Detective (Continued from Page 824) Nineteenth century game boards were usually made of maple and pine by untrained am ateurs as well as skilled artisans. They were rarely signed or dated. “They were yet another way for artists to express themselves,” said Hamilton. Playing board games goes back to antiquity. In those days lines were probably drawn in the earth and instead of checkers, bones, PUBLIC SALE PUBLIC AUCTION of THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,2001 ANTIQUES - HOUSEHOLD 5:30 PM GOODS - FINE FEDERAL Location, Lesh Auction Co, 1/2 mile south of CHEST of DRAWERS - Newport just off Rt. 34 on Rt. 849, adjacent to the GLASSWARE & CHINA - I former LESH MOTORS BUILDING Watch fo OLD TINWARE & COOKING Se “ Heated ' Inspectlon one (1) hour UTENSILS - POST CARDS - * collectibles * household VCiUK SAFF - CTTNSI - * NEW ITEMS * FURNITURE c rrniii Vxt n ™ * CHANDLER BOOKS *MF 135 TRACTOR PISTOLS - GERMAN P-38 * farm machinery * CAT 11 7(101 EARLY PINE FIRE PISTOL* ’ aVoTa Jam AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Very Nice Selection of A 1 9100 A.M. Quality Merchandise Remaining Items from Loc. 1198 Lampeter Road, West Lampeter Twp., Grove’s on Site Auction, New Merchandise and Lancaster Co., PA (Along road leading from some very unusual items The Tractor s. Farm Lampeter to Bridgeport) Machinery and Chandler Books will be sold at Guns & Pistols To Be Sold at 1:00 P.M. a PP rox 7 PM. Don’t Miss If" Call or Write for SALE BY: Auctlon 8111 BENJAMIN M. MOWERY ESTATE „ . J „ r Auction F ° r: (Dorothy Mowery Smith) Harold W. Grove Estate, Harry B. Yost, Esquire & other lots Appel & Yost Ralph J. Lesh Jr. CAI Howard E. Shaub, Inc. (717) 464-3541 Newport, PA 17074 Bo£S‘eS/nt’ wSSS&L) < 7l7 ' 567-3182/567-3523 ANTIQUES, TRACTOR & PERSONAL PROPERTY Saturday, September 22,2001 at 8:30 a.m. Directions: From Exit 23 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Rt. 100 North for 3 4 miles to left on Cedar Lane to property on right. West Vincent Township, Chester County. Furniture: Dry sink w/lid, softwood blind Dutch cupboard, 2 curio cabinets, plank bottom chairs, 2 oak drop leaf ext table, cherry drop leaf, needlepoint chairs, 3 drawer cabinet, j 4 marble top tables round and oval, early two draw er side table, carved side chairs, rocker, marble top washstand with splash, Morris chair, decorated doll cradle, stack tables, wing back chair, large round butcher block, cedar chest. maple chest of drawers, matching chest of drawers, jelly cupboard, corner chair, old feed box, walnut drop leaf with drawer, brass bed, youth pressed back chair, iron child’s bed, painted wash stand, hoosier type cabinet and many others not listed -v, , - China. Glassware and Collectibles . 170+ pieces of % Wedgwood Jasperware, many other pieces of • Wedgwood including calendar plates, 100+ pieces of ;<E x / jKgk' Haviland &Co Limoges, Flow Blue creamer, pattern ‘ ■* glass, cut glass, stemware, Ruby Flash, cobalt pitcher, -.jc Lalique compote, Stangl birds, Ironstone jardiniere, ( "(jp ) Jasperware lamps. Royal Doulton Andrew Wyeth ... ' r _ bowl with certificate, Lefton Christmas china, 30+ 4JMt pieces of Fostona Century, 21 Bossons wall masks, , <" Adams collector plates. Fiesta platter. Fire King * ' < • ' bowls, beer stems,Revere mantle clock. Agate berry bucket, 2 old baseball mitts, Christmas decorations, oriental nodders, wooden press, many trunks, egg scale, tin wash boilers, iron horse tie, crocks, saddlebags, old oil painting and frame, many nice lamps, sleigh bells, one man band, old wooden checkers and pocker chips in boxes, wooden rake, iron kettle, pump and trough and many other items not listed Tractor and Tools; Ferguson TO-20 tractor good condition and good tires, Woods brush mower, 3 pt. Flail mower, Mighty Mac sprayer, rotoliller, mowers, 2 Stihl weedeaters, Poulan chainsaw, air com