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50th Annual Hayfield Antiques Show Set For Sept. 1
FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 33
Rare Portrait Of William Moseley II On View For First Time Since 1897 Mystery Remains On The Rest Of The Family Portraits A portrait of William Moseley II (1635–71) by an unknown Dutch artist is on view at the Thoroughgood House in Virginia Beach, Va. This rare portrait was last exhibited with another painting of William’s brother, Arthur Moseley, for three days at a Daughters of the American Revolution exhibit in Richmond in 1897. The portrait on display through the Virginia Beach History Museums shows Moseley II as a young man about age 14. Originally, there were four paintings of family members, and these 17th-century portraits are believed to be among the earliest, if not the earliest in Virginia. All four portraits were last seen together in an auction in Philadelphia in 1870. The missing portraits include Moseley II’s mother, Susanna, elaborately dressed and wearing pieces of jewelry, and his father, William Moseley I. The Moseley family and their portraits arrived in Lynnhaven Parish, now the modern city of Virginia Beach, in late 1649. Susanna Moseley’s jewels were ultimately sold to Sarah Thorowgood (Adam Thorowgood’s wife) for a “great want of cattle”
when Susanna reached Virginia. Apparently, she needed the cattle to survive more than the jewels. William Moseley II eventually married Sarah Thorowgood’s daughter from her second husband. In her definitive landmark book, “Painters and Paintings in the Early American South,” Carolyn J. Weekley, the former Judy Grainger curator at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, describes the paintings as “the most ambitious portraits known for 17th-century Virginia.” Upon viewing the portrait, Weekley added, “Surviving 17th-century portraits from this region of Virginia do exist and were undoubtedly brought here by settlers. The Moseley family portraits probably are among the most interesting and rarest of these. Miraculously, one has been located and, hopefully, with additional research, the other three will surface. In 1919, they were published in one of two volumes of Charles Knowles Bolton’s “The Founders.” At that time, their history included ownership to Burwell Bassett Moseley of Norfolk, Va., a lineal descendant of William Moseley, the father of the boy, and the names of Continued on page 2
Each Labor Day weekend for the last 50 years, the small town of Tunkhannock, Pa., becomes an antiquing destination. The annual outdoor show will take place on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1922 SR 29S, in Monroe Township, six miles south of the town of Tunkhannock. There is always a variety of antiques, and 45 to 50 collectors and dealers are expected to set up. Featured items will include country furniture, stoneware, primitives, pottery,
glassware, toys, ephemera, jewelry, garden items, and more. The event boasts free admission, and food will be provided for sale, serving as a fundraiser for the Harvey’s Lake Fire and Ambulance Company. True Friends Animal Welfare Center will also have an informational booth at this year’s show. The rain date will be Sunday, Sept. 2. To learn more, readers may call Dale Myers at 570-836-1582 or email myersant@ptd.net.
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Barrington, N.J., Shop To Hold Summer Sale on page 2
Audubon’s “Birds of America” Gallery At New-York Historical Society Visitors to the New-York Historical Society’s intimate gallery will have the unique experience of viewing John James Audubon’s spectacular watercolor models for the 435 plates of “The Birds of America” (1827–38) with their corresponding plates from the double-elephant-folio series, engraved by Robert Havell Jr. The gallery features monthly migrations in publication order that showcase the artist’s creative process and his contributions to ornithological illustration. Other works from New-York Historical’s collec- This is the Brown Lark (American Pipit), the featured bird species for tion, the world’s the month of August.The species on focus for September will be the largest repository of Bald Eagle. Photo courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Auduboniana, illu- Mill Grove in Audubon, Pa., and the Montgomery County Audubon minate Audubon’s Collection. process, and bird calls courtesy of the Macaulay Library September, the Bald Eagle will be at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ani- on display. New-York Historical Society is mate the environment. The exhibit is curated by Roberta J.M. Olson, cura- located at 170 Central Park West (at 77th Street), New York City. tor of drawings. To learn more, call 212-873-3400 In August, the featured species is the American Pipit, and in or visit www.nyhistory.org.
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Original Art For “Magic: The Gathering” “Shahrazad” Card Sets $72,000 Auction Record on page 11
Diverse Estate Antiques And Decorative Arts Sold At Briggs Auction’s June Sale 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 8
FEATURED RESULTS: Smith Auction Company - July 10 in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania - Page 2
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15