Antiques & Auction News - June 2, 2023

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Bodnar’s Auction sold a single-owner estate collection over four sales spaced out over several months. Sale one was March 30, two and three were April 12 and 13, and the fourth took place May 3. This collection featured several categories, including early trains, toy boats, toy airplanes, signs, advertising, engines, and other items that focused on the history of the industrial age. The series of sales attracted over 3,500 registered bidders to participate in the online-only auctions.

The top lot of the estate was a Marklin key wind tin Jolanda boat, marked on rutter “Germany” with a Marklin insignia, selling for $18,880. It was in very good condition and appeared to be all original and near complete with just minor scratches and missing the top of one mast. This boat was named after the daughter of Marklin, who took pride in his toys. Other highlights from the toy boat and airplane collection was a gaspowered toy boat outboard motor. Marked Clarke #42, it brought $3,186. A gas-powered Morton radial M5 model airplane engine sold for $1,652; a LionelCraft key wind tin speed boat in mint and working condition sold for $1,298; and an antique electric-powered wooden “The Golden Arrow” toy boat realized $3,068.

A clean Lionel train collection that highlighted the pre-war era sold. Highlights included a Lionel

brass and nickel steam engine #7 with tender, standard gauge, built between 1910-12, realizing $1,062.A custom Made-N-Gauge coffee table train layout that had two main lines, two sidings, nine structures, and train set with engines and rolling stock and was enclosed in plexiglass on legs steamed to $1,888. A Lionel standard gauge 5-51 steam engine O4O with eight wheel tender in black sold for $1,003.

The second sale included a unique collection of flashlights, lightbulbs, and batteries all in near-mint condition. Most items in this collection were featured in reference books and spanned over 100 years. Highlights from this sale were a vintage USALite Redhead Motorist safety flashlight, ca. 1921, which lite up to $1,032.50. A vintage tabletop battery and flashlight store display that came with 63 batteries and four flashlights sold for $973.50, and a vintage Ray-O-Vac flashlight handled walking stick/cane in very good condition sold for $796.50. An Eveready clover leaf bicycle lamp (front light) brought $295.

Sale #3 featured the history of the industrial age. The top lot was a rare antique Waterman gas-powered outboard porto motor, serial #32544, restored, selling for $12,980. An antique gas-powered Waterman outboard porto motor, restored, with brass and copper highlights sold for $7,375, and an antique Junior gas-powered fan made of cast-iron and other metals, by CT Fardwell Plumbing, Baltimore, Md., blew to $3,835. A vintage porcelain advertising sign for “Martin-Senour 100% Pure Paint Varnishes, Enamels Sold Here” sold for $2,360.

A vintage gas-powered skateboard, “The Motoboard T140,” new in box, sold for $2,242; an antique key wind Duck Nodder with felt body with working beak quacker, cast-iron feet in working condition, sold for $1,298; a National Brass tabletop cash register, restored, serial S1017453 312, sold for $855.50; and a Little Gem “Martian” crystal radio set, ca. 1920s, with headset, sold for $531.

Bodnar’s Auction conducts online auctions every three weeks featuring estate collections with no reserves. The next

Walker Homestead is hosting its spring Antiques and Primitive Goods Show on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 19 Martin Road, Brookfield, Mass. The show features more than 40 reputable dealers in country antiques and quality handmade primitive goods from all over New England on Walker Homestead’s lawns and back fields. Now in its 14th year, the

By Cory Van Brookhoven

Lancaster County’s oldest show of its kind and always a perennial favorite, this fundraiser for the Lititz Historical Foundation will be staged at the Warwick Middle School on Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24. The Lititz Antiques Show, in its 60th year, ranks among the best regional quality shows in southeastern Pennsylvania. The

The Jolanda boat, marked “Germany” with a Marklin insignia, sold for $18,880.

This antique electric-powered wooden “The Golden Arrow” toy boat sold for $3,068.

A vintage cardboard double sided Pepsi-Cola sign in excellent to near mint condition realized $212.40.

This Bright Star Battery Co. tin litho store display and battery tester charged up to $944.

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auction to highlight the balance of this collection will be Thursday, June 8, featuring about 75 lots of toys, including a nice antique

wagon collection. To view all prices realized or for additional information, visit www.bodnarsauction.com or call 732-951-2100.

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Earliest-Known, Virginia-Made Horse Racing Trophy Acquired By Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

In October 1810, a horse named Madison (likely in honor of President James Madison), won first place in a race held at the New-Market racecourse in Petersburg, Va. Its owner, Revolutionary War veteran Burwell Bassett Wilkes (1757-1815) of Brunswick County, Va., received a $400 cash prize for the win. Although Wilkes, who had turned to farming and breeding in the decades following the war, had several prized racehorses, this victory was certainly his greatest equestrian triumph. To mark the event, Wilkes converted his stakes

into a monumental and unparalleled piece of early Virginian silver holloware. Known as the “Madison” Horse Racing Trophy, it descended through five generations of the Wilkes family before recently coming to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s esteemed silver collection.

“Following more than 200 years of careful preservation in the family of its original owner, Colonial Williamsburg is honored to become the permanent steward of this important and monumental example of early Virginia silversmithing,” said Ronald L. Hurst, the foundation’s senior vice president for education and historic resources.

