O THE ANTIQUE
DETECTIVE
Anne Gilbert
Some Tips For
Collecting Decorative Tiles
Individual decorative tiles are
coming to auction more often. A
decade ago interesting examples
were only found in boxes at mall
antique shows and salvage yards.
Prices were from $5 to $lOO for
an unusual design or an identifi
able maker.
Not so these days.
Travel to most any country in
the world, and you’ll discover
each has a rich history of decora
tive tiles. Among the most color
ful are the Islamic examples
where palaces and walls as early
as the 16th century were adorned
with tiles. Surprisingly many are
sold these days as individual
pieces to collectors. Prices vary
depending on eye appeal and rar
ity.
Figural dies painted in the
style of 16th century Persian
miniature painters can sell for as
much as $lO,OOO a tile. 17th cen
tury less decorative Islamic tiles
can sell at auction for as little as
$2,000 each.
Decorative tile making in the
17th century traveled to Spain
and Italy where they were made
of Majolica. They were also made
in Holland in huge quantities at
that time and exported all over
Europe. Blue and orange were
the dominant colors and popular
patterns were grapes, tulips, and
< JULY 4TH ANTIQUE AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2001 - 9:30 A.M.
O’Leary Estates Of Bellefonte To Be Held At The Centre Hall Fairgrounds (Grange
Fair) Centre Hall, PA. (Centre County) From State College Take Rt. 45 E Toward
Centre Hall & At The Dunkle & Gneb John Deere Dealership Make Left Onto
Homan Lane & Go To Blue Bldg. Nice Antique Furniture & Collectables For Sale.
For Sale Will Be The Following Offered w/No Reserves & No Buyers Premiums.
V. Nice Cherry Dutch Cupboard - 2 Door - 2 Dovetailed Drawers -12 Pane Glass
Top Doors w/Pie Shelf, Good Square Top Antique Hutch Table w/Nice Feet, High
Back Dry Sink w/2 Doors & 2 Drawers, Splay Leg Dovetailed Doughtray,
Sheraton 4 Drawer Chest Of Drawers, Sheraton Cherry 4 Leg 2 Dr Stand, Pine &
Cherry Sheraton 1 Drawer Washstands w/Splash Backs, 2 Sheraton 4 Leg 1 Drawer
Stands, Set Of 6 Plank Bottom Chairs, Beaut. Cherry Gateleg Drop Leaf Table,
Small Oak Gateleg Drop Leaf Table, Good Mahog. Drop Leaf Card Table, Plank
Bottom Rocker, Quilt Racks, Old Cherry Ped. Base Claw Footed Coffee Table, 5
Pc. Mahogany Bedroom Suite w/Twin Beds, Country 4 Drawer Chest, Cherry 6
Drawer Spool Cabinet, 4 Drawer Spool Cabinet On Legs, 6 Drawer Spool Cabinet
On Legs, 2 Oak Spool Cabinets, Eastlake Parlor Sofa, Victorian Oval Marble' Top
Stand, Other Marble Top Stand, Duncan Phyfe Drop Leaf Card Table, Mahog. 2
Glass Door Bookcase, Double Ogee Mirrors, Eastlake Towel Bar Rack, Mahog.
Telephone Stand, Oak Cedar Chest, Cherry Jewelry Box, Ant. Cast Iron
Umbrella Stand, Tin Tole Painted Can w/Fhp Lid, Cast Iron Footed Tin Painted
Ash Bucket, Royal Regina Ong. Hand Decorated “Tavern Scene” Tray, Old
Bellefonte Pictorial Tray, Oak Flower Stand .
