Antiques & Auction News - March 29, 2024

Horst Holds Quality Country Antiques Sale

Ca. 1930 Amish Diamond In Block Pattern Quilt Delivers $3,500

By Karl Pass

Horst Auctioneers of Ephrata, Pa., held a two-day catalog sale on Feb. 16 and 17. The 936-lot auction grossed $273,318. There is no buyer’s premium. A 10 percent

buyer’s premium is charged to online and absentee bids. There is no phone bidding.

Both days had a mix of material such butter prints, baskets, fraktur, wallpaper boxes, woodenware, stoneware, country

furniture, cast iron banks, glass and contemporary folk art such as carvings and pottery. Prices were considered strong across all categories. A group of 27 pieces of Italian albaster stone fruit sold for $375. Native American items

A cat’s eye pattern mocha mug, ca. 1820, English, double row of decoration in blue bands, went for $2,300 to dealer Greg Kramer, who bought the six lots of mocha ware totaling $8,225.

included an Acoma-type southwestern pottery jar, minor paint loss, which went for $1,200.

In the Pennsylvania German contemporary folk art field, a Phil Gottshall carved and painted spread-wing eagle sold for $550, while another example sold for $500. Phil was the son of David Gottshall, known for reverse painting on glass. A group of three mirrors with reverse painting on glass tablets by Gottshall sold for $260. David was the son of Walter and June Gottshall, of Reinholds, Pa., also folk artists. Walter was the son of Luke and Fannie Gottshall (Reinholds, Pa.)

A Luke Gottshall horse drawn sleigh with seated couple sold for $325. All four generations have passed away. Their work is regionally collected and always finds an audience at Horst. Among the Breininger Pottery (Robesonia, Pa.) was a Bell-type lion in yellow

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Carlisle Auctions To Offer One Of The First 100 Corvettes Ever Made

1953 Serial Build #98 Set To Sell April 19

It was 50 years ago in 1974, Carlisle Events, the parent company of Carlisle Auctions, was born, but 21 years prior, the Corvette took Americans by storm. Its solid-axle C1 offerings in 1953 and performance specs of the time had many consumers re-thinking what type of car they wanted to cruise about town in. During that initial run, only 300 Corvettes were made, with less than half of those still in any kind of desirable condition in 2024. Of those, many are in private hands as part of collections or museum showpieces. There is one, however, that will be coming to the Spring Carlisle Collector Car Auction on Friday, April 19. It is serial #98.

Simple Goods Country Antique Show

There is excitement in the air at the Simple Goods show. A group of loyal and enthusiastic customers along with new shoppers arrive early to wait for the doors to open for the Spring Simple Goods Early Country Antique Show set for Saturday, April 27. This is a one-day show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to be held at the Heritage Community Center located at 3558 U.S. Route 62 in Berlin, Ohio.

Consisting of over 50 dealers all specializing in early country

A ca. 1930 Amish Diamond in Block pattern quilt, red central diamond, blue corner blocks, realized $3,500.

Here is a close up of the quilt.

This pair of miniature smoke-decorated child’s plank seat chairs, Pennsylvania origin, sold for $2,000.

Two variant Arcade Newfoundland dog cast iron banks, with wear to paint, ca. 1920, brought $250.

One Of The World’s Finest Copies Of Superman’s Debut

In Action Comics No. 1 Expected To Take Flight

Sale Set For April 4

Among its boundless treasures, Heritage’s April 4 to 7 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction offers two versions of Superman’s origin story, each historic in its own right.

First, there’s the tale even the casual observer knows by heart, in which an infant from a doomed, distant planet is rocketed to Earth and grows up to find he possesses “titanic strength,” which he uses to “benefit mankind.” That’s the brief outline offered on the first page of the first issue of “Action Comics No. 1,” published in the spring of 1938. Heritage has the honor of offering one of the world’s finest copies of “Action Comics No. 1” in this historic event, one of only four

This CGC graded Very Fine+ 8.5 issue of “Action Comics No. 1” published in 1938 is the star in Heritage’s upcoming Comics Auction. Only two unrestored copies have graded higher.

pedigreed copies, this one from the Kansas City Pedigree, and the highest-graded among the tiny, treasured lot, a CGC Very Fine+ 8.5 issue. Only two unrestored copies have ever graded higher. When the hammer falls on April 4, this copy will likely become the most valuable comic book ever sold at auction.

