Antiques & Auction News - November 11, 2022

The Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association will present the 75th Annual Antiques Show on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13.There is an exciting new venue for the show, the St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church rental hall at 1410 Almshouse Road in Jamison, Pa. The show times are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will be $6 or $5 with a show card or advertisement. Children under 16 may enter free of charge.

In existence since 1966, BCADA exhibitors are from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Ohio. It is now the largest antiques show in Bucks County, as well as rated the best show in the Delaware Valley by local magazines.

Longtime dealers include C & C Antiques, who carry ceramics, linens, and rare tools; ELtiques, fine

ephemera and artwork; KT Antiques, country and primitive items; Ivy Iris Antiques, eclectic primitives and whimsies; Hickory Springs Antiques, primitives, clocks, and country furniture; and author Bill D’Anjolell of “Imagine Antiques,” art, ephemera, historical collectibles, metalware, and ceramics.

From Point Pleasant, Pa., BCADA matriarch Julia Bartels of River Run Antiques brings Staffordshire and classic Victorian holiday items. Chestnut Hill native Ruth Peckmann of Antiques in Bloom will provide decorative primitives and equestrian antiques; Mill Road Antiques delights shoppers with metalware, English ceramics and art; and My Turn Antiques exhibits country items, redware, tools, and primitives.

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All presidents have something more than the highest office in common, they also have their political memorabilia! From the time of George Washington to the modern era, collectible artifacts, buttons, badges, ribbons, and posters, relics of American history, will be on display and for sale at the 52nd Annual American Political Items Collectors (APIC) Mid-Atlantic Show and Sale in Bucks County, Pa. The event will take place on Friday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, located at 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, Pa. Admission is $5, $3 for students, and children under 12 will be admitted free of charge.

The APIC annual Mid-Atlantic regional show gives collectors and history buffs the opportunity to view, buy, sell and trade. The fun event is for members, but the public is welcome. Anyone is invited to bring in memorabilia for a complimentary appraisal and on-the-spot floor auction to sell if they like.

Many APIC members collect memorabilia from all parties and eras. Some specialize, but all have the common bond and interest in American history.

So come and visit with George, Abe, Teddy, FDR, JFK and the others; there will be regional memorabilia too.

For further information, email Ed Stahl at collectorstuff@msn.com.

Art scholar Yve-Alain Bois will discuss Matisse’s creation of “The Dance” as a turning point in the artist’s career on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 11:30 to 12:30 at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. Tickets are $10 onsite, $8 online, members and students are free of charge.

In 1930, Dr. Albert Barnes commissioned a large mural from Henri Matisse for the Main Gallery of his foundation. The making of “The Dance” marked a turning point in the artist’s career. Simply put, it led to a creative reboot. Matisse abandoned the conservative style he adopted in the 1920s and began bold new experiments in color and materials.

In this talk, art scholar YveAlain Bois traces the history of the monumental commission and its impact on Matisse. He delves into the challenges of the project, including its immense scale; in a letter to Barnes, Matisse wrote that he had to “find a way to extend my legs and arms” for the “superhuman” dimensions. The artist solved the problem with a long drawing stick and paper cutouts, both of which he returned to in a frenzy of creative output at the end of the 1940s. Bois will also discuss the recently recovered documents (letters, diagrams, technical notes, and more) that illustrate a fuller picture of Matisse’s work on “The Dance,” including the devastating mistake that set the artist back by more than a year.

The exhibition “Matisse, Dr. Barnes, and ‘The Dance’” is currently on view.

For tickets or additional information, visit www.barnes foundation.org.

Milestone’s Toy Auction Draws International Interest

Milestone Auctions gave collectors what they wanted on Sept. 24, rolling out a diverse offering of antique and vintage toys from the Mark Smith collection along with high-quality additions from several other consignors. The 755-lot sale was active from start to finish, with many international bidders taking part. After a long but rewarding day at the podium, auctioneer and company cofounder Miles King closed the books at $505,200 (inclusive of buyer’s premium).

Variety was the watchword for this auction, which ran the gamut of today’s most popular toy categories, including motorcycles, racers, American cast-iron, tin and pressedsteel vehicles, German and Japanese postwar battery-ops, gas-powered tether cars, and more. Many elusive examples were in the mix, and a healthy percentage came with their desirable original boxes.

Rare pedal cars from the early days of motoring dominated the day, with a swanky American National Deluxe Coupe pedal car in the lead.

Boasting every possible luxury option, including opening doors, sliding windows, a dashboard with simulated gauges, and interior upholstery and curtains, the 68-inch car was presented with a $20,000-$40,000 estimate. Well aware of its rarity, collectors pushed it to a final price of $66,000.

Another scarce production was the early, all-original Gendron chain-drive Packard pedal car with a steel body and wood radiator, tires and frame. Its paint was 100 percent original, and it was so complete, it even retained its Gendron Wheel Co factory decal. Against a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-$12,000, it glided to a stop at $24,000.

Big boys love their Buddy “L” trucks. With their hefty pressed-steel construction and authentic look, they’re classic automotive toys and never have a problem finding a new owner. A scarce Buddy “L” one-ton Express Truck with original black paint, red spoked wheels and factory decals came to the podium with expectations of landing

in the $1,000-$1,500 range. Fueled by aggressive bidders, the 14-inch-long “flivver” put it into overdrive and sped to an impressive $7,200 finish.

More than a dozen gaspowered “tether” racers were offered. The cars gained their name from the fact that, before the days of being raced on tracks, they were raced one at a time while tethered. Such racers enjoy a fanatical following, said King, because they’re “as close as you can get to feeling like you’re a professional driver without actually being behind the wheel.”

Many bidding cards were in the air for a 17-inch-long Domo Maserati gas-powered tether racer in wonderful alloriginal condition. Made in Trino, Italy, and exhibiting the modern Italian styling of its period, the racer crossed the finish line at $6,600 against an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

All original and never played with, a beautiful Kingsbury wind-up Golden Arrow Racer with its original pictorial box had another exciting bonus: the original factory tag with an image of Major H.O.D Segrave. The toy authentically replicates the streamlined racer driven by Major Henry Segrave in March 1929 when he broke the world land speed record at Daytona Beach, Fla. Clocking at 231.45 m.p.h., Segrave beat the existing record held by American Ray Keech and won a new distinction for his native United Kingdom. And 93 years after its release, the Golden Arrow toy racer still charms collectors. The example at Milestone’s sale commanded nearly twice its high estimate, selling for $1,980. Another Kingsbury production that found favor was a

A Kingsbury (Keene, N.H.) wind-up Golden Arrow Racer, 19 inches long, with scarce original box, sold for $1,980 against an estimate of $800-$1,000.

