Extraordinary Collection Of American Pewter To Be Exhibited At Historic Trappe
Historic Trappe is excited to announce the opening of its upcoming exhibition featuring over 300 objects from the Melvyn and Bette Wolf collection of American pewter, recently donated to the museum. The collection features pieces from New England to Virginia from the early 18th to late 19th centuries. “Pewter: An American Story” will be on view at the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at the Dewees Tavern, 301 W. Main St., Trappe, Pa., from Friday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
This special exhibition celebrates the extraordinary gift of more than 450 pieces of historic American pewter to Historic Trappe. Generously donated by Bette Wolf, this collection was assembled by Bette and her late husband, Dr. Melvyn Wolf, over 60 years. The Wolf collection is considered the finest and most comprehensive collection of American pewter ever assembled. Highlights include one of the earliest signed pieces made in the colonies, a ca. 1730 beaker by Simon Edgell of Philadelphia, and nearly two dozen pieces by William Will, one of America’s greatest pewterers.
The exhibition will focus on regional pewter makers such as Thomas Boardman (1784-1873) of Connecticut, John Will (active 1752-74) of New York, Israel Trask (1786-1867) of Massachusetts, and Parks Boyd (1771-1819) of Philadelphia. Special attention will be paid to Pennsylvania pewter makers of German descent such as Johann Philip Alberti (active 1754-80), whose church pewter is renowned among collectors. Moravian pewterer Johann Christoph Heyne (1715-81) of Lancaster, Pa., will also be featured with works including a rare flask or canteen and porringer.
The exhibition’s scope is wide-ranging and will include a rare basin made in Richmond, Va., by Joseph Danforth Jr. (17831844); a porringer with dolphin handle by Samuel Danforth (1774-1816); and a traveling communion set by Rosewell Gleason (1799-1887). Other objects will include tab handle porringers, candlesticks, flagons, teapots and coffeepots, fluid lamps, chalices, beakers, sugar bowls, and creamers.
The exhibition aims to tell the American and trans-Atlantic story of pewter. Immigrant pewter makers came to the colonies
seeking opportunities and religious freedom but found themselves far from the source of raw materials and in competition with the products being made by English shops. Undeterred, American artisans often took old pewter and converted it into new, inventive shapes for daily use.
The exhibition will give visitors a comprehensive overview of the types of wares made by pewterers as well as a look into the lives of the artisans represented by the collection. William Will, Philadelphia’s most illustrious pewterer, made stunning forms with careful beaded details such as those on a church flagon, whose sleek and sinuous form is a hallmark of his creative sensibilities. Will was also far more than a pewterer. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, as sheriff for Philadelphia, and as the storekeeper for the Continental Army in 1779. Even with his distinguished civic duties, Will kept his pewter shop open for the duration of his lifetime. The exhibition will showcase over 20 master works by William Will, including teapots, sugar bowls, chalices, tankards, a beaker, and a porringer.
To accompany the exhibition, Historic Trappe will host a pewter-themed Tavern Night event
on Sunday, Sept. 28, featuring a lively evening at the Dewees Tavern with a German-style buffet dinner, dessert, wine, hard cider, and craft beer. Historic Trappe will also offer an introductory workshop led by Gamal Amer, a pewter collector and board member of the Pewter Collectors Club of America. The workshop will explore American pewter and its origins by focusing on examples from the Melvyn and Bette Wolf collection. Participants will be introduced to pewter shapes and classifications through the Wolf collection, followed by a close study and interpretation of various pewter
hallmarks. Historic Trappe’s website will be updated with more details and dates for upcoming programming closer to the opening of the exhibition.
This exhibition has been generously funded by the Pewter Collectors Club of America. Admission to the exhibition is included with regular admission to the Dewees Tavern. Additional information about the exhibition, Historic Trappe, and visiting the historic sites is available online at www.historictrappe. org, by calling 610-489-7560, and by following Historic Trappe on Facebook and @historictrappe on Instagram.
The Rock Ford Foundation recently announced it had been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Lancaster County Community Foundation’s John J. Snyder, Jr. Fund for Historic Preservation. This grant is part of a total of $317,200 awarded in 2025 to support the efforts of 18 community initiatives dedicated to preserving Lancaster County’s rich heritage. The funding will support continued exterior maintenance and painting at Historic Rock Ford, the ca. 1794 home of Edward Hand, who served as Adjutant General to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The preservation efforts ensure that this important historic site remains a valuable educational and cultural resource for future generations.
