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FRIDAY JUNE 21, 2024 • VOL. 54, NO. 25
61st Annual Lititz Antiques Show Slated For June 28 And 29 Warwick Middle School To Host 60-Dealer Show By Karl Pass Lancaster County’s perennial favorite antiques show, the Lititz Historical Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, will be staged at the Warwick Middle School (401 Maple Street) in Lititz, Pa., on Friday and Saturday June 28 and 29. Not to be confused with the annual outdoor crafts show in the park, this is an antiques show. There will be 60 quality dealers, and admission is $10 per person. For advance tickets and $1 off admission, go to the link found on the foundation’s website by visiting
www.lititzhistoricalfoundation.com. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. A popular event and mostly country show, the Lititz Antiques Show features dealers presenting a wide range of material. Collectors and dealers can expect to find early country items, including stoneware, textiles, early lighting, transferware ceramics, coin silver, holiday items, and Pennsylvania German folk art such as fraktur, wood carvings, painted furniture, redware, and more. On-site food will be available for purchase.
Rivertowne Antique Center Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary Sale Set For June 28, 29, And 30 By Karl Pass On June 26, 2004, after spending its early life as the Bachman-Forry tobacco warehouse, the four-story brick and stone building at 125 Bank Ave. in historic Columbia, Pa., began a new life as the Rivertowne Antique Center. Opening its doors to the public, owners Ron Madar and Georgia Townsend set out to fulfill their goal of providing antique hunters with quality antiques and collectibles showcased in a restored historic building. The couple knew they had found the perfect spot when they bought the majestic warehouse located on the banks of the Susquehanna River. “Throughout our two decades in business, Rivertowne has become known as the place to find the good stuff,” said Madar. Establishing Rivertowne i n Co l u m b i a w a s o n e m o re business the town needed to Continued on page 10
Barr Davis To Hold Two-Day Onsite And Online Sale Large June 25, 26 Auction Will Take Place In Coatesville, Pa. Barr Davis Auctioneers LLC. of Gap, Pa., will conduct an onsite and online auction for a 60-year collector of high-quality glassware, figurines, Asian artwork and rugs, marble pedestals, animal statues, antique furniture and much more. This sale will take place at 107 Pratts Dam Road, Coatesville, Pa. The auction will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25 and 26, beginning at 9 a.m. Items sold online will start at 10 a.m. through Proxibid. Quality antique glassware and ceramic items include Black Basalt, Majolica, Royal Doulton, a large amount of Wedgwood, copper
lusterware, silver lusterware, Slag glass lamps, oil lamps including banquet, whale oil, gilt metal and glass luster candelabras, mirrored obelisks, marble obelisks, Franz Wells vases, crown Staffordshire vases, Galle vases, Czech glass, uranium glass, assorted redware, and Staffordshire figurines. There will be Murano including blackamoor figural candlesticks, vases, opalescent vase, candy, clowns and glass dome with birds on branches, Mottahedeh figurines, oriental vases, urns and ginger jars, Copeland Spode, ironstone platters, a paperweight collection, Tobys,
tribal art, carved wooden birds, bronze urns and statues, a large and very heavy Tibetan Buddha, Sphinx, salt and pepper shaker collection, and large variety of hens, swans, lions-on nests. A collection of paintings will include hunt scenes, oriental, floral, wildlife, posters, coat of arms. Furniture will include marble top tables and stands, marble and wood column pedestals, an ornate carved chest with sandalwood lining, a Victorian era loveseat, Victorian era wing back chairs, a bamboo patio set, a buffet server, a Victorian era carved Continued on page 8
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . There are several antique slag glass lampshade lights in the sale.
starting on page 3
SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 8
FEATURE RESULTS: Vintage Poster Sale on May 16 - Page 3
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . on page 10