The poster was purchased by William Hughes, a well-known dealer and movie poster collector, according to Heritage's movie posters expert Grey Smith, who added, "We had several bidders just below him, all well...
Were the dealers profiting from the preview, other than enjoying the food and drink and visiting with some clients they see only at this show? Yes and no.
Several museum representatives were spotted shopping the show, including representatives from the Allentown Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and of course, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Marberger Farm began about 18 years ago as an upscale alternative to the various markets that had "tailgated" onto one of the earliest shows in the area, Roundtop.
'British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism' will fully explore for the first time the important exchange of art and ideas that originated between France and England during the decades following...
Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery presents the art of Käthe Kollwitz, a German artist who illuminated the agony of the home front and the anxiety of a soldier's mother.
Another interesting offering from the selection of artwork was a lot of 60 sketch pads and working notebooks by John LaFarge. It sold in the room for $62,700.
As anticipated, attendance was strong, with both dealers and collectors vying for more than 15,000 pieces of early American pattern glass and more than 500 lamps and lamp parts.