Festival Is Set To Welcome Over 160 Independent Artists
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7, the historic streets of Doylestown Borough in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa., will welcome over 160 independent artists to showcase their talents to locals and visitors alike. The volunteer organizers of the Doylestown Arts Festival are proud to announce the 2025 artist lineup, which includes vendors from the hyper-local community as well
Pennsylvania German pewter from the Melvyn and Bette Wolf collection, Historic Trappe, photo courtesy Michael E. Myers
Group of tankards from the Melvyn and Bette Wolf collection, Historic Trappe, photo courtesy Michael E. Myers
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“The Bourne Identity” Classic Thriller Movie And Memorabilia
By William J. Felchner
One of the most successful Hollywood movie franchises is the iconic “Bourne” films, which to date have produced five feature-length motion pictures, one TV miniseries and one spin-off television series. The march to Hollywood history begins in earnest in 2002 with “The Bourne Identity,” the first Universal Pictures entry which today has attained cult status among both movie fans and collectors.
“The Bourne Identity” is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum (1927-2001). Published by Richard Marek in February 1980, “The Bourne Identity” was followed by the Ludlum sequels “The Bourne Supremacy” (1986) and “The Bourne Ultimatum” (1990). Following Ludlum’s death in 2001, author Eric Van Lustbader continued the popular series, beginning with “The Bourne Legacy” (2004), followed by ten more novels in the “Bourne” saga.
“The Bourne Identity” was produced for the big screen by Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley and Richard N. Gladstein. Liman also directed from a screenplay penned by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. John Powell provided the music score, with Oliver Wood as cinematographer and Saar Klein as film editor.
Heading the cast was Matt Damon as the enigmatic Jason Bourne, aka David Webb. Also on board were Franka Potente as Marie Kreutz, Chris Cooper as Alexander Conklin, Clive Owen as The Professor, Brian Cox as Ward Abbott, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Wambosi, Gabriel Mann as Zorn and Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons.
Made for an estimated $68 million, “The Bourne Identity” began filming in October of 2000. International shooting locations included Paris, Prague, Rome, Mykonos, Zurich and Imperia. By some accounts, it was a difficult shoot, with the production going $8 million over its original budget of $60 million.
“The Bourne Identity” opens in the Mediterranean
Sea, where an Italian fishing boat encounters a man floating in the water with two bullet holes in his back. After removing the slugs, the crew discover that the unfortunate victim has amnesia but possesses deadly combat skills and can converse in several languages. Also discovered is a small laser disc implanted in his hip, which contains a safe deposit box number for a bank in Zurich.
Following a brief convalescence on the fishing boat, the amnesiac heads to Switzerland where he is warmly greeted at the Zurich bank. Here he opens the safe deposit box, which contains a variety of currency, identification cards and passports in several different names, and a handgun. Placing everything in a duffel bag, except the gun, which he leaves in the box, the man begins using the American passport which identifies him as Jason Bourne. An employee at the bank has noted the arrival of Bourne and con -
tacts Alexander Conklin fol lowing Bourne’s departure. Conklin is CIA, in charge of a black ops program codenamed Treadstone. Conklin and his team have been looking for the missing Bourne and alert police to Bourne’s presence in Zurich. Conklin also wants Bourne dead and assigns three Treadstone agents, Castel,
Manheim and the Professor, to take Bourne out. Apparently, Bourne was an agent/ assassin in the Treadstone program who had gone missing following his failure to kill a troublesome African dictator named Wambosi.
While being pursued by Swiss police, Bourne takes refuge at the American consulate in Zurich. Here he is identified as a wanted man and evades U.S. Marine guards by exiting a fire escape and scaling down a building wall. He then meets up with a young German woman named Marie Kreutz, whom he had glimpsed at the American consulate. Bourne desperately needs a ride out of town and offers Marie $20,000 cash for the privilege. At first Marie refuses but then agrees to the arrangement as she is having financial difficulties due to a lost passport and other documents.
Bourne and Marie flee Zurich, eventually winding
This one sheet double-sided advance movie poster brought $69 at auction.
This 9mm Walther P5 Compact prop pistol sold at auction for $5,842.50.
Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert
This Week: Redware, Stoneware, And Folk Pottery
By Peter Seibert
Late at night when I am too tired to read, I will often zip around YouTube looking for things to watch. I happened upon a posting from our friends at Crocker Farm, an auction house just across the Maryland-Pennsylvania line that specializes in stoneware, redware and folk pottery.
The video was highlighting pieces in their forthcoming sale, and I found myself deep in the differences between Norton birds, Cowden & Wilcox decorators, and BB Craig early marks. The
collection was breathtaking to see, and the quality was off the charts. It spanned from the 18th century to the late 20th, and there was everything from the prosaic to the one-of-a-kind showpiece.
Now, I have always loved pottery, and throughout my collecting career, I have carefully guarded a small number of pots acquired over the years. Back in the day during the heady 1990s, I collected southern face jugs having seen an exhibition on the famed potter Lanier Meaders. It was all great fun, but I sold the collection when we moved to New Mexico so it didn’t risk getting broken going across the country.
Anyhow, in watching the video, I was amazed at the level of scholarship that has developed in pottery over the last 40 years. I remember when Jeannette Lasansky’s book “Made of Mud” came out and we finally had a chronology for dating Harrisburg’s famed Cowden & Wilcox pottery marks. That short book was followed by longer and longer works published over the decades since then. We now know the names of
individual decorators and can even identify where those folks learned their trade. It is, as Paul Simon said, the age of miracles and wonder.
Southern pottery, for me, was always among the most interesting. Having lived in the South, it was never common to see even the most basic of forms. Whether it was the poverty in the rural south after the Civil War or just that it had been all picked out by collectors over the years, I never found much in all the years that I lived there. That did not stop me from hunting. I still have seven or eight different pottery flower bed edgers that I bought in Savannah, Ga. They were sold as slave tombstones, although we now know they were used to delineate flower beds, including probably some around graves. Made locally in the south, they are a wonderful indigenous form that I think is pretty darned cool.
Collecting pottery is not for the faint of heart. Prices remain strong, especially for items that have that special folk art zing. This can be a particularly charming cobalt decorated image or a form (shape) that is distinctive. In
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the video, they talked about how Man-in-the-Moon decorated jugs from Pennsylvania never seem to go down in value. They don’t!
Still, pottery is a wonderful thing to collect. It looks great as décor and has a real durability to it. Is not all that often faked and appears to be a darned good investment.
“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.
Editions
Agatha Christie’s “The Seven Dials Mystery” From 1929 Brings $3,120
Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall’s “History of the Indian Tribes of North America” was estimated at $5,000 to $7,000 and sold for $10,000.
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of a 615-lot book and manuscript sale held on July 24. Prices noted include the auction house’s buyer’s premium. A number of top lots were first edition mystery and detective books.
The top lot was Thomas L. McKenney (1785-1859) and James Hall’s (1793-1868) “History of the Indian Tribes of North America.” It was estimated at $5,000 to $7,000 and delivered $10,000. This first edition, three-volume, large
folio publication featured 108 (of 120) hand-colored lithographed plates, a map sheet, and a 17-page lithographed subscriber’s list at the end of the third volume. It was printed in Philadelphia by Biddle, Greenough, and Rice and Clark in 1836, 1838, and 1844. This publication was considered “the grandest color plate book issued in the United States up to the time of its publication.”
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Guggenheim Honors Centennial Of Robert Rauschenberg’s Birth
“Life
Can’t Be Stopped” Will Feature Over A Dozen Key Historic Pieces Of Art
In celebration of the centennial of Robert Rauschenberg’s birth, the Guggenheim New York will present “Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped, a Collection in Focus” exhibition drawn from the museum’s permanent holdings with key loans from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Featuring over a dozen seminal works, the presentation explores the artist’s groundbreaking use of materials and media and builds upon his decades-long relationship with the Guggenheim. Timed to what would have been his 100th birthday, the exhibition contributes to a global slate of 2025-26 initiatives that reexamine Rauschenberg’s legacy, honoring his expansive creativity, spirit of curiosity, and commitment to change.
“Robert Rauschenberg’s restless innovation and enduring exploration of materials and techniques have long resonated with the
Guggenheim’s own commitment to redefining artistic boundaries.