Grand in stature, the Madison trophy stands 13.25 inches high and expands to

10.25 inches between its lip and its handle. Made and marked by Johnson & Reat (1804-15) of Richmond, Va., the trophy is similar in form to a cream pot but on a majestic scale. Its tall, helmet-shaped body is of swollen, rectangular

cross-section and has two bands at its mid-point. While the top one is plain and convex, the lower band is milled and carries an undulating grapevine motif. The right side of the trophy bears an

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The vintage USALite Redhead Motorist safety flashlight, ca 1921, sold for $1,032.50.

A vintage tabletop battery and flashlight store display that came with 63 batteries and four flashlights sold for $973.50.

A gas-powered toy boat outboard motor marked Clarke #42 sold for $3,186.

This vintage gas-powered skateboard “The Motoboard T140,” new in box, sped off for $2,242.

This National Brass tabletop cash register was restored, Serial S1017453 312, had all keys and “Amount Purchased” in working condition, sold for $855.50.

The Madison Horse Racing Trophy, marked by Johnson & Reat (1804-15), Richmond, Va., ca. 1811, silver, was a museum purchase through The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund, The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund, Mark S. Farnsworth, and a Partial Gift of the Family of Randolph Madison Jr., 2023-13.

Collector Anecdotes And Antics

The King Of Collectibles Or Something Else?

antiques and collectibles would not fall by the proverbial wayside. Netflix aired several documentaries on niche markets in the trade.

By Shawn Surmick

Reality-based television shows devoted to the antiques and collectibles trade are nothing new. The trend started in the late 1990s when PBS decided to bring “Antiques Roadshow” to American audiences. “Antiques Roadshow” originally started airing in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. By the early 2000s, shows based on the antiques and collectibles trade slowly started trending with the premier of “Collector Inspector” that was presented on HGTV and starred collectibles expert Harry Rinker. By the time the 2008-09 financial crisis hit, television producers ready to capitalize on the state of the overall economy saw the antiques and collectibles trade as the next big thing. “Pawn Stars,” “American Pickers,” and “Storage Wars,” would premier by 2010 and prove to be a massive ratings success for their networks. Most of these shows are still in production today, but with their success would come other shows that would last only a few seasons. “Toy Hunter” and “Market Warriors” are two of my favorites and worth checking out. Sadly, both of these shows are no longer in production today.

By 2017, it seemed as though the reality television boom starring the antiques and collectibles trade was starting to grow stale. Know that I am a diehard lover of antiques and collectibles, so if you were to argue it happened long before that, I would be in agreement with you. I just happen to still be watching these shows today, so my perception may be skewed.

Around the time streaming platforms became the norm, it became clear that documentaries and series based on

“Sneakerheads” was a dramacomedy series that was released in 2020 about the obsession and lives of hardcore sneaker collectors. This would pave the way for the incredible documentary “The PEZ Outlaw” that would premier in 2022. Even Beanie Baby mania was not immune, as HBO Max would release a documentary about the massive speculation bubble that took place in the 1990s for these cheaply made stuffed toys.

Most of these television shows and documentaries were and are hit or miss or only appeal to a subset of hardcore niche collectors. Recently, Netflix decided to release a six-episode series titled the “King of Collectibles” featuring Goldin Auctions and its eccentric founder, Ken Goldin. The show is eerily similar to another lesser-known series devoted to the collectibles trade. That show was “Million Dollar Auctions” and featured Morphy Auctions, headquartered out of Adamstown, Pa. “Million Dollar Auctions” actually debuted overseas in 2013 but is now free to watch on most online streaming platforms and can be found relatively easily if you are curious enough to watch. Unfortunately, “Million Dollar Auctions” is not as exciting as watching an episode of “American Pickers” or even “Pawn Stars.” Still, if you are a diehard devotee to the antiques and collectibles trade, it may be worth the time, just don’t expect the same types of characters you would find in an episode of “American Pickers.” My problem with this particular show and with “King of Collectibles” is that these shows serve as glamorized advertisements for the auction houses and their founders. As a result, and in my humble opinion, they have little worth other than to provide hype-driven content, where the value and investment of certain antiques and collectibles is front and center.

As I continue to state in almost every article, certain antiques and collectibles can make fantastic alternative investments over the short or long term.

However, the average naive viewer coming into the trade armed with little knowledge is at an extreme disadvantage, and most of these shows do nothing but add false misconceptions to how collectible markets actually work. It should also be noted that most auction houses have a vested interest in getting collectors to frequently buy and sell. Just look at both the buyer’s premium and seller commissions these firms charge and compare it to the management fee of a simple low-cost stock index fund. The so-called investor in the antiques and collectibles trade is already at a significant disadvantage just due to the fees. The chances of any newbie simply watching these kinds of shows and making a valid investment in the antiques and collectibles trade thereafter is slim to none. As such, after watching all six episodes of “King of Collectibles,” I was left disappointed. It was almost like I watched a long infomercial as to why I should be investing in sports memorabilia, vintage Apple computers, and “Pokemon” cards, as all three of these collecting categories premiered front and center in this series.

