High Quality Show Has New Location At Honey Brook Elementary School
Enjoy a fall weekend in beautiful Chester County by attending the Elverson Antiques Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 3, at the Honey Brook Elementary School. The school is located at 1530 W. Walnut Road, Honey Brook, Pa. It is approximately 15 minutes from the show’s old location, traveling south on Route 10 from Morgantown.
The show has moved from the Twin Valley High School to the Honey Brook Elementary School in order to avoid scheduling conflicts. The Elverson Antiques Show has a long relationship with the school district’s athletic program and benefits the Lacrosse Club, whose members serve as porters for the show.
The show brings together more than 40 dealers from New
England, the Midwest, and the Mid-Atlantic states, with most of the dealers coming from Pennsylvania. The Elverson Antiques show has built its reputation as a premier country antiques show of friendly dealers who offer high quality items at reasonable prices.
Beginning to advanced collectors looking for furniture, folk art, hooked rugs, quilts, coverlets, stoneware, redware, china, baskets, paintings, toys, advertising, sewing items, and more can find it at the show.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $10 or $9 with a show card.
For additional information, visit the Elverson Antiques Show’s Facebook page or call 707-310-4488.
“Franz Kafka” Presented By The Morgan Library & Museum
The Morgan Library & Museum will present “Franz Kafka,” on view Friday, Nov. 22, through April 13, 2025, marking the 100th anniversary of the author’s death. The exhibition celebrates Kafka’s achievements, creativity, and continued influence on new literary, theatrical, and artistic creations around the world. “Franz Kafka” will be presented in collaboration with the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford, whose extraordinary Kafka holdings will appear in the United States for the first time. The items on view include literary manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and photographs, including the original manuscript of his novella “The Metamorphosis.”
When Franz Kafka died of tuberculosis at the age of 40, in 1924, few could have predicted the
The Fall Simple Goods show is a highly anticipated show heading into the holiday season. Simple Goods is a one-day show always happening on the first Saturday in November in Berlin, Ohio. The focus of the show is early country antiques and primitives. Show hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission $7.
This show consists of 55 dealers who have well-known reputations for selling quality country furniture and accessories. There are also a few hand-selected craftspeople that make unique primitives to accent country decor. The dealers buy all year and save their
One Of The World’s Finest Copies Of First “Fantastic Four” Realizes Record $2.04 Million
To say Heritage’s Sept. 12 to 15 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction was fantastic would be an understatement, as it was a near-total sell-out that realized $19,666,768 thanks to the nearly 6,000 bidders who participated worldwide. But it’s also the perfect word, fantastic, thanks in large part to the $2.04 million realized for one of only two copies of 1961’s “Fantastic Four No. 1,” awarded a Near Mint+ 9.6 grade by Certified Guaranty
Company, a new record for this historic first chapter in the Marvel Universe. In more than two decades, Heritage has never offered a higher graded copy of the first “Fantastic Four.” Collectors responded appropriately, as this issue opened live at $1.05 million on its way to becoming the second-most-valuable Silver Age comic behind only the CGC Near Mint+ 9.6 copy of “Amazing Fantasy No. 15” Heritage sold for $3.6
million in 2021. The previous auction record for “Fantastic Four No. 1” was $1.5 million for a copy graded Near Mint9.2 Heritage sold in 2022.
“The state of preservation of this copy is simply unbelievable,” mentioned Barry Sandoval, Heritage Auctions vice president. “It’s one of the greatest single
auction record for the legendary artist. This landmark work, which hails from a John Buscema Family Collection, led a Marvel-ous assemblage of classic era-defining first appearances, covers and splash pages from the Silver to Modern Ages.
In an event replete with centerpieces and
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The earliest Frank Miller original cover art Heritage had ever offered, 1980’s “Captain America No. 241” featuring the first meeting of Cap and the Punisher, is one of Frank Castle’s earliest appearances outside of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” in which the Marine-turned-vigilante debuted in 1974, but this was Miller’s first shot at the Punisher, who would become a regular during Miller’s celebrated stint on Daredevil. It shot to a final price of $228,000.
comic books we have ever handled, and the final auction price reflected that.”
But Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm weren’t the sole record-setters during the four-day event’s kickoff.
John Buscema’s original artwork adorning the first issue of 1988’s “Wolverine,” the inaugural solo series for the X-Man called Logan, sparked the first bidding war of the Comic Art session to realize $600,000, a new
masterpieces, Don Heck’s original art for Page 8 from “Tales of Suspense No. 39” sparked a bidding war. This page chronicles Tony Stark’s first baby steps in that clunky Iron Man suit. It soared to $504,000, second only to the $552,000 realized at Heritage in April for the “Tales of Suspense” page whose eight panels show Stark clad in the suit to face his first “moment of reckoning.”
This auction also featured the earliest Frank
Miller cover Heritage had ever offered, “Captain America No. 241,” featuring the first meeting of Cap and the Punisher. Not only is this one of Frank Castle’s earliest appearances outside of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” in which the Marine-turned-vigilante debuted in 1974, but this was Miller’s first shot at the Punisher, who would become a regular during Miller’s celebrated stint on Daredevil. It opened live bidding at $77,500 and finished at $228,000.
Speaking of Spider-Man, an iconic Steve Ditko original page from 1966’s “The Amazing Spider-Man No. 32” sparked another bidding war, and rightly so. It opened live bidding at $97,500 and sold for $204,000. One lot later, another Ditko masterpiece was the “Doctor Strange” pin-up from 1967’s Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics No. 10, which brought $216,000.
