816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28, 2002 O THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Anne Gilbert How To Kecogni/e Old English Silver Knowing the shape of various English silver date letters is one way to discover valuable silver. When a pair of 18th century English sterling candlesticks can sell at auction for $4,000 or more, and an early 19th century Eng lish sterling sugar caddy spoon fetches more than $2,500 at auc tion, doing research can pay off for you. Not everybody is an ex pert on silver marks, or wants to spend the time searching for them. Equally important is knowing the hallmarks and designs of the various periods. Is the design in keeping with the hallmark date? CLUES: Just as in other an tique categories, silver designs have been reproduced through the ages. If a candlestick has a classical Corinthian column form and a lion mark on the base, it may or may not date to the 18th century. The lion assay mark is a clue to its English origin and was used to designate solid or “ster ling" silver, beginning in the year 1544. The next clue to look for will be the Duty mark (the head of the reigning sovereign). Hopefully you’ll discover the heads of George 111 or IV on highly prized Georgian silver. GRAND OPENING OF GERMAN TRADING POST AUCTION ART PANNEBECKER AUCTION SERVICE NEW YEAR’S DAY, JAN. 1, 2003 PUBLIC SALE OF ANTIQUES, PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLECTION OF ARROWHEADS SALE AT 9:00 A.M. Located al 2152 N Reading Rd , Rt 272 Demer Behind the Black Hoise Restaurant Close to Turnpike Entianee Watch (oi signs 1 " Marble Top Bedioom Suite, Maible fop fables, Cylmdei Desk, Victonan furniture lellv Cupboaid Plank Bottom Chaus Hutch and Table Kneeling Bench Blanket Chest Diop Leal fable lion Bed Vanity Dining Room Suite Laige Compute! Cenlei Ciadle Karastan Rugs bolding Oak Scieen Round Oak Wooden Baby Walkei Oak Lawn Benches, Sewing Machine, Wood Coal Combination Sto\e. Canmal Depiession Hall Collection of Music Boxes. Keiosene Lights, Clocks Chicken on Nests Beat Bank, Reed and Barton Pitchei S&P s Soap Stone Coveted Dish Slangl Milk Bottles Cinets hue King Glass Bowls. Biass Candleholdeis, Lenox, Royal Daullon Milk White Cups. Sauceis, lewelry Community Plate, Papet Wts, Mantel Clock Scale. Miniature WatHe lion Maible Base Lights Swan Collection Snow (lake As Is, Redware, lohn Long Paintings, lay McVey Punts, Pictmes, Aubuin Rubbei C'ais and Trucks, New Holland Joys. Hess Trucks, Baseball Catds, Longabergei Baskets Collection of Agate - Coffee Pots, Milk Kettle, Etc.; Linens, fancy work, 1806 Tauf Schein; 1843 Taut Schein; J.H. Mulh. Myerstown Ad>.; Maihles, 20 flames ol Allow heads and Some Loose to Be Sold al 12 Noon Cast lion Items Hay folk. Coal Sitter and Many Othei Items 100 Numerous to Mention, Come and Spend the Day Ml n ■ ■ #AUOOI476L fj rt Pannebecker 7 t 7-336-6983 MM uction Service 717-336-2933 (Fax) B Habecker #1296-L Their profiles faced left. Silver with the heads of King George V and Queen Mary will be found on pieces commemorating their 25th anniversary on the throne. They are referred to as jubilee marks. What if you find a candlestick with a scratched mark on the base of say 1755? This could ei ther be a mark showing it had been repaired or was in a pawn shop. This is not a date mark. A third mark on English silver shows where the piece was made. A leopard’s head designates a London piece; a castle or thistle were used by Edinburgh makers. The date letter identifies the