Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is pleased to announce its 39th Semiannual Premier Americana Auction to be held Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Nov. 12, 13, and 14. The three-day event features historic property from estates and collections in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Vermont, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio, plus museum deaccessions. With nearly 1,500 lots of high-quality material, the sale is sure to generate excitement in the collecting community, providing a gauge for the current market across multiple categories. Day one, beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST, will kick the weekend off with a fine selection of 18th and 19th century glass and lighting. The diverse offerings include free-blown, pattern-molded, and pillar-molded wares; bottles and flasks; a fine collection of colored pressed flint glass, including many rare vases and candlesticks; outstanding whale oil and fluid lamps; early kerosene lighting, including cut overlay examples; a large selection of pressed lacy, including rare hollowware, salts, and cup plates; 18th century European drinking vessels; Bohemian glass including goblets with American scenes, plus more. Noteworthy items include a fine Sandwich pressed hen covered dish in shiny translucent jade green, a rare Thomas Cains pattern-molded whale oil/fluid stand lamp with fluted font and swirled stem, an unrecorded Sandwich pressed lacy glass sugar bowl, and an extremely rare pair of small dolphin scallop base candlesticks in an unrecorded deep purple blue and opaque white. Day two, also beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST, will feature part one of the ceramics collection of James Dunn, Springfield, Vt., and the early iron collection of the late James C. Leonard, Jamestown, N.C. The offerings include a large collection of early Staffordshire ceramics, including rare figures of all types; pearlware; Prattware; creamware; an immense selection of transferware in all colors and forms featuring historical, romantic, and floral patterns; Delft wares, and more. A large collection of early ironware, including all types of hearth and domestic articles, early lighting, door hinges, locks, handles, latches, and furniture hardware, will be sold. Noteworthy objects for this session are a rare pair of 19th century Staffordshire pearlware large rabbit figures, with excellent coloration, an impressive pair of Staffordshire pearlware large lion figures, modeled after the Medici lions, and an unusual Staffordshire pearlware small figure of a lion with rich red glaze body. Day three, also beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST, will feature material from many collections. The days offerings will consist of a fine selection of rare Virginia and other Southern material, 18th and 19th century formal and country furniture, American decorative arts, folk pottery, antique firearms and accessories including over 20 long rifles, Civil War and other historical material, 19th century coin silver, Native American objects, Shenandoah Valley and other folk art, and textiles including samplers and quilts. Highlights for the third session include an important John James Trumbull Arnold (1812-65) folk art double portrait of the Parsons children of Piedmont, Va. (now West Virginia), dated 1856, an unrecorded example that is completely fresh to the market, and a rare Shenandoah Valley of Virginia paint-decorated yellow pine bentwood box, attributed to the Barb Family of Shenandoah County, Va. An important Confederate Civil War presentation sword and scabbard, marked for James Conning of Mobile Ala., presented to Capt. George Wilson Hammond by the men of Co. D 60th Regiment Virginia Volunteers in 1862, descended directly in the family, will be among the expected stars. Similarly, other highlights will include a fine and rare pair of Carys pocket globes, each with original shagreen case and in excellent condition, and a scarce Sojourner Truth CDV signed verso. A fine Shenandoah Valley of Virginia paint-decorated yellow pine turkey breast stand table is also among the offerings. We are very excited to bring such an outstanding group of fresh material to the market for this auction, much of which has resided in long-term collections or descended directly in the families of the original owners. Our varied offerings of American folk art, Southern objects, and historical material are especially strong and provide numerous unique buying opportunities for collectors of all levels, commented company president Jeffrey S. Evans. The catalogue will be posted around Oct. 30. For further information, call 540-434-3939 or visit www.jeffreysevans.com.