That’s the same price
One of only two copies of 1961’s “Fantastic Four No. 1,” awarded a Near Mint+ 9.6 grade by Certified Guaranty Company, an auction record for this first chapter in the Marvel Universe, sold for $2.04 million.
A historic DC Comics cover, which features Lois Lane’s transformation into a Black woman for 24 hours, likewise made a little more news in this auction. One of the most (in) famous covers in comic-book history was, no surprise, one of the most coveted classics among collectors, as Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson’s cover of Superman’s girlfriend, “Lois Lane No. 106,” realized $144,000.
Herb Trimpe’s original cover art for “The Incredible Hulk No. 123,” featuring The Leader wielding his Murder Module, sold for $216,000.
realized for Herb Trimpe’s cover for “The Incredible Hulk No. 123,” featuring The Leader wielding his Murder Module. The only Trimpe original that has sold for more is the Hulk No. 180 page that features the first appearance of Wolverine.
Pre-Code horror, particularly from the collection of the late collector, historian, and author Roger Hill, continues to scare up significant prices. Lee Elias’ original cover art of 1954’s “Tomb of Terror No. 15” is an explosive work. A woman reels in horror as a man’s face explodes. Collectors kept an eye on this prize, propelling it to a $300,000 finish.
Wally Wood’s original
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Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert
This Week: A Time To Hold And A Time To Sell
By Peter Seibert
All collectors stop at some point to think about if and when they will sell their collections. It is perhaps inspired by morbid curiosity or maybe the need to shrink a household or raise funds for a needed project. But when is the right time?
We want to sell when the market is high, but when is that? Take, for example, the Pennsylvania German folk art market. Many of us remember in the 1990s when that market was so overheated that even the most generic of items would bring crazy prices. I remember selling a modern reproduction redware dish made by a noted redware revival potter and putting it through an auction in Mifflin County. The $10 plate brought $100
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A stunning copy of “Batman No. 3,” which contains the first appearance of Catwoman in costume, realized $66,000, a record for this issue in any grade.
because anything Dutchy at that moment was hot, hotter, hottest. Today, I saw a plate similar to it (actually really nicer than) the one I sold in a booth with a $10 price tag. The market rose high and then either death and/ or taxes took the market away, leaving objects priced as they were in the 1980s or earlier.
While most, if not all of us collect because we are passionate about objects, we all probably secretly desire to sell our collections someday for a huge profit. Who doesn’t want to have the market validate all the work they put into buying some treasure? And while no one hits it right every time in terms of making a huge profit, one does hope that in the end the collection is worth more than what was paid. Today, that notion grows dimmer and dimmer as you look in the taillights of life. I recently witnessed a friend’s collection come up for sale and saw the myriad of $400 and $500 pieces of pottery he owned instead selling for $75 or $100. It was painful to see but reflected the marketplace of today. Will it come back in price? I have little doubt that it will. Despite the gloom and doom naysayers, I do think that most antiques
will gain in value again over time. The number of items is finite, and fashions do come and go. I recall an article in the now defunct Art and Antiques magazine that listed the most undervalued items in the antiques and art world. The point of the article was that certain antiques simply never caught on to make big jumps, things like the following:
1) American Empire furniture
2) Jacquard Coverlets
3) English 17th century oak furniture
4) Japanese and Chinese prints and paintings
5) Historical photography
One can probably sit there and read this short list and agree that the market has come for some of these items (photography and Asian arts), but it remains abysmally low for Empire and Jacobean furniture. Coverlets are an odd category as prices remain strong for the very, very best but anything less remains in the doldrums.
I watch the auctions carefully and am seeing more and more toy trains coming on the market. In our household, toy trains are sacred. Eldest daughter Jane has eight or nine trunks of Standard, O, HO and N scale trains that she
has collected over the years. We were never big time collectors, as we loved to run our trains and create extensive layouts in our basement. Today, one can find trains in nearly every price point. The collectors who loved them are aging through the system, and while there are young collectors, there is just too much material on the market. What is a collector to do with their trains? Horde and hope or sell and cut bait? For my two cents, I would sell and cut bait. The market is not going to improve for a long time and so better to get what you can than hope that the items grow in value, meanwhile worrying about rust and damp and a host of other issues.
Welcome to the joys of collecting.
“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 Mid-Atlantic region, particularly about American furniture and decorative arts. Seibert’s writings include books on photography, American fraternal societies and paintings. He and his family are restoring a 1905 arts and crafts house filled with years’ worth of antique treasures found in shops, co-ops and at auctions.
A CGC Near-Mint 9.2 copy of “Detective Comics No. 233,” featuring the first appearance of Batwoman, which is the highest graded on CGC’s census, realized a new record price of $50,400.
artwork for the cover of 1951’s “Tales from the Crypt No. 26,” an EC Comics classic likewise exhumed from Hill’s vaunted collection, scared up a final price of $126,000. There were other fantastic record-setting finishes for comic books, among them a stunning copy of “Batman No. 3,” which contains the first appearance of Catwoman in costume. It opened live bidding at $18,500 and realized $66,000, a record for this issue in any grade. And in the same Bat-auction, there was another new Bat-record. This sale featured a CGC Near-Mint 9.2 copy of “Detective Comics No. 233,” featuring the first appearance of Batwoman, which is the highest graded on CGC’s census. It’s also now most valuable, having realized $50,400. For additional information, visit www.HA.com.
