826-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9, 2000
ANNE GILBERT
Antique Detective
Once upon a time,
before interior decora
tors gussied up wicker,
painted it white and
moved it indoors,
prices were low. In
fact, they were some
times non-existent,
since garbage dumps
and city alleys offered
fine displays of wicker.
Now, wicker of every
vintage from circa
1850 to the circa 1927
Sears catalog, contin
ues to be poplar and
prices continue rising.
Since the 19705, there
have been dealers who
are wicker specialists.
While the ginger
bready Victorian
wicker pieces have
always enjoyed a
degree of popularity,
this was not so with
1920 s examples. These
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THURS., DEC. 14, 2000
@ 9:00 AM
Auction to be held at AL STARR FIREMEN’S BUILDING,
Village of Willow Street, Lancaster Co , PA (South of Lancaster
(Northbound) Rte 272, behind Fireball)
ANTIQS. & COLLECTS.: 25 Santa Claus figs WOOD^Boxes.
sm bench, early 1900 Milk Wagon w/pr paper horse, TIN. Btl
capper, Crm Top ladle, btl opnrs , Manor View milk box, Velvet
tobacco, CAST IRON. Hubley cat Book of Know mech banks,
#lO Gnsw Block & other skillets, match hldrs, foot scraper
Book ends, candy molds, bank, lighters, Wall Disney knodders,
set 7 ‘Days of Week’ Sun Bonnet Baby plates, sm German
wagon
TOYS: FARM. Collectors, Special Ed & Shelf Farmall F-20, JD
630, Case L, Ford 8N Nice German Fordson 3 pc Tractor set
Marx, Wyandotte, Hubley, Tootsie Toy, Fireman Matchbox rock
et hauler. Models, 28 Hess trucks, 20 Wmross trucks, Battery
Opr. Cast Iron, Adv. Fncl Toys, Buddy-L, Fisher Price, etc
POST CARDS. ADV pencils, pens, cals , BOOKS. POSTERS.
ALBUMS. FEW STAMPS. COINS. 9 Steiff Teddy Bears.
German animal (ms , wood carvings, bear & (ox prints,
Audobon ‘Mallard Ducks’, Norman Rockwell, GLASS & CHINA-
FISH REELS & TOOLS: Ocean City & Penn, Daiwa, Eagle
Claw, Fmtek Sinkers, some tackle, Saltwater Books, gun clean
kits 3/8" drill, sander, sabre saw, 2T hyd jack, anvil, bolt ctrs ,
jack plane, draw knife, solder gun, C-clamps, chisels, files,
punches, screw drivers, fold rules, wedges, squares, socket
sets, met tool boxes, parts bins, lot door & other hdw
FOOD SERVED
ERIC R. PROBST, Auct.
AU-001856-L, 464-3700
PUBLIC SALE
OF
ANTIQUES
LONGENECKER FAMILY
FRAKTURS, 1.38 Ct. 14K
GOLD LADY’S DIAMOND
RING, 1.10 Ct. 14K GOLD
LADY’S DIAMOND RING,
COLLECTOR PLATES -
DEPRESSION GLASS, OLD
QUILTS - COINS, 6HP
ROTOTILLER-TOOLS
TUBS., DEC. 12, 2000
AT 9:00 A.M.
Sale to be held at Al Starr Firemen’s Building,
Village of Willow Street, Lancaster Co., PA
(South of Lancaster, along Rt. 272, behind
fireball)
Coins To Be Sold at 1:00 P.M.
Food served.
Sale by:
Edith Riff
Bank of Lancaster Co., N.A., P.O.A.
Patsy Harsh
Howard E. Shaub, Inc. (717) 464-3541
Auctioneer (AU-000831-L)
Robert Enterline (AU-003690-L)
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Collectors Wacky For Wicker
days anything wicker
goes fast at shows and
in shops.