pressor, small - Sunfish sailboat, hand tools, ladderjacks, axes, ladders, fishing rods, tackle boxes, mow ers and other items. Terms: Cash or Pennsylvania Check - No out of state checks accepted, Note: This is a large estate with many quality pieces. We will be selling with 2 Auctioneers. Bring a friend - plenty of parking and food available. Bring your chairs for under the tent. Preview of Antiques: Friday, September 21, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and morning of sale 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m, Tracey L. Jones, Auctioneers (610) 286-7834 AU-3607-L stones, and shells would have been used. The earliest board games documented go back to the reign of Amenemhet 111 in Egypt (1841-1797 BC). Then boards were of ivory and other luxurious materials. The checkerboard is one of the earliest board designs in fact, one of the earliest designs other than scrollwork and floral motifs. The charm of the early checker boards, Parcheesi and backgam mon, is their primitive, “hand made” look. When bold colors and geometric forms are com- PUBLIC AUCTION bent oak chairs, plank table, mirror on stand, cherry vani ty and dresser with carved drawer pulls, cherry bed, mahogany chest of drawers, House will be closed after 8:00 a.m. Terms by: Estate of Edgar S. Haldeman Doris H. Frame, Executrix bined in a Parcheesi or backgam mon board the initial reaction is that they look like an example of modem abstract art. Maybe they are what inspired artists Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee? Commercially made games be came popular after 1850. As a re sult, fewer were made by hand. However, many handmade game boards were handsomely made into the early 19th century. They can fetch top dollar. Most game boards were paint ed. However, an interesting addi tion to a game board collection - / would be a carved checkerboard. These sometimes turn up and were made for blind players. Some game boards were paint ed on both sides. Because they are less common, even the least interesting are seriously collected. CLUES: As Martha Hamilton pointed out, “there are reproduc tions of checker and Parcheesi boards. A careful examination of the paint can determine age. However, the fakers these days are very skilled at aging.’’ Antiques Questions And Answers Can you give me an idea of value for this eight-piece “Sell er’s” kitchen cupboard set that included cupboard, two side cab inets, table and four chairs. They are dated on the back “1936.” The cupboard has a flour bin, porcelain pull-out work surface, tin lined with tin pull lid in bot tom drawer. In good shape. J.B. - Danville, IA Price depends a lot on where you live. At auctions outside of large cities, your set could find a buyer for $BOO to $1,500. These armchairs, with backs with a carved man’s head, smok ing a pipe, were brought from England by my great grandmoth er approximately 160 years ago. Similar pieces were written about in Hobbies magazine in 1969, and referred to as tavern chairs. They were in the Falstaff Muse um in St. Louis that no longer ex ists. Since 1 would like to sell them. I’d like an idea of value. A.S. - Naples, FL Your 19th century pub chairs could sell at auction for $7OO or more apiece. Send photo to Furniture Expert, Slogan’s Auctions, 8861 NW 18th Ter race, Sloan’s Miami, Suite 100, Miami, FL, 33172. I have a ceramic vase shaped like a pitcher. The background PUBLIC AUCTION ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLES MON., SEPT. 17, 2001 @ 8:30 am Murry Auction Emporium 23 N Water Street, Lititz, PA 17543 717-626-2636 Feature: Brass stencils made specifically for Animal Trap Company of Lititz, PA Crystal: stemware, cocktail set, large punch bowl w/covei. vases (silver overlay & silver plate flower Irog insert), depression glass (yellow pmk/mcluding pink perlume bottle), moonstone cieamer & sugar, com