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FRIDAY MAY 27, 2022 • VOL. 52, NO. 21
Christian Klinker: A Pioneer German Potter From Bucks County, Pa. By Justin W. Thomas There are very few surviving red earthenware jars from Pennsylvania that can be accurately attributed to the 18th century. Forms and styles that were popular then changed, and time was not kind to the form. Production was also intertwined in both the late 18th and early 19th centuries based on fashion, religion, immigration, apprenticeship and multiple generations of family members employed in the same potting craft, among other reasons. The information known about 18thcentury Pennsylvania potters is also vastly limited when compared to their 19th-century counterparts. However, an 18th-century multicolor slip decorated red earthenware jar with two crimped handles sold on May 21, 1973, at Pennypacker Auction Center in Reading, Pa., as part of the Walter G. Himmelreich (1905-93) collection. Himmelreich noted in the auction catalog, “This pot is a very fine decorative piece and has been one of my pride and joy antiques for many years.” Himmelreich was a wellknown dealer and collector in Lancaster County, Pa. The jar brought $1,500. This jar was later attributed to Christian Klinker (d. 1798), a pioneer German immigrant potter living and working in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pa., ca. 1773-98. The jar was bought by Robesonia, Pa.,
antiques dealer Greg Kramer at the John Gordon Collection of Folk Americana at Christie’s in New York City in 1999, and, more recently, it sold again at Crocker Farm in Sparks, Md., on Aug. 7, 2021. The basis for the attribution for this piece is a result of another jar at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and attributed to Klinker, inscribed in slip with the year “1787.” The 7-inchhigh jar was cataloged as possibly Yadkin Valley, N.C., 19th century, in the Gordon catalog, and brought $4,370. It sold for $132,000 to a Pennsylvania collector at the
Chimney Hoosier Cabinet Finds New Home By Brenda Hoffman
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This is a rare late 18th century two-color slip decorated red earthenware jar attributed to Christian Klinker in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pa., ca. 1773-98. This jar previously sold in the Walter G. Himmelreich collection sale at Pennypacker’s in 1973 and in the John Gordon collection sale at Christie’s in 1999. Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.
Several months ago, I was intrigued by an unusual piece of vintage kitchen furniture at an online auction. I commented to several vendors at our store (I-81 Antiques in Shippensburg, Pa.), asking if they had ever seen a Chimney Hoosier? I wasn’t familiar with it, but after reading up on the subject a bit, I thought the natural thing to do would be to purchase one. We post items on Facebook every week to highlight new arrivals, and once this piece arrived and photos were posted, it caught the eye of quite a few customers. One local customer in particular, Barb Barner, did a double take. The piece was the perfect match to her full-size Hoosier cabinet she had purchased several years ago at Continued on page 4
Art Deco Garod Commander 6AU-1 Catalin Radio Sells For $1,500 At Haar’s
The jar as it was illustrated at Pennypacker’s and at Christie’s.
By Karl Pass Haar’s Auction in Dillsburg, Pa., conducts live sales every Monday evening with 200 to 300 people in regular attendance. At their April 25 auction, they sold a Garod Art Deco radio from the 1940s for $1,500. The Garod Radio Corporation of Brooklyn, N.Y., made numerous radios during the 1940s. Among them were four Catalin models that are highly regarded today. The model sold was the bright red and Continued on page 8
In This Issue An 18th-century slip decorated red earthenware jar attributed to Christian Klinker and dated in slip “1787.” Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.
An 18th-century slip decorated red earthenware jar that was referenced in a book written by Edwin Atlee Barber in 1903 that bears on the bottom Christian Klinker’s initials “CK,” as well as the year of manufacture “1773.” The jar was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1894. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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