CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa. – Wiederseim Associates Auctioneers will conduct their annual Thanksgiving Weekend sale on Nov. 26 and 27 at Griffith Hall, Ludwig’s Corner Firehouse, in Glenmoore, Pa. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.
The two-day sale is brimming with high-quality items including Staffordshire figures, paintings, silver, furniture and accessories, antique firearms and Oriental carpets, mostly from the from the estates of Claire J. Rivello, Swarthmore, Pa., the estate of Leonard E.B. Andrews, featuring the former Staffordshire collection of Carroll B. Barnes Jr. of Philadelphia, and items from other estates and collections in and around the Delaware Valley.
The Friday session, which begins at 5 p.m. Eastern, has many interesting objects including over 20 Oriental carpets, several of which are Caucasian throw mats of good quality, and a palace-size Isfahan and a room-size Serapi, that are from the Rivello estate. A large oil on canvas painting by Walter Emerson Baum titled Allentown Houses #4 is one of four works by Baum in addition to works by Charles W. Hargens Jr., John J. Dull, Edmund D. Lewis and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait among others.
Among the pieces of furniture being sold is an Arts and Crafts L.& J.G. Stickley sideboard which retains its original hardware, and a fine Philadelphia Pembroke mahogany table, circa 1775, in addition to a New York cherry corner cupboard.
The extensive collection of Staffordshire figures will be sold on both days and includes some rare and important pieces. Other highlights are two early Pennsylvania samplers, two early Continental brass candlesticks, a Delft garniture, and a selection of Continental and American silver to include an example by Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Richardson Jr.
The 450-plus lot Saturday session on Nov. 27 will begin at 9 a.m. with a wonderful selection of furniture, paintings, Staffordshire, antique firearms, jewelry and accessories including over 20 $20 American gold coins. In firearms, the best is a rare signed “S. Miller” Pennsylvania Kentucky rifle with brass inlays and brass patchbox. The gun was once owned by renowned dealer Joe Kindig.
A fine two-piece bronze figure signed “E. Hebert” (French 1828-1893) is an intricate and beautiful piece. Silver will also be sold in the Saturday session to include a rare flatware sterling silver flatware service in the Persian pattern by Tiffany and a basting spoon by well-known Philadelphia silversmith Philip Syng Jr. dated 1781.
Many pieces of antique American and English furniture will include a Philadelphia Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid serpentine chest of drawers, Philadelphia Chippendale walnut chest and several corner cupboards including a paint decorated example and a long leaf pine Eastern Shore barrel-back. The three tall-case clocks in the sale include a Queen Anne cherry tall-case clock signed “Edw. Duffield, Phila.” and a mahogany example signed “John Parry, Philadelphia.” Furniture by Baker and Kittinger is also well represented as well as a set of L. & J.G. Stickley dining chairs, dining table and desk to complement the Stickley sideboard being sold on Friday.
“This is always one of our best venues of the year. People love to get out after Thanksgiving and do something fun and exciting that encompasses both history and shopping,” said Ted Wiederseim. “There is always plenty of entertainment at our events.”
For additional sale information, preview times and the illustrated on-line catalog, please see the web page www.wiederseim.com or call 610-827-1910 or 610-574-9010. For live and absentee Internet bidding, go to LiveAuctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com. Prices realized will be posted to the web page within 24 hours after completion of the auction.
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