No less prized among collectors and historians is the three-page document that provides the Superman origin s tory you likely never knew, which was typed and signed in 1934 by Jerry Siegel, one of The Man of Tomorrow’s co-creators along with Joe Shuster, and then tucked away in a filing cabinet and, later, a lawsuit. Faded photocopies of the document about an infant sent back in time by “the last man on earth” have circulated online for years, accompanied by headlines such as “Meet The Superman You Almost Knew” and “What Might Have Been.” But this original document, which Siegel sent to Buck Rogers cartoonist Russell Keaton, has never been available publicly.

“ Without Superman and ‘Action Comics No. 1,’ who knows whether there ever would have been a Golden Age of comics, or if the medium would have become what it is today,” suggested Heritage Auctions Vice President Barry Sandoval. “But we couldn’t be more excited to have the genesis of the superhero genre as a centerpiece of what’s shaping up to be a historic auction.”

A nother item in this event would have been the centerpiece of any other auction: a professionally restored copy of

“Action Comics No. 1” bearing the grade of Apparent 8.0. Says Sandoval, “While ‘affordable’ is perhaps not the word for a comic estimated at $300,000 and up, the chance to get a fantastic-looking copy for a fraction of what the Kansas City copy will bring is going to have a lot of people circling this one in their catalogs.”

There are just 78 copies of “Action Comics No. 1” in CGC’s population report, with the grading service estimating there are a scant 100 survivors of the comic book that launched superheroes into popular culture, 100 out of the 200,000 copies printed by DC Comics’ predecessor National Allied Publications. In Heritage’s September 2023 sale, an issue graded CGC 0.5 realized $408,000.

The Superman who first

appeared in the spring of 1939 remains remarkably like the version still filling comic-shop shelves every week or awaiting yet another big-screen turn in writer-director James Gunn’s retelling of the tale. He was more violent than the Big Blue Boy Scout of the 1950s and ‘60s, but that’s only because his creators wanted him to be “very serious about helping people in trouble and distress,” Siegel once said. And in the case of “Action Comics No. 1,” trouble and distress were not in short supply: In his debut alone, Superman squared off against “unjust imprisonment, spousal abuse, disarmament and drunken driving,” a s Les Daniels summed up in “Superman: The Complete History.”

To learn more, visit www. HA.com.

Morgan Library And Museum Announces Endowment And 100th Anniversary

The Morgan Library and Museum recently announced the creation of a named directorship, made possible by a generous $10 million pledge from Katharine J. Rayner, trustee of the Morgan since 2011. To recognize this extraordinary gift to the endowment, the position of director at the Morgan will

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Morgan Library and Museum.

now be known as the Katharine J. Rayner Director for a period of 25 years. Dr. Colin B. Bailey, director since 2015, is the first to hold this title.

This pledge has been made on the occasion of the Morgan’s 100th anniversary in 2024 and toward its Centennial Campaign, which seeks to raise $50 million in critical funds to strengthen the future of the institution’s collections and campus.

The Morgan also announced a $5 million pledge to the campaign from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation. This gift establishes an endowed fund to support

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Collector Anecdotes And Antics

Speculation Nation: Insanity, Pokemon, And MetaZoo

By Shawn Surmick

Collectible card games are a unique type of strategy game that combine the love of trading cards with an element of deck building. The two most popular collectible card games of all time are “Magic: The Gathering” and “Pokemon.” “Magic: The Gathering” is credited with being the first mass-marketed successful collectible card game. First appearing in 1993, it beat “Pokemon” to the market in the United States by about five years. “Magic: The Gathering” and “Pokemon” have had a lot of competitors since the 1990s,

and some have performed better than others.

