Date: Fri 16-Apr-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: LIZAM

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Horst

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Lancaster Cty Chairs At Horst

with 2 cuts

By Rita Easton

EPHRATA, PENN. -- Buyers from 23 states converged at a March 27 auction in the

heart of Lancaster County at Horst Auction Center. Five hundred thirty two

attendees competed for 629 lots, resulting in a gross of $202,057 at the

unreserved sale. The sole consignor was Rebecca Groff Schwartz, the daughter

of the late Norman M. Groff and Ida Keith Groff of Ephrata, owners of an area

gift and antiques shop, The Cloister Country Store.

Garnering the starring bid of the day, a set of six Lancaster County yellow

paint decorated Windsor style plank seat side chairs went to a dealer at

$19,000.

A collection of Lehnware inspired competitive bidding for the painted wood

items, with a water bucket, in a grained orange tone with the iron bands

having a painted pussy willow design, circa 1870's, reaching $12,000; a rare

miniature cup and saucer measuring 1¬ inches and nearly two inches

respectively, with typical salmon ground color, brought $2,400; a miniature

Lehnware chest, 13 by 7Ô by 8 inches high was purchased at $6,000; and two

larger Lehnware cup and saucer lots reached $1,600 and $1,000.

Two saffron containers in the form of wooden cups with removable lids sold at

$2,400 and $2,050; a fraktur by Christian Mertel reached $4,900; and two

watercolors by Amish folk artist Henry Lapp of Lancaster County, one a simple

bunch of pansies, 5¬ by 7Õ inches, realizing $4,500, and a second by Lapp, a

geometric flower design in orange, yellow, and green on lined paper, made

$4,500 and $1,500 respectively.

Two folk art watercolors by Jacob Maentel, one of a man and woman, badly damp

stained and foxed, brought $6,100 for the pair; two frakturs by the artist

known as "the cross legged angel" (active from 1791 to 1822) reached $2,600

and $3,250; a pair of jacquard coverlets in dark blue, red, green, and

natural, made by John Kachel, each dated 1847, made from two members of the

Brinley family, brought $6,300 for the two; a Lone Star pattern Lancaster

County quilt with a yellow background, achieved $2,900; and Lancaster County

punched tin dome lid coffee pot went out at $3,200.

A Peter Derr all original wrought iron gallows lamp dated 1818, pictured in

the book The House of Derr, sold at $7,800; three yellow and red rainbow

spatter cups and saucers sold individually at $1,300, $1,600, and $3,000, the

difference in price according to condition and color matching; and an

aquamarine Huiett and Fridley, Carlisle, Pennsylvania glass canning jar sold

at a jaw-dropping $2,400.

A small round brass legal document seal for a local turnpike company in

Lancaster County, circa 1814, realized $1,600; and a small Currier and Ives

print, "The Sleigh Race," garnered $2,550.

Horst Auctioneers does not require a buyer's premium.