A Kingsbury (Keene, N.H.) pressed-steel clockwork wrecker truck, 13 inches long, all original and in never-played-with condition, sold for twice the high estimate at $3,000

This Buddy “L” 1-ton “flivver” express truck with original paint and decals, 14 inches long, sold for $7,200 against an estimate of $1,000-$1,500.

A rare and early all-original Gendron 50-inch-long chaindrive pedal car with steel body and wood radiator, tires and frame sold for $24,000 against an estimate of $8,000$12,000.

A Major Shake Up In The High Stakes World Of Third-Party Coin Grading

By Shawn Surmick

One of my favorite markets in the antiques and collectibles trade is also one of the most sophisticated. Numismatics has been one of the most popular collecting categories in the trade for almost a century now, and if recent high profile auctions are to be believed, it shows no signs of stopping any time soon. The world of coin collecting has changed a lot over the last few decades, beginning with the adoption of third-party coin grading that started to dominate the industry in the mid-1980s. This led to a full-blown speculative bubble and eventual near crash of the entire graded coin market in the late 1980s. Since that time, however, the coin marketplace has continued to grow and adapt to changing demographics and market conditions, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Today, the market for numismatic coins remains at an all-time high thanks in part to the value of several key rarities that continually fetch millions of dollars at auction on a routine basis. Still, there is another reason that the market for rare coins is fetching new highs at present time, and that answer lies in collector interest and confidence.

Going back to the mid1980s with the advent of

established third-party coin grading, two companies reigned supreme: NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) and PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service). Sadly, even with the ethical standards put in place by these two excellently run companies, certain coins were still being over-graded or under-graded, when compared to the traditional coin grading standards put in place by the American Numismatic Association just a few decades earlier. To be fair to any thirdparty grading company operating in the entire antiques and collectibles trade, it is a known fact that grading is just as much an art form as it is a science. Grading companies are generally run by human beings, and no human being is perfect and impartial at all times. Unfortunately, in the world of rare coins, a simple extra point on the grading scale can equate with a gain of thousands of dollars in value or more for specific coins.

By the 1990s, it was apparent that there were a lot of over-graded and in some cases under-graded coins sitting in NGC and PCGS holders’ hands and awash in auction houses and in dealer inventories. This unique problem caught the attention of one highly respected numismatist in the trade who also helped bring third-party coin grading to the masses in the first place. There is no disputing the fact that John Albanese is without a doubt one of the most brilliant minds in the field of coin collecting, and in 2007 he would make lightning strike a second time. After witnessing a deluge of sub quality coins sitting in thirdparty grading company’s holders, Albanese had a vision like no other: he would create a grading company that simply grades the work of

other grading companies. On paper the idea seemed silly, and at the time it was considered quite controversial. I had several mentors in the trade back when the idea was first announced, and none of them at the time knew quite how it would play out. However, after witnessing the concept in practice when the service became available in 2007, a lot of fellow numismatists welcomed the idea. The company was called CAC, which stood for Certified Acceptance Corporation, and the concept was simple. The company would allow pre-approved individuals to submit their already graded U.S. coins, and if they thought the coins were of a quality agreeable to the grade that either NGC or PCGS already placed on their plastic holders, CAC would sticker the coin with a tamper evident green CAC label. If the coin was of superior quality, in that one could make an argument that the coin was possibly under-graded, CAC would sticker the coin with a tamper evident gold CAC label. The CAC gold stickers are a rarity and a sight to behold if you ever come across one! That said, if CAC reviewed the coin in question and did not think it was solid for the grade assigned, the company would simply reject the coin with no assigned label, leaving no way of knowing it was submitted in the first place.

By 2012, CAC was already making inroads into the rare coin marketplace, and today, in 2022, CAC stickered coins bring a significant premium on average when compared to similar unstickered coins being sold. We are now at a point where dealers, investors, auction houses, and even I will tell you that if you collect rare coins, CAC is the way to go, especially for long-term investment in this market.

Unfortunately for CAC, at some point the company was going to have to expand, as they are just as widely accepted in the trade as the two prominent third-party graders, NGC and PCGS. That said, very few would have guessed what direction CAC was going to go next. Would they start to sticker world coins to boost their service? In an email that was sent to their members, the shocking answer arrived: CAC is opening their own third-party grading service to compete directly with NGC and PCGS on an ongoing basis. To be fair to CAC, this is a smart move for their bottom line. Combining their excellence in identifying properly graded coins and watching those coins sell for a premium in the market is great for business, but does the market for third-party graded coins really need another grading service? I have seen the ravages of too many grading companies operating in certain collecting fields in the trade. Just look at how many trading card grading companies exist at present time. There is PSA, BGS, and CGC, among others. Competition among these markets is good, but confusing the market with this many options is bad for the end collector and the investor (more to come on this in an upcoming article). That said, it is quite possible that John Albanese may have something here, and in another few years CAC-graded coins will become the standard, just like CAC stickered coins currently are. I am remaining cautious until I can assess the full impact of this decision and judge the final product when it arrives. I just don’t want to be the guy that bets against John Albanese. If past success is any factor in the equation,

Rare Peter Derr Cast-Iron Broiling Pan Sells For $6,200

By Karl Pass

A unique cast-iron broiling pan sold for $6,200 on Oct. 1 at Horst Auction Center in Ephrata, Pa. Incised underneath “P DERR,” the footed pan, measuring 12.5 inches

long and 7.25 inches wide with draped relief border, was cast at the Haag Kline and Co. foundry in Bernville, Pa. It sold to a private collector.

The broiling pan sold for $1,430 on Nov. 4, 2000, at the first Chris Machmer sale held

at Conestoga Auction Company. Illustrated in “House of Derr” (page 142, plate 74) written by James Spears in 1949 (a second printing took place in 1973), the piece is also discussed on page 141.

Peter Derr (1793-1868) was a fascinating metalsmith tradesman and important figure in our regional history. Today, where Derr lived is called New Schaefferstown, in the 19th century, it was the

that would be stupid. Here is hoping my caution soon turns to unrivaled optimism and I don’t end up missing the current CAC of today five years from now.

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.

pressed-steel clockwork wrecker truck in neverplayed-with condition. It sold for $3,000.

Rough-tough construction toys of the postwar era are seldom seen at auction in all-original, unplayed-with condition, but there were several that met that description in the sale, and they attracted strong bidding. An Ideal Fix-It Tow Truck, complete with parts, tools and its original box, sold for $1,260 against an estimate of $300-$500, while a Marx battery-operated 18-inch-long Giant Bulldozer, new/old stock in its still-sealed original box, realized $4,920, which was more than 12 times the high

estimate. A flawless Tonka #103 three-piece Fire Department set with accessories and its original box garnered $900 against a $200-$400 estimate.

The auction was full of nice discoveries, like a vintage Clarke Troller 1.3 horsepower toy outboard motor made between 1938 and 1940.

