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The Ocean City Historical Museum To Host Antiques Show
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Fourth Annual Show Will Be Held Saturday, July 9, In New Jersey FRIDAY JULY 1, 2016 • VOL. 47, NO. 27
Documenting A Vanishing Race From Our Files By Andrew Richmond When one hears reference to McKenney and Hall, it is easy to assume, as it is often the case with lithography, that they were the publishers or printers, but in reality, Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1857) and James Hall (1793-1868) played a much larger role in the portraits which would form the basis of the folio “History of the Indian Tribes of North America. Philadelphia: 1837-1844.” McKenney, initially Superintendent of Indian Trade and later heading up the Office of Indian Affairs, working
as he did under Presidents Madison, Monroe, Adams, and Jackson, took a respectful and yet fatalistic view, it seems, of the American Indian peoples. He seemed to feel it was necessary to preserve their tribal cultures, believing they were
This complete, three-volume set descended in the family of the original subscriber and Indian trader, George S. Gaines. Such sterling provenance resulted in a selling price of $113,525 at Neal Auction Company in September of 2011.
This portrait of Aseola brought nearly $2,000 at Neal Auction Company in June of 2015. The high price was driven both by the Seminole chief’s prominence, the elaborate costume, and the landscape background.
The headdress of “Ne-Sou-A-Quoit, A Fox Chief” no doubt pushed this portrait to over $900 at New Orleans Auction in December of 2011.
destined to be obliterated. Thus, as his work brought him into contact with the various tribal leaders who visited Washington over the years as members of treaty delegations, he began to commission their portraits. Charles Bird King (1785-1862) painted the vast majority of the portraits McKenney commissioned, although a number were also done by James Otto Lewis and George Cooke. King’s sensitive, vibrant portraits are all the more remarkable when one realizes that King’s own father was scalped by Indians in 1789, when King was just four years old, after the family had traveled west to Ohio. By the 1830s, after more than a decade of portraits, McKenney felt the collection, displayed in the War Office, needed a broader audience, but to In July of 2015, Brunk c o m p l e t e Auctions sold a com- such a project plete 1855 third edition would require of the octavo more effort
The Ocean City Historical Museum will be sponsoring its fourth annual antiques show on Saturday, July 9. The show will be open to the public free of charge, but donations will be gratefully accepted to assist with the museum’s mission. This show will take place in the airconditioned community center located at 1735 Simpson Avenue in Ocean City, N.J. Show hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to the 30 vendors who will be participating in this year’s indoor show, the museum plans to set up a “museum table” where deaccessioned items or donated antique items will be for sale to benefit the museum. This is always a fascinating part of the show since many interesting items are offered for sale.
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Of special interest this year will be a booth filled with Ocean City, N.J. shore related collectibles which a local private collector will be selling. Many of the previous year’s dealers will be returning to sell a wide variety of antiques and collectibles that includes shore related items, glassware and china, antique jewelry, small furniture, antique toys, books and paper goods and vintage postcards. To learn more, call the Ocean City Historical Museum at 609-3991801 or visit www.ocnjmuseum.org.
The Pressing Iron And Trivet Collectors Of America To Hold Convention The Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America, PITCA, will hold its annual convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5 and 6. The organization, formerly known as the Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club, was founded in 1984 in Owatonna, Minn. It has since expanded nationally and also has a strong international membership. Annual conventions are located in different parts of the country to reflect the nature of the organization.
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Included in this year’s program are member presentations relating to irons and trivets. Also the group holds a “Buy and Sell” segment as well as displays from the collections of various members. These events will be held on Saturday and the public is welcome to attend. Members are pleased to answer any questions and discuss the hobby. In addition, prior to the opening of the convention, on Thursday, Aug. 4, there will be an auction of
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In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 9 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8
FEATURED AUCTION: Morphy Auctions - July 8 to 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada - Page 10
AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15