Antiques & Auction News - November 7, 2025

FRIDAY NOVEMBER

Debut Of A Rediscovered Masterpiece

Brandywine Museum Of Art To Present Jasper Cropsey Painting

Not Seen In U.S. In Over 150 Years

The Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pa., is excited to present the worldwide museum debut of a rediscovered masterpiece not seen in the United States since it was painted over 150 years ago. The painting, “Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway,” is a monumental masterwork by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), one of the luminaries of the Hudson River School of artists. Previously held in British private collections since 1873, this painting was recently acquired by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Foundation for American Art. The chance to share this important artwork with the American public for the first time in 150 years inspired Brandywine’s special exhibition, “Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition,” currently on view through May 31, 2026. Following the painting’s global museum debut at the Brandywine, it will travel nationally to venues across the United States through 2028.

“Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway” was originally commissioned by James McHenry, an Irish-born transatlantic businessman who invested in a number of American railroads, to commemorate his amassing a majority stake in the Erie Railroad. Up until now, this painting has been hidden away in McHenry’s and other British private collections since being shipped to England in the fall of 1873.

“We searched for a larger scale masterpiece by Cropsey for over

12 years and had to act decisively to acquire this painting with our initial decision based on a condition report and descriptions of the painting from period newspapers,” said Jeff and Ann Marie Fox. “It is an honor that curators from the Brandywine and other museums concur that it is an extraordinary painting with an equally fascinating story whose return to the United States is being celebrated during the country’s 250th birthday.” Their foundation collection includes exceptional examples of works by significant American artists of the 19th and 20th centuries,

ranging from Thomas Cole to Georgia O’Keeffe.

The 7-foot-wide painting is the centerpiece of the Brandywine’s exhibition, “Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition,” a focused appraisal of the complex art of American landscape painting through the varied holdings of the Brandywine Museum of Art and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art collections. “Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway” is a revelation to historians of American art: a survivor of a moment in which art and industry were entangled

in fascinating ways and artists like Cropsey, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Church were in competition for new fortunes being spent on imposing paintings of the sources of their wealth,” said Brandywine’s William L. Coleman, Ph.D., the exhibition’s curator and director of the Wyeth Study Center at the museum, with a scholarly background in the Hudson River School. “We are thrilled that this painting by an American artist of a quintessentially American landscape finally finds its rightful place on an American museum’s

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As The Crow Flies At Miss Morgan’s Milkweed Show

The 18th Anniversary Event Took Place Oct. 3 And 4

By Karl Pass

Diane Morgan Gibble and family started the Miss Morgan’s Milkweed Antiques show 18 years ago in Bethel, Pa., and slowly grew the show into an event. By event, I mean a 200-vendor large-scale show of both antique vendors and artisan craftspeople, food trucks, and fun. This year, it took place on Oct. 3 and 4 at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center in Lebanon, Pa. Gibble fills the exhibit halls with artisans and handmade crafts and also with antique and vintage antique dealers selling their merchandise.

The variety is astounding, and country material is the mainstay. Pavilions are loaded with everything from decorative items to primitive antiques and accessories, garden, industrial, architectural, and more. There are artisans selling jewelry, clothings, hooked rugs, pottery, and seasonal decorative items, among other things. The mix of old and new works for Gibble. The show has a following, and attendance broke

Several dealers from the South shopped the show, including one from Texas.

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By Karl Pass

Locati, an auction house near New Hope, Pa., held its latest monthly online sale ending Sept. 21.Previews take place at the firm’s Pineville facility, and the sales are through LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, Bidsquare, and Bidspirit. Among the top lots was a Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid dressing table bringing $7,250. Prices are reported at hammer prices and do not include a buyer’s premium. A fine portrait of George Washington attributed to Chester Harding (1792-1866) after Gilbert Stuart went for $5,750; and a George III inlaid mahogany spinet harpsichord, Longman and Broderip, London, was $5,500. For further information, email michael@locatillc.com or call 215-619-2873.

Prized Automobilia And Petroliana Raced To A Strong Finish

Early Sinclair Signs Among Stars Of Two-Day Auction

If any one word could summarize the selection in Morphy’s Oct. 4 and 5 Automobilia and Petroliana Auction, it would be “condition.”

A dazzling array of advertising signs, gas pumps and globes, product cans and other antique and vintage motoring-related items presented bidders with a wealth of fresh rarities from which to choose in a sale that closed confidently at $1.7 million.

