Antiques & Auction News - March 8, 2024

The Kindig Sale

By Karl Pass

Pook & Pook Inc. sold the Kindig collection in a 729-lot twoday sale held Feb. 8 and 9 in Downingtown, Pa., live in the salesroom and online. The sale grossed $1,427,375 (including a 25-percent buyer’s premium). There were 850 PookLive registered bidders, and 258 through Bidsquare. Over half (53 percent) sold to either Bidsquare or PookLive registered bidders. The auction was 99 percent sold. “I was pleasantly surprised with how the furniture did and thought overall it was quite a good sale,” commented Jaime Shearer following the auction.

Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971) was a dealer in York, Pa., who, during a different era, was influential in the

business. He was known for buying and selling fine decorative arts as well as American long rifles. Kindig sold to H.F. duPont among many other well-known collectors. Joe’s son, Joe III, joined the antiques business after college in 1947. The two were known as “Old Joe” and “Young Joe” and, much later, Joe III’s daughter, Jenifer, joined the business until closing it down in 2021 following Joe III’s passing at age 98.

Sotheby’s held a sale of Kindig antiques, not unlike the Pook & Pook sale, primarily inventory stock among things stored over the years, on Jan. 21, 2023, where 298 lots grossed $1,452,276 (including a 25-percent buyer’s premium). The sale was 85.9 percent sold by lot, 256 lots found buyers. A few lots that failed to sell at the Sotheby’s auction were offered at the Pook & Pook auction at a fraction of the estimates. A pair of Philadelphia mahogany games tables, ca. 1770, carving attributed to Martin Jugiez, very uncommon to find as a pair, sold for $28,160 (est. $15,000-$20,000). At Sotheby’s they were estimated at $50,000-$80,000. A Philadelphia Chippendale desk and bookcase, illustrated in a 1934 ad in “The Magazine Antiques” from Joe Jr., failed to sell at Sotheby’s estimated at $60,000-$120,000 and was offered at the Pook & Pook sale, realizing $23,750 (est. $20,000$30,000). It was exhibited at The Met in 1992 during the “American Rococo 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament” show.

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Artists Of The WPA Sale

Two Mural Studies Done For The Marion, Iowa, Post Office Sold For $15,000

Swann Galleries opened the 2024 season with the fourth iteration of “The Artists of the WPA.” The timed online auction closed Jan. 25, with an 89 percent sell-through rate by lot, earning $595,286 and delivering six auction records.

“I’m pleased with another successful auction dedicated to the artists of the WPA. The American artists who participated in the New Deal art programs not only benefited fiscally from the government funding; under the structured easel painting exhibitions, print workshops, and juried competitions for federal building decoration projects, these artists put in their 10,000 hours, emerging as seasoned experts of their craft, and the Post-War era of art

Tiffany Lamps Lead The Way At Fontaine’s Auction Gallery

Ca. 1910 “Peony” Table Lamp Achieves $131,250

When it comes to the field of decorative arts, there are few names like Tiffany Studios that have a greater legacy. Collectors today are still drawn to the company’s iconic leaded glass lamps and “American style” luxury wares it produced around the turn of the 20th century. At Fontaine’s Jan. 27 and 28 auction, more than 80 lots of Tiffany, from lamps and windows to silver, crossed the block. The auction, which totaled just over $2.5 million, also featured a choice grouping of paintings,

Selling for $3,500 was the southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th century, sgraffito redware dish with glaze losses.

A Baltimore, Md., Chippendale mahogany high chest, ca. 1770, labeled Gerrard Hopkins (1742-1800) with non-period upper section, realized $30,000.

The pair of Philadelphia mahogany games tables, ca. 1770, carving attributed to Martin Jugiez, very uncommon to find as a pair, sold for $28,160 (est. $15,000-$20,000) to the same buyer as the Philadelphia desk and bookcase.

Babe Ruth And Michael Jordan Rookie Cards Help Propel Heritage’s Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction Past $11.15 Million

Sealed Boxes Of Baseball, Football And Basketball Cards Were The Breakout Stars

Heritage’s latest Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction, held Jan. 26 and 27, was another grand slam. By the time bidding closed, more than 2,752 bidders worldwide helped push the final tally past the $11.15 million mark.

Leading the pack was the lone highest-graded blankback 1916 M101-5 Babe Ruth rookie, as the SGC Excellent+ example realized $630,000.

And a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for

$372,000, which “Sports Collectors Daily” noted is “the highest price for a Gem Mint PSA graded copy since September 2021.”

A signed 1949 Jackie Robinson Bowman card realized $117,000. The card, one of just eight autographed specimens in the entirety of the PSA population, is graded a PSA Fair 1.5, but the autograph received an 8, which is how it became among the auction’s most coveted cards.

Another signed card, a

1949 Bowman Roy Campanella rookie, also with a PSA Fair 1.5, PSA/DNA Auto 8, realized $69,000. That’s a new record for a signed example. A 1953 Topps Willie Mays graded Near Mint-Mint 8 brought $186,000.

The real story of this auction were the cards that can’t be seen, the riches still encased in sealed packs and shrink-wrapped boxes decades after they rolled off the printing press.

One of the most foughtover prizes in this event was an authenticated and sealed

box of 1965 Topps Baseball cards with 24 unopened packs, inside of which there may be Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Pete Rose, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, or Bob Gibson. The possibilities within make it a potential treasure chest, hence its final price of $336,000.

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In fact, half of the auction’s top 10 lots were sealed boxes, all authenticated by Baseball Card Exchange. There was a 1986 Fleer Basketball wax box ($126,000), a 1970 Topps Baseball (6th Series) cello box ($105,000), a 1959 Topps Baseball (4th Series) cello box¬†($99,000) and¬†a 1968 Topps Football (1st Series) cello box that realized $99,000. Worth noting, an authenticated holy grail full of sealed boxes is among the centerpieces in Heritage’s Feb. 24 and 25 Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction, the only known case of 1979-80 O-PeeChee Hockey cards. It contains 16 sealed boxes full of who knows how many Wayne Gretzky rookie cards. Moments after that auction opened, it was already at $1,025,000. More on this in a future issue.

