Antiques & Auction News - May 19, 2023

Local Folk Art Excels

By Karl Pass

Horst Auctioneers in Ephrata, Pa., held a two-day 813-lot catalog sale on April 14 and 15. The total gross for the multi-consignor sale was $215,340. Horst does not charge a buyer’s premium for in-house bidding. There is a 10-percent premium for absentee and online bidding. The majority of the iron in the sale came from the John Tyler collection and John Tannehill collection. Tyler was a curator at the William Penn State Museum (PHMC) and a blacksmith. He and his wife, Darlene, wrote a book, “Early American Cast-Iron Holloware,” in 2014. The late Tannehill was a professor at Millersville and collected

tools and utensils among other American metalware. Horst will be selling more Tannehill items in an upcoming speciality tool sale.

Regional folk art often does well at Horst, in particular, Hattie Brunner paintings. Brunner (1889-1982) was a well-known antiques dealer in Reinholds, Pa. Late in her career she began painting in watercolor, ca. 1958. Her primitive farm and auction scenes have always been collectible and have a large audience in today’s market. An 18-by-13-inch framed winter scene (1971) with a brick farmhouse and man on horseback in foreground sold for $5,400. A similar winter scene depicting a covered bridge

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The annual June Festival of Antiques at the Fairgrounds in Mullica Hill, N.J., will be held on Saturday, June 10. Show hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring quality antiques dealers from throughout the Northeast set up under pavilion cover and on the lawn at the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds located at 275 Bridgeton Pike (Route 77). This is one mile south of the Yellow Garage Antiques storefront and the downtown historic district.

The show will include antique country and formal furniture, pottery, fine art, glass, stoneware, textiles, quilts, dolls, jewelry, clocks, porcelain, sterling silver, toys,

MadisonBouckville Looks To Have Strong Show On June 2 To 4 Popular Weekend Series Of Shows Is Precursor To Aug. 14 To 20 Antiques Week Event

Two small towns in New York’s Mohawk Valley have come together for great antiques and collectibles shopping twice a year for now 51 times. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 2, 3, and 4, the show fields will be filled with more than 2,000 exhibitors on 14 show fields. All fields have free admission, and the local tourist board claims around 10,000 people attend the June shows. There is plenty of parking, some of which is at a charge and some free of charge.

Northern New York has been well-known as a great source for fresh antiques, especially in American-made 18th- and 19thcentury furniture and household accessories. This history creates an environment at this market and again for its big Aug. 14 to 20 event where dealers and collectors converge looking for treasures either for collections, decoration, or inventories.

advertising, metalware, and much more. Parking is free of charge, and a food truck by B&B Concessions will be available throughout the day. Visitors can also shop and enjoy The Yellow Garage Antiques Center, as well as other antiques and specialty shops on Main Street. The June Festival is scheduled to take place rain or shine; however, in the event of severe weather, festival updates will be announced on Facebook, Instagram, and www.yellowgarageantiques.com. Show tickets are available at www.Ticketleap.com or at the gate. A portion of the proceeds benefit

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Over the years, show names have changed, owners have retired and sold to other managers, but the fields continue to be one of the country’s premier opportunities for finding great early American antiques. Among the larger fields, Cider House Antiques has been adding several features since being taken over by Jim and Ruth Dutcher a decade ago, such as free parking, a large campground and quality food service.

The Out Front Show is across the main road and among the markets with a permanent building

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Unusually large for a Hattie Brunner painting, this framed 30-by-21.75-inch autumn auction scene, ca. 1975, sold to a local collector for $26,500. The original receipt from Brunner to the late dealer Walter Himmelreich to Robert Wiker in 1976 ($1,000) was included.

The black leather wall pocket pin cushion with birds, heart, star, initials “F.R.” ex. Joyce Leiby, attributed to a Lancaster County, Pa., saddlery shop, brought $1,050.

This framed taufsheine fraktur with birds and central heart and oval text cartouche in middle, possibly “Ehre Vater Artist” ex. David Wheatcroft, sold for $1,950.

Freeman’s To Present The Esteemed Collection Of Sydney F. Martin

Fine Pennsylvania Impressionist Paintings To Be Sold June 4

Freeman’s is bringing to market a remarkable singleowner collection of American paintings, including several sought-after Pennsylvania Impressionist canvases. “Pride of Place: Works from the Estate of Sydney F. Martin,” a select 26-lot sale to be held Sunday, June 4, highlights the passionate collecting activity and discerning eye of Sydney Martin. He was an avid and early collector of Pennsylvania Impressionists and other Pennsylvania-related works who has largely contributed to the newfound curatorial interest in this collecting niche

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through prestigious loans to local institutions. “We’re delighted and honored to bring the esteemed collection of Sydney F. Martin to market,” said Freeman’s chairman Alasdair Nichol. “The selection itself is remarkable, having been carefully collected by Martin and his wife, Sharon, over several decades, and reveals the couple’s deep Pennsylvania roots. It’s also an occasion to bring together the strengths for which Freeman’s is best known: sales of Pennsylvania Impressionists and single-owner collections.”

The sale is led by Edward Redfield’s “Spring Veil,” offered at an estimate of $300,000-$500,000, which represents one of the most powerful springtime scenes ever executed by Redfield. The enormous canvas depicts the Valley of Point Pleasant in full bloom. Widely exhibited, this exemplary canvas constitutes the pinnacle of Pennsylvania Impressionist collecting opportunities.

Daniel Garber’s “The Delaware River” is a newly rediscovered and fresh-tomarket landscape depicting a bend in the river near New Hope, Pa. Fern Coppedge’s “Winter from Skillman’s” offers a quintessential view of Lambertville, N.J., as seen from New Hope, one of the artist’s sought-after winter scenes. The auction also presents “A Glorious Day,” a summer Bucks County scene by Morgan Colt, a colossal talent and founding

member of the New Hope School whose work remains desirable in the marketplace. The sale also features several works by John Fulton Folinsbee, including the oneof-a-kind “Golden Afternoon,” an autumnal triptych commissioned in 1920 that displays the artist’s masterful brushwork.

Alongside Martin’s esteemed Pennsylvania Impressionists collection is a selection of seven works by William B. T. Trego, a Pennsylvania painter best known for his military works.

The auction includes several American Civil War scenes. Sydney and Sharon Martin, longtime Doylestown, Pa., residents, were driven by a deep sense of loyalty and love for their region and its rich

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This is Daniel Garber’s “The Delaware River.”

Here is Edward Redfield’s “Spring Veil.”

The True “Power” Of Nintendo Collector Anecdotes And Antics

time, Nintendo also knew that in order to successfully launch their new brand in the United States, they would need an effective print advertising campaign. The first attempt to do this was a simple newsletter-like publication that was given free of charge to anyone who registered their original Nintendo Entertainment System upon purchase.

By Shawn Surmick

In the antiques and collectibles trade, magazine collecting has never really been considered a top tier collecting category. Even with the advent of third-party grading for magazines, very few iconic magazines have garnered a cult-like following. One exception to this rule is vintage Nintendo Power magazines. First published in 1988, with a cover date of July/August 1988, there were over 3.6 million copies of the first issue of Nintendo Power produced. The majority of these magazines were given out by Nintendo free of charge to drum up interest in their new magazine. By the time the publication went into print, Nintendo mania was in full swing.

But, before we talk about the power of Nintendo Power, we have to talk about why this even matters at all. The original Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as the NES) was launched in 1985, and after successfully completing a test market run in New York City and Los Angeles simultaneously, the system took North America by storm in 1986. By 1987, almost every kid in America would want to own a Nintendo. Nintendo capitalized on this by releasing brilliant television advertising that graced consumers’ living rooms with taglines such as, “Now you’re playing with power!” Given that there was no internet or social media formats during this

Nintendo Fun Club, as it was called, was a simple, severalpage newsprint-like publication that was sent free of charge via mail. The publication would last only seven issues before being discontinued and replaced with a bigger and better option.

Nintendo Power was seen as the answer, and issue one would feature an iconic cover that showcased Nintendo’s new blockbuster game, “Super Mario Bros. 2,” which every Nintendo enthusiast wanted to own.