Nearly 1,100 lots were entered, many emblazoned with mascots and graphics

regarded as classics by those who collect gas and oil advertising. Two of the most sought-after auction treasures were produced for the Sinclair Oil Corporation, a firm that launched its business in 1916 from the combined assets of several small petroleum companies.

At the top of prices realized was a ca. 1930s Sinclair Aircraft Gasoline double-sided porcelain service station sign with an early single-engine-airplane graphic. Petroliana collectors

seeking a high-grade example of this particular type of sign are well aware that they are likely to face additional competition from those who pursue aviation memorabilia, especially if the condition is graded at the upper end of the 1-to-10 scale. Both sides of the 48-inch (diameter) sign displayed very good color and gloss, as well as clean script. Assessed at 8.5 condition with isolated minor chipping being the only exception to its spruce appearance, it

landed within its estimate range at $49,200.

The second Sinclair highlight was a vividly-hued, double-sided porcelain sign advertising the company’s Pennsylvania Motor Oil. It bore a striking graphic of their beloved dinosaur mascot “Dino” striding above the phrase “MELLOWED 100 MILLION YEARS.” With only minor chipping to side one and a few barely noticeable surface scratches to side two, the 23.75 inch (diameter) sign was

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graded a strong 9 and sold for $35,670 against an estimate of $10,000 to $20,000. A complete porcelain neon sign advertising “GM General Motors Parts” was still housed inside its original shipping crate with an Amarillo, Texas, destination indicated on the container’s exterior. The unit consisted of two single-sided porcelain signs mounted back-to-back on their original metal can, with dimensions measuring 56 inches by 71 inches. A fantastic survivor in 9.0 condition, it settled within its $20,000 to $40,000 estimate range at $27,060.

Produced around the 1930s, a great-looking 55-inch-tall single-sided porcelain “lollipop” sign advertised “Kendall The 2000 Mile Oil” and had a tin topper that said “Kendall Superb Motor Oil.” It retained its original ring and pole and stood atop a replacement base in VG condition. Its sides were graded 8.75 and 8.0, respectively. With provenance from the Andre Harvey collection, it sold for well over three times its high estimate, closing at $11,070.

There was notable presale interest in a ca. 1940s single-globe gas pump lens for Little Bear Gasoline produced by Little Bear Oil Co., of Neodasha, Kansas. AGSgraded 94 and most likely new/old stock, its main attraction was the visually-appealing graphic of a bear cub encircled by a red ring with the name “LITTLE BEAR GASOLINE” in contrasting white letters. It roared at $13,530 against an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000.

A rare and stunning 15-inch single-globe lens boldly advertised the message “Tiger Gasoline” with an artful tiger graphic and

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A ca. 1920s Wayne Model #452 double gas pump, both original cylinders intact, older restoration in red and black, pump missing large moving cylinder at the

but all internals appearing intact, sold for $10,455 against an estimate of $4,000 to $8,000.

Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert

This Week: I Love Collector Forums

By Peter Seibert

Certainly one of the phenomena of the modern era is the online collector forum. For those who are not familiar with these, they are virtual gatherings of collectors who share knowledge about their

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unique script style. Very little is known about the issuing company or the auction

collections. Some are incredibly scholarly with museum curators and academic scholars as regular contributors. Others are a bit of a free-forall with anyone from collectors to internet trolls having a say on the sites. For me, the forums are excellent places to learn from those with the practical knowledge of having looked at hundreds or even thousands of objects. This is particularly true when it comes to subjects where there are relatively few books. I follow two forums where coin silver is the topic. As someone who loves coin silver, these are wonderful places to learn both the correct terminology for things as well as the latest information on who made it. For example, on a recent post,

item’s background prior to its discovery in New York. In grade-94 condition with bright color and gloss to both its inner and outer fields, the lens surpassed its high

The double-sided Blatz Milwaukee Beer porcelain neon sign, on original metal can, ca. 1930s, glossy with deep navyblue field with white lettering, neon illuminated in red, overall excellent condition with sides graded 9.0 and 8.5+, respectively, sold for $11,685 against a $4,000 to $8,000 estimate.

a collector showed a spoon with an unknown mark. They had used various online tools and some of the better-known books on maker’s marks, all to no avail. Going online and posting a picture of the mark, they discovered that it was a piece of French-Canadian silver. That was very cool, and I’m pretty sure everyone following the thread learned something.