Another collection featured in the January auction was a 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Ty Cobb graded PSA EX-MT 6 from the “The Beautiful Monster” assemblage selling for $105,000. This Georgia Peach has but three higher-graded competitors and

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antiquesandauctionnews.net blossomed in America. Of the many printmakers, photographers, painters, and designers represented in our January timed auction, six achieved the highest value, world auction records,” noted Harold Porcher, director of Modern & Post-War Art at Swann and the specialist for the sale. Auction records for particular artists were reached for James Russell Sherman with two mural studies done for the Marion, Iowa, post office

is one of those grail cards of which collectors often speak in hushed tones, this one, especially, as its portrait, still a rich, verdant green, looks like it was printed yesterday.

This event was so successful it has taken us this long to note the remarkable price realized by the 1941 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio PSA NM-MT 8, $93,000, a strong price for the grade.

Speaking of strong, the authentic “Strong Man” card, one of only two graded examples from the 1935 Schutter-Johnson collection, realized $28,800 to break a record set in 2014. Yet another heavy hitter.

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($15,000); Isaac Friedlander’s “Our Daily Bread,” etching, 1935 ($15,000); Joseph de Martini’s “Six Day Bicycle Race, Madison Square Garden,” an oil-on-board, ca. 1941 ($12,500); and George Rodgers Barber with a ca. 1938 painting created for a WPA mural competition funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts ($7,000). Print records included “Steel Town Panorama,” color screenprint, 1941, by Harry Gottlieb ($8,750), and “Cement Finishers,” a wood engraving from 1939 by Leon Gilmour, ($3,500).

Additional highlights featured Claude Clark’s ca. 194041 oil-on-board painting “Drafting,” a scarce image of an African-American architect or architectural student, and the top lot of the auction ($17,500); Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California” (variant), silver print, 1936, printed ca. 1990s ($16,250); and Raphael Soyer’s “Untitled (Portrait of a Student),” a ca. 1930 oil-oncanvas, ($8,125). For an upcoming auction schedule, visit www.swanngalleries.com.

James Russell Sherman’s “Mural Studies for the Marion, Iowa, Post Office” (pair) sold for $15,000, an artist auction record. One was tempera-on-board, one pencil-on-paper.

The authentic “Strong Man” card, one of only two graded examples from the 1935 Schutter-Johnson collection, broke a new record, bringing $28,800.

The 1953 Topps Willie Mays graded Near Mint-Mint 8 realized $186,000.

The highest-graded blankback 1916 M101-5 Babe Ruth rookie, this SGC Excellent+ example, realized $630,000.

A 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $372,000.

Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert This Week: Lighten Up Francis

By Peter Seibert

If you are of a generation, the headline phrase will have meaning to you. It is from the movie “Stripes” and comes from a scene when an overthe-top Army recruit goes on a diatribe about his fellow

soldiers. The recruit is nicknamed “Psycho,” but his real name is Francis. The sergeant, in the midst of the rant, leans over and says, “Lighten up Francis.”

The other week I was chatting with a colleague about the antiques trade. We talked about the good people we knew in it, and we also talked about the folks who‚ well‚ needed to be pulled aside and told to “lighten up, Francis.” The antiques world is built on a lot of subjective opinions. We like to think it’s objective and that provenance and research are the best tools to buying well. But the reality is that it comes down, very often, to personal taste. And therein rests where feathers can get ruffled.

An example of this is the

unwritten rule that during a show setup, dealers do not go into unattended booths and start rifling through things. The story that was related to me was that at an antiques show some years ago when the floor was being emptied out of people as part of the closing security sweep, a dealer was found in another dealer’s unattended booth going through everything. Not cool, and frankly an approach pretty much guaranteed to create a confrontation. Being open and direct about it all would have been the better approach, but sneaky in a dumb way‚ well, “Lighten up, Francis.”

Another example was the story of a dealer who got so upset at a client that a fist fight broke out. Now, of

course, the adage that the customer is always right is not always right, but in this case it’s hard to imagine what could have been said that resulted in an open brawl on the floor of an antiques show. “Lighten up, Francis”

A third story to illustrate my tale is about a couple that I knew who were meticulous decorators in their own right but then they would come together to set up their booth at shows, with limited time, while every dealer is hyper focused on getting boxes emptied and things set up. The couple in question could never agree on anything, and they would get into verbal arguments during every setup. The result was that the promoter ended up allowing

them to come in a day early just so the fights would be resolved before anyone else had to hear them. “Lighten up, Francis.”

Most of us are passionate about antiques and collecting. For those involved in the trade as a full-time profession, it can become a life consuming-endeavor. Forever packing and strapping things into boxes and cars. Forever gambling that you know your market better than anyone else does and thus can make money. It is an incredible life and one that I have seen take a toll on many a marriage. In the midst of it all, though, it’s important to remember to have fun. And maybe when others are not, think, “Lighten up Francis.”

“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.

Sports Card Show And Auction Scheduled For March 23

Jack Ham Will Sign Autographs At Ephrata Lions Club Annual Event

is located at 130 S. Academy Drive, Ephrata, Pa., near the intersection of US 322 and PA 272. Overflow parking is available at the Ephrata Middle School.

The sports card show will feature over 70 vendor tables, where attendees may buy, sell, and trade sports cards, memorabilia, and other sports-related items. All available vendor tables are currently sold, but a waiting list is available for future shows. Admission to the show is $5 for adults, $1 for children 12 and under.

The Ephrata Lions Club is sponsoring its 44th annual Sports Card Show and Auction on Saturday, March 23, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Ephrata Recreation Center. The Rec Center

Former Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jack Ham will sign autographs between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Jack Ham’s appearance is sponsored by Keystone State Baseball & Softball Academy, Summers Trucking, and the Ephrata National Bank.

Autograph tickets are $25 each for one (1) autograph on a “flat” (e.g., a card, photo, or magazine) or on a mini-helmet or $35 each on all other items (e.g., balls, helmets, equipment, apparel, posters, pennants, etc.). Autographs may include only the “HOF 88” inscription. Three hundred autograph tickets will be sold and are available to purchase only in person on the day of the show. Ticket sales will stop at 12:30 p.m., and all ticket buyers must be in line by 12:45. Ticket buyers may bring their own items to be autographed, or items may be purchased from the Ephrata Lions Club or from other vendors at the show.

