Antiques & Auction News - February 28, 2025

The Collection Of Carole Wahler Sells At Brunks

By Susan Emerson Nutter

As antique auctions go, one offering less than 200 lots would be considered smallish. But when it’s a single-owner collection of a celebrated curator, collector and scholar, the event becomes huge because of the quality and provenance involved. Such was the Jan. 29 auction hosted by Brunk Auctions of the Dr. Carole Wahler collection featuring everything from MESDA documented items, as well as early Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina pieces including painted furniture, quilts, samplers, salt glaze and redware pottery. It was an event

Louisa H. Rogers./Asheville 1824,” this silk-on-linen sampler sold for $40,000. Prices reported do not include the buyer’s premium. Selling with the sampler was information Dr. Wahler assembled including, “ This needlework sampler was created by Louisa H. Rogers at the age of 18 during her visit to Asheville, North Carolina. During her time in Asheville, Louisa kept a detailed diary, which is now preserved in the Special Collections of Emory University Library along with an extensive group of family papers.”

Let’s talk Ulysses Davis (Georgia, 1913-90). Dr. Wahler had an extensive collection of this

This rare 1824 Asheville, N.C., signed needlework sampler with borders of trailing vines of berries surrounding central sampler with lines of verse, “Tis sweet on lofty Mountan’s [sic] brow ...O that to me the wings were given...,” as well as a house and trees, signed and dated at bottom “Wrought by/Louisa H. Rogers./Asheville 1824,” silk-on-linen, 22.75by-22 inches (image) in a painted period frame, sold for $40,000 (est. $15,000-$25,000).

not to be missed. Brunk Auctions is in Asheville, N.C. Wahler (19372023) lived in Knoxville, Tenn.

Coming as no surprise, the headliner of the day was the 1824 Asheville, N.C., signed needlework sampler featuring borders of trailing vines of berries surrounding the central sampler with lines of verse reading, “Tis sweet on lofty Mountan’s [sic] brow ...O that to me the wings were given...,” With a house and trees and signed and dated at bottom, “Wrought by/

20th century African-American self-taught sculptor’s work. He was an artist whose primary vocation was that of a barber. Best known for his carvings of historical figures (most importantly his set of mahogany busts of all the presidents through George H. W. Bush), he also did similar busts of other historical figures such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. among other leaders from the Civil Rights era. And then he carved whimsical

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A Southern folk art, paint-decorated walnut table from either East Tennessee or North Georgia, likely African American, distinctive paint decoration with snakes, lizards, fish, geometric motifs, and initials “TB,” accompanied by pre-conservation photos of the table at the time of its discovery, in 1992, sold for $9,500 (est. $12,000-$18,000).

The Virginia Federal step-back pie safe china press, attributed to Scott County, Va., 19th century, rare form, gum with poplar secondary, urn and flower punched tins, sold for $17,000 (est. $2,000-$3,000).

The York Show

By Karl Pass

Managed by Melvin Arion, the Original Semiannual York Antiques Show and Sale took place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Memorial Hall East on the York Fairgrounds in downtown York, Pa. York has been a host site for an antiques show for decades. It is an accessible location, especially for those coming north from Maryland and northern Virginia. It is also a geographic area where the interest in traditional antiques is considered higher than many regions. Some of the show promoters that have held shows in York in the past included the late Jim Burk, Barry Cohen, Bob Goodrich, and Frank Gaglio. Today, a quarter into the 21st century, Arion’s Original York show and sale is the only major antiques show held in York. Taking place in the winter, typically the last weekend in January the show is known for getting a good crowd. Arion was fortunate

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Michelangelo’s Drawings On View

Plans For The Sistine Chapel Visit The U.S. For The First Time

By Adam Schrader

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the Williamsburg, Va., museum ahead of the Renaissance master’s 550th anniversary.

Curator Adriano Marinazzo, an architect and Michelangelo expert, has organized a show that offers a rare chance to see 25 drawings that were used to plan for the celebrated ceiling and another fresco in the Sistine Chapel known as “The Last Judgment.”

Of those drawings, seven have never traveled to the United States. Most have never been shown together. In total, some 38 objects are going on view, including a famous portrait of Michelangelo in the time between his work painting the ceiling and “The Last Judgment” by his contemporary Giuliano Bugiardini.

“What he likely did, and this is a typical fresco sort of process, is make large drawings, putting them up on the ceiling and likely poking holes at various inflection points in the drawing,” museum director David Brashear said in a video call.

All of those “cartoons” were probably destroyed at the time they were used. In advance of those cartoons, he likely did hundreds, maybe thousands, of miniature drawing studies to work out compositional elements. “He destroyed almost all of them before dying because he was feeling sick. He knew he was dying. He never created them for public display,” said Marinazzo. “Now less than 50 survive and we have almost half of those, and four in preparation for ‘The Last Judgment.’”

Brashear said the survivors, mostly preserved by Michelangelo’s nephew, are locked in dark boxes and only sanctioned by Italian authorities to leave for 12 weeks every few years. So Marinazzo painstakingly coordinated with Italian institutions and authorities to ensure the drawings would be

available and not promised to another museum.

