Celebrating the arts - A Silent Auction at Grace Episcopal Church, Asheville, NC

Celebrating the Arts
at Grace Episcopal Church
Silent Auction – February 26, 2017

Silent Auction… We’re experimenting with a new project at Grace Church to celebrate the
artists in our midst, find new homes for some of our treasures, raise money for a good cause
(outreach), and enjoy a fun evening of fellowship – part of the Mardi Gras Dinner and Talent
Show festivities on February 26th.
How will it work? Parishioners and other friends of Grace Church have donated paintings and other
forms of art. We’ll offer these items for sale (bidding) starting February 17th, and up through the
Mardi Gras event, Sunday, February 26 – until the bidding closes, around 8 p.m., when we’ll announce
the highest bidders…
Advance bidding, in person… Starting on February 17th, we’ll create a display in the main lobby of the
church, with images of each item, and with sign-up sheets, allowing everyone interested to enter a
“silent bid.” That way, anyone who visits our church can participate, in person. By Saturday afternoon,
February 25th, we’ll have all the items on display (not just photographs, allowing everyone to see
them, and to make bids on their favorite items.
To reach a wider audience, we’ll also post this slide show on the church’s website, and on the Facebook page, as
a way to promote and advertise this auction to a wide audience. Anyone interested in bidding can either
come by the church and make a bid, or contact Ellen Brown (828-785-4225; inglesferry@gmail.com)
and ask her to make a bid on your behalf.

#1 Anne Jarema – The Shell Gatherers
(donor – Anne Jarema) About the artist: In spite of going on to other careers,
Anne Jarema always carried the love of painting and found
time to take courses, including Life Drawing and Portraits
at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and the Students
Art League in New York City. Even before retiring, she took
watercolor classes from Jack Yelle, a Catskill based painter.
After retirement, Anne started classes with Arthur Gilmore
of Greenwood Lake, New York. She has exhibited at the
Catskill Art Society and with the Northeast Watercolor
Society. She recently became a member of the North
Carolina Watercolor Society. Her paintings are in private
collections and a new wing of the Catskill Regional
Medical Center.
Medium: Watercolor (print)
Dimensions: 8.5”h x 11”w
12”h w 15” w (framed)
Beginning Bid: $45

#2 Anne Jarema – Still Life with Peppers
(donor – Anne Jarema)
Medium : Watercolor (Print)
Dimensions: 8 ½” h x 11” w
12” x 15” (framed)
Beginning bid: $45
About the artist: In spite of going on to other careers,
Anne Jarema always carried the love of painting
and found time to take courses, including Life Drawing
and Portraits at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and
the Students Art League in New York City. Even before
retiring, she took watercolor classes
from Jack Yelle, a Catskill based painter. After
retirement, Anne started classes with Arthur Gilmore of
Greenwood Lake, New York. She has exhibited at the
Catskill Art Society and with the Northeast Watercolor
Society. She recently became a member of the North
Carolina Watercolor Society. Her paintings are in private
collections and a new wing of the Catskill Regional
Medical Center.

#3 Anne Jarema – Looking Glass Falls, Winter
Medium: water color (print)
Dimensions: 8 ½”h w 11” w
12”h x 15” w (framed)
Beginning Bid - $45
About the artist: In spite of going on to other
careers, Anne Jarema always carried the love of
painting and found time to take courses, including
Life Drawing and Portraits at the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburgh and the Students Art League in New York
City. Even before retiring, she took watercolor
classes from Jack Yelle, a Catskill based painter. After
retirement, Anne started classes with Arthur Gilmore
of Greenwood Lake, New York. She has exhibited at
the Catskill Art Society and with the Northeast
Watercolor Society. She recently became a member
of the North Carolina Watercolor Society. Her
paintings are in private collections and a new wing of
the Catskill Regional Medical Center.

#4 Anne Jarema – Two Gentlemen of Venice
Medium – Watercolor (print)
Dimensions 11” h x 8 ½” w
15”h x 12” w (framed)
Beginning Bid - $45
About the artist: In spite of going on to other careers, Anne Jarema
always carried the love of painting and found time to take courses,
including Life Drawing and Portraits at the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburgh and the Students Art League in New York City. Even
before retiring, she took watercolor classes from Jack Yelle, a Catskill
based painter. After retirement, Anne started classes with Arthur
Gilmore of Greenwood Lake, New York. She has exhibited at the
Catskill Art Society and with the Northeast Watercolor Society. She
recently became a member of the North Carolina Watercolor
Society. Her paintings are in private collections and a new wing of
the Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Around the Harbor is an unusual and unique
print of a water color painted by Immy
Withers, mother of David Withers. Immy
painted these scene in the round, from
different perspectives of the Marina at
Oriental, NC circa 1990.
Medium – Watercolor (Print)
Framed
Dimensions – 20” x 20”
Beginning bid - $60
#5 Immy Withers – Around the Harbor
(donor – Sally and David Withers)

