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2012 - F+W Media
Exclusive: Colonial Williamsburg Shows Off New Acquisitions • Antique Wireless Radio Collectors March 21, 2012 US 2.99 • Can 4.99 w w w . A n t i q u e Tr a d e r. c o m A m e r i c a ’s A n t i q u e s & C o l l e c t i b l e s M a r k e t p l a c e Why Half Your New Customers Can’t Find You With one half of local Internet searches done on a smartphone, it’s time for dealers to check if their shop’s website is mobile compatible. Luckily, the cost to optimize your site is far less than you paid to create it in the first place. ■ Page 9 How San Francisco Creates New Collectors One Layover at a Time Concerned where new collectors will come from, several groups are using public spaces to inspire collecting. ■ Page 16 Richmond Extravaganza Crowds Hit Five-Year High A larger-than-expected gate snaps up early Southern furniture, earthenware and ceramics from nearly 100 dealers. ■ Page 30 PLUS: Springtime in Winterthur’s Gardens ■ Page 22 Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Fever Antique Show & Separate Flea Market March 30-31 & April 1, 2012 Le Mars, IA Convention Center - Two Floors For more information contact Mary Reynolds 712-546-8821 or lemarsiowa.com ESTATE Lunch Served at all auctions SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012 STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. Auction Location: National Guard Armory at National Guard Armory building at 721 Levee, Dr., Manhattan, KS Marquerite Martin Estate Glassware: Pink & Yellow depression glass; 4 boxes of pink cabbage rose depression glass; Poppy pattern depression glass; Fiesta: red, yellow, gold saucers, cereal bowls, Cobalt blue salt & pepper, red teapot, orange pitcher; Blue Bubble teacups, plates, bowls, glasses, 2 boxes full; Cobalt blue granny nipper; Uasona china set, Mom’s wedding dishes; 2 boxes of Jewel Tea dishes, small and large green glasses; Milk Glass cake plate; grape pattern clear glass dishes; Bavaria pitcher & rose Mead elephant; variety of clear glassware; assort. of Goffus glass; Cobalt blue bottles; (2) cut glass fruit bowls; (2) glass candle holders & glass vases; plates Germany, English, hand-painted Austria & Bavaria; white & green vases; iridescent Fostoria, made before marking; (3) glass colored baskets & many other glass baskets; glass fruit bowls; hand painted centennial sugar & creamer; Fire King pheasant plates & glasses; numerous glass cups; heavy pressed glass pitcher & sherberts; ruby red glasses & vases & other misc. items; Carnival glass footed bowl & plates; ruby hobnail pitchers & glasses; set of Noritack china, old; depression pink pitcher & thin glasses; red glass bowl; Fire King plates, cups, saucers, creamer, 11 cups, mugs, meat platter, 1 loaf pan, 7 sauce dishes; Blue Meakins England large pitcher & large bowl wash set; Flintstone decorative glasses, bowls, cups, saucers & misc.; misc. Norman Rockwell cups & etc.; Pyrex bowl set; (4) glass birds from Italy; Nomenia, K.S. Bohemia Hass tall glass, gold color; covered compote; large assort. of glass shoes; glass ducks & geese; decorative Federal Glass Company, Columbus, Ohio, numerous pieces; numerous pieces of Fenton glass; china made in U.W., Edwin pattern; colored glass of animal pieces; white & blue plates; (30) chicken, turkey & rooster on nest w/matching teacups, coffee cups & saucers; numerous flower vases & various other glassware. Pottery: Roseville 390-12, Roseville #6-10 in. Roseville 457-8 in., #1159-1/2 in. Roseville flower holder, Roseville 3 in., 4 in. & 5 in. #618, Roseville sugar & creamer; Roseville gree blue #386 w/chip; Weller pottery, Hull gold colored unicorn vase, Hull vase W-14, 10 ½ in., Hull #20-6 ½ in., Hull W2- ½ #100 & #35; McCoy teapot, 5 animal plates & 2 other pieces & other McCoy pieces; Hagear vases; Royal Dalton cookie jar; other cookie jars; clown, snowman, rooster, strawberry, bear, cat, china house, Dutch boy & girl, duck; misc. teapots, Tom the Piper’s son, patented U.S. 1944; large collection Japan & McCoy teapots; occupied Japan orange & green teapots; occupied Japan camel teapot; occupied Japan elephant; occupied Japan dutch mill; occupied Japan princess teapot; occupied Japan bank teapot; occupied Japan figurines; Japan figurines; pottery from Columbia, South America. Salt & Peppers: Large collection of unusual salt & pepper shakers & other misc. salt & pepper shakers; colored hen in nest w/matching salt & pepper. Misc. Items: Brass peacock from India; eagle bookends; incense burner, very old magazines 1935-1951, Dickinson County High School; old magazines, Flower & Garden, Kitchen Klatter; newspapers from 1906-1933; old magazines 1948, 1950; 1975 Good Old Days Quilt World; numerous Antique Trader price guides; old Life magazines; old Farm & Ranch magazines; old Look magazines; old Post magazines; silver tray & coffee pot; dresser pieces; various perfume bottles; old pots & strainers; fall & Christmas decorations; various Christmas items; Christmas lights; Christmas wreath; old books, large assort. of MelMac dinnerware & serving pieces; good assort. of Milk Glass vases; numerous old catalogs; old magazines on Eisenhower, sports, etc. Wood Items: Numerous Marlow wood cuts; Marlow wood cut 3 ft. x 24 in. wall hanging, excellent condition; numerous hand-made wooden items. SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AT 9:00 AM Dry Goods: Large assort. of feed sacks & colored feed sacks, tea towels, tablecloths, doiles-croqueted & other, linens; crocheted pillowcases; lap robe; (2) hand-made crocqueted table cloths; muslin fabric; numerous boxes of fabric; satin material pieces; several rolls of fabric; pillow tubing & tea towel material; variety of lace pieces; large assort. of tea towels; ticking & outing fringe; Currier & Ives placemats; hand-made aprons; old cotton thread & sewing items; muslin sacks. Vintage Clothing: Large assort. of vintage clothing, some made out of feed sacks; new old style house slippers; old high heeled shoes; numerous hats of Grandpa’s; men’s ties & Bolo ties; dresses from 1900-1938, Great Grandma Martin’s. Jewelry: 200 pieces of old jewelry; numerous jewelry boxes. Women’s Items: 40 compacts; numerous beaded purses; numerous leather purses; other old purses; numerous scarves & head scarves; Batten burglace, tatting, fancy hankies, nylons & gloves; hair rollers, comb, hair cutting set; Avon perfume bottles; dresser mirrors. Blankets & Bathroom Sets: 3 piece bathroom set; small pink & white blanket; pink wool blanket; (3) cotton blankets; (4) pillows; misc. blankets; croqueted pieces for liners; numerous bath towels. Quilts: Several old quilts; silk material for quilts; numerous boxes of small pieces of material for quilting; hand stitched double wedding ring pieces; numerous quilting books; cut quilt pieces. Collectibles: Paperweights; birds; candles; ceramics; bells; snow globes; old phone books; playing cards; adorable cupids; tin framed pictures & frames; pictures of collector series, old tractors; collection of pink & black faced lampshades; St. Patty’s figurines; Pyrex bedroom & urinal, white; old scissors, pens, thread, needles & sewing notions; numerous Avon containers; numerous wicker baskets & Easter baskets; old square danc calling cards, very unique; various catalogs. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. Dolls & Toys: 18 in. old doll w/cloth body; (10) other older dolls; doorstop dolls; numerous old toys; child’s pots & pans set; good assort. of doll furniture; (6) wooden doll beds; (1) doll high chair, children’s garden tools; various old toy trucks; checkerboard/marble game combination; child’s small hutch; doll glass dishes; (6) blue lemonade set & pitcher, pink depression creamer & sugar set & butter dish, Oriental child’s tea set, child’s white Milk Glass items, other numerous child’s dishes; numerous children’s books; baby buggy (tin); green doll high chair; game board; toy box chalkboard & other games; Three Little Pigs puzzle; tin Easter egg toy; other Easter eggs & toys; child’s ironing board; child’s sewing machine; Batman costume. Collectibles: Coke bottle w/Clay Center on it; calendars from Auld’s Chevrolet & IH dealership; memorabilia from around the Clay Center & Broughton area; 1912 calendar; various old music boxes; playing cards w/Robert Kennedy on them; several state plates; several hand fans advertising local businesses; collection of match books; advertising items including rulers & pens; collection of pens & pencils; several jars of marbles; cowboy bank & wood cuts; Easter egg figurine; old suitcase. Auctioneer’s Note: it appears as if this sale would not be very big, but we did not list all of the advertising pieces and there are several hundred of them. SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012 STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. Kitchen Collectibles: Wood butter churn Tg’s Terrington; Daisy butter churn, wood; metal apple peeler; (1) green bottom coffee grinder; cherry pitter; (8) bottles, Kitchen Klatter; various cookbooks form around the area; Weed Master cutting board; old kitchen dinner plates; old pots & pans; Granite ware pots; metal cookie cutters; tea pots; mixing bowls; old toasters; numerous vintage kitchen items; various coffee pots; Granite ware coffee pots; various tea pots; spice tins; red trim Granite ware pots & pans; numerous kitchen primitives; Sunshine Biscuit tin box; wood rolling pin; various water & milk pitchers; metal butter churn; nested canisters. Crocks & Fruit Jars: Crock ware; Redwing butter churn crock; (20) Redwing crocks from 10 gal. on down; large brown crock bowls; green crocks; kitchen pottery; brown pottery; 1858 green Mason fruit jars; green fruit jars; numerous quart fruit jars; 1908 glass lid fruit jars; blue Mason jars dated 1858 Collectibles: Lots of old Valentine cards; 200-300 postcards dating from 1900 on; Coors beer glasses; collection of advertising key chains; many old Christmas tins; lighted pictures; (2) mantle clocks, one Seth Thomas & the other one made by Welsh Co.; rabit clock; cathedral 8 day ½ hr. strike mantle clock; several talking books; Books of Knowledge Encyclopedia; old advertising cans; collection of old cameras; square nails; green insulators; glass door knobs; old clocks & radios; Indian memorabilia; ceramic dogs & cats; various old planters, numerous old bottles; silver plated platters; misc. vases; (8) tumblers. Furniture: Old style divan; oak bevel glass 8 ft. showcase; (2) old shelving units; other furniture yet to be discovered. Auctioneer’s Note: The Martin’s have collected for close to 100 years. All four days will be filled with a lot of items not advertised. Hope to see you at the auction. TERMS & CONDITIONS: Cash or personal check w/proper ID. All items must be paid for before removal. Statements made day of auction take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents of lost items. Mugler Auction Service L.L.C. is agents only. Lunch served. CASHIER: Reta Hemphill Mugler Auction Service LLC P.O. Box 154 – Clay Center, Kansas kansasauctions.net Randy Reynolds - 785-263-3394 Harold Mugler - 785-632-3994 or mobile 785-632-4994 Paul Geist - 785-263-2545 LAKEWO OD ANTIQUES MARKET Attention Antiques Lovers, Collectors and Dealers 400 Come to The Lakewood 400 Antiques Market, Located North of Atlanta in Cumming, Georgia, where we have assembled 75,000 square feet of Antiques, Collectibles and Home Decor. The Market houses one of the finest collections of Americana anywhere, featuring back bars, juke boxes, gas pumps, display cases, post office, bank, and tavern fixtures, match box collections, and more. Next Show: April 20, 21, 22 THE LAKEWOOD 400 ANTIQUES MARKET 1321 Atlanta Highway • Cumming, GA 30040 770-889-3400 Email: [email protected] • www.lakewoodantiques.com Selling inside the Bob Sleeper Auction Center. A collection from St. Louis - located halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, MO. Exit #62 off I-70 then south 1 mile Saturday March 31, 2012 At 9:30 a.m. Sale Day Nationwide Shipping, absentee & phone bids welcome. A 10% buyers for this service. Motels within 3 miles. Rodeway Inn • 660-335-4888 exit 66 • Days Inn - 660-463-7987 Exit 58 See website for much more & great pictures. www.biddersandbuyers.com/sleeper NEW TERMS: Terms cash or check with positive id. we accept visa, mastercard, discover & american expreess cards. buyers premium , 8% credit cards and discounted 5% for cash or check • any statements made sale day will take precedence over all printed material • all sales are final • free lunch AUCTIONEER: BOB SLEEPER • 660-584-7019 March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 3 In The News Photo by David Samuel Volunteers needed nationwide for Civil War Park Day cleanup efforts Mount Vernon, an entirely privately funded historical estate, will launch a nationwide search for a new director. Mount Vernon’s Rees to retire as estate director MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — The president and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is retiring after an 18-year tenure in which he led a significant overhaul to the visitor experience at the popular tourist attraction, the estate announced Feb. 15. James Rees, 59, will retire effective June 1 due to unspecified health issues, according to a news release. Rees has worked at Mount Vernon for 29 years, and became its president in 1994. He oversaw significant changes, including the 2006 opening of a $60 million museum and education center on the estate grounds, and restoration of the first president’s distillery and gristmill. Work is underway on a $47 million center that will serve as Washington’s presidential library. Unlike modern presidential libraries, though, the Mount Vernon library will accept no government funding. The estate has long prided itself on being entirely privately funded. Rees worked to promote Washington’s memory and portray him as a vibrant leader to combat the staid image on the dollar bill. The education center, for instance, took great pains to create carefully researched, life-size wax figures that show Washington as a young surveyor and military man. During Rees’ tenure, the staff has nearly doubled in size, and Mount Vernon’s endowment has grown from $4 million to $125 million. The estate draws roughly 1 million visitors a year. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, which owns and operates the estate, is planning a national search for a new president. ■ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Seven Civil War sites in Kentucky will get a scrubbing March 31, and the Civil War Trust is asking for volunteers from around the state. The national effort includes more than 100 historic sites in 25 states and is called Park Day. Volunteers are needed for work such as raking leaves, painting signs and planting trees. Park Day will be March 31, and starting times vary at each site. In Kentucky, the sites are Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve in Munfordville; Battle of Richmond Park, Richmond; Columbus Belmont State Park, Columbus; Fort Boone Civil War Battle Site, Frankfort; Fort Duffield, West Point; Northern Kentucky Civil War Fortification System, Fort Wright; and Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site. Visit http://tinyurl.com/ParkDay2012 for a full list of participating historic Civil War sites, as well as contact information and details for each site. ■ ONLINE ART AUCTION OVER 600 PRINTS FROM THE BLACKBOX COLLOTYPE COLLECTION TO BE OFFERED AT THIS AUCTION This Is A Rare Offering Of High End Artistic Re-Creations And Reproductions Using The Collotype Process And Continuous Tone Lithography. FEATURED ARTISTS: • Alberto Vargas • Jennel Lessing • Olivia • Caroline Young • Anthony Beckish • Bernie Fuchs • Carl Barks • Douglas Busch • Greg Padginton • Hugo Prado • Jack Cardiff • Jack Miller • Michael Atkinson • Otsuka • Patrick Nagel • Will Moses • William Crutchfield SALE DATE: WED, MAR 28, 11:30 AM (ET) INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ARTWORK LOCATION: 555 Plate Drive, Unit #8, East Dundee, IL USA COMPLETE LOT LISTING & BIDDING AT: www.thomasauction.com SALE UNDER MANAGEMENT OF: THOMAS INDUSTRIES, INC. PHONE: 203-458-0709 • E-MAIL: [email protected] 4 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 From the Editor Vol. 56 No. 6 • March 21, 2012 www.antiquetrader.com [email protected] Subscriptions 877-300-0247 (U.S. and Canada) 386-246-3434 (outside U.S.) P.O. Box 421751 Palm Coast, FL 32142-1751 Editorial/Advertising Office 700 E. 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Antique Trader assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials sent to it. Publisher and advertisers are not liable for typographical errors that may appear in prices or descriptions in advertisements. Find Antique Trader on: Twitter twitter.com/antiquetrader Facebook facebook.com/antiquetrader Eric Bradley Sometimes writers for Antique Trader get fired up about some topics. It helps if you’re especially passionate about what you’re covering. We’ve been extremely fortunate over the years to work with a great stable of writers and we keep adding talented voices all the time. Starting on page 16, writer Joe Truskot sees the good work being done in San Francisco as a road map for other communities (great and small) can follow to cultivate new collectors: “It’s time for private collectors and civic leaders to join forces, identify appropriate and secure public places, and organize exhibitions drawn from the collections of members of the community,” Joe says. “Why not find a teenager with a great collection of whoknowswhat and give that person a chance to show off and earn some recognition? What that person collects might not be what you expect or appreciate, but taste is something one acquires over a lifetime. Now is a perfect time to start.” If any of you readers out there set up exhibits like this or learn about similar efforts to display collections where young people (or any people) can see it on a routine basis, please let us know. We’d be happy to publicize these efforts. Don’t miss Joe’s cover story on antique garden objects. More than just a survey of what’s available, he shares some tips on how to incorporate these items in gardens you already have. Since a new season starts this month, we’d like to start a new habit in AT. We routinely give away prizes for online sweepstakes but we want to celebrate our longtime subscribers, too. So this month Todd Tyra or Santa Fe, N.M, and Daisy Haire of Bainbridge, Ga., will receive free copies of the new “Warman’s 2013 Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide” (see page 21 of the March 7 edition). Last but not least, please accept my sincere appreciation for supporting the “Antique Trader 2012 Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide.” It is the first book I worked on at Antique Trader and for the first time in the title’s 30-year history it has completely sold out. Astounding. The book will get a limited second printing, but a new annual is on its way and set for an October release. Thank you for your generosity. This Issue 6......Readers’ Letters 7......Furniture Detective: Stay away from steel wool during the stripping process by Fred Taylor 8......Behind the Gavel: Update your website for mobile customers by Wayne Jordan 10 ...Collector Feature: Old time radios 15 ...Auction Highlight: Rosewood secretary closes at $21K 16 ...Special Feature: San Francisco airport museum inspiring new collectors 20 ...Show Preview: 2012 Chicago Antiques & Garden Show 21 ...Show Preview: Gettysburg hosts 45th annual Spring Antiques Show 22 ...Cover Story: Garden antiques by Joseph Truskot 27 ...Springtime at Winterthur gardens 30 ...Show Highlight: Crowd sets five-year high at Richmond antiques show 33 ...Note from the Editor 34 ...Show Highlight: Colonial Williamsburg announces new acquisitions 36 ...Web Directory 40 ...Auction Preview: Woody selling rare figural penguin hatpin holder 41 ...Auction Preview: Kaminski Asian sale folding out hand-painted antique fans 42 ...Antique Events Calendar 47....‘American Digger’ debuts March 20 on SPIKE 48 ...Classified Ads 50 ...Antiques Business Directory 51 .Advertiser Index 52 .Collector Feature: Verner’s Ginger Ale serving up tasty collectibles 53 ...Top Lot: Pulp fiction cover art Woody Auction is offering this Findlay onyx syrup pitcher, 6 1/2 inches tall, extremely rare and in outstanding condition March 24. See more on page 40. Photo courtesy Woody Auction On the Cover A 19th century armillary is nestled in a lush garden at Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”), America’s premier museum of decorative arts. Winterthur is set amidst a 1,000-acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands. Starting on page 22, we share some tips and advice amid the hot trends in using antiques in the garden, from wagon wheels to Victorian Coade stone. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 5 Readers’ Letters Bannerman’s brings back memories Thank you for Bob Ball’s article on his visit to Bannerman’s! It brought back some great memories, for you see, back in March of 1959 when I was 13 years old, my dad took me into the City and we entered the collector’s dream world of 501 Broadway. He was going to help me buy my fi rst gun, hopefully from the Civil War! As Bob described, I remember the door on the right and the picture glass window. Once inside, there was a long stairway (we never made it up there), a bucket of rusty socket bayonets on the floor, the wall of guns and a small mountain of rusty artillery projectiles in the middle of the floor. Jim, using one arm, pulled an 1859 Sharps Carbine and then a Pattern 1842 Enfield musket off the wall (both were $40 – a small fortune), and I chose the Enfield, probably because it was heavier. Jim wrapped it up in brown paper, and just like Bob, we went on the train, me holding the gun tight, to our home on Long Island. After Bannerman’s went to Blue Point, I visited Jim several times, and remember going in the back and seeing the Civil War tarred knapsacks stacked, I chose the Enfield ... and teetering, higher than and we went on the train me, and another bucket or two of rusty and broken socket bayonets (they were 50 cents each). I think we found a Confederate Hall in there one time. Those were the great early collecting days of Bannerman’s, Service Armament, and Robert Abels. I still have those old catalogs and go through them once in a while, thinking about that trip to New York and the history I could have preserved with a few more dollars. — Tom Laboda Plantation, Fla. eBay is the need we love Sellers should report fees to hate and hate to love I am a collector of “stuff ” for 60-plus years. I am a seller of my “stuff ” for about 10 years. With most everything I have for sale, my profits are shared with my business partners eBay and PayPal. I have paid for most items I sell and often tax was taken from me for the item, as well. The items that were gifts to me were paid for by the persons giving those gifts. Selling brings new-found money to this Social Security-funded seller. Often it is less than the item cost, and sometimes happily more. Now to the point of my ramblings: Often, the total picture of selling with eBay is one of marginal profit because of the service charges imposed. If labor is added in, one might see it as a loss. It only takes one bad experience to learn who is a buyer or seller not to deal with, so how eBay handles the issue is only a plus or a minus to the experience. I do not see using eBay and PayPal as all bad or all good. I see them as the better of what is available to the seller today, which is why I say, they are the need we love to hate and hate to love. Thank you for the opportunity to add my thoughts about the “Goliath” in your paper. — H. Parker Ft. Myers, Fla. 6 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 I just received the February 22 issue of Antique Trader and read the letter from Roberta Nisslein. I have never sold on eBay, but I was a frequent buyer and still buy occasionally and can make a suggestion for her to better satisfy customers. If you are going to charge an additional fee besides postage, just state what it will be. This would cover your shipping materials and anything else that the seller felt the need to charge for. What upsets people is the additional charge that comes as a surprise. If a buyer purchases from Amazon or any other online or normal dealer, the charges are clearly indicated before the transaction is finalized. — Ernie Sluss Orleans, Ind. Letters to the Editor are encouraged and appreciated. MAIL: Letters to the Editor Antique Trader, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990 E-MAIL: [email protected] or eric.bradley@ fwmedia.com FAX: 715-445-4087 All letters and e-mails must be signed with a first and last name and include a return postal address. When sending via e-mail, please include your city and state, and please do not use all caps. Ask Antique Trader Eric Bradley Chinese Mudmen bowl worth about $75 Q I have owned this for years. Looking around the Internet, I do not seem to find any similar items. It is the size of a hand-held tool box, with a locking lid and a slot on top. Under the handle is a trigger that seems one must hold to keep the alarm silent. I believe it to be from the early 1900s. The I.D. tag reads: Sentinel model # J, Steel Products Co. Inc., Kansas City, MO ser# 24657, the keys read, Grip Tumbler Cylinder Locks. — S.Z., via email A Your lockbox is a curiosity, indeed. For such an icon of security, not many examples of this box remain on the open market. Certainly many exist in church basements or workshops such as yours, but they are hard to track down. It was made in the 1920s. Boxes like these were used for a variety of purposes. The alarm could be set to sound when the lid was lifted with or without the key. That way the owner could find out when anyone was “dipping into the kitty,” so to speak. It’s valued around $40 to $50. Q I am writing to you to see if you or one of your staff may help me identify an item I purchased at an estate sale. I do not know much about it, except it came from the estate of a retired doctor who was well traveled and that almost everything in the house was from the 1950s back to the late 1800s. Thank you in advance for any time you may devote to this request. — R.G., via email A Your bowl is an interesting find. I’m not surprised you discovered this in the collection of someone who was well traveled. You purchased a piece of pottery crafted in the Chinese Mudmen style. Craftsmen produced large statues drenched in bright glazes and decorated with symbolism popular in Chinese culture and lore. Some statues of old sages, wise men and warriors stand as tall as 20 inches. Larger pieces are worth more, and chips and cracks nearly always reduce values. In most cases, Chinese Mudmen pottery was created for the export market dur- Contact us Send your questions and photos via e-mail to [email protected], or mail to Antique Trader Q&A, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945. Photos sent by e-mail should be 200 dpi or larger. Appraisals are personal opinions of value and are to be considered for entertainment purposes only. The values are estimated and are not to be used for any other purpose, either legal or personal. Personal replies are not possible. ing the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After annual harvests, sometimes an entire village would work together to create captivating forms. Often, molds were used to help maintain a consistent look, but each figure can vary based on the artist and the glazes used in the final steps. Your bowl looks like it was made with a mixture of molds and by hand. It’s a desirable piece because it features more than one figure. I could not find a duplicate to your bowl in my research. Your bowl is valued at about $50 to $75 based on similar examples, but further research is necessary. Eric Bradley is editor of Antique Trader magazine, author of the Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2012 Price Guide, 28th edition (816 pages, available for $14.50 at 800-258-0929 or KrauseBooks.com) and the former producer of the Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 7 Furniture Detective Fred Taylor Drop the steel wool and step away from the solvent; you’ll do more harm than good Almost every book you read about furniture restoration — along with almost every article posted on the Internet or printed in local antiques trade papers — touts the use of steel wool as a stripping tool and as a mild abrasive to be used in place of sandpaper. Many products associated with the furniture care and restoration industry recommend steel wool in their instructions and suggestions. It supposedly is inert, safe, nontoxic, nonreactive and nonflammable. What could be safer? The facts about commercially produced steel wool are slightly different. In fact, if you run a commercial business that uses steel wool and if you have employees, you are required to keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on the stuff on the premises and open for inspection. OSHA requires an MSDS on almost all chemicals and products used commercially. A standard experiment in high school chemistry and physics classes involves steel wool and may demonstrate its potential power. The experiment starts with soaking the steel wool in vinegar. Why? Did you ever see a package of rusty steel wool on the shelf at the hardware store? No. The reason is that the spun steel fibers have a microscopic coating of oil to prevent them from rusting. Soaking in vinegar removes this protective coating. After wringing out the steel wool pad, it is wrapped around a thermometer and placed in a sealed jar. After a few minutes, the temperature rises because of the reaction that takes place when four atoms of iron react with three atoms of oxygen and create two atoms of iron oxide – rust! You can unwittingly re-create this experiment by using steel wool in the process of removing one or more layers of finish from a piece of furniture. The stripper in which the pad of steel wool is dipped acts as a substitute for the vinegar in the experiment and is actually a much better solvent for removing the oil from the steel wool than the vinegar. Then, as you work the product across the surface of the furniture, the finely spun web of steel fibers begins to disintegrate, leaving tiny, invisible flecks of raw steel on your work surface. While the process is slower, the results are the same as those in the chemistry experiment. Overnight, the steel flecks react with oxygen, creating tiny, solid pieces of rust on your furniture. But unlike regular rust, they are not orange, because they have further reacted with the tannin in the wood. As a result, the flecks of iron oxide are now black. They look like pepper sprinkled across your work — and you had better be fond of pepper, because they are extremely hard to remove. You may have luck sanding them out. You may have some luck bleaching them out. Or you may just have to get used to them. How can you avoid this? Don’t use steel wool to remove a finish. Use a stripping pad or a slightly abrasive poly pad. These pads can be rinsed out and used again. They will not rust. It is partially for the same reason that steel wool should never be used to smooth raw wood. Wood doesn’t need to be any smoother than what most medium or fine grades of sandpaper can produce. Steel wool is not that good an abrasive anyway. It has a tendency to “ride over” obstacles rather than cut them down. But more importantly, the steel fibers will snag on the uneven grain of raw wood and generate microscopic steel flecks that could cause the same type of staining in the wood, even without the use of a solvent to remove the protective coating from the steel wool fiber. Another common use for steel wool, especially touted by nonprofessional “experts,” is to rub out or smooth out intermediate layers of finish, such as polyurethane or lacquer. In this case, the presence, not the absence, of the protective coating of oil employed by the manufacturer can interfere with the work. By scrubbing an intermediate layer of finish with steel wool, the protective oil is distributed across the surface of the finish and can cause extreme adhesion problems for the next coat of finish. Extreme cases can even produce “fish eyes” in the finish. No finish, except an oil finish, reacts well to being applied over a thin film of oil. For smoothing out intermediate coats of finish, use fine sandpaper — 320 grit is an excellent all-around choice, 220 grit if you have major dust or contamination problems, 400 grit if you are using shellac. The final inappropriate use of steel wool is in cleaning metal hardware, again, often recommended by nonprofessionals but seldom actually used in the trade. Steel wool has a tendency to scratch or dull softer metal hardware, especially brass. There is no substitute for a good metal cleaner, a soft rag and a little patience. What is the appropriate use for steel wool? Steel wool is an excellent choice for an intermediate step in the rubbing process required to produce a high gloss lacquer finish, used between sandpaper and the various rubbing and polishing compounds. It also is an excellent choice for knocking down the sheen on any finish that is too bright, especially around edges and on corners. In the furniture trade, steel wool’s use is limited to producing results after a finish has been applied — never before and never during. ■ Send your comments, questions and pictures to Fred Taylor, P.O. Box 215, Crystal River, FL 34423 or info@ furnituredetective.com, call 800-387-6377, fax 352-563-2916 or visit www.furnituredetective.com. Fred’s “How To Be a Furniture Detective” ($18.95 + $3 S&H). Fred and Gail Taylor’s DVD, “Identification of Older & Antique Furniture,” ($17 + $3 S&H) and his first 60 columns of “Common Sense Antiques by Fred Taylor” ($25 + $3 S&H). 8 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Behind the Gavel Wayne Jordan Going mobile: Adapt your website for smartphone-toting buyers on the move What three things do you always take with you when you leave your house? Almost universally, the answer is your keys, your wallet and your phone. For decades, urban dwellers left home with just their keys and their wallets. At some point, cell phones became so important that they couldn’t leave home without them, either. A few years ago, high-tech guru George Forrester said, “If you look at the history of technology, there is a threshold where one day, you had to have something. You had to have a fax machine. Remember that day? It was 1981 or something. You had to have a fax machine on that day. The day before, you didn’t need it.” (http://www.karlhartig.com/chart/techhouse.pdf). When did you decide that you absolutely had to have a cell phone? I grudgingly got mine when a big client insisted that I be available by phone while I was on the road. That was about 1998. Within weeks, I was hooked. I never left home without it. A friend recently related this story: He and his wife were on the interstate at dinnertime, and they wanted Chinese food. They typed “Chinese food (city)” into their Android phone, and the search results indicated that the closest Chinese restaurant was about 20 miles off their driving route. They settled for fast food, because there was a hamburger place at their exit. When they had eaten and continued their journey, they discovered that there was a Chinese restaurant at the very next highway exit. It was a missed meal for them and a missed customer for the Chinese restaurant. The restaurant didn’t show up in search results because the restaurant wasn’t indexed in Google’s mobile website index. There’s no longer any question that the web is going mobile. Big companies already know this. They did the research and have invested their money where they know they will get a return. In 2009 alone, consumers purchased $1.6 billion worth of products through their mobile phones. That’s right, $1.6 billion. That’s a lot, and that’s reason enough that three out of four companies are expected to invest in mobile marketing this year. Technology has moved on, and your business must move on with it. You can’t stand still. It’s time once again to revamp your web presence to adapt to the mobile Internet. It’s a shame, really. You probably spent a lot of money getting your existing website up and running and looking good. You spent even more money keeping the content current. But imagine cramming that big web page down into the size of your smartphone. That’s a 3-1/2-inch screen. Your laptop is at least four times bigger. How much scrolling would you have to do (up, down, right and left) to read the information on a standard web page? Quite a bit. If you arrived at a website where you were forced to scroll at the end of every line, how long would you stay on that page? Not very long, I suspect. How long do you think your customers will look at your website on their mobile devices? If your site hasn’t been configured for mobile devices, they won’t look for very long. Neither would you. Have you looked at your site on your mobile phone? Maybe you should. Of course, since there are so many makes and models of phones, it’s impossible to see what your site looks like on all of them Half of all customers looking for antiques shops are doing so on their phones. The rate at which new technologies are being adopted by our society as a whole is phenomenal. It took 15 years for radio to be adopted by 80 percent of American homes. It took 10 years for television to reach the same penetration. Telephones didn’t reach 80 percent penetration until the early 1960s — almost 50 years from the time that they were introduced. Cell phones, which became commonplace about 15 years ago, are now almost universal but are being replaced by smartphones. Just three years ago, smartphone penetration stood at 21 percent in the U.S. In 2011, it exceeded 50 percent. It’s predicted that within two years, smartphones will reach 90 percent market penetration in the U.S. Clearly, Americans have decided it’s time to get smartphones. Consumers with smartphones have affected the economy at almost every level. Why? Because when folks are out shopping, looking for a place to eat or looking for something to do (like shop for antiques), they turn to their smartphones to find out who’s around that can meet their needs. It might be your business; it might not. Consider this: Right now, one half of local searches are done on a mobile device (smartphone). Half of all customers looking for an antiques shop are doing so on their phones. Do you think this number is likely to go up, or down? If your website isn’t mobile compatible, then those prospects can’t find you. As far as new customers are concerned, you don’t exist. You are losing half of your potential customers to your competitor (provided he has a mobile-ready website). How long can you continue to lose half of your prospects before you are out of business altogether? Continued on page 46 Wayne Jordan is a Virginia licensed auctioneer, certified personal property appraiser, and accredited business broker. He specializes in the valuation and liquidation of estate and business assets. His column Behind the Gavel appears monthly in Antique Trader. Learn more at www. waynejordanauctions.com, 276-730-5197 or auctioneer. [email protected]. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 9 Collector Feature Industrial physicist restoring sound, Photo courtesy Gol den Memories Auc tion Co. Photo courtes y Victorian Ca sino Antiques SALISBURY, Md. (AP) – A fat and sassy black cat purrs in John Allen’s lap. Relaxing in his favorite chair, Allen’s fingers vanished into the silky fur as he stroked his cat while listening to the Big Band sounds coming through a 1930s radio. With its warm wood finish and the soft yellow glow of light from the dial, the vintage radio is as soothing as the thin shadows in the room. There’s just enough static in the broadcast to be convincing. Truth is, Allen, an industrial physicist, listens to an authentic 1930s broadcast on a tape transmitted to his antique radio from a small unit just around the corner in his kitchen. As for the transmitter, it was a clearance item that came from Toys R Us. Sure enough, the scientist found a bargain in the toy store. Stacked neatly in his living room are a dozen or so radios from the past. The sets are piled several deep. Other are stored in his shop, This 1945 countertop “Little tucked tightly on shelves. Jewel” Westinghouse refrigerator “My wife has been very supportive radio, model H-125, sold for $200 of my collecting. The radios generally at an Oct. 16, 2011, sale held by stay in the sheds, but they have started Victorian Casino Antiques. coming inside. She doesn’t seem to mind,” he said. They are just a few of the many he has collected throughout the years. “Maybe if you count the regular radios, the military radios and the spy radios, I might have a little more than 200,” he said. That’s right, he said “spy radios.” “They were what agents used during the Cold War. They are small, compact radios that could be moved in and out of an area without (it) being obvious that it was a transmitter and receiver unit. They are not necessarily rare, but difficult to obtain now,” Allen explained. “They were also used in B47 planes as a survivor unit during the Cold War.” The sets, he said, lack any identifying information as to their country of origin. “Spy transmitters typically put out two to 10 watts, on 10 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 the shortwave band, but that’s all you needed for several hundred miles. During World War II, the signals were at lower frequencies, and you had to have good transmitters to pick them up. Ham (amateur radio) operators seem surprised that they can contact someone anywhere around the world with 10 watts and less,” Allen said. Like a clock collector, Allen knows that radios must be used to have them last. Caring for the radio collection means more than just giving them an occasional dusting. “They have to be turned every three to six months and operated for an hour or two. They have capacitors in them, and if you don’t keep some voltage on them, they depolarize and stop working correctly. If I have to listen to them, I want to listen to something I like, like Glen Miller, so I use the toy transmitter to play a tape through them.” The oldest radio in Allen’s collection is a homemade crystal set made in 1917. Despite some damage to the decorative speaker cloth, this Steward Warner Cathedral radio brought $80 during a July 30, 2011, advertising and country store auction held by Golden Memories Auction Co., of Mountain City, Ga. , reviving interest in old-time