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Zettlemoyer Conducts Third And Final Sale Of Seagreaves Pottery And Paintings FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 32
Cordier Expects Violin Collection To Strike A Chord With Bidders In Summer Catalog Auction
Adam And Eve Folk Painting By Verna Seagreaves Brings $1,750 By Karl Pass On July 12, in Fogelsville, Pa., father/son team of Woody and Eric Zettlemoyer sold the third and final installment of a large Jim Seagreaves pottery and Verna Seagreaves folk paintings collection. The material was consigned by Continued on page 2
The unframed folky winter scene depicting a large Belsnickel, signed and dated lower left “2/2000,” sold to a couple in the salesroom for $1,450.
Two-Day Sale Will Be Held Aug. 11 And 12 In Harrisburg, Pa. A single-owner collection of rare, vintage, and antique violins will be highlighted at Cordier’s Summer Fine and Decorative Arts Auction. The sale will be spread over two days on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, and will include a wide range of Americana, such as furniture, ceramics, Several sets of sterling flatware will be sold. and glassware, in addition to the instruments. The collection includes more than 20 violins and bows, featuring a Francescus Geissenhoff marked with the year “1880” and modeled after Stradivari (est. $2,000 to $4,000). According to the consignor, the violin was played by Sam Shaffron of the Dallas Symphony and sold in 1973 as part of the musician’s estate. The collection is also A collection of antique and vintage violins is among the highlights highlighted by a 1904 of the two-day catalog sale. William C. Ehrmann (est. $1,000 to $2,000) and a violin emerald and diamond necklace, a labeled “Joannes Franciscus diamond brooch circa 1910, and an Pressenda a. Raphael…1848” (est. antique almandite brooch. A large and varied collection of $2,000 to $3,000). Among the lots of jewelry and American brilliant cut glass will silver to be sold are over 10 sterling highlight the collectibles category, flatware sets by makers including which will also contain a National Towle, Wallace, and Reed and Cash Register model 452 (est. $300 Barton. Several interesting exam- to $500); a collection of Lladros, ples of historical craftsmanship will including “In the Gondola”; and a likewise be found in this category, Carder Steuben green optic vase such as the intricately decorated (est. $300 to $500). Drawing early interest from bidcoin silver ewer by Peter L. Krider for J.E. Caldwell. Featured jewelry ders are a grouping of Virginian will include a striking 18th-century African American quilts, each a fine example of a lessdocumented aspect of America’s textile history. Similar quilts were recently on display in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum’s exhibit, “A Century of African American Quilts.” A Lebanon Continued on page 3 This is a Lebanon County, Pa., paint-decorated blanket chest.
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Woody Zettlemoyer handled the entire sale. Here, he sells a large molded prehistoric looking JCS duck for $275.
The oval platter with sgraffito-decorated horse in prancing pose brought $85.
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Multi-Dealer Shop Will Have Customer Appreciation Day On Aug. 29
56th Running Of The Lititz Antiques Show Deemed A Major Success on page 10
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream! These words are echoed throughout the summer by children and adults trying to cool off from the oppressive heat. The origins of ice cream can be traced back as far as the second century B.C., although no specific date of origin or inventor has been credited with its discovery. Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar, King Solomon was fond of iced drinks during the harvest and Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar (A.D. 54-86) often sent runners into the mountains for snow, which was
flavored with fruits and juices. Among the first official accounts of ice cream in the New World comes from a letter written in 1744 by a guest of Maryland Gov. William Bladen, and the first advertisement for ice cream appeared in the New York Gazette on May 12, 1777, when confectioner Phillip Lenzi announced that ice cream was available “almost every day.” Presidents Washington, Jefferson, and Madison enjoyed or created their own recipe for ice cream. Around 1800, insulated ice houses were invented, resulting in the Continued on page 4
“Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders” on page 13
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 6
FEATURED SHOW: Lititz Antiques Show - June 29 and 30 in Lititz, Pennsylvania - Page 10
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 8 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15