A live sports memorabilia auction will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. About 225 items will be auctioned, including valuable

individual sports cards, complete card sets, sports publications, photographs, bobbin’ heads, figurines, baseballs, souvenirs, and other memorabilia. Some of the memorabilia to be auctioned have been autographed by current and former stars from all sports. Bidders must be present to bid. No telephone or proxy bids will be accepted. Payment terms are cash, credit card ($20 minimum charge, 3 percent fee), PayPal (3 percent fee), and local checks (with proper government-issued photo ID).

In addition to the live auction, a smaller silent auction runs from the start of the card show until 1:30 p.m., when the winning bidder (or a proxy) must be present to claim their item. The silent auction will

feature autographed photos and game tickets.

For the first time, the Lions Club will also have a separate online-only auction of sports memorabilia, run by Pannebecker and Wolf Auctioneers Inc. at https://pannebeckerwolf. hibid.com. The online auction will run from Monday, March 18, until Friday, March 29. All details will be posted on the Pannebecker and Wolf auction site.

Proceeds from the event benefit Ephrata youth sports programs and the Ephrata Recreation Center, in addition to Ephrata youth counseling and support organizations. The event helps enable Ephrata area boys and girls to participate in local sports programs. The event also enables the Lions Club to sponsor the

17U Ephrata Lions baseball team. The card show also supports the Mountaineers’ Table (community food program) and the Samaritan Counseling Center’s TeenHope program (for the Ephrata Area School District). Exceptional Ephrata High School students are recognized via the club’s Senior Service Award, Students of the Month program, and a sponsorship for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar). Additional details, including the auction list, can be found on the Ephrata Lions website at http:// ephratalions.org. For additional information, call Jack Forney at 717-314-0962 or Brad Lauderman at 717-4713968 or email cardshow@ ephratalions.org.

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Next Generation Takes The Stage At Cordier Auctions

New Ownership In Place At Harrisburg Auction Company

Cordier Auctions is pleased to announce the hiring of Jane Seibert as their consignment manager.  As part of a business transition in 2023, Jane joined the company in September. Since that time, she has been handling client inquiries and vetting consignments for the regional auction house located in Harrisburg, Pa. In addition, Jane has been conducting marketing efforts for Cordier in conjunction with its sister company Sunset River Gallery located in Calabash, N.C.

Jane graduated in 2023 with her master’s in Public History from American University in Washington, D.C. In 2021, she received her bachelor’s, summa cum laude, in History with an emphasis

in art history and museum studies from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. Jane grew up in the world of art, antiques and collectibles. She is an avid collector of cameras, vinyl, American Southwest, art pottery, and so much more. Jane said that her generation is “truly the new audience for the auction world, representing the new buyers and eventual sellers. We are an untapped audience that the auction world needs to take advantage of.”

The announcement came following a company ownership transition effective July 1, 2023, after which Erika Kelly was promoted to president. Erika is the daughter of David Cordier, founder of Cordier Auctions. She

holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Penn State and is a licensed auctioneer and certified appraiser. Erika also holds a Graduate Gemologist diploma with the Gemological Institute of America. David had remained a critical part of the company in the capacity of advisor and handling special projects, and as a licensed auctioneer and certified appraiser.

The new owner of Cordier Auctions, Larry Johnson, has acquired and owned small businesses since 1990. His educational background consists of a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, followed by seven years in the engineering field including management of a branch

office in New York City for an environmental consulting firm. Acquisitions completed by Larry Johnson have included Arttech Neon, Metro Graphics, SignArt, Lockwood Identity, Waynesboro Alloy Works, Creasy & Whiteed, Sunset River Gallery, and Cordier Auctions. Currently, he owns solely, or with a partner, four businesses employing approximately 90 employees in three states.

Cordier Auctions handles consignments of single items, collections, estates, and real estate. The company conducts bi-weekly Consignment & Estate Auctions, quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Auctions, and quarterly Firearms & Militaria Auctions. They also hold monthly auctions of coins, sterling, jewelry and watches, and other auctions in specialty collecting areas including toys and model trains, books, ephemera and comics, and sports collectibles.

Erika and Jane are complemented by a full-time staff, including an all-female management team. Their management associates include Lauren Radkiewicz, director of Consignment & Estate Auctions, and Michelle Lawyer, director of Administration. Cordier staff also regularly work with specialists in many areas of expertise including coins, art, watches, fine furniture, militaria, rugs, firearms, and more.

When discussing company growth and direction, Erika Kelly said “Cordier Auctions’ goal is to obtain the most value for consignments as possible, because we win only when our clients win. As the auction industry continues to change, I am looking forward to the challenge of maintaining established company standards while expanding our target market and improving customer service. With a strong, committed team, I am confident that we will be able to develop and maintain professional relationships and continue to grow a successful and sustainable business.”

To contact Cordier Auctions, call 717-731-8662 or email info@CordierAuction. com.

Erika Kelly (left) and Jane Seibert (right)

Cordier Auctions’ management team is (from left) Michelle Lawyer, Erika Kelly, Jane Seibert, and Lauren Radkiewicz.

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Pottery, Lenox, Breweriana, Fenton, Petroliana, Van Briggle, Albums + Neon Signs. Qty.Dlrs. Invited.

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.

08081 Sicklerville 856-545-3187

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17350 New Oxford

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

08005 Barnegat 609-698-3020

BAY AVENUE ANTIQUES, 349 S. Main. Open Thurs.- Sun., 1-5 pm or by appt. Book seller, pottery, glass, furniture, holiday, decoys, antiques & uniquesplus chalkpaint & iron orchid design.

CARNIVAL OF COLLECTABLES, 368 Cross Keys Rd. Open Tue.-Sat. 10am6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. 12,000 sq. ft. Antique & Art Mall, over 130 dealers. www.carnivalofcollectables.com

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

Pine Hills Marks 22 Years In Business

this shop are active, stocking frequently.

