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Brownsville Antique Center To Hold Special Open House Under New Management Sale Slated For Sept. 21 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 • VOL. 50, NO. 36
Lighthouse Bitters Shine Brightly In Glass Works Auctions’ Online-Only Summer Sizzler Sale Seaworth Bitters Company Bottle, Almost Identical To The Cape May Lighthouse, Sells For $25,740
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The Brownsville Antique Center in Trevose, Pa., will hold an “Under New Management” sale open house on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. After 22 years, Donna Rae Lee will be transitioning ownership to one of the vendors, Theresa Bachinsky. Bachinsky has worked with Lee for 10 years. Lee will continue to have a presence at the center,
working a few shifts when not involved with her other business pursuits. All are invited to this special open house sale for 20 percent off all items, unless marked firm. The multi-dealer shop is located at 1918 Brownsville Road in Trevose, Pa. For directions or additional information, call 215-364-8846.
Liberty Antiques Festival Slated For Sept. 27 And 28 The top lot of the auction was this Fish Bitters bottle (“W.H. Ware/Patented 1866”), made in Pennsylvania, ca. 1866-75, light to medium lime green, over 11.5 inches tall, selling for $32,760. A Seaworth Bitters Company (N.J.) bottle, made ca. 1880-90 in a unique form, almost identical to the Cape May Lighthouse in New Jersey, aqua colored and in perfect condition, sold for $25,740 in Glass Works Auctions’ online-only Summer Sizzler Auction #132, which closed on July 22. A smaller amber version of the bottle garnered $9,945.
A Seaworth Bitters Company bottle, made ca. 1880-90 in a unique form, amber colored, and, at 6.5 inches in height, smaller than its 11.25-inch-tall aqua counterpart in the auction, brought $9,945.
Both of the Seaworth This Seaworth Bitters Bitters were Company bottle, made ca. won by a col- 1880-90 in a unique form, lector who almost identical to the specialized Cape May Lighthouse in in Southern New Jersey, aqua colored New Jersey and in perfect condition, bottles. They sold for $25,740. were just two of the highlights in a 246-lot auction that had a near-perfect sellthrough, with only three of the bottles failing to sell. Overall, the auction grossed a little more than $350,000, including buyer’s premium. All bidding was handled through www.glswrk-auction.com. The aqua Seaworth Bitters bottle stood 11.25 inches tall and boasted a smooth base and tooled lip. It came from the Sidney Genius collection and is possibly the only known example in perfect condition. The smaller amber bottle, from the same collection, was just 6.5 inches tall. The Cape May Lighthouse was built in 1859 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and remains in use today. As impressive as the taller bottle was, it was not the top lot of the auction. That honor went to a Fish Bitters bottle (“W.H. Ware/Patented 1866”), which finished at $32,760. The bottle, made in Pennsylvania, Continued on page 2
400 Dealers Will Set Up On Pike Family Farm In Staley, N.C. Held twice a year, 400 dealers from more than 25 states will pack the 100-acre Pike family farm just outside Liberty, N.C., for the fall edition of the Liberty Antiques Festival on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28. Show hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Admission is $7, children 12 and under admitted free of charge. Parking is free. The show is located at 2855 Pike Farm Road in Staley, N.C. (formerly Andrews Road), off John Marsh Road. It is easily accessible from all local major highways. Dig through the past and find today’s treasures amongst the quality offerings, which will include 18th- to 20th-century furniture, accessories, pottery, glass, clocks, dolls, toys, military items, advertising, decoys, jewelry, quilts, and folk art. No crafts or r e p r o ductions
Fall Antique, Glass, And Bottle Show In Batsto Village Set For Sept. 29 on page 4
Wallace Nutting Collectors Club Convention Slated For Oct. 3, 4, And 5 on page 6
Witman Holds Auction For Ned Foltz on page 20
are permitted. The festival is a rain or shine event. The spring dates will be Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, 2020. For additional visitor information or directions, readers may call 800-626-2672 or visit www.LibertyAntiquesFestival.com.
Locati To Present Dynamic September Sale on page 23
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: Fontaine Auction Gallery - September 14 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Page 21
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 23