I fully understand that it is not the responsibility of these reality-based television shows to provide an accurate and ethical picture of the trade as it is, just like it is not the responsibility of the producers of the show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” to replicate the lifestyle of the average housewife. However, I do think the antiques and collectibles trade finds itself in a bad place at present time with hype-driven content not only premiering on streaming platforms, but also on social media sites like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. The risks of investing in these markets are quite real, and novice collectors and speculators coming into these markets need to understand that investing in antiques and collectibles is actually quite boring over the long term. Case in point: my beloved rare coin collection resides in a bank safe deposit box. The only time I get to view it is when I am adding a new piece to the collection. Incidentally, this lack of excitement is never portrayed on any of these shows. Instead, they show you Wall Street-like trading that any true stock investor knows is nothing like what occurs in their boring mutual fund investment account. Investing in anything, whether it be an index fund, a collectible, a bond, or a commodity is done over the long term and should not be compared to frequent trading.

In conclusion, I cannot recommend shows like the “King of Collectibles” for most viewers. However, if you want to see some cool collectibles and some eccentric personalities, then it might be fun for you. However, if you are thinking of attempting to invest in collectibles as a result of this show or any other reality-based

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Original Books And Manuscripts By Beloved Crime Fiction Writer Arthur Conan Doyle

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Premier Of Sherlock Holmes In “A Study In Scarlet” Was In 1887

Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of a 282-lot sale celebrating all things Arthur Conan Doyle (British, 1859-1930). It was held on April 20 and was the first offering of materials from the Sherlockian scholar Robert Hess. Future Hess sales are scheduled for early 2024. All prices noted include the company’s buyer’s premiums.

Important antique books penned by Doyle, including several first editions, took several of the top lot slots in this sale. “The Hound Of The Baskervilles” sold for $8,400. The first edition was printed in London by George Newnes, limited in 1902. This example featured illustrations by Sidney Paget and included its original matching box. A group

of seven early American Doyle reprints, possibly pirated editions, realized $6,000. They were published in the early 20th century by Donohue. The collection included “The White Company,” “Micah Clarke,” “A Study in Scarlet,” “The Sign of Four,” and others. “The Sign of Four” sold for $5,520. It appeared in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, Vol. XLV. Jan. to June, 1890, and was published in London by Ward, Lock, and Co. and in Philadelphia by J. B. Lippincott Company in 1890.

Other books and publications related to Doyle and Sherlock Holmes were also well represented in the sale’s winner’s circle. Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” with illustrations by Nis Jessen (b. 1935)

sold for $1,320. It was published in 2005 in Denmark. This first edition with these illustrations, limited issue, was number 60 of 1,000 copies and was signed by Jessen. A complete set of “The Turlock Loams Sherlock Holmes Parodies” and 80 issues of “The Tantalus” made $6,000. These were published by Berkeley in the ca. 1980s2000s. The collection included 173 publications plus assorted bookmarks. All books were hand-set, printed letter press, and hand-bound first editions, in limitations of about 50 to 250 copies. Most were

inscribed or signed. This sought-after collection of parodies was the only known complete set in private hands, the other two complete sets are in institutions.

Antique to vintage posters promoting Sherlock Holmes in performance also caught the eyes, and pocketbooks, of Sherlockians worldwide. The poster for “Sherlock Holmes” brought $5,760. It was printed in 1908 in Paris by Affiches Louis Galice. This full-color example promoted the French version of William Gillette’s play, “Sherlock Holmes.” A poster for “The Hound of the Baskervilles” realized $960. It was printed in Hollywood by 20th Century Fox in 1975 and

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“The Hound of the Baskervilles” was estimated at $2,000$3,000 and realized $8,400. This first edition was printed in London by George Newnes, limited in 1902.

“The Edge of the Unknown” was estimated at $100-$200 and realized $1,320. This first English edition, American issue copy was printed in 1930 in New York and London by G.P. Putnam’s Sons. It retained its original jacket.

A group of seven early American Doyle reprints, possibly pirated editions, were estimated at $500-$700 and sold for $6,000. They were published in the early 20th century by Donohue.

“The Valley of Fear” first edition estimated at $300-$500 climbed to $2,880.

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Walker Homestead

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show is a greatly anticipated twice-yearly event.

Walker Homestead consists of a 1698 Colonial saltbox situated on 30 acres in central Massachusetts and features heirloom gardens, country antiques and handmade primitives. The event includes live

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Barnes Foundation Presents “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision”

Major Interdisciplinary Exhibition Reexamines Life And Work Of Sculptor William Edmondson

In summer 2023, the Barnes Foundation will present “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision,” the first major East Coast exhibition dedicated to the work of selftaught American sculptor William Edmondson (c. 1874–1951) in decades.