#6 Gertrude N. Eldredge – Village Walk, 1949
(donor – Maria Mason)
This oil painting is a mid-century
modern piece, signed and dated
1949. Eldridge, from Michigan,
was a friend of Maria Mason’s
mother-in-law, Janice Pulse
Schierhorn. It depicts the
Shenandoah Valley.
Medium: Oil
Framed: White wood
Dimensions: H: 21 ¼” ; W: 25 1/4 “
Beginning Bid: $55

#7 Gertrude N. Eldredge - Barn on Mountain Lane, 1949
(Donor – Maria Mason)
Oil painting by Gertrude Eldredge, mid-
century modern; signed and dated 1949;
Eldridge, probably from Michigan, was a
friend of Maria Mason’s mother-in-law,
Janice Pulse Schierhorn.
Medium: Oil
Framed: white wood
Dimensions: h: 21 ¼”; w 25 ¼”
Beginning bid - $55

#8 Ann Vasilik – Patton Avenue, West
(donor – Martha and Randy Carson)
Medium – Watercolor/Print
Framed, with glass
Dimensions – 30” X 23”
Estimated value - $200
Beginning bid - $65
A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Ann Vasilik
arrived in Asheville in 1988, and has been very active
in the art scene, painting landscapes and city scenes
throughout the Western North Carolina region. She
earned a BA in Fine Arts from Philadelphia College of
Art. Martha and Randy acquired this print several
years ago, as a gift on Randy’s retirement.

# 9 - Set of three French prints – c. Louis XIV (17th century)
(donor – Steven Burkhofer)
Medium: Prints of 17th century art
Dimensions: 16.5” x 12”
Estimated value: $200
Beginning bid: $100
This trio of French prints were
made in the 1950’s, and Steven
Birkhofer bought them at an
auction in Atlanta, Georgie.

#10 – Sam Bissette – By the seashore- c. 1970
(donor – Steve Birkhofer)
Medium: Pen and ink, c. 1970
Dimensions:
Framed, with glass
Beginning bid: $45
Steven Birkhofer purchased this at an auction in
Wilmington, NC. Sam Bissette (1921 – 2005) was
a WWII vet, a career banker and active board
member of art societies and 2 NC museums. He
also had a 30 year career as a prolific
watercolorist, focusing largely on NC landscapes,
buildings and landmarks. This is an unusual pen
and ink sketch done at the beginning of his
painting career.

#11 - Mary Anne Keel Jenkins – Female Nude
(donor – Steven Birkhofer)
Medium – sketch, pen and ink
Framed, Under glass
Dimensions:
Beginning bid: $45
Steven Birkhofer purchased this at an auction in
Wilmington, NC. Mary Anne Keel Jenkins (1929 –
present) is a well known artist , and one of North
Carolina’s significant living female painters. Her work
scans 5 decades with 4 decades of distinctive abstract
styles. This sketch is noteworthy in that it is not
abstract. Her work is in permanent collections in
more than 7 NC university and state museums, as
well as in museums in SC and Minnesota. Her
abstract oil paintings are currently in auction sites
online selling for $800 - $1,700.

#12 Mark Shaw, Photographer - John F. Kennedy at Hyannis Port
Medium – Photograph.
Source for this image: 35mm B&W negative
Framed, under glass
Dimensions – 24 ½ “ X 20”
Value: $800 on MarkShaw.com site as well
as estate’s 1st dibs listing
Beginning bid - $125
JFK’s favorite photo of himself. Mark
Shaw (1921-1969) was a famous
American fashion and celebrity
photographer of the 50s and 60s. He
worked for Life Magazine from 1952-
68 where his photography graced 27
covers.

#13 Artist Unknown – Pink Blown Glass Vase
Medium – Blown Glass
Dimensions – 12” h x 11” w
Estimated Value - $100
Beginning bid - $80
Randy bid on a box of treasures at
Brunk’s Auction, and this beauty
was inside.