One drawing Marinazzo sought could not be loaned for this show, Brashear noted, because it had already been promised to the British Museum. Nevertheless, he commended Marinazzo’s effective coordination in securing notable examples for the Muscarelle.

Earlier in his career, the Italian curator worked with the Casa Buonarroti, a museum dedicated to Michelangelo in the home he bought for his family when he found success. Marinazzo became close friends with Casa Buonarroti’s late director, Pina Ragionieri.

“You have to make sure that you can reassure the lenders that all of the best museum practices will be in place as you have them in your custody,” said Brashear. “Then, of course, they travel with couriers and are guarded all the way. It’s a complicated process. It’s very different from collecting and hosting an exhibition on, say, Cézanne paintings.”

Brashear added that the exhibition will include massive recreations of scenes from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, a showcase that came about because of the Muscarelle’s partnership with the Vatican Museums. “We’re not getting any drawings from them,” he said, “but we are getting their highest level of detail image files that we’re allowed to use in the exhibition.”

“That’s where it’s really going to become powerful for viewers,” added Brashear. “Like, ‘this is the head of one of the figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes’ and ‘this is what it looks like in the final form, as Michelangelo put it up on the ceiling.’”

Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” (1511), is courtesy of Vatican City, Sistine Chapel.

Adriano Marinazzo is pictured here in 2012 at Casa Buonarroti studying Michelangelo’s original drawings, courtesy of the Muscarelle Museum of Art.

Institute Releases Its Annual Marketplace Assessments

Top Selling Antique And Vintage Trends

The Asheford Institute has released its 16th annual survey of leading decorative arts purchasing trends from the past year, available both in print and digitally nationwide. This international study, conducted among the Institute’s students and alumni, provides insights for industry professionals, offering a snapshot of the current decorative arts market and serving as a sales indicator for those in the antique and vintage trade.

The school’s unique position of having direct access to a substantial number of industry respondents has made the survey a staple for many in the decorative arts community. Tony Drew, the school’s lead researcher, says the key to getting meaningful survey results that antique and vintage businesses can use to help plan their inventory and buying strategies for the upcoming year is based on receiving actual sales data, alongside item-specific requests from buyers, which can then be used to indicate interest within particular collecting genres.

As with most businesses this past year, Drew says that ongoing worries related to interest rate hikes had an effect on segments of the economy early on, including antique and vintage concerns.

“High interest rates forced people to tighten their belts and head out in search of deals, including those related to decorative arts purchases,” he said. The knock-on effect from this was that many of the dealers surveyed indicated a dramatic increase in foot-traffic for their bricksand-clicks businesses, as people hunted down resale bargains, which translated into higher sales overall. “The rising numbers were across the board,” said Drew, “however, there were some notable standouts when it came to the type of antiques and collectables people were buying.”

Amber Shole, who’s been compiling survey data for the school for 13 years, says poll results showed that while some customers may have turned to the antique and vintage market for interest rate refuge and a cost of living hack, they stayed for much more. “It’s no longer simply about cost-conscious millennials and Gen Z’s scooping up deals on Victorian furniture,” says Shole, “but more about buyers looking for long-term decorative commitments, with an eye towards sustainability, uniqueness, and ecofriendly options.”

Shole also noted that while fan favourites like Automobilia, Textiles, and to

a lesser extent Mid-Century

Modern continued to prowl near the top of the results board, there was a strong move towards more traditional antique themes and items, with an early 20th style that had largely been overlooked in the past decade suddenly surging up the charts. “That’s what’s really interesting about the surveys,” says Shole, “You never really know what categories are going to place where, until all the data is finally in, and even then the results can often come as a bit of a surprise. “Contrary to previous polling samples, Shole says this year’s group of buyers also ran the gamut when it came to age. “For the past few years it’s most definitely been the youngsters pushing the antique and

vintage markets forward,” she said, “but as more traditional antiques have returned, so have some baby-boomers.” All of which Shole says just goes to prove the old adage about surprises.

For those wanting to view the entire line-up from this year’s annual survey of the best-selling antique and vintage genre categories from 2024, including this year’s winners, you can find results by visiting www.asheford. com/2024-survey-results. html.

For more information about the school’s distance learning program on antiques, vintage, appraising and the decorative arts, visit www.asheford.com, or email info@asheford.com. The Asheford Institute of Antiques is in Destin, Fla.