All original and unusually complete, it retained its correct carrying case, manual and accessory box. Against a $1,000-$2,000 estimate, it pulled into port with a winning bid of $5,040.

Prices quoted in this report are inclusive of a 20percent buyer’s premium.

To learn more, call 440-527-8060 or visit www.milestoneauctions.com.

All images provided by Milestone Auctions.

Peter Derr

village of Tulpehocken. This area of Berks County near Bernville remains rich in Pennsylvania German history. The foundry where the pan was produced opened in 1848 and was located across from St. Thomas Church along what is today Route 183 and what became the

Blue Marsh Lake project. The foundry burned in 1921.

Peter Derr’s daughter, Lovigna, married into the Kline family, a founder of the operation. Signed cast Derr items are very rare, and it seems when an object is identified in the “House of Derr,” the market responds.

As a casting, it would be assumed others exist, yet no other such pans are

currently known.

Almost as interesting as Derr himself, historian James Spear was recording regional history in the first half of the 20th century. He wasn’t a contemporary of Derr, but the photography and documentation he conducted was such that it could not have been accomplished today. He also collected on a massive scale in Robesonia, and Pennypacker’s handled his estate with a series of sales in the early 1960s. His book remains a time capsule worth revisiting for any history and material culture enthusiast.

An American National Deluxe Coupe pedal car, luxury version with opening doors, sliding windows, interior upholstery and curtains, 68 inches long, sold for $66,000 against an estimate of $20,000-$40,000.

A rare Domo Maserati tether race car with gas-powered engine, 17 inches long, made in Trino, Italy, sold for $6,600 against an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

The Tonka #103 three-piece Fire Department set with accessories and original box with insert, never-played-with condition, sold for $900 against a $200-$400 estimate.

In all-original and complete Ideal Fix-It Tow Truck with parts, tools and original box sold for $1,260 against an estimate of $300-$500.

The Marx battery-operated 18-inch-long Giant Bulldozer, new/old stock in its sealed original box, sold for more than 12 times the high estimate at $4,920.

This is the Haag Kline and Co. foundry in Bernville where the pan was cast. The pattern shop is in the rear. Photo courtesy of “House of Derr” by James Spears.

This rare cast-iron footed broiling pan marked “P.DERR” sold for $6,200. Photo courtesy of Horst Auction Center.

Close up to the draped decorative designwork on the side. Photo courtesy of the owner.

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Rarest Known Buddy Holly And Bob Dylan Posters Surface At Auction

One Hails From “The Day The Music Died” In 1959; The Other, Signed By Dylan, From Legendary 1963 Town Hall Concert

One poster represents the end of an era; the other, the very beginning (or close enough). They are bookends of a sort, each a delicate, yet concrete keepsake from a historic moment. These printed original vestiges with handwritten annotations should not exist, yet here they are in the same auction, no less, appropriate, since one man here profoundly influenced the other.

One poster hails from Feb. 3, 1959, the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson, were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on their way to a show in Moorhead, Minn. The musicians were en route to the Moorhead Armory as part of the Winter Dance Party tour when their single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a cornfield. This is the only known poster from a concert that inexplicably wasn’t canceled “The Day the Music Died,” as Don McLean famously called it in “American Pie.”

The other comes from what The New York Times’ Robert Shelton called “a memorable evening of new songs by an incredibly gifted song writer (and) a young giant” – April 12, 1963, when 21-

year-old Bob Dylan played his first major concert at New York’s Town Hall. The poster itself is rare enough; this one comes with Dylan’s scribbles, asides and signatures, the digressions of the jokerman.

Four years earlier, on Jan. 31, 1959, Dylan, then still Robert Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minn., had seen Holly at the Duluth Armory. Holly “looked me right straight dead in the eye, and he transmitted something,” Dylan wrote in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in 2016. “Something I didn’t know what. And it gave me the chills.”

Holly and Dylan are reunited in Heritage Auctions’ Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 11, 12, and 13, Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. These particular posters have never been available at auction and might well prove among the most valuable ever offered.

“These are two extraordinary items, either one of which would be the centerpiece of any auction,” says Pete Howard, director of Concert Posters. “I’ve told many colleagues I cannot imagine having a pair of posters like this in a single event ever again.”

This is the Bob Dylan 1963 Town Hall, N.Y., autographed and doodled concert poster.

Heritage has offered a Winter Dance Party poster only once, in the spring of 2020, when previously unseen cardboard from the Jan. 25, 1959, show at the Kato

Ballroom in Mankato, Minn., realized $125,000. The poster in the November auction had originally been affixed to a telephone pole in advance of

Circus Sale Soars To $378,000

Potter & Potter Sells Private Collections Along With Chicago’s Museum Of Science And Industry’s Circus Exhibits

Potter & Potter Auctions’ early fall circus event on Sept. 24 was a feast for the senses from start to finish. When the hammer finally fell silent after a day of energetic bidding, 45 lots realized $1,000-$3,000;

big top included the canvas tent, performers of all sorts, and 500 spectators in bleachers around the exterior of the performing area.

A tattooed man interactive display, also from the Museum of Science of

cats displayed inside the wagon. It featured a Hagenbeck Wallace Shows/Peru Indiana cast metal plaque below the steering wheel. A bird display model circus parade wagon from around 1940 was estimated at $4,000$8,000 and scored $24,000. This vehicle was decorated all over with carved gilt wooden ornaments and

1930s and pictured a polar bear and cub feasting on a freshly-killed seal. A “Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey / World’s Biggest Menagerie” bird’s eye view poster, estimated at $125$175, went for $3,600. It was published in 1944.

Century spanning entertainment industry ephemera caught the attention of bidders worldwide, including

These

A signed Sells-Floto / Miss Arline and Kiddo Balloon Horse poster maquette was estimated at $500-$700 and sold for $4,080.This 1930s era gouache-on-board poster illustration was done for Erie Litho.

Theatre was estimated at $900-$1,400 and sold for $3,500. This “Life on the Border” show presented a romanticized depiction of Cody’s exploits and featured a cast of more than a dozen characters.

25 lots made $3,001-$9,999; and three lots broke the five figure mark. All prices noted include the company’s 20-percent buyer’s premium.

Circus themed models and displays took several of the top lot slots in the auction. A circus big top motorized diorama that was part of the Museum of Science of Industry’s circus exhibit was estimated at $5,000-$10,000 and realized $14,400. This 125-by-24-inch detailed model of a three-ring circus

Industry, was estimated at $1,000-$2,000 and delivered $6,000. This 68-by-46-inch display enabled the visitor to see themselves as the circus performer via a mirror placed where the tattooed man’s face would be.