Those posts are fascinating to read and follow. But then there are the forums where we all get to see the psychology of collecting laid bare. These are usually militaria forums as that is a subject area where fakes outnumber the real items.

On a daily basis, one will find lots of new postings showing discoveries made by collectors. Some are already in

estimate, chalking up $12,300.

In addition to automotive and petroleum-related advertising, the auction included an excellent selection of signage for many other types of products. A ca. 1930s double-sided Blatz Milwaukee Beer porcelain neon sign, complete on its original metal can, featured a deep navy-blue field with white lettering and red neon. Working,

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collections, but many others are screen grabbed from pending auctions. And with those, the dance begins! It starts with the original poster showing the item to those on the forum, usually without any reference to the auction where it is being sold. This results in a host of folks (let’s call them internet scouts) with a lot of time on their hands who run around and identify the auction. Sometimes, these internet scouts will find the item and post the auction so that everyone can see it. This usually happens when the consensus is that the piece is a fake. If no one posts the source of the auction online, then the consensus is that the item is genuine and could be a bargain if no one else figures it out. This strategy never works, and so

when the hammer falls and the price is high, everyone is online screaming about how someone was crazy to have spent that much. It’s all great drama!

Finally, and almost like a background roar in all forum posts, there are the trolls that will discredit every item offered for sale. Some do it because they are self-proclaimed experts. Others do it because, well, they need to get a life. Inevitably there is a debate, often ending in name calling and someone getting thrown off the forum. Does it end there? Nope, there are enough forums that the loser of the verbal veracity fight goes to another site, and it all starts again.

My advice is skip reality television and enjoy the

online collector forums! “Born to collect” should be the motto of Peter Seibert’s family. Raised in Central Pennsylvania, Seibert has been collecting and writing about antiques for more than three decades. By day, he is a museum director and has worked in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Virginia and New Mexico. In addition, he advises and consults with auction houses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, particularly about American furniture and decorative arts. Seibert’s writings include books on photography, American fraternal societies and paintings. He and his family are restoring a 1905 arts and crafts house filled with years’ worth of antique treasures found in shops, co-ops and at auctions.

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This double-sided Kanotex Ethyl Gasoline (New York) circular double-sided porcelain sign with excellent color and gloss throughout both sides, sides graded 8.25 and 8.0, respectively, sold for $10,455 against an estimate of $2,000 to $8,000.

for $6,765.

A rare 15-inch single-globe lens advertising Tiger Gasoline with artful tiger graphic and unique script style, outstanding condition (Grade 94) with bright color and gloss to both inner and outer fields, sold above high estimate for $12,300.

The Art Of American Fraternal Societies Event Realizes $156,000

Late 19th-Century Faux Guillotine Chopped $28,800

Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of its Oct. 9 sale. This first of its kind specialty sale featured 361 lots of antique to modern art, ritual objects, and ephemera from American fraternal organizations. Titled “Belonging: The Art of American Fraternal Societies,” the auction grossed $156,000. All prices noted include the

auction house’s 20 percent buyer’s premium. The top lot was a De Moulin Bros. & Co. faux guillotine. Estimated at $800 to $1,200, it delivered a whopping $28,800. This ca. 1890s prop was made from carved and painted wood and rope and included a prominent wooden blade with red paint to mimic blood. An Odd

Fellows symbolic chart, also estimated at $800 to $1,200, sold for $17,500. This ca. 1870 oil-on-canvas work was illustrated with visual representations of the principles, degrees, and symbols associated with the order on a black background. A Knights of Pythias exploding desk with a sliding skull and cross bone painting was estimated at

$1,000 to $2,000 and realized $4,080. This ca. 1890s desk was made from wood, metal, and leather. When a candidate sat down to write his impressions of a lodge initiation, a lever would be activated, a bell would ring, and a skull and crossbones painting would abruptly appear, startling the candidate and

An Odd Fellows scenery backdrop prop was estimated at $300 to $500 and sold for $3,750.

An Odd Fellows symbolic chart was estimated at $800 to $1,200 and sold for $17,500.

Three late 19th-century Masonic charts were estimated at $400 to $600 and sold for $3,000.

in New London, Ohio, by Ward Stilson around 1900. It was illustrated with a landscape with two figures walking towards tall pine trees in the middle-ground with mountains in the distance. The view was framed with drapery in the foreground and the Odd Fellows banner and three-link chain at the top. Three late 19th-century Masonic charts were estimated at $400 to $600 and scored $3,000. These lithograph mounted on canvas visual aids included “Entered Apprentice Chart,” “Fellow Craft Chart,” and “Master Mason’s Chart.” These were used to teach the different degrees of the order and to depict various emblems and symbols associated with the degrees.