Life Can’t Be Stopped’ not only commemorates his centennial but also deepens our ongoing dialogue with the work of an artist whose influence on contemporary art remains immeasurable,” said Joan Young, senior director, curatorial affairs.
“Robert Rauschenberg’s centennial is not only a moment to honor his legacy, but also a call to renew our commitment to the radical curiosity and spirit of collaboration that defined his life and work,” said Courtney J. Martin, executive director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. “The Guggenheim has been a vital partner in sustaining that legacy. By reexamining seminal works from their collection and ours, this exhibition underscores the enduring power of Rauschenberg’s belief that art should remain in constant motion, bridging disciplines, communities, and ideas.”
choreographer Merce Cunningham. The artist’s use of media imagery and commercial printing techniques led many critics to associate him with pop artists such as Andy Warhol. Equally engaged with contemporary culture, Rauschenberg noted to an interviewer, “I want paintings to be reflections of life, and life can’t be stopped.”
A central theme of the exhibition is Rauschenberg’s experimental incorporation of photographic imagery into drawing, painting, and printmaking. At the heart of the presentation is “Barge” (1962-63), a 32-foot-long silkscreen painting co-owned by the Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim Bilbao. Jointly acquired during Rauschenberg’s 1997-98 Guggenheim retrospective, “Barge” was among the first 100 artworks to enter Bilbao’s collection upon its opening in 1997. Executed predominantly in a 24-hour period, “Barge” remains the largest work in his silkscreen paintings series, which includes approximately 80 paintings produced between 1962 and 1964. This monumental piece makes its highly anticipated return to New York for the first time in nearly 25 years.
Additional highlights include a dynamic untitled silkscreen painting from 1963, created after Rauschenberg began introducing brilliant color into the series. At its center is an image of his longtime friend and collaborator,
Among the earliest works on view will be “Untitled (Red Painting),” ca. 1953, a formative example of Rauschenberg’s experimentation with materiality, in which brightly toned red paint is layered over a collaged newspaper ground. Works on paper from 1952 to 1980 further demonstrate Rauschenberg’s inventive methods, including image transfers made by applying a solvent such as lighter fluid and rubbing the back of magazine and newspaper clippings with a burnishing tool (often an empty ballpoint pen). Important loans from the Rauschenberg Foundation illustrate how these transfer methods evolved in the 1980s and ‘90s, as he incorporated unconventional supports like galvanized metal and inkjet printing.
The Guggenheim has long supported Rauschenberg’s work, including him in a 1961
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Robert Rauschenberg’s “Untitled” from 1963, is an oil, silkscreen ink, metal, and plastic on canvas, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, purchased with funds contributed by Elaine and Werner Dannheisser and The Dannheisser Foundation 82.2912, photo courtesy Ariel Ione Williams, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York.
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group show, followed by “Six Painters and the Object” (1963), the first museum exhibition of pop art in New York. In 1997, the museum presented the most comprehensive retrospective of his career to date, a landmark exhibition spanning its building on Fifth Avenue, the former Guggenheim SoHo, and a satellite gallery on Hudson Street. The show traveled to multiple venues, including the Menil Collection, Contemporary Arts Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, all in Houston (1998), before continuing to Museum Ludwig, Cologne (1998), and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (199899). In 2009, the Foundation organized the memorial exhibition “Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.” It later traveled to Museum Tinguely, Basel (2009-10); Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2010); and Villa e Collezione Panza, Varese, Italy (2010-11). As a hub for experimentation, the Guggenheim continues to inspire and uplift artists whose work extends beyond traditional confines. By challenging the artistic status quo of his time, Rauschenberg embodied the very spirit of innovation that Hilla Rebay, founding director of
the Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, sought to promote through her commitment to abstract and non-objective art. “Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped” highlights key works from the Guggenheim’s collection and marks the fifth installment in the museum’s ongoing “Collection in Focus” series, which
aims to make its world-renowned holdings more accessible to the public.
“Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped” is organized by Joan Young, senior director, curatorial affairs.
To learn more about the Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim’s activities around the world, visit www. guggenheim.org.
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Dogs And Cats Special Display Sale
By Karl Pass
Pets, particularly dogs and cats, are perennially popular, so the Haddon Heights Antiques Center is happy to showcase them in the special sales display for the month of August.