Most of these card games, however, last just a few short years and then are slowly discontinued due to a lack of sales or interest from fickle players. Even card games based on successful high profile pop culture franchises such as “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” are not guaranteed, as both of these card games also premiered in the 1990s and quickly disappeared due to a lack of interest from players who considered the games too complex or just not interesting enough. As a result, a lot of companies considered the collectible card game business to be high risk, even though the costs of manufacturing a collectible card game once development was finalized were not as high as most other products in the toy or electronics space. However, perspective can change over time.

And speaking of change, the internet has changed the collectibles marketplace in a variety of different and unique ways. We have discussed this

in full in previous articles. One aspect that has affected the collectible trading card space is the way these items are viewed by the end consumer. Social media influencers jumped on the collectible card game bandwagon within the past few years and helped convince a new generation of players (and collectors) that their favorite card game could be investment worthy.

This has led to massive price increases, hoarding, and complete market insanity with documented fist fights breaking out in retail stores during the pandemic when the hottest cards were released to retail stores. Even in the year 2024, “Pokemon” is experiencing massive resurgence in success and growth. The fact that this property started out as a video game

franchise and morphed into a collectible card game has only further solidified their fan base. The “Pokemon” franchise alone is estimated to be worth $92 billion at present time which means that by all estimates it is one of the most valuable licensed properties in the world.

As a result of the growth and popularity of collectible card games over the past couple years, newcomers to the genre were all but certain. Unfortunately, for speculators seeing the growth and value in vintage “Pokemon” and “Magic: The Gathering” cards, not understanding the market dynamics of starry-eyed speculation

would prove costly. In 2019 and 2020, two new collectible card games premiered, each vying for a piece of the almighty collectible pie. The first was called “Flesh and Blood,” which was a fantasy based card game that used similar elements to its closest competitor, “Magic: The Gathering.” When the first sets premiered, the company limited production and placed special cold foil c ards in blind booster boxes for fans to discover. Thanks to internet insanity, some of these cards ended up being graded by top tier third-party grading companies like PSA and BGS. Due to Continued on page 6

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slip decoration selling for $325. Two soldier/naval photos, ca. 1860, tin type, cased, one a calvary non-commissioned officer, the other a naval serviceman sold for $450. A pair of miniature smoke-decorated child’s plank seat chairs, Pennsylvania origin, sold for $2,000. Bringing $1,700, was a large tin

top hat, 19th century, possible a trade sign. The group of fraktur included a freehand piece attributed to the Ehre Vater Artist, bright greens and reds, an unusual example, ex. David Wheatcroft, selling for $2,250.

The next catalog sale at the Lancaster County, Pa., auction house will take place Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. To learn more, call Horst at 717-738-3080.

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SHOW & FLEA MARKET CALENDAR

DELAWARE

04/27/24, New Castle, Saturday 9AM - 2PM Delaware Train Show, Rt 13/198 South Dupont Highway, Nur Shrine Center

04/01-28/24, New Castle, Sunday 10AM - 4PM April

Fool’s Toy Show, Rt 13/198 South Dupont Highway, Nur Shrine Center

GEORGIA

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

05/03-04/24, Lebanon, Friday

9 AM - 5 PM & Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM Indy Antique Advertising Show, 1955 Indianapolis Avenue, Boone County 4H Fairgrounds

MARYLAND

04/06/24, North East, Saturday 8Am - 2PM Barn Sale, 211 Brick Meeting Road, East Nottingham Antique Barn

04/06/24, Elkton, Saturday 10AM - 3PM From the Farmhouse Spring Show, 4640 Telegraph Road, Edward Walls Building, Cecil County Fairgrounds

NEW JERSEY

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

NEW YORK

04/20-21/24, Binghamton, Sat 10 -5, Sun 10 - 4 Antique, 907 Upper Front Street, SUNY Broom Ice Center

