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DETECTIVE
Anne Gilbert
Colorful Majolica
Has Long History
There is Majolica that is cur
rently popular with collectors,
and there is “Maiolica,” the
earliest known form of this tin
glazed pottery.
A couple of decades ago it
was Maiolica that brought the
biggest price at auction. These
days it is the 19th century Ma
jolica that gets bidders’ atten
tion, with prices often running
into the high thousands. How
ever the more common-place
forms such as jugs and candle
sticks sell at auction for $3OO
to $7OO.
Historically the earliest
pieces of Maiolica was made in
Spain as early as the eighth
century. By the 12th century it
appeared all over Italy. By the
19th century Majolica was
made in England, France Ger
many and America. It differed
in appearance from the earlier
Maiolica using brightly col
ored, heavy white earthenware
with embossed nature motifs.
When you look at its prices
today it is hard to believe that
some of it was given as premi
ums in American grocery
stores. On the other hand, in
England, revered names like
Wedgwood and Minton and
Company created some Majol
ica masterpieces in everything
from serving dishes to whimsi
cal figurines, monumental
vases, and urns.
In the late 1970 s there were
public liquidation auction
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After 44 consecutive years as a vendor at the AACA
Hershey Show, John Baumgarten has (reluctantly)
decided to liquidate his stock of new and N.O.S. Model
“T” Ford parts. Also for sale is the custom-built
Haulmark 22 ft. vending trailer that contains them.
Additionally, we will load onto & into our 14 ft. super
duty and open 20 ft. trailer as many used Model “T”
parts as the tires will stand:
K.R. Wilson rear end dolly; Various tools; Frames; Front
ends; Rear ends; Wheels & rims; Blocks; Short blocks;
Heads; Manifold; Pistons; Valves; Carbs; Early & late
quick-change bands; Hog’s heads; Tranny parts; Early
kero side & tail lights; Brackets; Windshields; Top bows;
Starters & generators; Steel coil boxes; Old & new coils;
High & low steel dashboards; Radiators back to brass;
Steering wheels & col. assy.; Axles; R & P’s; Mag. coils
few serious Majolica collectors.
So out-of-fashion was it that
some examples turned up at
flea markets covered with
white paint.
It was carefully removed by
savvy collectors. Prices in those
days for even unusual pieces
were from five dollars to $5O in
American shops.
When Herbert Minton, of
the long respected Minton pot
tery firm, first introduced his
“imitation Majolica,” at the
English Great Exhibition of
1851, he acknowledged he had
been influenced by the early
Maiolica” of the Italian Ren
aissance.
While there was interest in
his works, it wasn’t until other
displays at such exhibitions as
the 1853 New York Crystal
palace Exhibition, that Majoli
ca caught on. From then on it
was known as Victorian Majol
ica. With it’s bright, often
gaudy colors and excess of mo
tifs it was symbolic of the Vic
torian “design overkill.” The
perfect example were a pair of
eight four-inch-high Majolica
elephants made by Minto for
the Paris exhibition of 1889.
Wedgwood, known for its
classical subjects, monochrome
decoration and low-relief orna
ments in contrasting colors,
began making Majolica by the
1860 s. The colors of bright
blues, greens, yellows, and
browns were a radical change.
Popular motifs, like those of
Minton, were nature, oriental
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and Egyptian motifs, historical
and mythological. There were
also the always popular sea
creatures and shell motifs.
Staffordshire, Worcester,
and former potters with Mint
on, such as George Jones,
began making Majolica.
In America, Majolica was
made from the late 1870 s to
1900, when the public had
tired of it and moved on to the
newer craze of art pottery.
CLUES: The green English
leaf plates and the fish form
pitcher have been reproduced
for many years. Since much
Majolica has no maker’s signa
tures, knowing glazes and
forms is a help. Wedgwood
had impressed marks. George
Jones pieces, considered to be
choice, can be recognized by
their mottled green and brown
glazed undersurface.
His thumprint, is a clue,
which left a white mark. A pat-
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Wedgwood Majolica
jug from England, c. 1867.
Photo credit: Skinner
Galleries, Boston, Mass.
public
Auction
ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES
FURNITURE COINS GUNS PERSONAL PROPERTY
LOCATION: 2818 Roundtop Road, Middletown, Londonderry Township,
Dauphin Co., Pa. from Rt. 743 between Hershey & Elizabethtown
near Country Meadows Restaurant - turn West onto Ridge Road at
Crystal Pool sign and proceed 2 miles to 2nd stop sign. Right .6
mile on Steinruck Road to 4 way stop sign - left on Roundtop Road
to 2nd farm on right.