Books And Manuscripts Sale, Old And New, Excel

“Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone” Inscribed By

By Karl Pass

Potter & Potter Auctions

held a 504-lot books and manscript sale on Jan. 16. Prices noted include buyer’s premium. The top lot was Chase Owen’s (17971869) “Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex of Nantucket; Which Was Attacked and Finally Destroyed by a Large Spermaceti-Whale, in the Pacific Ocean; with an Account of the Unparalleled Sufferings of the Captain and Crew.” It was estimated

Chase Owen’s “Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex of Nantucket; Which Was Attacked and Finally Destroyed by a Large Spermaceti-Whale, in the Pacific Ocean; with an Account of the Unparalleled Sufferings of the Captain and Crew….” sold for $26,400.

at $15,000-$30,000 and realized $26,400. Published in 1821 in New York by W. B. Gilley. This rare, first edition book was the first authentic account of a large whale ramming and sinking a whale ship, and was the source book for Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” from 1851. Melville extensively researched this incident and used it as basis his legacy marine tome. Nathaniel Philbrick’s popular book “In the Heart of the Sea” published in 2000 is an account of the whaleship Essex. That book was made into a Netflix film with the same name. Jumping ahead more than a century, J.K. Rowling’s

Author Sells

(b. 1965) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” estimated at $8,000-$12,000, traded hands at $11,400. This first American edition, first printing of the book and jacket of the first Potter book in the franchise was published in New York by Scholastic Press in 1998. This copy was inscribed by Rowling on the verso of the half-title: “To Dr. J. Robert Dornish, with my very best wishes & Thanks for all you’ve said! J. K. Rowling.” It was also inscribed by illustrator Mary Gandpr” on the title-page: “To Dr. J. Robert Dornish, May you always find magic! Mary Grand.”

Diane and Leo Dillon’s

J.K. Rowling’s (b. 1965) “Harry Potter and the

sold for $11,400.

is

For $11,400

original artwork for the cover for “The Girl Who Spun Gold” by Virginia Hamilton was estimated at $200-$400 and realized $7,200. This matted and framed multimedia on

Sorcerer’s Stone”

It

the first American edition, first printing of the book and jacket of the first Potter book in the franchise, published in New York by Scholastic Press in 1998. This copy was inscribed by Rowling and also by illustrator Mary Gandpré.

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“1975,” which stood 19 inches high. It sold for $24,000, while a “Fantastical lion” inscribed on the base, “Made by Ulysses Davis. 15, W, 45 St. Savannah, Ga.,” realized $16,000.

Scholarship was of great

This MESDA documented William and Mary paneled, lift-top chest, Tidewater Virginia, 1700 to 1720, walnut with yellow pine and poplar secondary, went for $24,000 (est. $4,000$6,000). The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is in Winston-Salem, N.C., see reference number S-11915.

A North Carolina theorem, early/mid 19th century, of a basket of fruit with pineapple, watercolor on brown paper, 18.25-by23.75 inches (image), sold for $7,000 (est. $1,000-$2,000).

to, an antique North Carolina watercolor theorem (early/mid19th century) of a basket of fruit with pineapple that sold for $7,000. A 19th century Virginia Federal step-back pie safe china press (rare form) attributed to Scott County, Va., having urn and flower punched tins, brought $17,000, and one of two known signed D.E. Maynor (Green County, Tenn.) salt glaze stoneware jars inscribed “D.E. Maynor, Potter town” went for $11,000. The auction listings of the catalog selling the collection of Dr. Carole Wahler is a must-read and serves as a wonderful reference tool for anyone who appreciates the kind of material Wahler acquired. And if one was lucky enough to take home an item that sold, the value of its provenance from having resided under Wahler’s care is priceless.

importance to Dr. Wahler as is evident by the things she lived with. A MESDA documented Virginia William and Mary paneled lift-top chest from Tidewater, Virginia, created sometime between 1700 and 1720, is an excellent example of this. Made of walnut with yellow pine and poplar secondary, with its original iron strap hinges, an open interior with a candle till, rose head nail construction, and an old mellow surface, this rarity rightfully blew its pre-sale estimate of $4,000 to $6,000 out of the water when it realized $24,000.

Other auction highlights included, but are not limited

Davis (Georgia, 1913-90) was a folk artist in Savannah, Ga., who carved what is called a “ThreeHeaded Representational Totem” in 1975, signed and dated at base, which sold for $24,000 (est. $8,000-$12,000).

Davis was a barber by trade. He had a barbershop on West 45th Street in Savannah and lined the windows and shelves with his carvings.

An American pine cone patchwork quilt, late 19th/early 20th century, 74-by-56 inches, sold for $2,000 (est. $300-$500).

A work by Ulysses Davis (Georgia, 1913-90), “Fantastical Lion” inscribed on base, “Made, By Ulysses Davis. 15, W, 45, St. Savannah, Ga.,” is carved, stained, and painted wood, and realized $16,000 (est. $8,000-$12,000).

By Ulysses Davis (Georgia, 1913-90), “Beast that Daniel Saw,” an unsigned, carved, stained, and painted wood with applied glitter carving, sold for $20,000 (est. $8,000-$12,000).

One of two known stoneware jars signed by D.E. Maynor (Greene County, Tenn.), East Tennessee salt glaze, cylindrical form, inscribed “D.E. Maynor, Potter town” on front of jar, sold for $11,000 (est. $300-$600).