Nestled at the top of a hill in Adamstown, Pa., sits the Pine Hills Antique Mall. Built in 2001 and opened in Winter 2002, Pine Hills is a 14,000-square-foot building of post-and-beam construction with 100 dealers. Displaying in both showcases and booths, Pine Hills features glassware, kitchenware, decorative items, lighting, costume jewelry, pottery, advertising, Mid-Century Modern, numerous collectibles, and much more. The dealers in

Since opening in 2002, Pine Hills has grown a loyal customer base. To thank loyal customers and celebrate 22 years of business, the shop is offering a 20-percent off discount throughout the entire shop on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 15, 16, and 17. Stop by, find something special, and get a good deal!

Pine Hills is located at 3 Adams Drive, Reinholds, Pa. To learn more, call 717-484-6313.

CALENDARS

A UCTIONS

ILLINOIS

2024-03-16, Union, Sat. at 10 AM Jim Geibel’s Ordnance Collection - 900+ items!, Donley Auctions

INDIANA

2024-03-20, Shipshewana, Wed 4PM - Saturday 9 AM

Advertising signs, salesman samples, weathervanes, lanterns, pocketwatches, traps, pedal cars, farm primitives, Zippo lighters & more!, Chupps Auctions

2024-05-04, Lebanon, Saturday, 9AM -3PM Indoor & outdoor vendors selling collectible antique advertising & more!, Morphy Auctions

MASSACHUSETTS

2024-04-13, Pittsfield, Saturday 11 AM American & European Timepieces including Seth Thomas rare violin clock, JJ & W Beals Steeple clock and many more!, Fontaine’s Auction

PENNSYLVANIA

2024-03-22, Manheim, Friday, 5 p.m. in person & online Spring Firearms auction, Johnson-Winchester-Remington-Smith & Wesson, etc. too many to list., , Hess Auction 2024-03-08, , Sunday 6PM 400+ Baseball, Football & Basketball cards., Chuck’s Auction Service

2024-03-16, Quarryville, Saturday Antiques, furniture, tools, lawn & garden & more!, Lefever & Hart Auctions

2024-02-29, , Thursday 7 PM - Monday 7PM Many firearms and accessories, tools, J Pandur Auction Services

2024-03-27, , Wednesday March 27 through Friday April

5 6 PM Spring 2024 Stoneware & Redware auction, Crocker Farm

2024-04-13, Arendtsville, Saturday 9 AM Mily/Dairy Collection with great clean bottles. Also including calendars,

store displays, signs, butter crocks, sales catalogs, coins & more!, Larry Swartz Auctioneer

2024-03-17, Andreas, Sat. 9:00 a.m. Antiques, blue decorated & advertising crocks. Jukeboxes, fine jewelry, Coca Cola cooler and much more!, Dean Arner Auctioneer

2024-03-09, Shippensburg, Saturday 9 AM Lifetime Pepsi collection, signs, clocks, thermometers, collectibles, furniture, cast iron,& more!, Jones & Martin Auctions & Appraisals

2024-03-04, Dillsburg, Mon. 6:30 p.m. Coins, Furniture, box lots...Military Collectibles, Tools, Artwork, much, much more!, Hardy’s Auction Service

2024-03-16, East Earl, Saturday 8:30 AM Guns, coins, farm related items, household items, antiques, Tim Weaver Auction Service

SHO W & FLEA MARKET CALEND AR

GEORGIA

03/07-10/24, Atlanta, Thurs.-

Sun. Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

04/11-14/24, Atlanta, Thurs.-

Sun. Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

05/09-12/24, Atlanta, Thurs.-

Sun. Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

INDIANA

03/16/24, Indianapolis, Sat. from 9-3 Indoor Antique Advertising Show, 1202 E. 38th St., Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Ctr., Champions Pavilion

MARYLAND

03/23/24, Rockville, Sat. 10-4 Political Collectibles Show, 1750 Rockville Pk., Rockville Hilton

NEW HAMPSHIRE

10/22/23 to 03/24/24, Brookline, Every Sunday except Christmas Eve. & Easter; 6:1511am. Early buyers: 5:15 ($20) Winter Sundays Antiques & Collectibles Flea Market, 32 Proctor Hill Rd., Brookline Event Center

NEW JERSEY

05/19/24, Hammontown, 9 AM - 3 PM Spring Antique & Bottle Show, Historic Batsto VIllage, Historic Batsto Village

05/19/24, Hammonton, Sunday 9AM - 3 PM Spring Antique & Bottle Show, Historic Batsto VIllage, Historic Batsto Village

NEW YORK

04/20/24 to 04/21/24, Binghamton, Sat 10 -5, Sun 104 Antique, 907 Upper Front Street, SUNY Broom Ice Center OHIO

03/23-24/24, Columbus, Sat. 9-6 & Sun. 10-4 Antique Market, 717 E. 17th Ave., Ohio Expo Center

04/27/24, Berlin, Saturday

9 AM - 3 PM Early Country Antiques & Primitives Goods Show, 3558 US Route 62, Heritage Community Center

PENNSYLVANIA

12/16/23 to 01/05/25, Berwyn, Every Sat. & Sun, 9-4 Indoor/ Outdoor Vintage Flea MarketNow Open Year Round!, 270 W. Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA 03/22-23/24, Lancaster, Fri. 10-6 & Sat. 10-4 47th Annual Post Card Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Farm & Home Center (off Manheim Pike)

01/07/24 to 12/29/24, Lewisburg, Every Sun. 8-4 (except Easter) Rt. 15 Flea & Farmers Market, 150 Silvermoon Ln., Lewisburg, PA

04/28/24, Lancaster, Sun. from 9-2 Lancaster Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

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sculpture, American furniture, jewelry and watches and more.

“Tiffany sold well all day long in the first session with many lots comfortably hitting their estimates and going above,” said auctioneer/ owner John Fontaine, noting that items by Tiffany Studios totaled over $1 million for the auction, including a ca. 1910 Tiffany Studios “Peony” table lamp, which attained $131,250 from a private collector on the West Coast, and an “Arrowroot” table lamp, ca. 1902, sold for $75,000.

and a rare and lavishly carved Aesthetic Movement burl walnut fourpiece bedroom set, ca. 1880, totaled $27,500.