I was one of the lucky enthusiasts who was sent a copy of this publication, and I fondly remember what it was like to have this come in the mail. Most of the Nintendo enthusiasts who received this first issue back in 1988 read and abused their copies. I remember taking mine everywhere with me, from school to my bedroom and the dining room table. My parents were forced to order me a full subscription to the publication in hopes I would stop talking about it. Very few of these first issues were saved and preserved in near-mint condition, even though the magazine was originally well packed and came in a plain manila envelope. Nintendo Power would prove to be a massive success for the company and would be discontinued with issue 285 in December 2012. In December 2017, Nintendo decided to name a Podcast after the publication as a tribute to the power (pun intended) of the brand. Looking through old issues of Nintendo Power today is like recovering your lost youth if you were lucky enough to grow up in the late

1980s and early 1990s. The magazine just drips with nostalgia. Until the past few years, most vintage issues of Nintendo Power magazine, even early ones, did not have a lot of monetary value on the secondary market. There are, however, several reports of the first issue selling for amounts of $1,000 or less over the last decade or so, even in what was perceived to be near-mint condition. However, with the advent of third-party grading coming to vintage video games, it was only a matter of time before interest in all early Nintendo video game merchandise started to become en vogue. When thirdparty grading started being offered for magazines, interest in early Nintendo Power magazines took off, with issue one being the most desired.

Warnings about the perceived rarity of Nintendo Power issue one in near-mint condition started to prove true back in 2022. On Nov. 4, 2022, Heritage Auctions auctioned off a Nintendo Power issue one graded by CGC in 9.4 (near mint) condition. The book fetched a respectable $24,000 at auction and cemented itself as a top tier Nintendo collectible. Enthusiasts and critics alike took to various collecting forums to tout or criticize the sale. There are only a handful of these issues known to be in near-mint or better condition and, in all honesty, given what certain high-grade comic books sell for, the $24,000 amount does not seem that ridiculous. Very few collectors would be able to predict at that time what a copy in 9.8 condition would sell for, but make no mistake, that question would be answered soon!

Then on April 23, 2023, Heritage Auctions sold a 9.8 copy for a record price of $108,000. To put this in perspective, another first issue of Nintendo Power in this same auction yet graded in 7.5 condition (very fine minus) sold for only $1,020, which shows just how condition-sensitive collectors are when looking for collectibles like this.

Special Memorial Day Weekend Sale

Set For Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall

Annual Sale Scheduled For May 27 To 29

The Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall will host its annual Memorial Day Weekend Sale from Saturday, May 27, through Monday, May 29. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is located at 3371 Lincoln Highway East in Paradise, Pa., on Route 30. It is four miles west of Route 41 and six miles east of the Rockvale Square Outlet Mall in Lancaster County.

The huge, 26,000-squarefoot facility houses a wide variety of antiques and collectibles displayed by over 125 dealers. Merchandise featured includes items such as furniture, glassware, sterling silver, clocks, advertising, jewelry, fine china, toys, books, postcards, trains, Christmas items, pottery, linens, primitives, kitchenware, and much more.

Housed inside the antique mall is an Old Time General Store. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall offers convenient

parking for over 100 vehicles, with a spacious area for campers, trailers, and tour buses. The shop is clean, climate-controlled, brightly lit and carpeted.

Shop-goers may also want to visit the stores out in front of the mall. Not Just Baskets of Cackleberry Farm is a unique gift shop filled with quilts, baskets, candy, gifts for pets, candles, framed prints, and all sorts of of other great gift ideas. Many items in the wide assortment of merchandise are on sale for a limited time.

Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5

According to the CGC census that lists how many copies they graded and in what grade, there is only one copy of Nintendo Power issue one in 9.8 condition, none in 9.6 condition (the next grade under) and four total in 9.4 condition. This proves this magazine is quite scarce. I want to make sure readers understand the price difference between a 7.5 versus a 9.4 versus a 9.8 conditioned copy because when I write an article like this, I occasionally get contacted by someone who claims to have the item in question. Almost always the item is nowhere in near mint condition, so while almost any copy of Nintendo Power issue one does most certainly have some value on the secondary market, very few would be worth grading, let alone have the value of a 9.4 or 9.8 copy specified above.

Regular readers will note that I have been especially harsh on the price points that certain vintage video game collectibles have obtained over these past few years, as the market was in a

speculative euphoria for quite some time. This, however, is actually one sale that I agree with due to the definite rarity of locating this item in near-mint or better condition. The name Nintendo Power sure seems to fit. Until next time, thanks for reading.

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.

p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Tuesday. On Monday, May 29, the antique mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and debit cards are accepted. Gift certificates, layaway, and shipping are also available.

For more information, call 717-442-8805 during business hours or visit www.cackleberry farmantiquemall.com.

Yellow Garage

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theHarrison Township Historical Society. Attendees are encouraged to donate nonperishable unexpired food items for

the local food pantry, Your Place At The Table (Y.P.A.T.T).

For additional details about the show, visit www. yellowgarageantiques.com.

19711 Newark 302-454-8007

AUNT MARGARET’S ANTIQUE MALL, 294 E. Main St. Mon- Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. 2 floors. Antiques, collectibles, vintage, primitives, much more! www.auntmargaretsantiquemall.com

19711 Newark 302-733-7677 MAIN STREET ANTIQUES, 23 Possum Park Mall. Hrs.: Mon.-Sat. 10-8, Sun. 11:30-5:30. Over 45 Showcase/Room Dealers selling quality antiques & collectibles. mainstreetantiques.com

21901 North East410-287-8318

5 & 10 ANTIQUE MARKET, 115 S. Main St. Daily 10am-6pm. Cecil County’s largest! Approx. 65 dealers, variety & nostalgia. Buying/ selling antiques & collectibles. Local honey available.

07052 West Orange973-323-1711

VALLEY VINTAGE, 168 South Valley Rd.

Open Mon-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 12-5. 2100 sq.ft., 25+ dealers. Antiques, vintage, collectibles, furniture, decor, kitchenware, jewelry, books, LPs, ephemera.

07901 Summit 908-273-9373 SUMMIT ANTIQUES CENTER, 511 Morris Ave. 2 floors, 50+ dealers. Antiques, collectibles. Smalls to furniture. Open 7 days 11-5. Free Parking. www.thesummitantiquescenter.com

08005 Barnegat609-698-3020

BAY AVENUE ANTIQUES, 349 S. Main. Open Wed.- Sun., Noon - 6 PM. Book Seller, Pottery, Glass, Furniture, Holiday, Decoys, Antiques & UniquesPLUS Chalkpaint & Iron Orchid Design.

08016 Burlington609-747-8333 HISTORIC BURLINGTON ANTIQUES & ART EMPORIUM, 424 High Street. Open 6 Days, Tues.-Sun.: T, W, F, Sat., Sun: 11A-5P; Th.&F.: 11A-7P; Closed on Monday. www.antiquesnj.com

08037 Hammonton609-561-1110 BERNIE’S ANTIQUES & ARTIFACTS, 18 Central Ave Tues.-Sat. 11-6 & Sun. 11-5. Trains, Pottery, Lenox, Breweriana, Fenton, Petroliana, Van Briggle, Albums + Neon Signs. Qty.Dlrs. Invited.

08062 Mullica Hill 856-478-9810 OLD MILL ANTIQUE MALL, 1 S. Main Street. Open Daily, 11-5; Sat. 10-5. Antiques, glassware, records, coins, stamps, military items, collectible toys, trains, linens, books & ephemera.

08081 Sicklerville856-545-3187 CARNIVAL OF COLLECTABLES, 368 Cross Keys Rd. Open Wed.- Sat. 10am6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. 12,000 sq.ft Antique & Arts Mall, over 100 dlrs. www.carnivalofcollectables.com

08525 Hopewell609-466-9833 TOMATO FACTORY ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTER, 2 Somerset St. We Have It All! Open Mon. thru Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5. We have 38 Dealers. www.tomatofactoryantiques.com

16686 Tyrone 814-684-5088 I-99 ANTIQUES, conveniently located off the Tyrone Exit of Interstate 99, 1222 Pennsylvania Ave. Quality antiques & collectibles. 40 Dlrs. Open Th., Fri., & Sat., 10:30am - 4:30pm, Dlrs. welcome.

gallery setting. Over 60 dealers. Open daily 10 to 6. Wide variety.

