Two extremely fine Jonas Weber pine paint-decorated boxes consigned by different sellers are part of several highlights of the Fall Antiques and Americana Auction for Hess Auction Groups Conestoga Auction Company on Saturday, Oct. 7. Jonas Weber (1810-76) was born in East Earl (Brecknock Township), Lancaster County, Pa., and is known for paint-decorated boxes, some with feet, some without. Today, they are viewed as highly prized Pennsylvania German folk art. One example in the sale has a blue/green ground with 3-1/2 story off-white, salmon and yellow house flanked by trees, green and yellow foreground. This small lift-top box has been in the same family since 1850 and has never been offered for public sale. The second example is on a yellow ground with 3-1/2 story salmon and blue house flanked by trees, green and red foreground. This is the largest yellow ground Weber box with a 3-1/2 story house known. It was in the same family for three generations prior to the latest owner, who acquired it in the Fivepointville area of northern Lancaster County. Another highlight is a fine, large wooden carved and painted folk art poodle, attributed to Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-90), Cumberland County, Pa. It is coming from the Tillisch estate of Harrisburg and has been in that private collection for over 50 years. The Ben Austrian paintings include an exceptional, rare large oil-on-canvas painting by Ben Austrian (1870-1921) depicting an English setter on a rocky shoreline, signed and dated 1910. This painting is from the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., and was purchased at Pennypacker Auction Centre in 1980. Quentin Sternbergh was the grandson of the wealthy Reading industrialist J. Hervey Sternbergh, who was one of the artists staunchest patrons at the turn of the century. Another notable Ben Austrian oil painting is of a hen with chicks with provenance from the Lester Breininger collection, along with several Austrian signed prints. More pieces from Berks County include a rare carved and painted American Bald Eagle, which is being offered publicly for the first time, and is by Berks County artist J. Randy Rowe (1922-78). It is signed and dated 1967. The lot includes the original sketches, photographs, and correspondence between the artist and the person who commissioned the piece. A carved Bald Eagle by Rowe was the official emblem of the National Rifle Association in Washington, D.C. Additionally, there is a highly detailed watercolor painting of a gyrfalcon by Earl Poole (1891-1972), a summer landscape painting by Christopher H. Shearer (1846-1926), and an autumnal landscape by his son Victor Shearer (1872-1951). Rounding out the rest of the 625 lots of woodenwares, china, glass, artwork, and furniture are approximately 100 lots to include teddy bears (including Steiff), Christmas decorations, and toys. Hess Auction Group is excited to offer these items at its Conestoga Auction Gallery at a live auction on Saturday, Oct. 7, starting at 9 a.m. Live bidding will also be available through Live Auctioneers and HiBid. Approximately 400 additional lots will be offered online only. Conestoga Auction Co. is located at 768 Graystone Road, Manheim, Pa. To learn more, call 717-898-7284 or visit www.hessauctiongroup.com.