paddles & utensils, stoneware jars, blue stenciled crocks, coffee boxes, quilts, N.Amer. throws, knife displays, machinist chest, early adv. tins, Winchester items, & much more!, Live & Online: 17020 Dover Dr.; AuctionZip, LiveAuctioneers & Bidspirit.com, Vance Auction; Atlee Raber Auctions

PENNSYLVANIA

03/15/23-04/04/23, MANHEIM, CLOSING TUES. AT5PM, Antq. Books & Ephemera. Vty. of books, prints, documents, vtg. ephemera & related incl. from Wolf Museum of Lancaster., Online Only: hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

lobby cards in fine condition sold for $89.63.

4. “Friendly Persuasion” (1956). Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire head the cast of this $3 million film in which a Quaker family’s pacifism is sorely tested when Morgan’s Raiders threaten their homestead in southern Indiana. Pat Boone scored a No. 5 hit on the pop charts with the movie’s theme song “Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love).” An insert poster (14-by-36-inches) in folded very fine condition sold at auction for $62. A twopage amendment movie contract signed by Gary Cooper brought a top bid of $310.70.

03/28/23, GREENCASTLE, THROUGH TUES., Collec. 1K+ Marx Trains, incl. Louis Marx Stream Line sets, rare Bunny Express set, military sets, Joyline, steam & diesel freights, Mercury Blue Comet & Copper, NYC mail cars. Rare Mysto Erector 1915 No.8 set, Lionel & Bachman trains, vtg. toys, & more!, Online Only: www.hurleyauctions.com, Hurley Auctions

03/28/23, MYERSTOWN, TUES.

AT1PM, Lifetime high-end glass collec. from estate of Charles & Loretta Weeks, incl. over 4,000 pcs. Cambridge Glass Collec., Online Only: www.kleinfelters.hibid.com, Kleinfelter's Auction

03/30/23, EPHRATA, THURS.

ATNOON, Coins & Currency: 324

lots! U.S. gold, bullion, bust & seated qtrs., 5 twenty-cent pcs. incl. 1875-CC, 20 pcs. slabbed lg. cents (1817-1847), 1877 dime, lg./sm. currency ($500 + $1,000 bills), 1893 Isabella qtr. NGC 63, and more!, Live & Online: Horst Auction Ctr., 50 Durlach Rd.; hibid.com, Horst Auctioneers

5. “Glory” (1989). Matthew Broderick stars as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the white commander of the all-AfricanAmerican 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The bloody highlight of the picture is the famous 1863 battle at James Island, S.C., which was expertly filmed at Rose Dhu Island, Ga. “Glory” won three Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington as Private Tripp), Best Cinematography and Best Sound. A one-sheet advance poster (27-by-40inches) in rolled very fine

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04/08/23, QUARRYVILLE, SAT.

AT9AM & 5PM, 9am - 2 Auctioneers: Area 1- furn., player piano, country antqs., hh goods, box lots galore, lawn & gdn. decor. Area 2- fishing collec., antqs. 5pm150 lots Coins, gold, silver, others., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/14/23, QUARRYVILLE, THURS. AT9AM, Antiques, Sterling, Watches, Glassware & China, Noritake Collec., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/15/23, QUARRYVILLE, SAT.

AT9AM, Antq. Furniture, Antiques, Redware Collection., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/16/23, QUARRYVILLE, SUN.

AT1PM, Country decor items, Longaberger baskets, Eldreth pottery, depression glassware, holiday decor., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

A “Gone with the Wind” (1939) one-sheet style DP poster sold for $20,000.

This “Gone with the Wind” (1939) prop check sold for $8,125.

A “Shenandoah” (1965) lobby card set sold for $103.97.

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condition realized a top bid of $48, while an eight-card lobby set in near mint/mint condition sold for $54.

6. “Journey to Shiloh” (1968). Seven young cowboys

doubts his courage amidst the horror and carnage of his first Civil War battle. An insert poster (14-by-36-inches) in folded very good/fine condition sold at auction for $97.99. A complete eight-card lobby set in fine condition brought a top bid of $84.