A Knights of Pythias exploding desk with a sliding skull and cross bone painting was estimated at $1,000 to $2,000 and sold for $4,080.

art at Potter & Potter Auctions. For more information, visit www.potterauctions.com.

“This was so exciting having this first-of-its-kind auction. I’ve been a fan of Odd Fellows material for years, so this was a great way to spread the word of how interesting the material is. The things that did well were things that were folk art in nature and things that came from two of the main manufacturers from decades ago, DeMoulin and Ward Stilson. We will continue to auction this compelling category, and it should do better and better as time passes because of this ground breaking auction,” according to Aron Packer, director of fine and outsider

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wall for the first time in the painting’s history.”

“Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway,” an example of the “great picture” tradition, is the work of a mature artist tackling sublime, autumnal wilderness in dialogue with the booming railroad business, a frequent subject. Commissioned by a British railroad investor with controlling interests in the railway depicted, the painting naturalizes infrastructure and celebrates the feats of engineering that allowed it to cross such rugged terrain. It also illustrates the extent to which international markets existed for American art, even at this early date. The work received significant attention from American newspapers at the time Cropsey was painting it before it receded from view into private hands for the intervening 150 years.

This exceptional artwork clarifies the sheer ambition, energy, and expense that were devoted to depicting the natural world in the 19th-century United States, a phenomenon in which the Brandywine’s collection is also rich. The fact that its subject matter is a valley on the New Jersey-New York border makes it all the more relevant for dialogue with depictions of similar regional subjects in the Brandywine’s collection. In addition to Cropsey, landscapes by artists including Alfred Thompson Bricher, Albert Bierstadt, William Trost Richards, John Frederick Kensett, Mary Blood Mellen, and Martin Johnson Heade, among others, are included in the exhibition.

The exhibition also continues the story of the landscape tradition with the artists that followed Cropsey. Through key works in the Brandywine and Wyeth Foundation of American Art collections, a clear line of descent traces the further development of American landscape art, via Winslow Homer, George Bellows, and N.C. Wyeth, to an especially rich flowering in the works of Andrew Wyeth. Archival evidence demonstrates the depth of his engagement with the history of landscape art, including specific lessons in composition, allegory, and the aesthetic potential of industry that Andrew Wyeth learned from the Hudson River School. Through a variety of works in watercolor and tempera, many of which have never been exhibited before, the story of the rich American landscape tradition continues, and intriguing commonalities between the artists of the Hudson River School and Wyeth emerge.

After its debut presentation at the Brandywine, Cropsey’s “Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway” will make a tour to the following institutions: Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, Tenn., from Sept. 6, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky., from February 2027 to August 2027; Rockwell Museum, Corning, N.Y., from September 2027 to February 2028; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Ga., from March to June 2028; and Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., beginning July 2028. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www. brandywine.org/museum.

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AM - 2:30 PM, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne PAL Antiques & Collectibles Show

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03/27-28/2026, Allendale - Fri

5 PM - 9 PM, Sat 10 AM - 4 PM, 165 West Crescent Avenue, Vintage Glass, Pottery & China Show

NEW YORK

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9 AM - 5 PM, Sun 10 AM - 5 PM, NYS Fairgrounds, Salt City Holiday Antiques Show OHIO

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AM - 3 PM, 3558 US Route 62, Simple Goods Show

11/29-30/2025, ColumbusSat 9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM

- 4 PM, 717 East 17th Avenue, Scott Antique Markets

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01/24-25/2026, ColumbusSat 9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM4 PM, 717 East 17th Ave., Scott Antique Markets

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11/01-02/2025, Washington - Sat 10 AM - 4 PM, Sun 10 AM - 3 PM, 2151 North Main Street, National Duncan Glass Society

11/08-09/2025, BerwynSat & Sun 10 AM - 5 PM, 288 Swedesford Road.

Three-Session Sale Held Over Two Days

Decoys And Folk Art, Jacobi Pottery, And More Sold

Three original paintings by Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) combined for $92,360, including this one titled “Bear River Autumn Scene,” selling for $38,350.

Three original paintings by the acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (19031970) combined for $92,360; an 1859 marine watercolor by famed folk artist Captain Alexander McNeilledge (17911874) brought $24,780; and a monumental three-piece plant stand from Jacobi Pottery from Waterloo County,

Ontario, fetched $8,260 in three sessions of auctions held on two days (Oct. 9 and 11) by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All prices reported are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer’s premium.

