Antiques & Auction News - September 29, 2023

Two Jonas Weber Boxes And Ben Austrian Paintings Coming Up At Hess Auction Group Sale

Two extremely fine Jonas Weber pine paint-decorated boxes consigned by different sellers are part of several highlights of the Fall Antiques and Americana Auction for Hess Auction Group’s Conestoga Auction Company on Saturday, Oct. 7. Jonas Weber (1810-76) was born in East Earl (Brecknock Township), Lancaster County, Pa., and is known for paint-decorated boxes, some with feet, some without. Today, they are viewed as highly prized Pennsylvania German folk art. One example in the sale has a blue/green ground with 3-1/2 story off-white, salmon and yellow house flanked by trees, green and yellow foreground. This small lift-top box has been in the same family since 1850 and has never been offered for public sale. The second example is on a yellow ground with 3-1/2 story salmon and blue house flanked by trees, green and red foreground. This is the

box with a 3-1/2 story house known. It was in the same family for three generations prior to the latest owner, who acquired it in the Fivepointville area of northern Lancaster County.

Another highlight is a fine, large wooden carved and painted folk art poodle, attributed to Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-90), Cumberland County, Pa. It is coming from the Tillisch estate of Harrisburg and has been in that private collection for over 50 years.

The Ben Austrian paintings include an exceptional, rare large oilon-canvas painting by Ben Austrian (1870-1921) depicting an English setter on a rocky shoreline, signed and dated 1910. This painting is from the private collection of

Quentin Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., and was purchased at Pennypacker Auction Centre in 1980. Quentin Sternbergh was the grandson of the wealthy Reading industrialist J. Hervey Sternbergh, who was one of the artist’s staunchest patrons at the turn of the century. Another notable Ben Austrian oil painting is

Forks Of The Delaware Bottle Collectors Association To Hold Show

sketches, photographs, and correspondence between the artist and the person who commissioned the piece. A carved Bald Eagle by Rowe was the official emblem of the National Rifle Association in Washington, D.C. Additionally, there is a highly detailed watercolor painting of a gyrfalcon by Earl Poole (1891-1972), a summer landscape painting by Christopher H. Shearer (18461926), and an autumnal landscape by his son Victor Shearer (1872-1951).

Rounding out the rest of the 625 lots of woodenwares, china, glass, artwork, and furniture are approximately 100 lots to include teddy bears (including Steiff), Christmas decorations, and toys.

Hess Auction Group is excited to offer these items at its Conestoga Auction Gallery at a live auction on Saturday, Oct. 7, starting at 9 a.m. Live bidding will also be available through Live Auctioneers and HiBid. Approximately 400 additional lots will be offered online only.

Conestoga Auction Co. is located at 768 Graystone Road, To learn more, call 717-898-7284 or visit www.hessauctiongroup.com.

49th Annual Event To Take Place in Macungie, Pa.

The Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors Association will hold its 49th annual Bottles and Antiques Show and Sale on Saturday, Oct. 21. The show will take place in the Macungie Memorial Park Hall at 50 N. Poplar St., Macungie, Pa. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and admission will be $3. Children under the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge. There will be a 7:30 a.m. early buyer’s admission for an additional charge.

This is a well-known bottle specific show with dealers set up selling all varieties of quality local and national bottles such as breweriana, soda, dairy, Art Deco soda,

The well-known authority of antique portrait miniatures Elle Shushan will give a short lecture on the subject on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at Locati LLC in Pineville, Pa. (central Bucks County). The idea of Shushan coming to the auction house was inspired by a large collection of antique portrait miniatures that Locati LLC is selling in its October auction. “We thought it would be great to have a lecture tied to this wonderful collection,” said co-owner Michael Locati. “We think it will be exciting for people to learn about

Beer Trays, Signs, And Soda Bottles Perform Well At Holabird Sale

“Raise A Glass To Yesteryear” Was Four-Day Auction

It was bottoms-up at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ four-day “Raise a Glass to Yesteryear” auction held Aug. 24 to 27, as beer trays, beer signs and rare antique soda bottles all brought nice high prices. The event was held online as well as live in the Reno, Nev., gallery. Internet bidding was facilitated by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

The auction was packed with over 2,000 lots in a wide

range of categories, to include saloon, bottles, brewery, mining, numismatics, philatelic, general Americana, stocks and bonds, fine art, display minerals, vintage toys, U.S. coin sets, ingots and assay, fractional gold, medals and tokens.

The trays, signs and bottles were all offered on day three, which featured bottles; saloon, brewery and a beer tray collection; gaming; cowboy collectibles; railroadiana; military memorabilia; firearms and weaponry; license plates;

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The beer trays included a Pointer Bottle Beer (Clinton, Iowa) tray ($2,625); a Neef Brothers Brewing Company (Denver, Colo.) tray ($2,750); two Buffalo Brewing (San

Francisco Exposition) trays ($2,750); a Standard Brewing Co. (Mankato, Minn.) tray ($1,625); and a Jung Beer (Milwaukee, Wis.) tray ($1,562). Dazzling graphics and superb condition attracted bidders.

The rare antique bottles category was highlighted by a James Talbot, J.T. (Elko, Nev.) soda bottle ($3,750); a Washington Bar (Tonopah, Nev.) bar pint pocket flask with cap ($3,375); an emerald green W. S. Wright (Virginia City, Nev.) soda bottle ($2,375); a group of three Indian Territory soda bottles ($2,125); and an Elko Bottling Works (Elko, Nev.) soda bottle ($1,875).

Trays and signs featured a Wunder Brewing Co. (San Francisco, “Wunder Quality”) metal sign in a frame ($4,125); a Coburger Beer (Hoboken, N.J.) metal advertising sign ($3,000); and an old Nevada

City saloon sign (“Miners ‘Arms’ Saloon, Thomas Woon Prop.”). It finished at $3,000.

Other day three top lots included a Fly Studio cabinet card depicting 13 Tombstone (Arizona Territory) notables

from the 1870s ($1,875) and a collection of 60 ca. 1927-1990s license plates from the U.S. and Canada, with related collector magazines and a guide book ($2,500).

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A 30-by-30-inch land deed signed by Benjamin Franklin, dated April 11, 1787, for 282 acres of land known as “Powersburg” in Pennsylvania, sold for $11,250.

The aqua colored, ca. 187090 soda bottle from James Talbot, one of the pioneering soda water manufacturers in Nevada (“J.T. / Elko / Nev.”), with an applied top, sold for $3,750.

Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert

This Week: Soft And Hot Markets

By Peter Seibert

Fall is upon us, and with it comes a return of college football, country auctions and collecting. The summer, in my estimation, has been pretty brutal in the antiques trade. The hot weather and economic turmoil have kept many buyers away. Some dealers, looking to their own fears of inflation, have started to raise prices on antiques. This, in my mind, has been offset by some antiques malls with signs offering 20, 40 and 50 percent off sales. There were strong late spring and early summer auctions, but then, like always, things dropped off hard in the middle. Today, watching an auction online, I was mighty impressed by the high prices.

The antiques market is definitely a bellwether for people’s discretionary spending. For collectors of specific categories of items, economic threats mean more limited spending and fewer upgrades in quality. However, I never met a dedicated collector who let money stand in the way of a missing item for their collection. The bigger impact of the economy seems to be on the casual Saturday or Sunday shop buyer. These are the folks who might be coming home from a football game or doing some leaf peeping and decide to stop and shop. They might buy a lamp for their guest room or a piece of china for their daughter. These customers’ purchases are more impulse and nostalgia based, rather than those of a passionate, active collector seeking a specific item. These casual buyers provide a lot of badly needed turnover in the co-op world where their buying can help generalist dealers.

My predictions for the fall are that we will see a strong push for the country look again. There are a couple of

reasons why. First is that the fall is the time for seasonal decorations. Thanksgiving and Christmas are seasons where even the most dedicated urbanite wants to create a real or mythical country home for the holidays. Second is that economic downturns historically spur an interest in country items, the logic being that country items are appealing to people, like a slice of apple pie or bowl of oatmeal, when the outside world is complex or harsh. Finally, lots of baby boomer country collections are coming on the market right now. Every auction in the MidAtlantic seems to be teeming with crocks, painted jelly cupboards and the like. So there will be strong prices for the rarest and interest all around to support the market.

