Antiques & Auction News 061617

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Lititz Historical Foundation’s 55th Annual Antiques Show To Take Place June 23 And 24

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Warwick Middle School Will Host Popular Event FRIDAY JUNE 16, 2017 • VOL. 48, NO. 24

Morphy Auctions’ Premier Comic Book Sale Set For June 22 Selections From Silver, Bronze, And Modern Ages To Be Sold

The Lititz H i s t o r i c a l Foundation will hold its 55th Annual Antiques Show, Lancaster County’s oldest show of its kind and always a perennial favorite, on Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24. The organization’s fundraiser will be held in the Warwick Middle School (104 Maple Street) in Lititz, Pa. Show hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Admission will be $9 per person or $8 with show card or ad. Promoted as an “old-time country show,” the event features a cast of nearly 50 dealers presenting a wide range of quality and reasonably priced country wares and dry goods. Shoppers can expect to find Pennsylvania country material, stoneware, redware, fraktur, folk carvings, kitchen goods, textiles, early lighting, transferware, early

Under The Boardwalk on page 2

Special Photography Display At Haddon Heights Antiques Center on page 2

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Michener Art Museum Offers Half-Price Admission Special An Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC universal grade 4.0 silver age key comic book will be estimated at $12,000-$18,000.

This Incredible Hulk #181 CGC universal grade 8.0 1974 bronze age key comic book is estimated at $2,000-$3,000.

Morphy Auctions is excited to announce a premier comic books auction to be held on Thursday, June 22. Bidding will start promptly at 9 a.m. All lots from this sale are on display in Morphy’s Denver gallery and are available for preview now. This sale will This lot of 33 The Invincible Iron Man #69 - #103 bronze age key undoubtedly weave a comic books will be estimated at $600-$1,200. web of intrigue with its selection of titles featuring Spider Man. Amazingly, over 40 fine lots are on offer featuring this favorite superhero. Lot #46, an Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC universal grade 4.0 silver age key comic book, will be estimated at $12,000-$18,000. Considered a Holy Grail by many, it features off white pages and tells the origin of Spider Man through Stan Lee’s story, Stan Ditko’s art, and Jack Kirby’s cover. And lot #1, an Amazing Spider Man #1 1963 Marvel Comic Book CGC universal grade 4.5, is the story which retells the origins of Spider Man. This copy will be estimated at $5,000-$6,500. Comic books featuring Iron Man over time are a heavy metal favorite. A great choice for summertime vacation reading would have to be lot #66, a lot of 33 The A Tales Of Suspense #39 1963 CGC Invincible Iron Man #69 - #103 universal grade 4.0 comic book will be estimated at $3,500-$5,000. Continued on page 2

The James A. Michener Art Museum, a cultural institution in Doylestown, Pa., dedicated to collecting, interpreting, and exhibiting American art, is offering half-price general admission during the month of June. General admission tickets are available online or at the museum. “The Michener has always enjoyed tremendous community support, and we want to welcome as many visitors as possible to kick off what promises to be a wonderful summer season,” said Lisa Tremper Hanover, director and CEO of the Michener Art Museum. “We have several special exhibitions that will be on view during June, including the groundbreaking ‘Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form’ show, as well as galleries that showcase our Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings, work by George Nakashima, and other highlights

Superbly Preserved Marklin Battleship Sails To $150,000 Finish At Bertoia’s on page 10

Grey Flannel’s Summer Games Auction Closes June 21 on page 14

from our permanent collection.” The Michener Art Museum, which opened in 1988 on the historic site of a former prison, was recently named “One of the 25 Best Galleries or Museums in America” Continued on page 7

Does Silverplate Have Any Scrap Value? on page 18

In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 6 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 8

FEATURED AUCTION: Jeffery S. Evans & Associates - June 16 & 17 in Mt. Crawford, Virginia - Page 13

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 9 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 18


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