A lion model circus wagon from around 1940 made $6,600 and was finely detailed and painted, including well-carved miniature lion heads decorating each of the four wheels and three taxidermy

birds, including two prominent owls. Its interior housed a display of taxidermied birds. It also retained its Hagenbeck Wallace Shows/Peru Indiana cast metal plaque below the steering wheel.

This event also featured a fine selection of rare and antique circus posters. A broadside promoting Al Ringling’s “Double Specialty Show” was estimated at $300-$500 and traded hands at $3,360. It was printed in Chicago by the National Printing Co., ca. 1881. A poster for the Seils-Sterling “4-Ring Circus” was estimated at $600-$900 and realized $7,800. It was published in Milwaukee by the Riverside Printing Co. in the

an MGM Pictures “Wizard of Oz” engagement pass issued to Col. Casper, a Munchkin actor in the film, estimated at $200-$300, realized $6,000. This cardstock pass was printed in Culver City, Calif., in 1938 and was issued to Casper Balsam (1904-68) who stood just over 3 feet tall. One of a handful extant, auction staff could not locate other passes for the film previously at auction.

A Prof. J.S. Fraser Boston expert electric tattooing business card was estimated at $300-$600 and made $2,640. It was printed in Boston in the early 20th century and was illustrated with samples of the tattooist’s work and his address.

And finally, materials related to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Shows also deserved spotlight status. A pair of beaded and decorated gloves purportedly owned by Buffalo Bill, estimated at $250-$350, realized $1,560. These were accompanied with a placard stating the gloves were a gift of Capt. William Heyer of Sarasota, Fla. The card indicates that Dexter Fellows, a Ringling Bros. press agent, received the gloves from Cody.

A poster for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Combined with Pawnee Bill’s “Far East / The Battle of Summit Springs” was estimated at $600-$1,200 and sold for $9,600. It was published in Cincinnati and New York by Russell & Morgan in 1910. This one sheet broadside promoted the Wild West reenactment of the Battle of Summit Springs. A framed broadside for the “last appearance but two” of Buffalo Bill at the Bowery

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A rare MGM Pictures engagement pass for “Wizard of Oz” issued to Col. Casper, a Munchkin actor in the film, realized $6,000.

The Prof. J.S. Fraser, Boston, Mass., expert electric tattoo business card sold for $2,640.

A Buffalo Bill at the Bowery Theatre original broadside sold for $3,500.

gloves believed to have belonged to Buffalo Bill realized $1,560.

This Buffalo Bill’s Wild West original poster brought $9,600.

Al Ringling’s Double Specialty Show, it sold for $3,360.

A Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey original poster went for $3,600.

The Sells-Floto / Miss Arline And Kiddo Balloon Horse poster maquette sold for $4,080.

11/04-18/22, SPARKS, 2 WKS. FRI.- FRI., Over 550 lots! Nation's Premiere Auction of Antq. American Stoneware & Redware., Online Only: www.crockerfarm.com, Crocker Farm

10/29/22-11/13/22, CHARLOTTE, ENDS SUN. AT 6:30 PM, Lg. collec. vtg. model trains & bldg. kits, RR related antqs. & vtg. items, framed prints, Drexel, Henkel-Harris, furn., craft items & more!, Online Only: https://redsuitrealty.hibid.com, Red Suit Realty

11/21/22, WESTMORELAND, MON. AT5:15PM, Cataloged Antq. toy & holiday-related antqs./ collec. from local NH collector, antq. toys & dolls, lifetime collec. Hopalong Cassidy toys, ephemera & collec. from Cape Cod collec., Online Only: flying-pigauctions.liveauctioneers.com, Flying Pig Auctions

11/19/22, PHILLIPSBURG, SAT. AT10AM, 600 lots, NJ glass & antq. collector. Qty. 18th/19th cen. Amer./Euro. blown glass, bottles, flasks, decanters, cup plates, stemware, jars, apothecaries, miniatures, etc. Blue dec. stoneware, redware, early marbles collec., paint dec. furn. & smalls, quilts/ textiles, baskets, N.Amer. pottery, Doris Stauble Folk Art cen.pcs., adv., toys, & more!, Live & Online: 2481 Belvidere Rd.; LiveAuctioneers.com, Hartzell's Auction Gallery, Inc.

11/01-15/22, SPRING HOUSE, 1ST& 2ND SESSIONS- 2 TUES. AT2PM; 3ED SESS.-T.B.D., Massive Vtg. & Mod. Toy Auction. Singles & lots incl. w/orig. boxes, Matchbox cars, Rockem-Sockem Robots, play sets, mechanical robots, Buddy L, Remco Flying Dutchman, Atari game sys., dolls: Amer. Htg., Generation Girl, others, access., action figs., Star Wars, Star Trek, DC & Marvel, Simpsons, X Box game sys. w/games, etc., 821 N. Bethlehem Pk., rear, Barry S. Slosberg Auctioneers & Appraisers

11/10-12/22, MT. WOLF, THURS. AT10AM & SAT. AT 9AM, Th.- Farm toys, toy trucks, pedal tractor, trains incl. HO & Lionel, Hot Wheels, comics, collec., jewelry, mus. instru.,furn., lawn/gdn.- MF tractor w/loader, trailer wagon, chainsaw, tools, wood shop tools, generator, etc. Sat.- Items from Swigart Auto Museum, early primitives, weather vane, early fireman mem., York Co. jugs/adv., etc., Live & Online: 4522 N. Sherman St.; rentzelsauctionservice.com, Rentzels Auction Service

11/10/22, KINZERS, THURS. AT 10AM, Many pcs. qty. antqs. & artwork from around the country, Asian, & mech. music machines. Edison mech. music mach. cylinder phonographs: 1 Fireside, 1 Home w/Horn, 3 Standards (2 w/ horns), 2 Amberolas., Live & Online: 5336 Mine Rd.; liveauctioneers.com & invaluable.com, Embassy Auctions International

Potter & Potter

“We attribute the success of this auction to the extent and quality of the Zweifel circus archives. This was unlike any collection of circusiana to come to the market at one time in years, and we were delighted to represent this outstanding archive in our catalog,” said Joseph Slabaugh, of Potter & Potter Auctions.

Potter & Potter, founded in 2007, is a Chicago area auction house specializing in paper Americana, vintage advertising, rare books, playing cards, gambling memorabilia, posters, fine prints, vintage toys, and magicana - antiques and collectibles related to magic and magicians.

For more information, call 773-472-1442.

CALENDARS

AUCTIONS SHOW & FLEA MARKET CALENDAR

11/10/22, ORWIGSBURG, CLOSING THURS. AT6:30PM, Eastlake furniture, sideboard, china closet, grand piano, marble-top tables, parlor organ, fancy furn., cranberry glass incl. Fenton/ other, egg/ pickle/ other castor sets, baskets, agate, primitives, Walt Disney, Knickerbocker Snow White & Seven Dwarfs sets, & more!, Online Only: zettauction.hibid.com, Zettlemoyer Auction Co.

