Antiques & Auction News 042718

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Walter Emerson Baum Painting Sells For $3,200 At Locati Online Sale FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 17

Tom Umholtz Collection Sells In The Town Of Gratz Christian Beschler (Sussel-Unicorn Artist) Fraktur Sells For $39,500 By Karl Pass Auctioneer Rick Schadel of Lykens sold part two of the Tom Umholtz estate on April 7 at the Gratz Community Building in the rural upper Dauphin County town of Gratz, Pa. Part one was held last fall. Gratz is roughly 40 miles north of Harrisburg. The late Tom Umholtz of Valley View, Pa., was a longtime local historian and collector of epic proportions. There was no buyer’s premium or sale’s tax. The sale began at 8 a.m. with outside lines of material in-the-rough, such as old doors, benches, chairs, rag rugs, and more. Inside the community center’s gymnasi- A paint-decorated lift-top chest that stood at the foot of um, the sale began at 8:15. the auctioneer’s podium during the sale sold for Material was set up on the $13,200 to a young local collector, underbid by the stage, and most furniture in trade. Made for Anderres Ganser and dated “1828,” an adjoining room. Due to the Tom Umholtz bought it in 1981 from the late Pastor Fred amount of material and pace Weiser. Gansers lived in the Greenbriar area, which was of selling, the sale went into close to Himmel’s Church. the early evening. Several people in attendance arrived at sunup and left at sundown. Due to the building being used the Friday evening prior to sale day, no preview was able to be offered. “A preview would have been nice, but we just weren’t able to have the building. It was a hectic day for us,” said Schadel. In light of the circumstances, Schadel did a good job pulling off the sale. If the build- This brightly colored birth and baptismal certificate ing had been available, a dedi- with four birds and dated “1854” from cated tool session and/or book Northumberland County sold to a collector for session should have been con- $11,000, underbid by the trade. The buyer stated ducted on Friday. There was a lot they had a family connection. Several of the printed of material sold in one day, with fraktur went to buyers who were descendants of many specific categories with who they were made for. limited crossover appeal. The same Liz Stamm, conducted the auction occured at the sale in the fall, selling groupings “by choice,” which where a broad variety of tools, also made for a long sale. Nearly books, various country items, and 100 wooden planes alone were furniture was sold. There will not be sold. Also, saws, hatchets, chisels, augers, squares, countless other a third sale. Continued on page 2 Schadel, along with auctioneer

This very rare wooden dateboard from a house dated “1800” sold to the trade for $3,300.

The oil-on-masonite Allentown, Pa., street scene painting by Walter Emerson Baum (1884-1956) sold for $3,200. Locati LLC of Maple Glen, Pa., presented its March online sale from March 5 to 19. The auction included fresh-to-the-market estate jewelry, including Victorian and Art Deco examples, among which were two vintage diamond rings that sold together for $1,000, and a French enameled jewelry box realized $800. Two American gold and gold-filled pocket watches sold for $1,200.

A rare Miro color lithograph, “Le Lezard aux Plumes d’Or,” sold well at $2,900. Only 50 impressions of this lithograph were created, and this example was numbered 14/50. Pieces that had local appeal included an oil-on-masonite painting of an Allentown, Pa., street scene by Walter Emerson Baum (1884-1956), which sold for $3,200.

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Spring Batsto Show To Take Place May 20 on page 6

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Original Cover Art For The Amazing Spider-Man #100 Brings $478,000 on page 11

A set of Regency-style chairs by Maitland-Smith sold for $750.

Mike Ivankovich Announces Nationwide FaceTime And Skype Appraisal Website According to auctioneer and appraiser Mike Ivankovich, the two most common appraisal questions he receives are “What’s it worth?” and “How and where can I sell it without being cheated?” His typical clients are people who are preparing to move or downsize or settle and liquidate an estate, and they have a house full of stuff. “They just need some general guidance about what has value, what doesn’t have value, and what they can do with it,” said Ivankovich, who has been appraising for decades. Distance prevented him from serving clients outside the Philadelphia area, until now. Technology has changed the appraisal business, and now Ivankovich can help clients using FaceTime and Skype, as well as through video and digital images.

People can now receive a ballpark value and the most appropriate selling options for most items in their household, regardless of where they live. This virtual appraisal process is fast, easy, and low cost, and Ivankovich is among the first appraisers in the country to offer this downsizing and estate settlement tool nationwide. The details, complete with a “how-it-works” video, can be found by visiting www.VirtualAppraisalsUSA.com. To learn more, call Ivankovich at 215-264-4304. You can also listen to Mike’s “What’s It Worth? Ask Mike the Appraiser” radio show Friday mornings on WBCB 1490 AM in the greater Philadelphia area (9:30 to 10:30 a.m.) or on the internet at www.WBCB1490.com.

Fine Jewelry Auction Slated At Stuart Kingston Jewelers In Greenville, Del., On May 11 on page 11

Taking It All In: The Art Of Panoramic Views on page 12

In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 9

FEATURED AUCTION: Pook & Pook Inc. And Stuart Kingston Jewelers Auction - May 11 in Greenville, Delaware - Page 11

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15


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