03/16-17/24, Oaks, Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 11-4 Antiques At Kimberton 2024 Show & Sale, 100 Station Ave., Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

04/06/24, Marysville, Sat. 9-3

Indian Artifact Show, 102 Park Dr., Marysville Lions Club 04/27/24, Lancaster, Sat. from 9-1 64th Lancaster Hunting & Fishing Show & Sale, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

04/24-28/24, Adamstown, Wed.-Sun. April Antiques Extravaganza, 7 miles along Route 272, Adamstown, PA

02/03/24 to 12/21/24, Kutztown, Saturdays 8-4 (7:30am-flea) Antique & Farmer’s Market, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown 02/04/24 to 12/22/24, Denver, Sundays 7:30-4 Antique Market, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

03/23/24, Ephrata, 8:30 AM5:00 PM Live Auction & Sports Card Show, 130 S Academy Drive, The Ephrata Recreation Center

03/17/24, New Oxford, Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. One day Antique Show, 200 W Golden Lane, Social Club Pavilion, heated.

03/23-24/24, Ephrata, Sat 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Sports Card, 130 S Academy Dr, Ephrata Rec Center

Floral-themed Tiffany lamps and shades proved of high interest to buyers with a rare “Tulip” table lamp, ca. 1905, going out at $87,500; a “Daffodil” table lamp earning $56,250; a “Daffodil” chandelier, $46,875; and an “Apple Blossom” table lamp, $27,500. Tiffany made many desirable patterns to suit all tastes, and this auction featured a nice sampling, including a “Moorish” fivelight chandelier with pastel favrile shades at $30,000 and a “Turtle-Back” desk lamp that performed over estimate at $21,250. Also selling above its estimate was a set of two Gothic Revival leaded glass windows by Tiffany Studios that came off of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, realizing $22,500.

A fine but compact selection of paintings was led by a Birger Sandzen (American/ Swedish, 1871-1954) oil-onboard titled “Mountain Lake” (Rocky Mountain National Park), earning $68,750. Though they seldom come to auction, Fontaine’s has done well with Sandzen paintings.

A highlight in the jewelry and watches category was a ca. 1959 man’s Rolex chronograph wristwatch, Reference #6234, which sold within estimate at $22,500.

American furniture from the mid-to-late 1800s resonated with buyers here with a ca. 1850 J. & J.W. Meeks “Henry Ford” rosewood six-piece parlor set that took $30,000

Rounding out the auction were a number of lots that far exceeded their estimates, including a pair of Sevres gilt bronze-mounted porcelain urns and covers that doubled its high estimate to bring $12,500, a pair of Patrick Mavros silver “Elephant & Mopane Tree” candelabra at $15,000 and an Aesthetic Movement rosewood pedestal, attributed to Herter Brothers, ca. 1880, which also sold for $15,000.

The top lot in the auction overall and the leader among Tiffany lamps is this ca. 1910 “Peony” table lamp, 33.5 inches tall with a 22-inch shade. It brought $131,250.

All prices reported include the buyer’s premium.

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is located at 1485 W.

Housatonic St. (Route 20), Pittsfield, Mass.

For more information, visit www.FontainesAuction. com or call 413-448-8922.

The parade of Tiffany lamps across the block included this rare “Tulip” table lamp, ca. 1905, which earned $87,500.

A Birger Sandzén oil-on-board titled “Mountain Lake” (Rocky Mountain National Park) performed well, bringing $68,750.

A ca. 1959 man’s Rolex chronograph wristwatch, Reference #6234, sold for $22,500.

David Spinner: An Early Important Pennsylvania-German Potter In Bucks County, Pa.

By Justin W. Thomas

When Edwin Atlee Barber (1851-1916) published the book, “Lead Glazed Pottery, Part First (Common Clays): Plain Glazed Sgraffito And Slip Decorated Wares” in 1907, he included the first written history of David Spinner (1758-1811), considered one of the most important Pennsylvania-German potters in Pennsylvania. Spinner was a potter from before 1800 until 1811, on Willow Creek, Milford Township, Bucks County, whereas he enjoyed considerable local fame. His father, Ulrich Spinner (1717-69), came to America from Zurich, Switzerland, in 1739, where he took up about 400 acres of land in Bucks County.

Around 1776 or 1777, Spinner was placed in apprenticeship by his father with Henry Neis, a cordwainer, and Johannes Neis (1754-1826), a potter, both in Milford Township, where he remained in their employment until inheriting his family’s land in 1781.

By 1782, Spinner was taxed independently as a potter and farmer. He owned more than 200 acres and numerous livestock and had entered into local leadership and politics as a captain in the First Company Militia, Justice of the Peace, and tax collector for the township. Like many industrious craftsmen working within the Pennsylvania German community, Spinner enjoyed a relatively comfortable lifestyle as a result of his hard work and many talents, and he achieved the prosperous designation of “Esquire” during his later life.

When it comes to pottery production during this period, Spinner was one of the best. He used a variety of flower motifs, the fuchsia being a favorite. His pictorial treatments were more ambitious than most of his contemporaries. They were better drawn, and his artistic ability with sgraffito technique was at a very high level. Sgraffito is a form of decoration made by scratching through a

surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color, or in slip on ceramics, before firing the object in the kiln. Spinner’s decorations included courtly ladies and gentlemen, gallant soldiers, and spirited hunting scenes. Some of these characters are also similar to types produced in Continental Europe.

It was published by Barber, and others who cited Barber’s work, that Spinner frequently inscribed his name beneath his decoration on plates and other objects. Interestingly, it was also cited that a number of these signed pieces survived; however, I can only find one example that has sold publicly in the last 20 years with Spinner’s inscribed name in script. It sold at Christie’s in New York City on Jan. 19, 2007.

That plate, signed “D Spinner / 1801,” sold for $31,200 and had undergone restoration.

There are two signed examples owned by the Brooklyn Museum in New York City and a slip-decorated plate signed in slipscript that is owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

All of the other objects that I can find in museum collections and public sales are just attributed to Spinner.