radios started. By the time I was 17, I had my ham amateur radio license. “I worked my way through college as a radio transmitter engineer at station WSPA, in Spartanburg, N.C., getting my commercial radio license when I was about 19,” he said. Right out of college, Allen got a job with RCA that A pair of Art Deco-inspired lasted for 10 years. “For the first six wooden RCA Victor and a short-wave months, I worked as a radio engiradio brought $140 during Affiliated Auctions’ neer fixing broadcast transmitters,” June 5, 2011, antiques and militaria sale. he said. Now, at 73, he still runs his Allen Science Research business and finds time to tinker on his sets and help others in a jam. And yes, he said, people do find him to see if he can fix up the family heirloom radio. “I do work on them, but I have to charge because I have lots of other things I want to do. It’s a lot easier to fix some of the oldest ones than tranAntique radios need to be turned on sistor radios. Tubes are not the problem, I every three to six months and operated have a couple thousand of them. Nearly all for an hour or so. If some voltage isn’t kept on capacitors, they stop working of these radios have the same tube in them; correctly. you can still find tubes for them on the Internet, from $2 up to $70 or so. The biggest Hong Kong and other countries around problem with radios comes about when the world,” he said. people stop turning them on,” he said. All this knowledge came from a house So, the radio that grandma listened to as fire that sparked his interest in radios and a child, and went on the blink in the 1930s, opened the door to a career field. has been silent ever since. Now repaired by “When I was a kid, maybe 9, we lived Allen, there comes a moment that’s really in a little village in South Carolina and a special – having grandma turn it on. house just two doors down from our home “What she last heard coming out of that burned. A day or two later, my brother and radio and what she is about to hear now I went looking, and we found an old radio is going to shock her with the crap that in the house. The fire had been so hot it comes out of it. The radio wasn’t in a time cracked the vacuum tubes, but I was fasci- warp. She may have last heard Amos and nated by this thing that could take signals Andy on it, and now she will hear Rush out of the air and turn them into sound. Limbaugh. It’s going to be a total shock to That finding got me interested and got me her, disbelief,” he said with laughter. Photo courtesy Affiliated Auctions “Very primitive, completely homemade and still works. Brings in just local AM stations. Yet another crystal set, also made around 1918, that has a good tuner and earphones, can still bring in AM stations from as far away as Canada,” he said. “I have a lot of farm radios, which are radios that ran from dry cell batteries, from a volt and a half to six volts, or using C battery and B batteries – 90 to 140 volts. The batteries came in packs. There were also 32 volt systems, and by the 1950s, when most households had AC electric service, nobody was using or buying them anymore. Farms were the last to receive electric service, and farm radios were sets that relied on battery packs. They are my favorite radios, and they have beautiful cabinets,” said Allen. “I grew up with these (antique) radios. They were once status symbols, like big TVs, the only link to the world, and they were entertaining, too. We would come in at 8 p.m. and listen to Jack Benny or Amos and Andy and the Westerns, like The Lone Ranger, Sgt. Preston, the Cisco Kid and mystery shows,” he said. “That’s why I am collecting. I enjoyed the programs then and the memories of my family gathering around the magic that is radio.” Among his collection are “speaker horns.” “Sets from the 1930s allowed for many in a room to hear from speakers instead of earphones. The first were large horns that really weren’t all that great, but you didn’t have to have earphones to listen to the broadcast. Radios from the late 1930s also allowed listeners in America to hear short-wave programs broadcast from Paris, London, Germany, Rome, Africa, March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 11 Collector Feature AWA marks ‘Titanic’s’ 100th anniversary with special communications exhibit “This is a nostalgic thing, people get very emotional when talking about their radio experiences as kids,” he said. “People who grew up with these radios can have an emotional tie to them. I remember my family sitting around the living room listening to an old Westinghouse that wasn’t worth a damn. In an hour or two it started to howl.” They squawked, screeched, buzzed or hummed, all the equivalent to snow on old-time TVs. “Radios were sold without tubes right up until 1930. A set of tubes cost more than the radio in many instances. Tubes amplified the signal. It also enabled the listener to fine-tune his station selection,” he said. Radio sales are probably down because people listen to streaming audio on the Internet. AM, too, seems to be fading away. On the AM band, Allen can use his radios to pick up AM broadcasts. But if stations end AM broadcasting, his radios will be mute witnesses to the history that once was. “Problem is, if AM stations are phased out or switched to digital, the radios could go silent. Profit margins are so low because of what they can charge for ads, they can hardly make it,” he said. “Right now, on Sunday nights I can get a program on 740 AM, from Toronto, that plays big band music.” In the meantime, Allen is joining others in trying to keep interest in old-time radios alive. “I think there are more younger collectors than ever. I am a member of the Antique Wireless Association, and younger people are coming in, getting excited about the whole antique radio thing. “People call me to give talks on radios, and I do it. Takes about half a day to get stuff ready and set up for programs, but people seem to enjoy it,” Allen said. ■ ons Auction Gallery Photo courtesy Saco River Auctions. ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Antique Wireless Association, a not-for-profit collector organization celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2012, has 2,000 members linked by a common interest in the history of electrical and electronic communications. AWA members come from all walks of life: at one of its meets, you might find yourself shaking hands with a retired broadcast executive or military electronics specialist, an engineer in a high-tech electronics firm or an eager young man looking for advice on restoring his first radio. Once a year, hundreds of AWA members convene near Rochester, N.Y., to enjoy several days of total immersion in the antique wireless hobby. Members renew friendships, shop for treasures at the flea market, show off their acquisitions and restorations at the equipment contest, present and attend seminars and expand their collections at the major radio auctions. Scheduled for Aug. 21-25, registration has already begun for the 2012 Antique Wireless Association’s World Convention. The theme for this year’s event is “Collins Radio” and the AWA will be joined by The Collins Collectors Association, which is dedicated to the preservation and continued use of Collins amateur radio equipment. This year at its World Convention, the AWA is proud to present a special exhibit and program on the ‘Titanic’ and the Marconi equipment the ill-fated vessel carried. Presented by James This World War and Feleicia Kreuzer, considered two II wireless radio fans poster, 29 of the most knowledgable experts on inches wide by 41 inches tall, fetched equipment of this era, will teach con$175 during the Sep. 18, 2011, Four vention attendees about communicaSeasons Auction Gallery sale. tions before modern shortwave radios, radar and GPS. Early communication technology enthusiasts will even be able to take home a replica of a “Marconi Radio-Gram” (the predecessor of the telegram). An AWA annual membership costs $25 and includes The AWA Journal, published quarterly, which is filled with members’ historical research, equipment restorations, troubleshooting advice and servicing tips. Membership benefits also include the annual AWA Review, a volume of a few hundred pages containing more scholarly and technical articles. Free to members and non-members alike is a new quarterly online publication, The AWA Gateway. Intended to help and encourage newcomers to the hobby, Gateway, offers articles on collecting and restoration at a very basic level. Download it from the AWA website at www.antiquewireless.org. More information about the Association can be found at the website or by writing to Antique Wireless Association, P.O. Box 421, Bloomfield, NY 14469. Photo courtesy Four Seas Philco table top radio in oak cabinet, 13 by 8 by 7 inches, sold for $60 by Saco River Auctions March 3, 2012. ■ 12 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Saturday, April14, 2012 9 am - 4 pm Roberts Centre + Wilmington, OH U . S . 6 8 at I -7 1 , Ex it # 5 0 Arleigh’s QUALITY COLLECTIBLES P. O. 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Michel cameo & intaglio carved vase Tiffany Favrile Sprinkler Sold $10,925 Sold $47,150 Sold $8,625 Contact Dudley Browne or Julie Killam [email protected] 203 Skowhegan Road, Fairfield, ME 04937 Web: www.jamesdjulia.com Tel: (207) 453-7125 Auctioneer: James D. Julia Lic#: ME:AR83 Auction Highlights Rosewood secretary closes at $21,280 Photo courtesy Stevens Auctions FLOMATON, Ala. – A circa 1860 museum-quality mechanical rosewood drop-front secretary desk attributed to renowned American furniture maker Thomas Brooks, earned top lot honors when it sold for $21,280 during the Dec. 31 auction held by Stevens Auctions at Flomaton, Ala. All prices include the 12 percent buyer’s premium. The secretary still had the original finish and was substantial in size at 9 feet, 11 inches tall, nearly 6 feet wide and 26 inches deep. The second top lot was a circa 1850 six-piece parlor set by John H. Belter, in the Rosalie with Grapes pattern that earned $15,680. Other furniture highlights include a circa 1850 rosewood rococo étagère attributed to John H. Belter, with a white marble top and measuring 82 inches tall by 60 inches wide by 19 inches deep, went to a determined bidder for $7,840; and a rococo walnut étagère with carrara marble and a center drawer (also circa 1850), boasting the good original finish and burl trim, made $2,016. Beds and bedroom suites performed well, as a queen-size rosewood half tester bed with pierce carving, signed McCracken & Brewster, circa 1855, 9 feet, 2 inches tall, changed hands for $10,080; and a walnut, Victorian four-piece bedroom suite with high-back bed, matching dresser, wardrobe and wash stand, circa 1870, brought $4,480. A period burl walnut French linen press with shelves and fitted drawers inside, all on a Bombay-style base, with claw feet, 93 inches tall by 72 inches wide by 24 inches deep (circa 1800), breezed to $5,600; and a period mahogany Empire secretary, still in the good original finish, with scroll front and individual glass panes, 90 inches tall (circa 1840), went for $2,464. A rosewood rococo two-door wardrobe with fruit carvings on the doors and a bird’s-eye maple interior, attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks (circa 1850) sold for $5,600; and an American bachelor’s chest Empire wardrobe made from crotch mahogany, probably crafted in New York around 1840, 80 inches tall by 66 inches wide by 24 inches deep, knocked down for $2,688. A palace-sized 48-inch Nicole Freres Pat. 1815 Swiss cylinder interchangeable music box with 10 bells in a floral marquetry inlaid case hit $12,320; a 44-inch carved mahogany interchangeable cylinder music box by Paillard (New York) garnered $8,960; and a fine carved oak Criterion 15 3/4-inch disc double-comb music box rose to $4,800. In decorative accessories, a large 39-inch-tall scenic Sevres urn, artist signed, hammered for $3,920; a pair of museum-quality Old Paris vases, magnificent both in detail and condition, probably made in the late 19th century, 19 inches tall, realized $1,904 each; and a pair of Old Paris vases with a courting scene painted on each side and trimmed in gold went for $1,440 each. A rosewood server with marble top, made circa 1850 and attributed to P. Mallard, found a new owner for $2,352; a period mahogany Empire combination pier table (or game table), with large gold claw feet (circa 1830), commanded $2,016; and an oak Wooten double rotary roll-top desk with swing end, still Above: Monumental, bearing the Wooten Mfg. label and made circa 39-inch scenic Sevres urn, artist signed ($3,920). 1880, brought $2,352. For more information on Stevens Auction Left: Museum-quality Co., which is based in Aberdeen, Miss., contact mechanical rosewood 662-369-2200 or [email protected] drop-front secretary desk, made circa 1860 or visit www.stevensauction.com. ($21,280). ■ March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 15 Special Feature San Francisco is creating new collectors one lecture and layover at a time It was released in 1956. It appeared in every episode of “Frasier” save one. It was in Chandler and Joey’s apartment in the first season of Friends. Larry King is sitting in it on the cover his book. It was designed by Charles and Ray Eames and sold through the Herman Miller furniture company. It’s the Eames Lounge Chair. It also serves as a focal point to Wendy Kaplan’s presentation “California Design: Living in a Modern Way from 1930-1965.” Kaplan recently spoke to San Francisco’s American Decorative Arts Forum of Northern California, (ADAF), an affiliated support group of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco. With economic uncertainties an undercurrent of the antique and collectibles trade and a growing concern for just where the next generation of collectors will come from, the ADAF offers a formula that could be replicated in more American cities, forum organizers said. The ADAF is just one of several San Francisco groups using public spaces and presentations to stimulate renewed interest in collecting and preserving American decorative arts. Since 1983, the American Decorative Arts Forum has promoted fellowship among San Francisco Bay Area antique collectors by providing them with monthly meetings, events and lectures delivered by authoritative speakers. The presentation made by Kaplan of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), like all others, was preceded by a mini-show of items relevant to the discussion brought in and displayed by members from their own collections. The mini-show at Kaplan’s presentation produced an Eames splint, which was a forerunner in the development of the iconic chair. Informative tours and seminars, receptions in members’ homes and additional opportunities to share information and treasures with other members are all part of this effective and fun organization. “We define decorative arts,” said Gordon Fine, president of the forum, “as anything made or used in America, and that covers a lot!” The ADAF defines American decorative arts as: “… the surviving objects of American make or use, such as furniture, lighting devices, ceramics, silver, textiles, 16 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Photo courtesy Auction House Joseph Truskot Above: The Early Wildfowl Hunting display includes decoys, tins and game calls. Left: Iroquois Casual China patterned pieces as exhibited at the SFO Museum in 2009. The yellow “Pepper Tree” dinner plate in the back probably dates from the 1960s. Courtesy the Don Osborne Collection. utensils and other household decorations. Decorative arts are distinguished from fine art – usually paintings, sculpture and architecture – in two ways: First, the objects were usually made to serve a purpose superseding the aesthetic merit they may possess; and second, their makers, whether a school girl, silversmith, itinerant artist or cabinetmaker, generally did not consider themselves an “artist” in the way we define that word today. The decorative arts serve to document a historical period and way of life; they allow us today to understand better our diverse but collective past.” Photo courtesy Auction House Above: Several San Francisco organizations are teaming up to present American decorative arts in new and innovative ways. A recent display on the design and utility of American motorcycles is open through April 12, 2012, at the SFO Museum. Right: A display of spun aluminum kitchenware from the exhibit “Russel Wright At Home” as featured in the SFO Museum at the San Francisco International Airport. Photo courtesy McKinley William. The forum has about 200 members. It is an affiliate organization of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, the flagships of which are the de Young Museum of Art located in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park right on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Additional support groups include those devoted exclusively to ceramics, textiles and those concerned about educating young museum attendees. “Our application and renewal forms ask members to specify their areas of interest, and our members are not shy about expressing their interests to me and to other board members,” said Susan Doherty, program chair for the ADAF, who selects the program content and speakers. “We also offer the opportunity to sponsor scheduled lectures for $500. Though that amount covers only a small portion of the cost of each lecture, it allows members to show support for a given topic and/or to honor an individual with an interest in that given topic.” Doherty comes into her volunteer position having already served in a similar capacity at the Greenwich Antiques Society of The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn. “Our members have a broad range of interests,” she said, “from the 18th century to the 21st, from furniture to ceramics, textiles and architecture. This guarantees that you cannot thrill everyone with every lecture. But most members enjoy learning how one period influences and/or reacts to another, how one medium influences another and how history influences the way we live and the objects we choose to live with.” With this in mind, Doherty schedules at least one lecture covering material from most major style periods and varies the mediums covered. “The elephant in the room remains the current preference for modern objects and design over antiques,” Doherty said. “Modern design and objects certainly seem to get the most press, and I suppose it is a truism that most ‘young people’ are ‘not interested in antiques.’ But I think too much has been made of the dichotomy between the two styles – the false choice. As many of our 2012 lectures will show, antiques and folk art improve the best modern Continued on page 18 March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 17 San Francisco Collections continued from page 17 interiors. They give an elegance, richness and warmth to interiors that risk sterility and coldness. This is true at all economic levels.” Kaplan’s presentation explained how Charles and Ray Eames warmed up their “democratic” ultra-modern house with an extensive collection of folk art. Last month, Architectural Digest’s Mitchell Owens’ presentation explained how designers for the super-rich incorporated antiques into the chic-est modern interiors of the 1960s. “Those who claim to hate modern and love only antiques, or vice versa, often fail to see how each influences the other,” Doherty said. “I also plan to address another false notion in the modern vs. antiques comparison – that of cost and practicality,” she said. “While antique masterpieces continue to shatter auction records, furniture at any level below that is now incredibly affordable, often costing less than low-price mass produced modern furniture, let alone high- end modern pieces from Roche Bobois to Ruhlmann. The value proposition improves with time, since antiques are so much more durable. The wear and tear of daily living, including that with young children, merely adds to the patina, rather than ruining the object.” Which topics attract the largest crowds? “Anything involving textiles or clothing draws especially well, with many non-members attending.” Doherty said. “Other big winners with both members and non-members are jewelry and modern topics. Lectures about the marketplace or market trends for antiques are also popular.” Learn more about the San Francisco airport museum and its exhibits by visitShown in the “Russel Wright At Home” ing http://tinyurl.com/FlySFO2012. ■ Joseph Truskot is a collector and freelance writer based in Salinas, Calif. exhibit is this cereal bowl with brown and mottled orange glaze. From the Don Osborne Collection. Another ambitious step toward raising the public’s awareness of antiques in daily life and culture is the SFO Museum inside the San Francisco International Airport. Since 1980, the museum’s 20 galleries in four terminals have featured diverse exhibitions: from pottery to motorcycles, microscopes to kitchenware, counter culture to California history. “It’s difficult to answer the question of how the SFO Museum rates the popularity and profundity of each of its exhibitions,” said Timothy O’Brien, curator of the SFO Museum. “Exhibitions on such a diverse The exhibit “A World Examined: Microscopes from the Age of Enlightenment range of subjects such as Meissen porcelain, to the Twentieth Century” is on display at the SFO Museum through June African masks, Chinese jades and Scandi- 2012. Included in the exhibit are this circa 1660 tripod microscope made of ivory, wood and glass (above left) and a simple microscope with case, 1673navian design all appeal to distinct, built-in 1748, Holland, from the Golub Collection, University of California, Berkeley. audiences among the travelers who visit SFO.” which seem to attract the most attention, both in the gallery The SFO Museum is committed to creating greater aware- and on the Internet, are those dealing with popular culture – ness of the objects it displays and giving credit to the local the history of the pinball machine, industrial design and presresidents who have amassed important collections. ently, our television and phonograph/vinyl record exhibitions. “The museum’s primary concern is to attract and inspire There seems to be a natural interest in examining the origins those who may not have a pre-existing interest in or affinity for and social impact of those ubiquitous items in modern culture the exhibited subject,” O’Brien said. “That said, the exhibitions that maintain a tremendous presence in all of our lives.” ■ 18 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Photo courtesy San Francisco Museum Spotlight: SFO Museum ~ The Midwest’s Finest ~ “Pure and Simple” Antique Show and Sale ~ Kokomo, Indiana ~ 18th and 19th Century Antiques for the Hearth and Home Early American Furniture and Country Accessories. 