Antique Gold Rush-Era Denim Jeans And Rare U.S. Gold Coins Dominate Top Lots
Four-Day American West Sale Consisted Of 2,100 Lots
Antique denim jeans and U.S. gold coins stood tall among the list of top achieving items at Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC’s American Treasures of the Past Auction held Aug. 22 to 25, online and live in the Reno, Nev., gallery. More than 2,100 lots in a rainbow of collecting categories came up for bid in an auction that ended up grossing $1.3 million.
Antique denim pants as
collectibles? Yes, when they were worn during the era of the 1800s mining days of the American West they can fetch dizzying dollars. The top earner of the general Americana category was a pair of button fly Mountaineer brand jeans from ZCMI of Salt Lake City. Discovered in a house in Utah as insulation lining the walls in 2024, the pants, with a Mormon connection, sold for $21,250.
A pair of AB Elfelt & Company Pioneer brand brown canvas pants with full label and buckle intact, plain buttons and blue wool factory lining, gaveled for $10,000, while a ca. 1875-80 pair of brown canvas standard pants by Neustatter Bros., a competitor of Levi Strauss & Co., a classic pair of “miner’s” pants meant for tough outdoor use, brought $16,875.
Not all the clothing lots were pants. A men’s antique denim jacket with no manufacturer’s label, but a distinctive style of the pocket stitch attachment at the top corner, and the only pattern that was close (and apparently the same) was SR Krouse, who used the stitch pattern on their rear pant pocket, with four of the five button holes hand-stitched, brought $6,250.
As expected, the U.S. gold coins were runaway best-sellers. They were led by a 1908 Indian Head U.S. $5 gold proof coin, one of only 167 proof issues from that year. It went for $43,380. Also, a 1795 Capped Bust U.S. $5 gold coin,
known as “America’s first gold coin,” designed by Robert Scot and an exceptionally rare Heraldic Eagle reverse $5 gold piece, realized $38,560.
A 13-leaf variety 1795 Capped Bust U.S. $10 gold coin, also designed by Scot, one of only 400-500 known and a coin George Washington wanted finished before he left office, made $25,305.
Confederate States of America bank notes also did well, as a Type 3 $100 Montgomery issue note rose to $4,820, while a CSA Type 1 $1,000 note, both from May 1861, finished at $21,690.
The rest of the auction featured Native American jewelry, turquoise and raw Western gems, high-quality bronzes and Western oils
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The old button fly Mountaineer brand jeans from ZCMI of Salt Lake City, discovered in a house in Utah as insulation lining the walls in 2024, boasting a Mormon connection, sold for $21,250.
Rare antique bottles featured a ca. 1856-58 Bordwell & Co. (Oroville, Calif.) green pontiled soda bottle, a newly discovered addition to the California Gold Rush soda bottle list, selling for $5,312.
Red Indian Motor Oil Sign Soars To $64,900 And A Campbell’s Tomato Soup Sign Simmers To $24,780 Two-Day Auction Grosses $1,132,368
A rare Canadian Red Indian Motor Oil single-sided tin sign from the 1920s soared to $64,900 and an American Campbell’s Tomato Soup convex porcelain single-sided sign, also from the 1920s, finished at $24,780 in two onlineonly auctions hosted by Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. The two auctions combined for a robust $1,132,368.
All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars and include an 18-percent buyer’s premium. The current exchange is one Canadian dollar to 0.74 U.S., so $1,000 Canadian dollars equals $736.05 U.S. currency.
The Red Indian Motor Oil single-sided tin sign was the top lot in a first day Petroliana & Advertising Auction held on Sept. 7. The sign featured the earlier and more detailed “Indian Head” logo and the slogan “Best Motor Insurance” seen only in very early Red Indian advertising. The sign, 23.25-by-17.25 inches, easily beat its $12,000 high estimate.
The die-cut Campbell’s
Tomato Soup single-sided convex porcelain sign, embossed, was the top achiever on the day two Soda & General Store Advertising auction held on Sept. 8. The iconic American sign, marked Campbell Soup Company (Camden. N.J.), was 22.5-by-12.75 inches and boasted quality color and gloss. It sailed past its high estimate of $9,000.
The Petroliana & Advertising Auction featured 309 lots of petroliana (gas station collectibles) and advertising and ended the day grossing $683,308. The Soda & General Store Advertising Auction contained 404 lots of advertising signs, soda advertising, tobacciana and general store items and grossed $449,080. Miller & Miller is based in Ontario, Canada.
“Fifty years of selective collecting paid off in spades from Ken McGee,” said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd., in reference to the petroliana and advertising collection of
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A scarce Red Indian Motor Oil single-sided tin sign featuring the earlier and more detailed “Indian Head” logo and the slogan “Best Motor Insurance” realized $64,900.
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from the Tahoe/Reno Western Art collection, Art Nouveau postcards, old Western bottles, Western antiquities and Chinese Eastern watercolors. Online bidding was provided by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.
Day one featured 537 lots of general American billheads
and maps, railroadiana, transportation, antique bottles, silverwares, sports memorabilia, medals and tokens. Rare antique bottles featured a ca. 1856-58 Bordwell & Co. (Oroville, Calif.) green pontiled soda bottle, a newly discovered addition to the California Gold Rush soda bottle list ($5,312), and a very scarce S.H.M. (“Superior/Trade/ Mark/Old Bourbon”) choice Western whiskey out of San
Francisco, produced by the philanthropist J C Wilmerding, with no chips or cracks, ($2,250).
An 1880 rail pass for the Corpus Christi, San Diego & Rio Grande Railroad, #189 issued to Jas. Converse, Esq., signed “U. Lott” (president), printed on tan card stock, achieved $5,937. Also, it doesn’t get any more Western than a token and real photo postcard for Soapy Smith’s Skagway Saloon in Mesa, Ariz. (“Good For / 12c. / In Trade”); the round token, ca. 1970, realized $1,187.
