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Rock Ford To Host Colonial Christmas Children’s Event On Dec. 7 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2019 • VOL. 50, NO. 47
Fuller Estate To Be Sold At Briggs Auction On Nov. 22
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The Fullers Of Willow Brook Farms Collected Fine Antiques And Art Briggs Auction is pleased to feature the C. Thomas and Alexandra Huston Fuller estate collection of Willow Brook Farms, Catasauqua, Pa., at their Fine Estate Auction on Friday, Nov. 22, beginning at 3 p.m. The collection will feature an excellent assortment of antique furnishings, fine art and sculpture, Asian decorative arts, carpets, silver, fine jewelry, and more from their Catasauqua country estate. The Fuller family was very generous and well thought of in the Catasaqua community (a suburb of Allentown in Lehigh County). Willow Brook Farms came into being when Col. James W. Fuller had the vision to assemble a number of farms in the region, eventually ending up with close to 1,800 acres. One
The Rock Ford barn in winter.
One of many equestrian landscapes that graced the Fullers’ country house in Catasauqua, Pa., was this painting by James Walsham Baldock (est. $8,000-$9,000).
Celebrate a Colonial Christmas in the barn at Rock Ford Plantation on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. Activities during this children’s event include listening to a story, decorating a homemade gingerbread cookie, playing games and making a simple craft. Apple cider, water, pretzels and gingerbread cookies will be served. This children’s event is geared toward children ages 4 and up and will be approximately one hour in length. The cost is $2 per person. Reservations may be made at www.rockford.yapsody.com. All
children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult during the event. The reservation deadline is Sunday, Dec. 1. Proceeds benefit Rock Ford Plantation, located at 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster, Pa. Built in 1794, Rock Ford was the home of Edward Hand and his family. Hand served as adjutant general to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. It is operated by the nonprofit Rock Ford Foundation. For more information, visit www.rockfordplantation.org.
Classic And Contemporary Photographs Bring $1.5 Million At Swann
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Manet: Three Paintings From The Norton Simon Museum on page 6
Edward S. Curtis’ Portfolios And Orotones Set Records
This fine Delaware Valley lowboy reflects the elegance of the Fuller collection (est. $1,500-$2,500).
of his dreams at the time was to have some of the finest horses in the country, so he purchased the largest Percheron horse in the world from Belgium. However, the real history of Willow Brook, the breadth and depth of its breeding program, and the introduction of the western riding style known as reining is owed to his son, Charlton Thomas Fuller. As a child, C. Thomas Fuller grew up doing chores on horseback. After graduating from Washington & Lee University and serving in World War II, Fuller returned to Willow Brook with his wife, Alexandra, and their three children. In the early 1950s, the couple’s oldest daughter began developing a fondness for horses, which is what Tom Fuller ultimately credits with bringing horses back to Willow Brook. In 1964, Continuing the Fullers’ equestrian theme, this Tom purchased Quarter Horse immense cast bronze sculpture vividly illustrates its Stallion Joe Cody, centering title of “Early Morning Disagreement” and is one of Willow Brook’s new breeding 15 ever cast (est. $15,000-$20,000). Continued on page 2
Swann Galleries’ Oct. 17 sale of Classic and Contemporary Photographs featured a broad range of photographic material. “The sale cast a wide net with icons of popular culture, important historical images and classic masterpieces of fine art photography,” noted Daile Kaplan, the house’s director of photographs and photobooks. Edward S. Curtis’ portfolios and orotones attracted robust bidding. Highlights included “Prayer to the Stars,” orotone plate, 1904, that earned a record for the image, $21,250, selling to a collector. “The North American Indian, Portfolio II,” with 33 photogravures (Apache, Pima, Edward S. Curtis’ “Prayer to the Stars,” orotone plate, Pagago, Mohave), 1908, from 1904, sold to a private collector for $21,250, an reached $27,500 to the trade, auction record for the image. and “The North American Indian, Portfolio IX,” 25 pho- included Roy DeCarava’s “Boy with togravures (Puget Sound), 1913, Bowed Head,” silver print, 1961, printed early 1970s, going for $17,500. brought $13,750 to a collector. Historical images included Irving Penn’s sumptuous platinum-palladium print, “Cuzco Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “Gestapo Children, Peru,” December, 1948, informer recognized by a woman printed 1978, led the sale at $93,750, she had denounced, Dessau, selling to a collector. Also among the Germany,” ferrotyped silver print, top lots was Penn’s “American Ballet 1945, printed 1947, which brought Theatre,” platinum-palladium print, $42,500, a record for the image, and 1947, 1968, which brought $18,750. W. Eugene Smith’s “Tomoko Further fine art photography Continued on page 2
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In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 7
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AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15