I think brown furniture will remain in the doldrums, with the exception being super high style or pristine objects. Anything with a bit of a problem is going to sit wanting a bidder. Paintings and jewelry will be remarkably strong, as people see them as a real hedge against inflation. I would also add coins into that same mix, as

people run to those when worried about their investments.

For a young collector with $1,000 in their pocket, I would go old school and look at Currier and Ives prints, oriental rugs, brown furniture and china. Yes, I know, this is what your parents collected, but great style never really goes out of fashion.

“Born to collect” should be the motto of Peter Seibert’s family. Raised in Central Pennsylvania, Seibert has been collecting and writing about antiques for more than three decades. By day, he is a museum director and has worked in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Virginia and New Mexico. In addition, he advises and consults with auction houses throughout the MidAtlantic region, particularly about American furniture and decorative arts. Seibert’s writings include books on photography,Americanfraternalsocietiesandpaintings.Heandhis familyarerestoringa1905arts and crafts house filled with years’ worth of antique treasures found in shops, co-ops and at auctions.

Barnes Foundation Presents First Major U.S. Exhibition Of French Artist Marie Laurencin

This fall, the Barnes Foundation will present “Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris,” the first major U.S.

exhibition dedicated to French artist Marie Laurencin in over 30 years. Co-curated by Simonetta

Fraquelli, consulting curator for the Barnes, and Cindy Kang, curator at the Barnes, this exhibition explores Laurencin’s career, from her self-portraits to her collaborative decorative projects, from her early cubist paintings to her signature works that defined 1920s Paris.

“Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris” is sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and Denise Littlefield Sobel. Additional support is provided by LAGOS. Funding for the exhibition comes from The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation. This exhibition will be on view in the Roberts Gallery from Sunday, Oct. 22, through Jan. 21, 2024.

Beginning in the early 20th century, French artist Marie Laurencin (1883–1956) created a unique pictorial world that placed women at the center of modern art. Working in Paris, in an environment dominated by male artists, Laurencin had a highly original painting style that defied categorization. She moved seamlessly between the male-dominated cubist avant-garde and the realms of fashion, ballet, and decorative arts.

Laurencin became a fixture of the contemporary art scene in pre-war Paris and had a passionate and tumultuous relationship with the poet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire. Pablo Picasso had introduced them in 1907, and she immediately became part of the cubist inner circle. Their breakup in 1913, combined with the death of her mother, likely prompted a hasty marriage to the German baron and artist Otto von Wätjen in 1914. The couple fled to Spain during WWI and circulated among other self-exiled artists, including Francis

Picabia. In 1921, the couple divorced and Laurencin returned definitively to Paris, having developed her signature style of female figures in a blue-rose-gray palette.

Laurencin’s feminine aesthetic defined 1920s Paris. She was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev to design the ballet Les Biches and by society figures like Coco Chanel and Helena Rubinstein to paint their portraits. One of Laurencin’s final projects was to illustrate the “Poems of Sappho” in 1950.

“We are proud to present the first U.S. exhibition in over three decades dedicated to Marie Laurencin’s

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One Of Baseball’s Rarest And Most Treasured Card Sets, The 1914 Boston Garters, Socks It To The Hobby

Historic 12-Card Set, Hidden For More Than A Century, Will Sell At Heritage

There are rare baseball cards. There are Holy Grail baseball cards. And then there are the 1914 Boston Garters that serve as the centerpiece of Heritage’s Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction.

was much to it,” mentioned Rick Beasley. He laughs. “I mean, there was a 50-50 chance I could have thrown it away. But it wasn’t meant to be that way. And I am sure glad it wasn’t.”

So, too, is the rest of the

set shot past the half-milliondollar mark almost immediately upon opening in early September. The “Shoeless” Joe Jackson card alone is already approaching $200,000, nearly four times what his card realized 13 years ago.

“It’s truly one of the rarest sets ever made,” says Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President Derek Grady. “They were giant cards, unlike anything ever seen before, and they advertised garters. These have never seen the light of day for more than 100 years, literally. The coolness factor is off the charts.”

its Velvet Grip “pays daily dividends in ‘peace of mind.’”

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This is likely the first time many in the hobby heard of the 1914 Boston Garters because they barely exist. And these almost didn’t. A complete set of the oversized cards, 12 in all, each in glorious color, sat for decades in a closet and then in a garage, stored in a scrapbook kept in a plastic bag. Fred Beasley, then a 7-year-old from Calhoun City, Miss., collected the cards more than a century ago. Then he, and everyone else in the family, forgot about them until his grandson, Rick, almost threw them out not so long ago.

“I just didn’t think there

collecting hobby. This marks the first time the full dozen has been available at auction in almost three decades. So rare are these early cards, valuable, too, that each of the 12 will also be offered individually. As the catalog notes:

“If the aggregate winning bids of the 12 individual lots exceeds the high bid on the complete set, the cards will be sold to each individual winner. If the price of the set exceeds the sum of the 12 individual cards, the victory will be awarded to the high bidder for the complete set.”

Bidding on the complete

The Boston Garter was the creation of the George Frost Company of, naturally, Boston, Mass., which began manufacturing the sock supporter in 1879, shortly after it was patented. The company’s ads insisted that the garter was “recognized as an essential of dress by men of every country in the civilized world” and that

The 1914 Boston Garters cards are rare. A complete set of the oversized cards, 12 in all, are coming up at a Sept. 29 and 30 Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction.

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19711 Newark 302-733-7677 MAIN STREET ANTIQUES, 23 Possum Park Mall. Summer Hrs.: Mon.-Sat. 108, Sun. 11:30 - 5:30. Over 45 Showcase/ Room Dealers selling qty. antqs. & collectibles. mainstreetantiques.com

21901 North East410-287-8318 5 & 10 ANTIQUE MARKET, 115 S. Main St. Daily 10am-6pm. Cecil County’s largest! Approx. 65 dealers, variety & nostalgia. Buying/ selling antiques & collectibles. Local honey available.

07052 West Orange973-323-1711 VALLEY VINTAGE, 168 South Valley Rd. Open Mon-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 12-5. 2100 sq.ft., 25+ dealers. Antiques,

08005 Barnegat609-698-3020

BAY AVENUE ANTIQUES, 349 S. Main. Open Thurs.- Sun., 1-5 PM or by appt. Book Seller, Pottery, Glass, Furniture, Holiday, Decoys, Antiques & UniquesPLUS Chalkpaint & Iron Orchid Design.

08016 Burlington609-747-8333

HISTORIC BURLINGTON ANTIQUES & ART EMPORIUM, 424 High Street. Open 6 Days, Tues.-Sun.: T, W, F, Sat., Sun: 11A-5P; Th.&F.: 11A-7P; Closed on Monday. www.antiquesnj.com

08037 Hammonton609-561-1110 BERNIE’S ANTIQUES & ARTIFACTS, 18 Central Ave Tues.-Sat. 11-6 & Sun. 11-5. Trains, Pottery, Lenox, Breweriana, Fenton, Petroliana, Van Briggle, Albums + Neon Signs. Qty.Dlrs. Invited.

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OLD MILL ANTIQUE MALL, 1 S. Main Street. Open Daily, 11-5; Sat. 10-5. Antiques, glassware, records, coins, stamps, military items, collectible toys, trains, linens, books & ephemera.

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CARNIVAL OF COLLECTABLES, 368 Cross Keys Rd. Open Wed.- Sat. 10am6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. 12,000 sq.ft Antique & Arts Mall, over 100 dlrs. www.carnivalofcollectables.com

08525 Hopewell609-466-9833 TOMATO FACTORY ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTER, 2 Somerset St. We Have It All! Open Mon. thru Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5. We have 38 Dealers. www.tomatofactoryantiques.com

17350 NewOxford717-624-3800 ZELMA’S EMPORIUM 11 N. Water Street. Antiques, Primitives, Americana, European, Asian, Art, Home Decor. Hours: Tues.-Sat.10-5; Sun. 12-5 or by appt. Closed Mon. ZelmasAntiques.com

17361 Shrewsbury717-235-6637

SHREWSBURY ANTIQUE CENTER 65 N. Highland Dr. “A True Antique Mall” Over 10,000 sq.ft. with over 60 dealers. Open 7 days, 10-5. Ample parking. Close to other shops in historic village.