05/31/24 to 06/02/24, Bouckville, Friday - Sunday 8 AM5 PM Antiques & Collectibles Show, 6890 State Route 20 , Madison-Bouckville OHIO

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 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

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

04/06/24, Lancaster, Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM Spring Coin Show, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster Farm & Home Center

04/27-28/24, Allentown, Sat

9AM - 5PM, Sun 9AM - 3PM

Allentown Paper Show, 1929 Chew St., Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds, 05/04/24, Campbelltown, Sat

10AM - 3PM 60th Annual Hershey Coin Show, 2818 Horseshoe Pike, Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company

05/11/24, Fairfield, Saturday

9 AM - 3 PM Country & Primitives Antique Event, 1042 Bullfrog Road, “The Farm” in Gettysburg 04/13/24, Quakertown, Sat 12PM - 2PM Antique “Roadshow” & Appraisal Fair, 201 Station Road, Event Room 201, Quakertown Farmer’s Market

A UCTIONS

INDIANA

2024-05-03, Lebanon, Friday

9AM - 5PM, 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

2024-04-13, Mt Wolf, Saturday 9AM Large train collection, most train items look new & have original boxes. Train accessories, old matchbox cars with boxes, toys & more!, Rentzel’s Auction Service, Inc.

2024-04-06, Lots begin closing at 12PM. 67 guns, ammo & scopes., Roy D. Shirk Auctioneer

2024-04-04, Kinzers, Thursday 10AM Extraordinary Fine Arts, Antiques & Primitives Auction. Including artworks, cast iron fry pans, music boxes, Edison phonographs, silver, pocket watches & more!, Embassy Auctions International

2024-03-29, Chambersburg, Friday 1:30 outside, 3:30 inside Garage kept John Deere riding mower w/ bagger, furniture, Oriental china, guns & more! Kenny’s Auction Service

2024-04-04, Dillsburg, Thursday 6:00 PM Real Estate and mobile mower repair business., Hardy’s Auction Service

2024-04-01, Dillsburg, Mon 6 PM Furniture, toolos, patio furniture, collectibles & more!, Hardy’s Auction Service

2024-04-06, Orwigsburg, Sat 10 AM Firearms, jewelry, coins, toys, military, video games, antique/vintage, furniture, collectibles, sports & more!, Auction Time Bid Board

2024-07-10, Wed Ending starts at 5 PM Antique & modern furniture, glassware, sterling silver, primitives, tools & more!, A & M Auctioneers & Appraisers

2024-04-03, Wed Ending starts @ 5PM 2011 GMC Acadia, riding mowers, Snap-on tools, autographed sports & musical memorabilia, designer interior decor and more!, A & M Auctioneers & Appraisers

2024-04-02, Glen Rock, Tuesday 4PM St Judes Children’s Hospital Benefit Auction. Cakes, pies, crafts, antiques., Werhly’s Auction Service

Morgan

the Morgan’s acclaimed exhibition program. It builds on a number of previous exhibition sponsorships by the JL Greene Foundation, including “Treasures From the National Museum of Sweden: The Collections of Count Tessin” (2017), “Henry James and Americ an

2024-04-13, Hellam, Saturday 9AM Vintage gas pumps, Coca Cola items, jukebox, antique toys, many vintage items & much more!, Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers

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 Milk/Dairy Collection with great clean bottles. Also including calendars, store displays, signs, butter crocks, sales catalogs, coins & more!, Larry Swartz Auctioneer

2024-05-07, Tues 5 PM Coins & currency, A & M Auctioneers & Appraisers

2024-04-24, Wed 5 PM 2 original late 19th century Native American canoes, Native American artifacts, many guns, hunting & shooting accessories & more!, A & M Auctioneers & Appraisals

2024-05-01, Wed Ending starts @ 5PM Antique & modern furniture, artwork, tools, baskets & more!, A & M Auctioneers & Appraisers

