Breweriana At Art Auctions
The first breweriana piece that I acquired for my father-in-law was a 1940s Lone Star Beer sign. He was so happy with this find at the art auction that he asked me to keep finding him interesting pieces of beer history. I think that finding breweriana at art auctions is definitely a commentary on today's society. I found another really old piece of breweriana at the very next art auction I attended. It was another sign and it was from the 1930s for Ziegler Beer. I was at an art auction in Wisconsin and had to ship that sign to my father-in-law by freight. My quest for breweriana has taken me to some art auctions that I would not have ordinarily attended and I've met people that I don't ordinarily meet. I got into a bidding war with a Cajun man over a Jax Beer sign from the 1930s. The auctioneer said that it was a piece of New Orleans history. The Cajun outbid me at every opportunity. I had a limit that had been set by my father-in-law and we were closing in on it when he finally stopped bidding. I won that piece of breweriana at the art auction for eight hundred dollars. The porcelain breweriana signs are showing up at art auctions all over the country. I found another one from the 1930s for Supreme Beer that was double sided and oval. I was really pleased when I was able to present that one to my father-in-law. The tin breweriana signs are actually not showing up as often at art auctions. I felt fortunate when I found one from the 1930s for Washington Beer. The ceramic breweriana signs are much more commonplace. After my first few purchases of breweriana for my father-in-law he decided that his taste really did run to items from the 1930s and 1940s. I've tried to keep this in mind when I find new acquisitions. I usually stay away from neon or illuminating breweriana. I just don't think it fits in with the feeling of my father-in-law's collection. The antique feel of everything is nice. He has taken up beer making as a hobby since his wife passed away, so it is not a far leap to beer art collecting. The Goetz Country Club Beer sign that I won at an art auction in Indiana was a little more chipped than the other pieces I've gotten. I was intent on winning this sign because Goetz was my father-in-law's mother's maiden name. He was so happy with this old piece of breweriana because of the name on it that it instantly became the centerpiece of his collection. I found two pieces of cardboard breweriana at an art auction in Ohio. I decided that they were going to sell so cheaply that I could buy them and frame them for the collection. I'm glad I went to that art auction. I won a sign for Velvet Beer and another one for Stratford Beer. They both were from the 1930s and they were more colorful than tin breweriana signs that I'd purchased at other art auctions. The framer that I used framed both pieces for fifty dollars. The art auction that I attended in Rochester, New York turned out to be very fruitful for my father-in-law's breweriana collection. There was a Standard Dry Ale reverse painted glass sign up for auction. The sign had hung in a bar until the 1960s when the bar closed down. The most recent piece of breweriana that I bought at an art auction was an original prohibition era Miller High Life Brew sign. The red and black sign looked great on the wall with the other signs in the collection. My father-in-law plans to build an old-fashioned bar in his home, at least the decorating is complete! |
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