exact year. Each 20 year cycle in silver uses a different alphabet design. Either try and memorize which alphabet represents the early years or put examples in a small notebook to carry when you go antique hunting. Names can lead you astray. Popular “name” silversmiths like Boulton, Bateman. Storr and Lameries are not only extremely expensive, but faked. Sorry to say there is nothing “Horst Auction Center” PUBLIC SALE FINE ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, DOLLS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS & TOOLS new about taking the hallmark SAT., JANUARY 4, 2003 Sale to be held at the Horst Auction Center, located at the corner of Rt. 322 & Durlach Rd. (approx. 2 1/2 miles west of Ephrata), Ephrata. Lancaster Co., PA. FURNITURE - A Ig variety of mostly antique & some modern including bedroom, dining room, living loom, kitchen & patio (sets & individual pcs ) “Highlights” - Walnut grandfather’s clock, empire bureau, hanging cupboard, low dry sink, commode, dropleal table. Sheraton stand, Victorian (M T dressei & washstand, brass & marble stands. Rosewood Melodian), Oak (wardiobe, china closet, hbiary table, ice box) Mahogany (dining room suite, breakfront, music cabinet), baby grand piano, hardware store cabi net. hitcheoek chair & settee, electric lift chan & much more 1 LAMPS - Banquet. Gone wAVmd, Ait Nouveau, piano lamp, Rayo, art deco, cranberry opalescent, etc METALWARE - Copper apple butter kettle, candv kettles, buckets, gooseneck tea kettle, eol lee pot, measures, butcher ladles, sm parlor stove. C 1 gnddles & kettles, tailors & flatnons, dog doorstops eollee mill, brass fireplace fender, flieplace tools, fine silver coffee & tea service CHINA & GLASSWARE - Ig variety of antique & collectible including R S Piussia, R S Gennany, Limoge Coronet, Royal Vienna, white ironstone, German Ma|ohca, Nonlake a/alea, bone china, child's tea sets, satin glass, opales cent, pressed & pattern, bostona, Heisey LINENS - Lap robe, blankets, spreads, hooked rugs ARTWORK - Gilt hamed paintings, prints & antique 1 rames. Ig wall map ol Perry, lumata & Mifflin Counties, trained postcards DOLLS & ACCESSORIES - Collection ol antique bisque head, composition, tin head, doll cupboards & furniture, child’s pull sleigh, Viet strollers TOOLS - table saw, jointer, turning lathes, clamps, hand power tools, hand & garden tools, scalding tiough. platform scales, treadle grind stone, antique work bench & much more' A More Detailed Listing Is Available On Our Website www horstauction com The Most Complete Listing w/Photos on 1/5 and 1/4 All Day No Out-of-State Checks Without Prior Approval Horst ’ T. Glenn (717)8591331 (?i 7)738 soao Timothy G. Fax # (/17 > 738 21 32 Thnnuc A www horstauction com 1 iivmvio VOICES OF EXPERIENCE from an 18-century Georgian found on faked pieces. based on age, current popularity spoon and placing it on a new If you are looking at old Eng- of famous names, quality of silver candlestick. Don't be lish silver as an investment, con- workmanship, weight and condi afraid to blow on the hallmark, sider the following. Prices are tion. If it was soldered on, and not punched, it will show. Memorize the marks and names of some of the lesser known silversmiths. If the price is modest, and everything else points to an 18th or 19th century piece, take a chance. Sometimes early silver pattern books are reprinted to show the variety of styles by makers. Check used book stores or dealers at shows. There are several refer ence books on not