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Fiddlers Antiques Show In Nashville Bought By Puchsteins By Tom O’Hara
FRIDAY AUGUST 21, 2020 • VOL. 51, NO. 34
“The Invisible Man,” “Horror Of Dracula” Help Scare Up $2.3 Million During Heritage Auctions’ Movie Posters Event Several Records Set As Seldom Seen Cinematic And World War II Offerings Come To Market The Invisible Man made his presence known during Heritage Auctions’ Movie Posters event held July 25 and 26, with a scarcely seen teaser for the 1933 horror classic scaring up $228,000 to help lead the weekend’s sale past the $2.3 million mark. The weekend’s auction was a blockbuster event, with more than 1,700 bidders on www.HA.com vying for the chance to own some of cinema’s most elusive and cherished advertisements. “The sale was very active,” said Grey Smith, Heritage Auctions’ director of Vintage Posters. “A large
Large Americana Sale Slated For Jeffrey S. Evans
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Classic Shaker Sewing Table Stitches Up A Big Win At Morphy’s $3.2 Million Fine And Decorative Arts Auction on page 2
COLLECTOR CHATS WITH PETER S. SEIBERT on page 3
Three Days Of Selling On Tap For Aug. 27, 28, And 29
This rare poster for the 1933 horror classic “The Invisible Man” scared up a strong $228,000.
This poster for 1927’s “Metropolis” was a big hit. Advertising its initial U.S. release and depicting the film’s towering skyscrapers, it realized $66,000.
Kay and Bill Puchstein bought the rights to the Fiddlers Antiques Show at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tenn. One of the several Americana Country antiques shows held at or around Valentine’s Day weekend every year for over 30 years, the Bill and Kay Puchstein are the new owners/promoters of show has experienced a Fiddlers at the Fairgrounds, held as a companion to The change of ownership Nashville Show every February. several times. Bill and Kay Puchstein are popufather, Steve Jenkins, was a popular lar antiques show promoters whose venue that fell in its in popularity experience includes owning and over the last dozen years. This was managing the monthly West Palm in part due to the accessibility and Beach Antiques Show, several other conditions at that former site. In shows in Florida, and the Burton, February 2020, for the first time, the Ohio, one-day Summer Show. show became a companion to The Jon Jenkins, owner and manager Nashville Show in the adjoining of the Nashville Show, the anchor building at Nashville’s Fairgrounds. for that winter week of antiques at With the change in its location, the the Nashville Fairgrounds, said, show was sold out of dealer spaces “There couldn’t be a better succes- and enjoyed great success with the sor than Bill and Kay (promoting shoppers, with easy access and this show).” Jenkins’ Nashville Show parking all on the same grounds. has about 150 exhibitors and has Kay Puchstein plans to fill the been among the biggest shows. hall with about 100 exhibitors sellThe Fiddlers Show, named for ing country and Americana. “My the motel in which it was held for heart is in country antiques, and many years, and founded by Jon’s Continued on page 5
number of bidders participated, there were strong results overall, and some records set.” Most of the weekend’s offerings exceeded pre-auction estimates, among them the Swedish one-sheet for “Casablanca,” which nearly tripled its pre-event estimate when it sold for $55,000. Indeed, “Casablanca’s” enduring appeal resulted, too, in the sale of two chairs from Rick’s Café Américain, which sold for $78,000, more than 10 times the estimate. And a record was set for the most ever paid for a “Casablanca” lobby card, going for $33,600. Director Fritz Lang’s masterpieces garnered some of the weekend’s highest bidding and frantic action. The German poster for Lang’s 1931 noir “M,” in which Peter Lorre gave his greatest performance, opened bidding at $31,000 and, after a spirited back-and-forth between online bidders, closed at $108,000, a record price for this piece. Another Lang masterpiece, 1927’s “Metropolis,” likewise proved a big hit; an incredibly rare poster from its initial U.S. release, when Continued on page 2
The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Summer Americana Auction contains a true diversity of material and will include everything from rare antiquarian books and vintage advertising to country furniture and figural candy containers. The large auction will take place over three days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Aug. 27, 28, and 29, with absentee, phone, internet, and in-house bidding available. The first session, beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST, should start the weekend off with a bang and features property from the collection of Theodore and the late Alvina Breckel; Donna and Wayne Nickum; and the Maury Lloyd Hanson Jr. Revocable Trust for the Nature Conservancy (funds will be used solely for acquisition of land in the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley areas of Virginia). There will also be property deaccessioned by Washington and Lee University, of
This is a 19th-century American folk art drawing, one of several from the Vail estate.
Antique Gun Authority Dan Mackel Appointed Firearms Specialist At Morphy Auctions on page 5
This 1909 E90-1 American Caramel Cy Young baseball card will be sold. Lexington, Va., to benefit the collections fund. The first day’s offerings will consist of a wide selection of antiquarian books, including many rare first editions; coins, including over 30 gold Krugerrands and Canadian Maple Leafs; Native American and other jewelry; coin silver; a collection of figural napkin rings and other Victorian silverplate; Staffordshire transferware and other ceramics; a collection of Rockingham ware, and more. The day two session, also Continued on page 5
Early Postcards Of The Lion That Started A Zoo on page 6
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 2 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 4 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 5
FEATURED AUCTION RESULTS: Morphy’s July 14 and 15 Fine And Decorative Arts Auction - Page 2
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 7 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 7