18944 Perkasie215-257-3564

TREASURE TROVE, 6 S. 7th Street. Estate jewelry, furniture, linens, vintage clothing, glass, china, books, toys, kitchenware, advertising, postcards. Primitives to Deco. Dealers Welcome. Mon.-Sat. 10-5. In business 42 years.

Yellow Garage Fall Festival Welcomes Renowned Decoy Carver

geese and swans, to doves and crows. Hand stated, “What I value the most about my career isn’t the decoys I made but the people behind me that I’ve helped and taught to carve.”

Yellow Garage show promoters are excited to announce that local legend J. P. “Jamie” Hand will demonstrate duck decoy carving at the Fall Festival of Antiques on Saturday, Sept. 30.

James Perry Hand, known as both J.P. and Jamie, has been a traditional decoy maker for over 40 years. He has lived all his life in Cape May County, where he’s able to trace his lineage back to English whalers who came down from the Hamptons of Long Island in the late 17th century.

Hand’s decoy carving mentors were Harry Shourds III of Atlantic City and Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin. Hand sold his first decoy from Harry Shourd’s table at a decoy show in Point Pleasant, N.J., which is when he decided to make decoys for a living. Throughout his career, Hand has “paid it forward” by teaching others to carve, as his mentors had done for him.

Hand still makes his decoys the way his predecessors did. He uses a band saw to create the rough

shape from his own pattern andthen chops with a sharp hatchet. He hollows it out with a mallet and a gouge and then spoke-shaves the outside and creates the finishing details with a knife. The final shape is painted by Hand in his Sam Hunt banjo chair.

Several years ago, Hand was inducted into the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Associates Hall of Fame. Upon accepting the honor, he reflected on the countless decoys he has made, ranging from shorebirds and ducks, to

Years ago, Hand became involved with the Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society, for which he has researched and written articles and also edited the annual journal of history called “The Blue Book.” Hand also co-authored and released a book with his cousin, Daniel Stites, “The Cape May Navy: Delaware Bay Privateers in the American Revolution.”

Hand will be showcasing his craft during the Fall Festival of Antiques at the Gloucester County 4H Fairgrounds, located at 275 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, N.J. Event tickets can be purchased on www.Ticket leap.com or at the gate.

To learn more, call The Yellow Garage Antiques at 856-478-0300 or email antiques@yellowgarage antiques.com.

Post-Covid, New Life In The Antiques Market

A Short Analysis By Rob Wolfe, Co-Host, “American Pickers,” On The History Channel

By Rob Wolfe

In addition to being a TV host, I’ve been an antique collector, dealer, and restorer for more than 30 years. While the business has gone through many ups and downs, and I’ve seen many trends come and go, in all that time, I’ve never witnessed the significant changes in the business that occured since the beginning of Covid.

Perhaps it’s because most of us were home for a year, or

black sheep sweater is sure to fetch a tidy sum at auction. But outside of those current event or pop culture driven outliers, there are some notable trends in antique sales.

What’s Soaring Signs: Many businesses are contacting me to help them search for the perfect sign to advertise their businesses, either antique or new. The touchpoint of nostalgia that these signs convey seems to be increasingly something

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10/12-15/23, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

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JERSEY

09/30/23, MULLICAHILL, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Annual Fall Festival of Antiques, 275 Bridgeton Pike, Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds/ Pavilions

10/07-08/23, STORMVILLE, SAT. & SUN. 8AM-4PM, RAIN OR SHINE, Antique Show & Flea Market, 427 Rte. 216, Stormville Airport, NY

11/04/23, BERLIN, SAT. 9AM3PM, Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 3558 US Route 62, Heritage Community Center

11/25-26/23, COLUMBUS, SAT.

9-6 & SUN. 10-4, Antique Market, 717 E. 17th Ave., Ohio Expo Center

04/08/23 TO 12/31/23, BERWYN, EVERYSAT. & SUN, 9-4, Indoor/Outdoor Vintage Flea Market - Now Open Year Round!, 270 W. Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA

more, getting reacquainted with our belongings, exploring our attics, or maybe just having more time on our hands to read magazines. Whatever the case, one thing is clear: there’s a clear resurgence in interest, and therefore in prices, in antiques, driven in large part by online auctions. Categories that had plateaued in recent years or had been mostly overlooked are fetching record prices at auction and in private sales.

There will always be pop culture moments that cause specific items to soar for a short period. Barbie mania is alive and well in the antiques market, and Princess Diana’s

Heritage

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By 1912, the company was thriving, and Frost began using baseball players to advertise his garters. That year, the company made 16 cards featuring color paintings of players wearing the sock supporters, among them Christy Mathewson, Hughie Jennings, Walter Johnson and Tris Speaker. The mail-order offerings must not have been a hit with customers: PSA has just one card in its population report, while SGC has only 10. Frost tried again two years later with two varieties of cards: 12 cards printed in stunning color and another 10 offered in black and white. Different players appeared in each set, with the color cards getting most of the game’s superstars, among them Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Frank “Home Run” Baker, Walter Johnson, Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers (as in: “Tinker to Evers to Chance”) and “Lightning” Larry Doyle.

The oversized cards, over 8 inches tall by 4 inches wide, were made solely as store displays. Retailers were encouraged to write to

that appeals to consumers.

Cars: Antique cars are having a huge resurgence.

Comics: Auction houses that specialize in comic books are reaping the rewards not only of a post-Covid surge in sales, but also from a Hollywood that’s focused on recycling action heroes with prequels and sequels. Heritage Auctions, one of the big houses for comics, among other things, is about to put up for auction a huge collection of original comics discovered boxed up on a second floor of a long-closed feed store. It’s expected to reach record prices.

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the Frost Company “if you haven’t the twelve pictures which should be used for window display.” And the backs of both sets reiterated: “These pictures are FREE to retailers only.” It’s likely most of those cards were eventually thrown out, like any impermanent advertisement: PSA has but two of the color cards in its population count, while SCG counts only 43 in its pop report.

Beasley’s discovery wasn’t just fortuitous. It was historic.

“You always dream about something like this,” said Beasley. “It just hardly ever happens.”

Rick’s grandfather Fred kept the cards in a scrapbook, a giant cash ledger, more accurately, which he’d taken from the insurance office owned by his father, Charles Beasley, who in 1915 served the first of his two terms as Calhoun City mayor.

On the front, Fred pasted a newspaper cutout of a ballplayer that has worn off over time. He filled the bulging ledger with newspaper and magazine clippings, Cracker Jack and T206 cards, a 1913 Fatima Team card featuring the Boston Americans, and other colorful advertisements and promotions. An

10/01-31/23, ORWIGSBURG, WED.-TH. 10-5; FRI-SAT. 10-6; SUN. 10-3; CLOSED M-T, Celebrate Oktoberfest!, 214 E. Independence St., Orwigsburg, PA

10/06-07/23, LEBANON, FRI.

10-4 & SAT. 10-2, Miss Morgan's Milkweed Antique & Artisan Show, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon Valley Expo Center

10/07-08/23, ALLENTOWN, SAT. 9-5 & SUN. 9-3, Allentown Fall Antique Adv., Book, Paper, Photo. & Postcard Show, 1929 Chew St., Allentown Fairgrounds Ag. Hall

10/07/23, FAIRFIELD, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Country & Primitive Antique Event, 1042 Bullfrog Rd., The Farm at Gettysburg

10/08/23, WAYNE, SUN.

9:30AM-3:30PM, The Mechanical Music Extravaganza, 1 Pal Drive, Wayne Police Athletic League

10/14/23, KEMPTON, SAT.

9AM-4PM, 9th Annual Kempton Antique Show & Sale, 83 Community Center Dr., Kempton Community Rec. Center

10/21/23, MACUNGIE, SAT.

9AM-2PM, Antique Bottle Show & Sale, 50 Poplar St., Macungie Park Hall

10/21/23, NEWOXFORD, SAT.

