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Yellow Garage Antiques To Host 13th Annual June Festival Of Antiques Popular Mullica Hill, N.J., Show To Take Place June 8 FRIDAY JUNE 7, 2019 • VOL. 50, NO. 23
Important 1864 Civil War Pictorial Battle Flag Set To Lead Morphy’s Edged Weapons, Armor And Militaria Auction
The 13th annual June Festival of Antiques at the Fairgrounds in Mullica Hill, N.J., will be held on Saturday, June 8. The show will feature quality antiques dealers from throughout the Northeast set up under pavilion cover and on the lawn at the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds at 275 Bridgeton Pike (Route 77). The fairgrounds are 1 mile south of the Yellow Garage Antiques shop and the downtown historic
Flag Was Carried Into Battle By 127th Regiment, One Of 11 African-American Union Regiments From Pennsylvania One of the most historically important American treasures ever to pass through Morphy Auctions’ gallery is the centerpiece of the Pennsylvania company’s Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13, Edged Weapons, Armor and Militaria Sale. It is an 1864 handpainted flag that was carried into battle by the 127th Regiment, one This 1864 battle flag carried by the “127th Regiment U.S. of 11 African-American Colored Troops,” handpainted by African-American artist and regiments from troop David Bustill Bowser, is the only surviving flag of those Pennsylvania that Bowser created for the 11 Pennsylvania Black regiments and fought for the Union will be estimated at $150,000-$250,000. during the Civil War. Each of the 11 Pennsylvania to paint the 11 flags, but Bowser Black regiments had one flag to pleaded his case to John Forney, a carry into battle to identify who powerful Philadelphia politician they were. The flag to be auctioned and newspaper owner. Forney took is believed to be the only survivor. up the cause and argued, “(Bowser) Its imagery is remarkable, depicting is a poor man, and certainly professes very a Black troop waving goodbye to remarkable Columbia, the Goddess of talent. He Liberty, beneath a banner that reads: “WE WILL PROVE OURSELVES MEN.” Below the cartouche is a banner that says: “127th REGt. U.S. COLORED TROOPS.” The flag was painted by Philadelphia artist David Bustill Bowser, the son of a fugitive slave and himself a member of one of the 11 Pennsylvania Black regiments. At first, the supervisory committee at Camp William Penn objected to a Black man receiving the commission
A magnificent Ceylonese gold Kastane decorated with rubies, other precious stones, motto and coat of arms of British Morse family, will be estimated at $150,000-$250,000.
has been active in the cause and is himself a colored man, and it seems to me there would be peculiar hardship in taking away this little job from him and giving it to a wealthy house.” This Lt. Col. George A. Custer’s personal 1867-68 Indian Wars field Of the 11 flags map plus CDVs of Custer in 7th Cavalry dress uniform along with wife, Bowser painted, Elizabeth, will be estimated at Morphy’s exam$20,000-$30,000. ple is the only known physical survivor. “Seven others are known only from photographs.
AAN Current News district. The annual show will include antique country and formal furniture, pottery, fine art, glass, stoneware, textiles, quilts, dolls, jewelry, clocks, porcelain, sterling, toys, advertising, metalware, and much more. Refreshments and free parking will be available throughout the day. The Boots N Spurs 4-H Club Cowgirl Café plans to serve a variety of “grab-n-go” food to please shoppers’ palates. Visitors can also shop and enjoy the Yellow Garage
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Petal The Elephant Is Coming To Burlington City Petal was a lifesized elephant statue that stood in the Burlington Center Mall for 30 years. Among the 100 stores and restaurants in the mall, Petal greeted shoppers and found family members with the expression, “meet me by the elephant in an hour.” As the economics of malls and the retail market changed, stores closed, and those retail spaces remained empty. In January of 2018, frozen pipes burst, damaging the fire alarm system, forcing officials to finally close the mall. Petal became the last inhabitant and orphaned. The mall’s owners, Moonbeam Capital Investments, offered to donate the fiberglass elephant to any organization free of charge, providing the new owners would move the oneton, 11-feet-high, and 8-feet-wide
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“Whistler As Printmaker: Highlights From The Gertrude Kosovsky Collection” on page 4
statue. The New Jersey Arts Guild, a nonprofit organization in Burlington City, took on the project. On Feb. 3, 2019, during a snow storm, Petal was loaded on a flatbed truck and made a short trip to Chester, Pa., for restoration. The Rotary of Burlington financed the majority of this on behalf of the guild. The Arts Guild hopes that city officials will decide on a final location near or within Riverfront Park. Artist Zenos Frudakis has established a GoFundMe page for Petal’s restoration and move. For Emporium shoppers who wish to assist the Arts Guild specifically with this project, a donation jar for Petal will be on site during the month of June. Also, the Emporium’s seasonal display case for the month of June will be filled with elephants and other wildlife. The multi-dealer shop is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. It is located at 424 High St., Burlington City, N.J. For additional information, call 609-474-8333.
Stahl’s Pottery Festival Set For June 15 on page 9
Primitives And Advertising Soar on page 15
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 7
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AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15