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Art Nouveau And Art Deco To Be Highlighted At Grist Mill Antiques Center Co-Op Has Monthly Sales Specials FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2020 • VOL. 51, NO. 9
Welcome To The Big Time: Alderfer Auction’s Own Brent Souder Gets Inducted Into The PAA Hall Of Fame Ceremony Was Held At 72nd PAA Annual Conference In Harrisburg
Here is the Alderfer team, including H. Brent Souder and owner/CEO Sherry Russell. Alderfer Auction announced the passion for the auction business induction of its very own H. Brent grew, so did his knowledge, experSouder into the Pennsylvania tise and dedication. His achieveAuctioneers Association Hall of ments included earning many desFame. Souder had the honor ignations and awards, including CAI bestowed upon him by longtime (Certified Auctioneers Institute), associate Vernon Martin at the MPPA (Master Personal Property recent 72nd PAA Annual Conference Appraiser), PAA (Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pa., on Jan. 10. Auctioneers Association) bid call“It takes consistent greatness in ing champion, PA Auctioneer of the a profession to make it to the Hall Year, Lehigh Valley chapter presiof Fame of the Pennsylvania dent, PAA director, PAA past presiAuctioneers Association. Be it the dent, and a member of the NAA football Hall of Fame in Canton, (National Auctioneer Association). Ohio, the basketball Hall of Fame in Brent puts his expertise in practice Springfield, Mass., or baseball’s Hall by being available and accessible of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., it to anyone in the auction industry, isn’t easy. Our next recipient is an especially those new to the busiexcellent example of that consis- ness. Brent generously shares his tent greatness. Not being from an knowledge and wisdom with others auction business family he had to in the industry. He has taught find his way into the profession on classes at RAAC (Reading Area his own. This was accomplished by Community College) in areas of art landing a job at the age of 13 with a education and identification, as local auctioneer. He spent the next well as classes in best auction years doing any, and every, entry- practices,” continued Martin. level job that included sanding and Upon receiving his award, Continued on page 9 painting of the building (of) which he is now part owner. He spent all of his efforts and hard work, just so he could be around auctions,” stated Martin about Souder. “He worked hard and was persistent. A few years later, he went to auction school and became a Pennsylvania licensed auctioneer. As his Anita Souder (left), Vernon Martin (center) and H. Brent Souder
The Grist Mill Antiques Center in Pemberton, N.J., is celebrating the elegance and style of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras. A large, sleek sculpture of a woman is surrounded by ethereal Cambridge Crown Tuscan compotes and Bayel stemware, and Iscart works of art, greyhound bookends, bronze nudes and decorative keepsakes bring to life this romantic, creative time. A large assortment of material is available in the special sales display. Stiffel brass lamps with original shades, a Tiffany Favrile pastel turquoise and opalescent compote, a Tiffany Furnaces Favrile bronze trumpet vase, an Arts and Crafts pipe stand and a mid-century sculpture of a sailfish by Kinder Harris of
Stuttgart are all in-house and on sale. A collection of cut crystal rocks glasses have been added to the newly completed barware Continued on page 5
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Buyers Set Sights On Las Vegas Antique Arms Show This 58-Year-Old Event Draws International Crowd Of Enthusiasts
Drawing On A Legacy: Highlights From The John Driscoll American Drawings Collection on page 2
Record Price Achieved For Zook Diorama on page 2
Browsing top-notch antique and sporting arms goes hand in hand with the camaraderie enjoyed by visitors to the Las Vegas Antique Arms Show. Image courtesy of LVAAS. The most important buying event of the year for antique firearms collectors, the Las Vegas Antique Arms Show, International Sporting Arms Show and Custom Knifemakers Show (LVAAS), will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Feb. 28, 29 and March 1, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The spacious venue boasts more than 70,000 square-feet of exhibitor space in the Antique Showroom and another 40,000 square-feet for sporting arms, custom knifemakers and firearms engravers. Launched in 1962 by Las Vegas gun collector and dealer Harry Mann, LVAAS is widely regarded as the gold standard among antique firearms shows. It is the oldest
continuously operating trade or specialty show of any type in Las Vegas, far outlasting even the longrunning showroom extravaganzas at major casino hotels. The annual event is a calendar highlight for antique, vintage and out-of-production firearms enthusiasts, attracting exhibitors from throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Japan and China. The show’s reputation has thrived for nearly six decades, thanks to its committed promoters and unfailing support from the hobby. In 1998, Paul and Karen Balfour assumed the show’s operations and management from their brother-in-law, Wally Beinfeld Continued on page 5
York Show Hits A New High With Opening Day Attendance on page 13
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 4 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 6
FEATURED AUCTION RESULTS: Witman Auctioneers - February 8 in Manheim, Pennsylvania - Page 2
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15