17062 Millerstown717-589-7810

STITCH IN TIME ANTIQUE & GIFT MALL, 43 N. Market St. Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Quality Handmade Crafts & Gifts. Open 7 days 10-5, Fri. til 8. Millerstown exit off RT 322.

17307 Biglerville717-503-4264

THIELEMANN’S ANTIQUES, 1 N. Main St. Wholesale & Retail. 4,500 sq. ft. furn. & smalls. See our Thielemann’s Antqs. Facebook page for photos & info. Open Sat. 10-4 & Sun. 12-4.

17350 NewOxford717-624-3800

ZELMA’S EMPORIUM (Formerly Golden Lane) 11 N. Water Street. Antiques, Americana, Art, Asian, Primitives, etc. Closed Mon., Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5 or by appt. ZelmasAntiques.com

17361 Shrewsbury717-235-6637

SHREWSBURY ANTIQUE CENTER 65 N. Highland Dr. “A True Antique Mall” over 10,000 sq.ft. with over 55 dealers. Open 7 days, 10-5. Ample parking. Close to other shops in historic village.

18944 Perkasie215-257-3564

TREASURE TROVE, 6 S. 7th Street. Estate jewelry, furniture, linens, vintage clothing, glass, china, books, toys, kitchenware, advertising, postcards. Primitives to Deco. Dealers Welcome. Mon.-Sat. 10-5. In business 42 years.

05/29/23, LINCOLN, MON. AT 9AM, Antqs., furniture, glassware, collec., adv. signs, firearms, ammo, live low dig. DE license tags, vehicles, Harrington Raceway stock, estate jewelry, gold coins, decoys, traps, framed art, Longaberger baskets, pottery, convert. oil lamps, collec. toys, sev. blue dec. crocks, Coca-Cola elec. Jr. cooler, Vendo Model F39Bf Coke vend. mach. 1958, etc., Route 113, Red 'Gallery' Bldg., Wilson's Auction Sales, Inc.

05/19-20/23, SHIPSHEWANA, FRI. AT9AM (ONLINE BEGINS AT10AM) & SAT. AT 8:30AM, Weathervanes, pendants, lightning rod balls, adv. signs, salesman samples incl. horsedrawn equip., 6 brass steam whistles, huge dairy collec., rare butter churns, seed corn bags w/great graphics, pocket watches incl. 'The Studebaker,' country store items, spool cabinets, Bennet Model 756 gas pump, wdn. silo, farm items, etc., Live & Online: 890 S. Van Buren St.; auctionzip.com & liveauctioneers.com, Chupp Auctions & Real Estate LLC

05/17/23, OCEAN PINES, ENDS

WED. AT5PM, Pers. Property incl. collec., silver, china, glassware, artwork, jewelry, housewares, appliances, 2002 Dodge 4dr. pick-up truck & more!, Online

Only: www.AMAuctions.com; HiBid.com, A&M Auctioneers & Appraisers

05/22/23, BOONSBORO, MON.

AT9AM, Very lg. 40+ yr. collec.: antqs., primitives, guns, collec. & furn. Unus. antq. double curio cab., early wardrobes, Bombay chest, chests of drawers incl. early, early wall/ mantel clocks, wicker, Vict. furn., mannequins incl. in Vict. clothing, crocks/ jugs, early butter churns, early log cabin doll hse./ toys, decor., lanterns, baskets, guns & bayonets, etc., 7704 Mapleville Rd., Cochran Auctions

06/01/23, FALLSTON, ENDS

THURS. AT5PM, Pers. Property incl. antique & mod. furn., glassware, china, collec., housewares & more!, Online Only: www.AM auctions.com; HiBid.com, A&M Auctioneers & Appraisers

06/07/23, HEBRON, BEGINS

CLOSING WED. AT5PM, Farm Equipment. J.Deere 6400 tractor, J.Deere MX10 rotary cutter, Agco White MDL6600 planter, 6' grapple bucket & more!, Online Only: www.AMauctions.com, A&M

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05/22/23, WESTMORELAND, MON. AT5:15PM, Antqs. & collec. from sev. estates feat. New England glassware, ceramics, treen, baskets, ironstone/ stonewr. Approx. 100 lots antqs./collec., furn.: Americana to mid-cen. mod., textiles, oriental rugs/ Asian,, prim./country, pewter, lighting, toys incl. collec. Voltramp Trains, Ride-Em's, dolls, mus. instru., trade signs, fine art: ptgs., pottery, etc., Online Only: https://flying-pigauctions.liveauctioneers.com, Flying Pig Auctions

05/22/23, DUNDEE, MON. AT 4PM, C.War era & militaria items incl. Gettysburg found relics, mess kits, buttons & badges, gas masks, military whistles & more. N.Amer./ artifacts incl. bear claw necklace, trade beads, moccasins, war clubs, tools, art work, arrowheads, fossils, etc. Antqs./collec., tin type photos, brass & crystal oil lamps, cast iron skillets, pocket knives/ watches, etc., Live & Online: 17020 Dover Rd.; LiveAuctioneers, AuctionZip & BidSpirit.com, Atlee Raber Auctioneer

05/25-26/23, COLUMBUS, THURS. & FRI., Extens. collec. coins & currency, jewelry incl. Kwiat, Tiffany & Co., Charles Krypell, Yurman, vtg./ old Euro. cut & graded diamonds, sapphires, spinel, rubies + aquamar. Extens. fountain pen collec., 250+ lots Amer. furn. & dec. arts, small collec. 19th cen. firearms, art glass by Lalique, Baccarat & Verlys, Asian dec. arts, wood carvings & more!, Online Only: ameliajeffers.com; liveauctioneers & invaluable.com, Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer

PENNSYLVANIA

05/13-20/23, ALLENTOWN, SAT. AT6:30PM - SAT. AT 10PM, 38th Annual Art Auction., Online Only: givergy.us/baumartauction38, Baum School of Art

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05/19-20/23, NEWOXFORD, FRI. AT3PM & SAT. AT 8:30AM, Tonka toys, GI Joe figures & access., 100 lots oil cans, box lots, Country Store items, primitives, milk bottles, stoneware jugs, soapbox derby pedal car, sterling silver tea set, adv. items, French coal stove, tools, flatbed wagon, misc. farm items, 270 lots of coins, 2013 Dodge Journey-63K mi., 1900 Bon Ox Rd., Larry Swartz, Auctioneer

05/19-20/23, QUARRYVILLE, FRI. AT4PM & SAT. AT

8:30AM, Real Estate incl. 2

parcels: 60'x100' Shop on 1 1/2 acre+/-; House/ Barn/ Garage on 1/4 acre+/-. Antqs., collec., stoneware crocks, agateware, green jars, tin signs incl. Winchester & Remington, vtg. pay phone, other early telephones, Coca-Cola items, tools, wdn. pulleys, hh, books, butchering items, guns, forklift, & more!, 1194 Robert Fulton Hwy., Tim Weaver Auction Svc.