The word “wicker”
itself describes the
qualities of the mate
rial. It derives from
the Scandinavian
“vika” meaning “to
bend.” It can also de
scribe a variety of ma
terials that bend that
includes rattan, cane,
reed, willow, Oriental
sea grass and machi
ne-twisted paper. This
very characteristic has
allowed wicker to be
fashioned into many
diverse items. Furni
ture is the most famil
iar. Examples have
also been found of a
wicker phonograph
and a wicker grandfa
ther clock. Doll bug
gies from the 1920 s
and baby carriages
from the turn of the
I. etc
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century always find
buyers who use them
to display dolls and
plants. Recently, when
a tum-of-the-century
photograph’s settee
came to auctions at
Skinner Gallery, it had
an estimated value of
$5OO-700.
Wicker always had
a status image from
the time it was first
used in country houses
of the wealthy. The
fancy “posing chair”
used by tum-of-the
century photographer
had a single arm that
allowed the subject to
assume an elegant
pose. It was a time
when wicker fainting
couches and daybeds
were popular on front
porches for the ulti
mate relaxation.
Learn to recognize
the earliest wicker,
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Rose Chintz and Lenox china, pattern,- art and
depression glass. Fiesta, Hummels, Llardo and
Victorian figurines, lamps, various pictures,
painting by Paul Wesley, gold gilded mirrors, col
lector plates, arcade game, other items too numer
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made in the 1850 s in
America. And, know
that reproductions of
Victorian pieces have
been around for two
decades.
Wicker was popular
in Europe and when it
first appeared, the
finish was either
stained dark brown or
coated with a natural
varnish. The first
pieces were simple in
lines, but like the
woods of the Victorian
period, designs gradu
ally became fanciful
combinations of curli
cues and small wood
balls.
The most popular
(and reproduced)
rattan styles featuring
heart designs were re-,
sponded in Hong
Kong in the 1950 s and
60s. Sometimes, 19th
century wicker has re-
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tained the original
labels. Two of the best
known makers were
Topf of New York
City and Wakefield
Rattan Company of
Boston and New York.
From 1900 through
the 1920 s wicker fur
niture, did a big mail
order catalog business.
The bird cage and fer
nery that sold then for
$13.95 would be con
sidered a novelty
today and priced for
more than $4OO. Reed,
wicker furniture came
in sets that might in
clude a settee and
rocker. They were in a
natural brown color.
The emphasis was on
comfort, since they
had come indoors, and
seats were padded and
backs were partially
upholstered.
Everything from
smoking stands to
swings found a ready
market. The Larkin
C' _ )d
company pictures
plant baskets as well
as a tea wagon in their
catalog. Woven reed
baby and doll car
riages offered the sub
lime and the
ridiculous. For in
stance, “Pullman
Sleeper Coaches”
came with upholstered
interiors and parasols.
A reclining “go-cart
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CREDIBLE LARGE 2 DAY AUCTION OF
The following Private Collection and Shop Inventory of the Jane Colson
Estate, Hanover, Pa. will be sold at the Midway Fire Co., 202 Linden Ave.,
Hanover Pa. (Adams Co.).
DIRECTIONS: From Hanover Sq. Take Rt. 94 North (Carlisle St.) 3/4
mile turn left on Elm Ave. go 1/2 miles turn left on Jackson St to Fire Hall.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15 -2:00 RM.
100+ Hartland & Breyer Horses some w/Riders (many in box), Approx.
125 Collectible Bears Stieff, Boyds, Etc., 25 New Disney VHS Tapes, 13
New Barbie Dolls, 200+ Hallmark Collector Ornaments, 200+ Beanie
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 16 - 8:00 AM
100+ Hartland & Breyer Horses, Etc. Some w/Riders-many in Box, 125+
Collector Bears (Stieff, Boyds, Etc.), 31 New Barbie Dolls - 4 Lim. Ed.,
Marie Osmond Porcelain Dolls, Baseball Related, Other Dolls, The
American Carousel Music Boxes by Wayne Higgins, (200+ Hallmark
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150 Beanie Buddys, Music Boxes, Fine Assort, of New Stuffed Animals,
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with parasol” recently making handcraft
sold at an estate sale stick wicker furniture,
for several hundred It fit in perfectly with
dollars.
In the 19205, signs.
Heywood-Wakefield
Company began
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