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Ask Joe
Dear Joe:
Enclosed is a picture of a painting signed by C. Hock. I would like to know who C. Hock is (or was) and the value of the painting.
Thank you,
B. G.
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Baltimore Album Quilts Revisited
Visitors to the Baltimore Museum of Art can discover a selection of rarely shown 19th-century quilts and quilt squares at the BMA's “Baltimore Album Quilts Revisited: A Matter of Style.” On view through August 23, the display includes various quilts and quilt squares that illustrate the many techniques found in album quilts of mid-19th-century Baltimore. These extraordinary examples of textile art enrich our understanding of the history of Baltimore and beyond.
Although classic Baltimore album quilts are distinguished by highly complex and unique designs with wreaths, birds, lyres, and floral arrangements formed of layers of appliquÈ, not all achieved such a high level of sophistication. Most exhibit a combination of styles due to the many influences affecting Baltimore's culture. Some of the highlights include:
Mary Everist Quilt (circa 1847-1850). Belonging to quilter Mary Patten Everist of Port Deposit, Cecil County, this quilt embodies the cross-cultural traditions of Baltimore and Maryland at mid-century. It displays a strong German influence with the predominance of green and red motifs and squares based on the Germanic art of folding and cutting paper patterns (scherenschnitte). Particularly indicative of the Baltimore style of quilting is the na™ve representation of the city's Washington Monument.
Elizabeth Sliver Quilt (1849). Elizabeth Sliver's quilt is among the most sophisticated of the "classic" Baltimore album quilts and was gifted to her by her parents in honor of her marriage. Featuring an enlarged medallion in the center, the extraordinary design and technical skill that went into this quilt can be seen in the gracefully flaring wire basket appliquÈd from narrow strips of red cotton and the flowers formed of multiple layers of appliquÈd petals.
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Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall Celebrating 13th Annual 4th Of July Sale - July 3 To 11
Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall will be hosting its 13th Annual 4th of July Sale, beginning on Friday, July 3, and running through Saturday, July 11. Don’t miss out on the incredible savings!
Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is located at 3371 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, Pennsylvania, on Route 30. (Four miles west of Route 41 and only six miles east of Rockvale Square Outlet Mall, only minutes away from everywhere and everything Lancaster County has to offer.)
“During the sale,” says Dale Womer, “we will be offering huge savings store-wide on almost everything in our over five million dollars of inventory. Our huge 26,000 square foot facility houses a wide variety of antiques and collectibles, displayed by over 125 dealers featuring fine items such as: furniture, glassware, sterling silver, clocks, advertising, jewelry, fine china, toys, books, postcards, trains, Christmas, pottery, linens, primitives, kitchenware and much more. It is impossible to tell you everything we have to offer. You will be amazed at the quality selection.”
Housed inside the antique mall, is an Old Time General Store, which will take visitors back in time to the Mom and Pop stores of years ago. There is convenient parking for over 100 vehicles, with a spacious area for campers, trailers, and tour buses. Shop in a clean, climate-controlled, brightly lit and carpeted mall, absolutely one of the best shopping experiences in Lancaster County.
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Collector Chats With Peter Seibert
This Week: Booked For The Summer
I have to confess that I probably never met a book that I did not want to own. Of course, there are tons of books that I have no interest in, but for those that hold even the slightest bit of intrigue for me...well...they usually end up on my bookshelf. I also find no better way to spend an afternoon than in a used and rare bookstore such as the Book Haven in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. No matter what you collect, such places should always be on the agenda of every collector. Not just for references about your favorite subject but for things like original trade catalogs, photographs of items in-situ, reference books on genealogy, and lots more. They are a treasure chest waiting to be explored - and sadly, an endangered species.
The Internet is a wonderful tool. It has allowed us to shop from morning to night without interruption. Heck...I am working on my own Web site as I write this column to begin selling antiques to audiences that are global. I love the net and I love what it has done to the trade. It has taught us all about the relative abundance or scarcity of some antiques. It is the bane of many auctioneers until they realize that some 40% of their sales are going to the web. The one downfall that it has brought to the market is the demise of the used and rare book dealer. Why? Books can be sold more efficiently on the Internet than in a store since overhead and operating costs are dramatically reduced. A rare imprint from Texas will have a greater opportunity to be purchased by a serious collector of Texiana if he can find it on the net than if he stumbles into a rare bookstore in east boofoo, Pennsylvania. Further, sites like abe.com have taught us all to price shop for books, so it is no longer a matter of buying something when you see it because it might disappear tomorrow. You can have 100 choices on the net.
Still, I love the smell of a good used/rare bookstore. I love snooping around to find that item which may just touch upon my interests or the little photograph that never made it to be cataloged on the Web but shows a table set with Carlsbad china. Such are the subject of dreams.
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Locati Antiques’ May iGavel Auction Realizes Strong Results
Locati Antiques of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania, held its latest online auction at www.iGavel.com from May 4 through May 16. Two hundred and thirty-five lots sold at an average price of $265. Offered were antiques from various Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland estates and collections. Some highlights of the sale include a record price for an acrylic on canvas by the Haitian artist Celestin Faustin, which realized $6,444. A gilt bronze Bodhisattva brought $4,560; an interesting group of early 20th century photographs depicting daily life in China brought $3,120; and a terrestrial table top globe by H. Schedler, circa 1889, realized $1,440.
"We hold six sales on igavel a year", said Michael Locati, "and are the mid-Atlantic states consignment center for the New York based company." The next iGavel sale for Locati Antiques will start July 6, and end on the July 20. For consignment information, call Michael Locati at (215) 619-2873.
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