8. “Gettysburg” (1993). Based on the 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara,

love, Ada Monroe (Nicole Kidman). “Cold Mountain” captured seven Academy Award nominations, with Renee Zellweger as Ruby Thewes bringing home the lone Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. A standard one-sheet doublesided poster (27-by-40-inches) in rolled very fine condition sold at auction for a reasonable $10.

10. “Dark Command” (1940). The American Civil War plays out in Kansas in this $1 million cinematic effort directed by the respected Raoul Walsh. Big John Wayne plays rugged Texan Bob Seton, who later battles Confederate guerilla leader William Cantrell (Walter Pidgeon), a character loosely based on the real-life William Quantrill and his band of marauders. “Dark Command” is

a big favorite with collectors, mainly due to the towering presence of John Wayne. An insert poster (14-by-36-inches) in folded very good/fine condition brought $310.70 at

auction, while an eight-card lobby set in fine/very fine condition sold for $657.25.

Auction results and photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas.

A O T A 4 5 C T 768 Graystone Rd. Manheim, PA 17545

A Miscellany of Books, Prints, Documents, Vintage Ephemera & Related Items from Mul ple Consignors, including the Wolf Museum of Lancaster.

Highlights include Wise on Aeronau cs (1850), 1856 Robt. Fulton

Birthplace print, leatherbound sets, Twain Life on the Mississippi 1st ed., 1st Bible printed in NJ 1791, Civil War, slavery, freemasonry, Seuss The Grinch 1st ed., vintage children’s books, Cicero’s Works 1588, Easton Press books, Blackstone 1771 1st American ed., Poe (in Graham’s Magazine), catalogs, foxhun ng, deeds, photography, Jimmy Carter and other autographs, medicine, maps, Na ve Americans, Atlan c City ephemera and more.

See hessauc ongroup.com for more details.

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“Gettysburg” was a $25 million motion picture extravaganza recreating the climactic July 1, 2, 3, 1863, Civil War battle in Adams County, Pa. Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels and Richard Jordan head the cast, with an army of Civil War reenactors expertly staging the realistic battle scenes. A standard one-sheet poster (27-by-40inches) in rolled very fine condition sold at auction for $74.

9. “Cold Mountain” (2003).

Based on the 1997 best-selling novel by Charles Frazier, “Cold Mountain” stars Jude Law as W.P. Inman, a wounded Confederate Army deserter in the waning days of the Civil War who leaves his hospital bed and embarks on a perilous journey home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina, to reunite with his lost

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MILK BOTTLE/DAIRY COLLECTIBLE AUCTION

Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 9:00 AM 1900 Bon Ox Rd., New Oxford, PA

Another opportunity to purchase from the Stout collection:

Milk Bottles: Great clean bottles with farm scenes, cows, nursery rhyme, athlete pics. Includes: Osborndale, Carnation, Greenwood-Canby, Arthurs, Pecora, Spann, Bordens, Dairylea, Woodlawn, Bryncoed, plus many others. Collectibles: Coffee creamers, sour cream jars, condensed milk containers, butter churns, butter crocks & molds, bottle caps, model cows-older & newer Canadian, Delaval cows, butterfat centrifuges w/bottles, full size milkman, cow bells, milk cans, can measurers, tip trays, metal signs, early dhia items, many other unique items.

Preview: Friday, March 31, 1-5 PM

See pics and complete catalog at www.LarrySwartzauctioneer.com

(James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Don Stroud, Paul Petersen, Michael Burns, Jan-Michael Vincent, Harrison Ford) travel cross-country to enlist in the Confederate Army at the onset of the Civil War. Their search for glory soon turns into disillusionment, as they experience the horrors of history’s first industrial war. Memorabilia from “Journey to Shiloh” is still inexpensive, with a standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) in folded very fine condition bringing a reasonable $15 at auction.