According to Barber, “It would appear that Spinner

According

continued the manufacture (of red earthenware) until the close of his life, since his granddaughter, Mrs. Elvina S. (Spinner) Dickenshied (18241915), possessed a piece of his ware dated 1811, the year of his death.” That unsigned slip-script decorated red earthenware plate was gifted to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1906 by John T. Morris (1847-1915), one year before Barber published the book. The plate is also inscribed in slip-script, where the translation reads, ”Everyone says that I have such a pretty wife. 1811.” This dish is similar in technique to another slipscript red earthenware dish, also gifted in 1906 by Morris to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the translation reads, “Every morning I like to eat fried sausage in a sour broth. D. Spinner.”

Morris was the president of I.P. Morris and Company, a machinist company, ironfounder, and steam engine maker. He collected American decorative arts and gifted his collection, which he formed with his sister, Lydia T. Morris (1849-1932), to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the Philadelphia Museum of Art), where he had served as a trustee for 23 years and as

vice president of the museum’s corporation from 1897 to 1904. He was also the founder of the Morris Arboretum.

Also according to Barber, “Some of Spinner’s artistic efforts, while complete in themselves, could be combined to form a connected scene. Two of the plates owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art were so intended, for Mrs. Dickenshied has informed the writer that they always stood together on the mantel of the old home, where they were preserved for many years, By covering the forepart of the horse on the deer plate with the corresponding portion of the lady’s steed in the other piece, the representation of an old-time hunt was obtained.”

Among the potters that Spinner may have trained was Johannes Neesz (1775-1867),

who was also known to have produced some of the more skilled sgraffito decorated red earthenware in Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. The Neesz Pottery was located in Montgomery County, and there are examples of sgaffito decorated wares from this business that are dated as early as 1805, so it is likely that this business was established sometime around this period. Additionally, some of the sgraffito decorated figures that adorn plates made early by Neesz are similar to figures that were produced by Spinner.

There are also excellent examples of Spinner’s sgraffito production owned privately, including an outstanding floral decorated plate that survives in basically as-made condition,

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The early 19th century sgraffito decorated red earthenware plate made by David Spinner in Bucks County, Pa., inscribed “D. Spinner 1801,” was possibly previously owned by Joe Kindig. Read the story for more. Photo courtesy Christie’s.

Ca. 1800 signed sgraffito decorated red earthenware plates made by David Spinner are in New York City. Photo courtesy Brooklyn Museum.

These ca. 1800 sgraffito decorated red earthenware plates attributed to David Spinner are in the Winterthur Museum.

Photo courtesy Winterthur Museum.

The early 19th century sgraffito decorated red earthenware plates attributed to David Spinner are in the PMA. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).

to information published by Edwin Atlee Barber in 1907, “These two plates were so intended, for Mrs. Elvina S. (Spinner) Dickenshied (1824-1915), they always stood together on the mantel of the old home. By covering the forepart of the horse on the deer plate with the corresponding portion of the lady’s steed in the other piece, the representation of an oldtime hunt was obtained.” Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).

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which was previously owned by noted New York collector Ralph Esmerian, who gifted a number of objects to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. However, this plate was originally found by Barber, perhaps an object that he acquired before 1900 directly from the Spinner family. Barber then sold the plate to Emily de Forest (18511942), who along with her husband, Robert (1848-1931), donated their collection that formed the Pennsylvania-German folk art collection at the

The ca. 1809-11 slip-script red earthenware dish was gifted in 1906 by John T. Morris to the PMA, the translation of the inscription reads, “Every morning I like to eat fried sausage in a sour broth. D. Spinner.” Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).

Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Joe Kindig then acquired the plate from The Met in the early-1950s, as well as a chest from Berks County, Pa., that is currently on display at Historic Trappe in Pennsylvania, along with other items.

Nevertheless, the historic significance of Spinner’s red earthenware production and his contribution to the post American-Revolution Pennsylvania-German movement is unmistakable; he may have also had an indirect influence with German inspired potters who worked elsewhere

in America. But the sgraffito decorated red earthenware that he produced was unquestionably some of the most important red earthenware made in America. These types of wares really help define the Pennsylvania-German movement, a style of production that was acknowledged by some of the earliest collectors and museum professionals around the turn of the 20th century, less than 100 years after it was originally produced.

Sources Barber, Edwin Atlee. Lead Glazed Pottery: Part First (Common Clays) Plain Glazed Sgraffito And Slip Decorated Wares. New York: Doubleday,

The 19th-century slip-script decorated red earthenware plate was possibly made by David Spinner. Photo courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Page & Company, 1907. Dyer, Walter A. Early American Craftsman. New York: Century Company, 1915.

According to information published by Edwin Atlee Barber in 1907,” “It would appear that David Spiner continued the manufacture of red earthenware until the close of his life, since his granddaughter, Mrs. Elvina S. (Spinner) Dickenshied (18241915), possessed a piece of his ware dated 1811, the year of his death.” That unsigned slip-script decorated red earthenware plate gifted to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1906 by John T. Morris (1847-1915), one year before Barber published the book. The plate is also inscribed in slip-script, where the translation reads, “Everyone says that I have such a pretty wife. 1811.” Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).