Titled, the post-war Canadian folk art auction was held

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11/19/2025, Lewes - Wed 5 PM, Online only, amauctions.com. Firearms, shooting accessories, vintage electronics, vintage gaming systems, tools, equipment, billiards table, gun safe, enormous selection of Hot Wheels cars, comics, Christmas & holiday decorations & more! A & M Auctions

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11/01/2025, Frederick - Sat 9 AM, parzowauctions.com. Over 400 bottles of whiskeys & over 1000 Toby mugs. Howard B. Parzow

11/05-14/2025, Sparks - Wed. through Fri., Online only, crockerfarm.com. Stoneware & Redware auction. Crocker Farm

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11/10/2025, Dillsburg - Mon 6:30 PM, haars.com. Toy & collectibles, Superman, Matchbox & more! Hardy’s Auction Service

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11/12/2025, New Holland - Wed 6:30, Online only, pmorganauctions.com. Estate collection of die cast cars/ motorcycles, USMC memorabilia, helmets, records, cameras, tools & more! Patrick Morgan Auction Services, LLC 11/12/2025, Parkesburg - Wed 10 AM, barrdavis.com. Quality antiques, collectables, furniture, glassware, local artwork, comic books, Tonka & other toy trucks, Large copper kettle & more! Barr Davis Auctioneers, LLC

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11/17/2025, York - Mon 4 PM, gilbertauctions.com. Vintage advertising, antiques, coins, wildlife mounts, Fiestaware. Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers

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and in overall excellent condition with sides graded 9.0 and 8.5+, respectively, it rose to $11,685 against a $4,000 to $8,000 estimate.

An homage to blue-collar laborers, a ca. 1920s single-sided porcelain sign touted Carhartt’s union-made pants and overalls with the slogan “Honorably Made For Honorable Men” and a notation that their factories were located in New York City and Detroit. At 120 inches by 30 inches, it was the largest example of this particular type of Carhartt’s sign Morphy had ever handled. In condition 7.0, it achieved a

within-estimate price of $6,765.

Leading the auction’s comprehensive offering of 55 petroleum product cans, a ca. 1940s 1-quart can that once held “Tiopet 100% Pure Pennsylvania Motor Oil” displayed VG color and gloss and a terrific image of a Native American chief in a full feather bonnet. In 8.0 condition and with provenance from the Andre Harvey collection, it commanded $4,920 against an estimate of $500 to $1,000.

All prices quoted in this report are inclusive of 23 percent buyer’s premium.

All images courtesy of Morphy Auctions. For more information, visit www.morphyauctions.com.

The ca. 1930s “Kendall The 2000 Mile Oil” porcelain “lollipop” sign, single-sided porcelain with a tin topper, mounted in original ring and pole atop a replacement base in VG condition, sides graded 8.75 and 8.0, respectively, sold for $11,070 against an estimate of $1,500 to $3,000.

Leading the auction’s 55 product cans, a ca. 1940s 1-quart can that once held “Tiopet 100% Pure Pennsylvania Motor Oil” displayed VG color and gloss, condition 8.0, sold for $4,920 against an estimate of $500 to $1,000.

The complete porcelain neon sign advertising “GM General Motors Parts” still in its original shipping crate with an Amarillo, Texas, destination indicated on the container’s exterior, consisting of two single-sided porcelain signs mounted back-to-back on their original metal can, a survivor in 9.0 condition, sold within its $20,000 to $40,000 estimate range for $27,060.

FURNITURE - COLLECTIBLES - TOYS - BOX LOTS - ETC.

MONDAY, NOV. 10, 2025 - 6:30 P.M. Located at 185 Logan Rd. (RT 15), DILLSBURG, PA 17019

Restaurant & doors open @ 5:00 P.M. FURNITURE: BOX ROOM: tools; box lots; misc.; STAGE AUCTION: Boyds bears; decorative items; antique items; TOYS & COLLECTIBLES; Superman items; match box cars; etc.; NOTE: Only a partial listing, STILL MUCH MORE TO UNPACK and set up!