Shopgoers will find a wide assortment of vintage feline and canine figurines front and center in all shapes, sizes, colors, and breeds. From MCM china spaghetti poodles to pastel Fenton glass cats, collectors will have a tough time deciding which ones to “adopt.” Collectors will also find antique and vintage framed prints, postcards, books, and more. Look for vintage plush kitties and pups, too.
Even for those who don’t collect dogs and cats, a trip to the Haddon Heights Antiques
Center is well worth the time. Approximately 50 different dealers share spaces throughout the multi-story antique shop, and they are constantly bringing in new stock. In addition to a wide variety of merchandise, the discount policy is among the best in the tri-state area.
Located just off I-295 at exit 29, the Haddon Heights Antiques Center is at 531 Clements Bridge Road in Barrington, N.J. The store is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on Friday. For further information, call 856-546-0555.
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up in Paris where the assassin Castel comes crashing through an apartment window and attempts to kill Bourne. The resourceful Bourne, however, subdues Castel who, rather than being interrogated by Bourne, leaps to his death from an upper story window. More assassination attempts follow, including one from the Professor in the French countryside where Bourne mortally wounds the man. Before he succumbs to his wounds, however, the assailant informs Bourne of their shared participation in Treadstone. Bourne eventually confronts Conklin at a safe house in Paris. Here, the amnesiac Bourne learns more of his hazy past and his deadly activities in Treadstone. Bourne has had enough of Treadstone and resigns from the program, warning Conklin to end his pursuit, but Conklin’s superior CIA Deputy Director Ward Abbott has other ideas.
“The Bourne Identity”
premiered in Los Angeles on June 6, 2002. Eight days later, on June 14, the film went into general release in the United States. Reviews for “The Bourne Identity” were mixed,
with Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times among its principal backers, awarding the action movie three out of four stars. “The Bourne Identity” proved to be a hit
at the box office, opening at No. 2 in the U.S. and eventually grossing over $214 million worldwide.
Given its cult following and amazing staying power, “The Bourne Identity” and the memorabilia it generated is very popular with collectors today. Leading the way is the movie’s standard one sheet
poster (27-by-40 inches). One example, a double-sided advance one sheet, in rolled very fine/near mint condition, sold at auction for $69.
High on any collector’s want list is the eight-card lobby set which features various scenes from the film. So named as these 11-by-14inch color cards were displayed in movie theater lobbies to entice patrons, one set in near mint condition brought $63 at auction.
One must-have item is a signed Robert Ludlum 1980 first edition hardcover book. One example, inscribed and autographed by the bestselling author, in near fine condition, soared to a high bid of $1,437.50 at auction.
Movie props and clothing used in the picture are very big with collectors. The so-called “hero pistol” used by Matt Damon as Bourne, a deactivated 9mm Walther P5 Compact, sold at auction for $5,842.50. The prop pistol can be seen carried by the Professor in the farmhouse shootout sequence and later used by Bourne in the Treadstone safe-house and Paris stairwell shootout scenes. The pistol came with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) from the film’s armorer plus a deactivation certificate.
The brown and navy blue striped long-sleeve shirt worn by Matt Damon in the movie is a piece of film history that managed to make it to auction. Accompanied by a COA from Universal Pictures, this item brought a top bid of $768.
Auction results and images are courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas.
William J. Felchner is a graduate of Illinois State University. His work has appeared in a number of periodicals, including True West, Hot Rod, Movie Collector’s World, Big Reel, Old West, Corvette Quarterly, Goldmine, Autograph Collector, Illinois, Sports Collectors Digest, Frontier Times and Pennsylvania Magazine.
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Nov. 3, 1948, “Dewey Defeats Truman” headline newspaper was estimated at $1,000 to $2,000 and sold for $4,000. This early edition newspaper falsely proclaimed Governor Thomas Dewey as the president-elect in 1948. The Tribune had leaned Republican for some time and had showed disdain for Truman and the Democrats for years. Two days after this issue was published, Truman got an issue of this paper while on a whistle-stop tour of St. Louis on his train, and held this newspaper aloft, being photographed doing so. This photograph became one of the most famous American political photographs of the 20th century.