Day two contained a worldclass collection of original vintage Art Nouveau postcards, cowboy collectibles, militaria, postal history (to include Wells Fargo & Express), and philatelic (covers/USA and worldwide, stamps/USA and zeppelin / Hindenburg). The collection of Art Nouveau postcards included one featuring a design by the famous Czech Republic poster artist Alphonse Mucha, ca. 1913, of two young women in festive European attire ($5,000), and a rare complete set of 12 different postcards by Alberto Martini, the Italian artist famous for illustrating noted literary works, including 132 for Edgar Allan Poe, achieved $2,000.
A Civil War carte de visite photo and the leather covered pocket journal of David Cook rang up $2,375. The journal was found on his body after he was killed in Chattanooga, Tenn., in September 1863.
Art Nouveau postcards included this one featuring a design by the famous Czech Republic poster artist Alphonse Mucha, ca. 1913, of two young women in festive European attire, and sold for $5,000.
Also, a signed typed letter by the famous Revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa, addressed to Professor Virgil Y. Russell of Tucson, Ariz., plus two photos of Villa, garnered $2,250.
An historical list of witnesses’ payments for the 1886 trial of Belle Starr, the notorious outlaw charged with horse stealing in the Choctaw Nation, signed by her son and daughter, among others,
fetched $5,000. Also, a group of 12 photos of deceased Nazi war criminals from the Nuremburg Trials of 1946, from the Rev. Cornelius Greenway collection, earned $3,125.
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10/26/2024, Historic Frederick - Sat 9 AM, Furniture, jewelry, stained glass windows, racing items, tools, very large comic book collection, rugs, lamps, prints & art, doll collection & more! Howard B. Parzow Auctioneer
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11/01-11/03/2024, Lone Jack - Fri 5:30 PM, Sat & Sun 11 AM. The R. A. Lane Wireless Museum, 50 year collection of Robert “Doc” Lane. Transistor radios, microphones, TVs, consoles, porcelain enamel signs & more! Soulis Auctions OHIO
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This ca. 1875-80 pair of brown canvas standard pants by Neustatter Bros., a competitor of Levi Strauss & Co., a classic pair of “miner’s” pants meant for tough outdoor use, realized $16,875.
A men’s California Gold Rush-era antique denim jacket had no manufacturer’s label, but the style of the pocket stitch attachment at the top corner suggested it was made by SR Krouse; it sold for $6,250.
The 1908 Indian Head U.S. $5 gold proof coin, one of only 167 proof issues from that year, sold for $43,380.
This 13-leaf variety 1795 Capped Bust U.S. $10 gold coin, designed by Robert Scot, one of 400-500 known and a coin George Washington wanted finished before he left office, made $25,305.
This 1795 Capped Bust U.S. $5 gold coin, known as “America’s first gold coin,” designed by Robert Scot and a very rare Heraldic Eagle reverse $5 gold piece, realized $38,560.
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Day three was especially busy, with 536 lots of art, Native Americana (including jewelry), mining (including turquoise and raw Western gems) and the previously mentioned miners’ pants. Western art and imagery included some truly spectacular examples, such as a stunning, detailed bright and vibrant depiction of Indians on the trail, possibly an unfinished painting by the Western artist CM Russell, ca. 1912-14 ($31,875). A 1982 bronze collaboration between the artists Gil Melton and Buckeye Blake, titled “Faded Romance” (9/12), weighing an estimated 300 pounds, was $13,135. A halfplate daguerreotype image of 13 gold miners working their gold in Hangtown, Calif. (later Placerville, earlier, Dry Diggins), during the California Gold Rush brought $15,625.
The Native American
jewelry category showcased numerous gorgeous examples, including a world-class and magnificent Zuni Chief bolo ($3,750); a lovely Zuni necklace and earring set ($2,000); a carved turquoise eagle necklace crafted in 1936 by the artisan Willy Rosa ($4,062); and a fine Zuni belt buckle, Dishta style, that went to a determined bidder for $3,375.
Day four had 544 lots of general Americana feature pieces and numismatics, including ingots, coins and currency. The rare U.S. gold coins and Confederate bank notes ruled the day, but also sold was a ca. 1948 Jennings “Sun Chief” nickel slot machine, a tabletop model filled with nickels and with a brass Indian head in the jackpot window, which sold for $1,500.
For more information, call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766 or visit www. holabirdamericana.com.
Western bronzes were highlighted by this 1982 collaboration between the artists Gil Melton and Buckeye Blake, titled “Faded Romance” (9/12), weighing an estimated 300 pounds and selling for $13,125.
featured a Type 3 $100 Montgomery issue note that rose to $4,820, while a CSA Type 1 $1,000 note (shown here), from May 1861, finished at $21,690.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art Announces Loan From Republic Of Yemen
Significant Loan Follows Formation Of Historic Custodial Agreement
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced the loan of 14 ancient sculptures from the Republic of Yemen. The works, dating from the first century B.C.E. through the third century C.E., were voluntarily repatriated to the Republic of Yemen from the Hague family collection located in New Zealand. The Republic of Yemen then reached out to The Met to request that the objects be held at the museum, where they will be studied and catalogued, until Yemen wishes for their return.
The loan follows the historic custodial agreement established between The Met and Yemen in 2023, by which The Met is now caring for and displaying two ancient stone works repatriated from its own collection, a return initiated by the museum after provenance research led by Met scholars established that the works rightfully belong to the Republic of Yemen.