05/19/23, AETNA, FRI. AT4PM, Guns, tools, hh goods, furn., antqs./collec., lg. clock collec. incl. mult. cuckoo, Big Ben, Baby Bends, New Haven, Howard Miller, West Clocks & more, trains, train & clock repair items, fossil collec., wood pencil boxes & toys. 2002 Dodge Caravan., 7638 Lancaster Ave., L& H Auctions

05/19/23, MANHEIM, FRI. AT 5PM, Spring Firearms Auction. Engraved deluxe grade Winchester mod.63, LC Smith Spec. grade 20 ga. 2 barrel set, Fox Sterlingworth 20 ga. Deluxe grade & many others., Live & Online: 768 Graystone Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

05/20/23, HARRISBURG, SAT. AT10AM, Fine & Dec. Arts

Auction: Silver, Jewelry, Collec., Clocks, Lighting, Fine/ Dec./ Asian Arts, Furn., Rugs. Online catalog available 5/5., Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

05/20/23, LEHIGHTON, SAT. AT 9AM, 2 Auctioneers. 400 lots of trains: 1925-1955, Marx, many in orig. boxes. Vehicles in excel. cond.: 2019 GMC Denali pickup truck, 1905 Oldsmobile Straight Dash, 1906 REO, 1912 Overland, 1912 Case 5 Passenger Touring Car, prewar auto parts 1910 & up, old gas pumps, old signs, auto memor., lg. amt. tools- machinist/ mech., & much more!, 1120 Jefferson St., Dean Arner, Auctioneer

05/20/23, MANHEIM, SAT. AT 9AM, Qty. mid-cen. mod. furn. incl. DR/ LR suites, tables, chairs, access., complete metal kitchen, antqs., rare Lancaster Co. 18th cen. walnut Schrank, red ptd. Windsor settee, bucket bench, rare Conestoga News Svc. hand delivery wagon, painted feed trough + horsedrawn wagon, stoneware, or. rugs, wed. venue supplies, gdn./outdoor items, etc., Live & Online: 3461 Echo Valley Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com; LiveAuctioneers.com, Hess Auction Group

05/20/23, MECHANICSBURG, SAT. AT8:30AM, Tools- many types incl. Ryobi table saw, lots of Craftsman hand tools, Smith & Mills milling mach., welder, gas motors- all types, bench grinders, battery chargers, long-handled tools & much more, farm implements, tractor, mowers, motorcycles incl. H.Davidson, 1931 Model A(nice), gas cans, etc., 321 N. York Rd., Hardy's Auction Service

05/20/23, MT. WOLF, SATURDAYAT9 AM, 40+ pcs. furn. incl. oak file cabinets, country, mid-cen. mod. furn. +items, antqs., nice marbles, dexterity games, adv. items- paper, tins, signs, salesman samples hand pumps & hand carts, canes, primitives, old military items, barber shop items, old photos, old toys, Coke adv. items, trays, signs, old graniteware, etc., 4522 N. Sherman St. Ext, Rentzels Auction Service Inc.

05/21-22/23, SPRINGTOWN, BUCKS CO., SUN. AT10AM & MON. AT4PM, Collec. vtg. machinist's tools, metal woodworking planes, sports collec., military items, sterling silver pocket watch holder, antqs./ collec., art incl. 5060 lots: oil ptgs., watercolors, vtg. & later lithographs & prints incl. some w/pencil sigs., musical instru., vtg. electronics, vtg. LPrecords: 1960's, 70's, 80's, sev. Beatles albums, cameras, etc., Springtown Vol. Fire Co. Bqt. Hall, 3010 Rte. 212, Robert H. Clinton & Co., Inc.

05/21/23, HARRISBURG, SUN. AT10AM, Coins incl. U.S. gold, silver, currency incl. 1899 $2 silver cert., 1929 $5 Chicago Nat'l note, 1929 $20 Stroudsburg, PANat'l note, world coins/ curr., Canadian silver. U.S.+ world stamps, 50+ lots ster. silver incl. flatware & hollowware, bowls incl. Paul Revere, jewelry,18K/14K gold, watches, design. bags, antq. eyeglasses, 1920's belts/ buckles., Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

05/22/23, LANCASTER, ENDS

MON. AT8PM, Valuable Gold & Silver Coins, 300 lots!, Online Only: boltzauctions.com; HiBid.com, Boltz Auction Co.

05/23/23, GLEN ROCK, TUES. AT9AM, Outstanding Lantern & Toy Tractor Collections!, Live & Online: 4067 Snyder Rd.; wehrlysauction.com, Wehrly's Auction Svc.

05/23/23, MANHEIM, CLOSING TUES. AT6PM, Rare Collec. 19th & 20th Cen. Cast Iron Weathervane Molds. Prom. makers in New Eng., most attrib. to The E.G. Washburne & Co. + Golden Eagle Coppersmiths. Patterns: grasshoppers, cows, bulls, horses, fish, eagles, dove, roosters, chickens, deer, goose, pigs, horse jockey, whale, witch, angel, boat & cushing chicken., Online Only: hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

05/25/23, KINZERS, THURS. AT 10AM, Spring Box Lots Bonanza! Sports mem./ jerseys/ items, Piano Babies, ruby glass, teacups, holiday/ hh decor, figurines, bobbleheads, vtg. windup toys, dolls, stationary, camping/ fishing gear, golf equip., bicycles, new car & plane replica model/ toys, sm. furn., lamps, primitives, artwork incl. Thomas Kinkaid, pottery, books & more!, 5336 Mine Rd., Embassy Auctions International

05/25/23, QUAKERTOWN, CLOSING BEGINS THURS. AT 6PM, 1K+ lots antqs./collec. items.

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05/26-27/23, COGAN STATION, FRI. & SAT. AT10AM, Ptd. furn., lighting, dec. stoneware, redware, other pottery, primitives incl. wdn., granite, tin, & iron, lg. Match Safe collec., fish gigs, coverlets/ quilts, slot machine, silver cash registers, marbles, iron & tin toys, paintingstheoroms, gold pocket watches, postcards, ephem., early photos, etc. Approx. 400 lots ea. day!, Live & Online: 3530 Lycoming Creek Rd.; invaluable & auctionzip.com, Roan, Inc.

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05/29/23, KEMPTON, MON. AT 9AM, Early toys in orig. boxes, firearms, adv., antqs./collec., primitives, jewelry, early Christmas items, textiles, old paper, tools & more!, 2409 Rte. 737, Dean Arner, Auctioneer

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SHOW & FLEA MARKET CALENDAR

06/08-11/23, ATLANTA,

07/08/23, CHRISMAN, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Pure Country Antique Show, 18444 N. 1600th St., Bloomfield Barn

05/21/23, HAMMONTON, SUN.

9AM-3PM, Spring Antiques & Bottle Show, Hist. Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest, Hammonton, NJ

05/21/23, RINGOES, SUN. 10-4, Hunterdon County Antiques Fair, Rte. 179, Hunterdon County 4-H Fairgrounds

06/04/23, BURLINGTON, SUN. 10AM-3PM, Outdoor Antiques & Garden Show, 424 High Street, Historic Burlington City, NJ

06/10/23, MULLICAHILL, SAT. 9-3, Annual June Festival of Antiques, 275 Bridgeton Pk., Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds

05/27-28/23, STORMVILLE, SAT.-SUN., 8AM-4PM, Antique Show & Flea Market, 428 Rte. 216, Stormville Airport, NY

06/02-04/23, BOUCKVILLE, FRI.-SUN., Madison-Bouckville Antique Week, 13 Showfields & Stores along Rte. 20, MadisonBouckville Promotions

04/08/23 TO 12/31/23, BERWYN, EVERYSAT. & SUN, 9-4, Indoor/Outdoor Vintage Flea Market - Now Open Year Round!, 270 W. Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA

05/20/23, GETTYSBURG, OUTDOOR MKT.: SAT. 8-2 (STORE/WRHSE. SALE: 9-5), Outdoor Antique Market, 2885 York Rd., Gettysburg, PA

05/29/23, LANDISVILLE, MON. AT7AM, Hempfield Community Flea Market, 1700 Nissley Rd., Amos Herr Park

06/17/23, BROOKFIELD, SAT. 10AM-3PM, Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 19 Martin Rd., MAWalker Homestead

06/23-24/23, KUTZTOWN, FRI.SAT. 9-4, Antiques & Collector Extravaganza, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

GETTYSBURG, OUTDOOR MKT.: SAT. 8-2 (STORE/WRHSE. SALE: 9-5), Outdoor Antique Market, 2885 York Rd., Gettysburg, PA

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WEST VIRGINIA

A Painted Red Earthenware Jar Marked “Mason & Co. Phil.”

By Justin W. Thomas

In the late 18th and early 19th century, many forms of shoe polish became available in Europe, especially in England, yet then it was rarely referred to as shoe polish or boot polish. Instead, the product was often called blacking, specifically when mixed with lampblack, or referred to as dubbin, a type of prepared grease used for softening or waterproofing leather.