9AM-6PM, In-House Antique Show: Primitives, Americana, Euro., Asian, Art & Decor!, 11 N. Water St., Zelma's Emporium

MARYLAND

09/28/23, POCOMOKE CITY, ENDS THURS. START. AT5PM, Bus. Liquid.- Single-owner garage kept 1973 Ford F350 Dually Stake Body, J.Deere backhoe, 2000 Chevy Work Body, 2004 Ford Truck tools/ equip., warehse. shelving, Genie Lift, generators, heating/ air/ plumbing stock & more!, Online Only: www.AMauctions.com via HiBid, A&M Auctioneers & Appraisers

09/30/23, LONE JACK, SAT. AT 1PM, Herman Family Collec. of 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Memorabilia & Souvenirs., Live & Online: 529 W. Lone Jack Lee's Summit Rd.; SoulisAuctions.com, Soulis Auctions

10/07/23, NATCHEZ, SAT. AT 9AM, Historic Natchez Estate Auction. 10K sq. ft. main house & other 5 homes on 19 acres Briars Plateau. Vict. & Empire furnishings, pd. furn. from 1800's, contents of B&B equip. & furn., Live & Online: 130 John R. Junkin Dr.; www.stevensauction.com, Stevens Auction Co.

09/30/23, HANOVER, SAT. AT 8:30AM, Inventory & pers. property from bus. Poist Studio: antqs., furn., old cash register, safe, photography equip., old cameras, store inventory, processing & printing equip., lighting, backdrops, props, work tables, Hanover-related items, advertising rel., unique items!, 2022 E. Middle St., Randy L. Hilker, Auctioneer

09/30/23, WEST BRANDYWINE, SAT. AT9AM; REALEST. AT11:30 AM, Pers. property incl. early farm equip., tools, lawn/gdn., motorcycle items, collec., oil lamps, Pez dispens., bottles, 45 records, books, porcelain dolls, Remington typewriter, furn., cherry knee hole desk, wdn. gun cabinet, pine dry sink, toys, banks, Winross trucks, model cars/ kits, coins/currency; Real Est.: 2-sty. 3 BR/2.5BAon 3.3+/- acres., 324 Lafayette Rd., Kenneth Griest Auctioneer

10/02-03/23, EPHRATA, SESS. 1 ENDS MON. AT3PM; SESS. 2 ENDS TUES. AT3PM, Photographic Image & Camera Auction in 2 sessions., Online Only: GehmanAuctions.Hibid.com, Gehman Auctions

06/25/23 TO 10/01/23, DENVER, EVERYSUNDAY: 7:30-4; SPEC. SUNDAY, 10/1: OUTDOORS

5AM, INDOORS 7:30-4, Antique & Collectors Special Sundays, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

09/27/23 TO 10/01/23, ADAMSTOWN, PA, WED.SUN., September Antique All Week Extravaganza, Along 7 Miles of Route 272, Adamstown, PAAntiques Capital U.S.A.

09/27/23 TO 10/01/23, CARLISLE, WED.-SUN. OPENING AT7AM; RAIN OR SHINE, Collector Car Flea Market, Corral & Auction, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd., Carlisle Fairgrounds

09/29-30/23, KUTZTOWN, FRI.

9-11 (ADM. $10)/11-4 (FREE) & SAT. 9-4 (FREE), Antique & Collectors Extravaganza, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

entire page is filled with a Technicolor portrait of Christy Mathewson from a Tuxedo Tobacco advertising display, which is nearly as rare as the Boston Garters that were also kept safe inside the scrapbook. Rick figures his great-grandfather procured the cards for little Fred.

Fred stashed the scrapbook in a closet and forgot all about it. Rick figures he retrieved it in the late 1940s, after Charles’ death. Eventually, it became part of the family’s collective stuff, one item among many kept in bags and boxes passed from grandfather to father to son to garage, where it’s either stored forever or tossed eventually.

Rick says he was close to pitching the bag with the scrapbook until one afternoon, he just decided to give it another peek before hauling it to the trash. That’s when he realized his grandfather’s scrapbook was among the detritus. Rick thumbed through it, saw the Boston Garter cards, and turned to eBay to see if they were worth something. He found a few listings for around $30 each, which he thought was a score for stuff he’d almost thrown away.

10/28-29/23, ELVERSON, SAT. 10-4 & SUN. 10-3, Antique Show & Sale, 4897 North Twin Valley Rd., Twin Valley High School

11/05/23, LANCASTER, SUN.

9AM-2PM, Lancaster Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

11/11-12/23, JAMISON, SAT. 105 & SUN. 11-4, 2023 Annual Antiques Show, 1410 Almshouse Rd., St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church

10/13-14/23, FISHERSVILLE, FRI. 9-5 & SAT. 9-4, 71st Antiques Expo, 277 Expo Rd., Augusta Expo Center

Then he realized those were replicas.

“I thought, well, if someone’s willing to pay $30 for a replica, what about the real thing?”

Beasley says he started calling card shops around Mississippi and Louisiana for guidance, but no one had heard of the Boston Garters. Most shop owners, he says, “blew me off.” At which point, Beasley sent Heritage some photos and requested an appraisal. Within half an hour, Grady was on the phone wanting to visit Beasley to see his cards.

“When they do surface, it’s just one card found or kept somewhere, never a complete set,” said Grady. “But here it was, a beautiful, radiant, complete set.”

Grady told Rick what he had, and what they might be worth. And even though bidders are already tussling over the cards, with weeks to go before the auction is closed, Rick still doesn’t believe it. One man’s almost-trash is indeed the hobby’s latest treasure.

“I am not sure I can tell you what I think about it yet,” followed up Beasley. “I was just shocked. I don’t know any other way to describe it.”

09/28/23, CARLISLE, THURS. AT9AM, Antiques, PAC.War jacket w/buttons, folk art carved cane w/animals, early bronze kettle, local adv./ Mechanicsburg, child's Staffordshire tea set, yellowware, sleigh bells, 18th cen. furniture, 18th cen. map of Americas by Homann, Southwest rugs, 18th cen. gfthr. clocks, 1751 Chinese Iron Temple pot, Victorian colored glass & more!, Rowe's Auction Barn, 2505 Ritner Hwy., Rowe's Auction Service

09/28/23, GREENCASTLE, THRU THURS., 1,000+ lots- rare/ unique items. Rare 1921 Stottlemeyer mule ear kitchen chairs w/orig. caning, antqs./primitive furn., vtg. adv. tins, 100+ pcs. art glass/ swung vases, vtg. character phones, radios, banks, 50+ prim. wd. planes, Piedmont cig. chair, powder horns, early toys, cast iron items, etc., Online Only: hurleyauctions.com, Hurley Auctions

09/28/23, HARRISBURG, THURS. AT10AM, Coins/ currency incl. U.S. Star Notes, Silver Certif., Lg. Notes, National, World. Silver- sterling flatware/ hollowware, Tiffany, horse box, sterling frames, etc. Jewelry18K/14K/10K gold, sterling incl. gemstone, N. Amer., Mexican, watches, antq. incl. Mourning, Lava Cameo, Victorian. 90+antq. thimble collec.- gold, sterling, pearl, etc!, Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

09/28/23, KINZERS, THURS. AT 10AM, Coins & Currency Auction. Date & mint mark runs Morgan & Peace dollars, Amer. silver eagles, many PCGS, NGC, & ANACS graded. Shipwreck coins group incl. SS Republic, assort. paper curren.- fractional, lg.type-Mellon note, Black Eagle, Woodchopper, sm. sz. notes- Nat'l, Hawaii, Africa +high denom. Foreign, ancient, gold, Carson Cty. dollars., Live & Online: 5335 Mine Rd.; liveauctioneers & invaluable.com, Embassy Auctions International

09/30/23, FELTON, SAT. AT

9AM, Antiques, toys, primitives, furn., guns, J.Deere riding mowers.

Sev. Lionel trains, wind-up Santa & donkey toys, Steiff donkey, cast iron donkey bank, kitchen prim., antq. water pumps, coffee grinder, antq. wagon w/seat, wdn. sleigh, graniteware pail, wicker patio set, generator, ladders, + more! 2012 Nissan Frontier SV4x4 pickup truck at noon., 11956 High Point Rd., Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers, Inc.

