Vintage Bakelite and Lucite brooch. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Jenack kicks off fall auction season Sept. 9 with art, antiques

Vintage Bakelite and Lucite brooch. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Vintage Bakelite and Lucite brooch. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

CHESTER, N.Y. – William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers will conduct a fine art and antique auction at the Jenack gallery, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com, on Sunday, Sept. 9, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT. The first of the auctioneer’s fall sales will include jewelry, antique gilt frames, silver, glass, furniture, bronzes, and Japanese art and objects.

Noteworthy glass lots include a Quezel silver overlay Art Nouveau vase, signed Quezal, N.Y.; a pair of vintage Murano figures of a man and woman and a Venini style vase; an enamel decorated custard glass vase; and a set of Lalique crystal goblets, among many others.

Bakelite will lead off the jewelry section of the sale with several rare pieces including a red peacock with malten green swivel tail pin, a carved butterscotch wide brim hat pin with flowers, a carved red Bakelite brooch with brass vines and a cluster of cherries with Lucite leaves. Also in the category will be several lots of Native American Indian silver work, Georg Jensen, and several lots of antique and contemporary costume jewelry.

Furniture in the offering will include a 18th century Pennsylvania cherry highboy, a Hepplewhite style sideboard, an Anglo-Indian carved teakwood sunburst cabinet on chest, a pair of Art Deco carved rosewood and leather club/armchairs with lotus flowers, a Regency inlaid canterbury, a Globe carved oak vertical file cabinet with roll front, and an Arts and Crafts oak slant-front desk and bookcase combination, along with several other lots of 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture.

In silver there is an amazing Classical Revival sterling silver handled center bowl that is totally hand hammered and weighs over 118 troy ounces; a Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea set that includes a tray, sugar and creamer and teapot; a Buccellati silver overlay nautilus shell and more.

As is with most Jenack sales, artwork will remain a strong contender for bidders’ attention with such artists as Earle Horter, Camille Pissarro and George Inness.

The sale will be rounded out by carpets, bronzes, lamps, chandeliers, porcelain, pottery and other decorative accessories.

View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Vintage Bakelite and Lucite brooch. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

 

Vintage Bakelite and Lucite brooch. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Earle Horter, oil on canvas, rocky shore with boat. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Earle Horter, oil on canvas, rocky shore with boat. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Classical Revival-style sterling silver center bowl. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

 

Classical Revival-style sterling silver center bowl. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Quezal silver overlay vase. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Quezal silver overlay vase. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Pennsylvania Queen Anne highboy, circa 1760. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Pennsylvania Queen Anne highboy, circa 1760. William Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers image.

Joseph Stabilito (American, b. 1955), Five oil and collage on paper, all untitled, 1994; Signed and dated; 50

Rago’s Sept. 15 Contemp. Art sale to benefit the critically ill

Joseph Stabilito (American, b. 1955), Five oil and collage on paper, all untitled, 1994; Signed and dated; 50

Joseph Stabilito (American, b. 1955), Five oil and collage on paper, all untitled, 1994; Signed and dated; 50

LAMBERTVILLE, Pa. – The Rago Arts and Auction Center will auction a collection of 26 lots of artwork on Saturday, Sept. 15, the proceeds of which will fund Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA). This is part of a three-day sale, consisting of a no reserve Discovery Auction on Sept. 14-15 and an Estates auction on Sept. 16. Internet live bidding will be available through www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) is a nonprofit organization that cooks and delivers nourishing meals to neighbors in the Philadelphia area who are battling life-threatening illnesses. Three meals a day, seven days a week, MANNA meals deliver hope to those who need it most. MANNA’s philosophy is that food is medicine, and their goal is to improve each client’s health by providing medically appropriate meals that heal and nutrition counseling to educate their clients about the role of nutrition in battling chronic illness. More than 1,500 caring individuals volunteer over 70,000 hours of service each year, enabling MANNA to deliver over 900,000 meals, free of charge, each year.

All of the MANNA lots are very attractively priced and will be sold to the high bidder without reserve.

