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FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 2025 • VOL. 55, NO. 3
Roesen Resonates At Roan’s Pair Of Still-Lifes By The Well-Known German-American Artist Brings $80,000
Bethlehem Steel Race Car
By Amanda Roan-Covert
By Carol Bear
Roan Inc. of Cogan Station, Pa., had the privilege of offering a range of quality art, antiques, furnishings and collectibles in its annual Pre-Christmas Auction, garnered from a variety of private collections and estates throughout the region and also New York state. Held Dec. 20 and 21, Roan hosted a full house of live bidders and had worldwide participation from online bidders, which created a perfect storm of excitement. Topping the two-day event were a pair of still-life oil paintings by German-American artist Severin Roesen (1816-72). Consigned from a local private home, the pair sold for $80,000 and will be staying in the Williamsport area, where Roesen’s reputation is strong and his work remains desirable. Roan Inc. has offered and sold more of Roesen’s paintings than any other auction house. The work remains in fashion, and the marketplace appears to be coming back.
I had never heard of a race car made by Bethlehem Steel until I met George Mertz. George, or “Pat” as most people call him, worked as a computer programmer at the Bethlehem Steel plant in South Bethlehem. He said Bethlehem Steel, as an advertising ploy, built a racecar, which did a few laps around the Nazareth Speedway Continued on page 7
A pair of still-life oil paintings by German-American artist Severin Roesen, from a local consignor, sold for $80,000 and will stay in the Williamsport area. They measure 12-by-16 inches and are in matching gilt frames. Prices reported are hammer prices and do not include buyer’s premium. Additional local interest items included a pair of antique wrought-iron floor torchiere lamps from the original Park Hotel in Williamsport, Pa. The lamps were consigned from a local collector and historian and went for a resounding $13,000 to another local collector. Other lighting
included an antique Aladdin “Lincoln Drape” oil table lamp with Aladdin shade selling for $425 and an antique brass cigar lighter oil lamp, which brought the same
amount. A Bradley & Hubbard jeweled brass oil parlor lamp in original condition sold for $575. Although not the typical art Continued on page 7
York Show Scheduled For Jan. 31 And Feb. 1 Quality Two-Day Show Is Held At Expo Center The Original 184th Semiannual York Antiques Show and Sale is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, at Memorial Hall East, located within the York Fairgrounds Convention and Expo Center at 334 Carlisle Ave., York, Pa. This popular event will feature 60 carefully screened exhibitors in room settings offering Continued on page 5
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . A bright abstract watercolor signed and dated by artist Alexander Calder sold to a local collector for $7,500.
A Cowden & Wilcox stoneware syrup jug with cobalt floral design consisting of seven balls in a wreath realized $3,200.
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 4 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 5
FEATURE ARTICLE: Winter Fever Toy Show, January 25 - Page 4
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 7