The Julian News 9
November 21, 2018
Answers on page 12
1. In 2017, three Oakland A’s hit
their first major-league home run
in the same game. Name two of
the three players.
2. Which two teams played in
the first World Series?
3. Five NFL players have
scored three touchdowns in a
Super Bowl. Name three of them.
4. When was the last time
before 2018 that the University
of Virginia men’s basketball
team was ranked No. 1 in The
Associated Press poll?
5. Winnipeg Jets forward Mark
Scheifele set an NHL single-year
playoff record in 2018 for most
goals as a visitor (11). Who had
held the mark?
6. When was the last time
before 2018 (Brad Keselowski)
that a Ford driver won NASCAR’s
Brickyard 400?
7. Rafael Nadal set a men’s
tennis record in 2018 for most
consecutive sets won (50) on the
same surface (clay). Who had
held the record?
This 14-inch wide faience bowl
made by the Galle factory sold for
$968. Emile Galle’s cameo glass
brings much higher prices.
Faience Bowl
Talented artists often become
well-known for just one type of
art when they actually created
many different things. Emile
Galle (1846-1904), the famous
artist known for his cameo glass,
designed, made and sold pottery
and furniture. The glass and
furniture are popular with today's
collectors. The pottery is scarce
and not well-known. Galle was a
leader in Art Nouveau design and
a passionate botanist, yet few of
the art books mention anything
but his cameo glass.
Galle's father had a store and
sold glass and ceramics. Emile
Galle studied glass making,
design, botany and mineralogy,
and he even served in the Franco-
Prussian war. This training helped
him in his commercial projects.
After schooling, he moved back
to Nancy, France, his birthplace,
and started his own workshop. In
1874, he directed Saint-Clement
pottery and eventually moved it to
Nancy. His pottery was exhibited
at the 1878 Paris Exhibition, and
later, he showcased both pottery
and glass at another Paris
exhibition. He set up his furniture
shop in 1884. The wooden
pieces feature marquetry using
naturalistic designs similar to
those found on his cameo glass.
Galle invented many new
techniques for making glass, and
he started the Art Nouveau style
that used curved lines, shapes
and natural designs with plants
and animals. His Art Nouveau
cameo glass was world-
renowned, and he continued to
study and write about horticultural
subjects. Galle died at age 58
after a long battle with leukemia.
A large faience-handled bowl
with flowers, scrolls, dolphin
heads and a picture of a sailboat
was auctioned at a James Julia
sale in 2017. It's marked with
a Cross of Lorraine and the
words "Emile Galle Fecit Modele
depose." (Emile Galle registered
design). A similar bowl was on
"Antiques Roadshow" in 2016
with an estimated value more
than twice the price paid of $968.
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Q: While at an estate sale, I
bought a Hall six-cup ceramic
teapot. The bottom is stamped
with pattern No. 0113, and the
color is maroon with a gold
patterned detail. There also is
"M8" stamped on the bottom rim.
When was this made?
A: You have a Hollywood
teapot first made by Hall in the
1920s. It was made in 4-cup,
5-cup, 6-cup, and 8-cup sizes.
Hollywood teapots were made
in solid colors as well as with
decal decorations. At one time,
Hall was the world's largest
manufacturer of teapots. The
value of your teapot is $25 to $35.
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CURRENT PRICES
Amethyst glass, sugar, black
amethyst, square, scallop rim,
pedestal foot, handles, c. 1934,
4 inches, $25.
Grain shovel, farming tool,
hand-carved, one piece of
wood, paddle-shaped, cylindrical
handle, c. 1870, 51 x 10 inches,
$230.
Flycatcher,blownglass,etched
bamboo design, shouldered,
spherical stopper, scroll feet, c.
1890, 13 inches, $735.
Banner, sideshow, Madam
Clair, The Psychic Wonder,
psychic holding crystal ball, 80 x
120 inches, $4,320.
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TIP: If you have museum-quality
wooden furniture, do not use modern
furniture-spray polish. Use wax and
apply it about once a year. Just dust
it regularly.
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I looked up my family tree and found
out I was the sap.
— Rodney Dangerfield
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