This grouping, catalogued as lots 974-999, includes work by artists Bob Reinhart, Michael Wilse, Andee Dubin, Kenneth Bushnell, B. Wells, Alice Iyock, Marta Sanchez, Holly Roberts, Timothy Hawksworth, Barbara Schaff, Stuart Netsky, Peter Berg, Larry Spaid, Kevin Melchionne, Daniel Forbes Dallmann, Margot Dewit, Betsey Meyers, Dolores Poacelli, Cathleen Hughes, Nancy Adler, Alex Kanevsky, Brady Sanders, Paul Rider, Daniel Teis, Pamela Hoffman Taggart, Sarah Roche, Leah MacDonald, Charles Olson, Charlotte R. Yudis, Amy Morken, Jennifer Meghen White, Andre Toploski, Terrance Bankole, Zachary Fae, Charles Deantonio, Donald Owen Colley, Joseph Stabilito, Kenneth Wayne Bushnell, H. Gilbert, Aline Feldman, Michelle Marcuse, Warren Holzman, Miro, Kandinsky, Topias and Saul Steinberg. A few works are by unknown artists. There is also a lot consisting of 20th-century textile and ceramic art. It includes an Anna Neilson hand-knit multicolor jacket, a Echols-Howell crocheted art purse, an Alan Willoughby ceramic charger, and a Brooke Hine ceramic sculpture titled “Entrail 2.”

For more information, call 609-397-9374 or email info@ragoarts.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Joseph Stabilito (American, b. 1955), Five oil and collage on paper, all untitled, 1994; Signed and dated; 50

Joseph Stabilito (American, b. 1955), Five oil and collage on paper, all untitled, 1994; Signed and dated; 50

Bob Reinhart (American, 20th Century) Oil on canvas; Untitled, 1982; Signed; 58

Bob Reinhart (American, 20th Century) Oil on canvas; Untitled, 1982; Signed; 58

Kenneth Bushnell (American, b. 1933), Oil on canvas (two irregular); EDC Arc XVI; 60

Kenneth Bushnell (American, b. 1933), Oil on canvas (two irregular); EDC Arc XVI; 60

20th Century Regional Artists, Three framed works: Betsey Meyers, untitled abstract oil pastel, 2002, 12 1/2

20th Century Regional Artists, Three framed works: Betsey Meyers, untitled abstract oil pastel, 2002, 12 1/2

Derriere Le Miroir Group, Eleven lithograph covers and pages by artists including Miro, Kandinsky, Topias; and Saul Steinberg issue; dating from 1957-1977; including two drawings; 15

Derriere Le Miroir Group, Eleven lithograph covers and pages by artists including Miro, Kandinsky, Topias; and Saul Steinberg issue; dating from 1957-1977; including two drawings; 15

Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank, blue variation, near mint, estimate $100,000-$150,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Morphy’s Sept. 13-15 sale features toys, banks, sports memorabilia

Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank, blue variation, near mint, estimate $100,000-$150,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank, blue variation, near mint, estimate $100,000-$150,000. Morphy Auctions image.

DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s will usher in its busy slate of fall sales with a big three-day auction of antique toys, banks, dolls and sports memorabilia, Sept. 13-15. A number of exceptional collections have been consigned to the event, including the Al Winick mechanical bank collection, the Jack Matthews toy soldier collection and the Ed Sandford Japanese die-cast robot collection. Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

The Thursday, Sept. 13 session opens with 300+ doll lots comprised of German, French bisque and china dolls. Among the highlights are a long-face “triste” Jumeau bebe estimated at $10,000-$15,000; and a very desirable circle dot Bru, $8,000-$12,000.

The remainder of the session is devoted to the ultra-pristine Ed Sandford collection of die-cast robots. Most of the robots in this collection were made in the 1960s by companies whose designs are now very collectible, e.g., Popy, Clover, Takara and Bandai. The highest-estimated robot is a mint/boxed Popy black Daltanious whose color scheme and silver box were produced exclusively for the Japanese market. Collectors consider the black Daltanious one of the hardest to find of all Godaikin-style “briefcase” robots, as they were made in extremely small runs and very seldom become available for public purchase. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

Friday’s session begins with 150 holiday lots. A 24-inch Santa candy container with composition face is expected to make $2,000-$4,000, while a 1920s electrified Santa window display carries a $1,000-$2,000 estimate. The Christmas lots will be followed by a nice selection of Halloween items, including 50+ early celluloid novelties.

