828-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 2001 O THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Anne Gilbert California Pottery Riding The Surf Not just the music of the Beach Boys is making a come back. California pottery made in the Sugar bowl of Franciscan ware features an apple pat tern. Photo by Private collector. PORTERFIELD AUCTIONS $ SAT. AUGUST 18, 2001 @ 9:00 a.m. FURNITURE: Oak: Secretary bookcase. Folding desk, Spindle back chairs, Curio cabinet, China cupboard. Ice box, Table w/glass ball & brass claw feet, one drawer table. Octagon table, Slant top desk, Roll top desk. File cabinet, Washstands. Old ice chests. Mason Hamilton traveling organ. Mahogany end tables, Bookcase. Cherry drop leaf table. Pine wardrobe, dove tailed chests. Paint decorated chairs. Bent wood chairs. Butcher block. Walnut drop leaf table. Shield back chairs. Brunswick radio w/walnut case. Victrola. GLASSWARE: Hall, Oxford, Hull, Ovenproof pitchers and bowls. Oxford stoneware. Etched glass wineglasses, cordials, bud vases. Flower frogs Rohrer’s shot glasses. Milk glass. Pattern glass Cruets, Eggplates, Cake Plates. Lots of salt and pepper sets. Depression glass. COLLECTIBLES: Ediphone, Old wall phone in oak. Agate ware. Currier Lithographs, Crockery, Butter chums. Old tins, Wood butter chums & molds, Sheet music. Cast iron pots & kettles. Wooden wash tub. Hubley: plane, tanker, dump truck, crawler & cab guns. Brass bird cage w/stand. Kerosene lanterns. Cock Robin ABC tin plate. Aladdin lamps: Lincoln’s drape. Green depression, clear and others. Small coffee mill. Steroptic viewer. Old Landis Bucher sale bills. Leroy A. Weik advertisment. Old deeds 1873-1955. Wood jigsaw puzzles. Sterling salt and pepper set. Children’s books. HOUSEHOLD: Linens, Bedspreads, Doilies, Table Cloths. MILITARY: Knives, swords, and Bayonets U.S., Bowie and Nazi > ■T , ■<,> - f v 4 ? >*•* • , v ' 1940 s and ’sos is finding a new generation of admirers who are seriously collecting it. Not just the colorful dinnerware but deco rative ceramics. If names like Sasha Brastoff and Franciscan 75+ PIECES ANTIQUE FURNITURE CROCKERY ~ COLLECTIBLES ~ GLASSWARE ALLADIN LAMPS ~ AGATE ~ STONEWARE LOCATED at OUR FACILITY in DRUMORE, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. Along Rt. 272 South approx. 1 mile south of the Buck. (From Lancaster follow Rt. 272 S to sale, from south follow Rt. 1 to 272 N to sale) THIS IS A VERY PARTIAL LISTING! VISIT US ON THE WEB FOR UPDATES AND PHOTOS *2 * * . f % JPIB Ware are unfamiliar, now is the time to get acquainted. They’ve been listed in the Price Guides for the last couple of years. A sure sign they’re being collected. That and the fact that stores like Bloomingdales are of fering new versions. Until the past five years most of what is known as California pottery was a staple in flea mar kets. It was most closely identi fied with the colorful, mass-pro duced dinnerware made in the Depression years by Bauer Pot tery of Los Angeles. When their bright, opaque colored, glaze pot tery was first introduced in the “ring” design it introduced cas ual dining and what came to be known as the “California Life style.” By the late 1940 s dozens of potteries blanketed California. When World War II put imports in short supply, many Southern California began producing din nerware and decorative pieces. They all but disappeared by the early fifties even though they had been inexpensive. The emerging Italian and Japanese markets were too much competi tion. By the 1960 s only a few were still in production. With the revived interest in all things from the 1940 s and 19505, California pottery is being scooped up. Prices, although still modest, are on the upswing. A good example are the patterns in Franciscan ware. The apple pat tern is one of the most expensive of the dinnerware. A four-inch jug could be priced at $195, and is considered a rarity. A rectan gular baking dish could sell for more than $4OO. While there are many ceramic pieces that could are forever in the kitsch category, others are fine decorative pieces. The late Sascha Brastoff produced many pieces of earthenware noteworthy for their unusual glazes and me tallic colors. Worth the search would be his earthenware table settings using a marbleized pattern of platinum or gold against different color backgrounds. His decorative pieces sold in chic stores like Saks Fifth Avenue. Today his sculptures sell for several hun dred to eight hundred dollars. The