ll”xI4” Mint Bellefonte Basket, Set Of 5 Flo Blue Nesting Mixing Bowls, Blue
Sponge Veg. Bowl, Ant. Large Griswold Cast Iron Rabbit Mold, Griswold #0
Skillet & #7, Wapak #9, Favorite #l2, Old Undine #2 Fireman’s Cap, Bellefonte
Academy Book 1931-32, Billy Mills Oil Painting Of Kitchen Scene, Bill Rank
Hand Done Folk Rooster In Frame, Metal Bellefonte Trust Co. Bank, Lincoln
Bank Bottle, Bellefonte Bpoe Patch, Titan Brass Letter Openers, Fire Dept Buttons,
Bellefonte & Hecla Park Post Cards & Others - Embossed, WWII Post Cards &
Photo Album, Album w/Tin Types & Other Old Photos, Tin Type Of A Town, Old
Hammered Spatula & Grid Iron & Other Primitive Iron Pcs., Ant. Cast Iron Scale
wAVeights, Nice Blue & White Oriental Jardiniere, 3 Beaut. Glass Paper
Weights, O’Leary Glass Paper Weight, Antique Walnut Mantle Clock w/Fancy
Inlay - V Nice, Shadow Box Picture Frames, Adams Cast Iron Soap Dish, Set Of
Johnson Bros. China, Wedgewood Willow, Trivets, Westmoreland Milk Glass
Candy Dish, 1846 Pictorial Life Of Ben Franklin Book, Currier & Ives Prints,
Plus Many More Collectable Items Too Numerous To Mention.
ANTIQUE LAMPS
2 Brass Wall Hanging Beauty Lamps, 2 Aladdin Brass Mod. #9 Wall Hanging Oil
Lamps w/Matching Shades, 2 Brass Rayo Wall Hanging Oil Lamps, The Plume &
Atwood Co. Brass & Tin Wall Hanging Oil Lamp, Beautiful Bradley & Hubbard
Ant. Hanging Chandelier w/Shade & Prisms, Victorian Brass Oil Lamp w/Blue
Glass Oil Insert & Shade, 2 “The New Juno” #1 Brass Oil Lamps w/ Yellow Shades,
2 Miller Lamp Co Small Brass Oil Lamp w/White Shades, Aladdin Brass Oil
Lamp, Manhattan Bros. Co. Student Lamp w/Yellow Shade, Brass & Etched
Glass Student Lamp, Cast Iron & Glass Oil Lamp, Brass & Iron Bracket Oil Wall
Hanging Lamps, Art Deco Lamp, Mini Brass Oil Hanging Lamps w/Glass Shades,
Many Old Glass Lamp Shades .. .Print, Hook Rugs, Floor Lamp, Tea Pot, Kimball
Organ, Beer Trays, Antique Ref. Books, Ford Mod. A Ref. Books, Plus Much
More (Preview: 8 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Morning Of Auction.)
For Full Ad & Photos: www.rgilliganauctions.com
TERMS: Cash Or Check Day Of Auction
Food & Restroom Facilities, Held Inside, Bring Chairs
AUCTIONEERS: Ron J. & Ron S. Gilligan #AU339-L & #AU343O-L.
Owner Or Auctioneer Not Responsible In Case Of Accident
All Oral Info Day Of Auction Takes Precedence Over all Written Ads
pomegranates. By 1630 tiles were
being made in Delft in blue and
white, with figures of soldiers, la
dies, and horsemen. Later marine
monsters, ships, and small land
scapes were used for decoration.
These sell at auction beginning at
around $4OO each.
By the 18th century poly
chrome tiles were made in Liver
pool.
By the 19th century, tile pic
tures were being made in Europe.
Often a group bf six or eight
small scenic tiles with every sub
ject from cats add dogs to wind
mills were placed in kitchens as
art.
By the late 19th century in
England it became very fashiona
ble to decorate fireplaces and fur
niture with tiles. Wedgwood and
Minton were among the makers
of decorative tiles.
CLUES: An artist attribution
can up the value of 19th century
tiles.
When a pair of Wedgwood
glazed earthenware tile pictures,
c.lBBO with allegorical male and
female figures attributed to
Charles Toft came to auction last
year, the estimated value was
$4OO-600. A Wedgwood tile pic
ture, c. 1883 attributed to artist
Thomas Allen, in brown enamel
earthenware at the same auction
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2-DAY AUCTION
Saturday - June 30 9:oo a.m.
Sunday - July 1 9:00 a.m.
3091 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA
1/8 mile North of Exit 20 of the
PA Turnpike
COLLECTIBLES
FURNITURE
ANTIQUES - TRAY LOTS
2 (two) Diamond Rings (about .30 +/-) - Jewelry
11 (eleven) glass showcases - Shelving - Lattice
Rock & Roll Record Collection 10,000 45’s and
2,000 albums - Coin and Currency Collection -
Historical Paper Items - Vintage Clothing -
Sewing Items - Huge Button Collection - Paper
Items - Postcards - Labels: crate/ cigar/ soda/ etc.