Morphy’s will take great pleasure in presenting the toy soldier collection of Jack Matthews, one of the world’s foremost composition soldier collectors and a renowned author on the subject of military toys and figures. The Sept. 14 session contains part I of the Matthews collection, which was amassed over a 40-year period and comprises more than 2,000 scarce composition figures from the O.M. Hausser (Elastolin, Pfeiffer) and Lineol companies. In addition to its wealth of rare soldiers, this outstanding collection is bolstered by Tipp airplanes and Tipp, Hausser and Lineol vehicles, with the star attraction being a coveted Hausser half-track with 11 crew and riders. A premier piece, it is estimated at $3,000-$4,000.

The Jack Matthews collection features several hundred figures acquired from the early-1980s auctions of the Hausser Archives and includes more than 100 different flag bearers. In addition, the Matthews collection incorporates the entire Reggie Polain collection, which Jack purchased privately in 1978.

Part I of the most exceptional collection of comic character and Western wrist, pocket and lapel watches ever to be offered at Morphy’s will be apportioned into more than 100 lots. Most retain their original boxes. Among the pocket watches, the most highly valued examples include Buck Rogers, Superman, Skeezix, Moon Mullins & Kayo; Popeye, and an extremely scarce Betty Boop. The wristwatch selection includes all of the known Disney character watches, many Western favorites and several great rarities: a boxed Superman, Three Little Pigs, boxed Babe Ruth with a classic baseball inner presentation box, and a Mickey Mouse watch with “Fred Astaire” box with top hat and cane.

The Saturday, Sept. 15 session opens with a 250-lot selection of mechanical banks that includes the centerpiece of the three-day sale: the Al Winick mechanical bank collection. “In my opinion, this is the best mechanical bank collection to come to auction since the world-record Steckbeck sale of 2007,” said Dan Morphy. “Al has always been a condition buyer, and the banks in his collection reflect that.”

The Winick collection offers one high flier after another, starting with a Mikado and a Merry Go Round, each estimated at $125,000-$175,000. Also a favorite with collectors of black Americana toys, a Freedman’s bank is expected to make $125,000-$150,000. Another six-figure contender is the Roller Skating bank, estimated at $100,000-$125,000.

Saturday’s lineup also include cast-iron toys and doorstops, Japanese postwar toys, 100+ European toys, 100 fresh lots of American and European trains, three dozen Hartland Western figures, and 100 pieces of pressed steel.

More than 100 lots of antique and vintage sports memorabilia will be up for bid. Rare baseball games include an 1886 McLoughlin Brothers “Game of Base Ball,” and a pre-1920 “Major League Indoor Base Ball Game.” They are followed by 17 late-19th century baseball photos – similar in style to cabinet photos – that came out of a house in upstate New York. Some of the pictures were staged studio shots, and nearly all say “New York” and are dated either 1887 or 1888. Some advertise a tobacco company, such as Gypsy Queen Cigarettes, Mayo & Bros., Bat Chewing Tobacco or Home Run Stogies.

An excellent mix of mementos includes early nodders, pennants, Hartland sports figures and a number of autographed items with letters of authenticity. There are gloves, bats and signed balls, the most important of which is a 1957 Milwaukee Braves Championship ball signed by the entire team (including Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews), with LOA.

A Pennsylvania collector was the source of an exceptional collection of approximately 100 top baseball players’ autographs, amassed primarily in the 1950s. Also, the sale includes an autographed ball, glove and bat from Pennsylvanian Pete Gray (1915-2002), who played in the Major Leagues in spite of having only one arm.” During World War II when so many of the star players were away, Gray got his chance to play semi-pro as well as left and center field for the Major League St. Louis Browns. He had learned to bat and field one-handed, catching the ball in his glove, then quickly removing his glove and transferring the ball to his hand in one motion. All three items to be auctioned come with an LOA.

For more information, call 717-335-3435 or e-mail serena@morphyauctions.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank, blue variation, near mint, estimate $100,000-$150,000. Morphy Auctions image.

 

Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank, blue variation, near mint, estimate $100,000-$150,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Carrying an estimate of $20,000-$30,000, this is circa 1915 Russian kovsh is carved from a single piece of Siberian nephrite. Clars Auction Gallery image.