CALENDARS

ILLINOIS

03/06/2025, Union - Thursday 10 AM, Online Only. License plate auction. Donley Auctions

03/15-16/2025, UnionSaturday & Sunday, Online Only. Guns, knives & militaria auction. Donley Auctions

MARYLAND

03/08/2025, Historic Frederick - Saturday 9:00AM. Advertising signs, wooden boxes, tins, trade card albums, early labeled medical & drugstore related items, juke box, slot machine & more! Howard B. Parzow Auctioneer

NEW JERSEY

03/01/2025, FlorenceSaturday 10 AM, 10,000+ silver & obsolete coins, advertising, bottles, pharmacy, local history, toys & dolls, holiday, primitives, pottery & china, glass & much more! Chris Doerner, Auctioneer

PENNSYLVANIA

02/22/2025, MyerstownSaturday 1 PM, Online Only. Antique Extravaganza. Kleinfelter’s Auction, Inc.

02/22/2025, Nazareth - Saturday 11 AM, Online Only. Online coin auction. Dotta Auction

02/22/2025, Ephrata - Ends Saturday 10 AM. Vintage toy & premium auction. Gehman Auctions

A UCTIONS

02/25/2025, Glen Rock - Tuesday 9 AM & Online. Distillery items, stoneware, maps, advertising, tools, duck decoys, furniture & more! Wehrly’s Auction Service

02/25/2025, Ephrata - Ends Tuesday 10 AM & Online. Vintage Star Wars action figure auction. Gehman Auctions

02/27/2025, Kinzers - Thursday 10 AM & Online. Signed music, movies, CDs, laser discs, vinyl records, programs, production sheets & more! Embassy Auctions International

02/27/2025, LancasterThursday 5:30 PM & Online. Fine Art Auction. Boltz Auction Company

02/28/2025, LancasterFriday 7 PM Online Only. Studio Pottery Auction. Boltz Auction Company

03/01/2025, Dillsburg - Saturday 9 AM. 75+ guns, hunting & fishing items, mounts & more! Hardy’s Auction Service

03/01/2025, Leesport - Saturday 9 AM. 1 owner collection of clean quality tools. Chisels, slicks, broad axes, anvils & more! Kenneth Leiby Auctioneer

03/01/2025, OrwigsburgSaturday 10:00am. Firearms, furniture, antique & vintage,

jewelry, toys, video games, coins, collectibles, sports, instruments & more! Blums Auction

03/04/2025, Ephrata - Ends Tuesday 3 PM. Vintage action figure auction. Gehman Auctions

03/07/2025, Pennsylvania Furnace - Friday 9:30 AM. 31 beautiful museum quality Winchester guns, beautiful original Henry Rifle, full boxes of vintage ammo in original boxes & more! Ron J. & Ron S. Gilligan & David C. Zentner

03/08/2025, Ephrata - Saturday 9 AM. Over 530 lots of antique tools. Horst Auctioneers

03/08/2025, Nazareth - Saturday 11 AM, Online Only. Online antiques & collectibles auction. Dotta Auction

03/08/2025, Lititz - Saturday 9AM. 3BR, 2.5 bath rancher on 2.1 acres, Chevy Equinox, lawn tractor, toys, guns, furniture & more! L & H Auctions

03/15/2025, Cogan Station - Saturday 9 AM. Firearms & related auction. Roan, Inc.

03/23/2025, Cogan Stationcloses Sunday 6 PM, Online Only. Online coin & currency auction. Roan Inc. Auctioneers

SHO W & FLEA MARKET CALEND AR

GEORGIA

03/06-09/2025, Atlanta, Thursday 10 AM - 4 PM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM- 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM. SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS - ANTIQUE

Atlanta Expo Center, 3650 & 3850 Jonesboro Road.

04/10-13/2025, Atlanta, Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM, SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS - ANTIQUE, Atlanta Expo Center, 3650 & 3850 Jonesboro Road MARYLAND

04/12/2025, Elkton, Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM, FROM THE FARMHOUSE SPRING ANTIQUE SHOW - ANTIQUE, Cecil County Fairgrounds. Edward Walls building, 4640 Telegraph Road

04/12/2025, North East, Saturday 8 AM - 2 PM, EAST NOTTINGHAM ANTIQUES BARN SALE - ANTIQUES, At the Barn, 211 Brick Meeting Road

NEW YORK

04/12-13/2025, Binghamton, Saturday 10 AM-5 AM, Sunday 10 AM- 4PM, BINGHAMTON SHRINERS - ANTIQUE, SUNY Broome Ice Center, 907 Upper Front Street

06/06-08/2025, Bouckville, Friday-Sunday 8 AM-5 PM, MADISON-BOUCKVILLE ANTIQUE WEEK - ANTIQUE, Scenic Route 20

08/10-16/2025, Bouckville, Sunday-Saturday, MADISON BOUCKVILLE ANTIQUE WEEKANTIQUE, Scenic Route 20

OHIO

02/22-23/2025, Columbus, Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM, SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS - ANTIQUE, Ohio Expo Centers, 717 East 17th Avenue

03/22-23/2025, Columbus, Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM, SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS - ANTIQUE, Ohio Expo Centers, 717 East 17th Avenue