“The Met is honored to be entrusted with this remarkable collection of objects, and by the continued strengthening of the museum’s relationship with the Republic of Yemen,” said Max Hollein, The Met’s Marina Kellen French Director and CEO. “I am grateful to His Excellency Mohammed Al-Hadhrami, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen, and Tim Lenderking, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen, for their
partnership in this agreement and for the shared value of stewardship that underlies it. In addition to offering exciting opportunities for research in the context of the museum’s collection, this loan represents The Met’s ongoing commitment to international collaboration and to the protection and preservation of artistic and cultural heritage from around the world.”
The Government of Yemen expresses its deep appreciation to the Hague family in New Zealand for voluntarily returning 14 invaluable ancient Yemeni artifacts back to the Yemeni people from their private collection,” said Mohammed Al-Hadhrami, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States. “While the current situation does not allow for the immediate repatriation of these artifacts to Yemen, we are thankful that they will be preserved and studied at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This is yet another example of our growing and essential collaboration to safeguard Yemen’s cultural heritage.”‚
The 14 loan objects are stone and bronze sculptures, most of which likely originate from the Bayhan district of the Shabwa Governorate in Yemen. This region includes the ancient city of Timna, capital of the Qataban
kingdom, one of the major powers in ancient southwestern Arabia and a hub of the ancient international incense trade. Most of the objects are likely funerary, or votives that would have been placed in a funerary context, and many are made of the translucent golden-yellow calcite alabaster that characterizes much funerary art of ancient southwestern Arabia.
One of the loaned objects is an outstanding example of a Qatabanian funerary stele that portrays the deceased, a woman, standing and holding her arms in a common gesture usually interpreted as one of prayer or piety. Several other works are complete or partial depictions of human heads, all of which are likely to have been part of funerary stelae, busts, or statues. These works represent male and female figures in a range of styles, most of
which are not currently represented in The Met’s collection. Additional objects include sculptures featuring ibex imagery, a key motif in southwestern Arabian art, along with an inscribed stele, a stone incense burner, and interesting examples of bronzeworking.
About The Met’s Cultural Property Initiative. In spring 2023, The Met announced a suite of initiatives related to cultural property and collecting practices that include undertaking a focused review of works in the collection; hiring additional provenance researchers to join the many researchers and curators already doing this work at the museum; further engaging staff and trustees; and using The Met’s platform to support and contribute to public discourse on this topic. To learn more, visit www. metmuseum.org.
In The Swim: Mesmerizing Mermaids
Smack Dab In The Middle: Design Trends Of The Mid-20th Century
By Donald-Brian Johnson
Mermaids. They’ve been making waves for quite awhile now, long before Disney’s “Little Mermaid” ever dreamed of taking a shore leave. For the first sighting of these finny friends, you need to travel back in time. Way, way back.
Mermaid mythology had its beginnings in ancient Greece, around the 3rd century B.C.
Stories told of “sirens,” bathing beauties who perched on ocean rocks strumming on lyres, their fetching voices luring sailors to their doom. Eventually, “ sirens” evolved into “mermaids,” sea-dwellers who were part woman (the top half) and part fish (all the rest). While some mermaids continued with the sirens’ entice-and-perish tradition, others were gooddeed-doers, saving unwary sailors from watery graves. A great many more ignored travelers completely, interested only in combing their tresses and gazing into their mirrors. (Columbus reported seeing a trio of these on his 1493 sailing to Hispaniola. He noted they were “not as beautiful as represented.” Historians have speculated that Columbus was probably looking at a group of manatees.)
Hmmm. Manatees. Sea lions. Sunbathing seals. Over the centuries, there have been plenty of explanations as to what those who’ve reported mermaid sightings “really” saw. But belief in these mystical denizens of the deep remains strong. P. T. Barnum counted on that when he displayed his “Fiji Mermaid” in the mid-1800s. This mummified miss proved a sensation, successfully separating the crowds from their cash. Was she real? Well, it all depended on your point of view. Some critics labeled her the stitched-together remains of a monkey and a fish.
Mermaid lore always seems to bring out the romantic side of writers. Take Hans Christian Andersen. He brought tears to readers’ eyes with his 1837 story of “The Little Mermaid,” whose love for a landlubber was never meant to be. Nowadays, a statue of Andersen’s “Little Mermaid” gazes out soulfully over Copenhagen’s harbor, waiting patiently for the unlikely return of her intended. (Things turned out much better for Ariel, Disney’s “Little Mermaid.” She ended up with her legs, her voice, and a prince.)
Artistic representations of
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Friday, October 18, 2024
Lebanon Fairgrounds Expo Center 80 Rochetry Road
150+ Carriages & Sleighs
Preview – Thursday, October 17th 10AM to 6PM
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Antique Rocking Horses 2 Of 20+ Sleighs
Early Original Child’s Horse & Pedal Cart
Miniature Phaeton Ornamental Lamps
Wagon
3/4 Stagecoach
Restored 1913 Wescott Dog Ambulance, Portland, ME
The mermaid as popularly imagined, adrift in the deep, surrounded by friendly sea creatures; this is ceramic tile art by Wayne Gao, 2-by-6 inches.
Waiting for the next ship is this Florence Ceramics mermaid, 5 inches high.
Guess what’s inside? This mermaid opening shell is searching for a pearl, made in China, 16 inches high.
Look what I found, a mermaid holding pearl, unmarked, seated 7 inches high.
Hitching a ride are these two ceramic “mermaid on starfish” plaques, unmarked, 7-by-12 inches.