Gold quartz walking stick puts Clars on fast track Sept. 8-9

Carrying an estimate of $20,000-$30,000, this is circa 1915 Russian kovsh is carved from a single piece of Siberian nephrite. Clars Auction Gallery image.

Carrying an estimate of $20,000-$30,000, this is circa 1915 Russian kovsh is carved from a single piece of Siberian nephrite. Clars Auction Gallery image.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Every September, Clars Auction Gallery presents a two-day sale sourced from distinguished and private collections from across the country. This important annual event, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9, will offer clients and collectors the opportunity to acquire exceptional works in decorative arts and furnishings dating from the 18th through the 20th centuries.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

A rare gold quartz presentation walking stick executed by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, dates to the late 19th or early early 20th century. Rare, as it is one of the few produced by this renowned San Francisco jewelry company, the entire top is set with a ring of gold quartz cabochons. The cane was presented by J.H. Neff (1840-1916), then president of the California Miners Association, to Edward Coleman (1830-1913), co-founder and president of the Idaho Mining Co. and vice president of the Nevada County Railroad. This exquisite and historic lot is expected to earn $10,000-$15,000.

Carrying an estimate of twice this is a circa 1915 Russian kovsh. Carved entirely from a single piece of Siberian nephrite, the handle is gold finish over sterling with the fasteners on the handle being garnet cabochons. The handle itself is executed with enameled decorative pieces.

A rare Tiffany Studios peacock plate, circa 1896, has been conservatively estimated at $4,000-$6,000 and a 19th century Continental wood carved and polychrome decorated sculpture of the Madonna, which measures 55 inches high, is estimated to sell for $3,000-$5,000. A beautiful Art Deco Rousseau table lamp will be sought after by this genre of collectors and is estimated to bring $10,000-$20,000.

The September sale will offer an incredible selection of sterling. Topping the list is a Dominic & Haff service for 18, 12 pieces per setting, in the Old English pattern which is estimated at $9,000-$12,000. A Gorham service for 12 in the Florentine pattern is expected to earn $8,000-$12,000.

Furniture will span historic to modern. On the modern side, the highlight will be a pair of Vladimir Kagan side chairs, circa 1950, which are estimated at $4,000 on the high side. “What makes these chairs so exceptional, is they truly look like functional sculptures,” said Deric Torres, director of furnishings and decorative art.

An early 19th century Swedish Neoclassical polychrome decorated tilt-top tea table depicting two different classical scenes on either side carries an estimate of $3,000-$5,000. Going back even further, a late 18th century Austrian Neoclassical polychrome decorated folding table is expected to earn $4,000-$6,000. Another offering of importance will be a circa 1790 George III fall-front desk also estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Two 19th century rugs of importance will also be offered. The first is an antique Serapi estimated at $8,000-$12,000 followed by an antique Tabriz rug estimated at $12,000-$15,000.

For complete information about the lots to be offered at Clars Sept. 8 and 9, call 510-428-0100 or email info@clars.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Carrying an estimate of $20,000-$30,000, this is circa 1915 Russian kovsh is carved from a single piece of Siberian nephrite. Clars Auction Gallery image.

Carrying an estimate of $20,000-$30,000, this is circa 1915 Russian kovsh is carved from a single piece of Siberian nephrite. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This gold quartz presentation walking stick by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, is expected to earn $10,000-$15,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This gold quartz presentation walking stick by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, is expected to earn $10,000-$15,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This rare Tiffany Studios peacock plate, circa 1896, has been conservatively estimated at  $4,000-$6,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This rare Tiffany Studios peacock plate, circa 1896, has been conservatively estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This 19th century Continental wood carved and polychrome decorated sculpture of the Madonna measures 55 inches high and is estimated to sell for $3,000-$5,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This 19th century Continental wood carved and polychrome decorated sculpture of the Madonna measures 55 inches high and is estimated to sell for $3,000-$5,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

As much works of art as functional furniture, these Vladimir Kagan side chairs carry an estimate of $2,000-$4,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

As much works of art as functional furniture, these Vladimir Kagan side chairs carry an estimate of $2,000-$4,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This early 19th century Swedish Neoclassical polychrome decorated tilt-top tea table depicting two different Classical scenes on either side carries an estimate of $3,000-$5,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

This early 19th century Swedish Neoclassical polychrome decorated tilt-top tea table depicting two different Classical scenes on either side carries an estimate of $3,000-$5,000. Clars Auction Gallery image.

