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The Yardley Community Centre Announces 62nd Annual Antiques Show FRIDAY JANUARY 1, 2016 • VOL. 47, NO. 1
Stephenson’s To Welcome New Year With Exquisite Auction On Jan. 1 A Philadelphiaare by noted Pennsylvania artists, area tradition for including Arrah Lee Gaul more than 20 years, (1883-1980). Gaul was one of Stephenson’s New the “Philadelphia Ten,” a colYear’s Day Auction is lective of women artists who a perennial favorite exhibited together from with collectors, many 1917 until 1945. Their of whom plan far in name referred to the fact advance to attend that all 10 women had from out-of-state, or who attended art school in bid online or by phone. Philadelphia. “People wait all year The Arrah Lee Gaul long for our January 1st artwork to be aucsale because they know we tioned by Stephenset aside our very best son’s, an oil-underestate consignments espeglass landscape, cially for the event,” measures 24-by-30A pair of said Stephenson’s inches and is estimatlarger-thanowner, Cindy ed at $1,000-$2,000. Stephenson. The lifesize (over 2 feet tall) Other art highcompany’s Jan. 1, cold-painted bronze lights in the auction 2016 auction will fol- parrots are estimated at include a pastel landlow a tried-and-true $2,000-$4,000. scape by Arthur Meltzer format that blends (1893-1989) whose quality, beauty and choice in 500 paintings have been exhibited lots of fine and decorative art, fur- many times at the Michener Art niture and jewelry. Museum, est. $300-$600; a Shozo A diverse selection of fine art Nagano (American/Japanese, 1928will be offered in 2007) acrylic-on-canvas; and 50+ lots. Some Yaacov Agam (b. 1928) op-art, of the works “Agamographs.” Agam’s imaginative abstract and kinetic artworks have This Nativemade him the best-selling Israeli American Continued on page 2 Sterling silver squash blossom necklace with green turquoise and coral stones, and six bear claws, is estimated at $400$800.
Arrah Lee Gaul (1883-1980) was a member of the Philadelphia Ten. Her oil-under-glass landscape is estimated at $1,000-$2,000.
The natural-verdigris bronze planter with satyr-form supports is estimated at $800$1,000.
Each January, the historic Delaware River town of Yardley, Pa., becomes a destination point for antiques enthusiasts during the Yardley Community Centre’s Annual Antiques Show. The show will take place on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15 and 16. Antiquers know not to miss this first show of the new year in Bucks County and newcomers are encouraged to discover the “finds” that keep folks returning each year. Not many antique shows can match the longevity and tradition of the Yardley Community Centre show. The key to the show’s success is the quality and variety of antiques provided by the dedicated dealers who set-up at the show and the collectors and dealers who attend it every year. The show has always had a variety of antiques with an emphasis on good country antiques. This year, featured items will include primitives and early smalls, both country and formal furniture, quilts and other textiles, folk art, china, silver, pottery, glassware, jewelry, dolls and books. Twenty dealers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia will fill the
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Birchwood Manor Antiques Show To Be Held On Jan. 2 And 3 on page 5
community centre with their finest wares. Returning dealers will include Red Sleigh Antiques of Langhorne, Pa.; The Old Wood Shed (Pat Murray) of Brick, N.J.; Linda Grier Antiques of Langhorne, Pa.; Rose B. Berry of Richmond, Va.; Serendipity of Mullica Hill, N.J.; American and European Antiques of Lawrenceville, N.J.; Imagine Antiques of Newtown, Pa.; Grings
Second Of Four Sales Featuring Kyle Moore Collection Planned For Jan. 9 And 10 on page 7
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Strong Prices For Hawaiian Paintings At Kaminski Auctions
Oh, You Beautiful Dolls: The World Of Madame Alexander on page 10
“Crown Of The Andes” Acquired By Metropolitan Museum on page 12
A roadside Hawaiian view of Hamerly, by D. Howard Hitchcock (American 1861-1943), dated 1899, sold for $48,000. Kaminski Auction’s annual Two outstanding paintings of Thanksgiving sale saw two strong Hawaiian views from her collection days of prices and sell through were the star lots of this Kaminski rates at their special holiday auc- sale. A roadside Hawaiian view of tion which was held on Nov. 28 Hamerly, by D. Howard Hitchcock (American 1861-1943), oil-on-canand 29. The second session featured vas, dated 1899, sold for $48,000 Continued on page 2 over 200 lots from the collection of Emily Hall Tremaine of Madison, Conn., and Santa Barbara, Calif. An American heiress, Tremaine grew up in the 1920s. With her third husband Burton G. Tremaine, whom she married in 1945, she amassed a contemporary art collection that at the time was said to rival that of the Museum of Modern Art. In 1988, Christie’s sold 32 of their major contemporary A Lloyd Sexton Jr. (American 1912-90) works for $60 million, an auction painting of a view of Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, record for a single owner collection sold for $26,400. at that time.
Julia’s Lamps, Glass, And Jewelry Auction Brings Over $2.4 Million on page 14
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 4 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6
FEATURED AUCTION: Morphy Auctions - January 9 and 10 in Denver, Pennsylvania - page 7
AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 6 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15