Though Edmondson was considered one of the most

having previously worked as a hospital orderly in Nashville, Tenn. Inspired by a vision, described by the artist as a divine calling, he developed a career making headstones for the city’s Black cemeteries. Soon he expanded his repertoire to include freestanding figurative sculptures, depicting nurses,

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important Black artists of the American South in the early 20th century, in-depth attention to his work has been sporadic. Co-curated by the Barnes’s James Claiborne, curator of public programs, and Nancy Ireson, deputy director for collections and exhibitions and Gund Family chief curator, this exhibition sheds new light on Edmondson’s practice and artistry and explores the artist and his oeuvre within the context of African American social history.

teachers, angels, and preachers. Following a solo exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1937, the institution’s first show dedicated to a Black artist, he increasingly found buyers beyond his immediate community, attracting the attention of East Coast intellectuals and collectors. As Edmondson found fame beyond Nashville, media coverage of the artist played into racialized stereotypes about the Southern Black experience,

critical reception, the Barnes exhibition also presents a selection of Dahl-Wolfe’s and Weston’s photographs, notas documentary evidence of Edmondson’s practice but as independent works of art that at once celebrate and romanticize their subject. The show reassesses the artist as more than a passive actor in an unfolding drama, a selftaught sculptor “discovered” by white patrons and institutions, and explores how Edmondson’s identity and position within history influenced his life and work.

This exhibition also examines the complex relationship between Black cultural production and the American museum. To further investigate this theme, acclaimed visual and movement artist Brendan Fernandes, who works at the intersections of dance and visual art, addressing cultural displacement, migration, and labor, has been commissioned to create a new work, which will activate the exhibition on select dates throughout the summer.

“Across our programs, we

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06/12/23, HALLAM, MON. AT 4PM, 2010 H. Davidson Heritage Classic Softail cycle- 29K mi., F&S 12' stake side util. trailer, 1914 Bull Run Flood photos (Craley), 14K gold jewelry, Thorens disc music box, Gordon Sitler (Craley) duck decoys, collec., tools, vtg. gambling wheel, fire items: bell, hat, helmet, etc., beer signs, baseball cards, furn., books, cast iron, collec. toys & more!, Hellam Fire Co. Social Hall, 163 E. Market St., Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers, Inc.

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Major support for

“William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision” has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Additional support is provided by Comcast NBCUniversal, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, and the Henry Moore Foundation. This exhibition will be on view in the Roberts Gallery from Sunday, June 25, through Sunday, Sept. 10.

Edmondson made carving his vocation around 1932,

with many journalists framing Edmondson’s sculptures as the work of a “modern primitive.” Such readings may have been encouraged by how white photographers, including Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Edward Weston, captured the artist at work in the 1930s and 1940s.

More than 80 years later, “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision” presents over 60 works by Edmondson. Acknowledging the complexities of his early

extend and grow Dr. Albert C. Barnes’s commitment to racial equality, social justice, and education. ‘William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision’ is representative of our commitment to presenting under-researched and under-represented artists, and to demonstrating the contemporary relevance of historic works of art,” says Thom Collins, Neubauer Family executive director and president at the Barnes.

06/08-11/23, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

07/06-09/23, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

07/08/23, CHRISMAN, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Pure Country Antique Show, 18444 N. 1600th St., Bloomfield Barn

GEORGIA ILLINOIS MASSACHUSETTS

06/17/23, BROOKFIELD, SAT.

10AM-3PM, Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 19 Martin Rd., MAWalker Homestead

06/04/23, BURLINGTON, SUN.

10AM-3PM, Outdoor Antiques & Garden Show, 424 High Street, Historic Burlington City, NJ

06/10/23, MULLICAHILL, SAT. 9-3, Annual June Festival of Antiques, 275 Bridgeton Pk., Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds

06/02-04/23, BOUCKVILLE, FRI.-SUN., Madison-Bouckville Antique Week, 13 Showfields & Stores along Rte. 20, MadisonBouckville Promotions

understanding of William Edmondson as a major figure in American art and marks the first in a series of collaborations that elevate the role of performance in exhibitions. Recognizing the interpretive potential for performance to build new pathways into historical art, we are expanding and deepening

07/01/23, STORMVILLE, SAT., 8AM-4PM, Antique Show & Flea Market, 428 Rte. 216, Stormville Airport, NY

04/08/23 TO 12/31/23, BERWYN, EVERYSAT. & SUN, 9-4, Indoor/Outdoor Vintage Flea Market - Now Open Year Round!, 270 W. Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA

06/03/23, KUTZTOWN, SAT. 10AM-3PM, From The Farmhouse Antique Show, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

06/23-24/23, KUTZTOWN, FRI.SAT. 9-4, Antiques & Collector Extravaganza, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

06/23-24/23, LITITZ, FRIDAY 10-5, SATURDAY9-2, 2023 60th Annual Lititz Antiques Show, 401 Maple St., Warwick Middle School

06/24/23, GETTYSBURG, OUTDOOR MKT.: SAT. 8-2

(STORE/WRHSE. SALE: 9-5), Outdoor Antique Market, 2885 York Rd., Gettysburg, PA

06/25/23, DENVER, SUN. 6AM4PM, Antiques & Collectors Special Sunday, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

our program, developing our capacity for collaboration and placing performance at the heart of exhibition development.”