Agatha Christie’s (18901976) “The Seven Dials Mystery,” estimated at $600 to $800, realized $3,120. This fine condition first American edition was published in New York by Dodd, Mead & Company in 1929. Its tale was adapted for television in 1981 and starred Sir John Gielgud. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s (1859-1930) “The Hound of the Baskervilles, Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes” was estimated at $800 to $1,200 and realized $2,640. This near fine first edition was printed in London by George Newnes in 1902. It featured a frontispiece and 15 illustrations by Sidney Paget. “The Hound of
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles, Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes” was estimated at $800 to $1,200 and realized $2,640.
Agatha Christie’s “ The Seven Dials Mystery” was estimated at $600 to $800 and brought $3,120.
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This complete eight-card lobby set sold at auction for $63.
This Robert Ludlum signed/ inscribed 1980 first edition hardcover book sold for $1,437.50 at auction.
Actor Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne long-sleeved striped shirt brought $768 at auction.
set of 20 copies of the Chicago Daily Tribune’s Nov. 3, 1948, “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper was estimated at $1,000 to $2,000 and sold for $4,000.
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“This grant will go a long way toward funding our exterior maintenance project, something that is a necessity to ensure the General Edward Hand Mansion stays in good condition and it can continue to be a place where the public can learn about America’s formative years,”¬†states Christina McSherry, executive director of Historic Rock Ford.
The Lancaster County Community Foundation helps people who love Lancaster County shape its shared future. Since 1924, individuals
have established permanent funds to support the community by making grant investments to local organizations. Today, the Community Foundation manages approximately $200 million in community assets that support Lancaster County every year.
Historic Rock Ford, located at 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, Pa., is comprised of the General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. It is owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a private, not-forprofit corporation.
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as creators from across the region.
Celebrating its 34th anniversary, the Doylestown Arts Festival is an anticipated event by art collectors, visitors to the region, and the community at large. The keystone of the annual festival is its diverse juried lineup of artists that line the streets as far as the eye can see. Ranging from students and art groups to seasoned professionals, this year’s lineup also features a variety of styles, media, and scale while offering the community the unique opportunity to meet and converse with the artists themselves. Expect to discover magic on the streets in the form of paintings, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, glass, drawing, wood, and more. Visit www.dtownartsfestival. com/artists/ to get a preview of who is coming to this year’s festival.
“I’ve experienced the Doylestown Arts Festival from almost every angle: as a shopper supporting local creatives, as an artist sharing
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the Baskervilles” marked the return of Sherlock Holmes after his disappearance over Reichenbach Falls in “The Final Problem,” published 1893, which Doyle described as the “inevitable relapse after repentance.”
“Our July sale just
my own work, as a brick-andmortar shop owner in town, and now as a volunteer. The festival is so much more than just an event. It’s a celebration of community and creativity and a reminder of what makes Doylestown so special,” remarked Caitlin Hernandez, Doylestown Borough director of parks and recreation.
New this year, the festival will extend an additional block on East State Street on Sept. 6 to provide additional opportunities to host talented artists who applied to be involved in this year’s event. This expansion builds on an ongoing initiative to expand the festival due to a steady increase in demand, which began with the Oakland Avenue expansion that has now been in place for three years.
The Doylestown Arts Festival has supported local and regional artists and performers for over 30 years, drawing an audience of buyers and collectors from near and far, while showcasing unique and one-of-a-kind works of art for all to enjoy. Featuring 5 stages of live music with over 40
reinforced that the buying public has a voracious appetite for fine books and manuscripts; one that we will continue to feed, especially with our upcoming Select Rarities sale in September,” remarked Chad Reingold, director of rare books department.
For further information, visit www.potterauctions. com.
SEEKERS/SELLERS
FINE ART WANTED ROGALLERY.COM
BUY. SELL. CONSIGN ONLINE ART AUCTIONS OVER 5,000 ARTISTS 800.888.1063 art@rogallery.com 47-15 36th ST., LIC, NY 11101
OLD PAINTINGS WANTED American Impressionists, New Hope School artists, PAFA artists, European paintings. 40 years experience. Immediate payment. Call 215-348-2500.
BUYING GOLD COINS
Rare Coins, Gold Bars/Ingots *American and Foreign* Highest Prices Paid $$PAYING CASH$$ Please call Tony 717-723-9505 or info@cabbage-coins.com Highest Prices Paid. Lobby Cards, 1-Sheets, Displays, Window Cards, Glass Slides. Dwight Cleveland, ph. 773-525-9152 POB 10922, Chicago, IL 60610 posterboss@aol.com
acts, along with art demonstrations and interactive activities, this event, which is free to the public, is designed for the entire community and visitors to experience.