09/30/23, GERMANSVILLE, SAT. AT9AM, Antqs., vtg. crock water dispensers, crocks & jugs, vtg. Philco radio, old toys, adv., vtg. greeting cards, farm primitives, Corningware, vtg. hats, hh items & much more!, 7865 Hawk View Rd., Dean Arner, Auctioneer

10/07/23, ANNVILLE, CLOSING BEGINS SAT. AT NOON., Qty. Antqs. incl. Beininger Pottery, Folk Art & Contemporary. 20" carved eagle, 22" redware Breininger plate (7/14/88), 25" redware Breininger loaf dish (4/13/88), Hatty K. Brunner watercolor 'Country Auction' ('62), & much more!, Online Only: www.shirksauctions.hibid.com, Roy D. Shirk Auctioneer

10/07/23, CHADDS FORD, SAT. AT8AM, Antqs., Furn., Artwork, Glasswr. & Collec. Auction. Jacob Bros. player piano, Mill's slot mach., 1800's velocipede, bicycle lantern, 1700's pot lifter, cast iron still & mech. banks, child's cast iron stove, 18th cen. glass wine bottles, wine press, 1872-1972 Chester Co. Daily News Anniv. edition, wdn. hat rack, brass sleigh bells, antq. sled, etc., 110 Ponds Edge Dr., Delaware Estate Sales

10/07/23, EPHRATA, SAT. AT 9AM, 503 lots coins & currency, many choice for grade w/attractive toning, + scarce coins. 1802 half dollar PCGS AU 53 (13 graded higher), 1795 flowing hair dollar ANACS XF 40, 1798 small eagle dollar ANACS XF 40 & many more!, 50 Durlach Rd., Horst Auctioneers

10/07/23, MANHEIM, SAT. AT 9AM, Feat. 2 Jonas Weber boxes, Ben Austrian paintings & a Schimmel dog. Pottery, folk art, woodenwares, toys, Christmas, artwork, glass & china, silver & metalware, furn., chalkware, textiles/ rugs & more!, Live & Online: 768 Graystone Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

10/07/23, ORWIGSBURG, SAT. AT10AM, HUGE STAR WARS toy collec. incl. 1980's figures: orig. box/ autographed/ many mod. MOC figures or NIB + vehicles/ etc. Antq./vtg. items/ furn., metal lunchboxes, Halloween die-cuts, video games incl. Game Boy, N64 Console, NES, Atari, Odyssey2. 1960's comics, mus. instruments, coins/curr., jewelry, firearms, animal mounts & more!, 1506 Centre Turnpike, Blum's / Auction Time Bid Board

10/11/23, CHRISTIANA, WED. ATNOON, Antqs., collec., glassware, Longaberger baskets, furn., appliances, 100's new QVC items in box, like new Ryobi Zero Turn recharg. mower, lawn/gdn., toys, puzzles, stamps, tools, hh. Raggedy Ann, wdn. stagecoach, vtg. bear & doll, Breyers horses, Jack-In-TheBox, holiday items, Cherished Teddies & more. Vehicles and more!, 9 Saddler Dr., Barr Davis Auctioneeers

“Emma: The Matchmaker” Returns To The Hand Mansion This Fall

One-Act Play Adapted From Novel Will Be Performed At Museum In Lancaster, Pa.

Historic Rock Ford is pleased to once again present “Emma, The Matchmaker.” This one-act play, adapted by Historic Rock Ford Director Sam Slaymaker from the classic novel by Jane Austen, will be presented in the theatrically candlelit rooms of the General Edward Hand Mansion on Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.rockford.yapsody.com.

Each performance is approximately one hour, with scenes taking place in each of the four parlors on the main floor and in the central hallway of the ca. 1794 Hand Mansion. The Rock Ford Dancers are planning to participate in this production to

enhance period music, dance and festivity. The play was first performed at Rock Ford to sold-out audiences in 2019 and was revived in 2021. This year’s production will be directed by Rachel Faust, who has portrayed Emma in previous productions. Faust has recruited a cast of regional actors to play the lead roles and is looking forward to bringing Jane Austen’s sparkling humor, wit and rich repartee back to Rock Ford. “While performing on stage is always special, there is something truly magical about bringing an audience into the historic rooms of the Hand Mansion,” said Faust. “By doing so, it is almost as if we are able to

transport them into the story, back to Regency England.”

There is a rationale for presenting a play based on the work of Jane Austen at Rock Ford. Although it is, of course, set in England, “Emma” takes place ca. 1800 during Edward Hand’s era. Furthermore, Hand came from an Anglo-Irish background and lived in a Georgian country mansion. The life and customs of the English country gentry at the turn of the 19th century would have felt familiar to him and to his family.

Because “Emma” is a novel of over 400 pages, Slaymaker realized from the outset that it would only be possible to present a small part of it. “Fortunately, Austen divided ‘Emma’ into three ‘volumes,’ a format that allowed us to adapt a section of the novel in a way that still enabled us to tell a complete story,” explains Slaymaker. “I decided to focus on the first volume, which tells the story of how Emma chooses to act as a ‘matchmaker’ between her friend Harriet Smith and Mr. Elton, the village vicar. Things do not turn out at all as Emma intends, she learns some lessons and the stage is set for the rest of the novel. By focusing on Volume One, we are able to provide our guests with a healthy sampling of some of Jane Austen’s great dialogue, humor and sharp wit while foreshadowing things that will happen later in the story. We are also able to incorporate some wonderful period music and dancing as part of Emma’s efforts to bring Miss Smith and Mr. Elton together.”

Due to the size of the rooms in the Hand Mansion,

performances are limited to 15 guests. Early reservations are encouraged. Please note that this production is not handicapped accessible.

Guests will be standing during the performance and following the characters from room to room on the first floor of the mansion.

call 717-392-7223.

Exci ng sale featuring 2 Jonas Weber boxes, Ben Austrian pain ngs and a Schimmel dog. Categories of items including Po ery, Folk Art & Woodenwares, Toys,

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY

Historic Rock Ford is located at 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster, Pa. To learn more,

Rachel Faust as Emma Woodhouse and Sam Shea as Mr. Knightley in a previous production of “Emma: The Matchmaker” at Historic Rock Ford. Photo courtesy Nancy Bradley.

Materials Used In Interactive Illusion From “The Magic Of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live The Dream” TV Special

Sold For $36,000

Items Set New World’s Record For Most Expensive Object From The Repertoire Of A Living Magician To Sell At Auction

Potter & Potter Auctions

is pleased to announce the results of this 379-lot sale held on Aug. 26. The auction had a 99 percent sell-through rate. All prices noted include the company’s 20-percent buyer’s premium.

The top lot in this sale was #315, materials used in the interactive illusion from “The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live the Dream” TV special. These were estimated at $1,000$2,000 and skyrocketed to $36,000. They included 14 custom-printed and designed images used in the performance of an effect performed for millions of viewers of his 1992 ABC TV special.

The trick worked like this. Television viewers were asked to choose one of 12 symbols suspended on a sheet of glass positioned close to the camera. They included images of The Eiffel Tower, The Statue of Liberty, and other large, well known landmarks. Viewers were invited to move about their screens, fingers on the glass, from one symbol to another. Then, Copperfield began eliminating symbols one at a time, causing them to fall from the glass as if by magic. Finally, a large pointer was affixed to the glass at the center of the remaining images. The dial then rotated as if guided by a mysterious

force, until it pointed to one symbol, a picture of the moon. At Copperfield’s command, the other images remaining on screen fell away, leaving only the moon, the object chosen by the viewers, affixed to the glass.

This apparatus was only the second screen-used prop from Copperfield’s storied career to come to auction through Potter & Potter Auctions, as well as an important piece of magic history, if not television history. It is also one of only two items from Copperfield’s career that have been offered for sale with the express consent of the Copperfield organization.

Other highlights from the sale included an antique poster, “Thurston the World’s Greatest Magician. The Lady

and the Lion.” It was estimated at $10,000-$15,000 and made $43,200. This one-sheet poster depicted three

illusions from early in Thurston’s career. It was published by the Strobridge Litho. Co. in 1909.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - 8:30

A.M.