early Bauer ring pottery that was once so cheap is also going up in price. A teapot in the ring pattern can sell for more than $2OO. Some prices depend on color. The most expensive ring pieces are in deep blue, ivory, chartreuse and others. CLUES: Not every piece is worth collecting. Start by examin ing pieces that appeal to you. Most will be stamped with a name that sounds like it was made in California, such as Pacific or Brayton Laguna. Others will say “Calfomia.” Oth ers that once had paper labels can be recognized by their colorful glazes. Some potteries made both high and low-end lines. Don’t pay too much for a vi't w I I* > ■ name, when the piece may not be a best example. The more unusu al the glaze, the higher the price. While many pieces were made from molds, others were hand thrown. Highly collectible are the figu rines made in the ’4os by Hedi Schoop, in North Hollywood. Poodles, lamp bases and gypsy dancers were among the many subjects ceramic creations. Her figurines sell for more $lOO. To learn more about the pot teries, artists and signatures, in vest in The Collector’s Encyclo pedia of California pottery by Jack Chipman. Published by Col lector Books, Schroeder Publish ing, PO Box 3009, Paducah, KY, 42002-3009. “Horst Auction Center” PUBLIC SALE ANTIQUES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, COLLECTIBLES, TOYS & TOOLS WED., AUG. 15, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. Sale to be held at Horst Auction Center, located at the Corner of 322 & Durlach Rd. (Approx. 2 1/2 miles west of Ephrata), Ephrata, Lancaster Co., PA. FURNITURE - Dry Sink; Grained Dresser; Mm Blanket Chest; Blue Painted Cupboard; OAK - BOWED FRONT & SIDE CHINA CLOSET (w/Claw Feet); Buffet; China Closet; Lampstands; 7 Pc. Birds Eye Maple Dining Room Set; DEPRESSION - 5 Pc. Bedroom Suite; Waterfall Dressers & Chests of Drawers; Porcelain Top Kitchen Cabinet; (2) Cherry Lighted Curio Cabinets; Maple Curio Cabinet; Repro. Grandfather’s Clock (Zwally, Reamstown); Grandmother’s Clock, MOD WAL NUT - Dinette Set; Credenze, 4 Pc Bedroom Suite, Mod Dry Sink, Desk; Glass Top Table. Hide-A-Bed Sofas, Love Seat, La-Z-Boy Rocker/Reclmer, Wicker Chan & Table. Patio Set; Crib & Play Pen; Changing Screen; APPLIANCES - Color Console TVs, Microwave; Sm. Kitchen Appliances, Cookware, Ice Cream Maker; Banjo Clock; Brass Lamps, Alabaster Lamps; Gone wAVind Lamp; Floor Model Radios; Table Top Radio; Set of Flatware, Binoculars; Old Cameras, Wooden Turnings, Lanterns, Pudding Strainer; Victor Duck Decoy; Green Agate Coffee Pot; Pretzel Tins, (3) WAPAK INDIAN FRYING PANS, Iron Doorstops; Balance Scales. CHINA & GLASSWARE - GAUDY IRON STONE; Gaudy Welsh; Snowflake; Stick Spatter; Hammersly “Eagle” Bowl; Lustre Creamer; Early Adams Rose Plates; LATE ADAMS ROSE, Chocolate Pot; Blue Willow; White Ironstone, Blue Wheat Ironstone; Mary Weaver Repro Spatter; Noritake “Tree in the Meadow” China; Child’s Tea Set; Berry Sets; Set of Royal Castle China, Collection of Figurines; Set of Stangl Dishware; Set of Christmas China, Hall’s Dishes; Italian Pottery; Wedgewood; Stoneware Crocks & Jugs, Repro. Stoneware; Roseville; Rockwell Mugs, Hummel Bells; Green Souvenir Glass; Carnival Glass; Depression; Collection of Pressed & Pattern Glass; Punch Bowl Sets; Heisey Pitcher, Lg. Set of Gold Rimmed Stemware, Sets of Crystal Stemware; Colored Glass; Hens on Nests; Lead Crystal; Kerosene Lamps; Peanut Butter Glasses. LINENS - Hats; Oriental Room Rug & Runners; Baskets; Jewelry; Collection of Pocket Knives, Collection of Christmas Ornaments; Halloween Decorations; Books (Sets of Time/Life, Children’s, Zane Grey, Little Golden); Prints; Mirrors. TOYS - Wyandotte Trucks; Tonka Truck & Trailer; Airplane; Tin Mechanical Toys; Hubley Tractors; “Jumpin Jeep” Toy; Rubber Mickey Mouse Tractor & Plane; Tom Thumb Typewriter; Wooden Blocks & Wagons; Pop Gun; Dolls; Rocking Horse; Piggy Bank; Early Fisher Price Chicken; Hopalong Cassidy Pocket Knife; Cars & Trucks; Repro Iron Toys; Car & Truck Banks. TOOLS - 10” Table Saw; Band Saw; 15” Scroll Saw; Bar Clamps; Air Compressor; Hand Tools; Ladders; Milk Cans; Wooden Shaking Fork; Old License Plates; Garden Fountains; Express Wagon; 1950’s Bicycle & Many Other Items To Be Sold' No Out Ot State Checks Without Prior Approval Horst AUCTS. T. Glenn Timothy G. Thomas A. AU43BL (717) 859-1331 (717) 738-3080 Fax #(717) 738-2132 www horslauchon com “VOICES OF EXPERIENCE"
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