55 items from the collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser crossed the auction block at Pook and Pook Auction House today. Frederick Weiser was a widely acclaimed expert in the field of Pennsylvania German culture and decorative arts. According to catalog notes by Lisa Minardi, Assistant Curator at the Winterthur Museum, Weiser’s research and images of furniture, fraktur, and textiles as well as a host of other objects, some donated, some purchased will find a new home at Winterthur. Pictured is a Berk's County, PA hanging corner cupboard, c. 1790 which sold for $44,000.