UPCOMING AUCTIONS:

MONDAY – NOVEMBER 17 – LIKE NEW SNOW BLOWER; BARN FIND ITEMS TO INCLUDE 34 ROADSTER; USED TOYOTA PRIUS; RALEIGH CHOPPER; YAMAHA 75 ELECTRIC START; PLUS, MUCH MORE

for pictures and updates. Office 717-432-8246 or Doug & Vickie Hardy auctioneers 717-432-3779.

This ca. 1940s single-globe gas pump lens for Little Bear Gasoline produced by Little Bear Oil Co., Neodasha, Kansas, AGS-graded 94 and most likely new/old stock, sold for $13,530 against an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000.

An outstanding ca. 1950s single-sided tin sign with the message “Switch to Squirt / never an after-thirst,” sold for $13,530 against a $5,000 to $10,000 estimate.

Lifetime Collector Auction: Antique Toys, G Scale Trains, Advertising & More Online Auction

Sinking Springs, PA

This exceptional auction features the lifetime collection of a retired dealer and passionate collector. Discover one-of-a-kind pieces rarely offered at auction, including an impressive selection of estate collectibles, antique and vintage toys, advertising memorabilia, salesman samples, G Scale trains, vintage military toys, automobilia, and much more. Don’t miss this opportunity to bid on truly unique and hard-to-find items. These items have been sitting in controlled climate storage for over 20 years.

View the auction and bid online on our ONLINE BIDDING PLATFORM bid.geyerauctions.com

Preview & Inspection: Saturday, November 15th from 10:00am to 1:00pm

Location: 140 Evans Hill Rd. Sinking Springs, PA 19608

Online bidding closing on Saturday, November 15th at 3:00pm

Pickup and Removal: Sunday, November 16th from 11:00am to 4:00pm

This auction features:

Vintage Buddy L and Keystone Vehicles

OVER 75 G SCALE Train Cars, Engines, Tracks, and Accessories

Automotive Collectibles

Salesmen Sample/Display Pieces

Railroad Items

Vintage Toys

Rustic Americana Items

Peddle Cars

1950s Metal Toy Trucks

Brand Advertising Items

Antique Sign Markers and Building Markers

Assorted Tin Cans

Handmade Folk Art

Garden Statues

Assorted Hand Bells

Miller & Miller

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on Oct. 9 and featured 90 lots of folk art. A Canadiana session ran on Oct. 11, containing 359 lots, highlighted by the Louise and late Robert Levesque collection, and an evening session held later that day comprised a tidy 34 lots and showcased the David and Karen Jacobi collection.

“The common elements to these sales were items being fresh to the market, pieces coming from old collections and pieces that had been previously documented in publications,” said Ben Lennox of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. “These elements created excitement leading up to, and during, the sales.”

“We witnessed feverish bidding across all three

sales, with many rare and unique items exceeding estimates. The market continues to see strength in better and best pieces. Since Canadiana encompasses a broad range of collecting categories, it creates a wave in the collecting community as we work to ensure we have a strong offering across those categories,” added Lennox.

The Maud Lewis paintings were sold in the first session. They included “Bear River Autumn Scene,” a ca. 1960 oil-on-beaverboard work that’s a rare serial image and considered one of her masterpieces ($38,350); “White Cat,” an oil-on-masonite from ca. 1965-66 depicting Maud’s cat “Fluffy” ($33,040); and “Ox and Cart,” an early

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&

To Include: Several Advertising Signs Incl.

Wooden Hotel

Porc. Quaker State, Purina Feeds; Large Collection of Early Wooden

Tools; Cast Iron Garden Statuary; 30+ Pcs. Blue Decorated Stoneware; Early 9 Pane Country Corner Cupboard; Stepback Cupboards; Numerous Tiger & Cherry Stands; Old Bottles; Adv. Boxes; Marbles; Vintage Toys; Salesman Sample Brass .38 Cal; Wooden Duck & Fish Decoys; Quilts; Wedding Oil Lamp; Swiss Bells Music Box; Mosier; Costume Jewelry; J.E. Caldwell Philadelphia Grandfathers Clock; Abigal Bemus Portrait Oil on Canvas; Roycroft; Artwork; 1854 Chautauqua County Wall Map; Lg. Quantity of Old Books; Meeks, Sevres Vase; Oriental Rugs; Many Slag & Reverse Painted Table Lamps; Monumental Pair of Stuben Vases; Weller Jardinière & Pedestal; Jessie’s Pride & Joy HUGE Collection of Orientalware - Bone Carvings, Metalwork, Rose Medallion, Marble Top Heavily Carved Foo Dog Stands, Monumental Floor Vase, Fabulous Wood Carved Dynasty Statue, & More; We can’t possibly list it all - PLAN TO ATTEND!! ALL DAY AUCTION!