Victorian jelly cupboard; Empire dresser; 2 pc. high dry sink; High leg china
closet; Plank rocker; Small wooden desk; Depression cedar chest; Ash drop
leaf ext. table w/4 boards; 3 section stackcase; Glass door store cabinet;
Blind door corner cupboard; 4 pc. Depression bedroom suite; Oak S roll top
desk; Ext. table w/6 boards; Victorian washstand; Double bed; 4 pc. cherry
bedroom suite; New marble top table; Console stereo; Coffee/end tables;
Player piano (no player); Kitchen table w/6 chairs; Hotpoint refrigerator; Auto
washer and dryer; Hotpoint 40" elec, range; New platform rocker; Modern
hutch; Small wooden desks; Upright freezer; Kenmore microwave; Pfaff
sewing machine w/cabinet; Metal base cabinets; Cradle, 2 seat outhouse and
other furniture.
(25) asst, crocks; (10) milk cans; Sleigh bells; Kerosene lamp; Tiger tobacco
tin; Fromm, Hbg. & Conewago milk bottles; Cherry seeder; Iron skillets;
Bupps dairy sign; Agate; Glass banks; Noritake; Cast iron dog; Salt box;
Chicken on nest; Sno Crest bottles; Shawnee; Pictures; White House vinegar
jugs; Peanut butter glasses; Stangle; Roseville; Glass candy containers;
Longeberger baskets; Childrens toys; Marmalade jars; Bavaria chocolate pot;
Satin gone with the wind lamp; Bear bank; Glassware: pressed & pattern,
opalescent. Depression, colored, thistle vase, ruby berry set, vaseline, milk
white, etc.; Assorted china; Hull; Squeak toys; 1900 Atlas (as is); Stuffed toys;
Rolling pins; Egg scale; Tin ware; Doilies; McCormick & Buch sales catalogs;
Adriance & Plano machinery catalogs; Ertl bank; Marble chaser; (6) Hess
trucks; Canning jars; (2) mantle clocks; Express wagon; Sleds; Dinner bell
w/tower; Buch #3 Farmers butcher furnace; (2) butcher kettles; Brinser grain
cradle; Hand well pump; Childrens toys; Avon bottle; Collectible dolls includ
ing Effenbee, Madam Alexander, Precious Moments, Snow Bunnies,
Cherished Teddies, Calico Kittens, etc.; (15) Ashton Drake dolls; Towels, bed
ding, material, handkerchiefs, etc.; Golden childrens books; Rockwell items;
Puzzles; Cradle; Squeak toys and many other unlisted items.
Guns - 12:00: Rem. 12 ga, model 29 pump; Savage 222 bolt rifle w/4x!2
scope; Standard Arms 35 cal. pump rifle; Mossberg 22 bolt; Crescent 12 ga.
single shot; 12 ga. single shot.
Coins - 8:00: Barber, Mercury 8f Roosevelt dimes; 1797, 1829 8f 1831 large
cents; 1826 half cent; Liberty, Franklin & Kennedy halves; quarters, cents,
nickels, Indian head cents; Austria and German Pfennigs; assorted foreign
coins, etc.
TERMS: Cash or good local check. Buyers unknown to auctioneer or sellers
must provide a current bank letter of credit. Mo out of state checks. AUCTION
ORDER: 8:00 coins-box-lots-small items 12:00 guns 12:15 furniture followed
by balance of small items - good mixture of merchandise throughout auction.
Food and toilet facilities. Parking in field next to auction site. Inspection of
items auction day only after 7:00 a.m.
and BLAINE RENTZEL - AUCTIONEER
Mftft Auction for
MtMiuojiM'ftlilddsifc Russell & Mary
V Shlssler Estate
2051 HORSESHOE PIKE
_ ANNVILLE, PA 17003-8850
(717) 867-1809
Rt. 100 West of Valley Forge. One hour
of Allentown, PA (3 miles East of Rt. 100)
(some rebuilt); Antique gasket display; Springs;
Driveshafts; U-Joints; Floorboards & mats (new);
Hasslers; Round & oval gas tanks; Jumbo trans.; Brake
shoes; Elec, head lamps, etc. Various N.O.S. parts to be
included!
In the 5-ton vending trailer is a $40,000.00 inventory of
brand new repro parts from radiator caps to spare tire
covers. This is a rare opportunity for the “T” driver to
stock up on mechanical parts- for restoration or repair.
Various & Sundry Ruxtell parts are available, as well as
various & Sundry Speedster parts and Torpedo parts.
Also selling books & pamphlets on Fords. Vending trail
er will also be sold separately. We think the trailer con
tents will run to 500 lots, constituting a day of selling in
itself. Two auctioneers may be selling in separate rings
to complete the auction efficiently.
Dealers: Bring your sales tax exemption number.
No Buyer’s Premium.
Exhibition Friday, Noon till Five
TED MAURER
Successful Auction Management
1003 Brookwood Drive,
Pottstown, PA 19464
Phone 610-323-1573 or 610-367-5024
Fridays & Saturdays at 610-495-5504
Visit our vyejbsfya at. w^'w.ityaareraiLcpm
SATURDAY
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