Coins, Silver & Belgium/German Antiques Auction
Coins, Silver & Belgium/German Antiques Auction
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large Hanging Plastic Budweiser Sign w/ Ballast - nice peice!
Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 301)
original antique Belgium oil painting "Ypres-Remfirts Porte Delille" WWI on american grain bag
Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 301)
The Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) was established in October 1914 under the direction of Herbert Hoover to provide food relief to Belgium. The CRB fed millions of people in Belgium and occupied France between 1914 and 1918 by raising money, obtaining food, shipping the food past the British naval blockade and German submarines, and overseeing the distribution of the food by the Comité National de Secours et d'Alimentation.
The CRB shipped 5.7 million tons of food to Belgium. The flour was packaged in cotton bags by American mills. The movement of these bags in Belgium was monitored by the CRB since cotton could be used in the manufacture of German ammunition. The empty flour sacks were distributed to professional schools, sewing workrooms, convents, and artists.
Professional schools trained women to sew, embroider textiles, and make the famous Belgian lace. Large sewing workrooms were established in Belgian cities to provide work for thousands of unemployed. The flour sacks were made into clothing, accessories, pillows, bags, and other functional items.
Some chose to embroider over the mill logo and the brand name of flour, others created original designs on the sacks and then embroidered, painted, or stenciled on the fabric. Design elements included: messages of gratitude, lace embellishments, Belgian and American flags, lions, roosters, eagles, and symbols of peace. Some artists used the sacks as canvas for oil paintings. The Belgium population has two primary ethnic groups, the French speaking Walloons and the Dutch speaking Flemish. Many designs in the embroidered and painted flour sacks reflect the differences between the two cultures.
The modified flour sacks were distributed to organizations in Belgium, England, and the United States, and then sold to raise funds for food relief and to aid prisoners of war. Some were given as gifts of gratitude to members of the CRB. Herbert Hoover was given several hundred of these decorated flour sacks as gifts. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum has one of the largest collections of World War I flour sacks in the world.
Original pastel nude drawing by listed South Dakota artist Jacqueline Rochester signed and framed
Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 301)
Kincade Oil Litho on Canvas "Cobblestone Village" w/ hand drawn image on back & remarque W/coa Rare
Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 301)
Thomas Kincade "Twilight Cottage" oil litho on Canvas w/ extra image - 4090/4950 with COA & remarque
Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 301)
Antique Americana Burled Chest with lovely Marble top and nice pulls
Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 301)
Large Antique Ansonia Stike Wall Regulator infarction wood case
Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 9 of 301)
Vintage Hiedelberg Chalkware Bar Scene Wall Plaque - fair cond
Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 10 of 301)
Antique Wood framed Mirror with ornate carving - loose in frame
Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 12 of 301)
High end vintage thick crystal and brass lamp in good cond.
Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 13 of 301)
Antique look hand painted and hand crafted wooden rocking horse
Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 14 of 301)
Antique Wood Dome Top Trunk with hand painted design " International van co society" - Belgium?
Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 15 of 301)
Lovely Wool earthy green/brown tone Rug - large - fair to good cond
Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 18 of 301)
palace sized large Blue European style rug in fair cond - see pics
Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 20 of 301)
Thick Blue/Green/Brown PLush Wool Rug with clean design and under pad - fair to good cond
Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 23 of 301)
Craftsman 154 piece tool kit - almost complete but has extras as well see pics and desc
Lot # 25 (Sale Order: 25 of 301)