SIGNS: Oval Pepsi sign, “Refresh without Filling”; early Pepsi 2 dot Refreshing Healthful bottle sign; early Drink Cherry Blossoms sign, “A Blooming Good Drink”; Embossed PepsiCola sign; Pepsi double sided sign, “Be sociable, have a Pepsi”; early Pepsi-Cola 4’ sign, “Say Pepsi Please”; early Pepsi-Cola Tops sign; 12” round “Reach for Pepsi” sign; Pepsi Cola Flange double dot sign, “Ice Cold Pepsi sold here”; Pepsi-Cola single & double dot French signs; Round Cloverdale Ginger Ale button; Pepsi-Cola bottle cap sign; 36” Drink Pepsi-Cola, Metal Bottle Cap sign; Cardboard Norman Rockwell Santa Pepsi sign; Mountain Dew “it’ll tickle your innards”, sign; Pepsi-Cola double sided metal sign; CLOCKS: Pepsi Quartz battery clock; early Pepsi double dot square clock; Pepsi Clocks, New In Box; THERMOMETERS: Pepsi Thermometer “Have A Pepsi” w/ embossed cap; early Pepsi Cola 2 dot Thermometer “Buy Big Big Bottle’; early “Bigger Better” Pepsi Thermometer; COLLECTIBLES: Torchy bottles; Star Pepsi bottle; 8 sided Pepsi bottle; Pepsi-Cola Trucks w/ bottles; Metal Pepsi-Cola carrier w/ bottles; PepsiCola 2 dot patches; early “Say Pepsi Please” radios; Pepsi 2 dot bottles; Cloverdale Soft Drinks bottle display rack w/ 36 matching bottles; paper label Pepsi bottles all shapes & sizes; metal Nylint Pepsi delivery truck; Pepsi-Cola lamps, coasters; Miniature wooden Pepsi box w/ bottles; 1ga. Pepsi syrup can; Plastic Pepsi-Cola soda fountain cart w/ man; early Pepsi pins, square, 1 & 2 dot, & more; Hershey’s Ice Cream Menu Board; Pepsi-Cola lighters; Dovetailed Cloverdale Newville, PA crate; wooden Pepsi crates w/ bottles; Cloverdale bottles w/ paper labels; Cloverdale 6 bottle carriers; Pepsi-Cola bottle cap menu board; Cloverdale Ginger Ale, Stays Lively Longer mirror; Mini double dot Pepsi bottles; early Pepsi-Cola store display rack, “Take Home several Cartons”; Pepsi-Cola 5 cent double dot 5 gal. can; Pepsi 1 gal. Fountain Syrup Jar; double dot fan pull Pepsi-Cola; Pepsi-Cola bottle opener, New In Box; single & double dot Pepsi marbles; Pepsi-Cola key chain w/ floating bottle; 48 Pepsi Walt Disney Match Backs Wartime in framed display, Rare; Rock Creek Seltzer dispenser; Pepsi-Cola straw dispenser w/ early straws; Cloverdale Ginger Ale door push; early Pepsi-Cola double dot hand fan 5 cent, like new; early Pepsi-Cola 5 cent double dot bottle topper; early Cloverdale match box; Drink Pepsi Delicious & Refreshing mirror; Pepsi-Cola letter opener; Pepsi-Cola double dot door pull; Pepsi-Cola watch Fobs, & belt buckles; Pepsi bottles from all over the world, Japan, & others; Pepsi-Cola carriers; Pepsi Star Wars 2000 Celebration, Japan Pepsi Man, New In Box; Cardboard Pepsi advertising; Pepsi-Cola bottle caps, all kinds; Pepsi 0 & 0-27 gauge train cars, New in Box; Pepsi-Cola French door push; Blue Pepsi-Cola cooler, New In Box; Pepsi-Cola cardboard stand-ups, Star Wars, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Halloween & others; Clicquot Club wooden shipping box; Pepsi-Cola double dot 5gal. can, Red, White & Blue; Marshall Bros, Chambersburg, PA wooden crate w/ Marshall Bros. bottles & others; Pepsi-Cola apron; Pepsi folding chair; Silver Drink Pepsi-Cola Cooler; Pepsi 5 gal. bucket w/ seat, New in Box; Pepsi, Born in the Carolinas, 4 bottle sets; Pepsi Golf Ball Cooler; Pepsi-Cola Miss America literature; Pepsi metal trays; Pepsi-Cola 12 days of Christmas glasses; 3 shelf glass front display. Sterling Silver Proof; forged cut nails; Farmers Trust match boxes; Texaco key Fob; cast iron match box; jewelry; Teddy Roosevelt pins; Ben pocket watch; Cub Scout pins; early medicine bottles; Abe Lincoln book ends; early dollies; early buttons; early postcards; Copper teapot; Thomas Shirley painting; Metal Lady Bell; early oil base paintings; early china; green depression; Silverware sets; metal pencil box; early pocket watch; Liberty Bell banks; 1853 & 1873 Copyright Bibles; early brass desk light; early glass items, Matching tea set; pin collection; chalk figurines; Whitehorse Cast iron implement seats; 1gal. jugs; Plumb hatchet; broad axes; Copper Apple Butter kettle; 5 gal. Stoneware jug; gray granite pitchers; berry pails, creamers, funnels, & strainers; butcher dippers, strainers, & ladles; gray granite fryer & kettle; PRR Lanterns; gray granite canner w/ rack & hook on handle; Wagner #14 cast iron skillet w/ original lid; Wagner #13 cast iron skillet; Wagner cast iron breakfast skillet; Wagner iron griddles; Wagner Waffle iron w/ base; cast iron chicken fryer w/ lid; Wagner double stamped w/ Griswold small block logo cast iron Pot w/ Lid; Wagner #10 skillet; #14 cast-iron skillet w/ smoke ring; Wagner #12 skillet w/ smoke ring; Wagner #4 skillet; Favorite #3 skillet; early Wardway cast iron self basting roaster w/ lid, #W-1416; Wagner #6 skillet w/ smoke ring; Wagner #7, 8, & 9 skillets; Wagner

desk; wooden stools; wooden trunks; dressers; double bed; wash stand; bevel glass mirror; matching sofa & foot stool; rockers; Black Victorian style soda; 3pc. double bedroom set; upholstered recliner; wooden chairs. Sargent Doberman Bank; Charlie Weaver bartender; New 1 horse cast iron circus wagon; Union Pacific train set; Gilbert American Flyer #740 car in box; cast iron horse & ice wagon; early American Flyer Train set, engine #312; Marx Agent 012 electric burp gun, new w/ advertising display; new sound-o-power

#11 skillet w/ smoke ring; 2 gal. Crown stoneware crock; 5 & 6 gal. stoneware Crown crocks; 8 gal. Crown stoneware crock; Foster Bros. meat cleaver; lg. strainer; flesh fork; 30 ga. butcher kettle, very nice; Milk bottles, all kinds; Sewing items; Home Mark sewing machine; keyboards; braided rug; lg. amount of books, Gettysburg History, War, & much more; SD & JW Smith piano; Hobart M Cable Piano; Blanket chest; school bench; wooden knee hole

A 19th century sgraffito decorated red earthenware plate that is attributed to Johannes Neesz in Tyler’s Port, Montgomery County, Pa., ca. 1805–20, was previously published in “Ceramics in America” in 2014 in an article written by Diana Stradling and J. Garrison Stradling, titled “Dealer’s Choice.”