04/26/2025, Berlin, Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM, SIMPLE GOODS SHOW - EARLY COUNTRY ANTIQUES & PRIMITIVE GOODS SHOW, Heritage Community Center, 3558 US Route 62 PENNSYLVANIA

01/02-12/27/2025, Berwyn, Every Saturday & Sunday 9-5, Indoor/Outdoor Vintage Flea Market – Now Open Year Round! 270 W. Swedesford Rd. 01/02-12/31/2025, Lewisburg, Every Sunday (Except Easter) 8 AM - 4 PM, RT 15 FLEA MARKET & FARMERS MARKETFLEA MARKET, 150 Silvermoon Lane

03/01-02/2025, Bath, Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM, GOVERNOR WOLF HISTORICAL SOCIETY - ANTIQUES, 6600 Jacksonville Road

03/01/2025, Historic Bath, Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM, 10TH ANNUAL CHESTNUT STREET ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE, Christ Church of Bath, UCC, 109 South Chestnut St.

03/01/2025, Columbia, Saturday 8:30 AM, PENNSYLVANIA BOTTLE AUCTION - CENTRAL PA MILK, SODA & BEER BOTTLES, Columbia VFW Post 2435, 401 Manor Street

19711 Newark 302-454-8007 AUNT MARGARET’S ANTIQUE MALL, 294 E. Main St. Mon- Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. 2 floors. Antiques, collectibles, vintage, primitives, much more! www.auntmargaretsantiquemall.com

19711 Newark 302-733-7677

MAIN STREET ANTIQUES, 23 Possum

Park Mall. Winter Hrs.: Mon.-Sat. 10-8, Sun. 11:30-5:30. Over 45 Showcase/ Room Dealers selling qty. antqs. & collectibles. mainstreetantiques.com

21901 North East 410-287-8318

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

07901 Summit 908-273-9373

08525 Hopewell 609-466-9833

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

08742 Point Pleasant Beach 732-892-0245

BRASS LANTERN ANTIQUES & DECORATORS 622 Trenton Avenue. 50 quality dealers in ONE location! A treasure trove of diverse finds. Jewelry, collectables, furniture, glassware, lighting, art, decorator pieces & more! Open 7 day a week 11-5.

17062 Millerstown 717-589-7810

STITCH IN TIME ANTIQUE & GIFT MALL, 43 N. Market St. Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Quality Handmade Crafts & Gifts. Open 7 days 10-7, F til 8. Millerstown exit

03/14-15/2025, Oaks, Friday 10AM - 6 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM, ANTIQUE & COLLECTOR FAIR - ANTIQUES, The Greater Philadelphia Oaks Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks

03/14-15/202, Oaks, Friday 10 AM - 6 PM, Saturday 10 AM4 PM, ANTIQUE & COLLECTOR FAIR - ANTIQUE, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue

03/22-23/2025, Honey Brook, Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM, ELVERSON ANTIQUE SHOW & SALEFOLK ART, AMERICANA, FURNITURE, STONEWARE, TEXTILES, ADVERTISING & MORE! Honey Brook Elementary School, 1530 West Walnut Street

03/28-29/2025, Lancaster, Fri day 10 AM - 6 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM, MORLATTON POST CARD CLUB - VINTAGE & MODERN POSTCARDS, BOOKS & EPHEMERA, 48th Annual Postcard Show, Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road

04/05/2025, Lancaster, Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM, RED ROSE COIN CLUB - SPRING COIN SHOW, Lancaster Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road

VIRGINIA

05/09-10/2025, Fishersville, Friday 9AM - 5PM, Saturday 9AM - 4PM, FISHERVILLE ANTIQUE EXPO - ANTIQUES, Augusta Expo Center, 277 Expo Road

SUMMIT ANTIQUES CENTER, 511 Morris Ave. 2 floors, 50+ dealers. Antiques, collectibles. Smalls to furniture. Open 7 days 11-5. Free Parking. www.thesummitantiquescenter.com

08062 Mullica Hill 856-478-9810

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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The idea for this exhibition was born in 2012, while he worked in Casa Buonarotti’s dusty archives, Marinazzo said. As he read Michelangelo’s letters, he spotted a sonnet with a sketch underneath that the artist likely sent to his friend Giovanni da Pistoia. “Nobody knew what it was. After a while, I understood, since I’m an architect, that this little sketch was the representation of a ceiling,” he said. “Eventually, I thought to put together ‘Michelangelo’ and a ‘ceiling’ and realized it might be a sketch for the Sistine Chapel.”

Experts consider it to be perhaps the first drawing Michelangelo made for the project. Another very famous sonnet in the exhibition, also likely sent to Giovanni da Pistoia, contains a selfportrait of Michelangelo painting the ceiling. The show marks the first time these two sonnets with sketches about the Sistine ceiling are together.

The exhibition features two drawings of apostles that “were almost forgotten by scholars” but are significant because they were ultimately not used in the ceiling. When Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to design the ceiling, he asked him to paint the 12 apostles over the

ceiling’s pendentives. Michelangelo started the sketches but ultimately told the pope he didn’t just want to paint the apostles, and they were scrapped.