Arranged thematically, the works in this exhibition are on loan from museums and private collections across the U.S., including many from the Cheekwood Estate and

07/08-09/23, HONESDALE, SAT. 10-4 & SUN. 10-3, 59th Annual Wayne County Art & Antiques Show & Sale, 482 Grove St., Wayne Highlands Middle School

07/09/23, SELINSGROVE, SUN. 9AM-3PM, 34th Annual Antiques on the Avenue, 204 N. Market St., Selinsgrove, PA- next to Selinsgrove Inn

07/22/23, GETTYSBURG, OUTDOOR MKT.: SAT. 8-2 (STORE/WRHSE. SALE: 9-5), Antq. & Vtg. Outdoor Mkt., Store & Warehse. Sale, 2885 York Rd., Gettysburg, PA

08/12/23, SOMERSET, SAT. 9AM-5PM, 52nd Somerset Antiques, Artisans & Ales, Parking Garage on E. Catherine St., Streets of Somerset, PA

CHANTILLY, SAT. 9-6 & SUN. 11-5, The DC BIG FLEAAntiques Market, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Ctr., Dulles Expo Center

WEST VIRGINIA

WESTOVER, SAT.: SHOW/SALE 10-4; RESERV.BQT. 6:30; AUCTION 7:30 PM & SUN. SHOW/SALE 10-4, Old Morgantown Glass Collectors' Guild Annual Convention, 340 Holland Ave., Westover VFW

Gardens in Nashville, which holds the largest collection of Edmondson’s work.

“Recognizing the gaps in Dr. Barnes’s collection, we focus on presenting the voices and work of women and artists of color in our exhibition program,” added cocurator Nancy Ireson.

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“This exhibition expands our

Edward Weston’s “William Edmondson, Sculptor,” Nashville, 1941 (negative), 1951 (print) from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950, courtesy Edward Weston, photograph by Edward Weston / Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.

Louise Dahl-Wolfe’s “William Edmondson,” 1937, Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Nashville, photograph by Louise DahlWolfe is courtesy Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.

William Edmondson’s “Squirrel,” ca. 1932–41, is courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art, gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2005.

William Edmondson’s “Untitled (Angel),” ca. 1940, is from collection of KAWS, image courtesy Bill Jacobson Studio.

As we highlight Edmondson’s position in art history, questions about equity in the cultural sector arise that still resonate today, making the exhibition a space for important discussions.”

“This exhibition is our first to draw a holistic connection between the Barnes’s performance and exhibition programs,” continued co-curator James Claiborne. “By bringing Brendan Fernandes’s performance directly into the exhibition, we hope to create new and compelling points of entry for audiences and engage visitors in an active dialogue about multifaceted Black experiences across time and place. We are excited to showcase Fernandes’s new work, ‘Returning to Before,’

and witness how it brings Edmondson’s sculptures, and the stories they tell, to life in new ways.”

Catalogue

The 160-page illustrated exhibition catalogue, “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision,” is published by the Barnes Foundation in association with Yale University Press.

The Barnes Foundation is located at 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.

To learn more, call 215-278-7000 or visit www.barnesfoundation.org.

William Edmondson’s “Reclining Man,” n.d., Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Nashville, was a gift of Michael LeBeck in memory of Sidney Mttron Hirsch, image courtesy Eric Wheeler.

William Edmondson, reinstating the importance of community in his work and rejecting narratives that oversimplify his life and practice.

William Edmondson’s “Mermaid,” ca. 1932–41, is courtesy collection of Dr. Robert and Katharine Booth.

Rare Volume From George Washington’s Library Sells For $441,000

Freeman’s May 3 books and manuscripts auction was marked by fierce bidding

competition over presidential material and significant Americana, resulting in the remarkable $441,000 sale of a volume from the personal library of George Washington.

“The market for presidential books, documents, and autographs is quite strong, and this exceptional result really drives that home,” stated Darren Winston, head of Freeman’s books and manuscripts department. “As rare as material like this is, it’s still Freeman’s bread and butter, right in our wheelhouse, and we’re thrilled with the result, as is the consignor.”

The first edition of “The Transactions of the Royal

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was for the 1975 re-release of the 1939 film.

published in 1920. In this twopage letter, Doyle responded to a list of questions related to spiritualism.

Humane Society” was gifted to Washington during his second presidential term by physician Dr. John Coakley Lettsom and features Washington’s bold signature at the top of the half-title page.

As books from Washington’s library seldom come to auction, this volume represented a rare market appearance, with corresponding results. The title exceeded its pre-sale high estimate of $18,000 by more than 24 times following a spirited bidding war.

For more information, call 215-563-9275.

Original Doyle letters and manuscripts, ephemera, and category spanning collectibles rounded out this intriguing sale. Doyle’s autograph manuscript signed for the article “The Argument From Necromancy” made $4,230. This was addressed to editor Huntley Carter as a contribution to the book “Spiritualism: Its PresentDay Meaning,” which was

“Part one of Bob Hess’ Sherlock collection was a smashing success. Bidders came out in mass and competitively bid all morning, blowing past our presale high estimate. We are excited for the next installment early 2024,” according to Chris Brink, director of fine books and manuscripts at Potter & Potter Auctions.

For more information, visit www.potterauctions.com.