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best just for Simple Goods. The friendly dealers love seeing and talking to the customers about the history of their pieces.
The customers and dealers alike are very loyal to
Simple Goods. According to show promoter Christina Hummel, “We have a strong core group of dealers at every show. We are incredibly grateful to all our customers and appreciate their dedication to the show. We love seeing our customers who have become friends and meeting new
Kris and Paul Casucci of Brookfield, Mass. (Walker Homestead), are returning.
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influence his relatively small body of work would have on every realm of thought and creative endeavor over the course of the 20th century and into the 21st. Kafka’s novels and short stories have had an immense influence on literature, art, and culture in the United States in particular, and visitors to the Morgan will be able to experience important items from the Bodleian’s Kafka archive in the place where his work has made an outsize impact.
The exhibition not only sets Kafka in the context of his times but also shows how his own experiences nourished his imagination, taking visitors on a journey through his life and influences, from his relationship with his
family and the people closest to him to the places where he lived and worked, through to his last years of illness and his death.
For additional information, visit www.themorgan. org.
ON-SITE PUBLIC AUCTION
SATURDAY, OCT. 26TH AT 9 A.M. 15 Brenda’s Way, OTTSVILLE, BUCKS CO., PA 18942 (off Rt. 611 N of Rt. 412) ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, TOYS, FURNITURE, FORD PARTS, CHRISTMAS, BOX LOTS
Antiques: large Santa blow mold, vintage schoolhouse lights, advertising thermos: Sassamans Store, Shaddinger Cabinet Shop, Knauss & Son; egg box, Oliver batwing typewriter, Victor Victrolia, 78 records, 12 & 15 cent comics: Superman, Batman, Archies etc.; old magazines, Budweiser & other bar advertising, McKenna jug lamps, 1841 coverlet, linens, sewing items, wooden measure, sterling pocket watch, 10k men’s ring, ornate turquoise necklace, men’s & ladies’ watches, Dolls: Kenner 1972 Blythe, Emerald Witch, Byers Choice, Indian & accessories; Ertl JD child’s pedal combine Bullet Rotor, Thomas the Tank storage bins, dep. glass, child’s table & chairs. Furn.: Enamel top table w/4 chairs, 3 pc. BR set, dressers, bookshelves, oak curio cabinet, rockers, benches, cane seat wheelchair, blanket & cedar chests, braided rugs, Zenith floor radio, organ; Christmas wreathes, trees & decos., new & used car parts mostly for 50-60’s Fords, boxes of new car brochures for Fords, Chrysler, etc., large saw blades, misc. hand tools, vise, tool cabinets, repair manuals, 50+ box lots, much more. Selling for the late Bob & Peggy Trouts.
Photos on www.auctionzip.com #8804, Two auctioneers selling, bring a chair & a friend.
Terms: CASH, CHECKS, NO BUYER’S PREMIUM, FOOD STAND.
customers at each show.”
Simple Goods is a destination event. The day is full of fun, antiques, food and friends. There is breakfast and lunch available inside the show as well as giveaway drawings, and always a giant candy bowl at the admission table. In addition to the show, there is much to see and do in rural Berlin.
The Simple Goods show will be on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Heritage Community Center, located at 3558 U.S. Route 62 in Berlin, Ohio.
For more information, call Christina Hummel at 570-6515681 or email simplegoods show@gmail.com. Also visit the Facebook page, Simple Goods, for show photos and updates.
FEATURING: FURNITURE * LARGE COLLECTION OF JEWELRY * STAINED GLASS WINDOWS * STERLING SILVER * SCCA RACING MEMORABILIA & EPHEMERA FROM THE MARLBORO RACEWAY * MASSIVE POWER TOOL COLLECTION & RELATED ITEMS * POP CULTURE * BEATLEMANIA * VERY LARGE COMIC BOOK COLLECTION * TOYS * G.I. JOE * STAR WARS * DOLL COLLECTION...PLUS SO MUCH MORE...
THREE AUCTIONEERS SELLING AT ONCE... OVER 2,500 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN THIS ONE-DAY AUCTION EVENT! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
PARTIAL LISTING: NUMEROUS FURNITURE, RUGS, LAMPS, PRINTS & ART, DOLL COLLECTION, EARLY ANCESTRAL PHOTO ALBUM, EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNT OF STERLING, JEWELRY & COSTUME JEWELRY, MASSIVE WORKSHOP COLLECTION OF POWER TOOLS, SHOP TOOLS & HAND TOOLS (STIHL, DEWALT, RIGID, BOSTITCH, MILWAUKEE, MAKITA) DELTA PLANER, ARIENS 1128 SNOW BLOWER, CLASSEN SC-18 SOD CUTTER, GRAVELY SELF PROPELLED MOWER, CROCKS, STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, DOLLS, CHESAPEAKE STYLE HOME DECOR, 1000’S OF COMIC BOOKS, 80’S POP CULTURE ATTIC & BASEMENT TOY FINDS (GI JOE, STAR WARS, TV SHOWS, ELECTRONICS, GAMES, TRADING CARDS, TRAINS), LARGE BEATLEMANIA COLLECTION WITH BOOKS, EPHEMERA, TRINKETS, MAGAZINES, FIGURINES, LARGE RCA SELECTAVISION VIDEO MOVIE DISCS, ALBUM OF 1800’S ANCESTRAL PHOTOS, RARE POLITICAL RIBBONS & BADGES, PEN MAR SOUVENIR GLASSWARE, AMMO, COLLECTION OF UNUSUAL PAPERWEIGHTS, WWII GERMAN NAZI HELMET, WWII JAPANESE “RISING SUN” FLAG, NAVY UNIFORM, NASA DOCUMENTS & COLLECTIBLES, ROCKOLA ULTRA JUKEBOX, VINTAGE MILLS SLOT MACHINE, 1960’S ERA SCCA PHOTOS & MEMORABILIA & SOOOO MUCH MORE! SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY!