Marinazzo also described how the show’s organization directly led to a new discovery about the drawings. Scholars had previously thought that two little sketches on two different pieces of paper were probably part of the same sheet of paper.

“But we didn’t have any proof,” he said. Before such valuable drawings are shipped, their condition is checked by restorers. Restorers put them together and found the line where they were connected. “So, we are publishing this, too. The drawings will be framed together and presented for the first time in the exhibition together.”

The show is to be laid out through several galleries, said Marinazzo. The first three are dedicated to the ceiling, with the fourth dedicated to “The

Last Judgment,” and the exhibition is capped with works by Marinazzo that contextualize Michelangelo’s work for the public.

Brashear noted that, because of the significance of the exhibition, the museum coordinated with local authorities to plan for an influx of visitors. Luckily, the city is already prepared for tourists because of the Colonial Williamsburg historical complex.

“When we previously did Italian master exhibitions, we shared them with MFA Boston, a museum much larger. We put the shows together and then they bought in and invested and took it for half of those 12 weeks,” Brashear said. “With the reopening of our museum, we wanted to be the sole venue and have it for the full 12 weeks.”

“Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine” will be on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, 603 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Va., from March 6 to May 28.

Michelangelo Buonarroti’s “Self-portrait in the act of painting the Sistine ceiling with autograph sonnet” (ca. 1509–10) is courtesy of Casa Buonarroti via the Muscarelle Museum of Art.

This is a comparison between Michelangelo’s sketch of the architectural outline of the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the actual ceiling view, digitally elaborated by Adriano Marinazzo. Courtesy of the Muscarelle Museum of Art.

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weather-wise, not having any storms to contend with or hinder travel. It’s a time during the winter when show goers enjoy the opportunity to get out. Arion had more exhibiting dealers than he has had at previous shows, which is a good sign, and preshow and opening day selling was respectable as reported by a cross-section of the dealers. Saturday’s crowd was fairly strong as well. Many of the exhibiting dealers wish the show would return to a three-day format and last until Sunday, giving people who work Monday to Friday more opportunity to attend. With expenses such as hotel

costs rising, many out-ofstate dealers have embraced the two-day show to cut down on bills. It has been a couple years since the change to having just Friday and Saturday show hours. “I thought they had a good crowd on both days. I know some people did well on Saturday.” remarked Steve Still. “I think it was pretty positive for most people and furniture seemed to be selling.” Dave Kurau sold a rare Washington memorial Chinese Export porcelain small platter on Saturday with monogram of “JRS” for Joseph and Rebecca Simms, a prominent Philadelphia family. The piece was from a well documented service. “Friday was slow for us, but Saturday

turned out well,” said Kurau. “We also sold a rare transfer on Liverpool pitcher with a view of Newburyport, Mass.” Mark and Kelli Saylor sold a blue painted pie safe, a red painted corner cupboard and a fine Remmey stoneware pitcher along other things. “We were happy, especially with Saturday’s crowd and sales,” followed up Saylor. Held twice a year, Arion’s next show will take place on Sept. 19 and 20. To learn more, call 302-875-5326 or visit www.theoriginalyork antiquesshow.com.

yeast, Viceroy, Drydene thermometer, 30’s store signs inc Ralston Tom Mix premium ad, wrought iron Bakery door sign, antique wood boxes Gold Medal cocoa, Bassett’s licorice, Buffalo carriage bolts, Sterling crayons, Winchester, Cooper & Blue Label cheese, Frank Siddall’s Soap, Ivin’s Bakery Phila, Daum’s grocer MD++. Bottles-Mission, Esposito, Chicquot, White Rock, Primo soda, John Gibson’s whiskey, Pullman’s Cheer, Horlick’s, Pan Am Cologne++. Tins: Chesterfield, Schraffts, Humo cigars, Melody Lane candy, Rexall, Singer, Argo++. Ephemera Warner’s Corsets, Lyon bumpers, Bugpack, Auto Venture, Libbey’s, Blue Goose, 40’s-70’s Hot Rod mags. Flour & sugar sacks, ++. Pharmacy OSS: Tins-Trojan, Mennen, Bottles-Heart Kidney Bladder cure, Chas Baker German Flowers for Dyspepsia, J&J, Vaseline, Vick’s, Absorbine, Mercurochrome, Modess+. Local history: Florence bank books, 1910 Trenton phone book, photo of steamship Florence, Lee’s auto calender, Hamilton Motor Coach photos, Maas auto parts Chester NJ, Bordentown Sewer Authority jackets, yearbooks, Atco NJ car meet t shirts, NJ License Plates, NJ state police safety patrol badge, books. Vintage toys & dolls: Sesame Street figs, Buddy L, Tonka, Structo, Vint. Barbie, Gen 1 Transformers, Hoppy & Mary Poppins lunchboxes, Wiz of Oz game, Wolverine wind up sub, cowboy cap gun, Daisy Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol, 1880 iron rolling hoop & hook, early machine & hand made marbles, 5 & 10 novelties, Metalcraft Heinz ad truck, Meccano roadster, vint. character Halloween masks, 1930 Mickey tea set & other Disney++. Items of interest: 1875 Liberty Arms 22 pistol, wall hanger Remington 22, prohibition era whiskey, vint. car parts Volkswagen, Pontiac, Chevy, Buick, hubcaps, GMC emblems, antique tire regroover. OSS 64 world’s fair maps, schedules, license plate, key chains, brochures. Scrapbooks, fans, racing helmets, gas lamps, old store scales, postcards, unused vintage linen sets. Antique trumpet, tuba, clocks, PRR buttons, RR prints, boxed TI computer, wrought iron vanity, counter top pie safe, pair MCM chairs, arts & crafts bookcases, spool cabinet, 40s Harley gloves, pocket knives, cast iron Vict. heater, fountain pens. Holiday: Vint Xmas balls, glasses, stockings, mid century tree stand, candles, store display Santa letters, etc. Halloween décor, OSS plates & napkins, ad premium masks. Primitives: Pick axe, ice tongs, cast iron, spice box, hand tools, doorstop, iron mortar & pestle. Pottery & China: Roseville Mostique vase & others, batter bowls, crocks, blue onion, Melamine & Luray. Glass: mid cent lemonade set, Fenton, art, & depression, pharmacy bottles, perfumes. Directions: Rt 130 N or S to Neck Rd into Florence. Right on Broad to sale. Signs posted. Terms: Cash, Check or Credit Card w/ ID. 3% processing fee for CC. 10% Buyer’s Premium. Questions? Email dolltoy@hotmail.com, 609-877-6843. Day of sale 609-560-3247 Food & comfort station on site, Bring a chair.