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1960s oil-on-beaverboard ($21,240).

Following are additional highlights from the auctions, ones in which 919 registered bidders combined to place 13,614 bids. Nearly all lots were sold, and 68 percent of the top 50 lots across all three sales exceeded estimate. Overall, the auctions grossed $866,061. Online bidding was via LiveAuctioneers.com and the Miller & Miller website (www.Miller andMillerAuctions.com).

The first session featured paintings by notable Canadian artists from 1950 to the present, many of them curated to include artists from Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritime Regions. A 1987 enamel-on-plywood coastal scene by the Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia, artist Joe Norris (1925-1996), titled

“Summer Cove, Flowers in Bloom,” realized $23,600. An acrylic-on-canvas by the British-born Canadian artist Ted Harrison (1926-2015), titled “Dawson City Evening” (1987), encapsulated the spirit of Canada’s North with a depiction of a wildly beautiful Yukon sky, signed and titled, sold for $17,700, and a 9-footwide pencil-and-markeron-paper banner by Halifax, Nova Scotia, artist Joe Sleep (1914-1978), titled “Fish Trawlers, Sailboat and Marine Life,” signed and dated (“Joseph Sleep 1977”) lower edge, garnered $7,080.

Also that session, an early 18th-century Quebec, French Regime Louis XIII armoire in very good condition, made from butternut, rose to $14,160; while an 18th-century early Quebec “bonnetiere,” a single-door, six-panel armoire in old black paint

over the original oxidized dark blue paint, and restored cornice molding, commanded $11,210. Also, an early 20th-century pipe tomahawk with original ash handle and carved mouthpiece, 23 inches long, brought $10,620.

The third-session Canadian Historical Pottery

auction featured items consigned by descendants of Jacobi Pottery of Waterloo County, Ontario, which operated from 1874-1905. One standout was a monumental three-piece plant stand, nearly 30 inches tall, boasting a spectacular glaze with heavy green and brown mottling over a peach color base. It sold for $8,260. A Jacobi Waterloo creamer, 3.5 inches tall with extraordinary glaze, checked all the boxes for the winning bidder who purchased it for $3,245: glaze, form, rarity, condition and size.

Also, an Adam Bierenstihl (Bridgeport, Ontario) miniature pitcher with a cream-colored glaze, brown and green mottling, marked on the bottom in pencil, “Canada, Made Around 1883,” realized $3,245.

PUBLIC UCTION

Quality Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Glassware, Local Artwork, Comic Books, Tonka & Other Toy Trucks, Large Copper Kettle & More!

H Gorham Sterling Silver Service for 12 H

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 2025 • 10:00 A.M. 4 Woods Lane, Parkesburg, PA 19365

For additional information, email info@millerand millerauctions.com.

H QUALITY FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD GOODS H 3/4 Brass bed, Suncast Folding Picnic Table, Chest Freezer, Canon Laser Printer, Tea Cart, Lift Recliner, Flat Screen TV, Rockers, Velvet Chairs, Hall Table, Dressers, Mirror, Queen Size Bedroom Set, Marble Top Wash Stand, Victorian Hall Tree with Umbrella Holder, Children’s Rockers, Children’s Chairs, Drop Leaf End Tables, Table Lamps, Full Size Bedroom Set, Trunks, Cedar Chest, Piano Stool, Standing Desk, Firewood Box, Sentry Safe, 13x9 Oriental Rug, Cast Iron Plant Stand, Firepit, Wooden High Chairs, Telescope & Much More.

H QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES H Gorham Sterling Silver Service for 12, Sterling Salt & Pepper Shakers, Tonka Trucks, Trailers, Toy Trucks, Barbie Lunchbox, Girl Scout Canteen, Toys, 45s Turntable, Children’s Books, Little Big Books, Comic Books, Carrom Boards, Wooden Barn, Glass & Porcelain Animals, View Master, Arcadia Stereo Viewer, Shoe Shine Kit, Vintage Clothes, Heritage Collection Christmas Village, Christmas Decorations, Sessions Wall Clock, Cat Planter, Anderson Pretzel Tin, Sad Irons, Crocks, Jugs, Pee Pots, Stangl Service for 12, Stangl Thistle Dish Set, Heisey Collection, Nippon Chocolate Set, Barvaria Bowls, Fostoria, Canon Cameras, Two Man Saw, Brass Fire Extinguisher, Hand Forged Hagen Tools, Cast Iron Kettle, Tripod, Large Copper Kettle, Signed & Limited Edition Lancaster Print, ‘Evening at Kuerners’ by Andrew Wyeth Framed Print, Framed Lynne Yancha 1984 Print, ‘The Good Dentist’ 12 Panel Cartoon Lithograph, Audubon Framed Prints, Metal Signs, Parkesburg Centennial Banner, Frings Bros Cigar Box & Much More.