dot vase, green glass canisters, Fostona, Heisey, Candlewick China: tea pots, tea cups, 37 pcs. Blue Ridge, 62 pcs Homei Laughlm (It blue), 47 pcs. Russel Wright (brown & blue), German steins & floral plates. Fiesta, creamer collection, Lenox, Hummel figurines, majolica, copper lus ter, Chmz creamer and sugar. Hull, redware, Syracuse china, transler plates Primitive: all wool hand hooked rug, cottcc can, kitchen scales, recipe books, variety of metal items (banks), cast iron (door stops), Hubley Scottic book ends and model kit, walking sticks decorated w/travel medals, crocks (#8), jugs, brass ladle, milk can, coffee mill, brown glass bottles, oil lamps and lanterns, fimals, burners, shade holders, sockets, ceiling mounts, prisms, wall scones (electric and gas), electrified gas and regular chandeliers, door knobs, antique buttons, glass drawer pulls, door hardware, hooks, pm cush ions, thimbles, sewing notions, hat pins. Singer leather htc, Smgei pinking machine, doll, cradle and chair, dentist tools. Motorola radio Textile: linens, hand work, quilts (Swanger-1913), handkerchiefs, comlort (flag), coverlets, top hat, Rocky Springs pennets Jewelry: rings, pocket watches, fine Hamilton watches (railway special), mirrors, sterling flatware, silver plate coffee pot-sugar-creamer, anniversary clock, frames and framed prints, music boxes, glass pens, books, agate pieces, Christmas items Furniture: Ridgeway Grandfather clock w/3 chime settings, secretary desk, high dry sink, jelly cupboard, plank chairs, oak side by side, 2 oval oak china cabinets, hall rack, decorated plank chairs, various small tables, bedside commode, 4 ladder back chairs, depression bedroom furniture, oak wash stand, round oak extension table, mahogany corner china cupboard, card-cot fee table, oak cupboaid base, sectional bookcase, millers desk, maga/me racks, cedar chests (I w/cabnole legs), cane side and Windsoi type side chairs, drop leaf table w/4 chans, sewing cabinet, wicker sota and chair Outside: Bicycles, oil pump, swing, kitchen cabinet w/enamel lop. wheel barrow parts, scales, wood jack, hobby hoise swings, iron hoise head ties, cherry seeder, sprinkling cans, bail bucket, milk bucket, sleds. Rocky Springs chair springs Many other items of value to numerous to mention. SCmen- ‘TKunsuf *]nc. AP-648-L -10% Buyer Premium / Visa & Muster Card Professional Auctioneer, Appraisei and Advisor Our Services Are Not a Sideline (717) 626-2636 Fax (717) 627-6757 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 15,2001-825 A beginning collector should look for a signature or date in cised or painted on the back. Color is important and adds to the value. Boards with blue or red painting sell for more com mon black and white examples. Look for fine details and unusual and aesthetically appealing de signs. The original design should be in good condition with minimal, if any, restoration. color is in gold with a light coat of pale blue over it. It is marked on the bottom “Stangl Pottery, Trenton, NJ.” Is it worth any thing? Collector interest in pottery from the 19405, 50s continues to grow. Stangl Pottery pro duced bird and animal figu rines as well as dinnerware and accessories. Your decorative pitcher could sell in a shop for $5O. I am wondering if my old black metal stove is worth any thing. It is stamped 1900 on the inside and Thatcher on the out side. It has lots of gilt trim. Your highly decorated c. 1900, wood-burning stove would .have collectors fighting over it for several thousand dollars. I have this document signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to Anning Prall of New York, when the Senate appointed him a member of the Federal Radio Commission in 1934. Is it of any value? F.G. - Hollywood, FL A.D. - Staten Island, NY A.J.F. - Staten Island, NY (Turn to Page 826)
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