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To join: Send a check or money order with your name(s), address, telephone, and email (optional) and mention Antique Trader. Mail all to Secretary G&CICA, 223 Summit Circle, Lakeville, PA 18438 April 20, 21, 22, 2012 Binghamton University Events Center Vestal Parkway East, Rt. 434, Binghamton, NY • Off NY 17 – Exit 70S to Rt. 201S to Rt. 434E Opening Night Show Friday 5:00 – 8:00 Free Appraisal Clinic Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 Hours: Fri. 5:00 – 8:00 Sat. 10:00 – 5:00 Sun. 10:00 – 4:00 Admission: Fri. $10 (includes a weekend pass), Sat. $7, Sun. $7 LEAD SPONSOR Expert e Repair & Fre Restoration Parking Specialists Info: (607) 771-6026 or www.binghamtonsertoma.org March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 19 Show Previews Photo courtesy of American Classics by Joan Bogart. GLENCOE, Ill. – The Antiques & Garden Fair returns for safety reasons, strollers are not permitted in the Fair. Parking the 12th year to the Chicago Botanic Garden April 20-22, with a at the Chicago Botanic Garden is $20 per car; free for Garden special preview evening April 19. The Chicago Botanic Garden is members. located at 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, Ill. Lecture tickets are $65 per lecture in advance and $70 per While thousands of bulbs and annuals bloom in the 24 display lecture at the door; tickets for both lectures are $105. Garden gardens outside, more than 100 displays from dealers from Eu- members receive $5 off each price. All lecture tickets include a rope and the United States showcase the best in antique garden three-day Fair pass. Preview attendees may purchase a lecture furnishings, botanical art and home and garden design. Indoor display gardens will interpret the theme “Around the Garden Table” and will be donated and installed by premier landscape designers, including William Heffernan Landscapes, Maria Smithburg with Manfredini Landscaping and Design, Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc., Rosborough Partners and Schmechtig Landscape Co. Two speakers will give lectures during the Fair: David Easton on April 20 and David Howard on April 21. Honorary Chair David Easton is one of the world’s most sought-after interior designers. While he has made his name as a new-classicist, his erudition of architecture and decoration is wide-ranging and continuing. During his lecture, “A Design Journey of the Past, Present and Future,” David Easton will take you on a journey of garden design from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Ancient Rome and beyond. Special Guest David Howard, former head gardener at Highgrove, will give the lecture, “My Gardening Life, 40 Years of Gardening in the U.K.” Listen to the man who Shown here is a Japanese snow lantern and waterfall in a Japaneseworked closest to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, Prince themed garden. See page 22 for insights from Joseph Truskot on how Charles, on his extraordinary creation, Highgrove, one you can best use garden antiques in your own home. of the most important gardens in Europe and a foreThis cast iron garden bench is most example of organic gardening. Howard trained identical to one found in the at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and the Rose Garden at the White House. Botanic Gardens, Gothenberg, Sweden. Originally known as the horseshoe pattern, Mrs. Kennedy loved Shoppers on the hunt for classical and contempothe bench. Since her time on rary furnishings, botanical art and jewelry will find Pennsylvania Avenue, it’s become a variety of treasures in every price range. Staged in known as the White House Rose the Regenstein Center with tents over the Esplanade, Garden Bench. It was made by the Kramer Brothers in Dayton, Ohio, Rose Garden and Courtyards, the Fair will feature in the late 1800s. antique dealers and garden-wares, plus magnificent and inspirational exhibit gardens. Complimentary floral arrangement demonstrations will be given on Saturday and ticket for $50 or both for $95. Proceeds from the Fair benefit the Sunday at designated booths at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Chicago Botanic Garden’s conservation, education and research Fair hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday programs. The preview evening, featuring priority shopping and and Sunday. Advance tickets are available online at www. elegant fare, will be co-chaired by Cathy Busch, Jen Kasten and chicagobotanic.org/antiques or in person at the Visitor Center. Peggy Swartchild. Preview tickets are available by phone at 847Tickets are $15 in advance; $12 in advance for members. A 835-6944. three-day pass is $20. Single-day tickets at the door are $17; $14 For more information on the Chicago Antiques & Garden for members. Children under age 16 are free with an adult. 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Antique Show is held annually Items (rain or shine) the range from Saturday before primitive Memorial Day cupboards, weekend. sideboards, The fall show is benches, held annually the farm tables fourth Saturday in and wooden September. boxes, to lamps, coins, pattern glass, art glass, Depression-era glass and ironstone. You will also fi nd clocks, gold jewelry, rings, pictures, pocket knives, bottles, old toys, crocks, jugs, old linens, lace, dolls, pocket watches, old guns, holiday collectibles, postcards and country farm items. “This is a great semi-annual tradition in Gettysburg,” said John Angstadt, the event’s organizer. “Dealers, collectors and casual buyers all enjoy the Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show.” The event is held on Carlisle, Chambersburg, Baltimore and York Streets, along with Lincoln Square, all in Historic Downtown Gettysburg. The show – held rain or shine – runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The proceeds from this semi-annual event continue to support the community activities of the Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association. The fall show will be held Sept. 22, 2012. For more information, contact John Angstadt at 717-253-5750 or [email protected]. PASADENA ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET Name ___________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________ City _____________________________________________________________ State ___________________________________ Zip _____________________ www.asheford.com March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 21 Cover Story A world of your own Garden antiques that personalize your outdoor space Joseph Truskot With volatility in the stock market, impasse in government and technological change affecting us from our morning wake-up apps to our midnight sleep number settings, our gardens are perhaps the one quiet place where we can be in full control of our lives. Whether we live in a tract house or a country estate, a trailer or a condo with a patio, we can use antiques and collectibles outside to mold our outdoor world into a thing of beauty. Here are some of the popular antique garden trends as seen by retailers this year. Entry Doors A cast-iron mail box would be a welcoming addition to an entryway. Leaded glass window, ready to be framed, mounted and installed in an open lawn. 22 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Most homes were designed with the front entrance visible from the street. Reinforce this by making sure the door is eye-catching and in clear view. Trim shrubs down and plant colorful annuals that frame the house and draw one’s attention from the street to the door. Antiques to consider: a vintage Spanish brass door knocker ($150-$250), a U.S. Post Office drop-off letter box ($250$350), a period porch light ($75-$400) and something funny. Nothing feels more welcoming to visitors than an object that makes them smile just before entering your home; for example, a brightly painted, cast-iron reclining frog in a bikini ($85); a chafing dish lid planted with succulents ($29) or a sign with a slogan. My favorite: “The philosopher who said that work well done never needs doing over, never weeded a garden.” Front Lawn If you have a large, empty front lawn, consider objects that might fill the void, such as an old iron plow or a modern sculpture, or the later created out of the former. Buy the iron discs, fan blades and assorted gear wheels and then talk your local auto repair shop into welding them into manageable sections for you to assemble, pagodafashion, in your garden. A small leaded Backyard Garden If you’re lucky to have a view in your backyard, design your garden to accentuate that view. A few well-placed objects on each side can lead your eye to a bucolic hillside or distant pond. If you’re like most of us, however, and have to contend with the dreariness of some neighbors’ yards, construct a wooden fence, put up a brick wall or plant a tall hedge, which will define the garden and shield you from faded plastic play sets and trash can ghettos. Once the walls are up, it is indeed your space! Select easy-to-care-for shrubs and perennials which won’t take over the yard but will provide a variety of different heights. Then, choose one perfect object to capture attention. A focal point is key to good landscape design. A non-vegetative element truly anchors the entire garden. That object could be a 19th-century Japanese, hand-carved Yukimi snow lantern ($10,000) or grandfather’s whittled whirligig (priceless, except gramps probably would take a Benjamin for it!); a pair of Victorian Coade stone urns ($24,500, plus shipping) or two pink flamingos. Authentic Japanese stone lanterns are usually constructed in sections that fit together and require a crane to lift them into position. They are solid rock and literally weigh a ton! So, if you don’t have a private road into your backyard for the installation equipment, consider something simpler. Grandpa’s contribution has great merit. First, grandpas aren’t forever and you’ll think of him every time you see the bird’s wings move. Second, the bird’s wings move. Pinwheels, swirling coils, windmills and anemometers all provide regular movement, which adds interest to the garden and makes it seem even more alive. Grandpa’s handiwork is authentic folk art that is unique and could appreciate in value. Coade stone was a type of matte-finish stoneware invented by Mrs. Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) of London, England. It contained crushed ceramic bits mixed into the clay before firing. Its color may be light yellow, gray or beige. It had a tremendous vogue in the building boom of 19th century England and was in commerce from 1769 to about 1840. Once a mold was created, it could be used many times to create highly detailed objects. Known at the time as artificial stone, it was significantly cheaper than hand-carved rock. The finished keystones, urns, figures and façades weathered well and are available through British dealers such as Summers Place Auctions Ltd. A famous Coade stone lion stands on a plinth guarding Westminster Bridge in London. The original flamingos, on the other hand, landed on American lawns in 1957 and became as staple a feature as the ’57 Chevy Bel Air in the driveway. (Only 47,556 of these iconic cars were produced by GM. They range in price Photo courtesy Joseph Truskot glass window ($100-$250) newly framed, fastened between two 4-by-4 posts and surrounded by well-tended shrubs and flowers will capture one’s attention, give sparkle to the grass and grant these attractive but hard-to-reuse objects new life. An old wagon wheel is still a perfect greeter at the side of a driveway, especially when it blends with a ranch-style house and rail fence. Spoked wheels ($450 each) are harder to find these days intact. If unpainted or untreated, the wood rots. I recommend you mount the wheel on a concrete platform above the ground, instead of half-burying it. A friend once told me she was invited to a fancy reception at a country home outside of Baltimore but got woefully lost and had to call for help. What she heard the hostess say was: “Turn into the drive just beyond the caldron on the lawn.” What the hostess actually said was: “Turn into the drive just beyond the Calder on the lawn.” A good sized caldron or rendering pot can still be had for around $300, but an original Alexander Calder (1898-1976) outdoor sculpture is beyond the scope of this article. Sculpture made of iron farm objects by Magdalena McCann, Santa Cruz, Calif. A recycled bird house by Bill Valuch, owner of Miss Trawick’s Garden Shop, Pacific Grove, Calif. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 23 Cover Story today from $5,000 to $89,000 or more.) The classic flamingos were designed by sculptor Don Featherstone using a photo from a National Geographic magazine as a model. Union Products of Leominster, Mass., made about 250,000 pairs a year until the company folded in 2007. A pair still in its 1980s-era box was listed at $175 on eBay. Authentic ones will have Don Featherstone’s signature on their bellies. Focal points that take a more “green” position are sprouting up all across the country. An antique millstone, upturned and professionally mounted, makes a fan- tastic simple garden sculpture certain to capture the eye of all onlookers. Expect to pay around $175 for the stone, and considerably more for a secure pedestal and mount. Inventive carpenters are re-using all manner of architectural elements in their construction of bird houses and feeders. These can be had for $25 to $250. Wrought iron fence pieces or gates can be used as small trellises for climbing annuals such as sweet peas or nasturtiums. Expect to pay from $85 to $500. Several other garden ornaments have been popular over the centuries. Above: Gazing ball on brass stand. Right: Sundial on pedestal. Below: Large spoked wagon wheel, $450. 24 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Gazing Balls or Globes These vintage, hand-blown orbs of mirrored glass set on top of a stand have a long and colorful history. The first gazing balls appeared in the 12th century emerging from Venetian glass factories. Glass balls were hung near cottage doors to keep the evil spirits away. The Victorians loved them and often referred to them as Butler Globes. Because they reflect at an angle, the help could see if the hostess and guests needed attention without hovering. When a gazing globe was placed in the center of the intersection of two Cover Story garden paths, lovers on a bench could keep an eye out for an approaching chaperon. They look best when they are resting on a base higher than the surrounding greenery and visible from several different points. As they reflect the sky and garden around them, they capture movement, which draws one’s eye to them. Antique gazing balls ($85-$120) are readily available. The older ones often need to be re-silvered inside so they reflect attractively. Antique pedestals are a greater find and will easily hold a newly minted globe. Keep the outside surface polished for optimum effect. ridiculous and always be in the way. Stately Chinese fu dogs gaze terrifically from either side of an entry gate. Authentic ones are male and female with the male’s front paw resting on a ball and the female’s hidden by a puppy. They won’t improve chain link. If you happen to like a variety of things in your yard (or family politics dictate you find a place for that goose in a nun’s habit that Aunt Fifi bought you for your birthday last summer), isolate them in a sunny nook separated by fast-growing, vibrantly colored zinnias. Sundial An ancient way of telling the time of day, the “dial” traditionally has Roman numerals in reverse order from a clock face. The pointer should indicate due south. Although the numbers are rarely accurate, the instrument will tell you precisely when the sun is at its highest point in the sky which, of course, is midday. Antique Victorian sundials can start around $400 but vary depending on age, design, material and condition. Armillary A more sophisticated instrument than a sundial, an armillary is that arrow pointing to the sky with the bands of metal encircling it, mounted on a pedestal. Each metal ring takes a different measurement. It was used to indicate the earth’s orbit in relation to celestial objects, the most basic of which was earth’s orbit around the sun. When installed correctly, the arrow’s shadow indicates the equinoxes. These are more intricate than a sundial and the prices start around $800. Urns A certain find at every angle in a formal garden, an urn is simply a large flower pot. They have drain holes and can be planted or left as ornamentation. A matching pair on either side of a staircase invites all to move to the next level. They provide height to your plantings so that low-growing blossoms (petunias, lobelia, portulaca) can decorate higher up. Some oriental ceramic storage jars were meant to hold water so they lack drain holes and look their best off to the side and fi lled to the brim with a few discreet petals floating on top. Statuary Garden decor inevitably reflects the owner’s taste and pocketbook, but nothing more so than representational figures. Marble, granite, bronze, ceramic, cast iron, concrete, wood, aluminum, lead and plastic have all been used to capture that certain someone ... or something. Each of these mediums has pros and cons when placed outdoors, which you should investigate before you invest significant money. Statues are tied to specific artistic styles. Mixing Greek figures with garden gnomes or Amish silhouettes with iron mermaids will create a distracting jumble. Keep ornaments uniform and appropriate for the space and style of the house and yard. A painted “grannie fanny” looks cute at the edge of an ever-changing vegetable garden where a concrete Aphrodite would look Concrete statue in a rose garden, $400. Fountains Originally powered by channeled natural streams, fountains can be ornate monuments or simple troughs. Movement aerates the water and keeps it clear of surface algae. Few of us have access to babbling brooks and few of those that do have diverted the streams on their property to flow through a water feature. We depend on motorized pumps to make the water pour, spout or spray. Installation takes some ingenuity as the cord and onand-off switch need to be hidden. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 25 Cover Story When choosing a water feature, keep in mind the sound the fountain will generate. In small, high-walled gardens, a stream cascading over a cliff into the pool below can be deafening. The noise of constant running water always sends me off to jiggle the handle of the nearest toilet. Most people are happier with a soft trickle. Check out Japanese bamboo fountains. Centuries of work have perfected the sound of serenity. Happily, small solar cells placed on a nearby roof are now available to provide the power needed to operate a small pump. Premade fountains abound but consider constructing your own from an old wooden pail rigged to the top of a wine barrel, a copper pitcher pouring into an antique tub, or a stack of graduated concrete shells. My taste runs toward a sunken plastic pond surrounded by river rocks and a quiet flow emanating mysteriously from under one of the larger rocks, like a natural spring. That’s a perfect spot for an antique saint, fairy or mushroom! One Final Note what they’re selling and want their customers to be happy,” said Jerry Janssen of Orientations in Monterey, Calif. Opened a few years ago in the historic Marsh’s Oriental Store, this magnificently remodeled establishment places its objects for sale in an awe-inspiring atmosphere. It has both Chinese and Japanese outdoor gardens. Janssen’s 40 years of experience selling and buying Oriental antiquities has given him a unique position to offer advice to buyers. “It’s like real estate or anything you’re investing money in. Open your eyes. Don’t shop price; shop the item. You should love the piece before you buy it.” That said. Use your garden to help you define what you find beautiful, restive and amusing. Antique stores offer an incredible variety of merchandise, ready to use again for their original purpose or for some new application. Just sit in your garden and contemplate what object it might need: Victorian signed Kramer Brothers rose pattern cast-iron bench, $1,200 to $1,800; Adirondack solid wood chair ($350), or a weathered concrete toad stool ($50). “Good dealers should have a no-questions-asked return policy. They know Joseph Truskot is a collector and freelance writer based in Salinas, Calif. Flaming Lotus Lily, recycled metal objects by Dr. Wasabi, Santa Cruz, Calif., $530. ■ Hung upside-down, this silver chafing dish lid holds a succulent garden. Chinese ceramic water vessels, Orientations, Monterey, Calif. 