11/12/22, BERNVILLE, SAT. AT 9AM; REALEST. ATNOON, Vehicles, tractor, mowers, tools, guns/ fishing, antqs., collec., furn., hh. Trains- lg. amt. pre & post war Lionel, unus. cars/ access., Amer. Flyer eng. & cars, HO, adv./ scale bldgs., Matchbox/ other vehicles, many early wind-up toys, dolls, lg. dollhouse, radio-contr. airplanes, sleds, mus. instru. Raised Ranch Home on 10.8 acres w/3 bay garage., 145 Speicher Rd., L&H Auctions

11/12/22, EPHRATA, SAT. AT 9AM, 600+ lots antq. tools incl. edge tools, wdn. molding planes, meas. devices, wrenches, cooper's tools, hammers, tinsmith/ blacksmith tools, drilling, leatherworking. Primitives, two gas wash. mach. engines, antq. tool parts/ tools for restor. projects., Live & Online: Horst Auction Ctr., 50 Durlach Rd.; HiBid.com, Horst Auctioneers

11/12/22, HARRISBURG, SAT. AT10AM, Antq. & mod. furniture, Kimball French marble top & upholstered repros, rattan LR & DR, Stanley & Mohawk BR sets, Danish mod. desk, jewelry cabinets, gdn. orn./ sculp., oil ptgs., wall sculptures, Murano glass birds, cast iron cauldron on stand, CTValley Arms black powder rifle, milk cans, hh, sewing mach., cookware, Lenox & more!, Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

11/12/22, LEBANON, SAT. AT 8AM, Abner Zook: Winter Snow Scene diorama, Bird & Floral diorama, Covered Wagon w/Six Carved Horse Team. Classic autos, 1963 Ford Galaxy 500, 1976 Ford Mustang Ghia Coupe, 25 pcs. blue dec. stoneware, 100+ pc. 20th cen. contemp. Ned Foltz, Brein. redware, lighting, auto items, antqs., guns/ related, adv., brass/tinware, furn., etc., Lebanon Valley Expo Ctr., 80 Rocherty Rd., Witman Auctioneers, Inc.

11/12/22, STRASBURG, SAT. AT 9AM, Tractors, vehicles, equipment, etc. Restored '52 Dodge truck, J.D. compact 1025R diesel tractor w/loader, plower, mower w/bagger, tools, lawn/ gdn., ext. ladders, Ruger battery forklift, 14" Rockwell band saw, green house, antqs./ pers. prop. incl. apple butter/ candy copper kettles, antq. beam drills, "Grace" fine china set, furniture, & more., Live & Online: 27 Miller St.; www.hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

11/14/22, DILLSBURG, MON. ATAPPROX. 6PM, 2 Auctioneers: 1 tools/box lots, 1 furniture. Smalls & collec., nice furn. incl. ornate hutches/ cab., beds, chest of drawers, dressers, unique table w/chairs, BR suites, area rugs, lawn & gdn. incl. snow blowers/ plows, mowers, rototillers, Cub Cadet weeder, etc. Act. figs., Star Wars, vtg. tricycles, Walt Disney ski jump target game & more!, 185 Logan Rd., Rte. 15, Hardy's Auction Service

11/15/22, GLEN ROCK, TUES. AT9AM, Antiques, primitives, butter molds, stoneware, prints, coverlet, & much more!, Live & Online: 4067 Snyder Rd.; wehrlysauction.com; auctionzip.com #1922, Wehrly's Auction Svc.

11/15/22, MYERSTOWN, TUES. AT1PM, Outstanding Ham Radio Single Consignor Collection!, Online Only: www.kleinfelters.hibid.com, Kleinfelter's Auction

11/18/22, YORK, FRI. AT9AM, 700+ lots of fine antqs. Fine art incl. British nautical, portraits, signed Jamie Wyeth & more, jewelry, rugs, carnival-type organs, Regina music boxes, porcelains, fine glass, antq. oriental rugs/ furn., bronze art, Henri Picard candelabra, marble busts, German WWII hist. artifacts, early Lionel trains, pocket watches, jewelry, sterling silver trays, etc., Online Only: www.auctionsbykeystone.com, Keystone Auction LLC

11/19/22, MYERSTOWN, SAT. AT1PM, Folk art, Christmas items, 100's cookie cutters, fine Cowden Wilcox cherries jug, Mohair teddy bears, PAredware, 1800's Phila. Bibles, rare 18th cen. Ben Franklin book, Ephrata, PA Wm. Penn deed, furn./ architec. items, life-siz. carved male & female figures, quilts, CAWest Coast oil pntg., 19th cen. rev. painted wall mantle clock, etc., Online Only: www.kleinfelters.hibid.com, Kleinfelter's Auction

11/19/22, SPRINGTOWN, BUCKS CO.,, SUN. AT9AM, Collec. 1930/1940's German military & party memor. from family of WWII vet., US military mem., collectible knives, fishing rods, reels, lures, tackle, approx. 170 lots of coins incl. proof sets 1950-56, rolls, half/ lg. cents, Indian & Lincoln cents, dollars, etc., Live & Online: Springtown Vol. Fire Co. Banq. Hall, 3010 Rte. 212; auctionzip.com#1888, Robert H. Clinton & Co., Inc.

11/21/22, DILLSBURG, MON. APPROX. 6PM, Lenox, Wedgewood, Boyds Bears, Butterfly Collec., Nice Collectibles!, Haar's Auction, 185 Logan (Rt 15), Hardy's Auction Service

11/26/22, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, SAT. AT9AM, Early tricycles & hubcaps, Coca-Cola/ 7-Up/ Pepsi collectibles, adv. cans, tins, bottles, Coke chest & vend. mach., Diecast, Hotwheels, Matchbox trucks/ cars, radios, primitives, Barbies, & more!, Shoemakersville Fire Co. Banquet Hall, 300 Church St., Wagner Auction Service

11/10-13/22, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

12/08-11/22, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

01/06/22 TO 12/18/22, COLUMBUS, THURS.-SUN., Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market, Rt. 206 South, Delaware Valley, Columbus, NJ

11/19-20/22, SYRACUSE, SAT. 95 & SUN. 10-5, Salt City Holiday Antiques Show, 581 State Fair Blvd., NYS Fairgrounds, Horticulture Bldg.

OHIO

11/26-27/22, COLUMBUS, SAT.SUN., Antiques & Designer Items Market, 717 E. 17th Ave., Ohio Expo Center

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the12th stop on the tour but fell to the ground; there are no pinholes, just the residue of the sticky material used to keep it in place. The maintenance man who found it placed the poster in a closet, face down, and forgot about it for 50 years. Decades later, it was sold to a poster dealer who then sold it to Jim Cook, its current consignor.