Gallery Report: September 2012

A pair of monumental glazed pottery floor urns, signed on the base Henry Weiss and Thomas Gorham, each one 36 inches tall, sold for $12,870 at an estates auction held Aug. 5 by Michaan’s Auctions in Alameda, Calif. Also, a jadeite, diamond, 14-karat white gold ring hammered for $17,550; a 20th century oil on canvas by Chinese artist Jiali Yu, titled Yun, 2012, realized $12,870; and an album of 10 watercolor landscape paintings, ink and color on paper, dated 1979 with a signature “Wenzhi,” went for $10,530. Prices include a 17 percent buyer’s premium.

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Benjamin Franklin in London, 1767, painted by David Martin (English, 1737-1797). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Smithsonian buys important Benjamin Franklin suit

Benjamin Franklin in London, 1767, painted by David Martin (English, 1737-1797). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Benjamin Franklin in London, 1767, painted by David Martin (English, 1737-1797). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Benjamin Franklin’s three-piece silk suit worn on a diplomatic mission to France in 1778 is joining the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Franklin wore the suit during a trip to France that resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Alliance. It was a defensive alliance between the United States and France against Great Britain during the American Revolutionary war. The French would provide the newly formed United States with supplies, guns and ammunition.

The suit had been on loan to the museum by the Massachusetts Historical Society. The society allowed the Smithsonian to purchase it to help ensure its long-term conservation. It is only rarely displayed because of its fragile condition.

Donors to the museum made the purchase possible.

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Benjamin Franklin in London, 1767, painted by David Martin (English, 1737-1797). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Benjamin Franklin in London, 1767, painted by David Martin (English, 1737-1797). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

1888-89 Old Judge Cigarette N-173 Cabinet card of Michael 'King' Kelly. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Saco River Auction Co.

1888 King Kelly baseball card auctioned in Maine for $62,000

1888-89 Old Judge Cigarette N-173 Cabinet card of Michael 'King' Kelly. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Saco River Auction Co.

1888-89 Old Judge Cigarette N-173 Cabinet card of Michael ‘King’ Kelly. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Saco River Auction Co.

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) – A rare 1888 card of Hall of Fame baseball player Michael “King” Kelly has been sold at auction for $62,000.

The buyer was an anonymous collector who made his bid by telephone during the Wednesday night auction in Biddeford. The item was one of seven Old Judge Cigarettes cards showing players from the 1888 Boston Beaneaters club that were auctioned for a total of $102,000.

Kelly was a star in his day and considered to be the first celebrity baseball player. The card is one of only four known to exist and is especially rare because it showed the catcher-outfielder in street clothes rather than in uniform.

“This is the rarest of the rare and it was found in Maine,” said auctioneer Floyd Hartford of Saco River Auction Co. The card carried a $5,000-$10,000 estimate.

The Old Judge Cigarette cards were issued for only a few years in the late 1800s and were considered to be the first baseball cards. They showed players in various poses sliding, catching, hitting or just standing with their hands on their hips.

Kelly played for five baseball teams between 1878 and 1893. After winning the batting title in 1886, he was sold to the Beaneaters for a then-record $10,000, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beaneaters went on to become the Boston Braves and, eventually, the Atlanta Braves.

Kelly died in 1894 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1945.

The Portland Press Herald reported that the card found in a trunk of old papers in Kennebunk.

It was a cabinet card, much larger than a traditional card. The tobacco company inserted standard-sized cards in its packs, but consumers had to send proofs of purchase to the company to get the larger cabinet cards.

View the fully illustrated catalog for Saco River Auction Co.’s Aug. 29 auction, complete with prices realized, at www.liveauctioneers.com.

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1888-89 Old Judge Cigarette N-173 Cabinet card of Michael 'King' Kelly. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Saco River Auction Co.