7. “The Red Badge of Courage” (1951). Stephen Crane’s classic 1895 novel was first brought to the silver screen in 1951. Real-life World War II hero Audie Murphy stars as Henry Fleming, a young Union soldier who initially

Larry Swartz, Auctioneer 717-360-4656 VA 2907004807 PA AU5624

Auction will be a live & webcast. Prebidding will open March 22 at www.LarrySwartzauctioneer.hibid.com

Vance Auction

Saturday, April 1 - 10 am

17020 Dover Rd, Dundee, Ohio 44624

*PRIMITIVES* COUNTRY STORE* ADVERTISING* TOOLS*

Primitives & Country store items, Early horse hair rocking horse, 25+ wooden bowls, harvest table, dry sink, cheese boxes, dry measure, wooden paddles and utensils, stoneware jars, blue stenciled crocks, coffee boxes, quilts, Native American throws, knife displays, machinist chest, ket boxes, architectural yellowware, wooden signs, large trencher bowl, apothecary cabinet, carriers, kegs, firkin buckets, baskets, butter molds, barrels, brass & Copper Items, sundials, mortar and pestles, candlesticks, statues, farm table, wooden coffee sign, hooked rugs, early adv. tins, stamp dispensers, adv. signs, CI eagle. Winchester neon light, and lots of other Winchester items, hanging corner cupboard, Marbles hatchet, name brand tools, antlers, moose horn, small anvils, skates, lanterns, tobacco advertising, signs & tins, early cast iron hearthware, the Jaegar machine co. hit & miss engine, advertising display cases, Tintex dyes cabinet, plus so many more country store items, antiques, and collectibles!

Sale for: Margin & Ellie Stout

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A “Raintree County” (1957) movie pressbook sold for $60.95.

A “Friendly Persuasion” (1956) insert poster sold for $62.

A “Glory” (1989) lobby card set sold for $54.

A “Journey to Shiloh” (1968) one-sheet poster sold for $15.

A “The Red Badge of Courage” (1951) insert poster sold for $97.99.

A “Gettysburg” one-sheet poster sold for $74.

A “Cold Mountain” (2003) one-sheet double-sided poster sold for $10.

A “Dark Command” (1940) lobby card set sold for $657.25.

Easter Is Focus Of Special Sales Display

Spring will officially be here soon, and with it comes flowers, budding trees, and bunnies, especially Easter bunnies. The Haddon Heights Antiques Center is happy to indulge spring collecting and decorating needs with a special sales display devoted to Easter. It will be set up throughout the month of March, giving plenty of time to acquire some new vintage décor.

Antique and vintage bunnies in porcelain, plastic, china, and glass will be an important part of the display, but so will chicks along with decorated eggs, baskets, egg plates, and egg cups. Spring floral décor and pastel-colored glass will round things out.

It is a challenge for dealers and collectors alike to find material, and the shop’s dealers have been gathering

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The train show is Saturday only.

On Sunday, April, 2, the April Fools Toy Show, Delaware’s largest toy show, moves in. There will be 175 tables of new, collectible and antique toys from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will also be $5, and children under the age of 12 are admitted free of charge. The early buyers admission at 9 a.m. will be

$15. A food truck, Jays Fil-Am Mobile Cuisine, will be onsite, and there will be plenty of free parking.

These are both rain or shine indoor events. The Nur Shrine Center is convenient to I-95, I-295 and U.S. Route 40.

For a map or information on attending or participating in any of these shows, visit www.toyshows.org.

For other information, call 856-302-3606.

appropriate vintage items themed to the Easter holiday.

Come find out why the Haddon Heights Antiques Center has attracted loyal customers for 30 years. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on Friday evenings, the shop is conveniently located close to I-295 and major Camden County highways. For GPS purposes, use 531 Clements Bridge Road, Barrington, N.J.

For further information, call 856-456-0555.

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COINS: 1908 & 1910 Saint-Gaudens $20 Gold Pcs, 1929 $2.5 Gold Quarter Eagle, 1986 Singapore 50,25,10,5 Gold Singold Set, 1987S China Panda 100,50,25,10,5 Gold Yuan Set, Morgan Dollars incl 1892 & 93 Carson City & Key Dates: 1892-S, 1893, 1893-O, 1894, 1894-O, 1895-O, 1895-S, 1896-O, 1896-S, 1900-S, 1901, 1902-S; WL Halves, SL Qtrs, Mercury Dimes, Flying Eagle, Indian & Wheat Cents incl 1909-S VDB, Mint & Proof Sets.