cal. lever act. rifle w/ 28” octagon barrel (1884) #46062, Winchester mod. 94 saddle ring Trapper 30 W.C.F. lever act. w/ 15” barrel & ATF letter (1926) #992287, Winchester mod. 1873 22 Long lever act. rifle w/ 24 ½” octagon barrel (1904) #580470B, Winchester mod. 1873 44 W.C.F. lever act. rifle w/ 24 ½” octagon barrel – X stock – sporting leaf sight & single set trigger (1881) #72024, Winchester mod. 1895 Deluxe 38-72 W.C.F. lever act. rifle w/ 22 ½” barrel & Lyman peep sight #28937, Winchester mod. 1895 30 Gov.’06 saddle ring carbine lever act. w/ Lyman peep sight & 22” barrel (1919) #404498, Winchester mod. 1885 Deluxe High Wall 38-55 cal. lever act. rifle w/ 30” #2 wgt. octagon barrel – tang peep sight - & set rigger (1892) #56372, Winchester mod. 1885 low wall 32 W.C.F. lever act. rifle w/ 28” octagon barrel & period correct Winchester scope (1919) #115245, Winchester mod. 1892 44 W.C.F. special order takedown lever act. rifle w/ 24” octagon barrel & upgraded walnut wood (1911) #690495, Winchester mod. 1892 38 W.C.F. lever act. rifle w/ 24 ½” octagon barrel (1894) #54256, Winchester mod. 1894 Takedown 38-55

act. rifle w/ 26” octagon barrel & tang sight (1902) #205297, Winchester mod. 1894 32-40 cal. lever act. rifle (1908), Winchester

rifle #2080,

Michael Newsom asked $9,500 for the contemporary Frank Finney shorebird carving.

Eliza Grosh’s needlework sampler, 1827, Marietta, Pa, ex. Herrs, was tagged $6,500 from Steve Still.

Steve Still asked $5,200 for the presentation stoneware pitcher attributed to Remmey, reading, “M. Knecht/1892.”

Antique toys are a speciality of Michael Gunselman. The game wheel (top center) was $1,650.

A wall of early silhouettes was offered by Hanes & Ruskin.

Local historian and author James Fritz was selling his books at the show.

These Shenfelder Pottery (Reading, Pa.) stoneware pieces ranged from $350 to $575 from Mark Saylor.

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paper work was signed by both artists. The tale told a West Indian version of the Rumplestiltskin legend and was accompanied by a signed copy of the book.

“We are delighted with the results of this sale. It was an honor and a pleasure to offer these books, as

well as the original artwork from the Dornish collection of children’s book art. Fierce competition for many of the one-of-a-kind pieces from the Dornish collection made for an exciting day,” according to Chad Reingold, Potter & Potter Auctions’ Director of Rare Books. For more information, visit www.potterauctions. com.

FIND OR SELL

FISHING: trout-bass & fly rods;

of

licenses; MOUNTS: Deer;

fish; NOTE: Only a

STILL MUCH MORE TO UNPACK & RECEIVING ITEMS! Restaurant & AUCTION DOORS open @ 8:00 a.m. Check www.haars.com for pictures and updates. Office number 717-432-8246 or 717-432-3779 to Contact Doug & Vickie Hardy Auctioneers for on-site sales. Guns approximately @ 11:30 a.m., sold according to FFL regulations. Terms: Cash or good PA Check, ATM ON-SITE. If inclement weather sale date, SUNDAY, March 2, 2024.

