MT. CRAWFORD, VA, August 27, 2024 —- Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is pleased to announce its Summer Americana Auction to be held September 4-7, 2024. The four-day event features consignments from estates and collections across the country as well as several institutional deaccessions. Overall, with nearly 2,200 lots of fresh-to-the-market material to be sold over the weekend, the sale is sure to generate plenty of excitement within various collecting communities.
Day One, beginning at 9:00 am EST on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, will feature the collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA; the estate of Mary Nagel, Nazareth, PA; the collection of J. W. “Bill” Courter, Calvert City, KY; the Ed Tonna collection, Wasaga Beach, ON, Canada; plus others. The day’s offerings include an extensive collection of antique and vintage Christmas decorations plus other holiday decorations; advertising and country store material; a collection of doorstops; cast-iron banks and Stevens doll furniture; other toys and dolls; a collection of candy containers; scientific and musical instruments; silent film and other movie memorabilia; coins and stamps; plus more. Highlights include an outstanding German papier mache / composition figural Santa Claus / Belsnickel candy container (Lot 257); a Verne Q. Powell (Boston, MA) sterling open-hole 2100 flute with original fitted case (Lot 508); and a rare Italian 18K gold presentation medallion to a Major in the U. S. Army in original fitted case (Lot 1).
Day Two, beginning at 9:00 am EST on Thursday, September 5, 2024, will feature property from the collection of Irving and Davida Shipkowitz, Northridge, CA; property from the collection of the late H. Marshall Goodman, Jr., Richmond, VA; the estate collection of Jewel Rayfield Henley, Winston-Salem, NC; the Ed Tonna collection, Wasaga Beach, ON, Canada; the collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA; the estate of Mary Nagel, Nazareth, PA; as well as institutional deaccessions from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Preservation Virginia; and the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. The day’s offerings include the Shipkowitz extensive collection of children’s ceramic, glass, and metal ABC wares published in their reference volume The ABC’s of ABC Ware; other ceramics of all types, including transferware, art pottery, steins, etc.; county accessories including Shenandoah Valley and other baskets, painted and other treenware, early iron and tinware; primitive lighting; plus more. Highlights for Day Two include a J. Walker (Livonia, NY) paint-decorated 24-tube candle mold (Lot 1368); a Pennsylvania painted poplar hanging spice box (Lot 1321); and an English dipped ware / mocha yelloware large pitcher (Lot 1235).
Day Three, beginning at 9:00 am EST on Friday, September 6, 2024 will feature property from the collection of the late H. Marshall Goodman, Jr., Richmond, VA; the collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA; the estate of Mary Nagel, Nazareth, PA; the estate collection of Jewel Rayfield Henley, Winston-Salem, NC; as well as institutional deaccessions from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Preservation Virginia; the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT; the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA; and the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA.; plus others. The day’s offerings include a large selection of 17th – 20th century books from the Goodman, Valentine, and MSV collections; a large selection of 18th & 19th century prints; fine art including photography and oil paintings; Native American material including rugs; coin and sterling silver; textiles including quilts, coverlets, and sewing; fine and costume jewelry; decorative accessories; brass and pewter; a collection of Exposition and World’s Fair articles; ephemera including an extensive collection of matchbooks and covers, post cards, etc.; plus more. Highlights for the day include a fine Pennsylvania Amish plush work embroidered and pieced quilt (Lot 2001); a Native American Navajo attributed silver squash blossom necklace and earrings (Lot 2114); and an important early 18th-century Sir Isaac Newton Principles of Mathematics volume (Lot 2356).
Day Four, beginning at 9:00 am EST on Saturday, September 7, 2024 will feature property from the collection of the late H. Marshall Goodman, Jr., Richmond, VA; the collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA; the estate of Mary Nagel, Nazareth, PA; the estate collection of Jewel Rayfield Henley, Winston-Salem, NC; the Ed Tonna collection, Wasaga Beach, ON, Canada; as well as institutional deaccessions from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Preservation Virginia; Wilton House, Richmond, VA; the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT; and the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA.; plus others. The day’s offerings include Virginia, North Carolina, and other country and formal furniture; folk art including trade signs, canes, decoys, etc.; Shenandoah Valley and other folk pottery; antique bottles and jars; Civil War material; other militaria including a collection of WWII posters from the Valentine Museum; firearms and accessories; historical material including flags and prints; Shenandoah Valley and other Virginia manuscripts and ephemera; other 18th – 20th century manuscript material including autographs; Virginia and other antique photographs, most from the Valentine Museum; antique maps; plus more. Highlights for the day include a vibrant American folk art paint-decorated slate parcheesi gameboard (Lot 3150), a Shenandoah Valley of Virginia punched-tin-paneled sideboard food / pie safe in original surface (Lot 3217), and an H. Smith & Co. (Alexandria, VA) cobalt-decorated stoneware jar (Lot 3013).
Company president, Jeffrey S. Evans, commented, “We are excited to bring so many fresh collections to the market for this auction. Overall, our varied offerings of Holiday collectibles, children’s articles, and historical material are especially strong and provide numerous unique buying opportunities for serious collectors.”
The catalogues for each session are now posted online. The sale is on public preview September 3, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; and September 4-7, 8:00 am until end of auction on each day. For further information, please visit www.jeffreysevans.com, email info@jeffreysevans.com, or call 540.434.3939.