After 140 years of business and 4 generations of serving the Hanover area. James Huston III and Barbara Poist Huston having sold the Real Estate, will sell the following inventory and personal property from the business known as Poist Studio at public auction to be held 20-22 East Middle Street, HANOVER, PA 17331

ANTIQUES - FURNITURE - OLD CASH REGISTER - SAFE PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT - OLD CAMERAS - STORE INVENTORY PROCESSING & PRINTING EQUIPMENT - LIGHTING - BACK DROPS - PROPS WORK TABLES - HANOVER RELATED - UNIQUE ITEMS

ADVERTISING RELATED

NOTE: For complete ad, email randyhilker@earthlink.net or call (24 hour line 717-633-5272)

SALE PREVIEW: Friday, September 29, 4:00-6:30 P.M.

TERMS: Cash or approved check.

AUCTIONEER: Randy L. Hilker, PA-AU-002095-L INQUIRIES TO: 717-632-5159 or 717-637-4787

ONLINE AUCTION

QUALITY ANTIQUES INCLUDING BREININGER POTTERY, FOLK ART, AND CONTEMPORARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

LOTS BEGIN CLOSING AT 12 PM PREVIEW FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 11 AM – 4 PM www.shirksauctions.hibid.com

SHIRK’S AUCTION GALLERY – 659 N. STATE ROUTE 934, ANNVILLE, PA 17003

Materials used in the interactive illusion from “The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live the Dream” 1992 ABC television special sold for $36,000. They included 14 cus-

Impressive 20” carved eagle in the manner of Wilhelm Schimmel, signed “JB 1991”; large 22” Redware plate, signed “Breininger” dated July 14, 1988; large 25” Redware loaf dish, signed Breininger Pottery, April 13, 1988; Hatty K. Brunner watercolor “Country Auction” dated 62; Bell family Redware Lion marked L.B. 1988; pr. of Redware plates marked Breininger May 1988; Lg. 13 ¾” slip decorated Redware bowl signed Breininger pottery, Thanksgiving 1991; Redware “Covered Bridge” plate signed Breininger Pottery May 1987; Lg. 12” Redware dish marked Logan & Yoder, Oley Valley Sept. 1988; 8 ½” Redware plate marked “In memory of Ben Austrian, Logan & Yoder 1988; Washington/ Sussel style fraktur signed Verna; 7” tall Shimmel style carved spread wing eagle; 5 ½” Shimmel style carved rooster; Simmons style 6 ½” carved bird; rare folk art carousel merry-go-round, circa 1950 built by Marlin A. “Dusty” Rhoads; and so much more! Excellent items in good condition!

Consigned by: Anna Lied (Weist)

FOR FULL LISTING AND PHOTOS VISIT: www.shirksauctions.com and click on HiBid or www.shirksauctions.hibid.com

ROY D. SHIRK - PHONE 717-269-0654

Auction

Conducted By:

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ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, ARTWORK, GLASSWARE & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION

SATURDAY, OCT. 7TH @ 8:00 A.M.

Preview: 7:00 A.M.

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Ponds Edge Dr., CHADDS FORD, PA 19317

25 Cent Nickelodeon - working, Jacob Brothers player piano, Mill’s slot machine, 1800’s velocipede, 1700’s pot lifter, bronze cherub, collection of Cast Iron Still & Mechanical banks, Weeden steam engine, collection of kerosene lamps, 18th century glass wine bottles, 1872-1972 Chester County Daily News Anniversary edition, Duncan Phyfe DR set, pine dry sink, pine dome trunk, wooden ballot box, sugar bucket, brass sleigh bells, Rival cast iron stove, early American kitchen items, cedar chest, blue & gray crocks, shaving mirrors, painted sled, Daisy wagon, pie safe, brass poultry & balance beam scales, wooden mortar & pestle, Red Wing crock butter churn, wooden hat rack, wing back chairs, child’s drop leaf, wine press, corner chairs, pine end tables, Windsor chairs, recliners, gun cabinet, armoire, mahogany chest, side table, child’s trunk w tray, pine dresser, dropleaf table, corner cupboard, Howard Hunt bow & book collection, rugs, lamps, bed warmer, antique sled, revolutionary sewing needles w toleware case, pocket knife collection, Case XX ax & knife, tobacco Indian silks, Lionel trains, NC Wyeth, Delaware, illustrated and numerous other books, 80 year collection of piano rolls, sheet music, record collection, musical instruments, Seth Thomas metronome, andirons & other fireplace items, sterling, silverplate, toys & games, wooden blocks, kitchenware, camera collection, Christmas & other holiday items, collection of vintage metal & other nutcrackers, coffee grinder, Ukulele w case, lantern slide plates, bicycle lantern, big ben clock, assorted Sweet Potatoes, QRS playa sax w rolls, baskets, linens, bedding, cast iron child’s stove, child’s copper pan set, Toni Doll, Canton, Meissen pitcher & bowl, Fiesta, Heisey, Lennox, cut & pressed glass, Spode, oyster plates, household, linens, miniature oil lamps, assorted punch boards, Hummels, table showcase, stereoscopes & cards, household, sewing, perfection projection pointer, movie projectors, Crosley radio & CD player, mega phone, gardening & other hand tools, New camping tent, many fishing reels and much more.

Note: Hundreds of boxes still yet to be unpacked. Please bring a chair on sale day!

TERMS: Cash, Certified funds, MC, Visa credit cards, Pre-Approved Checks. No

Unknown Checks, No Exceptions.

Buyer’s Premium: 15% All sales are final. No exceptions.

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Robert-Houdin’s “Memoirs of Robert-Houdin,”

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin’s “Memoirs of Robert-Houdin” realized $31,200. The first English edition in two volumes was published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1859.

This “Thurston the World’s Greatest Magician. The Lady and the Lion” one-sheet poster sold for $43,200. It depicted three illusions from early in Thurston’s career.

tom-printed and designed images used in the performance of an effect performed for millions of viewers.

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work,” says Thom Collins, Neubauer Family Executive Director and President of the Barnes. “Shining new light on a remarkable artist deserving of a major reexamination, this exhibition is the Barnes’s fourth in an ongoing series exploring the achievements of significant but underrecognized women working in the European modernist vanguard of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Suzanne Valadon, Marie Cuttoli, and Berthe Morisot.”

This exhibition holds a special significance at the Barnes; in 1923, Dr. Albert Barnes named Laurencin one of “the best French women painters” after having

acquired several of her works, including “Still Life with Bowl and Fruit” (1907) on view in Room 10; “Woman with Muff” (1914) on view in Room 16; and “Head” (before

HISTORIC NATCHEZ ESTATE AUCTION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023, 9 AM CST

“The Briars” Where Jefferson Davis was Married 130 John R. Junkin Drive • Natchez, Mississippi

The Briars

1921), on view in Room 11.

Featuring over 50 works by Laurencin from public and private collections around the world, the exhibit showcases paintings, works on paper, illustrated books, decorative objects, and ballet costumes, as well as works by Laurencin’s contemporaries and collaborators such as Max Ernst, André Mare, Jean Metzinger, and Francis Picabia. Arranged thematically and in roughly chronological order, the exhibition examines Laurencin’s interest in self-portraiture; her cubist milieu in prewar Paris; her difficult though productive period of exile in Spain; her designs for interiors and ballets; her fashionable portraits of women; and her inimitable vision of Sapphic modernism.

The Barnes Foundation is located at 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

To learn more, visit www.barnesfoundation.org.

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stoneware, inks, poisons, and more. Both floors of the facility are handicapped accessible. Refreshments will be available, and parking is free of

charge. To learn more about the show or association, email Ann Hansen at forksofthedelawarebottles @hotmail.com.

Steven’s Auction Company is pleased to announce our commission to offer at public auction the contents of the Briars including the entire compound located on the nineteen acre Briars Plateau. This includes the ten thousand square foot main house and the other five homes located on the magnificent grounds. We will also have items from the new owner Chip Newman’s late father’s estate. The elder late Mr. Newman was a well-known and respected Natchez businessman and civic leader.

All Victorian and late Empire furnishings which came with the estate at purchase, as well as the contents of all bed and breakfast equipment and furniture will be sold to make way for the rebirth of the Briars. This Natchez icon will have period furnishings from its beginning in 1818. This grand old lady is putting on a new dress and getting ready for a debut.