This poster was created as a so-called tour blank by the legendary Murray Poster Printing Co. of New York. Unlike its Mankato counterpart, which has the show information printed in the space above the musicians’ names and photos, the Moorhead Armory’s name, the concert date and the two showtimes (“7:30 + 9:30”) were written in red grease pencil, which was common practice.

There are five known Winter Dance Party posters. This is the only one known for the show Holly, Valens and the Big Bopper never made. Astonishingly, the show went on without the men killed shortly after takeoff. Bobby Vee, then all of 15, performed Holly’s songs, because he knew all the words. Waylon Jennings ultimately filled in for his friend for the tour’s final two weeks.

“To think, rock bands today move stadium shows because one member has the flu,” stated Howard. “Here, the top three headliners died, and the show went on. Unbelievable. The sheer poignancy of seeing that date on the poster, Feb. 3, and how the venue box is filled in so casually by hand adds to the window card’s impact.”

Four days before that scheduled show in Moorhead, Dylan and his best friend, Louis Kemp, drove to Duluth in Kemp’s father’s 1958 Buick to see Holly. It was brutally cold: “With the windchill,” Kemp wrote in his autobiography, “(it) was minus 44 degrees.” But young Bob was a fan and couldn’t be kept away. “I have always believed that a spiritual connection of some kind was forged

12/17-18/22, COLUMBUS, SAT.SUN., Antique Market, 717 E. 17th Ave., Ohio Expo Center

PENNSYLVANIA

11/11-12/22, LITITZ, FRI. & SAT., 9AM-4PM, Christmas Open House, 10 E. 28th Division Hwy., Lititz, PA- Bricker Village, Stable Gate Antiques

11/12-13/22, BLOOMSBURG, SAT. 10-5 & SUN. 11-4, Bloomsburg 40th Annual Antique Show, Route 11, West Main St., Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, Gate 2, Indus. Arts Bldg.

11/12-13/22, JAMISON, SATURDAY10-5 AND SUNDAY 11-4, The 2022 Annual Antiques Show, 1410 Almshouse Rd, St. Cyril of Jersualem Church

11/12/22, NEWOXFORD, SAT. 9AM-6PM, In-House Antique Show, 11 N. Water St., New Oxford, PA

11/12/22 TO 12/03/22, SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, TWO SATURDAYS: 11/12 & 12/3, 8AM-4PM, Indoor / Outdoor Vintage Flea Market, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Penns Landing Caterers

11/18-19/22, CARLISLE, FRI. 10-5 & SAT. 10-4, 67th Annual Fall Eastern National Antique Show & Sale, 100 K Street, Carlisle Expo Center

11/18-19/22, LANGHORNE, FRI. 9-5 & SAT. 9-1, 2022 Pinback Button Show, 400 Oxford Valley Rd., Sheraton Bucks County Hotel

11/25-26/22, LANCASTER, FRI. 10-5, SAT. 10-3, Lancaster Fall Postcard Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

that night between Buddy Holly and Bobby Zimmerman, though no one in the crowd was aware of it,” wrote Kemp. “I only know what I saw, and it looked a lot like a torch being passed.”

Four years later, Dylan played to about 1,000 people at New York City’s Town Hall. His 24-song set list that night included “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” “Masters of War” and “Boots of Spanish Leather.” In The Times the following day, Shelton wrote that Dylan was “a folk musician who breaks all the rules of song writing except those of having something to say and saying it stunningly. The songs are among the best written in this country’s folk vein since Woody Guthrie stopped composing.”

Handbills from this historic occasion have been sold at auction before. Posters from the Town Hall

show are exceedingly rare; there are three known to have survived the journey from 1963. There is but one of these Dylan-decorated posters, a Holy Grail long hidden from the public.

He also added something at the bottom of the poster concerning the record label that was to release his second record, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” a month later. Where it says only “Columbia Records,” Dylan added: “is a drag.”

“This poster has a backstory unparalleled in my 30-year history with concert posters,” according to Howard. “This isn’t just any good musician. This isn’t just any concert poster. And this isn’t just any autograph. For all the reasons mentioned above, this is among my favorite concert posters. If I could have just one concert poster for the rest of my life, this would be it.”

To learn more, visit www.HA.com.

This is Buddy Holly & the Crickets’ “The Day the Music Died” 1959 historic concert poster.

PENNSYLVANIA

GEORGIA NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK

A circus big top motorized diorama realized

The model circus parade wagon with bird display sold for

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Acquires Its Earliest Piece Of American Silver

The Ca. 1670 Caudle Cup Is From Boston, Mass.

A 17th-century caudle cup that belonged to the Puritan congregation of the First Church of Christ in Farmington, Conn., and was used there as a vessel for sacramental wine, was recently acquired by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, making it the earliest piece of American silver in its collection. The cup, wrought around

the mark of Robert Sanderson Sr. (ca. 1608-93), a Londontrained goldsmith who emigrated to America in 1639. On the bottom is the mark of his partner, John Hull (1624-83), a British-born tradesman who arrived in Boston in 1635. Also stamped into the cup is the mark of Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718), the first nativeborn American silversmith,

Massachusetts authorized the first issue of American paper money in 1690, it was Jeremiah Dummer who engraved the printing plates.

“Considering the rarity and significance of Hull & Sanderson’s work, I’d long wanted to see an example of their hollowware come to Colonial Williamsburg but wasn’t sure it would be possible,” said Erik Goldstein, the foundation’s senior curator of mechanical arts and numismatics and interim curator of metals. “This caudle cup, which ties the silversmithing partners to their famed apprentice Jeremiah Dummer and has an impeccable provenance back to the time it was wrought, is almost too much to ask for. It will be in very good company with our comprehensive 94-piece collection of Hull & Sanderson’s silver coins, gifted to the foundation by the Lasser Family.”

LIVING ESTATES AUCTION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 10 A.M.

Furniture

FURNITURE: Antique and Modern. Kimball French Marble Top & Upholstered Reproductions; Rattan: Living Room and Dining Room; Stanley and Mohawk Bedroom Sets; Danish Modern Desk; Habersham Asian Lacquer Tables and Cabinets; 2 Bars with Stools; 1970’s Living and Dining Room Sets; Roll Top Desk; Teak Garden Bench; Chess Table; Jewelry Cabinets; Garden Ornaments and Sculptures incl Buddha, 3 Pairs Planters, Asian Man, Pagodas, Pair Swan Planters. Other: Cupola with Weather Vane.

ART: Giovanni Schoeman Mid-Century Modern Wall Sculptures; Robert Scott; Eisner Cut Outs; Prints; Oil Paintings.