#14 Waterbury - Banjo style commemorative clock
Medium – Commemorative clock (George Washington)
Reproduction painting on linen, Mt. Vernon
Wooden frame – walnut (?)
Dimensions – 24” h x 9”w ; 3.5” deep
Beginning bid - $50

#15 Russian Submarine Clock – 1942
(donor Martha and Randy Carson)
Medium – Nautical Clock -1930’s
Materials – Stainless Steel with cast iron stand
Dimensions – 9”h x 9”w ; 4” deep
Beginning bid - $70
This is a vintage USSR Soviet Navy submarine
wall clock, with a heavy glass front – in mint
condition. Comes with a modern display
pedestal of cast iron. Key included? Internet
research reveals these were made by Vostok
factory that was then called Christopol Watch
Factory. Ebay listings of this very clock: $165-
$875.

#16 French Boulle Mantle Clock, late 19th century
Medium – workings – brass clock; red
painted wood with gilt.
Dimensions – 13 ½”h x 9”w (?)
Also has pedestal (12 ½ “ h, 12”w, 7”deep)
Beginning bid - $ 100
The Carsons bought this at an auction. It is a French
mantle clock from the late 19th century. It can stand
alone, is 13.5 “ high, 9 inches wide, and 7 inches deep.
It also has a pedestal that it can be placed on (12.5”
high)

#17 – Claire Kay – Wildlife watercolor lion’s pride
(donor: Martha and Randy Carson)
Medium – watercolor
Framed, with glass
Dimensions – 111”x125”; 20x15
Beginning bid - $70
This painting was a gift to the
Carsons. Unfortunately, they
don’t know anything about the
artist, but her style is
reminiscent of wildlife paintings
by Charles Fracé.

#18 Unknown Photographer - Jet Airplane
Medium – photograph, mounted on pulled canvas
Signed – cannot read name
Dimensions – 20”w x 16”h
Beginning bid - $45
The Carsons received this
photograph as a gift.

#19 Paul Brent – Seahorse
(donor- unknown)
Medium – Watercolor; Framed Print
Dimensions – 10 ½” x 8 ½”
Beginning bid - $10
Paul Brent (1946-present) is a well known
painter and illustrator in Florida. Many of his
works have been published in books and
magazines. He is active in various civic
organizations and is currently President of the
Florida Bay Arts Alliance.

#20 Paul Brent – Sea Gull Nesting
(donor – unknown)
Medium: Watercolor; Framed print
Dimensions – 18 ¼” x 14 ¼”
Beginning bid - $35
Paul Brent (1946-present) is a well
known painter and illustrator in Florida.
Many of his works have been published
in books and magazines. He is active in
various civic organizations and is
currently President of the Florida Bay
Arts Alliance.

#21 - Paul Brent – Crab
Medium – Framed Print
Note: Cracked glass
Beginning bid - $10
known painter and illustrator in
Florida. Many of his works have been
published in books and magazines.
He is active in various civic
organizations and is currently
President of the Florida Bay Arts
Alliance.

#22 - Paul Brent – Two Sandpipers
Medium - Framed print
Beginning bid - $10
Arts Alliance.

#23 (a. and b) - Paul Brent – Sand-dollars
(donor – unknown)
We have two identical framed prints of sand-
dollars… These are part of a numbered run of
100 prints.
Dimensions: 12 ¼” x 12 ¼”
Beginning bid ( each separately) - $30
Paul Brent (1946-present) is a
well known painter and
illustrator in Florida. Many of
his works have been published
in books and magazines. He is
active in various civic
organizations and is currently
President of the Florida Bay
Arts Alliance.

#24 – Paul Brent – Seagull
(donor – unknown)
Dimensions: 10 ½” x 8 ½”h
Beginning bid - $10
Arts Alliance.

#25 – Paul Brent – Conch Shell
(donor – unknown)
Medium: Framed Print
Dimensions: 14 ½” x 14 ½”
Beginning bid - $35

#26 - Paul Brent – Spidery Conch Shell
(donor unknown)
Medium: Framed Print
Beginning bid - $10
painter and illustrator in Florida. Many of
his works have been published in books
and magazines. He is active in various civic
organizations and is currently President of
the Florida Bay Arts Alliance.

#27 a – Paul Brent – Shell
(donor – unknown)
Medium: Framed print
Dimensions: 10 ½” x 8 ½”
Beginning bid - $30

# 27 b Paul Brent – Scallop Shell Duo
Medium – Watercolor (print)
Part of a numbered set of 100 prints
Dimension: 12 ¼” x 12 ¼”
Beginning bid: $30
painter and illustrator in Florida. Many of his
works have been published in books and
magazines. He is active in various civic

#28 – Paul Brent – Two shells
(donor – unknown)
Dimensions – 12 ¼” x 12 ¼ ”
Beginning bid - $60
Arts Alliance.

