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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • VOL. 51, NO. 35
The Dog Days Of Summer: Delightful Dog Figurines Smack Dab In The Middle: Design Trends Of The Mid-20th Century By Donald-Brian Johnson “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” - Andy Rooney Well. Who’d dare argue with good ol’ Andy? (Except maybe a cat). Dogs have been hailed as man’s (and woman’s) best friends since pretty much forever. Cave drawings of dogs date from 6,000 years back. Anubis, the Egyptian god who guarded the departed, was often depicted as a black dog. And there’s a dog mosaic in the ruins of Pompeii’s “House of the Tragic Poet,” complete with a warning in Latin which roughly translates as “Beware of the dog.” So, dogs have been around for awhile, but over the centuries their status has changed. First relegated solely to useful tasks (herding sheep, helping hunters, guarding the home), dogs quickly
won their way into human hearts. Soon, their usefulness was on a par with (and often outshone by) their unbreakable bond with human companions. Dogs first came into their own as art subjects during the Renaissance. Portraits of noble folk often featured a dog resting comfortably on a lady’s lap or keeping watch beside the lord of the manor. In later hunting scenes, dogs took center stage, bounding past galloping horses and red jacket-clad hunters in pursuit of an elusive fox. By the late 1800s, pooches were at their pinnacle, immortalized in Staffordshire ceramics and even finding their way into popular ad campaigns. One series for a cigar company featured a poker table populated by cigar-chomping, poker-playing dogs. The title, “Dogs Playing Poker.” Dogs were now a part of pop culture. As the 20th century
rolled into being, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Old Yeller, Snoopy, and numerous others joined the pack. During the mid-20th century, nearly every manufacturer of Who can resist those eyes? The cocker spaniel is from note turned out The Morten Studio. at least a few dog representations. Howard Pierce offered abstract renditions of longeared basset hounds and extra-elongated dachshunds. The Morten Studio’s soulfuleyed cockers were guaranteed heartbreakers. Van Briggle took Coco the poodle is courtesy of Josef Originals. time away from churning out all those vases and did double-duty. Sonny and dishes to come up with a pair of Honey, two Ceramic Arts spaniels, clay terriers. And over at Ceramic were also banks. The California Arts Studio, it was definitely a Cleminsons debuted Willie the dog’s life. Designer Betty Watch Dogi. Noted the hang tag, Harrington’s merry menagerie “His tail up tight holds rings just included a variety of breeds, from right, and your wrist watch fits sassy poodle Suzette to Sooty and where Willie sits.” Other makers Taffy, an adorable pair of Scottish also heard the dog whistle of increased sales and marketed a terriers. Most dog figurines were varied array of multi-function figintended to be just that: static urines. There were dog letterfigurines. You sat them on a holders (wire partitions between shelf, looked at them, and they head and tail held the letters), Continued on page 3 looked back. Others, however,
Annual Labor Day Weekend Sale Set For Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall Special Sales Event Will Take Place Sept. 4, 5, And 6 The Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall will host its annual Labor Day Weekend Sale from Saturday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept 6. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is located at 3371 Lincoln Highway East in Paradise, Pa., on Route 30. It is four miles west of Route 41 and six miles east of the Rockvale Square Outlet Mall in Lancaster County. The huge, 26,000-square-foot facility houses a wide variety of antiques and collectibles displayed by over 125 dealers. Merchandise featured includes fine items such as furniture, Continued on page 6
September, A Month To Commemorate, At The Emporium On Dec. 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress following the attack on the U.S. by Japanese naval and air forces. Sept. 11, 2021, will mark 20 years since the United States was again attacked in 2001. One aspect of a disaster is the resilience of the people who work tirelessly to help others in the time of need. The Historic Burlington Antiques and Art Emporium would like to honor those people: military servicemen and women, doctors, nurses, policemen and women, firemen and women, volunteers, along with other essential workers. Continued on page 7
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . starting on page
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 4 A friend of Lassie, a chalkware collie.
This frisky pair are by animal specialist Robert Simmons.
EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . starting on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 6
FEATURE AUCTION: Bodnar’s Auction, Cape May, New Jersey - September 11 - Page 2
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .on page 7