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Beach, Florida, to a single-sided “Zoo”
sign, made of painted wood in the form
of a snake wrapped around a pole, having
been used in the 1940s at Tonawanda,
New York, approximately 14' high,
marked $4750 by Don and Marta Orwig of
Corunna, Indiana.
When asked about his show schedule,
Orwig noted that he’s trimmed things up
a bit, with pleasant results. “I’ve cut out
everything but the good ones,” he said.
“The good ones are great.” Heartland is
among them.
Sales were evident across the floor.
There was a pair of miniature buttocks
baskets, measuring 2" and 2½" wide,
priced at $245 each fromShane Hawkins of
The Log House, Cambridge City, Indiana.
The baskets, which Hawkins had acquired
from an antiques dealer who retired after
45 years in the business, sold early in the
morning. The same held true for a paint-
decorated dome-top box boldly lettered
“Ohio” on the front, offered by Al Benting
and Jane Jarvis Benting of Benting & Jarvis
Antiques, Barrington, New Hampshire.
Larger than a document box but small
enough to fit on a table, it was priced at
$650 and quickly sold. The piece was in
the right location to sell, as Richmond is
just west of the Ohio state line, and the
show draws plenty of collectors from the
Buckeye State. Yet, it came from farther
away. “Strangely enough, we bought it in
New Hampshire,” noted Jane Benting.
One of the more unusual items at the
show was an early 19th-century table mat
of Hawaiian design but possibly made
in New England following a visit to the
islands by New Hampshire missionaries. It
has appliquéd whales in brown and indigo,
their features enhanced with embroidered
eyes and tongues. With additional designs
of fronds, it was mounted in a 30" square
frame and priced at $1825 by Halsey
Munson of Decatur, Illinois. That textile
typified the quality and variety offered at
Heartland.
Although it’s easy to see the fall edition
of Heartland as the lesser of the two
shows in Richmond, the November event
continues to bring to market solid material
that makes the event no less appealing than
its summer sibling.
For more information, phone Sabin
Disabled American Veterans sign, painted fiberboard,
the back lettered “Chapter 27 1931” but the helmets
of World War II vintage, 47½" in diameter, $900 from
Scott Lippert of Dexter, Michigan, and Randy Lippert
of Chelsea, Michigan.
Miniature buttocks baskets priced at $245 each and sold during the
show by Shane Hawkins of The Log House, Cambridge City, Indiana.
Paint-decorated dome-top chest lettered
“Ohio,” priced at $650 and sold by Al Benting
and Jane Jarvis Benting of Benting & Jarvis
Antiques, Barrington, New Hampshire.
Starburst wooden architectural piece, $395; tray, 51½" long, $395; red bowl, $395
from Linda Miller of Miller House Antiques, Carroll, Ohio, and Kent and Cheryl
Williams of Pickerington, Ohio. Cobalt-decorated three-gallon jug,
$350 from Wayne and Madeleine
Powell of Sugarcreek Township, Ohio.
Kentucky cherry sugar chest in original finish, circa 1820, $5800;
Woodlands Native American burl bowl, $4500; Indian game ball, $250
from Claude and Sharon Baker of Baker American Antiques, Daytona
Beach, Florida.
Paint-decorated rope bed with bold turnings and paneled headboard, $545 from
Joe Urbanick of Antiques by the Falls, Painesville, Ohio.