Furthermore, tallow, an animal by-product, was also used to manufacture a simple form of shoe polish. For instance, in Chicago, where 82 percent of the processed meat consumed in the United States during that period was

Here is an advertisement for the James Mason & Company that shows the five-story brick and granite building adorned with a sign reading “Blacking” on its roof at 108, i.e., 138-140 N. Front St. Mason & Co. occupied the building following its completion in 1851 and tenanted the site until 1919. The building, built 1850-51, was demolished in 1973. Image courtesy The Library Company of Philadelphia.

which was available in either small wide-mouthed stone tubs, slabs wrapped in oiled paper or in circular tin-boxes, about three inches in diameter and half or three-quarters of an inch thick. Tinned blacking paste was at this time exclusively for Army use, where some of the tins read, “Yet, as the soldier’s boots or shoes must to some extent emulate the brightness and glitter of the boots of those who pay for battles instead of fighting them, a portable blacking apparatus is provided.”

Mason & Company of Philadelphia

James S. Mason (1811-88) was born to James Mason and Alice Heywood in Lancashire, England, in 1811. He came to Philadelphia with his parents around 1830 and founded

The 19th century red earthenware jar has painted designs and the base is impressed “Mason & Co. Phil.” There is also a letter “R” impressed on the base. It was recently found in an estate in suburban Philadelphia.

processed in the stockyards, the city became a major shoe polish producing area.

In London, the Warren brothers, Thomas and Jonathan, started to make blacking ca. 1795 to 1798, initially in partnership with each other, and then branching off establishing their own competing companies. Interestingly, Jonathan Warren’s Blacking company is noted as the first employer of the young Charles Dickens (1812-70) at

the age of 12 in 1823. The main competitor to the Warren companies in London was the Day & Martin Company established in 1801.

Details of the operation of Day & Martin in 1842 reveal that the blacking they produced was in two forms, bottled liquid and a thick paste

This is the James Mason & Company building as it stood in Philadelphia. It was demolished in 1973. Image courtesy Historic American Buildings Survey. Continued on page 7

James S. Mason & Company about 1832, which was a manufacturer of shoe blacking and ink pigments. His blacking was basically tallow and lamp black.

In 1851, James S. Mason & Company constructed a building at 138/140 Front St. where ultimately 10 million boxes were produced annually to hold tins of blacking. He employed 200 workers. Later, tins of blacking were labeled as Mason Shoe Polish.

In the book, “Philadelphia and Its Manufactures: A

THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

This is the interior of the James Mason & Company building in Philadelphia. Image courtesy Historic American Buildings Survey.

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and horse-drawn sleigh realized $7,000. The star painting, however, was a large 30-by21.75-inch framed autumn auction scene, ca. 1975, which sold to a local collector for $26,500. The original receipt from Brunner to the late dealer Walter Himmelreich to Robert Wiker in 1976 ($1,000) was included. Autumn auction scenes tend to be among the

most popular of her works, and few of her paintings were of this size. The current marketplace does not seem to be slowing down for Brunner’s Pennsylvania German “Grandma Moses” style work.

The photos and captions show a small sampling of of the diverse country sale.

The next catalog sale will be in the summer (date to-bedetermined).

To contact Horst Auction Center, call 717-738-3080.

A signed “H. Schildt” Pennsylvania goosewing axe, left handed, ex. Tannehill, sold for $1,350. Henry Schildt worked in Alsace Township, Berks County.

A later era wrought-iron pie lifter/pierced blade spatula, late 19th or early 20th century, stamped “H.H.M.” similiar to earlier and rare Sebastian examples, ex. Tannehill, sold for $100.

A country store tin sheet roasted coffee bin, maroon paint and grey stenciling, some denting, rust, and scratches, realized $250.

A left side iron stove plate from a five-plate stove cast at the Carlisle Furnace (Boiling Springs, Pa.), ca. 1764, with loss and damage, rare, from Tyler collection, sold for $775. The furnace stack still

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on-site, giving weather protection for the exhibitors. East Expo is only two booths deep from the street but then is about a quarter-mile long, with several multi-dealer tents. Quaker Acres West reopened last year, adding to their support from the Boyce family’s shop, which will also be open throughout the weekend hosting at least 150 exhibitors and parking in the rear. There are many more shows, but as they are connected, covering them for good picking is easy for the shoppers. Food service is

plentiful.

Set-up is Thursday, June 1, for the dealers, with most fields allowing shoppers to enter as the exhibitors unload their vans, trailers, and trucks. Hotels for visitors and dealers are the major chains in Utica and Syracuse as well as several in the nearby college town of Hamilton. Madison-Bouckville is a country crossroads 25 miles south of Syracuse and southwest of Utica.

For details on each show field, visit www.madisonbouckville.com.

VERY LARGE MONDAY LIVE AUCTION

Having sold her beautiful Victorian home located in Ranson, WV, Elizabeth Smith will sell her 40 plus year collection of furniture, antiques and collectibles- moved to the COCHRAN AUCTION COMPLEX, 7704 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, Wash. Co., MARYLAND on:

MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023 AT 9:00 A.M.

ANTIQUES, PRIMITIVES, GUNS, COLLECTIBLES & OTHER FURNISHINGS

A group of six English Staffordshire child’s mugs, some damage, sold for $240.

Unusual Antique Double Curio Cabinet; Very Ornate Mahogany Sideboard; Several Early Wardrobes; Early Tilt Top Table; Farm Table; Primitive Style Cupboards; Drop Leaf Table & Other Tables; Marble Top Tables; Open Wash Stand; Bombay Chest; Early Chest of Drawers & Other Chests of Drawers-One with Tear Drop Pulls; Early Victorian Sofa & Love Seats; Chairs including: Lady & Gent Victorian Walnut Chairs, Eastlake, Rockers, Wicker, High Chair, Piano Stool & Other Chairs of All Kind; Fl. Mo. Victrola; Various Trunks; Butcher Block Table; (7)Early Wall ClocksVarious Makes; (15)Mantle Clocks; Pictures & Frames of All Kind; Mirrors; Early Butter Churns; (50+) Crocks & Jugs; (20+) Mixing Bowls; Enamelware; Glassware of All Kind; Early Kitchen Utensils; Various Cast Iron including Griswold; Early Snow Birds; Early Tins; Black Memorabilia; (15)Mannequins- Some in Victorian Clothing; Early Hats & Hat Boxes; Some Vintage Clothes; French Horn & Other Musical Instruments; Baskets; Woodenware; Early Banks; Early Log Cabin Doll House; Some Early Toys; Several Nice Broad Axes; Flat Irons; Early Store Scales; Early “The Modern Paper Shoppe Wall Paper Stationery Novelties” Lite Sign; Decorations; Lanterns; Table & Floor Lamps of Various Styles; 5 Pc. Heavy Patio Set; Large Selection of Books; (2)Black Smith Vises- One Very Large; Approximately (500+) Box Lots; And Hundreds of Other Items Not Mentioned!

(31) GUNS & BAYONETS including: Harpers Ferry 1847 Rifle; 1900 German Mauser Bolt Action Military Rifle; World War

I Bolt Action Rifle w/Bayonet & Sling; Steyr Mo. 95 Military Bolt Action M1.95 Rifle w/Sling & Bayonets; 1941 Military Bolt Action Rifle; Percussion Rifle; Winchester 72 .22 Bolt Action Rifle; Mossberg 702 Plinkster .22 Semi Auto. Rifle; West Point 701 .22 Semi Auto. Rifle; .22 Semi Auto. Rifle; Cut Down Military Bolt Action Rifle w/Scope & Sling; Rickard 12 Ga. Double Barrel Rabbit Ear Shotgun; Palmetto Mo. 11 12 Ga. Single Barrel Shotgun; Single Barrel 12 Ga. Shotgun; Brevettata Mo. 99X .22 Revolver; H&R 328 .22

Side Kick Revolver; Harrington & Allen Dictator Revolver; Other Various Revolvers; Early Antique Percussion

Double Barrel Pistol; Early Antique Percussion Single Barrel Pistol; Early Flintlock Pistol; Plus (10) Other Guns Just Found; (5) Bayonets. IMPOSSIBLE TO LIST!