1888-89 Old Judge Cigarette N-173 Cabinet card of Michael ‘King’ Kelly. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Saco River Auction Co.

American sculptor Walker Hancock, who created the Robert Frost bust, also did this bronze of John Paul Jones, which stands in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Robert Frost bust recovered 25 years after its theft

 American sculptor Walker Hancock, who created the Robert Frost bust, also did this bronze of John Paul Jones, which stands in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

American sculptor Walker Hancock, who created the Robert Frost bust, also did this bronze of John Paul Jones, which stands in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

LAMAR, Mo. (AP) – A valuable statue stolen in 1987 from Wichita State University has been recovered in southwestern Missouri, and one man is under arrest.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the bronze bust of American poet Robert Frost by famed sculptor Walker Hancock is currently valued at about $25,000. News reports from 1987 indicate the statue was one of three stolen early that year from an outdoor collection on the campus of the Kansas school.

The Highway Patrol says troopers and officers of the Lamar Police Department recovered the Frost bronze Wednesday. A 44-year-old Lamar man was arrested and jailed on suspicion of receiving stolen property.

Wichita State campus police contacted Missouri authorities after receiving information about the sculpture’s possible location in June.

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 American sculptor Walker Hancock, who created the Robert Frost bust, also did this bronze of John Paul Jones, which stands in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

American sculptor Walker Hancock, who created the Robert Frost bust, also did this bronze of John Paul Jones, which stands in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Prerelease poster for the film 'Gone with the Wind.' Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

N.C. museum displays ‘Gone with the Wind’ collection

Prerelease poster for the film 'Gone with the Wind.' Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Prerelease poster for the film ‘Gone with the Wind.’ Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Sprinkled throughout an exhibit of memorabilia from the movie Gone with the Wind at the N.C. Museum of History are reminders that racial attitudes during the era when the film was released had not changed much since the period shown on screen.

The exhibit, “Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind,” opens Friday. On display are 120 items from the personal collection of Jim Tumblin, a former head of the Universal Studios makeup and hair department who lives in Oregon and Hawaii.

It includes costumes, Vivien Leigh’s Academy Award and the storyboards created by William Cameron Menzies. Curator Katie Edwards also notes the ugliness of the times, such as the original segregation of the set in Culver City, Calif., and the banning of the black actors from the December 1939 premiere in Atlanta.

“Just like you can’t talk about the Civil War without talking about slavery, you can’t talk about Gone with the Wind without talking about racism,” said Steve Wilson, film curator at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, home of producer David O. Selznick’s papers.

Selznick decided early on not to mention the Ku Klux Klan in the movie, Wilson said, and the n-word also wasn’t used. Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy, and Butterfly McQueen, who played Prissy, were three-dimensional characters, which was unusual for the times, yet they also were stereotypes, he said.

The curator’s notes highlight aspects of the era in which the movie was filmed, including this one: The Culver City, Calif., set was segregated until an extra complained about the separate bathrooms to Clark Gable, who said the actors would quit if it continued.

The stars of the show are the clothes: Scarlett O’ Hara’s dress from the Shantytown scene, Bonnie Blue’s velvet dress from her final scene, Belle Watling’s burgundy velvet jacket and fur muff, and the uniform that Ashley Wilkes wore when he returned home at the end of the Civil War.

The Shantytown dress was Tumblin’s first acquisition after he saw it on the studio floor and learned it was going to be thrown away. He bought it and a rack of clothes from other movies for $20. He paid $8,500 for his next item, Scarlett’s straw hat from the Twelve Oaks barbecue, and $500,000 for Leigh’s Academy Award.

The exhibit also includes a copy of the script that Selznick gave McDaniel, who became the first black person to win an Academy Award, and a copy of Gone with the Wind that Tumblin owned.