Here is the booth of Firehouse Antiques. The “Stephen Adams/Cabinetmaker” sign was $2,500.

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aesthetics. This lecture will unravel the style of this exciting decade.

Margaret O’Neil is a textile conservator currently working in Philadelphia. She graduated from the Winterthur/ University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2023 with a major in textiles and a minor in preventive conservation. She is interested in historical dress from the 17th through 20th centuries and shares her work on social media under the name Costume and Conservation.

Admission to the talk will be $5. Tickets may be

ESTATE & HOUSEHOLD AUCTIONS

Monday evenings, 6:30 p.m. @ Haar’s Auction MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.

Restaurant & doors open @ 5:00 P.M. FURNITURE: Sofa; bed; patio furniture; desk; chest of drawers; nice estate lot; BOX ROOM: tools; box

MUCH MORE TO UNPACK and set up! Check www.haars.com for pictures and updates. Office 717-432-8246 or Doug & Vickie

purchased at www.Historic RockFord.org/special-events.

Historic Rock Ford, located at 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, Pa. is comprised of the Gen. Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder Jr. Gallery. It is owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a private, not-for-profit corporation.

David Kurau is a ceramics specialist.

New England dealer Hollis Brodrick priced the early hearth rug on the wall of $2,100.

This is the booth of Steve Smoot.

Presenter Margaret O’Neil will speak on 1820s fashion on March 9 at Historic Rock Ford.

WINTER TOOL SALE

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M.

PREVIEW FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M.

Sale to be held at Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Road, EPHRATA, PA 17522

Catalog listing along with photos are available on our website, www.horstauction.com or may be picked up at Horst Auction Center for $2.

On-Line Bidding Available through Hi-Bid.com

Over 530 Lots of Antique Tools Wooden Molding Planes; Metal Planes; Edge Tools; Measuring Devices; Hammers; Saws Blacksmiths Tools; Drilling Tools; Primitives; Books; Antique Tool Parts & User Tool & Repair Project Tools.

3 BR 2.5 BATH RANCHER ON 2.1 +/- AC CHEVY EQUINOX-LAWN TRACTOR-TOYS-GUNS-FURNITURE

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025

PERSONAL PROPERTY 9 AM • REAL ESTATE 12 PM

10 A Farm Lane, Lititz, PA 17543

From Lititz head North on PA-501, Right onto Farm Lane to Property on Right. Valuable Lititz Area Brick Ranch Home on 2.1 +/- Ac w/ Pond, Garages, Walkout Basement/Shop & Sheds. TERMS: 10% Down, Balance in 45 Days. FURNITURE & APPLIANCES; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Approx 80 Quality Belt Buckles; Lg Vol Pocket Knives; Glass Basket Collection; Other Collectible Glassware; Etc. HANDCRAFTED

ITEMS MADE BY EARL: Highly Detailed Wood Toys Including Articulating Tractors, Telahandler, Dozer, Hummer, Jeeps, 1930 Duesenberg Ship; Miniature Blanket Chests; Footrest; Rocking Horse; Magazine Rack; Turned Wood Vases; Canes; Animated Marble Rollers; Wood Chain; Lamps; Etc. TOOLS/LAWN & GARDEN; CUB CADET YANMAR SC2400 Dsl. 4x4 w/ Cl100 Ldr & 60” Deck; SB45 PTO Front Mount Snowblower. 2020 CHEVY EQUINOX VIN Number LS7 38853 Lk New Only 4,384 Mi. GUNS: Burgo Germany Model 105.5.22 Long Pistol; Henry Repeating Arm Bayonne NJ 22 Cal. 22; Winchester 22 SL or LR Model 290 Auto; Daisy

NOTE: This auction presents a nice selection of very clean merchandise,

& collections. Partial List! Tent if needed, good food stand. AUCTION ORDER: Knives & Belt Buckles at 9:30, Guns at 10:30, Followed by

& Vehicle.

PILLS AND TINS, COUNTRY STORE ITEMS, COLLECTION OF BLACK MEMORABILIA, CLOCKS, JUKE BOX, SLOT MACHINE, SCALES, BUTTER-KIST TOASTED PEANUT MACHINE IN WORKING ORIGINAL CONDITION, CANDY AND PEANUT JARS, COLLECTION OF POLITICAL BUTTONS AND WATCHES, TOYS AND TRAINS, ADV., TRAYS, EARLY TIN HEINZ BUCKETS, HOODS DIE CUT SIGNS, EARLY DRUGSTORE HERB BOXES FILLED, COLORFUL POST CARDS OF ALL TYPES, RECORDS, EARLY 1800’S DENTAL CHAIR AND DENTAL CABINET, COLLECTION OF EARLY BALTIMORE CITY LIQUOR JUGS, PLUS SO MUCH MORE ARRIVING EVERYDAY FOR THIS AUCTION.