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stands at this mid-18th century Cumberland County furnace. Today, the Appalachian Trail runs next to it by the historic Ege stone arch bridge over the Yellow Breeches creek.

A cast iron Indian maiden doorstop, ca. 1868-80, the pattern being from a Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters bottle, sold for $650.

The star design penny rug sold for $425. It was from a 24-lot consignment of the late Tex Johnson.

Selling for $525 was this large 19th century iron anchor.

The framed watercolor fraktur drawing of two chickens facing each other, some stains and fading, likely Southeastern Pennsylvania origin, realized $3,600.

The Madison-Bouckville Antiques Week, late Spring edition, will take place June 2, 3, and 4.

Mason & Co. Phil.

Hand-Book of the Great Manufactories and Representative Mercantile Houses of Philadelphia, in 1867,” Edwin Troxell Freedley wrote, “Philadelphia has the largest Blacking Manufactory in the United States, and, with one exception, probably the largest in the world. We allude to that of James S. Mason & Co., 138 and 140 North Front street, which was found by the senior partner about 35 years ago. All the operation of manufacturing both Blacking and Ink are conducted here on a vast scale. Nearly two million sheets of tin are consumed in this one establishment, and about ten

Continued from page 5 boot. In the left background, a troop of white Union soldiers marches behind a parade marshal adorned in “M” insignias. The men carry a banner reading, “Mason’s (Original) Challenge Blacking (Philadelphia),” as well as boots, and signs spelling “M-AS-O-N.” In the right background, a crowd of spectators, including figures likely representing Germany, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and possibly France, stand and watch the competition attentively. The scene also includes boxes of Mason’s Challenge Blacking.

Following the death of Mason in 1888, his son Richard assumed control of the

This

St. Louis Exposition. And even though the shapes and design are more sophisticated, this type of painted terracotta ware was made at Galloway and Graff in 1881, such as some objects that are displayed in the Cincinnati Museum of Art in Ohio.

Even more so, if this pot was not produced by Galloway, then I suspect it was made by another local manufacturer and, either way, likely represents two different successful businesses working in the Philadelphia area in the 19th century.

Sources

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business, which ceased operation in 1919, and the building was razed in 1973.

Among the interesting artifacts that survive from Mason & Company today is a small 19th century red earthenware or terracotta jar. The jar may have been a commemorative object used for advertising, although it may have also held a product that the company manufactured and sold.

Freedley, Edwin T. “Philadelphia and Its Manufactures: A Hand-Book of the Great Manufactories and Representative Mercantile Houses of Philadelphia, in 1867,” Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co., 1867.

Thomas, Justin W. “The Galloway Terra-Cotta Company Of Philadelphia: A Brief History And Examination,” Antiques & Auction News, Feb. 3, 2023.

MEMORIAL DAY PUBLIC AUCTION

MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023

AT 9:00 A.M.

2409 Route 737, KEMPTON, PA 19529

Outstanding on-site auction not to be missed!

Early toys in original boxes, firearms, advertising, antiques & collectibles, primitives, jewelry, early Christmas items, textiles, old paper, tools and much more!

million boxes for Blacking are manufactured annually. Two hundred hands are employed in the various departments.

“Mason’s Blacking” is now a standard article of commerce.”

Mason & Company also heavily advertised itself in the 1800s, whereas some advertisements depicted shoe blacking competition between two African-American shoe shiners. In this case, the men are portrayed in caricature, holding a brush, a canister of Mason’s Blacking and a boot, while they dance on a table. An AfricanAmerican man fiddler sits on a stool and plays. In the foreground, a white man holds an oversized boot; a white shoeshine boy, his pack on his back, stands behind an older man holding his arm as he points at his reflection in the

This jar was recently discovered in the suburban Philadelphia area, and it is painted with ancient style design, a type of production that was popular with some American potters after 1870, such as a small group that operated in and the around the Boston area. The base of the jar is impressed “Mason & Co. Phil.” There is also a letter “R” impressed on the base.

The manufacturer of this pot is not identified, but it may have been produced nearby at a company such as Galloway and Graff (later the Galloway Terra-Cotta Company) in Philadelphia. Not a lot is known about this company’s early production from about 1810, but the company is known in the later years of the 1800s, when Galloway won awards at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876, the Chicago Exposition and the

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history and artistic traditions. This is amply reflected in their personal collection, which offers a window into this history, as well as the artistic luminaries who have settled in and taken inspiration from the area.

For more information, visit www.freemansauction.com.

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FINE SELECTION OF QUALITY MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNISHINGS; INCLUDING DINING ROOM SUITES, LIVING ROOM SUITE, TABLES, CHAIRS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES, COMPLETE METAL KITCHEN

An ques: Rare Lancaster Co. 18th century walnut Schrank, red painted Windsor se ee, bucket bench, red painted cupboard, rare Conestoga News Service hand delivery wagon, painted feed chest, rare an que wooden dugout canoe, galvanized barn cupolas, rare industrial enameled sink trough, stoneware, step back cupboards, painted horse drawn wagon, unusual wooden period folding tables, adver sing ns, pantry boxes, quilts, great pair of vintage child’s metal gliding chairs, painted trade sign, John Shelley Windsor rocking chair

Cut Sandstone Ar facts: Approx. 75 pieces, 7 small mill stones, steps, walkway stones, landings etc. Wedding Venue supplies: 100 Bamboo side chairs, oak captain’s chairs, circular tables, 2 bay stainless sink, 3 stainless prep tables.

Eclec c wares: Unusual Model T yellow painted cab, leather sofas, period style ligh ng, Jerry Mar n table lamps, artwork, selec on of horse-riding helmets

Oriental rugs: Nice selec on of period room size and area oriental rugs.

Garden & outdoor items: 2 great Stock Yards C.I. water troughs, garden benches, split rail fencing, vintage Solara chairs, garden shed, wooden whiskey barrels, wash tubs on stands, outdoor propane pa o heaters, collec on of sprinkling cans, great Saxon & Wakefield teak wood pa o set, painted wooden wheelbarrow, vintage window sashes

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A common stock certificate number 51 for 62-1/2 shares of James Mason & Company in Philadelphia, dated July 30, 1908, is embossed in the lower left corner and is signed “H Heywood Mason.” Image courtesy private collection.

is a 19th century Mason’s Blacking store display box with original paper labels and some of the original products. Image courtesy Showtime Auction Services.

The 19th century Mason’s Blacking tin has original graphics. Image courtesy Stony Ridge Auction.

The 19th century colored engraving advertisement for James S. Mason & Company in Philadelphia has the original image created by New York and Philadelphia artist Francis H. Schell (1834-1909). Image courtesy The Library Company of Philadelphia.

Here is a view of the base marked “Mason & Co. Phil.” There is also a letter “R” impressed on the base.

“Of God And Country: American Art From The Jill And Sheldon Bonovitz Collection”

New Outsider Art Exhibition To Be On View At Philadelphia Museum Of Art

“Of God and Country: American Art From the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection” will run from May 19 to Jan. 1, 2024, in the Jane and Leonard Korman, Jaimie and David Field, and Marie and Joseph Field Galleries (152–155) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

This exhibition is devoted to works by artists who are typically labeled as “outsider artists,” often marginalized or excluded from traditional narratives of art history. Exploring their work within wider themes of religion and what it means to be American,

the exhibition looks at the nation’s landscape, beliefs, and fraught history with race and racism. At times critiquing and celebrating aspects of American life, the works reflect a deep engagement but profound ambivalence toward the present, as well as

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PUBLIC AUCTION OF VALUABLE GOLD AND SILVER COINS 300 LOTS!

HI-BID SALE ENDS MAY 22nd AT 8PM ONLINE ONLY

MONDAY, MAY 22nd, 2023

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CIVIL WAR, NATIVE AMERICAN, MILITARIA & COLLECTIBLES

May 22 - 4 PM

17020 Dover Rd, Dundee Ohio

Civil war Era & Militaria items: bayonets, daggers, bullet fragments, helmets, Army items, WWII German Swastika items, pins, buttons & badges, powder flasks, military whistles, cannon balls, gas masks, mess kits, Gettysburg found relics and more!