2024-03-30, Freeburg, Saturday 10 AM & Online Antiques, Breweriana, local advertising, Halloween, German Christmas ornaments & more!, Hassinger Courtney Auctioneers

2024-03-30, Andreas, Saturday 9 AM Symphonion music box, original Dumop metal tires, antiques, pedal car & tractor, old toys & much more!, Dean Arner Auctioneer

2024-04-07, Andreas, Sunday 10 AM Coin & Currency Auction. 1902 $5 Red Seal Mauch Chunk bank note, silver certificates, educational notes, fractional currency, Morgan dollars & much more!, Dean Arner Auctions

2024-04-04, Andreas, Thursday 1PM Rare stamps, coins, vintage vinyl records, ephemera, marbles, comic books & more!, Dean Arner Auctioneer

2024-03-20, Antiques & early furniture, kitchenware, artwork & more!, Miller & Siegrist Auctioneers

2024-03-20, Huge private collection of 1970s - 2000s of hockey, football & baseball cards. Matchbox, old photo albums, Snoopy, mandolin, fiddles & much more!, Miller & Siegrist

WISCONSIN

2024-03-29, Tomah, Friday 9 AM Advertising signs, clocks & thermometers, antiques, toys, displays & much more!, Miller’s Auction Company

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AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY

These two Walter and June Gottshall (Reinholds,

folk art carved and painted birds sold for $290.

This large carved and painted spread-wing eagle by the late Phil Gottshall (Womelsdorf, Pa.) sold for $550.

A fraktur taufshein by Abraham Brubaker, ca. 1820, in modern frame, sold to the trade for $2,900.

This Dutch cupboard, ca. 1830-40, transitional piece, sold for $4,100.

Two betty lamps on a double arm tiger maple or figural cherry hanger sold for $1000. The hanger was very nice and was the reason for the price.

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the cards’ limited availability and perceived rarity, some of these cards were seen selling for thousands of dollars on the secondary market. I am not sure who in their right mind would pay thousands of dollars for a card that was simply produced in low numbers and placed in a card game that was created in 2019, but apparently the buyer of these items does not seem to understand the definition of mass-produced rarity (or just wants to own the cards at any price). Today, “Flesh and Blood” is still being produced, but for how long is a valid question. While the game does have its fair share of fans, whether or not it can stand the test of time, let alone another five years, is a fair question to ask. By contrast, “Magic: The Gathering” is owned and published by toy conglomerate Hasbro, whereas “Flesh and Blood” is produced by a very small company known as Legend Story Studios out of Auckland, New Zealand. If you

do like “Magic: The Gathering,” however, I will suggest you try it, but please if I may offer some simple advice, don’t try to financially speculate in it. Paying th ousands of dollars for anything produced as a collectible in 2019 is likely not the best use of collecting dollars. The second collectible card game to appear in 2020 was quite interesting. The card game was called “MetaZoo” and was more comparable to “Pokemon” than “Magic: The Gathering.” The company that produced “MetaZoo” was simply called MetaZoo Games LLC and was started by an online crowdfunding campaign that occurred during the p andemic. Several prominent social media influencers promoted the game, and at least in the beginning, prices for factory-sealed booster boxes soared on the secondary market. “MetaZoo” was loved by some and loathed by others. To its credit, the game did feature unique game play elements that drew players in, but it seemed to lack the true charm of “Pokemon.” The company managed to even create

a licensed set based on the popular Japanese “Hello Kitty” franchise, but shortly after the sets’ release in January 2024, “MetaZoo” announced it was shutting down. This announcement sent shock waves through the collectible card game space, and newly minted speculators would get their very first taste of losing money in a market dominated by “Pokemon” and “Magic: The Gathering” for far too long.