COLLECTIBLES: Murano Glass Birds; Cast Iron Cauldron on Stand; Connecticut Valley Arms Black Powder Rifle; Milk Can; Glass incl Blenko; Franklin Library Leatherbound Book Sets; Royal Doulton; Orient & Flume Paperweight.

HOUSE & HOME: Singer and Brother Sewing Machines; New Ladies Shoes, Purses, and Clothing; Lenox Dinner Service; Cookware.

1670 in Boston, Mass., was fashioned by the first silversmiths making goods in what is now the United States.

“Colonial Williamsburg’s curators have worked diligently and with notable successes over the last decade to assemble a collection of Americanmade silver worthy of the institution’s other decorative arts holdings,” said Ronald L. Hurst, senior vice president for education and historic resources. “The acquisition of this particularly early and well-preserved cup provides us with an excellent starting point for the story of American silversmithing over the next century and half.”

Although perfectly shaped to serve caudle, a hot, sweet, often alcoholic porridge, this so-called “caudle cup” was used as a treasured part of the church’s ecclesiastical service. The cup’s stable, low body with its two handles (or “ears”) made it easy to pass from one congregant to another. Clearly popular, five others that are nearly identical to this earliest example were acquired by the church before 1720.

Adding to the distinctiveness of this cup, struck into one side of it near the rim is

apprenticed to Hull in 1659.

Interestingly, Dummer’s mark was struck over Sanderson’s, while Hull’s mark was struck over Dummer’s. Exactly what this means is unclear, but it likely has to do with Dummer’s transition from journeyman to master and the opening of his own silversmithing business. The caudle cup is the only known piece to carry the marks of all three artisans. Sometime after the marks of Hull over Dummer were made, the church’s initials “F” and “C” (the ownership mark of ‘Farmington Church’) were engraved on the bottom of the cup flanking the center point.

The trio of Hull, Sanderson and Dummer are also important in the world of numismatics as they were responsible for the birth of American money. John Hull was appointed Mintmaster of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1652 and was assisted by partner Sanderson as well as his apprentice/journeyman Dummer. Operating from 1652 until 1682, Hull & Sanderson’s mint produced the famed Oak Tree and Pine Tree coinage, among other types, in their shop in Boston’s North End. Furthermore, when

Around 1907, Farmington Church (as it is also known) decided their centuries-old silver should be housed elsewhere for safe keeping. Stored in a bank vault until 1964, the caudle cups were loaned to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, approximately 10 miles from Farmington. In the early 2000s, the congregation decided to sell the group in order to advance the church’s mission; the proceeds from the 2005 sale went to structural renovation and the construction of a new building.

The caudle cup was purchased with funds from The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund. American silver aficionados, Mr. and Mrs. Hennage would have been delighted to know that funds from their bequest to The

Christmas Collectibles

Antique and Modern. 150+ lots. Ornaments: Kugel; Wire Wrapped; Spun Glass; Shiny Brite; Beaded; Old World Christmas; Christopher Radko; Thomas Pacconi. Nutcrackers: Steinbach; Holtzkunst Christian Ulbricht; Erzgebirgische Volkskunst; Kurt Alder; Adrian Taron & Sons; Phantom of the Opera; Disney and Lights: Matchless Star; Bubble; Milk Glass: Mickey and Friends, Zeppelin, Flowers; Candle. Santas: Cotton Spun; Wooden; Ceramic; Papier-mâché; Die Cut; Candy Containers. Department 56 Village Buildings: Series: Snow Village, North Pole, New England, Christmas in the City; Putz Houses; Celluloid Animals; Light Reflectors; Angels; Feather Tree; Garland; Nativity Scene; Postcards; 60+ Byers Choice Carolers. AND SO MUCH MORE!

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Colonial Williamsburg

Foundation were used for this important acquisition. Additional information about the Art Museums and Colonial Williamsburg as well as tickets are available

online at www.colonial williamsburg.org or by calling 855-296-6627.

The Caudle Cup, John Hull (1624-83) and Robert Sanderson (ca. 1608-93) and marked by Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718), silver, Boston, Mass., ca. 1670, has a broad, baluster-shaped body with a lightly everted rim, a low base and a pair of cast handles applied to opposite sides, museum purchase, the Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund, 2022-74.

Wharton Esherick Museum Announces 29th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition Event’s

Theme Is “Telling Tales”

are central to how we understand Wharton Esherick’s complex and expansive life and career. Esherick’s artistic practice is grounded in storytelling. His early, block-printed illustrations helped tell the stories of other writers, while later prints, illustrations, paintings, and sculptures told stories of Esherick’s life in the studio and his communities, some funny, some sad, some remarkable, all true. Esherick’s first woodblock prints, completed as illustrations for the publication “Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk,” told stories of the universe and how we came to be a part of it. We are drawn in by sculptural works like “First Born,” made for the birth of Esherick’s son, Peter, or “Oblivion,” which captures a moment of story drawn from Hedgerow Theatre’s production of “Son of Perdition” in 1937. Even Esherick’s non-pictorial furniture is thick with narrative; every music stand or library ladder holds the tales of its making and use in an embodied, material way.

So many of the stories we are able to share about Esherick’s life, relationships, values, and continued influence are available because they’ve been generously passed down. Personal narrative, archival materials, oral histories, continued research, and WEM’s community, who share their stories about the impact of this special place, paint a more complex picture of Esherick with each telling.

Stories allow us to make sense of the world, find new perspectives, and explore how we

want things to be. We understand ourselves through the stories of others, and everyone has an impactful story to tell. For the Wharton Esherick Museum’s 29th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition, individuals are invited to share an artwork that centers a story that matters to them and incorporates wood in some way. In a nod to the multifaceted modes through which we know Esherick’s story, jurors look forward to seeing entries that range from pictorial to abstract and which may draw from different storytelling modalities, including visual, written, spoken, and sung. Whether entrants’ stories’ roots are personal, familial, cultural, or historical, well-known or little heard, jurors look forward to sharing their creative voice and vision with WEM’s audiences.

Selection

Jurors B.A. Harrington, artist and associate professor of woodworking and director of the wood center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and Adam Manley, associate professor of furniture design and woodworking, San Diego State University, and Furniture Society board president, along with Emily Zilber, WEM’s director of curatorial affairs and strategic partnerships, will select the finalists for the exhibition from the images submitted using a blind jury process. It is strongly recommended that crafts people submit high-quality images to ensure the jury sees the piece at its best.

The competition is open to both emerging and established

makers across all artistic disciplines, so long as wood is part of the finished piece. Entered works should be available for the duration of the exhibition. Jurors will evaluate the submissions based on inventive approaches to the prompt, craftsmanship and technical proficiency, aesthetics, and other considerations as

determined by the jury. The deadline is Jan. 6, 2023.

To learn more about the exhibition, call 610-644-5822 or visit www.whartonesherick museum.org.