26 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Cover Story Winterthur, the estate of Henry Francis du Pont located in Wilmington, Del., was a du Pont ancestral home begun in 1839 and later developed in the 1920s and ’30s with the oversight of Mr. du Pont himself, the last private owner. Maggie Lidz is currently the Estate Historian and Curator of Garden and Estate Objects at Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”). Lidz spoke at the American Decorative Arts Forum, an affiliate group of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, on Jan. 10 (see page 16 for more coverage). Her comments, and information from other sources, result in a snapshot of the garden objects used at one of America’s finest estates. The gardens surrounding Winterthur were originally designed by Marian Coffin, one of the first female landscape architects in America. Coffin was a childhood friend of du Pont’s and they had continued their friendship when he was studying horticulture at Harvard and she landscape design at M.I.T. Her creation at Winterthur contains such defined areas as the Sundial Garden, Icewell Terrace, Winterhazel Walk, Pinetum, Azalea Woods and Sycamore Hill. Her designs typically contain tall backdrops, accentuated vistas, hedge framing (a privet or boxwood hedge into which a metal arch has been inserted to create a walkway through the hedge), hewn stone pathways and garden ornaments (urns, cherubs, sconces, pillars) of marble, stone, lead and stucco. Many of the 19th-century European garden objects at Winterthur were purchased at an exclusive store in Manhattan called Modern Art for the Garden, located at 142 E. 53rd Street. The establishment was founded by a group of wealthy and cultured enthusiasts. Most of their offerings were imported from European manufacturers, antiquities dealers and dissolved or destroyed estates. During this Golden Age, Lidz commented on the movement outdoors of typically indoor spaces. The Victorian garden bench was joined by patio furniture. Chairs, chaises, tables and umbrellas Photo courtesy Winterthur Museum & Garden Winterthur’s gardens were designed to bring antiques and objects outdoors Above, a selection of 19th century garden statuary is ready to take its place in any one of Winterthur’s 60 acres of naturalistic gardens. Left: The Sundial Garden at Winterthur Estate was originally designed by Marian Coffin, one of the first female landscape achitects in America. helped to move entertainment and relaxation outdoors. Victorian street lamps fixed to red brick pillars and wrought iron gates were mixed with metal chairs and striped canvas umbrellas. One of the most significant outdoor objects in the collection at Winterthur is a marble backgammon set meant to be played and kept out of doors. Rooftop gardens became a feature of the urban landscape at this time. Urns, topiaries, statues and wall decor sprouted on large balconies. Right-angled garden beds, wall fountains and tall junipers helped to soften the steel, stone and brick of the skylines. The 1920s and ’30s also heralded a new age of architecture with the ultra-modern concepts of such futuristic innovators as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright who each in their own way made the outdoors, including objects and features typically found in gardens, part of the indoor environment. Lidz recommends Barbara Israel’s Antique Garden Ornaments: Two Centuries of American Taste published by Henry N. Abrams in 1999 as the definitive book on this subject, as well as the classic book by Mac Griswold and Eleanor Weller, The Golden Age of American Gardens 18901940 published by Harry Abrams in 1991. Visit winterthur.org for additional information. ■ March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 27 $SULO 0D\ -XQH -XO\ $XJXVW 6HSWHPEHU ',5(&7,2160LOHV(DVWRI$WODQWD $LUSRUWRQ,DW([LW -RQHVERUR5G 6KRZFDVH5HQWDOV 7DEOH&KDLU5HQWDOV 6WRUDJH8QLWVZ'LVSOD\ /X[XU\6KXWWOH%XVHV 1RYHPEHU 'HFHPEHU #PVKSWG6TCFGT ',5(&7,216 ,([LWWK$YH 7RWKH2KLR6WDWH )DLUJURXQGV 2KLR([SR&HQWHU 70 28 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 7ASIAN AUCTION 7 Antique Saturday March 24th, 2012 11:00 AM FEATURING: Asian Antiques; Chinese porcelain, jade including white jade table screen with provenance; cloisonné; carved ivory; hardstone; porcelain vases, bowls, snuff bottles including carved ivory and hardstone; bronze vases; bronze multi metal; Chinese furniture including couch, bed, dining table, cabinets, chairs, several 4-8 fold screens (one hardstone mounted); Rose Famille plaques; artwork, Japanese Satsuma; woodblock prints, paintings, and scrolls from the Estate of Neil Taylor of Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut, Estate of Martha D. 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The event, which featured about 100 exhibiting dealers at The Showplace Feb. 24-26, drew more shoppers this year than it has in any of the past five, according to Susie Clodfelter, co-owner of Antiques Extravaganzas of North Carolina. Shoppers gravitated toward selections of early furniture with an emphasis on pieces with a Southern heritage. Earthenware, ceramics and more home accessories sold well to the appreciative audience. Hoot and Nana Antiques from Paris, Ky., offered furniture collected near the business’ home base. One of the vendor’s favorite pieces was a step-back cupboard featuring a two-door bottom with solid panels, a two-door top with glass lights, which was constructed of native walnut with poplar and southern pine under woods and in its early finish. A walnut chest of drawers of similar Federal style kept the cupboard company at the booth. Two Virginia dealers chose to combine their collections in an oversized space. Although each dealer has a shop, they own some of the more valuable pieces together. Bob Taylor has run a Williamsburg shop for several years and produces several antiques shows in the area, and Brian Penniston has the Queen Street Antiques mall in Tappahannock. For this weekend, the duo was very pleased with sales. At least five pieces of furniture found new homes, as did a good collection of smalls. From the side of the booth, Taylor sold an early game table in mahogany. Dominating displays at the front of the booth were a tall walnut stand from North Carolina and a Virginia pie safe. But the dealers’ mostprized piece was a yellow pine corner cupboard from the Eastern shore of Maryland, which featured an extremely well executed crown molding made from five shaped pieces of pine. Some dealers offered highly specialized collections. Keith Bouffard from Newport News had an extensive collection of Victorian-era picture frames. Robert French of South Portland, Maine, sold wine glasses and decanters. Monique’s Antiques, Dunkirk, Md., trades in Majolica. Bellflower Antiques had two Below: Monique’s Antiques, Dunkirk, Md., exhibited its specialty, Majolica, at the Showplace, including this impressive selection of oyster plates. Continued on page 32 30 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Brookstown Antiques of Winston-Salem, N.C., may not have written the book on ladder-back chairs with rush seats, but one was on hand. Whether shoppers sought early oil lamps (above) or parts to restore or electrify lamps, Toad Hall Antiques, Chester, Va., had plenty of choices. The classic blue and white color palette made for an eye-catching display by Sparrows Nest Antiques, Williamsburg, Va. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 31 Show Highlights continued from page 30 specialties, lustre ware and Gaudy Welsh. Carolyn Brown’s Williamsburg, Va., shop is open most days, except when she is at the Richmond shows. Her shop has been a good source for early Virginia furniture, but at this show, she offered mostly early transfer ware and some wonderful smalls. There was a large selection of Chinese exports, early English tea caddies and a variety of silver. Fellow Williamsburg dealer Ben Shearer, who was trading as Blue Lion Antiques, showed his collection of tools. Vernon Creekmore, Richmond, offered an early tall case clock with works from London and a case believed to have been from the Delaware Valley in New Jersey. Two dealers from the small town of Delhi, N.Y., made the trek to Virginia. Joe Weaver of Catskill Antiques offered country furniture, while Tom Newcomer, Horsefeathers Antiques, showed an early primitive kitchen collection. Early comments from dealers were that sales were good, with a return of the furniture buyers in many cases, as well as strong sales of early home accessories. Bob French, a dealer who splits his time between Maine and Virginia, was selling his early crystal and flint glass, along with early cream ware. A friend kept busy wrapping items for French’s buyers. Antiques Extravaganzas of North Carolina produces the Richmond show twice each year. The next event will be Oct. 5-7 at the Showplace. Founded 35 years ago, Antiques Extravaganzas also produces shows in Winston-Salem and Raleigh, N.C., two times yearly in each city. Visit www.antextofnc.com or call 336-9244359 for more information. ■ Bob Taylor and Brian Penniston, both Virginia-based dealers, not only shared a double exhibit space, but also ownership of several pieces on display at Richmond Extravaganza. Tom O’Hara is a freelance writer and dealer, and owner of Easter Hill Antiques of Sharon, Conn. In the past, he has covered Brimfield, Round Top and Springfield, Ohio, shows for Antique Trader. 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This painted blanket chest was a topic of discussion at the Forum. 34 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Five hundred antiques and history buffs made the pilgrimage to Virginia’s colonial capitol of Virginia for 64th Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum. The event, which offers educational and informative seminars and is held in the restored village, sold out for the session held Feb. 19-23. The main topics each day typically relate to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation exhibits. For example, a talk on silver by CWF Curator Janine Skerry focused on pieces in the collection. A host of new pieces were added to the exhibits in the past year, said Ron Hurst, vice president and chief curator of Colonial Williamsburg in charge of the museums and collections. As Hurst spoke, it was clear how much he loves his job and how all of the new additions were meaningful to him. Several needlework samplers from states that were not previously represented in their collections, including Alabama and Wisconsin, were among the new acquisition. The Wisconsin piece is dated 1818 and bears the caption of Racine, W.T., meaning Wisconsin Territory, as it was not yet a state. Samplers were in the spotlight during a review by Dr. Tricia Wilson Nguyen, who focused on some samplers made in Newburyport, Mass. New furniture exhibits include a paint-decorated North Carolina Chest circa 1844; a companion chair for the Colonial Williamsburg collection in the Governor’s Palace; two chairs and a stand from Bowling Green Farm in Caroline County, Va.; a John Bagly clock; a mahogany corner cupboard from Norfolk, Va.; and a paint-decorated, comb-back Windsor chair from Philadelphia. Attendees were able to learn more about early Pennsylvania furniture and Selections from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller folk Art Museum highlighted an exhibit on outsider art for the outside, such as whirligigs. Pennsylvania Fraktur painting in sessions led by Lisa Minardi from Winterthur. Several paintings were added to the CWF collection the last year, including pair of portraits by C. Thompson, which was found at Northeast Auctions and paid for by The Friends of Williamsburg. The group also is purchasing the painting of Captain John Smith by Salazar y Mendoza, circa 1799 — but another $30,000 is needed to finish paying for the piece. One of the earliest maps of America has joined the CWF’s collection. Margaret Pritchard, curator of prints, maps and wallpaper, addressed the importance of maps in the discovery, history and exploration of America. In total, experts led more than two dozen talks. 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Flores Visit us at: fl[email protected] www.worldmovieposters.net March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 39 Auction Previews Chinese punch bowl may serve up $50K A collection of exquisitely painted fans of Peking University professor Wen Tsan Yu will be offered during Kaminski Auctions’ Spring 2012 Fine Asian Art and Antiques Auction March 30-31. tallest figure being 15 inches is estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. This exquisite set is from the estate of the Count and Countess von Haller v. Hallerstein, Boston, Mass. Among the other extraordinary Asian pieces in this estate was a 15th-16th century, bronze, statue of Kali from India. It stands 17-1/2 inches high and has multiple arms and hands radiating around her, each holding an item symbolic of her power, including the shield, trident and the sword, and standing on a platform with one foot stepping on a defeated foe. With the current success of Chinese porcelain reaching new auction highs, an early 19th-century Chinese Rose Mandarin punch bowl, featuring figures in a palace scenes with an elaborate interior border of bats, birds, blossoms and coins, the exterior rim with a border of auspicious fruits, chrysanthemums and butterflies, gilt details and rim, (8-1/2 inches high by 22-3/4 inches diameter) is estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. Another important porcelain entry is a pair of blue and white vases, from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). They are of baluster form, with flared rims and each is 40 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Photo courtesy Kam inski Auctions BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions of Beverly, Mass., and Beverly Hills, Calif., has announced its Spring 2012 Fine Asian Art and Antiques Auction will coincide with the last week of Asia Week 2012 in New York City, March 30-31 starting at 10 a.m. both days. Featuring the art collection of Peking University professor Wen Tsan Yu, the sale includes many works by famous Chinese artists, the most notable Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Puru (1896-1963) and Pu Jin (1893-1966). Most paintings include a dedication by the artist to “Yu San,” Wen Tsan Yu and the collector’s personal seal. Also in this sale is his collection of exquisitely painted fans – the most important being a 20th-century fan of paper leaf and featuring painting by Wang Yun (18881934) on reverse with calligraphy by Zhu Nuzhen. Wen Tsan Yu was raised in China and later became a professor at Peking University. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1916 with a Ph.B, and from Harvard University in 1919 with an LL.B. His grandfather, Moy Toy Ni (Charlie Toy), came to the United States in the late 1800s and settled in Milwaukee, Wis. He was widely known as “Chinese Rockefeller” in the early 20th century. Paintings in this collection have been in the family for more than 50 years. Furniture in the sale includes a rare Pair of Huanghuali Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), chairs estimated at $20,000 to $25,000 and a Huanghuali kang table estimated at $20,000 to $35,000. An early Japanese 20th century set of ivory figures, Statues of the Seven Deities of Fortune, “Shichifukujin,” intricately carved as holding their attributes and standing on customized wood stands, the This pair of blue and white vases from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) have a baluster form with flared rims. The pair is estimated to earn $12,000 to $18,000 at the March 30-31 auction. painted with Ming officials partaking in a hunt, 15-1/2 inches by 5 inches. Their preauction estimate is $12,000 to $18,000. Ben Wang, Kaminski’s Asian specialist has put together a diverse sale of outstanding pieces. For more information, visit www.kaminskiauctions.com or call 978927-2223. ■ Auction Previews Bidders will be sticking it out for Royal Bayreuth figural penguin hatpin holder Rare Royal Bayreuth (blue mark) figural penguin hatpin holder in pink, gray and cream tones. Outstanding 9-inch by 15-inch brides basket, set on a Meridien silver plate lion frame. elaborate Manhattan silver plate frame, with a finely decorated floral handle; and a very rare 121/2-inch double pickle castor boasting two cranberry coinspot inserts with concave medallion sides and floral enamel décor, set on an elaborate Reed & Barton frame. Brides baskets will be served up in abundance. Anticipated top earners include a 20-inch by 11-1/2-inch piece with a cream satin ruffled trefoilshaped bowl, enamel floral décor interior and exterior and Pairpoint #2693 silver plate stand; and a pink satin basket with herringbone motherof-pearl melon ribbed bowl with green Marble a brass Sevresinterior, set on style pedestal, 42 a Wilcox silver inches tall, cobalt blue column with gold leaf plate frame. Moser piec- highlights. es will feature a lovely and tall 17-1/2-inch green cut to clear art glass tankard with a completely decorated enamel floral décor; and an 8-3/4-inch cranberry tri-corner shaped art glass vase with heavy enamel floral and insect décor, with gilt metal figural feet. Also sold will be an 8-3/4-inch white, pink and yellow satin art glass vase with coralline overlay. To learn more about Woody Auctions, visit www.WoodyAuction.com or contact [email protected] or 316747-2694. Photo courtesy Woody Auction WICHITA, Kan. – Four collections totalling up to more than 500 lots of art glass, Royal Bayreuth, furniture pieces and more will be offered without reserve at an auction slated for March 24, by Woody Auction. The event will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (CST). The art glass pieces will feature brides baskets, pickle castors, a cruet bottle collection and Moser glass. Only a few furniture items will be sold, but one certain to attract attention is a dark oak dental cabinet with four drawers, one sliding tray, two doors and a hidden compartment, with a black onyx surface top. The 39-inch by 30-inch cabinet was made by Hamilton Manufacturing. Other standout lots include a 4-3/4inch Royal Bayreuth (blue mark) figural penguin hatpin holder with pink, gray and cream tones. Another is an equally scarce six-piece ivory portrait set, with three portraits of historical figures in each 17inch frame. Each 4-inch portrait is signed “David 1810.” Other noteworthy lots include an extremely rare 6-1/2-inch Findlay onyx syrup pitcher in outstanding condition and a 42inch by 12-inch marble and brass Sevresstyle pedestal, artist-signed “Rochette” and in fantastic condition. The pedestal features a cobalt blue column with extensive gold leaf highlights and a beautiful full portrait of Queen Josephine. Examples of Royal Bayreuth include a rare 4-inch figural owl hatpin holder; a 7-1/2inch figural standing trout water pitcher with nice coloration; a 9-1/4-inch figural tomato wall pocket; a figural rooster water pitcher in great condition; a 5-inch unmarked red clown figural pipe rest; and black/ gray mark red clown figural match holder. Pickle castors will feature a dazzling 12-inch piece with cranberry coinspot enameled decorated insert set on an ■ March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 41 Events Calendar Before traveling any distance we recommend that you verify event dates. To list your auction, see the listing form at the bottom of this page. ALABAMA Mar 24, 2012 Daphne. Mobile Bottle Collectors Club 39th Annual Show & Sale, Civic Ctr., Whispering Pines Rd., 251-957-6725, 850-435-5425, [email protected] or [email protected] ARIZONA Apr 21, 2012 Tucson. Spring Doll Show & Sale, Randolph Park Hotel, 102 N. Alvernon Way, 520-321-0003, [email protected], www.tucsondollshow.com, SH: 9:30am-4pm CALIFORNIA Mar 24, 2012 West Covina. Jewel Tique, Elk’s Lodge, 831-438-5349, dollfestival@aol. com Mar 25, 2012 Anaheim. Dolls & Playthings Jewelry & Antiques, Anaheim Plaza Hotel, 1700 S. Harbor Blvd., 831-438-5349, dollfestival@aol. com, SH: 10am-3pm Mar 25, 2012 Clovis. Antique & Collectible Fair, Old Town, www.oldtownclovis.org Apr 1, 2012 Ventura. Ventura Flea Market, Ventura County Fairgrounds, 323-560-7469, www.rgcshows.com Apr 1, 2012 Alameda. Antiques Faire, Alameda Point (former Naval Air Station), 510522-7500, www.alamedapointantiquesfaire.com Apr 8, 2012 Sacramento. Antique Faire, 916-600-9770, www.sacantiquefaire.com Apr 13-15, 2012 Del Mar. Antique Show & Sale, Fairgrounds, 800-943-7501, SH: Fri. & Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Apr 15, 29, 2012 Long Beach. Antique & Collectible Flea Mkt, Veterans Stadium, www. longbeachantiquemarket.com COLORADO Mar 23-25, 2012 Denver. World Wide Antique Shows, Denver Merchandise Mart, 800289-6278, www.wwantiqueshows.com, SH: Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Mar 25, 2012 Denver. Vintage Voltage Expo, Ramada Plaza Conv. Ctr., www.danacain. com/vintagevoltageexpo.html, SH: 11am-4pm CONNECTICUT Mar 23-24, 2012 Manchester. 