Photo courtesy High Museum of Art.

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condition was foremost on their mind when looking everything over. As expected with 100- to 300-year-old items, often something had a repaired crack or chip, alteration or replacement. Appraising today, regardless of category, is akin to throwing darts.

It is no fault to the auction company, who presented the material well,

that the name Kindig does not resonate today the way it did with previous generations. In part, this is due to a higher degree of education among buyers. Today, most people think an object needs to stand on its own merit. That carries more value than name association and ownership history. Additional items from Kindig were sold in Pook & Pook’s online decorative arts sale held Feb. 28.

Among the American furniture category, the previously mentioned Philadelphia Chippendale desk and bookcase with center bust of John Milton (replaced brasses, some repaired cracks, chips to cornice, and alterations to lower section backboard, feet are period but probably associated with case) as stated in online condition report, realized $23,750. “It was bought by a longtime client of Pook & Pook, a collector, and is staying in

Pennsylvania,” said Shearer. The same buyer bought the pair of Philadelphia mahogany games tables, ca. 1770, carving attributed to Martin Jugiez ($28,160).

Toward the end of the Pook & Pook auction were a grouping of books and hymnals printed at the Ephrata Cloister. The Cloister was a historic settlement in the early 18th century, a unique monastic experiment with the last celibate member dying in the early 19th century. Members lived

and worshiped in the village until the early 20th century, having incorporated into the German Seventh Day Baptist Church. The site, in northern Lancaster County, is run by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC). The Cloister is considered among, if not the earliest, communal religious societies in the country. Among its accomplishments

was the printing operation (pre-American Revolution). Ephrata historian Clarence Spohn retired as museum educator at the Cloister in 1996. “In the 1960s, following the restoration of the almonry building, today referred to as the bakery, we visited‚ ‘Old Joe’ looking to furnish it with plain day beds, and trunks,”

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A rare Lebanon, Pa., schoolgirl needlework, ca. 1820s, inscribed “Elizabeth Karch the Daughter of Jacob and Catharine Karch her work done in the 10th year of her age at Mrs. Hoff’s School,” depicting a landscape with a seated young girl reading a book, sold for $2,000.

This early English oil-on-panel portrait, illustrated on catalog cover, sold for $8,320.

The George III English pictorial needlework mounted on wooden stretcher sold for $1,000 and had been exhibited at the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1983-84. It was passed last year at Sotheby’s.

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noted Spohn. When discussing the books, “I had seen the collection and thought the sale (Pook & Pook) for the most part was strong in regards to this material, because much of it wasn’t in the best of condition.”

The PHMC was able to acquire seven lots thanks to the “Back to the Cloister” private fund, according to recently retired museum curator Kerry Mohn. “The fund, established in 1980,

exists on private monetary donations and not supported by state tax payer funding,” noted Mohn. A treatise on spiritual life by Cloister founder Johann Conrad Beissel, 1745, a very rare work, sold for $3,000. There were three Martyrs Mirrors. One had a bookplate inscribed Christian Brennemann and printed at the Cloister in 1748 (translated from Dutch to German); it sold for $5,000. It was a prominent book for anabaptists. “A significant book,” according to Spohn,

These two frakturs by Daniel Otto (1792-1820), one glued to paper, one glued to mesh, brought $4,500.

This continental felt bed cover, 18th century, realized $16,250, going to a Midwest buyer. The two missing panels each sold framed at the landmark Shelley sale in 2007 for $3,510 and $6,435. Dr. Shelley bought them from Kindig in 1963. It would be interesting to reunite them with the bed cover.

was the Cloister imprint (Lot 659) by Alonso Barba, a Spanish priest, printed in 1763, on mining and geology, selling for $3,000. On lower center title page are initials “G.R.,” which Spohn explained stand for George Ross, ironmaster and signer of the declaration.

One of the few books ever to be printed at the Cloister in English was the 37-page pamphlet (Lot 664) “A dissertation on Man’s Fall” translated from German by Peter

A giltwood convex mirror, ca. 1800, sold for $5,250.

An English Bristol Delftware posset pot and cover went for $3,328.

The Northwest European brass “Three Kings” candlestick, 15th century, double arm, circular dished cup, realized $12,500.

Miller, 1765, an interpretation of the fall of Adam and Eve, a true rarity and among the most important imprints in the sale, thought Spohn; it sold for $2,500.

Many music manuscript books sold. The Cloister printed word books and music manscript books. Unlike hymnals today, they couldn’t print music notes in the mid-18th century, music had to be hand drawn. Some hymns contained 100 verses or stanzas and two books were used in services. These were highly elaborate

This Philadelphia Chippendale desk and bookcase with center bust of John Milton had replaced brasses, some repaired cracks, chips to cornice, and alterations to lower section backboard, was estimated at $20,000-$30,000 and realized $23,750. It was one of the lots that failed to find a buyer at the Sotheby’s sale. The buyer was a Pennsylvania private collector.

printed works. “There actually was never an exhibit in 2012, as stated in the catalog. The Kindigs brought the whole group to the museum and wanted to sell the collection as a group, but there was a lot of duplication with some material already at the Cloister,” further explained Mohn.

To review the entire sale, visit the online catalog with prices realized at www. pookandpook.com. For other information, call Pook & Pook during business hours at 610-269-4040.

A treatise by Conrad Beissel on spiritual life, 1745, sold for $3,000.

An 18th-century William & Mary southeastern Pennsylvania origin wainscot armchair with arched crest and tombstone panel back sold for $5,250. It had brought $25,740 at the Shelley sale held 17 years ago at Pook & Pook.

By Alonso Barba, a Spanish priest, printed in 1763, on mining and geology, this Ephrata imprint sold for $3,000. Note the lower center initials “G.R.” Historian Clarence Spohn explained they stand for George Ross, ironmaster and signer of the declaration, who was associated in some capacity with this work.

The “Martyrs Mirror” sold for $5,000.

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