Open house will be Friday, October 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST. Auction will be Saturday, October 7th at 9:00 a.m. CST.

For information, call 662-369-2200 or visit our website at: www.stevensauction.com. You may also bid online at Live Auctioneers. Registration and approval are required prior to auction day. Phone bids are always welcome with advanced arrangements.

ANTIQUE AUCTION

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 • 9:00

Location: Rowe’s Auction Barn, 2505 Ritner Hwy Carlisle, PA

Between exits 44 (Allen Rd.) & 37 (Newville) off Int. 81

ANTIQUES – COUNTRY – 18THc FURNITURE – CIVIL WAR JACKET

Pa. Civil War Jacket w/ buttons, 1751 Chinese Iron Temple pot, folk art carved cane w/ animals, Perry Co. Sample Farm Implement in box, 5 Empire mantle clocks, other clocks incl. 18thC lantern (John Calver), large swirl bottle, other bottles, Vict. Triple inkstand, Victorian colored glass, early rolling pins, insulators, blue skaters lantern, old lighting incl. blue etched hall light, early cast iron, wrought iron kettle, early bronze kettle, local advertising incl. Mechanicsburg, old advertising, decorated stoneware incl. Western Pa., large cast iron child’s stove, child’s Staffordshire tea set, walnut spice box, bisque & porcelain dolls, paintings & prints, Southwest rugs, 2 Art pottery scenic plaques, Rookwood scenic vase, carved eagle, antique glass & china, old kitchen wares incl. candy maker, 18thC. Map of Americas by Homann, early iron heart trivets, sleigh bells, yellowware, coverlets, life size 19thC Carving of Joachim, Asian decorators, large group 19thC books incl. sets-fine bindings – History – Horticulture – Industry -Antiques – Ruceil De Plantes 1964 reprint set– box lots -etc. Large group of antique furniture incl. 18thC oak Kas, (2) 18thC grandfathers clocks w/ brass & pewter dials, 18thc Irish chair w/ carved heads & hands, early walnut blanket chest, cherry Sheraton tall chest, Empire sofa & chest of drawers, dry sinks, wall cupboards, hanging corner cupboard, blanket chests incl. Somerset decorated, one & two drawer stands, nice green feed bin, farm & work tables, pierced tin pie safe, twig rockers, chairs & benches, small mantle, hanging cupboards, Contemporary furniture incl. Windsor Bench & sets of chairs by Nutting-Crouse - Tubb & Duckloe, quality hanging cupboards & Corner cupboard, custom made pieces by John Tyler, etc. Very brief ad, check website or Auctionzip for photos & updates.

Preview: Wednesday, September 27, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment.

Terms: Cash or Pa. check, major credit cards w/ 3% surcharge

Note: Nice Varied Auction, selling for John & Darlene Tyler, longtime Mechanicsburg collector & others. Books after 11:00, furniture @ 12:00.

ROWE’S

Marie Laurencin’s “Still Life with Bowl and Fruit,” ca. 1907. BF453, courtesy 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.

Marie Laurencin’s “Woman with Muff (La Femme au manchon),” ca. 1914. BF384, courtesy 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.

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at $6,000-$8,000 and delivered $31,200. This first English

edition in two volumes was published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1859. It was inscribed by Houdini to his confidant and lawyer,

Bernard M.L. Ernst; volume two was also signed by Houdini on the flyleaf.

“There is no magician more famous than David Copperfield, and now to his enviable list of accolades and credits David can add the fact that in our sale, one of his props brought $36,000, a record for any item related to or from the career of a living magician sold at auction. Nothing else even comes close, including our own sale of an item from one of David’s other television specials,” according to Gabe Fajuri, president at Potter & Potter Auctions.

For further information, visit www.potterauctions.com.

The Terry Aument Lifetime Coin Collection

A female conjurer automaton sold for $11,400. This 1920s era, 20-inch-tall example consisted of a woman in a wizard’s hat and cape standing behind a draped table.

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this fascinating subject from a recognized expert and also have the opportunity to bid on pieces in the sale,” continued Locati.

Shushan has served on the faculty of the Sotheby’s Institute of Art and the Winterthur Museum Graduate Program in Material Culture. She has lectured throughout the United States at major institutions including the Delaware Art Museum, The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Colonial Williamsburg, and many others. As a dealer in portrait miniatures, her clients have included The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Throughout her career, she has written books and scholarly articles

An Okito & Polising theatrical contract dated Aug. 24, 1903, sold for $3,600. It dictated the terms of an appearance for the act to be paid £25 per week, for one performance each evening, for a span of one week.

on the subject, including the books “The Way Sisters: Miniaturists of the Early Republic” and “Lover’s Eyes: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection.”

Locati’s October auction will include over 50 lots of portraits that mostly date to the 18th and early 19th centuries. Most of the portraits feature children, and the lecture will be centered on that aspect.

Online bidding for Locati LLC’s auction will begin on Sunday, Oct. 1, and the live auction will take place Sunday, Oct. 15 at noon. Locati LLC is located at 761 Durham Road, Pineville, Pa. (GPS: Furlong 18925).

Reservations will be required for the lecture, as parking space is limited.

Call 215-619-2973 to reserve a seat or to inquire about the talk. Wine and light refreshments will be served.

PUBLIC UCTION

9 Saddler Drive, CHRISTIANA, PA 17509

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023 - NOON

Antiques, Collectables, Glassware, Longaberger® Baskets, Furniture, Appliances, Hundreds of New QVC Items in Box, Like New Ryobi Zero Turn Rechargeable Mower, Toys, Puzzles, Stamps, Tools, Lawn & Garden, & Household Goods

2002 Ford Mustang GT with 64,000 Miles

2022 Ford Escape Sedan with 5,100 Miles

H Antiques, Collectables & Household Goods H

Primitive Raggedy Ann, wooden stagecoach, vintage bear & doll, pop guns, children’s books, hand carved man, Marx tin train set w/ 3 extra cars, Tootsie toy battle ships, early wooden box w/ Eagle, child’s toy cabin, Santa w/ glass eyes, doll chair w/ good graphics, collector cars new in box, German witch & cat on shoe, Breyers horses, Jack in the box, heavy plastic horse, non-mechanical Jack in the box, large iron key, roly poly rabbit, 12” German Santa, German wooden manger, mini cast iron advertising skillet, WWII US compass, ladies Elgin pocket watch, rings, Noah’s ark, manger set, sewing machine, Ringling Bros Banner, WWII combat knives display Eagle #13 guitar, flute, piccolo, Longaberger® baskets, new in box princess house, holiday items, Cherished Teddies, Olympus camera & accessories, strong boxes, Hatfield Lard tin-very nice condition, large amount of Christmas decoration-most new in box. Many items yet to unpack!

PAYMENT TERMS: No buyer premium for cash, PA check, or out of state check w/ bank guarantee letter. 3% Buyer premium for credit card purchases.

Auction for: Cynthia L. Heimbach, Estate

Holabird

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Day one featured art and artifacts from around the world, including paintings and prints; Native American artifacts, sculptures, textiles, boxwood root sculptures and viewing stones; display minerals and fossils including calcite, fluorite, mineral groups and quartz; and stocks and bonds including mining, railroad, petroliana and other

subject matter. Tops in the stocks and bonds category was Virginia (Nev.) Truckee Railroad Company stock Certificate No. 34 for 500 shares, made out to Thomas Bell, dated June 21, 1869 ($2,000). The company was capitalized at $3 million, 30,000 shares at $100 each, and incorporated in Virginia, Nev., 1850. The stock issue was tightly held, with probably never more than 50 shareholders.

A rare 1860-61 Pony Express cover with red 3-cent Washington oval, 25 cent red Pony Express stamp, a Wells Fargo & Co. embossment and two Silver City, Utah, postmarks brought $3,750.

Day two contained general Americana, to include antiquarian books, transportation, ephemera, autographs and photographs, and mining collectibles, to include mining equipment, ore specimens and ephemera, and tools.

A 30-by-30-inch land deed signed by Benjamin Franklin on April 11, 1787, for 282 acres of land known as “Powersburg” in Pennsylvania was the auction’s overall top lot ($11,250). The deed mentioned the land “from the late purchase” (the land recently purchased from the Indians). A royalty of one-fifth of the minerals produced was due to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

rare 1860-1861 Pony Express cover with a red 3-cent Washington oval hit $3,750.

