Date: Sat 24-Jun-1995

Publication: Ant

Author: CAROLL

Full Text:

FOR 6-30: Dorset Art Show 7/8; local; Orange Cty mus; Dawson 7/13

BIENNIAL DORSET ANTIQUES EVENT TO BE HELD JULY 8 ON THE GREEN w/5 cuts

DORSET, VT. -- The Dorset Library Association will hold its 30 year old,

biennial antiques show on Saturday, July 8.

One hundred forty-four exceptional dealers in Eighteenth, Nineteenth and early

Twentieth Century antiques and collectibles will display their wares on marble

sidewalks and tree-shaded lawns. Show manager Linda Turner will bring her list

of dealers to the show; any vacancies will be filled with a broad range of

merchandise.

The festival will be held on the Village Green. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm with

an admission of $4; admission for early buying at 7 am, during dealer set-up,

is $25.

For information call 207/767-3967.

SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Scarsdale Historical Society Museum and the

Cudner-Hyatt House Museum will be closed Saturday through Tuesday, July 1 to

July 4, for the holiday weekend. Regular hours will resume on July 5, from

Wednesday to Friday, 1:30 to 4:30 pm, and Sunday, 2 to 4:30 pm. The museum

exhibition, "In Search of the Lenape," has been extended to run through

Sunday, October 15.

LIVING HISTORY ` MUSTER' BY MUSEUM VILLAGE CORPS WILL RECALL THE SPIRIT OF THE

NINETEENTH CENTURY

MONROE, N.Y. -- Museum Village and the Civil War Troopers, Fife and Drum Corps

will hold its second "Living History Muster" on July 8 and 9 at the village.

Each day's events will begin at 1 pm with a Grand Parade around the green,

followed by performances by various corps throughout the afternoon. The day

will conclude with the combined corps massing on the green in a "circle of

friendship" as they join together to play such favorites as "Yankee Doodle,"

"Grandfather's Clock," "Old Dan Tucker" and "Dixie."

The tradition of musters dates back to colonial times, when local militia

drilled on the village green. Soldiers were expected to recognize and

instantly obey the commands, or "camp duties," played on the fife and drum. In

battle, stirring medleys bolstered their courage. Off duty, fifers and

drummers entertained the troops with lively quicksteps, jigs and reels.

"Entertainment is what modern day musters are about," says Vincent Czepiel of

the Civil War Troopers. "Our focus is more on the music than on strict

historical reenactment. The uniforms are representative of the period but are

by no means historically accurate. You don't have to be a history buff to

enjoy a muster."

In addition to the fife and drum activities, all 40 exhibition buildings and

its staff of costumed interpreters will be on hand. The museum is open from

noon to 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $8.

DAWSON JULY 13 AUCTION FEATURES COLLECTIBLES SOLD IN `TABLE LOTS' w/3 cuts

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. -- Dawson's mid-summer auction will be held Thursday, July

13, at 6:30 pm, at 128 American Road. Over 300 lots of collectibles will be

offered in "table lots," which were first introduced with the John Medelson

estate last fall.

Paintings include a Dutch genre painting dated 1673, estimated between $6/800

and an oil on canvas of a fisherman, signed J.J. Barker, 1877, estimated

between $3/5,000.

A group of eight Rosenthal Studios line Christmas plates by Bijorn Wiinlad,

from 1972 to 1979, is estimated between $3/500. A selection of silver includes

hollowware and flatware from Tiffany, Reed & Barton, Gorham, and S. Kirk. A

sterling silver Whiting Division of Gorham, four-piece tea and coffee service

is estimated between $8/1,200.

Two blue and white Staffordshire platters are estimated between $3/400, and

many other blue and white Staffordshire pieces will be sold. A collection of

Royal Worcester, including lamps, vases, plates, cups and saucers and unusual

pieces, formerly from the Marks estate in Chatham, N.J., are estimated between

$150/250 per lot. A Cobalt blue decorated jug, possibly Remmey, is estimated

between $5/800.

A number of early baskets, swords, local postcards and books will be sold.

Many of the books are in pristine condition, with leather and three quarter

leather bindings. A collection of Elbert Hubbard books will also be offered.

Prints include an Audubon print, No. 40, Plate CXCIX, engraved by R. Havell,

1834, "Little Owl," estimated between $1/1,500. A repeater carriage clock is

estimated between $4/500. A collection of toys, including a Toonerville

Trolley, Fontaine Fox Co. tin wind-up, is estimated between $350/450, and a

tin wind-up Beetle, 1895, is estimated between $4/600. A Buddy L bus is also

being offered Thursday night and is estimated between $1/2,000.

Exhibition hours are on Thursday, July 13, between 11 am and 6:30 pm with

special Brimfield traveler's review hours on Friday, July 7, between 11 am and

7 pm by appointment only. Telephone and left bids are available. For

information call 201/984-6900

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