JEWELRY: 14K Rings, 10K Rings incl Onyx & Class Rings, Much Sterling, German Silver Cameo, Hundreds of Costume & Estate Lots. FIREARMS: Ruger Security .357 mag Revolver, Russian Nagant Revolver, Intratec

Tec-9 9mm Pistol, Magnum Research Desert Eagle 40cal Pistol, Argentina Mauser M1891 7.65 Rifle, Sears Ted Williams Mod 60 Rifle, Martin Mod 60 22LR Rifle, Stevens Mod 58 20ga Shotgun, Ruger .22 Revolver, Winchester Mod 60 Rifle. Ammo, Clips, Holsters. FURNITURE: Mid-Century Desk, Bedroom & Dining Sets incl Oak, Cherry & Mahogany, Patio Sets, Living Room Suits, Sofas, Grandmother Clock, Curios, Gun Cabinet.

BEER: Huge Beer Memorabilia Collection incl (4) Vintage Neons, Hundreds of Signs incl Clydesdale Budweiser.

TOYS: Star Wars Figures, 80s GI Joe Vehicles & Figures, Wrestling Figures, Toy Trucks incl Tonka, Trains incl Lionel, Amer Flyer & Marx. VIDEO GAMES: NES, SNES & 3DS Consoles & Games, Genesis & N64 Games, Wii Console & Games. ANTIQUE: WWII German Belt Buckles, Mid-Century Lamps, Stained Glass Windows, Fountain Pens, Lg CI Bell, Miners Helmet, Adlake RR Switch Lamp.

COLLECTIBLES: Graded Pokémon Cards; Garbage Pail Kids Cards, Comics, Magazines.

SPORTS: Many Cards: Football, Basketball & Baseball incl 50’s Bowman & Topps. Star Cards incl Mays & Unopened Wax Packs.

INSTRUMENTS: Acoustic Guitars, Xylophone, Flute, Violins. OTHER: Steel Coal Stove, Wine Press, Safes, Rainbow Vacuum, 45 rpm Jukebox, Tools, Building Material, Lumber.

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ESTATE AUCTIONS

Hoffman Community Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds 172 S. Lime Street, Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA 17566

Saturday, April 8 at 9am

HUGE AUCTION

Two Auctioneers Selling Area #1

FURNITURE PLAYER PIANO

COUNTRY ANTIQUES

HOUSEHOLD GOODS BOX LOTS galore! LAWN & GARDEN DÉCOR

Area #2

FISHING COLLECTABLES ANTIQUES

Saturday, April 8 at 5pm

COINS - 150 Lots Gold - Silver - Others

Thursday, April 13 at 9am

ANTIQUES STERLING - WATCHES GLASSWARE & CHINA NORITAKE COLLECTION

Saturday, April 15 at 9am

ANTIQUE FURNITURE ANTIQUES REDWARE COLLECTION

Sunday, April 16 at 1pm

COUNTRY DÉCOR ITEMS

Longaberger® Baskets

Eldreth Pottery DEPRESSION GLASSWARE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS

SELLER Mary E. Brooks and the late Jere Brooks

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TOYS, TRAINS & DOLLS AUCTION

ONLINE BIDDING · PREVIEW BY APPOINTMENT

SUNDAY, MARCH 26 AT 10 A.M.

RIDING: Antique Acme Cart/Wagon w/Wheels and Sled Runners; Comet Pedal Car, Restored.

DIE CAST: Winross, Sunoco, Planes, John Deere, Caterpillar, and More!

TRAINS: Lionel 400E Engine and Tender, Standard Gauge Cars, GP-9 Bangor and Aroostic Diesel and Caboose, Yuengling 0-27 Steam engine and tender K-3015, PA Searchlight Car, Deep Rock Tanker. Rail King F-3 AA Diesel Set Santa Fe No. 30-2131-1, F-3B Unit Diesel No. 302133 Santa Fe, Santa Fe 0-27 Streamlined Vista Dome, F-3 AA Diesel Set EMD Demonstrator No. 30-2142-0. MTH GG-1 Electric Locomotive PRR Tuscan Red No. 4876, 60’ Aluminum Sleeper/Diner Set PA Tuscan Red MT 6117, Aluminum Car Passenger Set MT 6017 One Coach, One Baggage, One Vista Dome, Observation Car. Other incl Am Flyer Sets, Harley-Davidson HO “Evolution Express”, and More.