Plus Star Wars Items
100s of Comic Books
Original Photo of Carol Shelby Dated Sept 1967 Taken at Marlboro Speedway
This is the booth of Teresa Waltz, of Indianapolis, Ind. (Home in the Country).
Mary de Buhr is from Downers Grove, Ill. (Mary de Buhr Antiques).
Randy Riedel’s antiques business is called Hoosier Boy, of Madison, Ind.
This is Franz Kafka, Altstadter Ring, Prague, courtesy Archive Klaus Wagenbach.
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mermaids can be found as long ago as 1600 B.C., frolicking on Mesopotamian cylinder seals. Sculptures, statues, and artwork from every era since are proof positive that the siren’s song continues to entrance. Mid-20thcentury artisans found mermaids particularly alluring subjects. Whether ceramic or glass, metal or metal-like, there were plenty of mass-produced mermaids ready to brighten the beach cottage bath with their charms. Many were overseas imports; inexpensive then, most still remain in the $50-$75 range. Numerous design names of note, including Van Briggle, Florence Ceramics, and Marc Bellaire, also took the plunge into mermaid decor. Due to their lineage, these artifacts are more pricey, though few top out at over $200. And, if you want to pool your resources, you can always invest in a pricier item, like a mermaid coffee table, with a full-size metal mermaid supporting a glass top.
Today, mermaids continue to make a splash. There’s an
The bronze mermaid with shell, riding dolphin is marked “Top Collections,” and rests 10 inches high.
Catching a wave are “Ken” and “Barbie” mer-dolls on an aquatic background, 13 inches high.
“International Mermaid Day” (March 29). Coney Island holds an annual “Mermaid Parade” each spring (2024 was the 42nd). At Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs, “The Only City of Live Mermaids,” underwater swimmers have been delighting the curious since 1947. And, there are two mermaid museums in the United States. One’s in Berlin, Md., the other in Aberdeen, Wash. Even Starbucks visited the ol’ swimmin’ hole: its logo features a “melusine,” a two-tailed mermaid.
Or, you can always dive in yourself. There are societies and conventions that offer an outlet for those who’d like to go “mermaiding” (swimming while decked out in mermaid attire).
For the novice, fish tails can be purchased in the low hundreds. For experienced mermaid enactors, designer tails flip up into the thousands.
So. Are mermaids real or aren’t they? Lots of folks find that life goes along just swimmingly, even though they don’t believe. (Of course, those are probably the same folks who don’t believe
This coffee table, with castiron mermaid hoisting a glass top, is 5.5 feet long (contributed photo).
in Santa Claus!)
Mermaid artifacts courtesy of “The Merfolk,” Vicki & Ken.
Photo Associate: Hank Kuhlmann.
Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson, except as noted.
Donald-Brian Johnson is the co-author of numerous Schiffer books on design and collectibles, including “Postwar Pop,” a collection of his columns. P lease address inquiries to: donaldbrian@msn.com.
HAAR’S SCHEDULE
Washer; Dryer; Bed; table w/chairs; Lots of real nice tools; Sewing machines & items (trim, accessories); POLARIS ATV II RANGER 800XP; STAGE AUCTION begins @ 6:30 p.m. will include collectibles; primitives; new items; décor; Cobalt Blue glass; Hess trucks; retro items; dishes; globe; plus, so much more. NOTE: Only a partial listing, STILL MUCH MORE TO UNPACK and set up! Office 717-432-8246 or Doug & Vickie Hardy auctioneers 717-432-3779.
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Ken and Sylvia McGee of Goderich, Ontario. “Ken’s decadesold purchases of pump plates and signs on the fields at Hershey brought him exponential returns.”
Miller said that in both sessions, condition and rarity dictated price. “Rare items in top condition soared to oblivion,” he said. “This sale is proof that the collector market for choice advertising and petroliana is alive and well, but the mad money that was being spent on lower grade content during the pandemic is history.”
Both auctions totaled 913 online bidders who placed a combined total of 18,499 bids. Internet bidding was facilitated
The American die-cut Campbell’s Tomato Soup single-sided convex porcelain sign, embossed, 22.5-by-12.75 inches and boasting excellent color and gloss, sold for $24,780.
A Canadian 1930s Five Roses Flour (“The World’s Best”) porcelain sign, one of the great Canadian general store signs, boasting outstanding graphics, realized $12,980.
An exceedingly rare Canadian 1890s aqua Standing Beaver midget pint fruit jar, thought to be the only pint known and possibly the first Beaver jar ever made, sold for $15,340.
This 1940s White Rose Gasoline three-piece single-sided porcelain center sign and banners sold for $27,140. White Rose signs are some of Canada’s most recognizable petroliana signs.
Oldsmobile “GM Hydramatic Drive” neon dealer sign fitted to a rear-mounted wood and sheet metal frame that stands the sign about four inches off a wall, $17,700; and a Canadian 1930s Ford V8 (“Genuine Parts”) die-cut double-sided porcelain sign, in very good condition with excellent color and gloss, $16,520.
A 1964 Airstream Overlander Land Yacht 26-foot trailer including original serial-matched owner’s manual and guarantee certificate indicating delivery to its first owner in Michigan sold for $29,500.