Bank Collection: Hubley/ Uncle Sam/ Rocket/
Cast Iron - Christmas Items - Linens - Coca Cola
Items - Advertising Items - Oriental Rugs (old) -
Antique Spiral Front Dresser - Lamps - Marble
Top Table - 1960’s Kitchen Table and Chairs -
Dry Sink - Oak Swivel Rocking Chair - Red
Stained Glass Hanging Lamp - Baseball Cards -
Advertising Items - Matchcovers - Stamps -
Sterling Thimbles - Framed Prints and Art -
Collectibles Galore
This will be an all day auction on Saturday, bring
your own chair.
Preview at 8:00 A.M. June 30th
11:00 A.M. July Ist - Cash or Approved Check
HAVE GAVEL S WILL TRAVEL *
Lie. #AY-000227-L Phone 717-533-8150
PUBLIC AUCTION
TWO DAYS
FRL/SAT., JULY 6&7
1821 Perkiomenville Rd., Perkiomenville, PA
FURNITURE, GLASSWARE,
COLLECTIBLES, BOATS,
GUNS, JUKEBOXES, SLOT
MACHINES, 10 CENT COCA
COLA MACHINE, CORVETTE,
TOOLS, BACK HOE
Fri., July 6,4 pm - Tools, Back Hoe, Boats, Guns
Anvil; hand/lawn/garden tools; wheelbarrow;
Log Splitter; MGS Tilt Utility Trailer; John Deere
GT 262 Riding Mower w/48” cut; chain saws;
Case 580 E Back Hoe/Front End Loader, power
tools; rototiller. 15’ Sweetwater Pontoon Boat
w/9.9 hp Mariner Motor; peddle/12’ alum, boats;
Guns - Milton .22, Marlin model 25 .22, Savage
410/22, Colt Mark 111 Lawman 357 mag, Rem.
model 31 12 ga., Winch model 94 30-30, model
69A .22, Large Quantity of Box Lots/HH Goods.
Guns sold approx. 6pm - back hoe, trailer, mower,
boats at 6:30.
Sat., July 7,9 am - Furniture, Glassware,
Collectibles, Jukeboxes, Slot Machines, Corvette
Victorian Couch, Divan, Marble Top Dresser;
blanket chest; Pine Cottage Bureau; piano/con
sole organs; Oak & Chestnut Ice Boxes; Walnut
& Oak Slant Front Desks; Child’s China Closet;
Player Piano; Marble Top table, wash stand; Hand
Dovetailed Stepback Cupboard. Victorian kero,
parlor. Hanging Cl Kero Lamps; 1000’s of
Buttons; mantle clocks; 20+ Beer Trays; oval
framed portraits; Quilts; Costume Jewelry;
Victorian Beaded Pillow; Local Post Cards;
Enterprise #5 Coffee Mill; 16”-23” Farm Bells;
farm collectibles of all kinds. Carnival glass;
Ruby Red; Crocks; Cowden Jug; Redware pie
plates; Mustache Cups; 50+ pcs. Fiesta; 60+ pcs.
Johnson Bros. ‘Friendly Village’; Pitcher/Bowl
Sets. JUKEBOXES - Wurlitzer Colonial model
780 w/alterations, model 1700; Seeburg models
100 C, 100 G, YL, 100 R, Wall-O-Matic, tear drop
speakers; Antique Apparatus bubbler; 100’s of
45/78/LP records; Mills 5 cent Golden Nugget &
10 cent 777 Slot Machines; 10 cent Coca Cola
Machine. 1984 Corvette w29k original mi.,
Garage Kept. TV’s, refrigs, washer/dryer, remant
der of box lots. Car sold approx, noon, followed
by jukeboxes & furniture. MUCH MORE - this is
only a small listing!! - AN UNBELIEVABLE
COLLECTION!!
Call or email for full listing.
No Buyers’ Premium.
Directions: at Green Lane, go south on Rt. 29 for
1.8 mi. to Deep Creek Rd. & turn right.
TERMS: cash or PA check only.
JR’s Auctioneering, AU3267L.
(610) 489-3661, email JRsAUCTION@aoi.com.