Home to over 8,000 residents as well as the Michener Art Museum, Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, TileWorks, the County Theater, and a robust downtown of galleries, restaurants, and locally-owned shops and boutiques, Doylestown is nationally recognized as a destination town. The Doylestown Arts Festival is made possible by a small volunteer committee of Discover Doylestown and is presented by the Thompson Organization.
For more information, visit www.dtownartsfestival. com.
MUSIC WANTED, any era. Sandy Marrone, 113 Oakwood Drive, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077, 856-829-6104 E-mail: smusandy@aol.com
NOSTALGIA
USPAP/ISA Compliant Professional appraisals for your vintage sports collectibles. Always seeking vintage sports memorabilia. Call/Text 272-215-2483 or for more information visit findingnostalgia.com.
& MORE FROM WEMBLEY STADIUM & SENDAI, JAPAN ALONG WITH OTHER ADDITIONS. HERE’S A PARTIAL LIST OF MANY OF THE FINE PIECES WE WILL BE OFFERING: A 1985 LIVE AID SIGNED CONCERT BOOK , KEITH HARING SIGNED ART, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SIGNED
RECORD, JIMI HENDRIX PHOTO & SIGNATURE, ALFRED HITCHCOCK PHOTO & SIGNATURE, THE ART OF PETER MAX BOOK SIGNED, PLANET HOLLYWOOD SIGNED SWEATSHIRT. MOVIES: SIGNED MEMORABILIA: STAR WARS, INDIANA JONES, MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. TITANIC, KILL BILL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, JAMES BOND, MARS ATTACKS, IT, HARRY POTTER, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY, DIE HARD, A FEW GOOD MEN. MUSIC ARTISTS, ACTORS & ACTRESSES: MARILYN MONROE, LAUREN BACALL, DAVID BOWIE, MICHAEL JACKSON, MADONNA, WHITNEY HOUSTON, JAMES BROWN, ELVIS PRESLEY, ROBERT ENGLUND, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, JAMES CAGNEY, THE CLASH, GUNS & ROSES, MORRISSEY, GEORGE MICHAEL, ERIC CLAPTON, RINGO STARR, STING, MICHAEL BOLTON, GENESIS, EAGLES, SEAN CONNERY, PRINCE, ELTON JOHN, DURAN
Public Auction
Friday, August 22nd • 9am Live & Online 768 Graystone Rd. Manheim, PA 17545
Over 500 lots with categories Contemporary Folk Art, Stoneware and Pottery, Glassware and China, Folk Art and Woodenwares, Metalwares, Artwork, Textiles, Furniture and Miscellaneous. Items include a rare Cowden & Wilcox Crock attributed to Shem Thomas, a “Summer 1967” oil on panel painting by Maud Lewis, a very rare Mahantongo Valley 2-Part Dutch Cupboard, Regina Orchestral “Corona” disc changer music boxes, a Berks County, PA Painted Softwood Dower Chest, several Grand Roller Organs, copper Horse and Rooster Weathervanes, a rare Pennsylvania Squirrel Wood Butter Print, a "Bomberger's Pure Rye" Bottle and Shot Glass, a large Halloween Theme Hooked Rug, Coca-Cola Tin Litho Trays, Gristmill Stones, and much more!
“Horst Auction Center”
CATALOGED ANTIQUE AUCTION
Ephrata, PA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M.
PREVIEW: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 8:00 A.M. THRU 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 7:00 A.M. THROUGHOUT THE AUCTION
Sale to be held at the Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Rd., EPHRATA, PA 17522
(The corner of Rt. 322 & Durlach Rd., approx. 2½ miles west of Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA)
*Color catalogs are available by sending $30 to Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Road, Ephrata, PA 17522; or by pickup at the Auction Center for $20. Catalog is also available on our website www.horstauction.com.
*Live Online Bidding Available (See our website for details) Accepted Payments: Cash or PA Check; Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and Debit Card with 3% fee. No out of state checks without prior approval. NO BUYER’S PREMIUM FOR IN-PERSON BIDDING (FEES FOR ONLINE & ABSENTEE BIDDING WILL APPLY).