50th Annual Antique Show, 385 North Main St, 860649-2863, SH: Fri. 11am-6pm, Sat. 10am-3pm Mar 25, 2012 Enfield. Antique Insulator, Bottle & Coll. Show, American Legion Hall, 860342-5511, www.insulators.info/clubs/ypcic Mar 25, 2012 Wallingford. Train & Toy Show, Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 S. Colony Rd., 203-926-1327, www.classicshowsllc.com Mar 31, 2012 Danielson. Country Antiques in CT’s Quiet Corner, H.H. Ellis Technical High School, 613 Upper Maple St., 860-774-8511, ext 1135, [email protected], www.countryantiqueshow.com, SH: 10am-3pm Apr 1-30, 2012 New Milford. Sunday’s Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market, Rt 7, 508-2659911, www.etflea.com Apr 14-15, 2012 Guilford. Guilford Antiques Show, Elisabeth Adams Middle School, 845-876-0616, [email protected], www. barnstar.com Apr 14-15, 2012 Danbury. 7th Vintage Clothing & Accessories, Textiles & Jewelry Show, PAL Bldg., 35 Hayestown Rd. I-84 West Exit 6, East Exit 5, 914-273-4667, 914-589-1355, during shows, [email protected], www. cordshows.com, SH: 10am-5pm Apr 21-22, 2012 Old Greenwich. Westchester Glass Club Collectors Show & Sale, Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd., 973-763-4524, [email protected], SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm DELAWARE Mar 24, 2012 Hartly. Annual Spring Fire Co. Model Train & Toy Show, Fire Hall, 2898 Arthursville Rd, 302-492-3755, SH: 9am-3pm FLORIDA Mar 23-26, 2012 Naples. Naples Int’l Pavillion Art Naples, 239-949-5411, www. arfairnaples.com Mar 24, 2012 Arcadia. Historic Downtown Antique Assn Antique Fair, 863-993-5105, www. arcadiaflantiques.com Mar 25, Apr 15, Apr 29, 2012 Miami Beach. 800-1000 blks. Lincoln Road Miami Beach, 305-673-4991, www. antiquecollectiblemarket.com Apr 6-8, 2012 West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach Antiques Festival, South Florida Fgds, 941-697-7475, [email protected], www. wpbaf.com Apr 14-15, 2012 Pembroke Pines. Antique & Coll. Show, Southwest Focal Point Senior Ctr., 301 NW 103rd Ave., 954-450-6888, SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm GEORGIA Apr 13-15, 2012 Atlanta. Scott Antique Markets, Atlanta Expo Centers, 740-569-4112, Scott Antique Markets, 740-569-2800, www. scottantiquemarket.com, SH: Fri. & Sat. 9am6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Apr 20-22, 2012 Cumming. Lakewood 400 Antique Mkt, 1321 Atlanta Highway, adj. To GA 400, just 1 mi. N. of exit 13, Lakewood Antiques Mkt, 770-889-3400, lakewood400@ earthlink.net, www.lakewoodantiques.com, SH: Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm ILLINOIS Mar 23-25, 2012 Chicago. Chicago Modernism Show, 954-563-6747, www. dolphinfairs.com Mar 24-25, 2012 Chicago. Wonderful Winter Mkt “Spring Fling,” 1340 W. Washington St., 312-666-1200, info@randolphstreetmarket. com, www.randolphstreetmarket.com modernvintagechicago. Mar 24-25, 2012 Oregon. 62nd Annual Antique Show, Blackhawk Center, 10th St. at Jefferson, 1 blk. S. of Rt. 64, 815-732-2219, [email protected], SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Mar 25, 2012 Elk Grove Village. Chicago’s 18th Annual World’s Fair Memorabilia Show, Holiday Inn, 1000 Busse Rd., 708-4427907, [email protected], www.worldsfairshow. com, SH: 10am-4pm Mar 30-Apr 1, 2012 St. Charles. Chicagoland Antique Advertising Slot Machine & Jukebox Show, Pheasant Run Resort, Rt. 64 North Ave., 815-353-1593, www. chicagolandshow.com, SH: Sat. 9:30am-5pm, Sun. 9:30am-3pm Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012 St. Charles. Kane County Flea Market, Kane Cty Fgds, Rt. 64 & Randall Rd., 630-377-2252, www. kanecountyfleamarket.com, SH: Sat. noon-5pm, Sun. 7am-4pm Apr 7-8, 2012 Grayslake. Antique Market, Lake Cty Fgds, Zurko Midwest Promotions, 115 E. Division St., Shawano, WI 54166, 715-526-9769, [email protected], www. zurkopromotions.com Apr 13-14, 2012 Brocton. Antiques & Crafts Market, Red Barn Market, Rt. 49, S. of Rt. 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State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001, or fax in your listings: (715) 445-4087, or e-mail [email protected] 42 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Events Calendar 36, N. of Rt. 133, 217-385-2450, www.broctonil. org, SH: Fri. noon-5pm, Sat. 8:30am-3pm Apr 20-22, 2012 Glencoe/Chicago. Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair, Chicago Botanic Garden, 973-808-5015, Stella Show Mgmt. Co., [email protected], www. stellashows.com, SH: 10am-5pm Apr 20-22, 2012 Chicago. Chicago Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, Chicago Hotel & Towers, 239-732-6642, [email protected] or [email protected], www. chicagoantiquejewelryandwatchshow. com/home.asp, SH: Fri. & Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun. 11am-6pm Apr 21, 2012 Wheaton. National Civil War Collectors’ Show & Sale, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Zurko Midwest Promotions, 115 E. Division St., Shawano, WI 54166, 715-526-9769, [email protected], www. zurkopromotions.com Apr 21-22, 2012 Woodstock. Antique Show, 847-881-6531, Salt Box Productions, www.saltboxproductions.com Apr 21-22, 2012 Chicago. Modern Vintage Chicago Spring Fashio & Jewels Explosion, 1340 W. Washington St., 312666-1200, info@randolphstreetmarket. com, www.randolphstreetmarket.com modernvintagechicago. Apr 22, 2012 St. Charles. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show, Kane County Fgds, Rt. 64 & Randall Rd., Antique World Shows, Inc., 847-800-3009, [email protected], www.chicagotoyshow.com INDIANA Mar 24-25, 2012 Fort Wayne. Antiques & Collectibles Show, Nat’l. Guard Armory, 130 W Cook Rd., 260-226-3898, www.meyerantiques. com, SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Mar 25, 2012 Indianapolis. Indy Toy Soldier Show, Marriott East Hotel, 317-3521231, www.playsetmagazine.com/indyshow/ Mar 25, 2012 Fort Wayne. Doll & Bear Show & Sale, The Lantern Reception hall, 4420 Ardmore Ave, 419-228-4657, B&L Promotions, [email protected], SH: 9:30am-3:30pm Apr 21, 2012 Indianapolis. Indy Padlock & Key Show & Sale, Ramada Inn, 6990 E21, I-70 Exit 89, 317-251-3951, SH: 9am-4pm Apr 28-29, 2012 Evansville. Collectors Carnival Antique & Collectibles Show, Vanderburgh Cty 4-H Center, 201 E. Boonville, New Harmony Rd., Collectors Carnival, 812471-9419, [email protected], www.collectorscarnivalshows.com, SH: Sat. & Sun. 9am-4pm IOWA Mar 30-Apr 1, 2012 Le Mars. Antique & Flea Mkt Show, 712-546-8821, Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Mar 31, 2012 Dyersville. 11th Annual Midwest Toy Truck & Construction Show, [email protected], www. nationalfarmtoymuseum.com, SH: 9am-3pm KENTUCKY Apr 15, 2012 Burlington. Antique Show, Boone County Fgds, 513-922-6847, www. burlingtonantiqueshow.com Apr 20-22, 2012 Ashland. Antique Show & Sale, Elhasa Shrine, 13450 St Rt 180, 606-9288573, 304-360-0988, SH: Fri. 6pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm LOUISIANA Mar 23-25, 2012 Jackson. 47th Jackson Assembly Antiques Show & Sale, 225-6345619, 225-634-7155, tourism1@bellsouth. net, www.felicianatourism.org, SH: Fri. & Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Apr 21-22, 2012 Slidell. Annual Antique Spring Street Fair, First, Second & Erlanger St, 985-641-6316, www.slidellantiques.com, SH: 10am-5pm MAINE Jan 14-Apr 8, 2012 Portland. Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors & Artists second floor, 207-775-6148, www. portlandmuseum.org Mar 25, 2012 Augusta. Augusta Armory Antiques Show, Western Ave. (Rt. 202), 207582-2849, SH: 10am-3pm Apr 15, 2012 Bath. Antiques Shows, Bath Middle School, 207-443-8983, P.T. Promotions, [email protected], www. bathantiquesshows.com, SH: 10am-3pm Mar 25, 2012 Montague Center. Montague Grange Winter Antiques Market, 413-367-0042, SH: 7:30am-1pm Apr 14, 2012 Greenfield. Annual Classic Postcard Show, 1st Congregational Church, 43 Silver St.., 978-249-0156, SH: 9:30am-3:30pm Apr 15, 2012 Whitman. Spring Doll & Teddy Bear Show, Knights of Columbus, Rt. 18, 781-447-6079, [email protected], SH: 10am-3pm Apr 16, 2012 Swansea. Patriot’s Day Antiques Show/Sale, Venus de Milo Restaurant, Rt. 6, 508-679-3572, SH: 11am-4pm Apr 21-22, 2012 Concord. Spring Fever Antiques & Design Show/Sale, Armory, 91 Everett St., 781-862-4039, New England Antique Shows, [email protected], www.neantiqueshows.com, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm MICHIGAN Mar 24-25, 2012 Hastings. Antique Show, Barry Co. Fairgrounds, 616-292-5797, SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm Apr 1, 2012 Lansing. 55th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show, Lansing Ctr., 333 E. Michigan Ave., 517-332-0112, [email protected], SH: 9:30am-5pm Find the extended 2012 antique show and auction calendars online at www.antiquetrader.com. MARYLAND Mar 23-25, 2012 Easton. 19th Annual Charity Antiques Jewelry & Art Show, Waterfowl Festival Bldg., 40 S. Harrison St., 410-822-0444, [email protected], www.mhamdes.org, SH: Fri. preview 6pm-9pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-4pm Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012 Pasadena. Antique & Vintage Furniture, 410-227-3489, SH: 8am-4pm Apr 7, 2012 Havre de Grace. Spring Chesapeake Postcard Fair, Community Center, 410-939-0999, marymartinpostcards@gmail. com, www.marylmartin.com, SH: 9am-4pm Apr 21-22, 2012 Gaithersburg. Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show, Montgomery County Fgds, L. Johnson Promotions, Ltd., 301649-1915, [email protected], www. johnsonshows.com Apr 21, 2012 Havre de Grace. Wide Community Yard Sale, 410-939-6562, 410-9392100, www.hdgtourism.com, SH: 8am-4pm MASSACHUSETTS Mar 23-24, 2012 Wakefield. 41st Annual Antique & Collectibles Show, 1st Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., 781-2451539, [email protected], www.fpccwakefield. com, SH: Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 9am-3pm Mar 24-25, 2012 Duxbury. 31st Annual Duxbury Spring Antique Show, High School, 781-934-0111, www.duxburyboosters.org Mar 24, 2012 Spencer. Annual Greater Worcester Postcard Show, Knights of Columbus Hall, Meadow Rd., 978-249-0156, SH: 9:30am3:30pm Apr 15, 2012 Lansing. Mega Malls Flea Mkt, Mega Mall, 15487 Old 27 in North Lansing, 517-749-6244, [email protected], www. themegamall.net, SH: 10am-3pm Apr 21-23, 2012 Petoskey. 32nd Annual Gift, Gourmet & Souvenir Show, 800-482-1333, www.petoskeygiftshow.com MINNESOTA Mar 24, 2012 Woodbury. Sound + Vision MN A Music, Comics, Pop Culture & Movie Show & Sale, Valley Creek Mall, 1750 Weir Dr., [email protected], www. soundvisionmn.webs.com, SH: 9am-3pm Apr 1, 2012 Bloomington. 41st MN Antique Bottle, Advertising & Stoneware Show & Sale, Crowne Plaza & Suites Airport, 34th Avenue South & American Blvd., 952-920-4205, [email protected] Apr 22, 2012 Vadnais Heights. Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY!, Commons, www. dollstoysbearsohmy.com, SH: 10am-4pm MISSISSIPPI Apr 13-15, 2012 Jackson. Bagwell Antiques Show & Sale, Mississippi Trade Mart, I-55 at High St., Bagwell Antiques Show, 662231-9654, [email protected], SH: Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. noon-5pm Apr 20-21, 2012 Greenwood. Nativity Show & Sale, Nativity Episcopal Church, 400 Howard St., [email protected], SH: 10am5pm MISSOURI Mar 24, 2012 Paris. 29th Annual Mark Twain Lake Antique Show & Sale, High School, 660-327-4814, 660-327-4298 March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 43 Events Calendar NEBRASKA Mar 31, 2012 Omaha. Postcard & Paper Show, Westside Community Conference Ctr, 3534 S. 108th St., PO Box 3402, Omaha, NE 68103-0402, 402-981-2646, 402-292-2646, [email protected], SH: 9am-5pm NEW HAMPSHIRE Mar 25, 2012 Lebanon. Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Antiques Show, High School, 207-882-6302 NEW JERSEY Mar 25, 2012 Rutherford. 10th Annual Postcard Show & Sale, Kip Center, 55 Kip Ave., 201-939-8782, Virginia Marass, 201-708-5762, [email protected], SH: 10am-4pm Mar 30-31, 2012 Allendale. 15th Annual Spring Depression Glass, Pottery, China Show & Sale, Guardian Angel Church Auditorium, 973-267-7511, 973-838-2419, SH: Fri. 6:30pm10pm, Sat. 10am-4pm Apr 1, 2012 Wayne. Toy & Collectibles Show, Company #1 Firehouse, Parish Dr., 973-726-9897, www.waynenjtoyand collectiblesshow.com, SH: 8am-2pm Apr 14, 2012 Ocean Grove. 10th Annual Antique Postcards & Paper Show, Youth Temple, 732-774-1869, www.oceangrovehistory.org, SH: 9am-4pm Apr 14-15, 2012 Teaneck. Antiques, Armory, 1799 Teaneck Ave., 973-927-2794, 973-224-2797, www.jmkshows.com, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Apr 14-15, 2012 Mendham. 31st Spring Antiques Show & Sale, High School, 973-8955482, www.mendhamrotaryclub.org, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm Apr 22, 2012 Wayne. NJ Model Car, Kit, Diecast Show, P.A.L., 1 Pal Dr., 716-434-0733, www.oldtoylandshows.com, SH: 9am-noon Apr 22, 2012 Elmwood Park. 14th Annual Metro Vintage Advertising Collectors Show, American Legion Post 147, 1 Legion Place, 201-493-7172, www.metropetro.weebly. com, SH: 8am-1pm NEW YORK Mar 17-21, 2012 New York. Traditional Japanese Art in Asia Week New York Exhibition, Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79 St., 212222-4688, [email protected], www.jada-ny.org Mar 25, 2012 Brewerton. The Empire State Bottle Collectors Assn 42nd Annual Spring Bottle Show & Sale, Fire Hall, 9625 Rt. 11, 315469-0629, [email protected] Mar 25, 2012 Clarence. 52nd Clarence Jaycees Antique Show & Sale, Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main St., 716-759-2315, [email protected], SH: 10am-4pm Mar 30-31, 2012 Watertown. 47th Annual Antique Show & Sale, Dulles State Office Bldg., 315-782-8356, [email protected], SH: Fri. 5pm-8pm, Sat. 10am-4pm Mar 31, 2012 New York. New York Photo Show, Lighthouse, 111 E. 59th St., www. usphotoshows.com, SH: 10am-4pm Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012 Hempstead. Spring Long Island Vintage Book & Ephemera Fair, Hofstra University, 200 Hofstra Dr, 603-5092639, [email protected], www. flamingoeventz.com, SH: Sat. 11am-6pm, Sun. 11am-4pm Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012 Corning. ACGA Brilliant Weekend Affair, Museum of Glass, 703425-5574, [email protected], www.cutglass. org, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm Mar 31, 2012 Mayfield. Historical Society’s Antique Show & Sale, Mayfield Elementary School, 80 N. Main St., 518-661-5800, cedahl@ juno.com, SH: 9am-4pm Apr 1-29, 2012 Middletown. Every Sat. & Sun. Orange County Antique Fair & Flea Market, Orange County Fairgrounds, 845-282-4055, www.ocfleamarkets.com, SH: 6:30am-5pm Apr 12-15, 2012 New York. New York 20th Century Art & Design Show & Sale (NYC20), 708-366-2710, Dolphin Promotions, 954-5636747, [email protected] or gordon@ dolphinfairs.com, www.nyc20.net Apr 13-14, 2012 New York. Manhattan Vintage Book & Ephemera Fair-The NYC Shadow Show, 135 W. 18th St., 603-5092639, [email protected], www. flamingoeventz.com, SH: Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 9am-4pm Apr 14-15, 2012 Bedford. Spring Antiques Show, Rippowam Cisqua School, Rt. 22, 914234-9636, www.stmatthewsbedford.org, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Apr 14, 2012 East Northport. 35th Annual Long Island Postcard Club Show & Sale, Christ Lutheran Church, 631-462-8307, [email protected], SH: 9am-4pm Apr 15, 2012 Rochester. G.V.B.C.A. Bottle & Antiques Show, 585-226-6345, gvbca@ frontiernet.net, www.gvbca.org, SH: 9am-3pm Apr 15, 2012 Syracuse. Collectorsfest Sports Memorabilia & Toy Show, State Fgds, 607-753-8580, evenings, cnypromotions@ twcny.rr.com, www.cnypromotions.com, SH: 10am-4pm 6pm, [email protected], www.cjtrains.com, SH: 10am-4pm Apr 1, 2012 Urbana. 26th Annual Collectors Toy Show, Champaign Cty. Fgds, Park Ave, 937-826-4201, SH: 9am-3pm Apr 1, 2012 Cincinnati. The Queen City Barbie Doll Club’s 18th Annual Doll & Toy Show & Sale, Holiday Inn, I-275 North, exit 46 (3855 Hauck Road/ I-275, exit 46/Route 42), 513-2078409, [email protected], SH: 10 AM-3 PM Apr 7-8, 2012 Dayton. Flea-N-Tique, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 1043 So. Main Street, 937-256-5051, Rainbow Productions, SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Apr 14-15, 2012 Canton. Olde Stark Antique Faire, Stark County Fairgrounds, 305 Wertz Ave, 330-794-9100, oldestark@neo. rr.com, SH: Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Apr 14, 2012 Wilmington. Ohio Country Antique Show, Roberts Convention Centre, Exit 50, I-71, 513-738-7256, www.ohiocountry.com, SH: 9am-4pm NORTH CAROLINA Mar 22-Apr 21, 2012 Charleston. Festival of Houses & Gardens, 843-720-1183, www.historiccharleston.org/festival Mar 23-25, 2012 Charleston. Int’l Antiques Show, Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St., 843-723-1623, hcf@ historiccharleston.org, www.historiccharleston. org PENNSYLVANIA Mar 25, 2012 Gilbertsville. PA Model Car, Kit, Diecast Show, New Hanover Fire Hall, 2154 Swamp Pike, 716-434-0733, www. oldtoylandshows.com, SH: 9am-noon Apr 14-15, 2012 Bethlehem. Norm Schaut’s “Antique City” Fun Fair of Bethlehem, Lehigh University Fieldhouse, 800-822-4119, Seaview Show Management, 800-2251007, Kwik-Tickets or early buyers, www. antiquecityshow.com, SH: Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Apr 15, 2012 Pittsburgh. Koinz Antique & Collectible Show, Castle Shannon Firehall, 412-680-7254, SH: 8am-2pm SOUTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2012 Winston-Salem. Piedmont Tobacco Memorabilia & Postcard Show, Dixie Classic Fgds, 336-813-7677, SH: 9am-3pm Mar 24-25, 2012 Wilmington. Herb & Garden Fair, Popluar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N, 910-686-9518, www.poplargrove. com Mar 30-Apr 1, 2012 Wake Forest. Woman’s Club Antiques Show & Sale, Ledford Ctr, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wingate St., 919-817-9270, www.wake-forestwomans-club.com Apr 4, 2012 Wilmington. Farmers’ Market, Popluar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N, 910-686-9518, www.poplargrove.com Apr 4-8, 2012 Charlotte. Int’l Collectibles & Antiques Show, Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, 704-714-7909, [email protected], www. icashows.com OHIO Mar 24-25, 2012 Columbus. Scott Antique Market Antiques & Collectibles, Ohio Expo Center, I-71 exit 111 (17th Ave), 740-5694112, Scott Antique Market, 740-569-2800, www.scottantiquemarket.com, SH: Sat. 9am6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm Mar 25, 2012 Dalton. C J Trains-Spring Greater Wayne County Train & Toy Show, Buckeye Event Ctr., 624 Henry St., 941 Buchholz Dr., Wooster, OH 44691, 330-262-7488, after 44 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 TENNESSEE Apr 21, 2012 Watertown. Mile Long Spring Yard Sale, 615-237-1777 TEXAS Mar 26-Apr 7, 2012 Round Top. Old Henry Farm Antique Show, 800-322-5177, www.roundtop-oldhenryfarm.com Mar 28-Apr 7, 2012 Round Top. Spring Antiques & Collectibles, American Legion Post #338, 1503 Hwy. 237, 281-388-1075, Arbor Antique Services, www.arborantiques.com Mar 29-Apr 7, 2012 Warrenton. Cole’s Antiques & Collectibles Show, 3637 S State Hwy 237, 281-961-5092, www.colesantiqueshow. net, SH: 10am-7pm daily Mar 30-Apr 7, 2012 Warrenton. Round Top’s Neese House Antique Show, 4013 Hwy 37, 832-671-7821, [email protected], SH: 9:30am-5pm Mar 31-Apr 7, 2012 Burton. LaBahia Antiques Show & Sale, LaBahia Hall, 237-290 Events Calendar W., first stop from Houston, 7 mi. from Round Top, 979-289-2684, [email protected], www.labahiaantiques.com Apr 3-7, 2012 Round Top. Marburger Farm Antique Show, 713622-0300, 800-999-2148, [email protected], www.roundtopmarburger.com Apr 4-7, 2012 Round Top. Round Top Spring Antiques Fair, 512-2374747, [email protected], www.roundtoptexasantiques.com VERMONT Mar 25, 2012 Montpelier. Antiques Market, Elks Country Club, Country Club Rd, 802-751-6138, www.montpelierantiquesmarket.com, SH: 7:30am-1:30pm Apr 14, 2012 Wells River. 2nd Annual Class of 2014 Antique & Artisan Show & Sale, 802-757-2711, Gayle Lynn Renfrew work Ext 1100, 802-633-3026, home, SH: 9am-3pm NEW YORK Mar 21-22, 2012 New York. Jewelry, Watches, Silver & Coins Auction, 212-427-2730, www.doylenewyork.com, SH: 10am Apr 4, 2012 New York. 19th & 20th Century Photographs & Photobooks Auction, Swann Auction Galleries, 212-254-4710, www. swanngalleries.com Apr 4, 2012 New York. American Furniture, Decorative Arts & 19th Century Paintings Auction, 212-427-2730, www.doylenewyork.com, SH: 10am Apr 12, 2012 New York. Fine Books Auction, Swann Auction Galleries, 212-254-4710, www.swanngalleries.com Apr 14, 2012 New York. The Mapping & Discovery of America, Bonhams, 580 Madison Ave., www.bonhams.com Apr 15, 2012 New York. R.M.S. Titanic: 100 Years of Fact & Fiction, Bonhams, 580 Madison Ave., www.bonhams.com VIRGINIA Mar 24-25, 2012 McLean. 3rd Antiques Show, Madeira School, 8328 Georgetown Pike, 434-361-1770, www.dfshows.com, SH: Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm Apr 6-7, 2012 Harrisonburg. 