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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2024 • VOL. 54, NO. 44
Annual Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association Show Will Be Held On Nov. 9 And 10 Show To Take Place In Jamison, Pa.
Gertrude Abercrombie’s “The Magician” Sets New World Auction Record, Selling For $469,900 By Karl Pass A captivating surrealist painting from 1956, “The Magician,” by Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, levitated past expectations at Freeman’s/Hindman’s Post War and Contemporary Art Auction held Sept. 25, achieving $469,900, over six times its pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$90,000. The sale marks a new auction record for the artist. Continued on page 9
By Winston Lennon The Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association will present its 77th Annual Antiques Show on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9 and 10. This will be the third year at the newer venue for the show, the St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church rental hall located at 1410 Almshouse Road in Jamison, Pa. Show hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $6 or $5 with a show card or ad. The BCADA has been in existence since 1966, and exhibitors are from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia. This “Little Show That Could” has been rated the best antiques show in the Delaware Valley by local magazines. Veteran dealers include C & C Antiques, who carry ceramics,
linens, and rare tools; ELtiques sells fine ephemera and artwork; KT Antiques will return with country and primitive items; and Ivy Iris Antiques sells eclectic primitives and whimsies. Author Bill D’Anjolell of Imagine Antiques will present art, ephemera, historical collectibles, metalware, and ceramics. From Point Pleasant , Pa., BCADA matriarch Julia Bartels, of River Run Antiques, sells Staffordshire and classic Victorian era holiday items. Chestnut Hill native Ruth Peckmann of Antiques in Bloom will provide decorative primitives and equestrian antiques, while Ruth’s nephew, Peter Sutor of Mill Road Antiques, delights us with metalware, English ceramics and art. Long Spring Antiques brings Native American items and
p r i m i t i v e s ; S e ra p i A n t i q u e s exhibits textiles, silver, and estate jewelry; Pentimento specializes in interesting ephemera, tin types and advertising; and Bob Lucas will display and sell extraordinary historical documents, Civil War items, and early photography. N e w m e m b e rs Pe te r Fu r y Antiques will display primitives and country furniture; Sentiment Depot Antiques will offer metalware, vintage kitchen items, farmhouse furniture, early trains, and glass. Stan Gorski Books and Ephemera will dazzle shoppers with his eclectic array of early first-edition books, maps, and other paper, and Patty Herman of Love My Country Prims showcases country primitive material. Members from New Jersey include author Patricia H. Burke,
who brings fine art glass, silver, and porcelain. The Very Thing exhibits Sterling silver and Oriental antiques; Georgian Interiors sells silhouettes, samplers, and miniatures; Magic Mettle Blacksmithing has metalware and tools; and, from Delaware, Michael Gunselman will present quality metal toys and advertising. Last but not least, from Virginia, Jim’s Antiques will set up offering high-end art glass mixed with Civil War items. This show has quality, diversity, and affordability. For more information, visit www.BCADAPA.org or call 215-290-3140. What’s nice about buying antiques for your home is that it adds character, uniqueness, and a style that defines you. You won’t want to miss this “Little Show That Could.”
Stoneware Mug Brings $10,000 By Karl Pass Who says you need the internet? Dave Rowe of Rowe’s Auction Service sold a cobalt decorated stoneware mug for $10,000 on Oct. 14. The company doesn’t typically hold sales on a Monday, typically every Thursday. It came from the estate of dealer Nancy Noll and sold to the trade. Mint condition, many thought it was made at the Cowden & Wilcox pottery in Harrisburg. The decoration helps lead that theory. The form is quite rare for the prolific 19th century Continued on page 9
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . .
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 7 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 8
FEATURE ARTICLE: Frances Tipton Hunter - Page 2
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . on page 10