A commercial sign from Camp Curtin Shoe Repair
Calling all Harrisburg history buffs: an upcoming auction will feature vintage items from such lost local icons as the Senate Theater and Fink Brewing Co.
On Tuesday, Cordier Auctions announced that a Nov. 11 consignment and estates auction will feature numerous pieces tied to Harrisburg history, in addition to other arts, antiques and collectibles.
Perhaps most notable, the auction will have up for bid many items from the art deco Senate Theater, which stood in downtown Harrisburg for half-a-century until being razed in 1988. These include theater seats, original doors, mirrors, a marque and Westinghouse speaker covers, among other pieces.
Seats from the Senate Theater
Numerous commercial and advertising pieces will also be up for sale. These include items from once-notable local businesses such as Hirsch Jewelers on 3rd Street, Schell Country Store on 10th and Market streets and Camp Curtin Shoe Repair in Uptown.
An Angelo Asti Fink’s Beer lithograph
The auction also includes an Angelo Asti lithograph for Fink’s Beer, a brewery located on Forster Street, coincidentally now the site of the state Liquor Control Board. Asti’s art, which often featured Victorian-era “pinup girls,” was often used for beer advertising.
The auction also will include furniture, art, collectibles and house and home items.
According to Cordier, other highlights include a Yrjo Krkkapuro mid-century modern sofa (estimate $600 to $1,000); Salvador Dali lithograph (estimate $600 to $800); Barnum & Bailey vintage circus posters (estimate $100 to $200); Jiang Tie Feng limited edition silkscreen (estimate $100to $200); a fur coat sewing table (estimate $80 to $100); a scientific sample chest from the Philadelphia Museum (estimate $100 to $200); and a Victorian marble wash stand (estimate $80 to $120).
Bidding for the auction will be online via LiveAuctioneers. Previews are available by appointment by contacting Cordier Auctions. For more information, visit www.CordierAuction.com or call 717-731-8662.
Click here to read TheBurg’s 2022 feature story on the history of Harrisburg breweries.
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