“MetaZoo” was a much needed lesson for speculators. Some of these individuals paid thousands of dollars for early booster boxes that were in short supply after the game’s launch but that can now be seen sitting on eBay with an asking price less than one-quarter of their original price. Sadly, few failed collectible card games ever become sought after in the future. I fondly remember playing a card game that was produced in the early ‘90s by the same company that produced “Magic: The Gathering.” The game was originally called “Jyhad: The Eternal Struggle” and was based on vampire l ore. The game would quickly change its name to “Vampire:

The Eternal Struggle,” and by 1996 it would be discontinued. Today, you can still find cards and original starter decks selling on eBay for just a few dollars. This is where most of these highly touted failed card games always end up. And this is why my advice for those looking for the next big thing is always the same, in the collectibles market it is usually best to speculate on what is known rather than the unknown, but where is the fun in that? Well, at least we’ll always have “Pokemon.” At least for now.

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

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antiques and primitiv e goods, the show has loyal dealers and customers alike. To aid shoppers, programs are available at admissions to help navigate the show with each dealer listed and a floor plan map. There are also wooden signs in each booth, and porter help is available to get purchases to vehicles. A dining area with breakfast and lunch is available from Exclusively Yours Catering.

There is a varied selection of country antiques from sma lls to furniture shown in room-type settings. Furniture found at the show consists of bucket benches, drysinks, tables, chests, shelves, apothecaries, candlestands and many cupboards in early paint. There is treen (woodenware), early

lighting,

much

Look for textiles, such as coverlets, quilts, homespun, s amplers and sewing accessories. It’s also fun to look for seasonal antiques, like bee skeps, flower planters, and garden items at the spring show. Just about anything in an old country home or summer kitchen can be seen at Simple Goods. Every price level can be found at the show along with many styles like pioneer, pilgrim, colonial and country.

After the long winter months, take a spring trip to the small country town of Berlin for a day at the Simple Goods show. Come for the antiques, stay for the fun.

For additional information, check out the Simple Goods Facebook page at www.facebook. com/simplegoods or call Christina Hummel at 570-651-5681.

gilt bronze of a nude woman titled “La Joueuse De Boules”, The Ball Player, on marble base; Karel Appel, “Abstract Composition”, oil on canvas; Willem De Kooning, Oil on Paperboard, Signed and dated 1969; Fritz Scholder, Gouche on paper, “Portrait of an American Indian”; Rockwell Kent, Wood engraving titled “Mountain Climber” signed; Tamara Lempicka, Pastel, 1927, titled “Young Ladies”.

Rare and Unusual: Two Black Forest wood carvings: Butter molds: Cast Iron Fry Pans: Asian Arts: Ethiopian Coptic Collection: Music Boxes and Edison Phonographs: Circa 1890 Mermot Freres 10 tune cylinder music box, all original with tune card; A Regina, double comb 15 1/2” disc music box, in the rare serpentine mahogany case with 30 discs; A “Concert Roller Organ” fully restored; “The Gem Roller Organ” fully restored; A Regina, double comb 15 1/2” disc music box, fully restored; An 11” cylinder music box with inlaid walnut case; An Edison floor model C150 Disc phonograph in mahogany case.

Silver: Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bowl, 12.7 troy ozs.; Gorham sterling silver vanity set with brush, comb & hand mirror in their original case. Engraved Andrea. William Sumner, London Silversmith, antique George III 1779 set of three matching sterling silver footed salt cellars. With Georgian English hallmarks.

A large lot of 268 pieces of Gorham Lancaster Rose Sterling Silver Flatware consisting of different forks and spoons, no knives. To be divided into smaller lots.

An amazing silver chest in cherry wood with brass plaque marked “Cadwalader 1920”. Large bronze handle on either side. Can handle a set of flatware of over.

Masonic Pocket watches: A Dudley #1 open face Masonic pocket watch with glass back, engraved floral rim, silver face. Arabic numerals, second hand dial, 19 jewels. Works well. Circa 1920-25. Serial # 772. An Elgin Masonic Black Dial Pocket watch. Serial # 23678184. Gifted in 1924. See engraving inside. So much more to list! An incredible multi-estate auction!

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