Antiques & Collectibles: Vintage Halloween decorations sell well
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Vintage Halloween decorations are best-sellers today, and their values continue to rise. Sometimes a rare holiday piece will bring an exceptionally high price.
Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pa., sold a Vegetable Halloween Man last year. The figure has radish arms, zucchini legs, walnut feet and a watermelon -- not a pumpkin -- for a head. He grins and his glass eyes move with the help of a clockwork mechanism.
It may be a unique display piece for a store. The 17 1/2-inch
figure had many bidders and sold for $19,550.
Q&A
Q: I heard that glass caskets were once made in the United States. Is that true?
A: Yes. Pressed-glass caskets were made from about 1915 to 1924, but there are patents for glass caskets dating to the 1860s.
Early records show that a company in Orville, Ohio, made glass caskets in 1877. It was a Midwestern industry. At least 12 Midwest companies made glass caskets, most using a 1915 patent registered by James DeCamp .
Source: Ct Post
'Carmel' painting, Elvis items at Michaan's sale Nov. 6
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Alistically fashioned in a tree trunk form, the Chinese clay teapot is further
decorated with prunus blossom applications, completing the true-to-life effect. Yixing teapots are revered for their tea brewing qualities as
well, as they are made from a clay that continually absorbs tea aromas and flavors, producing an excellent brew. Also quite nice is the clay's ability to absorb heat, keeping the handle cool to the touch even after the pot has been filled with hot tea. Used for centuries and understood to be the best vessel for tea brewing, Yixing teapots such as the one being offered are also considered to be works of sculptural art.
Local artist Maren Margrethe Froelich (1868-1921) was born in Fresno and went on to spend her entire adult life in San Francisco. As an art student in San Francisco, peers took note of her uniquely low key and subdued paintings, garnering her two gold medals at the School of Design even before her graduation. Froelich continued to study in Paris at the Académie Castelluccio from 1907-11 and switched to the brighter palette of Impressionism. Upon returning to San Francisco, Froelich taught at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute and was active in the Carmel art colony, becoming best known for her figure studies, floral still lifes and landscapes. Michaan's Fine Art Department is pleased to present Carmel, an oil on pressboard by Froelich among its November offerings. The beach scene depicts a quaint, natural landscape of subdued tones with lovely purple foliage accents (lot 6380-010, $1,500-$2,500).
Source: Auction Central News