AUCTION
Manhattan Collector:
This will be our sth Wednesday
evening auction from the Manhattan
Antique Collector A wide variety of
items will be auctioned
Coins & Currency
Wednesday,
June 27 at 4 pm
Antiques & Collectibles
Books
Postcards & Advertising Ephemers
China & Glassware
Steins, Llsdro
Office Furniture, Furnishings
Tool & Garden Items
Service Station Items
Thursday,
June 28 at 8 am
View more at
www alderferauction com
Call for a brochure 215-393-3000
Thursday,
July 5 at 8 am
Antiques & Collectibles
Toys & Trains
Thursday,
July 12 at 8 am
Antiques & Collectibles
Art
Location - Alderfer
Auction Center,
501 Fairgrounds
Rd, Hatfield, PA
Alderfer’s Is a gnat p/ace to sell
your Items. Over 1000 customers
walk thru our auction every week.
Alderfer Auction Co
501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19«0 • 215-393-3000
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r§7 PUBLIC AUCTION
OF VALUABLE
FURNITURE; ANTIQUES;
CHINA GLASSWARE;
TOOLS; 72 FORD TRUCK
SAT., JUNE 30, 2001
AUCTION TIME 9:00 A.M.
LOCATION: 109 Manor Ave., Millersville, PA
JELLY CUPBOARD
Dry Sink; Dovetailed Blanket Chest; Oak
Bookcase Desk w/Beveled Mirror; Chest of
Drawers; Slant Top Desk, (3) Pressed Back
Chairs; (4) Cane Seated Chairs; (2) Old School
Desks; Wooden Rocker; China Corner Cupboard,
Clothes Rack; Agate Top Table w/Chairs, End
Table; Sofa; Upholstered Chairs, Zenith TV;
Bookcase; Metal Wardrobe, Floor Lamp; Wooden
Meat Bench; Wooden Porch Swing; Window Fan;
Maytag Wringer Wash Machine, Picnic Table
w/Bench
HEISEY WATER PITCHER
Decorated Cowden Crock, #3O Keystone Clock;
#4 Crock w/Lid; Hawthorn Crock; #4 & #5
Crocks; 1 Gal Crocks, Jug; (3) Redware Clocks,
Gold Edge Water Set; Cut Glass Covered Butter,
Cream & Sugar, Spoon Holder, Impel lal
Ironstone Tureen; Fostona Cream & Sugar;
Nontake Cake Plate, Carnival Glassware, (12)
Cut Glass Salts, Germany Flowered Seivmg
Dish; Berry Set; Peanut Buttei Tumblers; Candy
Dish; Sherbeta; Glass Candle Sticks, Milk White
Pedestal Bowl; Depression Dish; (7) Cup &
Saucers; Relish Trays, Cruet, Glass Basket, SS
Flatware; Coffeepot, Baskets, Food Grinder.
Slawboard; Potato Masher, Coppei Washboiler,
Hull Vase; Beveled Mirror, Cast-iron Pol, (5)
Braided Rugs; (2) Comtoiteis, Wash Basket;
Coal Bucket; Wooden Boxes; Milk Bottles. Baby
Blanket.
1972 FORD F-100 PICKUP TRUCK w/CAP
Farmall Cub Snow Blade, Farmall Cub Disc
Harrow; 2 Section Spring Hanow, 7’ Cultipacker,
Mountville 1-Hole Corn Sheller, Straw Cutter,
Potato Plow; Chicken Crate, Chicken Nest,
Chicken Feeder; Cast-iron Screw Jack, Lawn-
Boy 21” Lawn Mower, Real Mower w/Engme;
Dremel Drill; Shop Vac; Masonry Paint, Cioss
Cut Saw; 40’ Wooden Ext. Ladder, Concrete
Float; Bushel Crate; Kegs, Baskets; Wne;
Electric Heater; Canning Jars; Paint Brushes;
Proto Wrenches 1 l/4”-2”; 3/4” Ratchet; 3/4”
Sockets l”-2”; Assortment ot Open End
Wrenches; Hand Tools; Cigar Boxes, Tomato
Stakes; (2) Kerosene Heaters; Cast Iron Through.
Iverson Johnson 12 Ga Single Shot, Fox 12 Ga
Double Barrel Shotgun; plus other items not list
ed.
TERMS: Cash or Good Check Day of Auction.
No out of state checks accepted.
AUCTION FOR:
CHARLES & EDNA BENDER
Auction conducted by . ~
John D. Stauffer /Auctioneers
AU-1509-L
Phone: 717-665-5099 Food at Auction
Manheim, Pa.
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