Native American & artifacts: Arrowheads, Bear claw necklace, trade beads, moccasins, war clubs, tools, art work, bead work, artifacts, axes, celts, fossils, just to name a few.

Antiques & Collectibles: Tin type photos, brass and crystal oil lamps, cast iron Griswold & Wagner skillets, police whistles & billie clubs, Texas revolver trade sign, brass belt buckles, Roy Rogers & Gene Autry memorabilia, coleman lanterns, cylinder music box, fire department badges and ribbons, powder horns, early poison bottles, clay pipes, plus much more!

Pocket knives: Kabar, Case, Barlow, Daggers, German knives, Schuler, Old Timer, Scout knives, commemorative knives,

Pocket watches: Elgin 17J, South Bend 17J, Dueber Grand 17J, Deuber Standard 15J , Rockford 17J, Hampton, Elgin and more.

This sale is loaded with early American items, historical relics and more! Featuring another round of the Dan Hardesty Museum items!

In person auction with online bidding on Live Auctioneers, Auction Zip and Bidspirit! In

1989 1/4 Oz 1885-S $5, 1853 $2.50; Silver Dollars incl 1799 Draped Bust, Halves, Quarters, Dimes; Proof and Mint Sets; Currency incl 1899 $2 Silver Certificate, 1929 $5 Chicago National Currency Note, 1929 $20 Stroudsburg, PA National Currency Note; World: Coins and Currency incl Canadian Silver.

STAMPS: US and Worldwide. U.S. Airmail #C3 “Jenny” On First Flight Cover; First Day Covers incl Presidential, 25th Anniversary Coronation; Albums; Mint Sheets incl Commemorative.

SILVER: 50+ Lots Sterling Flatware and Hollowware. Fine Arts Sterling Flatware Service; Bowls incl Paul Revere; Judaica; Frames; Candleholders; Argento 800 Silver Cased Forks; Lunt; Whiting.

JEWELRY: Gold 18K Diamond Rings and Bands, Diamond Stud Earrings, Amethyst Ring, 14K 3 CTW Diamond Earrings; 14K Gold and Gemstones, Diamonds, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Garnet, Pearls; Charm Bracelet; Sterling incl Gemstone, Mexican and Native American incl Signed, Marcasite; Antique incl Victorian, Seed Pearl; Costume: Modern and Vintage incl Signed. Wrist Watches: Accutron, Gruen, Citizen Eco-Drive, Invicta Diamond Dial; Pocket Watches: Elgin, Waltham.

DESIGNER HANDBAGS: Coach, Ferragamo, Prada, Mary Frances; Designer Sunglasses.

ANTIQUE EYEGLASSES: 30+ Pcs Including Gold and Sterling Spectacles, Lorgnettes, and Pince-Nez.

OTHER: Pin Cushions; 1920’s Belt Buckles and Belts.

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cows, bulls, horses, fish, Eagles, dove, roosters, chickens, deer, goose, pigs, horse jockey, whale, witch, angel, boat, & cushing chicken.

This untitled, 20th century work by Elijah Pierce is paint, glitter, and varnish on carved wood from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz.

“Cotton Kingdom,” 1987, by Josephus Farmer, is paint and enamel on carved wood, from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz.

“People and Time Come Together,” 1990, by Howard Finster, is paint on a wood cutout, from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz.

Annual Old Morgantown Glass Collectors Guild (OMGCG) Convention And Glass Show Set For June 3 And 4

By Karl Pass

The annual Old Morgantown Glass Collectors Guild (OMGCG) is hosting its annual convention and glass show on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, at the VFW Hall, 340 Holland Ave., Westover, W.V. Nine vendors will be present to display and sell elegant glass treasures. Show hours for both days will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the event is open to the public free of charge.

The show will feature a door prize of an Anna

Rose water pitcher with six tumblers. All pieces are optic. The speaker on June 3 will be Jim Wiley, who will present a lecture on Central Glass etches. The speakers on June 4 will be

COUNTRY ANTIQUES

LANTERN COLLECTION

Decorated Stoneware, Painted Buckets & Pantry Boxes, Fraktur Bookplates, Salt & Wall Boxes, Lots Of Early Iron-Tin-Wood Items, Miniature Chest, Apothecary Jars, Sugar Maple Molds, Baskets, Leather Bound Books, Early Blankets, Powder Horns, Lots Graniteware, Tiger Maple Butter Bowl, Pr. Folk Portraits, Silhouettes, Early Brooms, Altoona Coffee Grinder, Yellowware, Copper & Pewter, CVRR & PRR Presentation

Lanterns, Other RR, Fireman’s Lantern, Early Tin & Brass Lanterns, Dietz Lantern Variations, Early Frames - Prints & Mirrors, Lots Of Early

Antiques. Furniture Incl. Nagy Red & Blue Farm Table, Decorated Soap Hollow Style

Empire Chest, Small Dutch Cupboard, Flat Wall Cupboards, Hanging Cupboards, 2 Drawer Painted Wardrobe, Blanket Chests, Quilt Racks, Large Green Raised Panel Cupboard, Tabletop Desk, Slant Front Desk, Empire Sideboard, Empire Stenciled Sewing Stand, Etc. Very Brief Ad, Check Website Or Auctionzip For Photos & Updates.

Terms: Cash Or PA Check, Major Credit Cards w/ 3% Surcharge. Out-Of-State Checks w/ Prior Approval.

Note: Nice Collections From Somerset & Mechanicsburg, Furniture @ 12:00. Absentee & Phone Bidding Available.

Preview: Thursday, May 25, 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Or 7:00 A.M. Morning Of Auction.

Anne and Max Blackmore, who will give a presentation on Tiffin Glass. There will be an auction at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall on June 3 that is open to the public. Featured auction items are all donated by members of the guild. Among the items will be a group of three Blenko decanters.

Among the door prizes at the show will be an Anna Rose water pitcher with six tumblers (only pitcher and two tumblers pictured).

If you have an interest in the field of glass consider attending and supporting the club’s show. For information, call Wanda Korson at 765-228-3131.

A featured auction item will be these three Blenko decanters.

ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY AUCTION

Antiques, Furniture, Glassware, Collectibles, Advertising Signs, Firearms, Ammo, Live Low Digit Delaware License Tags, Vehicles, Harrington Raceway Stock, Estate Jewelry, Gold Coins & More

MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 at 9:00 A.M.

Location: Wilson’s Auction Sales, Inc., Route 113, LINCOLN, DELAWARE In the Gallery (Red Building).

9:00 AM: Decoys: A large selection of carved duck decoys to include carver Harry Jobes & several others; full body decoys by Harold Hammond (Middletown, DE) w/Madison Mitchell heads & more. Stoneware: Levi & Glosking Jug-Dover, DE; Wm. Hare crocks-Wilmington, DE; Haxstun & Co. 4 gal handled crock-Fort Edward, NY; 2 gal salt glazed crock; several blue decorative crocks & others. Delaware glass, wooden measure, decanter & glasses, milk bottles to include John Hurd-Smyrna, DE & others, split oak baskets, Rayo lamp, red satin GWTW style & other lamps, American Fostoria, handmade quilts, pottery, several Ironstone serving pcs, souvenir glass, collector toys, converted oil lamps, covered candy dishes, Longaberger baskets & pottery, Noritake, cut glass, carnival glass, crackle glass, ruby glass, Fenton, Lenox, and more. Framed Art: Jack Lewis signed watercolor – “The Green”-Dover, DE; a selection of signed DU prints; Last Supper of Christ print by FW Wehle-1886; Thai Temple Stone Rubbing; Reverse Painting on Glass of Big Ben-London; (2) 19th Century Cromolithograph-“Rock of Ages 1 & 2”; Thunderbirds over Hoover Dam; C-141 Starlifter; signed waterfowl prints by Richard Clifton and others. A selection of knives to include 16 pc Schrade Federal Duck Stamp Commemorative collection; Buck; Remington & others. Enterprise coffee grinder, cannon balls, railroad lanterns, early tools, teacher’s chair from Octagonal Schoolhouse in Little Creek, DE, Delaware memorabilia & ephemera, pottery catalogs, agate heater, early hand tools, full size bear trap, wooden pull toys, sugar bowls, early baby carriages, JD Mighty Trike & wagon, steins, whiskey decanters, Jim Shore figurines, collector plates, stamp collection, 21 pc Dept 56 Village Landscape set, quail lamp, J.W. Fiske “Faithful Groomsman” cast iron lawn jockey. Advertising Collectibles: Vendo Model F39B5 Coke vending machine-circa 1958; Vendo Coca-Cola reach in vending machine; Coca-Cola Electric Junior cooler; Bally Playboy pinball machine-circa 1978; Planters Peanut jar w/original metal lid; W.L. Wheatley Cannery wooden crateClayton, DE; wooden shotgun shell boxes; Schlitz bar light; Schaefer bar light; JD Day thermometer; Falstaff bar light; Buck Knife display cases; Remington & Winchester clocks; Budweiser sign and more not listed.