TERMS: Personal Prop.- No buyer premium for cash, PA checks, or out-of-state checks w/ bank guarantee letter. 4% Buyer premium for credit card purchases.

FOR: John W. Hagen Estate

PUBLIC AUCTION - ONLINE BIDDING ONLY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 • 6:30 P.M.

Medieval Arms, Knives, Crossbows, Harley-Davidson

Die Cast Motorcycles, Die Cast Vintage War Planes, & War Collectibles, Black Powder, Muzzle Loader Pistols and Books from the Collection of Michael Weidle, Bainbridge, PA Step into history with this expansive online auction featuring a sweeping collection of medieval and military-inspired weaponry, collectibles, and literature. Highlights include Crusader-era replica shields, swords, helmets, maces, and battle axes—each crafted in tribute to legendary knights and warriors. Black Powder, Muzzle Loader Pistols.

Modern blades include Ka-Bar U.S.M.C. fighting knives, Hibben thrower sets, Chipaway leather-sheathed knives, and Puma XP machetes. Crossbows, trench knives, tomahawks, and air pistols extend the arsenal for collectors of tactical and historical arms. Complementing the weaponry are Harley-Davidson die-cast motorcycles, warplane models, and museum-quality figures of Crusaders, Civil War soldiers, and Marines. Extensive book lots cover military history, HarleyDavidson lore, fantasy, horror, and pop culture, alongside vintage record albums from The Beatles, Dylan, The Who, and Springsteen. A true collector’s event blending art, history, and craftsmanship—where valor, music, and metal meet!

PUBLIC AUCTION - ONLINE BIDDING ONLY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 • 6:30 P.M.

Estate collection: die-cast cars/motorcycles - NOREV, Minichamps, Schuco, Franklin Mint Harley-Davidson & Indian models; USMC memorabilia; helmets; records; cameras; tools; audio; telescopes; plus libraries on motorcycles, military, pirates, and Vikings

Online-only auction from the Living Estate Collection of Michael Weidle, Bainbridge, PA, offering an extraordinary and wide-ranging collection that blends history, craftsmanship, and passion. The sale features die-cast cars and motorcycles from Franklin Mint, Minichamps, Norev, Schuco, Guitoy, and Ertl, highlighting HarleyDavidson, Indian, Triumph, and vintage racing replicas in original boxes. A vast book library spans topics including motorcycles, automotive restoration, World War II, the Civil War, the Crusades, castles, knights, dinosaurs, pirates, Vikings, and comics. Collectors will find detailed Medieval and Crusades-era sculptures, Veronese figures, and Templar warriors, along with Bradford Exchange religious and military statuary. Additional selections include USMC memorabilia, vintage helmets, tools, cameras, telescopes, household décor, and music records by classic rock legends like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix - a true lifetime collection.

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Southeastern Pennsylvania is the true motherland for

antiquing. This is more evident today than it ever has been. The dates for next year’s show and sale are set and will be Friday and Saturday, Oct.

ONLINE ONLY AUCTION

BIDDING OPENS ON NOV. 3, 2025 AT 6:00 A.M. SOFT CLOSE NOV. 9, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Halloween and Christmas Decor, Hummels, Trains and Accessories, Fine and Costume Jewelry, Mid-Century Furniture, Primitives, and Much More

Full descriptions, photos, registration https://lesbeyerauctioneer.hibid.com

Auctioneer, Les Beyer – PA License AU005908

Pick Up & Shipping from Hellertown, PA 18055

marbles; trains; parlor lamps; early postcards; trampart; vintage Barbie’s/toys/games; Bakelite; cast iron; 200 +PCS IRONSTONE; Keswick china set; Miner’s first aid kit; vtg Girlscouts; Classic Rock / R&B albums; patriotic bunting; Willow Tree; Kitchen Aid; Pyrex; Wusthof cutlery; & much PREVIEW NOV 5, 3-6PM

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