only English marks, but Euro pean and American. Brad bury’s Book of Hallmarks was one of the earlier ones. Another is Old Silver by Seymour Wyler. Look for patch lines, be fore you pay too much. If repairs have been made and a patch inserted, this can been seen when the piece is tarnished or you breathe on it. Often a deco ration that seems out of place is a clue and hiding a repair patch. And, when marks have been applied to a repro duction, the patch lines will show up. Fuzzy marks are also AT 9:00 A.M. HARRY’S AUCTION PRESENTS ANOTHER OUTSTANDING NEW YEAR'S DAY TOY & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION WED., JAN. 1, 2003 - 8;OOAM. Held at the Bareville Fire Hall, 211 E. Main St., Leola, Pa. 6 miles east of Lancaster along Rt. 23 (Lancaster County) Pa. Turnpike to exit 22 Starting with three tables of uncataloged toys to include: Character toys & figures including Nin]a Turtles. Puppet Masters, Spawn, Bette Figure, Lobo Statue, Akna #1 Figuie, Maivel WoKeime Figuies, Decapitron & Butty Figuies, Freddy Krueger, Aliens and moie. Large amount ol Hubley toys tor parts and to icstore including tiucks, cars, airplanes, tractois and more Toys approx. 9:00 am.: 1960 s & 1970 s G I collection in ongmal packag ing to include Tiger Hunt set. Skyhawk, Search tor the stolen idol. Fantastic Freetall, Foollocker, appiox 50 action sets, 4-book & record sets, 3-12" dolls. 3-Super|oe dolls, 3-shippmg boxes. Character toys: 25 Big Little books. Little Rascals/Our Gang figures. Clubhouse, Rowboat, Orange crate can, 7-McDonald's figures, battery-op Batmobile, Dick Tracy car. Star Trek 12" figures, playing cards, buttons, records, instant stained glass. Superman puppet, puzzle & Krypto Raygun, 1922 Felix the cat, Pinocchio, Jimmy Cncket figures, Muhammad Ah figuie, Gumby & Gumby action outfits, Noddeis including Ballimoie Onoles, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Donald Duck Xylophone & cars. Woody Woodpecker kaleidoscope Hubley Toys: 2-VW Bugs, schoolbus, hehcoptei, airplanes, gradei. Slake tiuck. trucks, tractors, cats, race cai. the engine, load lollei. Moloi bxpiess, car carrier, cattle truck, car kits. Hess Trucks: 2-1998 mini tankeis, B-Model Mack tankei. 1974 split win dow tanker, 1976 barrel van, 1977 tankei, 1980 naming van. 1985-present Wilco 32' tanker Texaco Trucks: #2. #Y #6, #7, #9, #lO, #ll banks, #l, #2, & #l7 airplanes, tilt cab tanker, towtiuck. Light-up mini gas pump (pedal car size) Miscellaneous Toyage: Coca-Cola/Disney pm set, slot car sets, #7Ol & #771 American Flyer train sets, #lO6O & #lllO Lionel tram sets, Sante-Fc & Campbell Soup H O train sets. Asst H O cars. Revell H O building kits, C 1 still banks, Chem Rabbit cai, #5 Matchbox Ruston Bucyius & #7 milk float. Matchbox display carousel w/cars, 6-Hot Wheel Zowics, 1966 Orioles glasses, hat, pm, Buddy-L airplane, Maix race set, B O & Friction cars, tin cars, Tonka |eeps, wooden A C tractor, Structo dumptruck, Midgetoy & Tootsie Toy \ chicles. Dinky & Corgi busses & vehicles, plastic Ideal con struction truck, Ciagstan movie projector. Keystone cab, asst Holgate toys including Yogi Bear, Tin lops, plastic figures, Structo Toyland const, Baldwin & Ideal guns, tin Navy airplane, Marx jumpm Jeep, Friction Army, Na\y, MP cars unique art airplane toy, Wolvenne camper, plastic cars, 7-Pushem-up marble games. Tonka cement mixer. Emergency lunchbox. Cal Ripkm t/t. Hallmark ornaments & kidillac, Aspludh tree tiuck, Brtl ducks ol the woild, Lionel ducks & snowglobc First