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FRIDAY MARCH 26, 2021 • VOL. 51, NO. 12
Hess Holds Action-Packed Catalog Sale Folk Art Boxes Excel By Karl Pass John Hess of Hess Auction Group in Manheim, Pa., held a 730-lot multi-consignor sale at its Conestoga Auction Company facility
A miniature stoneware semiovoid crock with decoration, 3 inches high, base incised “C.S.,” sold for $7,080. Cataloged as Pennsylvania, it was made at the Swank family pottery in Johnstown, Pa.
on Feb. 27. The auction grossed $360,150 hammer price, not including buyer’s premium. There was an 18-percent premium for in-house bidders and 23 percent through Live Auctioneers. The first 86 sewing/textile related lots belonged to the late Edwa Wise. Wise passed away in 2007. Originally from New Orleans, La., and a Tulane University graduate, Wise lived in Arizona prior to moving to southeastern Pennsylvania. She was a sophisticated and wellliked collector of American folk art. Also, a part-time dealer, she was connected to some advanced buyers and handled a number of very special things over the years. Her late husband, Ron Wise, also dealt in antiques. The two restored the 18th-century stone Tobias Bickel farmhouse in Myerstown. Other material besides the sewing-related items in the beginning of the sale was from her estate. Several years ago, Pook & Pook sold Wise’s collection, notably her pen wipes. A finely embroidered pen wipe in the form of a small hand together with two early fabric birds sold for $1,652. A folk art make-do fabric
A group of six fabric bird figures with beadwork, good overall condition, antique, sold for $5,310.
Show Is Slated For May 7 And 8 By Jeffery Schneider
A star of the sale was this southeastern Pennsylvania painted sewing box, 6 inches wide and 3.5 inches high, signed on front “L.B. 1839,” on red ground with yellow tulips, fabric covered top with losses to fabric lid border and part of hasp missing, which sold for $13,570. bird sculpture, cataloged as Pennsylvania, with three birds on a nest mounted on a brass finger lamp, sold to the trade for $3,540. “It sold on eBay in 2005, and I bought it from Wanda and Smith (Smitty) Johnson at a York Show, said the dealer who sold it to Wise.” “It came from Ontario.” The seller on eBay listed it as being from a Mennonite community in Southwestern Ontario. It brought $500 in 2005. There were well-known migrations of Mennonite populations moving to the province of Ontario from Pennsylvania. This is not to say the item could not have been made in Pennsylvania. They could have been inherited by an ancester and ended up in Canada. A related make-do fabric bird sculpture on a wooden stand with some mild fading sold for $4,130.
Also from the Edwa Wise collection was a very fine needlework sewing roll-up with elaborate embroidered scenes that realized $2,242. The first lot of the sale was an early “MG 1759” Pennsylvania flame stitch pocket book retaining vibrant coloration, and good overall condition selling to a collector for $4,425. Despite some condition flaws, much of the material, much of it grouped in small lots, sold well. A miniature stoneware semiovoid crock with decoration, 3 inches high, base incised “C.S.,” sold for $7,080. Cataloged only as “miniature Pennsylvania 19th century stoneware crock,” more accurately it was made at the Swank family pottery in Johnstown, Pa. In the mid-19th century, Johnstown was a properous industrial town. The Continued on page 2
Simple Goods Spring Show Set For Berlin, Ohio Popular Country Primitives Show Slated For April 24 The Simple Goods Early Country and Primitives Goods Show will be held in Berlin, Ohio, in the heart of Amish country, on Saturday, April 24. The spring show will be held at the Heritage Community Center located just 3.6 miles northeast of the center of Berlin on U.S. Route 62. The rural Amish setting is picturesque and is perfect for this popular country and primitive show. The town of Berlin has many hotels and Amish restaurants along with numerous downtown shops. Now in its 15th year, Simple Goods features well-known dealers representing 15 states from the
Midwest to the East Coast offering early country and primitive antiques and one-of-a-kind handcrafted wares in every price range. The exhibitors are friendly and knowledgeable and love to share information about the antiques they are selling, and there are porters to help with large items. Customers enjoy the displays of 18th and 19th century antiques and the fun atmosphere and continue to return show after show. Simple Goods has become a meeting place for friends to gather and catch up while shopping. There is Continued on page 6
Fisherville, One Year Later, It’s Time For The 66th Show
Who could have guessed back in October of 2019, as we closed the 65th edition of the Fishersville Antiques Expo, that it would be the spring of 2021 before we would be getting back to Fishersville to hold the 66th show? Yet, here we are, planning for that spring show. As we promised, our intention was never to “fold the tent” but to always keep looking forward to when we could, once again, put on the show safely and in full compliance with the Virginia Department of Health protocols. Heritage Promotions is extremely excited to be promoting this May Fishersville event. Equally excited are our loyal dealers who are calling in daily to claim their traditional, favorite spots, as well as new dealers ready to join the show. So, loyal customers, we look forward to seeing you back with us for the 66th show. For those who have never attended this amazing show, you have truly missed one the most exciting and diverse antique and collectibles shopping experiences in the mid-Atlantic area, even the entire eastern seaboard. Come and see the wide range of interesting, intriguing, even unusual and exciting, highquality merchandise the dealers have brought for you to peruse and purchase. And come to enjoy all that the show has to offer, fun and excitement in bargaining, and also to take home that special piece for your home or as a gift. Whether you are looking for Continued on page 6
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . .starting on page 2 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . .on page 4
Bill Kelly of Bill Kelly Antiques in Maine will be exhibiting.
EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .starting on page 5
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY
FEATURED AUCTION: Pook & Pook Inc. - March 26 - Page 3
CLASSIFIEDS
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