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Prerelease poster for the film 'Gone with the Wind.' Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Prerelease poster for the film ‘Gone with the Wind.’ Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

‘Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824.’ Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Fine estate antiques, artworks pack Wiederseim sale Sept. 8

‘Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824.’ Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

‘Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824.’ Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa. – Wiederseim Associates Inc. will conduct their September Antique Auction on Saturday, Sept. 8, and will feature many fine and exciting items from the estate of G. Morris Dorrance, a prominent Philadelphia banker from Villanova; the estate of Cynthia Gray of Chadds Ford; a Cape May, N.J. estate; and other collections and estates from the Main Line and Philadelphia area. The nealy 700-lot auction will begin at 9 a.m. EDT.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Among the many pieces of artwork to be sold includes a folk art painting of a girl holding a cat titled verso Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824, two oil paintings by well-known Chadds Ford, Pa., artist William O. Ewing, III (American/Pennsylvania, 20th century), an oil painting of a white stucco farmhouse by Cesare A. Ricciardi (American/Pennsylvania, 1892-1973), several theorems and paintings by David Y. Ellinger (American/Pennsylvania, 1913-2003), two portraits by John F. Francis (American 1808-1886), and a fine English landscape painting by William Shayer (England, 1787-1879) that was illustrated in the in the May 1962 issue of Magazine Antiques. Other listed artists include Mary Alberta Cleland (Canadian/Quebec, 1876-1960), Nelson Shanks (American/Pennsylvania, b. 1937), John Cuthbert Hare (American/Massachusetts and Florida, 1908-1978), Albert Van Nesse Greene (American/Pennsylvania, 1887-1971), Walter Lofthouse Dean (American/Massachusetts, 1854-1912) and several others.

Textiles and needlework will be well represented with over 20 early American and English samplers to be sold, the finest example is signed “Hannah Pugh, Philadelphia, 1784,” a good selection of colorful quilts, most from Pennsylvania and several needle artworks including an early silk needlework “Ruth and Naomi, 1814,” probably from Massachusetts.

Many wonderful collections will be offered including one of mechanical banks, many with original paint decoration, with the Mammy with Baby and Spoon example generating a lot of interest, an extensive collection of fine books, many leather bound and some first editions, with a quantity on fishing, hunting and equine subjects, several Civil War books and also includes a rare 24-volume set “The Fairy Book Series” published in 1904.

There is a wide variety of period Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton furniture being sold from sideboards, chests of drawers, secretary bookcases, candlestands, Pembroke tables, tea tables, beds and an interesting Sheraton field or campaign desk. A magnificent Dutch marquetry inlaid secretary desk, the inlaid front door depicting St. George slaying the dragon and a nice Connecticut bow-front chest are particularly worthy of attention as is a Chippendale tall-case clock, the dial signed “Norton” from Philadelphia which came from the Dorrance estate and a Biedermeier secrétaire à abbatant, circa 1880. All told, the sale holds the most furniture Wiederseim as ever offered in a one-day sale.

The extensive and eclectic selection of other items, accessories and decorative objects encompasses a good amount of silver including several flatware services, many fine pieces of jewelry including a fine sapphire, diamond and platinum bracelet, a rare Philadelphia bracket clock by John Crowley and several nice stoneware items including a cooler with blue fern decoration in good condition.

Of special note is a 14-foot-long wood carved model of the armored cruiser No. 3 USS Brooklyn, made by Jim Gillis in the early ’70s with intricate and remarkable detailing.

For details call 610-827-1910 or 610-574-9010. To view the fully illustrated catalog and to register to bid for Internet bidding through LiveAuctioneers, either absentee or live, go to www.liveauctioneers.com.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


‘Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824.’ Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

‘Sarah Jane DeFrance, aged 4 years, 1824.’ Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Ship model, Armored Cruiser No. 3, USS Brooklyn of 1896, 14 feet long. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Ship model, Armored Cruiser No. 3, USS Brooklyn of 1896, 14 feet long. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Dutch/Flemish marquetry inlaid two-piece secretary desk, 19th century. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Dutch/Flemish marquetry inlaid two-piece secretary desk, 19th century. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Chippendale mahogany two-piece secretary bookcase, circa1780. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Chippendale mahogany two-piece secretary bookcase, circa1780. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Dean, Walter Lofthouse (American/Massachusetts, 1854-1912) ‘At the End of the Beach.’ Estimate: $1,000-$1,500. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Dean, Walter Lofthouse (American/Massachusetts, 1854-1912) ‘At the End of the Beach.’ Estimate: $1,000-$1,500. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

One of several quilts. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

One of several quilts. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Sanborns Mexico sterling silver hot water urn. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.

Sanborns Mexico sterling silver hot water urn. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. Wiederseim Associates Inc.