Gear me Pa Turnpike lowboy & dumpduck, cement mixers, dumpti ticks. Sunbeam Bread truck. Tonka anmv dumptruck & pick-up, DcHanes Heinz truck. Barbie, Cnssie, Ken, PJ dolls, mini coke pedal airplane, Tru-Scalc flatbed truck, Lrtl Pennzoil & race luel lankeis, Tru-Toy wrecker, Atlantic gold airplane, Dukes ol Ha/aid car & lace set. Tico plastic tiuck, Nylmt bulldozer. Nascar collection: Alan Kulwiciki & Richaid Petty banks. Dale bainhardt cats including Bass-Pro. Coca-Cola, blue. Goodwrench. Atlanta, Wheaties, Paits Plus, Delco. Wianglei Lowes, Dale barnhardt anplane. champi on truck & RCCA tnu . Jell Gordon Action & RCCA cais, Action bunny cars. Alan Kulwiciki helmet, Davey Allison airplane, Richard Petty biankhn Mint car, Petty/barnhardt set Champion car sets, A J Foyte Indy car, GMP Spimt cars, and more Model kits: Large selection of military kits including submarines, tanks, ships, airplanes, Stai-Wars, Return ot the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back, car kits including Cadillacs, Corvettes Promotional cars: 1962 halcon, 1967 T-Bird. 19*59 Corvette, 1966 American, 1970 Corvette, 1975-1982 Corvettes and more Precision Farm Toys: J D 2-720'S, 9780 combine, Waterloo Boy, “A" 4440, 2-720's w/blades, *5 bottom plow. Hay wagon. Little Genius plow Faimall 400, Case 970 Farm & Construction toys; 2-Case Il7o's, Case 800, Case Maxum, Fannall M-TA, AC D-19, Farmall Cub. Sheppard Diesel, 2-M F 4228, Farmall 770, M H 44, Cat 2-ton crawler, Oliver Spirit ol St Louis, J D , Histoncal set, 2266 combine. 4480, "R". 8760, "BR", "GP", 7010, L&G. 470 uawlers, 'D", 1 /Bth scale J D "A". NZG pavei, Terex 8280 crawlci, tiackhoe & compressor Welldnller. Conrad Compactor, Caterpillar pipe layei & load giader. Corgi Euclid dumptruck, I H construction pcs , Dinky uawleis. Steam shovel, Michigan loader, Akeiman trackhoe. Grove 1800 crane P&H ciane. Pedal Vehicles: Jeep. Buddy-L. Pepsi, I D 8710 & 4400 pedals wooden child's Blackbird wagon, 2 person sled. Jim Beam tar decanters: 1969 Camaio. 6-1957 Chevys, 1954 Lord Roadster, 1974 Mercedes-Benz Separate Collectible Auction at 9:00 am. With Second Auctioneer: Rope bed w/ongmal red paint, cedar chest, 40 Hummel figurines & plates. Granite codec pots. Clocks & |ugs, Bain lanterns. Shoe last. Hanging scale, Giaybill’s milk box, Ice tongs, hay hook. Cherry seedei, lunchboxes. Wood planes. Kitchen utensils, wooden trough, oil lamps, Coca-Cola machine, 15 Longaberger baskets. Hall covered dish, pottery vases, Fostona punch bowl set. 45 rpm iccoids, advertising signs & tins. Beer lights. Golf clubs, post caids, Lighteis, Pmbacks, U S Mail collection, Hess tiucks. Matchbox cars, Bellbuckles, cameias, Sohdo car. Asst glassware. Animated X-mas decora tions, maibles, Arctic Cat helmet, Cotlee table books. Rocking hoise, Daisy model 99 BB gun, dolls & doll clothing, wooden blocks. Cuckoo clock, plastic pig bank, wooden loot stool and much moie (We are still unpacking boxes at the time ol our advertising deadline ) COINS: Peace dollars. Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, Kennedy halves. This large quality auction will feature approx. 700 lots of toys. If you ■ are considering selling one toy or a collection please give us a call. Everything is sold without reserve. Preview Tuesday Dec. 31, 2002 from 5:00pm.-7:oopm. No out of state checks. Auctioneers: Randy Stoltzfus (717) 656-8919 Au-1906 Richqrflflqrry (717) 656-2436 Au-2183 & west 12 miles, Ike dollars
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