The original poster for “The Hound of the Baskervilles” was estimated at $100-$200 and realized $960. It was printed in Hollywood by 20th Century Fox in 1975. The movie poster was for the 1975 re-release of the 1939 film.

This six-sheet poster for “John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes” was estimated at $4,000-$6,000 and sold for $9,000. It was published in New York by J. H. Tooker Printing Company in 1922.

This original poster for “Sherlock Holmes” was estimated at $1,000-$2,000 and made $5,760. It was printed in 1908 in Paris by Affiches Louis Galice.

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Warwick Middle School is located at 104 Maple St. in Lititz, Pa.

Show hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Admission will be $10 per person.

This two-day event is much more than an “old time country show.” The quality antique offerings are diverse. The school can accommodate 51 dealers and is sold-out with a waiting list.

The exhibiting dealers will present a wide range of

interesting, reasonably priced antiques. Shoppers can expect to find pottery, textiles, furniture, folk art, carvings, glassware, kitchen goods, early lighting, transferware, coin silver, holiday items, and much more.

Hungry shoppers will have an opportunity on-site to purchase hot food for lunch or a snack.

This is the Lititz Historical Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. For more information, email info@lititz historicalfoundation.com.

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television show for that matter, please do your research. And if you are thinking of consigning any collectibles to any auction house simply because they were featured in a television show, please either seek out the advice of a neutral independent collectibles expert first, or at least understand your options. Much like the title of the show in question, I can assure you, you are not the King of Collectibles, but someone is, and they make a lot of money in consignment fees off of people who think they are. Don’t believe me? Just visit online collecting forums and read the many posts of people who have lost thousands of dollars speculating in collectibles. Until next time.

Shawn Surmick has been an avid collector since the age of 12. He currently resides in his hometown of Boyertown, Pa.,andisapassionatecollector of antiques and collectibles. His articles focus on various topics affecting the marketplace.

Great private collec on of farm toys including Allis Chalmers & Farmall Tractors, various implements & collec bles.

Sale also features great vintage 3 prong forks, crocks, bu er churns, milk cans, canning jars, sleds, wheelbarrows, chicken feeders, seeders, a straw cu er & much more!

SPRING

& MYRNA COLEMAN COLLECTION - Redistribution Finale Auction -

LARGE POTTERY COLLECTION: Over 1500pcs including extensive cookie jar collection with many Rare pieces. 100's of tea pots. Countless figures and planters. Shawnee, Hull, Bowknot, Hall, Frankoma, Fenton, Westmorland, and More!

TOOLS, TOOLS, TOOLS: Massive tool collections of many fine and rare Pieces, Collectible, and User. It has been stated the Colemans amassed one of the largest tool collections in the country! We cannot stress enough the importance of this collection! Stanley, Miller's Falls, Sargent, Disston, Ohio & Cincinnati Tool Co's, Bridge City, Starrett, Craftsman, Hammerker Schlemer, Davis & Davidson Levels, Vulcan, Keen Kutter, Winchester, to name a few. 200+ Levels in this offering. Many original boxed items. 10+ Anvils including series of Vulcan. Tool cabinets and boxes. Amazing Fale’s Patent Variable Bench Plane Set, Lee's Patent Stop Chamfer Plane, Several #2 Smooth Planes of various makers, Multiple Stanley #45/#55s/Etc. W. Boxes, Holly's Patent Iron Smooth Plane, Goodell Pratt #37 Pattern Makers Spoke Shave, Series of Stanley Carriage Makers Rabbet Planes & Corrugated, Aluminum Stanley Jack Planes, Awesome Display of Davis Level Mantle Clock Inclinometers, W.S. Batchelder Level/Inclinometer, Edward Preston Ptd. Pocket Square Level, Stanley #96 Rosewood Cutaway Salesman Level, Stanley Frey Liquid Container Prototype Level - only one known to exist, Salesman Samples, Stanley 4 Square Tape Rule - A good rule at any time, Bradford Union Co. Inclinometer, This is the best selection of levels you may ever find - Dan was known for them! Whether you collect the best of tools or a daily user - this is the collection not to miss!

COUNTRY STORE: The Coleman Museum is adorned with all sorts and sizes of country Store displays and cabinets. Several Upright step back Warren Style Sliding Door Cabinets, China Curios, Small and Large Tabletop Oak Display Cases, Dental Cabinets, Pharmacy Cabinets, and More. 12' - 47 drawer Cherry Country Store Apothecary Counter, Many advertising signs. Store counter displays. Coffee Grinders. Quantity of Product Scales of Many Sizes. Several Spool Cabinets, Diamond Dye Tin Advertising Cabinets. 10+ Large Cast Church and Farm Bells From 4' Historic Church Bell to Post Mounted.

ANTIQUES & PRIMITIVES: Oak Hoosier Cupboard, Small & Commercial Size Ice Boxes, Decorated Stoneware Collection, Wooden Bowls, Early Kitchen Utensils - some rare, Coffee Grinder Collection From Large Tabletop to Wall Mount, Tobacco Cutters and Advertising. Cast Childs Stoves. Planters Peanut Roaster Display. Salesman Samples Include Horseshoe Brand Wringer, Canners Bucket, and More. 35+ Early Roger's Statues. Many Oriental Rugs from Room Size to Occasional. Stenciled Wooden Washer and other Laundry Collectibles. Fireman's and Railroad Collectibles. Seeburg Jukeboxes, Musical Instruments.

