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Modern Design Sale Featuring Adelman Collection Set For Briggs On Sept. 13 FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2019 • VOL. 50, NO. 35
Milestone Auctions Launches New Gallery With Sale Dominated By Antique And Vintage Advertising Signs
George Nakashima Studio Furniture Among Highlights Of Select Grouping Briggs Auction Inc. is excited to announce a Modern Design Auction featuring the Adelman collection of Hockessin, Del., on Friday, Sept. 13. The residence was entirely furnished with quality studio and Danish furniture, decorative and fine arts, and more. Most pieces retain the original receipts and are in excellent condition. Shirley Adelman, a native The George Nakashima Claro walnut Odakyu end table will be estimated at $15,000-$20,000.
Texaco Marine Motor Oil Sign Brings $8,400 Business partners Chris Sammet and Miles King achieved a longheld dream on July 27 when they welcomed guests to an 800-lot sale at their brand new auction gallery in suburban C l e v e l a n d . This Texaco Marine Motor Oil double-sided porcelain sign, P r e v i o u s l y , stamped “MADE IN USA 4-50,” measuring 21.5-by-11 inches, Milestone had oper- sold for $8,400. ated from a rented venue nearby, but after a few short from a speedboat to an ocean liner, years, their business had grown to beneath a flock of seagulls and the point that a larger, purpose- double Texaco logos. Glossy and built gallery with much more stor- bright, the 12.5-by-11-inch sign age space was no longer a dream, it attracted several dozen bids before landing within its estimate range at was a necessity. “We took the leap, and we’re $8,400. All prices quoted in this really glad we did,” Sammet report are inclusive of a 20-percent remarked after the sale. “Our regu- buyer’s premium. The classic appeal of Art Deco lar customers, and new customers Continued on page 2 as well, complimented us on how spacious and comfortable the gallery is. Any auctioneer will tell you that when the surroundings are pleasant, bidders tend to stay longer.” The auction featured an excellent array of antique advertising, coin-ops, rare salesmen’s samples, and a fine collection of breweriana that contained prized pieces produced from the late 19th century through the 1950s. The petroliana category was led by a rare and eye-catching Texaco Marine Motor Oil double-sided porcelain sign. Its busy nautical image showed a variety of vessels,
A rare 1902-07 lithographed sign for Federal Brewing Company of Brooklyn, N.Y., sold for $2,520.
This Mettlach 3L #1941 stoneware beer stein painted with the Saxony Coat of Arms brought $7,200, nearly five times the high estimate.
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The Jorgen Hansen and Jens Thuesen for Romweber Futura bar cabinet will be estimated at $1,500-$3,000.
Philadelphian, was a 1949 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She developed a keen sense of modern design and aesthetic in school and later worked for one of the first design studios in Philadelphia. She eventually obtained her interior decorating license and had lifelong love of contemporary design. Among the featured items of the Adelman collection to be sold will be a selection of George
Online-Only Decorative Arts Auction Through Pook & Pook Scheduled For Sept. 12 on page 4
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The Met’s Rock And Roll Exhibition Reaches A Milestone 500,000 Visitors
Potter & Potter Auctions’ Pop Culture Sale Scores $230,000 on page 11
Popular Presentation To Remain Open Until Oct. 1 Attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s acclaimed exhibition, “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll,” topped 500,000 visitors, an attendance milestone, during the afternoon of Aug. 14. In the 18 weeks since it opened on April 8, the exhibition has drawn many visitors to the museum for the first time. Surveys conducted by the Met’s market research team showed that, of the 500,000 total visitors to the exhibition to date, 12 percent (or 60,000) were first-time visitors to the museum who came specifically to see the exhibition. It is on view through Tuesday, Oct. 1. To celebrate the attendance milestone, a catalogue of the exhibition was presented to a visitor by the show’s curators, Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose curator in charge of the Department of Musical Instruments at the Met, and Craig J. Inciardi, curator and director of acquisitions of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. About the Exhibition Dedicated entirely to the iconic instruments of rock and roll, this major loan exhibition explores how individual artists used their instruments to create unique sounds and visual identity. Featuring more than 130 instruments dating from 1939 to 2017, the exhibition includes the instruments of artists such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
Steve Miller, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Page, Elvis Presley, Prince, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Eddie Van Halen, St. Vincent, and others, as well as vintage posters, stage costumes, and epoch-making videos. The exhibition is made possible by the John Pritzker Family Fund, the Estate of Ralph L. Riehle, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Diane Carol Brandt, the Paul L. Wattis Foundation, Kenneth and Anna Zankel, and the National Endowment for the Arts. It is organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Met is located at 1000 Fifth Ave. in New York City.
Unique Shaving Mug Revives Life Of Early Daredevil on page 12
The Morgan Announces Restoration Of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library And Enhancement Of Surrounding Grounds on page 15
Gibson Guitar Corp. is in Kalamazoo, Mich., and this Les Paul custom electric guitar (serial no. 7 7277), 1957, was painted by Keith Richards in 1968. It is a carved mahogany body and neck, ebony fingerboard, 24.75inch scale, black finish with handpainted design, three patent-applied-for (PAF) humbucking pickups, three-way selector switch, two volume and two tone controls. Courtesy of the collection of Keith Richards.
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 AUCTION: Pook & Pook’s Online-Only Decorative Arts Auction - September 12 - Page 4
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15