Also on day four, a complete U.S. Peace Dollar coin album with 24 uncirculated coins hit $3,750; a Spanish Colonial 8-Reales coin

salvaged from the sunken ship Nuestra Senora De Atocha, with provenance, made $3,125; and a dealer lot of 199 U.S. Mint coin sets, most in the original Treasury

Department envelopes, 1962-1975, earned $1,769. For more information, call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766 or visit www.holabirdamericana.com.

The original one side metal Wunder Brewing Co/San Francisco, Cal./”Wunder Quality” mounted on a back wood frame, with strong color and in nice condition, realized $4,125.

Market

Also on day two was a 1905 panorama photo of the Byron Hot Springs (Calif.) Hotel ($1,500); an 1861 Miner’s Compendium and Guide ($1,300); an Alsop & Co. (San Francisco) exchange note from 1856 ($1,375); a copy of the 1892 book “Experiences of a Forty-Niner Wm. G. Johnston” ($1,250); and a Colorado Mining Directory from 1883 ($1,250).

Day four was highlighted by philatelic items, to include postal history, postcards, stamps, Wells Fargo and Express as well as numismatics, to include bullion, coins, “potty” coins, U.S. Mint sets, fractional currency, foreign coins, ingots, assay and medals, and token.

A gorgeous set of NGC certified MS 69 U.S. mint silver eagles (1986-2021) sold for $9,812; an album containing a Commemorative Type Set of 46 U.S. half-dollar coins (1892-1954) rose to $8,125; two mint state $25 U.S. gold eagle coins, each one a half-ounce of fine gold, realized $5,500; and a

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What s Stalling

Certain categories of furniture sales are starting to climb, but they remain nowhere near their peak in the ’80s and ’90s, when antique pieces hit peak popularity. It’s no surprise that their decline coincided with a burst of technological changes that changed the way we live and entertain. Combined with the continued trend of open concept, light, airy living spaces, I wouldn’t bet money on this trend changing anytime soon.

Continued from page 6 Toys: In this high-tech age, contrary to furniture, our new lifestyles have led to ongoing popularity in the vintage toy market. Of course, trends come and go in this market (Hello, Barbie), but classic, well-made toys continue to fetch top dollar.

The one thing that seems constant in this industry is

change, so for dealers and acquirers alike it’s wise to stay abreast of market trends. I suspect there are many people out there who regret not getting rid of their heavy mahogany armoires in the late 1980s. And while it’s hard to know what the future holds, it’s a good bet to dust off those Barbies now.

Slow and Steady

Jewelry: Unlike some furniture, most antique jewelry simply never goes out of style. High-end jewelry continues to have an ongoing “moment.” Both vintage and antique jewelry really stands the test of time and, therefore, will always fetch high prices.

Two mint state $25 U.S. gold eagle coins, each one a half-ounce of fine gold, sold together as one lot and realized $5,500.

A collection of 60 ca. 1927-1990s license plates from the U.S. and Canada, with related collector magazines and a guide book, sold for $2,500.

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Flying Pig Auctions is pleased to present the Estate of Thomas Stephens of Springfield, MA! Tommy was a lifelong collector of quality antiques, art, and furniture, he also enjoyed gardening and creative home decor. The auction features his collection of heavily carved furniture, Asian items, hand painted porcelains, reverse painted & panel table lamps, paintings & sculpture, wall sconces & mirrors, and so much more! The Stevens Estate is complimented by several other collections & estate items incl the second wave of The Matthew Mead collection featuring redware, yellowware, glassware, marble, iron, pewter, etc PLUS more Country primitive furniture & accessories, Weathervanes, Lighting, textiles incl Oriental rugs & braided rugs, Collection of Baskets, Pantry & other Boxes and Treen, antique glass incl bottles, compotes, etc, THIS SALE IS A MUST SEE! AGAIN, we are offering a very ECLECTIC Auction with something for everyone! Don’t Miss it!

ANOTHER HUGE SALE AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY’S BEST AUCTION

AUCTION TIME BID BOARD

10:00 A.M.,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2023

1506 Centre Turnpike, ORWIGSBURG, PA 17961

HUGE STAR WARS TOY COLLECTION

Including (42) MOC 1980’s Figures incl 1983 ROTJ Boba Fett, “Droids” R2-D2, ESB Yoda with Brown Snake, Darth Vader, Power of the Force Imperial Dignitary, Barada and Romba; Max Rebo Band New in Box. Vehicles and Playsets incl: 1983 ROTJ Millennium Falcon Unused in Open Box (Bags Sealed), 1984 PotF Jabba’s Skiff with Original Box, Jabba the Hutt (Unused in Open Box), Sealed 1983 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, Sealed Rancor, Sealed Imperial Shuttle, Sealed Mini Rigs, Sealed Ewok Village, Sealed Speeder Bike, Micro Collection Sets incl Many Sealed. Open Sets w/ Boxes: Death Star, Land of the Jawas, Droid Factory, Turret & Probot, Imperial Attack Base, Rebel Command Center, B-Wing & X-Wing, Cantina Adventure (Box and Cardboard Only). Autographed Figures incl Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), Darth Maul (Ray Park). MANY Modern MOC Figures or NIB & Vehicles: 2012 Clone Wars Ahsoka, 2005 Arc-170 Fighter, 2005 Mustafar Set, 2007 Arena Encounter, 1997 AT-AT, 2012 MTT, 2013 Republic Gunship, 2011 Death Star Trench Run, Complete Figure Sets incl Droid Factory & Discover the Force with 3D Glasses, Many Legacy Collection Vehicles and Sets incl 2008 Millennium Falcon (Used with Box), Jabba’s Rancor, 2010 AT-AT, Battle at Sarlacc Pit, 2008 Disturbance at Lars Homestead. And SO MUCH MORE!

AND 10.000+ OTHER ITEMS INCLUDING:

FIREARMS: Smith & Wesson 19-4 Revolver, (2) Nagant 7.62 Nagant Revolvers Remington Sportsman 58 12ga Shotgun, Winchester 30/06 Rifle, Ruger 10/22 .22 Carbine, NE Firearms Pardner 12ga Shotgun, H&R Mod 908 Shotgun, Sears Mod 2200 Lever Action 22cal Rifle, Stevens Mod 86D Rifle, Remington Mod 700 7mm Rifle, Mosin Nagant 7.62 Rifle, Great Western Arms 357 Atomic Revolver, Polish P-64 9x98 Makarov Pistol. Reloading, Holsters, Ammo. ANIMAL MOUNTS: African Kudu, Oryx, Western Antelope, White Fallow Deer, Turkey, Mountain Sheep.

JEWELRY: 18K Necklaces; 14K Rings, Slides, Watch Fob, Slides, Pendants; 10K Rings, Earrings; Much Sterling Rings Bracelets and Necklaces. COINS/CURRENCY: 1999 $50 Gold Piece, 1907 $10 Gold Piece, 1935 $10 Bank of NY Nat Currency, 1929 $20 Mah City PA National Currency, 1935A Hawaii Dollar, 1922 $10 Gold Cert, 1914 $1 Phila National Currency, 1899 & 1923 $1 Silver Certs, (2) 1917 $1 Notes, 1858 SL Flying Eagle Cent, Morgan & Peace Dollars. ANTIQUE/VINTAGE: Grover Cleveland Political Walking Stick, Holiday Decorations incl Blowmolds, Halloween Die Cuts, Coca-Cola Ice Chests, Murray Pedal Tractor & Wagon, Metal Lunchboxes incl Superheroes, Kellogg’s Cereal Box Display, Many Tonka Trucks. FURNITURE: Antique Corner Cupboard, Barrister Bookcase, Large Curio Cabinets. VIDEO GAMES: Game Boy, N64 Console, NES & Atari Games, Odyssey2.

INSTRUMENTS: Trumpet, Saxophone, Accordions, Mandolin, Flute, Clarinets, Acoustic & Elec Guitars, Ibanez Bass, Peavey Amp. OTHER ITEMS: 1960s Comics incl Superheroes, Electronic Slot Machines, Tools incl Riding Mower.