Again - This auction is worth the trip from any distance.

Antique Advertising Convention And Sale

Scheduled For York, Pa.

Antique Advertising Association Of America (AAAA) Will Host Convention

The Antique Advertising Association of America (AAAA) will conduct its annual show and convention from Wednesday to Saturday, July 19 to 22, at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel in York, Pa. The busy convention schedule will include seminars, time for “room hopping” (room sales) each day, a silent auction, banquet meals, raffles and games with great prizes, and fellowship. There is no other event like this in the country.

The all-star line-up of seminar presenters will proudly feature legendary Coca-Cola and soda pop “guru” Allan Petretti; noted baseball-related tobacco authority Jon Canfield; and president of the National Barber Shop and Shaving Collectibles Association, Justin Nash.

Dozens of dealers from throughout the U.S. will be

bringing thousands of vintage advertising items for sale, including antique and collectible signs, tins, displays, general store, drug store, soda fountain, ephemera, gas and oil, tobacco, bottles, jars, soda pop, breweriana, premiums, and much more at all price points. Registration costs $130 per person, which includes all activities, two banquet dinners, one buffet lunch, and, for hotel guests, free deluxe continental breakfast each day. The discounted hotel room rate is $124 for a room with one king bed and $134 per night for a room with queen beds, plus tax. To register to attend the convention, visit www.aaaa.regfox.com/2023.

For those unable to attend the entire convention, there will be a free-of-charge Antique Advertising Show, Auction, and Sale at the Wyndham Garden York on Friday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to

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Established in 1992, AAAA is the only national club representing all facets of antique and collectible advertising. Membership benefits include the annual convention, a national membership directory, and two award-winning newsletters, “PastTimes,” published quarterly, which is a hard-copy, glossy, magazinestyle publication, and the “Checkerboard,” which is an enewsletter published the other eight months of the year. Interested individuals can join AAAA for $40 per year via www.pastimes.org/join.

PUBLIC AUCTION

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE – UTILITY TRAILER ANTIQUES - FIRE MEMORABILIA – COLLECTIBLES

MONDAY JUNE 12, 2023 at 4 P.M.

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2010 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic Softail Motorcycle – 29,590 miles – F&S 12’ stake side utility trailer (to be sold approx 6 pm) – W.A. Ferree (East Prospect) Lard Can, Foust cigar bottle, Celluloid animals, 1914 Bull Run Flood photos (Craley), 14k gold ribbon necklace, 14k gold diamond and gemstone ring, cast iron cat & flower basket doorstops, brass bucket, Thorens disc music box, Gordon Sitler (Craley) duck decoys, grain cradle, hay knives, adzes, single tree, pry bars, trench art shell, tonka firetruck, tootsie toy cars, matchbox cars in case, Duralene oil can banks, metal horses, vintage hand truck, 3 gal pfaltzgraff crock, old wrenches, vintage gambling wheel, antique fire nozzle, fire bell, pike pole, Royal York City nozzle, large brass fire nozzle, Vigilant Parage fire axe, metal sprinkler heads, old gauge, fire alarms, fire hat & helmet, mannequin, fire bucket, antique weathervane, For Fire Shur Stop kit, glass fire extinguisher, 10 vintage pin up punch boards, wooden Sparky fire dog, Buddy L fire truck, Charlie Stevenson wooden fire truck lamp, miniature drysink, hutch & jelly cupboard – battery op climbing fireman, asst. Longaberger® baskets, BB gun, comic books, Beer signs, Baseball cards, Race cards, York Fair Collector cars & trucks, Ertl tractors, Caterpillar, Winross trucks, 2 Mr. Bubbles in boxes, York National Bank, washboiler, Lionel train set, Tinker toys, Stauffer butter tin, batter bowl, Zoom Loom, ant. Teddy bears, 2 dough trays, double student lamp, silverware, metal mail bank, Lionel train literature, Carnival glass punch bowl set, Battles and Commanders War book, buttons, Santa Claus lanterns, Santa Claus Rolly Pully, wind up monkey, Fiestaware water set, metal cherub clock, Big Little books, cast iron firetruck, Jardineer & Pedestal, Royal Sunshine Shops NY Salesman Sample Case, Zinc lined dry sink with top, miniature blanket chest, steamer trunk, Story grandfather clock/radio, 2 marble top stands, marble top coffee table, childs wicker rocker, & much

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engraved inscription, while the other carries an engraved racecourse scene replete with an American flag at the finish line, centered around a cast appliqué of two galloping horses and their jockeys running neck and neck, with Madison in the lead. The body flows into a very narrow neck set above a stepped, rectangular foot with a strip of the same grapevine banding at the bottom. Its pouring lip is edged with an applied gadrooned band that ends in an even higher three-dimensional horse’s head crest. Made of hollow repoussé construction, the horse head details are applied, chased and engraved.