#29- Paul Brant – Spiral shell – original
(donor – unknown)
This print is marked as an original!
Dimensions: 14 ¼” x 14 ¼ “
Beginning bid - $45

#30- Henredon – Two square tables (sold as set), c. 1970
(unknown donor)
Solid Wood (Walnut or Pecan;
Brass knobs on drawers.
Dimensions – 25” x 25” top; height –
22 ¼”
Beginning bid - $60
This pair of Mid-century Modern
end tables, part of the Henredon
“Circa 70” line are probably from
their Hollywood Regency style. They
can be for living room or bedroom.
Henredon is a nationally respected
high end furniture company in
Morganton, NC begun in 1945, now
celebrating over 70 years of quality
craftsmanship.

#31 – Balloon Back Chairs
(donor – Steven Birkhofer)
Carved Mahogony, c. 1900
These two chairs were a
gift to Steven from his
mother. Wouldn’t they
look nice beside the two
Henredon tables?

#32 – Karastan Rug, lavender wool. with medallion
(Donor unknown)
Karastan-style rug, lavender wool
Estimated Original Price - $800 - $1,000
Dimensions: Not counting the fringe: 8’7” wide and 11’9
wide. Think of it as 9’ x12’
Beginning bid - $75
With a little effort, this rug
could be cleaned and made to
look like new! It would brighten
up a bed-room or living room.

#33 – Vintage Singer Treadle Sewing Machine
(donor – Greg Townsend)
Description: Singer Sewing Machine and Table,
made in 1922. model #128. Machine can be
lowered , and hidden inside the cabinet portion. It
has a new belt and is in operating condition.
Materials: solid wood: walnut (?) and cast iron.
Metal Sewing machine is painted or enameled in
black, with gold designs.
Dimensions: 35” long x 29” high and 18” deep.
Value: E-Bay listings of just a table – without the
vintage, working sewing machine – start at $340.
Greg Says that the machine is still in good
working order. It would be fun to show a
new generation of children how to use
this old machine, back when people made
their owns clothes!

#34 - 5 Dresden plates, luncheon size, c. 1895
(donor unknown)
Description – gilt edge, hand-painted
flowers.
Condition: Note: 2 have small chips and 3
have hairline cracks
Dimensions – 9 ¾ “ diameter
Beginning bid - $35
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a
set of these beautiful plates,
and then invite your grand-
daughter for a tea party?

#35 - German Stoneware (wall decoration)
(donor unknown)
Description – Hand-painted china plate
With yellow roses
Dimension – 10”
Beginning bid - $20

#36 - German Stoneware, mounted on wood frame
Description – china plate with hand-painted flowers
Dimensions – 12” diameter, with wood frame
10” diameter, without the frame)
Beginning Bid - $20

#37 – German Stoneware – Girl with Monarch Butterfly
(donor – unknown)
Medium : China Plate, wall hanger on back
Beginning Bid: $20

#38 – Duck Lifting Off; German stoneware, hand-painted plate
(donor unknown)
Description – hand-painted scene – Duck on pond
Signature Illegible
Dimensions – 11 ¼” diameter
Beginning bid - $20

#39 – American Pressed Glass Serving Plate, c. 1905
(donor unknown)
Dimensions – 11 ½ “ diameter
Beginning bid - $20

# 40 – 3 French miniature tiles – Scenes from Paris
(donor – Eva Andres)
Eva Andres is a newcomer in our
parish and a new recruit to our
choir. She has generously donated
these three tiles, designed to be
hung on a wall, that were originally
purchased by her grandmother, in
the 1950s.
Medium – Hand-painted ceramic tiles, mounted for
hanging
Beginning bid: $55

#41 - Longaberger Picnic Basket, c. 1993
Description wooden picnic basket with handles
Dimensions – 14” h x 20”w
Label on Bottom – “Made in Dresden, Ohio”
Beginning bid - $45
Longaberger baskets, beautifully made, functional and
decorative baskets made in Ohio, are highly collectible. The
Longaberger basket Company began in 1896 in Dresden, Ohio .
Founded by an Amish family, they created functional baskets
used mostly in the pottery industry established in their area.
They make sturdy pie carriers, mail holders, all kinds of
desirable, useable baskets. Online prices vary…Estimated
value: $220

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