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Cordier Auctions To Hold Pennsylvania Historical And Museum Commission Deaccession Sale FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 • VOL. 50, NO. 37
“Golden Prospects: California Gold Rush Daguerreotypes” On View At Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Documents Significant Event In American History
Sale Will Take Place In Harrisburg, Pa., On Sept. 14 A deaccession auction, to be held at Cordier’s auction house in Harrisburg, Pa., on behalf of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14. It will feature noteworthy and unique objects from the State Museum of Pennsylvania and Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, in addition to several other PHMC sites across the state. This auction will feature a rare 1902 French Gardner-Serpollet steam automobile, horse-drawn and farm
From the moment the first cry of “Gold!” was heard at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, thousands of people made the journey to California to find their fortune. Daguerreotypists also made their way West, not in search of gold, but to capitalize on the ready market of potential customers. “Golden Prospects: California Gold Rush Daguerreotypes” is on view at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., until Jan. 26, 2020. The exhibit opened on Sept. 6. “The California Gold Rush was the first broadly significant event in
By an unknown maker is this scene of Bond and Mollyneaux groceries and provisions, California, ca. 1851, daguerreotype, whole plate, 8.5-by-6.5 inches, courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo., gift of the Hall Family Foundation. American history to be documented in depth by photography,” said Julián Zugazagoitia, Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell CEO and director of the Nelson-Atkins. “This revealing exhibition utilizes the Nelson-Atkins’ deep collection of American daguerreotypes, providing an insightful look at this historic event through the eyes of the earliest photographers.” The exhibition features more than 90 daguerreotypes (and ambrotypes) of the California gold
This is a 1902 Gardner-Serpollet steam automobile. implements, and other artifacts. One highlight is a movie prop hotel sign from Oprah Winfrey’s 1998 film “Beloved,” a Lancaster County dray wagon, a restored Portland “Country Cutter” one-horse sleigh, a 19thcentury fire hose cart with bells, and a 1926 General Electric monitor top refrigerator. “We are always pleased to assist the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with this
This is a Portland “Country Cutter” sleigh.
By an unknown maker is this portrait of a miner with tools, ca. 1852, daguerreotype, quarter plate, 4.25-by-3.25 inches, courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo., gift of Hallmark Cards Inc.
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“Mash-Up” At The Haddon Heights Antiques Center on page 2
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Full House Of 600 Exhibitors Awaits D.C. Big Flea And Antiques Shoppers In Chantilly, Va.
Millbach Homestead Slates Fall Festivities on page 2
“John Singer Sargent: Portraits In Charcoal” on page 13
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Look for Modern and Mid-Century décor at the D.C. Big Flea. It has become a popular fixture with exhibitors.
By an unknown maker is this depiction of gold miners with sluice, California, ca. 1852, daguerreotype, quarter plate, 3.25-by-4.25 inches, courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo., gift of Hallmark.
The D.C. Big Flea and Antiques Market has booked 600 booths of the D.C. Expo in Chantilly, Va., to be filled with inventories provided by exhibitors for the Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, show, according to founder and manager Joan Sides. This edition of the fivetimes-yearly show is often considered the kickoff of the fall season in the East and gets a large attendance of shoppers due to easy access by ground and air, being minutes from I-95 and Dulles Airport. Sides has often said the September show marks the time of year things ramp up for her
customers and exhibiting dealers. It is a popular show for decorators and homeowners looking to make fresh decorating changes and updates. The next Big Flea will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov 2 and 3. Featured exhibitors will include Virginia dealer Diane Kidwell with her collection of Georgian and American Federal furniture alongside North Carolina dealer Robert Hays, who will be offering a collection of Mission furniture as well as some Modern and Mid-Century material. Sides will have the D.C. Expo Continued on page 2
Exhibition At The Met Explores The Spiritual World Of Premodern China on page 13
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: Susanin’s Auctioneers And Appraisers - September 20 in Chicago, Illinois - Page 12
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15