23rd Annual Woodmen of the World Farm Toy & Collector Truck Show & Sale, Woodmen Activities Ctr., 540879-9249, SH: Fri. 6pm-9pm, Sat. 8am-1:30pm OHIO Apr 13-14, 2012 Newark. All-Heisey Spring Benefit Auction, 740345-2932, www.heiseymuseum.org TEXAS Apr 10, 2012 Dallas. Fine Silver & Vertu, 800-872-6467, www.ha.com WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN Apr 14-15, 2012 Wheeling. 58th Annual Oglebay Institute’s Antiques Show & Sale, Oglebay Resort, 304-242-7272, www.oionline.com, SH: Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-4pm Mar 25, 2012 Kewaskum. Annual Sporting Goods Auction, 262-3383030, [email protected], www.paulauction.com Apr 15, 2012 Kewaskum. Antique Consignment Auction, 262-3383030, [email protected], www.paulauction.com BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Apr 14-15, 2012 Vancouver. Kerrisdale Antiques Fair, Kerrisdale Arena, 5670 East Blvd., 604-980-3159, 21st Century Promotions, www.21cpromotions.com, SH: 10am-5pm ENGLAND Mar 22, 2012 London. Stanley Gibbons’ First Public Auction of 2012, 399 Strand, www.stanleygibbons.com/auctions ■ ENGLAND Mar 21-25, 2012 London, Chelsea. Antiques Fair, 01460 30897 Penman Antiques Fairs, www.penman-fairs.co.uk Mar 23-25, 2012 Harrogate. Antiques & Fine Art Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, 01278 784912, www.cooperevents.com, SH: 11am-5pm Mar 30-Apr 1, 2012 Gloucestershire. Antiques & Fine Art Fair, Westonbirt School, 01278 784912, www.cooperevents.com, SH: 11am5pm 50TH FISHERSVILLE ANTIQUES AUCTIONS EXPO CALIFORNIA Mar 25-26, 2012 San Francisco. Period Art & Design Auction, Bonhams, 220 San Bruno Avenue, www.bonhams.com Mar 26, 2012 San Francisco. Salon Jewelry & Watches Auction, Bonhams, 220 San Bruno Avenue, www.bonhams.com Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012 Beverly Hills. Julien’s Auction, 310-8361818, [email protected] or [email protected], www. juliensauctions.com Apr 15-16, 2012 San Francisco. Period Art & Design Auction, Bonhams, 220 San Bruno Avenue, www.bonhams.com Virginia’s Most Exciting Antiques Event! OVER 400 EXHIBITORS May 2012 th 19 10-5 $10 9-5 $5 18 DELAWARE Mar 23-24, 2012 Wilmington. Dutch Country Stamp Auction #279, [email protected], www.thestampcenter.com th th 20 10-4 $5 MICHIGAN Mar 30-Apr 1, 2012 Woodhaven. Spring “Live” Auction, 703-8455555, www.bid.showtimeauctions.com EXPOLAND MISSOURI Fishersville, Virginia Call 434-846-7452 or 434-847-8242 Mar 31, 2012 Cameron. Living Estate, River of Life Baptist Church, 811 S. Walnut, 816-632-1752, 623-229-7572, [email protected], www.auctionzip.com, SH: 11am for more information One of the greatest Gathering of Dealers and Collectors in the Mid-Atlantic EASY ACCESS I-64 (Exit 91) in the Valley, near Waynesboro & Staunton EARLY BUYERS Enter during set-up Friday pay $10.00 each. Set-up starts at 10 a.m. www.heritagepromotions.net March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 45 Behind the Gavel continued from page 9 unless you use a mobile phone emulator. There are a variety of emulators online that can mimic how your site looks on various mobile devices. Have a look at your site on various phones; you’ll be surprised at what you find. Now is the time for your business to go mobile, and here are several compelling reasons: 1. The barriers to entry are low; the desirable dot-mobi URLs for local businesses are still available in most business categories. 2. Mobile marketing is affordable. The cost to have your website optimized for mobile is considerably less than the cost of building your site the first time around. 3. You have advertising options you didn’t have with your “regular” website. Sending opt-in advertising text messages to your customers is cheaper than any other form of direct advertising, except for email. 4. It’s easy to track your advertising results. You’ll know how many custom- ers looked at your offer and exactly when they looked at it. Can you say that about newspaper, yellow pages or radio advertising? I know what you’re thinking: It seems like there’s always some “big new thing” available. And people say that if you don’t get the “big new thing,” then you’re in danger of losing customers and going out of business. You’ve probably heard it all before. And I have to admit that sometimes, you don’t always need the latest gadget. But I’m not talking about getting the latest gadget; I’m talking about a sea change or paradigm shift in the way that people communicate and do business. This is real. This is happening now. Sixty years ago, your decision would have been whether to keep using the telegraph to do business or to upgrade to one of those newfangled telephones. Now, you have to decide whether you’re going to go mobile or not. It’s the same decision; only the technology has changed. And if you don’t believe it’s that serious, just ask the Western Union Telegraph Co. They’ll be happy to explain it to you. Spivey's Books Liquidation #3 100's of Maps, Prints and Rare Books Sat, March 24th at 10:00 a.m. Inside DSA Gallery located 30 miles east of Kansas City at the western edge of ■ Kruse auto company files for bankruptcy FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northeast Indiana classic car dealership owned by former auction house owner Dean Kruse and his wife has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bunker Lakes Inc., which does business as Bunker Lakes Dealership, filed for bankruptcy Feb. 22 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Wayne. The filing lists Kruse’s wife, Kristin McGrade, as president, and indicates she and Kruse each own 50 percent of the company. Attorney Dan Skekloff, who is handling the bankruptcy for the company, says the business could reorganize. Skekloff says the business has no employees and isn’t operating. He says Bunker Lakes is about $5 million in debt and has $10 million in assets. It’s just the latest problem for Kruse, who has been the subject of numerous lawsuits. ■ AUCTION Antique Glassware, Collectibles and Furniture Monday April 2, 2012 LONE JACK, MO 6:00 PM 801 N Center St., Gardner, KS 529 West Lone Jack - Lee's Summit Road 17th, 18th and 19th Century Maps, Rare Books, RR Stocks, Atlases, Post Cards, Ephemera, Advertising, Illustrations, Vellum Indentures, MUCH MORE! 100's of good Books! Dirk Soulis Auctions 1.800.252.1501 • 816.697.3830 www.DirkSoulisAuctions.com 46 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 Stricker’s Auction Company will be auctioning the contents from the Benedictine Sisters of Piedmont, Oklahoma. Also hundreds of pieces of antique glassware and collectibles from the living Estate of Norma Kampschroeder of Lawrence, Kansas. There will be a mix of nice furniture as well. Don’t miss this Big Auction. You must be present to bid. 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March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 47 7 AntiqueTrader.com AUCTIONS, SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS Your Online Marketplace to Buy and Sell! FULLY SEARCHABLE! You choose what you’re looking for! WWW.TEXASAUCTIONS.BIZ ONLINE Auctions Selling the ordinary, to the Extraordinary. LL Auctions 713-248-6186 cfw6551198 31 FAST • EASY • CONVENIENT Sell quickly and conveniently! Reach the largest audience of qualified buyers through Print and Online advertising. The Collectibles Marketplace enables you to create and manage ads, and to measure buyer response to them. A variety of packages are available: Web Only Ad The following additional features are available online. • Extended product description (up to 3,000 characters) • Five full color, detailed photos • Multiple product selling options • More Info: Buyers can contact you by phone or e-mail to make a purchase • Make an Offer: You set a minimum price and bid deadline. Buyers bid on your item, and you can select the best offer. • Buy Now: You set the price for the product and buyers can immediately purchase the product directly from you using PayPal. • See All Ads: Potential buyers can easily find all of YOUR products • Private communications between buyers and sellers to provide additional information and to negotiate the purchase. Web + Print Ad • Enhanced Online Ad PLUS up to 200 characters in print. Does not include a photo in print. Web + Print & Photo Ad • Enhanced Online Ad PLUS photo and up to 200 characters in print. ADVERTISING RATES WEB + PRINT Weeks Online & In Print 2 4 26 (20 issues) 52 (40 issues) WEB + PRINT & PHOTO Weeks Online Cost & In Print $15.00 2 $27.00 4 $160.00 26 (20 issues) $288.00 52 (40 issues) WEB ONLY Weeks Online Cost 2 $22.00 $40.00 $160.00 $288.00 Cost FREE BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS WANTED COMIC BOOKS WANTED, pre-1965. Also Big Little Books, pulps. Top dollar paid. Comic Art Foundation, PO Box 1414, Oklahoma City, OK 73101. 405-236-5303. 3321368 TIRED OF Ebay? Sell your Sports Cards and Memorabilia to a Collector. Ken Domonkos 848-448-4709. E-mail: [email protected] cfw7155869 101 CHINA, GLASS, & POTTERY WANTED WANTED: ROYAL BAYREUTH FEEDING DISHES. Seeking Royal Bayreuth Sunbonnet Babies feeding dishes with the BAKING (Saturday) scene. Mike Young, email: [email protected], or 662983-2348. cfw6218648 190 FURNITURE PASADENA, MD Liquidation Antique & Vintage Furniture Sale-dates March 31-April 1, 2012 8am-4pm Shop clearance all items deeply discounted. Large selection of tables, chairs, desks bureaus, China cabinets, servers, end tables, stools, hoosier cabinet location: 456 Royal Beach Rd. Pasadena, MD 21122. Cell 410-227-3489, Office 410-432-6116 cfw8114049 210 INDIAN & WESTERN RELATED ITEMS BUYING: INDIAN ARTIFACTS. PAYING TOP $$$$$$$$$ for baskets, bead work, blankets, pots, jewelry, Kachinas, etc. FREE ESTIMATES. CALL TOLL FREE: 800492-6786. Daniel Brown, PO Box 149, Davenport, CA 95017. E-mail: [email protected] 3321579 FREE classified ads PAPERWEIGHTS WANTED Antique or modern paperweights wanted by collector. Single paperweights or collections. All calls or e-mails are returned. Contact Tad: [email protected] or (901) 854-5683 110 CARNIVAL GLASS CARNIVAL GLASS BUY/SELL any amount. Also VanBriggle, Roseville, Rookwood, Nippon, Meissen, Art Glass, Czech. Glass, sterling souvenir spoons. Gary Lickver, PO Box 1778, San Marcos, CA 92079. 760744-5686 cfw7980833 140 CLOCKS, JEWELRY JEWELRY BUYERS & COIN BUYERS - The largest estate buying organization in North America is expanding its buying crew to 115+. We need 3-5 buyers in each category, with experience buying from the general public, to travel 14-20 days at a time, about 10 times a year, to buying events held at hotels throughout the U.S. Coin, jewelry or pawn shop experience is a big plus. Training available if needed. Starting pay $150-$300/day, depending on abilities. Call 800-646-0210 cfw7286042 145 226 KITCHEN COLLECTIBLES ANTIQUE KITCHEN Sink 60”L x 20” deep porcelain over cast iron Mfg. by Standard Sanitary Co. Louisville S/N P6316-8570 6-15-25 $950. Phone 330-690-0554 or email: [email protected] cfw8002206 230 LAMPS TOP DOLLARS PAID FOR CARBIDE CAP LAMPS, oil wick/lard lamps, blasting cap tins, scatter tags, carbide lamp parts and small mining artifacts needed in my collection. Larry Click 703-241-3748 or email [email protected] cfw7117566 233 MILITARY BUYING MILITARY MEMORABILIA, books, manual, uniforms, patches, field gear, souvenir- WWI TO VIETNAM, all Armed Forces. B&L Collectibles, 95 Holyoke St., Easthampton, MA 01027. 800-323-8543. Email [email protected] 3321187 WHAT OUR BUYERS & SELLERS CLOCKS HAVE 18K fancy gold watch chain in new condition. Weights 17.5 DWT. & 15 15” Long. Selling it for gold weight plus 10%. Cal 775-826-3309 cfw8121693 www.antiquetrader.com Antique Trader Classifieds 700 E. State St., Iola WI 54990-0001 Toll-Free: 800-942-0673 • Fax: 715-445-4087 NO REFUNDS GIVEN FOR CLASSIFIED AD CANCELLATIONS. 48 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 NEW/UNUSED SWISS 18K Gold open face, KWKS pocket watch with multi-color gold dial, 16 size, 13 jewel lever movement, C-1850’s. Has original key. $1250. 775-826-3309 cfw8045489 TWO NEW/UNUSED 16 size hunting case Howard Pocket watches. #1) 14K, 23 Jewels R.R. Watch in fancy engraved case $3000; #2) 17 Jewels in engraved gold filled case- $500. 775-826-3309 cfw8121708 DO AFTER WE CONNECT THEM IS THEIR OWN BUSINESS. FIND THE PERFECT MATCH FOR YOUR INTERESTS IN Antique Trader. SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING America’s BEST Auction School. Call us at 800-689-5654 for more information www.SSAuctioneering.info • • • • • • • • • • • • • 235 MOVIE, TV MEMORABILIA WISH TO purchase two Mutoscopes with the following reels: (1) “Toodles” (2) “The Girl on the Park Bench.” These were sold at the Philip Weiss auction in New York, on October, 2010. Please contact David Weiss, 2072 77th St., Brooklyn, NY 11214. Price no object! cfw7774895 TV Video/DVD “Blast From the Past” Collectors of Classic Television Programs of All Kinds! We have a video/DVD catalog of over 27,000+ shows chock full of nostalgia, including: • TV Shows from the late 40’s to 80’s (animated/live action) • 1000’s of Commercials (animated/live action) • Shows with Original Commercials 40’s to 80’s • Aired & Unaired Pilots • Fantasy & Sci-fi • Music Clips - many • Sports Items • Promos • Bloopers • Holiday Specials • and Much More BUY TRADE Lobby Cards 1-Sheets • Window Cards • Glass Slides Highest Prices Paid DWIGHT CLEVELAND P.O. Box 10922 Chicago, IL 60610-0922 (773) 525-9152 Fax: (773) 525-2969 Email: [email protected] • • • • • • • • • • • • email: [email protected] MOVIE POSTERS 240 1 Year = 26 Issues REGINA MUSIC Box wanted. Any cond. Also want Edison and Victor phonographs. Dave Ogden, PO Box 223, Northbrook, IL 60062. Phone or Fax 847-564-2893. Email: [email protected] cfw5965040 245 DELAWARE, MARYLAND, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia. Pay well. Will travel for large groups 10,000+. Contact before shipping. HERZOG (APS), Box 545, Vauxhall, NJ 07088. 973-3997717 cfw6359245 300 335 MISC. SPECIALTY ITEMS MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE AUCTION GALLERY 15,000’ 3 acres area population 6 million established Antique & Auction Area downtown Scottsville no competitors, For Sale $4 Million/terms-or lease. Strout 602-620-3999 cfw8110171 COOKIE JARS: Send LSASE with 2 stamps for list. Carols Collectibles, 31 Vitruvius Ct., Oakley, CA 94561. 925-679-8033. 3321444 331 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED BEATLES CONCERT tickets wanted, also other Beatles items from the 1960s. Jeff, 507 Normal, Normal, IL 61761. 309-2757010. 3321301 Buying Gold-Filled Eyeglasses. Paying Top Dollar. Any Condition. Immediate Payment. Call 724-427-5590 (24hr recorded message) or visit: CashForOldSpecs.com/ad312 cfw8091946 Beautiful Market Street Antiques Shop for Sale in Wheeler Michigan. Market Street Antique shop for sale in Wheeler Michigan. This is a beautiful established antique shop that is still open for business. My husband and I are looking to retire and hit the road. The shop is approx. 6000 sq. ft and has a 56 x 96 ft pole barn. We have held auctions, flea markets, estate sales etc. in the pole barn. It has a little more that 3 acres of commercial property a nd is located on M-46 highway. Please visit our web page at marketstreetantiques.homestead.com and check out our shop. Price has been REDUCED! $195,000.00. For more information please call me at 989-845-4837 or email me at [email protected] cfw7972354 WANTED: ENEMA equipment from the 1950’s to 1970’s, also douche equipment and breast pumps. Please send items in discreet packaging. Bill Buckland, 100 State St., Apt. 206, Portland, ME 04101. ph 207-774-4283 cfw6418441 360 • FAST AND FAIR OFFER • IMMEDIATE PAYMENT • NO COLLECTION TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL PAPER, POSTCARDS 166 ADWOLFE RD. - DEPT AT MARION, VA 24354 PHONE: 276-783-6143 FAX: 276-783-9298 WWW.BLUERIDGEKNIVES.NET LIMITED EDITIONS, COLLECTIBLES FOR SALE DREAMSICLE COLLECTION (240 pieces) for sale, all new, never displayed or out of boxes, entire collection $10,500. 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Stop in for a visit or call CALIFORNIA AUBURN, antiquebeadpeddler.com Antique Bead Peddler is an online business that offers beautiful vintage beads, jewelry findings, antique rhinestone and pearl clasps, mixed rhinestones which contain many hard to find shapes and colors, filigree stampings to repair or create jewelry, crystal and glass vintage pendants, Original Victorian glass, clothing and hat ornaments, hundreds of vintage flatback and bevel glass cabochons, vintage hatpins and jewelry. For info call: 530-885-3511 SAN BRUNO, CA 94066, Costa’s / “Just things”, Harry P Costa (Near S.F. airport) 575 San Mateo Ave, Toys - Trains Hot Wheels, collectibles Bought & sold. E-mail: [email protected], Ph. (650) 8719425 Fax (650) 588-7545 Cell (650) 219-7941 SAN CARLOS, Antique Telephones, Radios, Microphones, Edison-Victor, Early Fans, Toys, Barber Poles, Restoration, Repair, Buy, Sell, Trade, Fire & Police Call Boxes. Email: AMPW@ PACBELL.NET Website: VINTAGEPHONE.COM Ph/Fax: (650) 571-9070 Subscribe Today Antique Trader Gives You News You Can Use 1 Year = 26 Issues for $26 Visit antiquetrader.com/magazine or call 386-246-3434 to subscribe TODAY TEMECULA, CA 92590, Granny’s Attic & Antique Mall, 28450 Felix Valdez. Located in the heart of wine country. I-15 to Rancho California Road exit, go west to Vincent Moraga Dr., then left on Felix Valdez. Southwest California’s largest antique mall. 30,000 sf; 150 dealers. Antiques, pottery, glass, collectibles, a unique outdoor architectural garden section. large furniture selection, coins, stoneware, clock repair and more. Open daily 10am-5pm. Phone: 951-699-9449 - Website: mygrannysattic. net - Email: mikemygrannysattic.net COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS, Legend Antiques Wholesale Warehouse. Over 22,000 sq. feet, 1,000+ pieces of showroom-ready antique furniture and accessories. 2155 Broadway St., Mon-Fri 9:30-5:30, Sat 10-4, 719-448-9414. www.legendantiqueswholesale.com COLORADO SPRINGS. Antique Gallery Inc. Downtown’s Oldest & Largest Award Winning Antique Mall. Friendly Folks & Service. Free Parking. Open Daily. 10 am - 6 pm, Mon - Sat. Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm 719-633-6070. 117 South Wahsatch Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Check Us Out On Facebook. carrsantiquegallery.com CONNECTICUT EAST HARTFORD, Smalls, Sterling, Ephemera, Philatelic, Numismatic, Dealer discounts available Tom’s, 1100 Main St., 06108 Hours: 10-6, Mon.-Sat. toll free 877-OLDETOM. Dealer consideration given. www.goodoletom.com DELAWARE LAUREL, Louis & Shirley O’Neal, 12537 Sycamore Rd., 302-875-3391, O’Neals Antiques Estate Jewelry, O’Neal’s Antiques, One of the Most Interesting Stores on Delmarva! Our Mission at O’Neal’s is to provide quality antiques and expert experience. Here, customer service is out number one priority and we strive to satisfy every customer that enters our store. We specialize in Antique Estate Jewelry & Diamonds, www.onealsantiques.com. One owner in 10,000 square feet store, furniture ready for the home, email: [email protected] FLORIDA MIAMI/DADE COUNTY, Antique Mall Y’All, over 250 dealers, the largest Antique Mall in MiamiDade County, 17430 SW 97 Ave., Left @SW 174 St. & US#1 or Turnpike exit 13, east to US#1. Open 7 days 305-969-0696. SANFORD , Smiley’s Huge Antique Mall, Over 200 Shops, Voted “Best of Best” mall in Florida, 8 mi. S. of Gainsville, FL, On I-75 at Rd. 234 (Exit 374) Micanopy, Open Daily 10-6, Ph. 352-466-0707, Visit our Web Site: www.smileysantiques.com ST. PETERSBURG, Estate Antiques & Fine Art Auctions, Monthly Gallery Auctions, Estates Purchased, Quality Consignments Accepted, BURCHARD GALLERIES INC., 2528 30th Ave., N. St. Petersburg, FL 33713 (800) 520-2787, www. burchardgalleries.com ILLINOIS CHICAGO, Good Old Days, Inc. 2138 W. Belmont Antique Furniture, Clocks, Watches, Dishes, Chicago Stained Glass, Fireplace Mantles, Cubs & Sox Photos, Radios, Neon Beer Signs, Much more. 2 miles from Wrigley Field - open everyday, free street parking. Email: vvbailey1@ msn.com ebay name: goodolddaysinc Web site: goodolddaysinc.com 773-472-8837 GURNEE, The Gurnee Antique Center, LLC is one of Chicagoland’s largest Antique Centers featuring quality antiques - no crafts or new collectibles. The spacious 24,000 square foot building houses 200 dealers displaying a wide range of merchandise from the 1700’s through the early 1960’s: furniture, Americana, porcelain & pottery, glass, vintage jewelry & clothing, art, sports & advertising memorabilia, toys & holiday items, books, militaria, jukeboxes, silver - name it and you will likely find it here. Located just 6 miles south of the Wisconsin border, the Gurnee Antique Center is just off I-94 at the 132 Grand Avenue Exit, adjacent to Six Flags, and just East of Key Lime Cove.Open 7 days a week: 10-5 MondaySaturday; Sundays 12-5 & Thursday ‘til 8 pm. www.gurneeantiquecenter.com, 847-782-9094 ROSEMONT Expand your customer base by diversifiying your inventory. . . Join us at the 28th Annual iHobby Expo, October 11-14, 2012, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. Website is www.ihobbyexpo.com VOLO, 3 Large Antique Malls, Gift and Collectibles Mall, 300 Dealer Shops, Open Year Round - 7 Days a Week, 10 am - 5 pm, Rt. 12 & 120 in Volo, Illinois, 815-344-6062 or VOLOSHOPPING.COM, “Gift Cards Available”. MISSOURI VALLEY, Missouri Valley Antique Mall. Lg. selection of quality antiques. No Reproductions! Lots of furniture 1/2 Mi. West of I-29 on Hwy. 30. Open 7 days. Dealers Welcome! 