Antiques & Auction News 040618

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George Washington’s Tent To Be The Focus Of Spring Colloquium Textile Conservator Virginia Whelan Will Lecture At LancasterHistory.org FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 14

Federation Of Historical Bottle Collectors To Hold Annual Convention And Expo In Cleveland Huntington Convention Center And Marriott Key Center Hotel Will Host Event Aug. 2 To 5

AAN Current News Textile conservator Virginia Whelan will present “Conserving George Washington’s Tent” at LancasterHistory.org on April 19. LancasterHistory.org will welcome Virginia Jarvis Whelan as presenter for its April Regional History Colloquium, titled “Conserving George Washington’s Tent,” on Thursday, April 19. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia opened on April 19, 2017. Its showpiece is the ovalshaped tent, or marquee, used by Gen. George Washington. The large 22-by-15-foot linen marquee served

The FOHBC will hold its VIP opening reception at the nearby Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one of Cleveland, Ohio’s premier attractions. Antique bottle and glass enthusiasts will want to mark their calendars for the first weekend of August. The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) will hold its annual National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo from Thursday, Aug 2, to Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Huntington Convention Center and adjacent Marriott Key Center Hotel in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. “This will be the largest and most exciting antique bottle and glass event of the year,” said Ferdinand Meyer V, president of the FOHBC. “It’s more than a convention and expo. There will be a bottle show, live and inter- Is there anything more beautiful than row after row of net auction, educational rare, colorful and interesting bottles on proud display? seminars, bottle competi- Most FOHBC members would probably say no. tion, a banquet, plus many other events that will make for a as the public. Of course, memberpacked itinerary. As of now, there ships are encouraged, and registraare still a few dealer tables avail- tion is available at the show or able for the show.” This mega-event online at www.fohbc.org. The 2018 Cleveland national is open to FOHBC members as well convention is a mustattend for antique bottle and glass enthusiasts and members of the 100 or so antique bottle clubs scattered across the country in the four FOHBC regions (Northeast, Southern, Midwest and Western). Antique bottle collectors are passionate about their glass, a Fruit jars is a popular sub-category of bottle collecting. Continued on page 2

as Washington’s portable field office and sleeping quarters and was repeatedly assembled and dismantled to travel with him throughout the Revolutionary War. An interdisciplinary team, including textile conservator Virginia Whelan, worked for five years to create an archival, adjustable, yet invisible-to-the-eye structure to support the delicate

Hassinger & Courtney To Sell Items Of A Former Local Newspaper Printer And Historian on page 6

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Zettlemoyer Sells Seagreaves Pottery and Paintings Collection

Rare And Unique Pieces In High Demand At Cowan’s on page 14

Unusual Owl Jug Realizes $610 By Karl Pass On March 1, in Fogelsville, Pa., father/son team of Woody and Eric Zettlemoyer sold a large collection of Jim Seagreaves redware and Verna Seagreaves paintings. Online bidding was available for the 95-lot sale. James Christian Seagreaves (1913-97), known as Jim to many, and wife Verna lived in Breinigsville, Pa. He was a machinist for Air Products and Chemicals

Witman Conducts Single-Owner Sale on page 16

The 5.75-inch-high owl form jug sold for $610.

This 6.5-inch fish whistle sold for $290. Seagreaves did very few fish whistles in his career.

An unframed 15-by-20-inch auction scene watercolor by Verna, not signed, sold for $650 to a collector.

Inc. before retiring in 1976. He had also worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. According to Richard Orth, Seagreaves began experimenting with making redware pottery in 1948. Considered a revivalist craftsman, his work had a unique style, incorporating a then-modern ’50s aesthetic and early Pennsylvania German techniques. Seagreaves was known for his sgraffito decorating and use of bold, colorful glazes. The mid 20th century, leading up to the nation’s Bicentennial, was a time ripe for revivalist arts, and a renaissance was taking place rooted in Pennsylvania German traditional crafts. Continued on page 4

Personal Collection Of Ruth Bryson Of Quarryville, Pa., To Be Sold April 14 on page 18

In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 9 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 9

FEATURED AUCTION: Hassinger & Courtney - April 6 and 7 in Freeburg, Pennsylvania - Page 6

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 19


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