Firearms, Ammo & Hunting Accessories: Shotguns: Benelli Super Black Eagle 12 ga camo w/Nikon scope; Marlin Model 120 12 ga Magnum pump; American Eagle Model 32-12 12 ga bolt action; Eastern Arms Model 94B 12 ga single barrel. Rifles: Ruger American .450 Bushmaster bolt action camo w/Vortex scope; Preduzece 44 Model 98 30-06 bolt action; Remington Model 510 .22 bolt action. Handguns: Sig Sauer P239 .40 S&W; FIE Corp. Titan .25 auto w/holster. Gun Safe, Ammo & Accessories: Liberty gun safe; assorted ammo; gun cases; duck & deer foot gun racks; hunting accessories & more. Still Accepting Quality

Firearms.

1:00 PM: Live Low Digit Delaware License Tags: 4894; 6718; 9547; T40; T45; T46; MC87; C7674; C8435; 22545; 25043; 50100; 55210; 63141; FT1789; T5371; T9555.

Estate Vehicle: ’93 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham w/82,565 miles.

Still Accepting Live Low Digit Tags & Vehicles For This Auction-Check Our Website For Updated Listing.

Harrington Raceway Stock: 25 Shares. Estate Jewelry: RINGS: 10k Sapphire & Diamond Dinner Ring; Antique 14k Rose Gold Coral Ring; 14k Amethyst & Diamond Ring; 10k 1ctw Diamond Cluster; 14k 1.1ct Emerald Cut Diamond; 14k 1ctw Sapphire & 1/2ctw Diamond; 14k 2ctw Emerald & 1/2ctw Diamond; 14k 1.5ctw Diamond Multi Circle Cocktail; 14k Fancy Diamond & Sapphire Band; 10k 1/2ctw Diamond Halo Invisible Set; 14k 2ctw Emeralds w/1.75ct Center Emerald; Antique Platinum 3/4ctw Diamond Dinner; 10k 1ctw Diamond Cocktail; 14k Onyx; Sterling; Costume Jewelry and more not listed. Coins: Gold Coins & Silver Dollars.

3:00 PM: There will be a large selection of clean, quality furnishings, antique to contemporary, for every room in the home to include: Bedroom suites & accessory pieces, dining room furniture, bowed glass china cabinets, walnut marble top tables, trunks, drop leaf tables, washstands, lighted mirrored back showcase & display cabinets, gilt & decorative wall mirrors, rockers, moose table, deer antler table, and much more not listed.

PREVIEW: Sunday, May 28, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m.

Terms: Payment in full on the day of sale with cash, approved check, debit card, or major credit card. 5% processing fee on all credit card transactions. No Buyer’s Premium & No Sales Tax.

Auctioneer’s Note: Make plans to attend this important auction which features several local estates, along with items from the Historic Smyrna Sporting Goods, a selection of Live, Low Digit Delaware License Tags, and other select consignments. Several auctioneers will be selling throughout the day. Stated Times Are Approximate. Announcements made day of sale supersede all printed material. Visit our web site to view several color photos. Food & Refreshments Will Be Served.

Michener Art Museum Presents “Sarah Kaizar: Rare Air”

Art Exhibition By Philadelphia-Based Illustrator And Designer Now On View

The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., is pleased to present “Sarah Kaizar: Rare Air,” an exhibition featuring original gouache and ink artwork. The work comes from the book “Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, and Bees,” an illustrated work about diminishing flighted species and citizen science, authored by Sarah Kaizar with writing by A. Scott Meiser, to be published by Mountaineer Books in September 2023.

The exhibition expands on the book’s stories and research with playful interactive installations. “Rare Air” connects audiences of all ages to the diversity of our ecosystems and the extraordinary creatures that populate them. Kaizar’s work enables audiences to recognize and appreciate the winged creatures that share our world. It offers strategies, big and small, to slow or reverse the threats that face them. Visitors will

discover, explore, play, and create while learning about urgent issues in wildlife conservation.

“I hope that my work with endangered species will slow people down and deepen their empathy for the world that we live in, even by just a shade or two. I think these individual portraits create small spaces for a personal connection around them. Showing them collectively starts to make it feel more powerful and forces you to stop and look at them,” shared Kaizar.

“There is a lot to discover in Kaizar’s meticulous, yet playful, drawings of the creatures that inhabit the air around us. Visitors will enjoy learning more about these endangered species and their fight for survival,” added chief curator Laura Turner Igoe.

About Sarah Kaizar

Kaizar’s work has been seen in regional galleries and museums including the Woodmere Art Museum, Delaware Contemporary, and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. She was a recipient of the 2021 Wind Fellowship by InLiquid and the Dina Wind Foundation and completed a residency at the Cedar Point Biological Station at the University of NebraskaLincoln in the summer of 2021. Kaizar is also the author of “HIKER TRASH: Notes, Sketches + Other Detritus on the Appalachian Trail,” an illustrated work based on her experience

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faith and optimism for the future, in this life or the next.

Featured are works by James Castle (1899–1977), Josephus Farmer (1894–1989), Rev. Howard Finster (1916–2001), William L. Hawkins (1895–1990), S.L. Jones (1901–97), Elijah Pierce (1882–1984), Purvis Young (1943–2010), Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–80), and others, reflecting a broad range of media, size, and style.

One section devoted to American landscape encompasses landscapes, scenes of rural life, and domestic animals, while another section,

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WE HAVE: PIANO BABIES, HOLIDAY COLLECTIBLES AND DECORATIONS, SANTAS, BB GUNS, HANDBAGS, KERCHIEFS, RUBY GLASS, TEACUPS, FIGURINES, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, CHINA SETS, DOLLS, STUFFED ANIMALS, VINTAGE WIND-UP TOYS, BOBBLEHEADS. THOMAS KINKAID PAINTER OF LIGHT SNOW HOUSES, ARTWORKS, WALL POCKETS, POTTERY,

dealing with U.S. history, examines the legacy of slavery and the Civil Rights movement. Two additional sections, devoted to spirituality and mortality, include works evoking religion, death, and the afterlife, and suggest openended interpretations and conclusions.

The works are drawn from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, including gifts, promised gifts, and loans to the museum. The exhibition is made possible by Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz.

The museum is located at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.

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hiking 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. The exhibition program in

the Bette and Nelson Pfundt Gallery is presented by Vivian Banta and Robert Field.

The Michener Art Museum is located at 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, Pa.

For additional information, visit www.michenerart museum.org.

Sarah Kaizar’s “Chestnutcollared Longspur,” Calcarius ornatus, 2021, is a gouache, pen and ink, measuring 20-by-16 inches, courtesy of the artist.

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Milestone Auctions is proud to present this auction event. Collectors will have the chance to bid on many different categories of wonderful Antique Toys!

Wonderful selection of American, German, & Japanese Windup and Battery Operated Toys, Pressed Steel Truck, Cast Iron, & Much More!!

Makers includes Marx, Chein, Strauss, Linemar, Buddy L, Sturditoy, Kingsbury, Tonka, Nylint, Arcade, Kenton, Hubley, Vindex, Lehmann, Distler, Guntermann, and More!

Collection of Vintage Robots and Space Toys! Includes many RARE Examples!

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