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Fishing Creek Antique Trail Announced
FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2016 • VOL. 47, NO. 33
Bertoia’s Sets World Auction Record As Marklin Boat Sells For $271,400 Bidders ventured into the outer layers of dust and grime, and we limits at Bertoia’s May 20 and 21 believe that’s what helped preserve spring toy auction, as one lot after the paint. Once it was cleaned, it another spurred This Marklin Amerika oceanliner, was bright, colorful aggressive competi- German, early 1900s, all original, and absolutely pristion to achieve esti38 inches long, set a new record tine.” The former mate smashing auction when it sold to a buyer in Europe world prices. From the record for a toy for $271,400. moment a Germanboat had been held made Marklin by a oceanliner Marklin “Amerika” Chicago set sail, there paddlewas little wheeler doubt where from the it was headed renowned Dick - straight to the top of prices Claus collection. realized. The pristine 38-inch-long That particular boat sold at vessel, all original and retaining its Bertoia’s on Nov. 10, 2012, for lifeboats, masts, four stacks and $264,000. other beautifully detailed appointAntique American toys ments, cruised at top speed as it were led by a superb, circarose through the bidding ranks 1850 Francis, Field & toward a final payday of $271,400, Francis hand-painted tinalmost four times its high estiplate train. Like the Marklin mate. The buyer was a Amerika, the train was the private party from object of fierce bidding because of its astonishing A nodding-head Santa on all-original condition. wheeled platform, papier “Often, if an early American mache and composition with tin train appears at auction, cloth robe and wicker basket on it shows signs of paint back, 20.5 inches tall, realized touch-up or re-soldering, $16,520. but this train was totally pure,” said Bertoia. Europe who chose to Estimated at $15,000remain anonymous. All $25,000, it quickly rose prices quoted are inclusive of 18 to $35,000, at which point percent buyer’s premium. the bidding narrowed to only a few “This boat was an extraordinary competitors. The train sold for find,” said Bertoia Auctions owner, $64,900 to a collector who is fairly Jeanne Bertoia. “It had come out of new to the world of antique toys. an attic where it had remained for “The buyer is a collector of many years. When it was removed many things of quality, but it was from its storage place, the boat had the Donald Kaufman sale (Bertoia’s, March 2009 and April 2011) that opened his eyes to antique toys. He buys only the best of the best, and in the realm of American tin, this train was one of the very best,” said Bertoia. The ingenious designs of Lehmann, Martin and Gunthermann found favor with This CK pre-war buyers on both sides of the Atlantic. Japanese race car with Continued on page 6 original box sold for $11,800.
Retailers along Route 487 in northern Columbia County, Pa., have partnered together to create “The Fishing Creek Antique Trail,” a 20 mile stretch of specialty retail shops beginning at Lavender and Old Lace just south of Interstate 80 in Bloomsburg and running as far north as The Red Rock Campground and Flea Market below Ricketts Glen State Park and other PA State Gamelands. Other participating businesses include The Shops at Forever Green, four local wineries, antique malls, specialty stores, small shops, galleries and auctioneers. The Fishing Creek Antique Trail is a unique alliance of area businesses working together to share resources, marketing and
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information. The goal of this alliance is to foster growth and promote local culture and heritage in the region via the creation of a tourist attraction. The hope is that the trail will provide increased business and prosperity to the shops, restaurants, garages and wide range of businesses and communities in the Rt. 487 corridor. The concept originated as an effort by Benton retailers to create a shopping destination in Benton that included longtime retailers Black Bear Pottery, Benton Coin and Jewelry, The Bakery Antique Company, Ol’ Country Barn, Henny Penny’s Country Store and
Rich Penn Auctions Wins Four NAA Awards on page 6
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Rare Fire Grenade Sets Record At Glass Works Auction
Results From Gateway’s Toy And Model Train Auction on page 9
One Of Two Known Examples Brings $13,800 Glass Works Auctions of kind of liquor bottle.” Lambertville, N.J., held a mail Also selling for $13,800, and phone bid auction (#111) was a rare “Steinfeld’s French which ended June 27. The sale Cognac Bitters.” This highly offered 413 lots of early decorative bottle was made to American and English bottles commemorate the 1876 and flasks. One of the top lots American Centennial held in in the auction was Lot 337, Philadelphia in 1876. “Very an extremely rare fire few exist,” said grenade, embossed Hagenbuch. “This was “Perfection Hand Grenade one of the nicer ones. Pat’d by A. Jones 1885.” Good quality bitters botOne of only two known tles in nice condition confully intact examples, it set tinue to demand strong a world record price for a prices.” fire grenade selling for Lot 16, a sapphire This very rare fire $13,800. The estimate was grenade, embossed blue Cornucopia/Urn $5,000 to $7,000. A new flask with Lancaster Glass “Perfection Hand find to the marketplace, it Grenade Pat’d by A. Works, N.Y., embossing was discovered at an Ohio Jones 1885” is one of estimated at $5,000 to bottle show this past April. only two known fully $7,000 sold to a New York “I knew the moment I saw intact examples. It set a City collector it that we were probably world record price for a for $10,925. looking at a record price,” fire grenade selling for “This flask said Jim Hagenbuch, the comes in a $13,800. auction companies owner. number of col“The consignor ors making it popular had no idea what Continued on page 4 he had and A rare Virginia soda water told us that his grand- bottle made prior to the m o t h e r Civil War and embossed told him “W.H. Buck / Talbort St. / s h e Norfolk, Va.” sold for t h o u g h t $7,475. It was found at a it was flea market in southcentral s o m e Pennsylvania and sold to a Virginia collector. This sapphire blue Cornucopia/Urn flask with Lancaster Glass Works, N.Y., embossing sold to a New York City collector for $10,925.
James D. Julia’s Rare Lamps, Glass And Fine Jewelry Sale Lights Up Over $2.8 Million on page 10
“Goya: Mad Reason” on page 12
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
FEATURED AUCTION: Cordier Auctions & Appraisals - Aug. 13 and 14 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Page 2
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 14