Antiques & Auction News 101416

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Kempton Antique Show To Be Held Oct. 22

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Quality Country Show Is Considered A Gem Of The Pennsylvania Fall Show Season FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2016 • VOL. 47, NO. 42

Final Breininger Sale Marks End Of An Era

The third annual Kempton Antique Show will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This quality country show will be held in the Kempton Community Recreation Center at 83 Community Center Drive in Kempton, Pa. Sponsored by the Antique Dealers Association of Berks County (ADABC), the Kempton Show will feature between 50 to 60 dealers with a wide range of quality

antiques and collectibles. Berks County has a storied reputation as being a great source of antiques for dealers, collectors and decorators from all over the country. The ADABC is a professional organization for antique dealers and has a long history in Berks County, Pa. The group originated in 1948. Its founding members were legends in the southcentral

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Taylor Mansion Changes Hands For $244,000

New Historic Picture Book Of Ephrata Published on page 4

By Karl Pass John Hess and Phil Nissley of the Hess Auction Group held the ninth on-site sale at Taylor Mansion on behalf of the Breininger family on Sept. 23 and 24. It will be the final onsite sale for the late Lester Breininger of Robesonia, Berks County, Pa., and signaled the near end of a long chapter with the well-known collection and property. “The Breininger family has said that it [the property] has served the family well, but it will find a new owner today,” said John Hess from the podium at noon on Sept. 24. Named after iron industry magnate George Taylor, the 22-room Victorian era house built in 1886, along with roughly 3.7 acres directly behind the property, changed hands when John Hess sold the real estate to

Special Halloween Display On View And Sale

The Kempton Community Recreation Center in Kempton, Pa., will host the Antiques Show on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Locally known as Taylor Mansion, the Breininger family residence in Robesonia, Pa., along with roughly 3.7 acres, were sold for $244,000 to antiques dealer and neighbor Greg Kramer.

Ros-Al Antiques Floral And Events To Hold New Show In East Hanover, N.J.

Cordier’s Antique And Fine Art Auction Sales Surpass Expectations on page 6

The Fair Bridge Inn Will Host Show On Oct. 22 And 23

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Early American History and First Edition Fiction Top Rare Book Auction on page 7

This Frederick Spang painting depicting two chicks fighting over a worm sold for $3,700.

This dough scraper stamped “P. DERR/1838” sold for $1,300 to a collector.

A framed Conrad Trevits fraktur sold for $2,200 to a local collector.

Carpenter and woodcarver Jonathan Bastian of Tidewater Virginia near Williamsburg came to the sale. Bastian used to exhibit at Porch Shows and came to buy back one of his pieces (not shown). It was a standing figure of Lester Breininger done in 1983 and sold for $1,900. This small Santa figure dated 1984 sold for $65.

Ros-Al Antiques Floral and Events, with a successful seven-year history of producing unique and popular antique shows in northeast Pennsylvania, are proud to announce the first event scheduled in New Jersey at the elegant Fair Bridge Inn, located at 130 Route 10 West, in East Hanover, N.J. This new show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and the show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The admission will be $5, or $4 with a show card or this article. Appraisals conducted by Maggie Winchester will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. As an additional feature, Charles Sorrels, of Pleasant Point, N.J., will be on the premises both days for glass repair. Over 40 dealers will be exhibiting. Christopher Glinton and Paul Daugevelo, co-owners of Ros-Al

Antiques Floral and Events, pride themselves on offering the finest and most diverse antique dealers available and are also known for the design of their shows creating the best possible experience for patrons and for highlighting exhibiting dealer displays. The bar and restaurant will be open Saturday and Sunday during the show. The Fair Bridge Inn provides lots of parking. As an added attraction, everyone attending the show has the chance to win a four-day, threenight hotel package to The Flamingo Bay, Taino Beach Resort on the Island of the Grand Bahamas. The grand prize drawing will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Ros-Al Antiques show held in Carbondale, Pa. For additional information, call either 570-960-2754 or 570-785- 5960 or visit www.rosalfloral@nep.net.

Celebrate Autumn on page 10

In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 8

FEATURED AUCTION: Cordier’s Antique And Fine Art Auction Results - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Page 6

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 11 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15


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