GI JOE: Hasbro Defiant Space Shuttle Launch Complex; 4” Figures.

NINTENDO: Model NES-1 Entertainment System with Accessories and Games!

BALL JOINTED DOLLS. BLANK, FACE UP, AND BASIC. Some in Original Boxes. 200+

Lots! Incl Nikki Britts, Kaye Wiggs, Kim Lasher Studios, Dianne Effner, Bo Bergmann, Judy Porter, Peak’s Woods, Puki Puki, Circus Kane, Charles Creature Creations, Lati Dolls, Loong Soul, Kish & Co., The Mushroom Peddler, Impldoll, Dollzone, and more. Thousands of accessories including Monique Gold and Kemper wigs, Ruby Red Galleria clothes, packaged and unpackaged eyes and shoes.

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The Met Receives Gift Of Francesco Salviati’s Painting Of Bindo Altoviti,

One Of

The Most Exceptional Examples

Of Italian Renaissance Portraiture

Work Is First Major Painting On Stone To Enter The Museum’s Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced it has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–63). Executed on a one-inch thick marble slab, the arresting portrait depicts Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), a powerful Florentine banker and one of the most significant political opponents to the Medici rulers. The monumental work is the first painting on marble acquired by The Met. It is a gift from the trust of Assadour

O. Tavitian.

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“The artistic importance and historic magnitude of this painting cannot be overstated,” said Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French director of The Met. “Salviati’s work is simply extraordinary, both in its material aspect, on marble, and in its painterly execution.

The sumptuous portrait brilliantly captures the subject’s immense wealth and social position, while also conveying his bold, cultured, and independent nature. We are endlessly grateful to the late Aso

O. Tavitian for this transformative addition to our holdings of European paintings.”

“This extraordinary portrait adds immeasurably to The Met’s impressive collection of 16th-century Italian portraits. It is truly an honor and a thrill to add this remarkable painting to that group. Artists in 16th-century Rome often painted on slate. Painting on marble, however, was incredibly rare. I know of no other portrait of this large dimension on marble from the 16th century. Salviati returned to Rome in the early 1540s after an extended stay in Northern Italian artistic centers, such as Venice and Bologna, and the rich color and material opulence of this

portrait extends from there. It is easy to imagine Bindo engaging an artist to create his likeness on marble in a nonFlorentine manner as a defiant gesture against the Medici,” added Stephan Wolohojian, John Pope-Hennessy curator in charge of the department of European paintings.

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Francesco Salviati (Francesco de’ Rossi), (Italian, 1510–63) painted Bindo Altoviti, ca. 1545, an oil on marble portrait at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of the Assadour O. Tavitian Trust, 2022 (2022.460), photograph courtesy Bruce M. White, 2020.

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Florentine parentage, Bindo Altoviti was one of the wealthiest and most influential men of his day. He carried out a politically astute policy of loans to a succession of popes, the Venetian state, and European powers such as King Henry II of France. Leader of the Florentine community in Rome, he maintained a neutral position toward the Medici family until he became a supporter of the Farnese Pope Paul III (r. 1534–49). From the end of the 1540s, Bindo was openly anti-Medicean, and in 1554 he was finally declared a rebel by Cosimo I de’ Medici.

A major patron of the arts, Bindo had his likeness captured at various stages of his life: as a young man around 1512 by Raphael, and several years after Salviati’s portrait, in 1549 in a bronze bust by Benvenuto Cellini. No other sequence of portraits of a sitter, from youth to old age by such an exceptional constellation of artists, survives from the Renaissance.

Francesco de’ Rossi, better known as Francesco Salviati, is among the most iconic painters and draftsmen of the 16th century. He was Florentine by birth, but his career was marked by long periods spent in Rome and northern Italy, primarily Venice and Bologna. His panItalian style is evident in his naturalistic portrait of Bindo, created at the height of the banker’s career. Salviati depicts the bearded sitter wearing a cap and fur-lined coat, resting against plush red cushions with gold trim and tassels in front of an opulent green velvet curtain embroidered with satin-silk motifs.

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