“The Madison Trophy is colossal, a work of silversmithing genius, and jaw-dropping to see. It will instantly grab and hold your attention,” said Erik Goldstein, senior curator of mechanical arts, metals and numismatics. “Nothing like it exists in the world of early 19th-century, Virginia-made silver, and it is unique in the collections of Colonial Williamsburg for many reasons.”

Wilkes, being “low and weak of body,” composed his estate plan in late 1814; he passed away the following year at the age of 57. Described in his will as “a silver Cupp won by

a.m.EST.*

Madison,” the trophy went to his daughter, Mary “Polly” Wilkes, who saw fit to scratch variations of her initials into the underside of the foot. It seems the formal inscription was added years later and included the erroneous date, “Spring, 1811,” as shown by contemporary newspaper accounts. The trophy has been preserved in Virginia by Burwell Wilkes’ descendants since it was made.

The Madison Trophy was acquired through The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund, The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund,

Mark S. Farnsworth, and a partial gift of the Family of Randolph Madison Jr. It is currently on view in the Chesapeake section of “A Rich and Varied Culture: The Material World of the Early South” located in the Nancy N. and Colin G. Campbell Gallery of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Additional information about the Art Museums and Colonial Williamsburg as well as tickets are available online at www.colonial williamsburg.org or by calling 855-296-6627.

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KICKING OFF THE SPRING WITH A BLOCK BUSTER SALE THAT INCLUDES THE FINEST COLLECTION OF SPORTING RIFLES & SHOTGUNS WE HAVE EVER OFFERED .TO INCLUDE A HOLLAND & HOLLAND NO. 2 ESPRESS & A 500 EXPRESS DOUBLE RIFLES, GREENER DOUBLE RIFLE, MERKEL 160 DOUBLE RIFLE, R.G.OWEN MAUSER, MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER 1903 WITH RARE ADJUSTABLE COMB FOR SCOPE, CHAMPLIN F.A. SQUARE BRIDGE MAUSER, TED WILLIAMS PERSONAL WINCHESTER MODEL21, CASED RIZZINI S790 EL, CASED MERKEL 2001 EL 28 GA, WINCHESTER MODEL 21 SKEET 16 GA, PRESENTATION GRADE BROWNING SUPERPOSED, OVER 100 HIGH GRADE SPORTING ARMSA VAST OFFERING OF MILTARY WEAPONS DATED FROM CIVIL WAR THROUGH VIET NAM. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A FINE C-96 RED NINE, SNIPER RIFLES INCLUDE 1903, MI-D, ENFIELD TYPE T, SWEDISH M1941 B, A FINE NAZI NAVY HSC, M1 PARATROOPER, PAPA NAMBU, 1913 COLT 1911, CUSTER ERA 1873, ID’ED TRAPDOORS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS WW1 & 2 COLTS, SMITH & WESSONS, MAUSER RIFLES & PISTOLS, STEYR, WEBLEY, VAST COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR LONGARMS TO INCLUDE A J.S. ANCHOR ENFIELD & A ROBINSON SHARPS. NUMEROUS LUGERS, US COLTS INCLUDE 1ST MODEL DRAGOON, ARTILERY COLT, 1911’S, ETC.

DESIREABLE HANDGUNS INCLUDE COLT , SMITH & WESSON, REMINGTON, BROWNING, MAUSER, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SOME NICE BLACK POWDER COLT

SAA’S, TO ETCHED PANELS, DFC CONDEMED, ALONG WITH 7 1/2 LONDON 1878 476, 1877’S, COMMERCIAL 1911’S, DOUBLE ACTION (PYTHONS), PERCUSSION, ETC

THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF ALMOST EVERY MODEL WINCHESTER 1866, HIGH GRADE 1873, 1876, 1886, 1ST YEAR 1892 IN 44, RARE SPECIAL ORDER 1894 SRC IN 25-35 WITH PISTOL GRIP AND 2/3 MAG, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER 19TH CENTURY RIFLES. INCLUDING A GREAT COLLECTION OF SINGLE SHOTS, TWO STEVENS POPE RIFLES, LETTERED SHARPS 1874 SCHUETZEN, REMINGTON, BALLARD, 1874 MEACHAM BUSINESS RIFLE, CASED MAYNARDS

THERE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE OFFERINGS OF PRE 1940 CARDBOARD ADVERTING: EASLE BACKS, HANGING, INSERTS, POSTER, ETC TO INCLUDE WINCHESTE, REMINGTON, PETERS, UMC, DUPONT ON OTHERS

WE HAVE ANOTHER FINE SELECTION OF QUALITY 19TH CENTURY HOLSTERS AND RIGS WITH SOME GREAT MAKERS SUCH AS, AL FURSTNOW, COGGSHALL, MAIN & WINCHESTER, FRAZIER, 101 RANCH & OTHERS.

ALSO, VAST ARRAY OF EARLY FLINTLOCK WEAPONS INCLUDING LONDON SET OF DUELERS, MARTIALS, ETC.ALONG WITH MANY EUROPEAN RARITIES SUCH AS WEBLEY FOSBERY, LEPAGE MOUSE PISTOL, KNIFE MOUNTED LEFAUCHEUX, PAIR LONDON BLUNDERBUSS COACH PISTOLS.