This 1940s Canadian White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, 24 inches in diameter, with bracket, in untouched original condition, went to a determined bidder for $29,500.
by LiveAuctioneers.com and the Miller & Miller Auctions website. Of the 713 total lots up for bid, nearly all were sold, and more than half the top lots on both days exceeded estimates.
On day one, a sleek, silver 1964 Airstream Overlander Land Yacht 26-foot trailer that included the original serial-matched owner’s manual and guarantee certificate indicating delivery to its first owner in Michigan found a new home for $29,500. The torpedo-shaped Airstream, an iconic American trailer that’s been turning heads since 1936, was built in Ohio.
Two Canadian White Rose Gasoline signs combined to bring $56,640. A 1940s double-sided porcelain sign, 24 inches in diameter, with bracket, in untouched and original condition, sold for $29,500, while a 1940s three-piece single-sided porcelain center sign and banners climbed to $27,140. White Rose Gasoline signs are some of Canada’s most recognizable petroliana signs.
Dealer signs for three iconic American auto makers all performed well. They were as follows: a 1940s seven-foot Dodge DeSoto & Trucks single-sided porcelain bullnose sign, graded at 9.0, with excellent color and gloss, selling for $21,830; a 1940s
On to day two, where the runner-up to the Campbell’s Tomato Soup sign was a Canadian 1890s aqua Standing Beaver midget pint fruit jar, thought to be the only pint known, possibly the first Beaver jar ever made, and reportedly made at one of the Nova Scotia glass factories. The jar featured a left-facing beaver standing on its hind quarters. It sold for $15,340.
A hard-to-find Canadian 1930s Five Roses Flour (“The World’s Best”) porcelain sign, 42-by-26 inches, one of the great Canadian general store signs, boasting outstanding graphics
and produced by the Lake of the Woods Milling Co. in Keewatin, Canada, achieved $12,980. The central field with the image was excellent and, despite a few flaws, the sign presented well.
A 1930s Canadian Orange Crush (“Come Again, Thank You”) single-side porcelain palm push, the orange porcelain textured like the surface of an orange peel, a unique manufacturing process, a superb example in excellent condition, rose to $9,440. Also, a 1920s Oliver Diabolo No. 10 Cream Separator cast-iron and nickel plate sa lesman’s sample, marked “Canadian Oliver Chilled Plow Works Ltd. Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton,”
original paint, hit $8,850. A Canadian circa 1910 M. L. Dolan five-cent cigar vending machine trade stimulator, made of cast-iron in Richmond, Quebec, one where the machine releases one cigar every turn and two cigars once every five turns, with all original beveled panels in place, fetched $8,850, while a 1954 American Coca-Cola (“Pick Up 12”) single-sided tin pilaster sign, a two-piece ensemble with a convex button sign at the top, 54 inches by 16 inches, with reproduction bracket, reached $7,670. For more information, email info@millerandmillerauctions. com or visit www.millerand millerauctions.com.
Auctioneers Note: Allen and Marshall Auctioneers is honored to help with the sale of the Estate of Marvin P. Schelhouse. Marvin honorably served our country as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years from 1956-76. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he moved with his family to Milford and began working for the State of Delaware, Dept. of Labor for over 20 years. Marvin was very active in the Milford School District, serving on the Board of Education for over 30 years. While being a member of the Board, he served as President multiple times. He served and was President of the Milford Historical Society for many years, in the restoration of the Parson Thorne Mansion. He was the Milford Museum commissioner in charge of many exhibits, such as the Vietnam War, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Civil War. For over 50 years, Marvin studied and had a profound interest in the life and military career of General Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880) of the U.S. Army, one of Delaware’s most notable sons. Marvin edited the only book written about General Torbert, titled A.T.A. Torbert, Southern Gentleman in Union Blue, by Nancy Slade. Marvin was one of the persons the book was dedicated to. Marvin founded and was the first Commander of the General Torbert Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. In this capacity, he took the leadership role to restore the Milford Union Cemetery where 12 Civil War soldiers and one from the SpanishAmerican War are buried. In 1969, Marvin was the only person to attempt to save General Torbert’s house in Milford from destruction. This was an endeavor that was unsuccessful. Marvin worked to save and preserve other Milford historical properties. In honor of General Torbert and his service to our country, Marvin successfully spearheaded the effort to have a statue of General A.T.A. Torbert erected on the grounds of the Milford Museum. Marvin served on the Civil War Society that established the Delaware Memorial/Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park to commemorate the service of those Delawareans that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Marvin received a Tribute from the Delaware House of Representatives for his work and his accomplishment 137 years after the battle. Marvin was an honorable and distinguished icon of Milford, DE, who will truly be missed by all. This is one of the most important sales of our time for local and regional Civil War Memorabilia. If you are a collector of Civil War Memorabilia this is one sale you won’t want to miss!! Go to AMauctions.com for all details!
Selection of Furniture/Items purchased from the Estate of General Alfred T.A. Torbert, Period Furniture, Primitives, Art, Antiques, Glass/China & more! Preview @ the home in Greenwood, DE: Monday, October 21st, 2024 from 4 PM – 6 PM Bidding Ends: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 Starting @ 5PM Auction conducted online at AMauctions.com via HiBid!
Extensive Selection of General Alfred T.A. Torbert Items, Civil War Militaria, Relics, Uniforms, Hats, Musical & Medical Instruments, Artifacts, Flags, Cannons, 100+ Swords, 50+ Firearms, Ephemera, Insignia, Medals & more! Preview: Monday, Nov. 4th, 2024 from 4 PM-7 PM