The Wharton Esherick Museum, located just outside of Valley Forge Park in Malvern, Pa., is the handcrafted home and

studio of Wharton Esherick (18871970), an internationally significant artist and leader of the Studio Furniture Movement. Esherick worked primarily in wood and extended his unique forms to furniture, furnishings, interiors, buildings, and more.

His motto, “If it isn’t fun, it isn’t worth doing,” is evident

in the joyful expression of his work. A National Historic Landmark for Architecture, his hilltop studio/residence has been preserved much as it was when the artist lived and worked there. The Wharton Esherick Museum (WEM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary (1972-2022).

Here is Wharton Esherick’s studio. Photo courtesy of the Wharton Esherick Museum.

Bernville Farmette on 10.8 Acres, Raised Ranch Home with a 3 Bay Garage under the entire home. Real Estate Offered @ 12 Noon.

Vehicles ~ Tractor ~ Mowers ~ Tools: Farmall B With Woods 59” Belly Mower; Cadillac Deville; Chrysler Convertible; Buick Century; Dodge Power Wagon 100; Dodge Ram; John Deere D110; John Deere 111; John Deere 170; Troy Built Tiller; Generator; Air Jack; Snapper; Huskee Lawn Sprayer w/12 Volt Pump; Front Tiller; Multiple Push Mowers; Row Boat; Canoe; Boat Trailer; Craftsman Rolling Tool Box; Drill Press; 4 Post Car Lift; 2 Stihl Chain Saws; Bench Vise; Wrenches, Sockets, And Large Amount Hand Tools; ComeAlong; Misc. Elect. Tools; Chains; Organizers; Shelving Units; Work Benches. Guns ~ Fishing: Ithica Mod. 37 Featherlight 12ga w/ Ventilated Rib; Remington mod. 572 Fieldmaster 22; Winchester X-150 50 Cal. Inline Muzzle Loader w/Scope; Animal Traps; Lg Amaunt Fishing Tackle & Fishing Rods; Scott-Atwater Boat Motor; Se. Trolling Motors; Rods; Numerous White Tail Deer Mounts; Deer Footed Lamp; Sev. Crossman & Daisy Air BB/Pellet Guns; Ladder Statnd; Assorted Ammo. Antiques ~ Collectibles ~ Trains ~ Furniture ~ H-Hold: Trains: Large Amount Of Pre & Post War Lionell Engines, Unusual Cars & Accessories; American Flyer Engines & Cars; HO & Other Scale Model Trains; Excellent Platform Advertising& Other Scale Buildings; Older Transformers & Large Amount Of Lionel Orig. Boxes; Early Metal Tootsie Toy; Dinky, Matchbox & Other Scale Model Vehicles; Strombecker International Road Racing Slot Car Set In Orig. Box; Many Early Wind-up Toys; Barbies & Accessories; Many Other Dolls; Lg. Doll House; Charles Lindberg Book Ends; Cast Iron Frying Pans; Cast Iron Toys; Carnival Glass; Bosch 7 Lomb Microscope In Wooden Box; Monrue Microscope; 2 Violins & 1 Flute; Lg. Amount Of Glassware; Lg. Pottery Collection; Radio Control Airplanes & Supplies; Lots Of Sleds; 2 Victorian Marble top Tables; Jewelry Stand; Painted Plank Bot. Chairs; Blanket Chests 7 Other Furniture; Darkwd. Drop Leaf Table; Mod. Maple Step back Hutch; Maple Basset Chest Of Drawers; Knee Hole Desk; Maple Dresser w/Mirror; Barstool; Finial Top Tables; Night Stands; Mod. Wrought Iron Bed & mattress; Many Side Chairs & Tables; Press Back Rocker; Mod. Christmas Decorations;

Mod. Coca Cola Collection; Aquarium; Patchwork Quilt w/Tassels; Lg. Amount Of Corelle & Dinner Ware; Sea Shell & Coral Collection; Corningware Covered Cookware; Pyrex Figural Covered Containers; 6 Gal. Stoneware Cooler; Lindburg Brass Bookends; Muhlinburg Milk; 8½” Cast I. Cannon; Roy Cox Thimble Drome Champion Model Race Car; Dealer Model Cars ‘65 &’66

Large Amount Of Box Lots Note: Will Be Selling With 2 Auctioneers All Day!

Locati Welcomes Guest Gemologist To Upcoming Appraisal Day

Event Will Take Place On Nov. 12 In Pineville, Pa.

Locati LLC is happy to welcome GIA graduate gemologist Sara Herbott as a guest appraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Herbott, who has nearly four decades of experience, will give verbal appraisals of fine antique and modern jewelry at the Locati LLC location at 761 Durham Road in Pineville, Pa. Herbott is the owner of Sara Jane Antique and Estate Jewelry.

No appointment is necessary. Herbott will give evaluations on a first-come, firstserved basis. Michael Locati

will also be available to evaluate antiques and fine art.

Every month on the second Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Locati is available for free verbal appraisals.

In addition, Locati’s November 2022 online catalog will be live from Nov. 6 to 20.

With 500 lots, this sale features estate jewelry, fine art, furniture, silver and more from various collections and

estates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The live auction will begin at noon on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Locati LLC, an auction house located in Bucks County, Pa., serves the greater Philadelphia region. Michael Locati, co-owner, enjoys identifying and marketing antiques for his clients.

For further information, visit www.locatillc.com.

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Yve Alain Bois

Bois is a professor emeritus at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He has written extensively on 20th-century art, including the work of Matisse, Picasso, and Mondrian. He has curated or

co-curated several exhibitions, notably of the aforementioned artists, as well as L’informe, mode d’emploi at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and “Ellsworth Kelly: Early Drawings” at the Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Mass. He is an editor of the journal “October” and a contributing editor of “Artforum.”

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bring Native American primitives; Serapi Antiques exhibits textiles, silver, and jewelry; Pentimento, ephemera and advertising; and Bob Lucas will offer historical documents and early photography.

Members from New Jersey include author Patricia H. Burke, who brings fine art glass and porcelain; Jane Ashton carries furniture and country items; Georgian Interiors will bring silhouettes, samplers, miniatures; Magic Mettle Blacksmithing has metalware and tools; and Christian Swanson will offer a variety of furniture, silver, artwork, pottery, and ceramics. From Delaware, member G. Brooks Antiques has quality eclectic antiques, and Michael Gunselman will carry collectible antique metal toys and advertising. From Ohio, Home & Field will bring interesting primitives as decorative items.

This show has quality, diversity, and affordability.

For more information, call 215-290-3140 or visit www.BCADAPA.org.

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Henri Matisse using a bamboo stick to sketch “The Dance” in his studio in Nice (detail), 1931, unidentified photographer, from the photograph collection, Barnes Foundation Archives, Philadelphia.