712-642-2125 WALNUT, IOWA’S ANTIQUE CITY Located on I-80, at exit 46, just 46 miles east of Omaha Nebraska, or 85 miles west of Des Moines, Iowa. Great food & convenient lodging available. With 12 Antique Stores, Bakery, Quilting and Gift Shops, Museum and one-room schoolhouse! For information call 712-784-2100 www.iowasantiquecity. Most shops are open Mon.-Sat. 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. and Sun 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m all year round, except major holidays. A quaint little town with a dozen antique shops and malls offering quaIity antiques of every description! KANSAS AUGUSTA, Paramount East Antique Mall, 10187 SW HWY 54. New eastside location! 20,000 more sq. ft. of fabulous antiques for your shopping pleasure. Open 363 days annually. (316) 775-3999. www.paramountantiquemall.com EL DORADO, Haverhill Antiques, 811 S. Haverhill Rd. Phone 316-321-3199. Over 4,000 sq. ft. of Antiques & Collectibles - glassware, art, primitives, jewelry & much more. 1 block north of college. WICHITA, Paramount Antique Mall, 13200 W. U.S. Hwy 54, “Voted Best Antique Mall” in Discover Mid-America. Largest antique mall in greater Wichita, featuring fine antiques & collectibles. 40,000 sq. ft. Open 363 days annually. (316) 722-0500. www.paramountantiquemall.com KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN, Vette City Antique & Collectibles Mall, Exit 28 I-65 Bowling Green, KY. Open 7 days a week. 270-393-9500. MASSACHUSETTS CHESTNUT HILL, Whether you live in the Boston area or are just visiting - please come by to view our collection. Viewing our collection is by appointment only. All our posters are original, authentic vintage posters. We do not sell reproductions. Nancy Steinbock Vintage Posters, 12 Garrison Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Telphone 800-438-1577; Fax 617-9283387; [email protected]; www. nancysteinbockposters.com MICHIGAN DETROIT, Blue Water Antique Dealers Association, 25 Southeast Michigan Antique Shops. Antique shows Nov. & Apr. in Detroit area. Denise Kelley, president, [email protected], www. bluewaterantiquedealers.com. Like Blue Water Antique Deaelrs on Facebook. STERLING HEIGHTS, www.uticaantiques.comA Can’t Miss Merchandise Extravaganza! 26th year! Sat. 8-5, Sun. 8-4. 2012 Dates: May 1213, July 7-8, Sept. 8-9. Largest & Oldest show in Tri-County Area! 100’s of Dealers Selling quality antiques. Indoor & Outdoor Spaces Available. Call 586-254-3495 The Olde Farmhouse Antiques and Gifts LLC 2918 Blue Star Highway Douglas, Michigan 49406 269-857-6100 Open 7 days a week from 10:00-6:00 Featuring furniture, vintage jewelry, glassware, pottery, nautical items, and fine gifts INDIANA LAPORTE, TAKE THE LAPORTE COUNTY, IN ANTIQUE TOUR - 10 shops and malls (over 250 dealers) within a 20 minute drive. Only 1 hour east of Chicago & just west of South Bend. Visit us at www.olddoodads.com to print a tour brochure IOWA LECLAIRE, Big River Antiques where Interstate 80 crosses the Mississippi River. 423 N Cody Road (Hwy 67) A multi dealer shop open 7 days 11-6 & afternoons on Sunday. Buy - Sell - Appraise 563-729-1002 We’ve Got the Goods! MINNESOTA LONG LAKE, Long Lake Antiques, 10,500 sf. Jewelry, Glassware, Furniture, Primitives and more. Central MN 8 mi. N. of Willmar, 8879 Long Lake Rd., Spicer. Toll-free 866-220-2069. [email protected] www.longlakeantiques.com 50 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 MISSISSIPPI PICAYUNE, BARZE PLACE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES MALL, 213 Highway 11, South I-59 between Exits 4 & 6, Nearly 40 vendors and consignors, 6,000 sq. ft., 601-749-0756. Mon., Wed. & Fri. 10 am - 5:30 pm, Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4:30 pm, Closed Thursday and Sunday. www.theyune.com MISSOURI CUBA, LONE STAR ANTIQUES MALL, I-44 Cuba, Exit 208 N Outer RD WST (80 miles west of St. Louis). Open 7-days a week, 9 am - 5 pm. Phone: 573-885-6255. 9,000 sq. ft. QUALITY ANTIQUES. 2ND MALL VISIT US ON FACEBOOK NEBRASKA CROFTON, Jeanne’s Antiques: 1 mile east of Crofton on Hwy. 12. Quality Oak, walnut & Pine Furniture, Crocks, Churns, Roseville, Hull, Watts, Carnival, RS Prussia, Royal Bayreuth, Jewelry, Silverware & Sets, Clocks, Celluloid Dresser Boxes, Hardware, Primitives, Leaded Windows, Kerosene Lamps, Hanging Fixtures, Old Shades for Fixtures, Victorian Pictures, Salesman Sample Items, Religious Items, Dollies, etc. Phone: 402-388-4631. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site:www. jeannesantiques.com. NEVADA LAS VEGAS, Charleston Antique Mall, 307 West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102. Phone: 702-228-4783. Featuring Quality Antiques & Collectibles. Open 10-6 Mon.-Sat.; 11-5 Sun., 16,000 sq. feet. www.charlestonantiquemall.com NEW JERSEY PRINCETON, Beauty! History! Romance! Mystery! PERFUME BOTTLES (We Unlock Their Secrets!) International Perfume Bottle Association, www.perfumebottles.org, Susan: 732-492-2003 NEW YORK RIDGEWOOD QUEENS. DiMola Bros. Inc. 1640 Summerfield St., Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385. Tel: 718-326-6969, Fax: 718-326-7979 www.dimolabros.com. Musuems aren’t the only place history comes alive!! please view our company blog: http://welovegarbage.wordpress. com. Rubbish Removal, Interior Demolition, Carting and Commercial Recycling. Leave the labor and carting to us! One call does it all. We cater to out of town cients and meet deadlines before your due back home! NORTH CAROLINA VALDESE, Dolls & Designs by Sandi, 122 Main St. W, Valdese, NC 28690, 828-893-0640, MF 10:30am - 4pm other times by appointment. Largest porcelain doll maker in NC, Supplies, Classes, Antique Reproduction Costumes. Doll Hospital Now Open. www.dollsanddesigns.webs. com; email [email protected] OHIO East Liverpool, OH Pottery City Antique Mall 200 dealers 40,000 sq. ft. till 6 p.m. 7 days a week 409 Washington D-town exit off U.S. 30 330-385-6933 PARKMAN, Auntie’s Antique Mall, 15567 Main Market (Rt. 422) Parkman, Ohio 44080. Multidealer. 14,000 sq. ft. Open 7 days 10-5, 440548-5353. Black Swamp Antique Mall - Over 40 Vendors We Appraise • Buy Sell a Huge Variety of Antiques We are Allen County’s Only Year Round Mall Venders Applications Always Welcome Thousands of Unique Items for Your Collecting Pleasure Antique Furniture • Cut & Pressed Glass • Silverware • Comm. Plates Carnival Glass • Stained Glass Old Records • Books • Pottery Stamps Estate • Jewelry Comic Books • Old Coins & Currency Our Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9-6 • Sun. 12-4 238 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833 877-260-0348 • Fax: 419-692-0372 OKLAHOMA VINITA, Gene’s Collectibles, 223 S. Wilson. Antique furniture, primitives, quilts, jewelry, postcards Open 6 days, closed Tues. 918-256-5313. PENNSYLVANIA Heidelberg Antique Mall 1451 & 1550 Collier Ave. Heidelberg, PA 15106 (412) 429-9222 or (412) 429-9223 Open 10-5 Tues.-Sun. – Closed Monday I-79 Exit 55, Turn left – Six lights Turn left – 10,000 Square Feet or I-279, Exit 2 to 50 Turn left – 4 lights www.Heidelbergantiquemall.com [email protected] Belle Vernon, International Nippon Collectors Club, Join Nippon Collectors, www. nipponcollectorsclub.com, Call: 301-748-2427 SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS WISCONSIN COLUMBUS Antique Mall & Museum TENNESSEE SHERMAN, A Touch Of Class Antique Mall. Over 150 booths! 38,000 sq. ft. Historic Bldg. Quality Antique Furniture, Collectibles, Glassware, Toys, Signs & Primitives from some of the “Best Dealers in the Southwest”. Open 7 days. Just 20 mi. S of the OK border and 60 mi. N of Dallas. HWY 75 Exit 58 then 3 blks. E. 118 W. Lamar, Downtown Sherman, TX. 903-891-9379 [email protected]. SANTEE, I-95 Exit 98 Ingrid’s Antique Mall at Santee Outlets. Open 7 days a week. Full of Antiques & Collectibles. 803-854-2917 GREENEVILLE, www.greenevilleantiqueappraisalfair. com, Tourism Department of the Greene County Partnership, 115 Academy Street, Greenville, TN 37743, 423-638-4111/Fax 423-638-5345 Email: [email protected], Contact: Tammy L. Kinser, CTTP RUGBY, Spirit of Red Hill Nature Art & Oddiments. Located in Historic Rugby (www. historicrugby.org), a lovingly preserved 1880’s English village in rural East Tennessee. Original nature art, prints, cards & gourd art, vintage & antique quilts, books, smalls, linens, dishware, tools, ephemera, etc.; one-of-a-kind gifts made with vintage items. A small shop in a unique setting with much to offer. Open: Mon.-Sat. 10:30-5:30, Sun. noon - 5:30 (closed Wed.) EST 423-628-2991. Email [email protected] Closed Jan. thru March. SEVIERVILLE, Ed Livingston Olden Days “Nostalgic Antiques & Collectables” Tin Signs - Clocks - Thermometers - Auto Stuff - 1846 Windfield Dunn, Sevierville, TN 37876. 1-843830-1792 PIGEON FORGE, Ed Livingston “Nostalgic Antiques & Collectibles”, Train-horns, Country Mill Antiques. 843-830-1792. 3333 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN. WEARS VALLEY, Ed Livingston “Nostalgic Antiques & Collectibles”, Train-horns. Wears Valley Antique Gallery. 3234 Wears Valley Rd., Sevierville, TN. 37862 843-830-1792. VERMONT WOODSTOCK, WANTED: WOODBLOCK PRINTS American, European, Canadian, c. 18901950. Esp. Arthur Wesley Dow & Provincetown Prints. STEVEN THOMAS, INC. Fine arts & Antiques 1-800-781-8028 • Box 41, Woodstock, VT 05091 email: [email protected] Website: www. woodblock-prints.com VIRGINIA MANASSAS, Pink House Antiques, We Buy/Sell unique gifts, antiques & collectibles! Call: 571-229-9243 or visit us at 9201 Prescott Ave, Manassas, Virginia 20110, www. pinkhouseantiques.com KING GEORGE, A Unique House Collectables and Antiques. 9600 James Madison Highway/Rt. 301. Ph: 540.625.2006 web: www.auniquehouse. com. OPEN 7 Days a week! Monday-Saturday 10 am - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 5 pm WASHINGTON TACOMA, We are the Northwest Miniature Bottle Club. We are looking for mini bottle collectors to be part of our club. We offer a monthly newsletter, Monthly meetings (in the pacific northwest), bottle raffles and help for collectors to find bottles they are looking for. We also sometimes purchase collection for use in our raffles. Our club website is www.minibottleclub.com. Dues are $15 per year and the contact info is Ron Gabbard, 5412 South K Street, Tacoma, Washington 98408, 253241-8213. Visit our Web site www.antiquetrader.com “Wisconsin’s Largest Antique Mall” Enter every day 8:15 am-4 pm. 82,000 sq. ft., 222 dealers in 444 booths. Entire 3rd floor – furniture. Customer Appreciation Days April 2-8 20% discount all items $10 or over. 28th Anniversary 239 Whitney, Columbus, WI 53925-0151 www.columbusantiquemall.com (920) 623-1992 TOMAH, Antique Mall, 68 quality dealers. Open 7 days. 1510 Eaton Avenue, Tomah, WI 54660, I-94 & Hwy 21 East, Exit #143. 608-372-7853. E-mal:[email protected] www.antiquemalloftomah.com. MILWAUKEE, Landmarks Gallery and Restoration Studio, 231 N. 76th St., Mke, WI 53213. Quality artwork as well as in-house restoration of paintings, prints, documents, frames, photos, and art objects. Free estimates. Written appraisals f fine art for estate insurance and retail also offered. WWW.LANDMARKSGALLERY. COM. Toll free ph: (800) 352-8892 Tues-Fri. 10am-6pm Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1pm-5pm Email: [email protected] MILWAUKEE, Riverview Antique Market, Best place in Milwaukee for Historic WI Art, 15,000 square feet of quality 18-20th century antiques. Open 7 days a week 10 am-5 pm. 175 S. Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53204, 414-278-9999 www. RiverviewAntiqueMarket.com MOUNT HOREB, Wisconsin’s Online Auction www.WisconsinSurpus.com. The Online Bidding Service of Lust Auction Services, www. LustAuctions.com. Registered Wisconsin Auction Company #1 Ֆ ADVERTISER INDEX A H Anderson Militaria .........................13 Antique Helper Auctions ...............56 Arleigh’s Quality Collectibles ........13 Asheford Institute Of Antiques ......21 Hart Associates ............................55 Heritage Promotions .....................45 Hollis, D.C. ....................................49 B International Perfume Bottle Assoc. ...................................................53 Ivey-selkirk Auctioneers ................53 B & D Promotions .........................55 Bags Unlimited .............................33 Binghamton Sertoma Club ...........19 Blue Ridge Knives ........................49 C Canning Enterprises Inc. ..............21 Cleveland, Dwight ........................49 Collect.com ...................................48 Collectibles Insurance Services....14 Collector’s House..........................33 Continental Antique Shows ..........47 Crying Hill Antiques LLC ..............29 D Dirk Soulis Auctions......................46 G Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware....19 I J James D Julia, Inc.........................14 JFK Promotions ............................47 K KCF Market, INC. .........................14 L Labahia Antiques, LLC .................13 Lakewood 400 Antiques Market .....3 Lemars Antique Mall .......................1 M McKeon, Tad .................................48 Miller Advertising Agency ...............4 Mugler Auction Service L.L.C. ........2 N Nadeau’s Auction Gallery .............29 New England Appraisers Association .................................19 P Planned Parenthood .....................14 R Robert Edward Auctions ...............47 Rock Island Auction Company......54 Rowlands Relic’s ..........................19 S Show Promotions Inc................1, 28 Silver Queen Inc ...........................49 Simmons And Co Auctioneers ......29 Sleeper Auction Center ..................3 Smiley’s Antiques Mall ..................33 Southeastern School of Auct. .......49 Stanton’s Auctioneers ...................55 Stricker Auction.............................46 T The Old Shed ...............................46 Townsend Promotions, Inc. .......................................13, 19, 47 Tri State Antique Market ...............13 The advertisers’ index is provided as a reader service. Occasional last-minute changes may result in ads appearing on pages other than those listed here. The publisher assumes no liability for omissions or errors. March 21, 2012 • www.AntiqueTrader.com • ANTIQUE TRADER 51 Collector Feature Collector spends 30 years pursuing Vernor’s Ginger Ale memorabilia Photo courtesy Showtime Auction Services ou rte sy Ric hP enn Au c t ions TROY, Mich. (AP) – It started innocently mounted or displayed in virtually every nook and enough for Keith Wunderlich. cranny in the basement of his Troy home. “I’ve always been interested in Detroit The collection is both testament to history and Detroit products,” said WunWunderlich’s passion and a shrine to derlich, who does double duty as superVernor’s, the historic Detroit company intendent of New Haven Community and the unique product it produces. Schools and an administrator in the Wunderlich will tell you how Deneighboring L’Anse Creuse district. troit pharmacist James Vernor devel“Faygo, Better Made, Stroh’s, oped, almost by accident, the secret Hudson’s … about 30 years ago, I beformula that would become Vernor’s gan picking up little bits and pieces Ginger Ale. of Detroit.” According to Wunderlich, and the Wunderlich’s collection was modest company, Vernor left a batch of his until one day he made a discovery while syrup in an oak barrel for four years rummaging through the garage of his parwhen he was called to join the Civil c ents’ home. “I stumbled across an old box of War. When he returned, he discovered o ot Ph Vernor’s (Ginger Ale) bottles,” he said. “All the syrup’s taste had improved with the agof a sudden I had more Vernor’s stuff than ing. Vernor’s Ginger Ale was born, and for anything else. I decided to just concentrate Vernor’s light-up clock, molded plastic decades the company advertised the drink on Vernor’s.” In the ensuing three decades, case, 12-inch diameter, yellow face, as barrel-aged for four years. green logo, red and black numerals, Wunderlich’s collection grew. While the story’s accuracy has been manufactured by Tommy Tucker, Very Today, hundreds of bottles, signs, clocks Good working condition, sold for $225 questioned, the success of the soft drink and countless other memorabilia are at Rich Penn Auctions, May 6, 2011. company is well-documented. For well over a century, Vernor’s and Detroit were practically synonymous. Wunderlich has memorabilia to back up the claim. “Anything that says, ‘Detroit’s Drink’ is really rare,” he said. Among his favorite items are a soda dispenser that dates to about 1910; a 2-foot tall Vernor’s gnome that was part of a factory tour of the bottling plant in the 1920s; a James Vernor business card that reads, “pharmacist and florist;” and countless signs, clocks and other items bearing the Vernor’s logo. The collection even includes a couple of coin-operated (10 cents) soft drink cooler/dispensers that still function. “It eats up about $25 a month in electricity so they’re not turned on very often,” he said. Wunderlich’s wife, Mary, indulges her husband’s passion, provided he sticks to one unbreakable rule. The collection is restricted to the basement. “It can’t be on the main floor,” she said. Mary concedes the family – the Wunderlichs are parents of four children – are used to the Vernor’s shrine, but when visitors see it for the first time, they are impressed. “To see their reaction is really fun,” she said. Rare Vernor’s Several years ago, three descendants of James Vernor Ginger Ale heard about the collection and paid a visit. “They wanted everydispenser, pictorial thing,” Wunderlich said. multi-colored porcelain Wunderlich said he can’t put a monetary value on his collection. sides, complete, all original except for one knob, Excellent Not that it matters. He has no plans to sell any of it. condition, 16 by 19 by 21 inches, sold for $2,750 “The money isn’t (as important) as the history,” he said. at Showtime Auction Services, April 1, 2011. 52 ANTIQUE TRADER • www.AntiqueTrader.com • March 21, 2012 ■ $62,500 International Perfume Bottle Association Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas set a record March. 1, 2012 for illustration artist Hugh Joseph Ward (American, 19091945). The 30-by-21-inch oil on canvas is the original illustration for the April 1937 Spicy Adventure Stories pulp magazine. You’re invited to attend the following: With slight condition issues, including a relined canvas, scattered minor abrasions on the extreme edges and minor points of in-painting on the upper background, the final price of $62,500 (including buyer’s premium) doubled its estimate of $25,000 to $35,000. Perfume Bottle Show & Sale Admission $5.00 (2-for-1 with Ad) Saturday, May 5th 3:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6th 10–12 noon Saturday, May 5th 2:15-3:15 p.m. Door Prizes, Refreshments, Starter Packet Register-Call Mike (321) 689-7221 Perfume Bottles Auction Friday, May 4th 5:00 p.m. Free admission HYATT REGENCY • JACKSONVILLE - RIVERFRONT 225 E. Coastline Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32202 www.perfumebottles.org Photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries “Collecting Perfume Bottles, 101” A FREE Learning Program Ivey-Selkirk auctioneers & appraisers TOYS & COLLECTIBLES since 1830 24th Annual Convention, Jacksonville 2012 auction in Saint Louis - Friday, March 30, 2012 at 9:30am preview March 27 - 29 French Jumeau Bisque Doll, 19th Century Height 18” Selection of Continental & American Dolls, Carousel Horse, Pressed Steel Trucks, Wind-Ups, Cor Cor Train and Cast Iron Vehicles 7447 Forsyth St. Louis, MO 63105 314.726.5515 or 800.728.8002 contact T. Beye [email protected] dolls - D. 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Excellent Cased Three Barrel Set Maynard Single Shot Percussion Excellent Rifle/Shotgun Attributed to President Abraham Lincoln Hi t i A d EExtremely t l IImportant t tC dM d l 19022 Historic And Cased Model d Georg Luger Georg Luger DWM Semi-Automatic Carbine with Gold Inlaid Borchardt Presentation President Abraham Lincoln 1 OF 2 “1 OF 1000’S” IN THIS AUCTION Exceptionally xceptionally Rare, Rare Fully Documented, Documented Winchester Model 1876 ‘1 of 1000’ Lever Action Rifle with 30 Inch Barrel Superb erb Pair P ir of Gold Banded, Pa Banded Silver Furnished, Engraved and Inscribed Philadelphia Deringer Percussion Pocket Pistols, in Case with Accessories, Attributed to Brigadier General Thomas Jefferson Brady FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION r Over 700 Outstanding Colts Nearly 100 Colt percussions, Over 100 single action Army revolvers, high conditioned and rare Bisleys, over 50 Woodsmans including prototypes, quality early autos, derringers, high condition Colt Longarms, and an original 1883 Gatling gun with carriage. r Over 350 Excellent Winchesters Two 1 of 1000’s, Winchester Centennial Model 1876 Revolver, Iron Frame Henry, Volcanic Carbine and pistol, a Briggs Patent Henry originally from the Winchester Museum, and high quality examples of nearly all lever action models. r High-Grade Sporting Arms High quality side by side, over/under, slide and semi-auto shotguns. 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