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February 12, 2007
TURKEY CREEK AUCTIONS, Citra, FL
March 3, 2007
LEADING AUTHORITY ON VINTAGE FLORIDA SOUVENIRS AND MEMORABILIA SET TO
SELL PERSONAL COLLECTION
Larry Roberts, author of "Florida’s Golden Age of Souvenirs 1890-1930"
will offer most of his personal collection of Florida souvenirs at
Turkey Creek Auctions in Citra, FL on March 3.
For collectors of vintage Florida souvenirs, memorabilia and
collectibles, the pearly gates are about to swing wide open. Larry
Roberts, the acknowledged guru on the subject and the author of
"Florida’s Golden Age of Souvenirs 1890-1930" and a consultant for the
Florida History Museum in Tallahassee, has engaged Turkey Creek
Auctions to dispose of the bulk of his personal collection as well as
the inventory of his retail shop in Micanopy, FL. This once in a
lifetime opportunity will start Saturday March 3 at 4:30PM beginning
with the postcard collection. It will be held in the Turkey Creek
Auctions barn in Citra, FL, 13 miles north of Ocala on U.S. Highway
441.
The sale of Roberts’ collection with no additions will consist of
around 25,000 – 30,000 smalls that will be offered in selected
groupings and between 50,000 and 60,000 vintage postcards, also to be
offered in groups in addition to the larger single items.
Virtually all of the items pictured in Roberts’ book will be included
in the inventory. Of special interest is the large polychrome plaque
by Florida artist Olive Commons. The plaque, one of Commons’ largest
works, is featured on the inside cover of the book. It is
conservatively estimated to sell in the $3,000/$5000 range. Other
works by Commons from the 1920s and 1930s will include Florida art,
jewelry and porcelain. Special creations by Stuart, FL metal smith and
artist Serge Nekrassoff, including some of his trademark large pins
will cross the block. Many of these items were acquired by Roberts
directly from the Nekrassoff family. Also being offered is a large
collection of Florida pottery including works from Merritt Island
Pottery, founded in 1937, Floramics from the 1940s and Silver Springs
pottery from the 1930s as well as hand colored photos and prints by
early 20th century Florida photographers and artists William J. Harris
and Esmond G. Barnhill including many of their prints shown in the
book. The auction inventory additionally will include vintage Florida
fishing tackle, Indian artifacts, Seminole dolls, Florida ephemera and
Florida themed shieldware.
Robert’s collection was hand selected by him from all over the country
through the years as he traveled the country, buying and bartering to
augment his inventory which today includes several rare alligator
steins that are expected to sell in the $400-$800 range, selected
alligator carvings ranging from the 1870s to the 1920s, some very rare
Florida spoons in the $200-$400 range and souvenir Florida china found
in nooks and crannies all over the United States. Roberts’
authoritative book is currently available on Amazon.com with free
shipping and can be found at selected bookstores.
Turkey Creek Auctions has been in Central Florida for over twenty
years and conducts twelve regular monthly auctions each year in
addition to special events like the Larry Roberts sale. Auction owner
Charles David Glynn will be accepting absentee bids for this sale.
Preview for the sale will be Friday March 2 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at
the Auction facility. Turkey Creek Auctions is located at 13939 N. Hwy
441 in Citra, 13 miles north of Ocala. Visit the website at
www.antiqueauctionsfl.com for directions and more information or
call David Glynn at (800) 648-7523 for details.
 Commons
plaque- This large (6½ in high) cameona porcelain polychrome plaque by
Olive Commons is estimated to sell at $3,000/$5,000.
Dolls – Some of the variety of Native American Seminole dolls.
Harris print – This hand colored print, 7⅛in by 9½in, entitled "Palm
River, Fla" is signed lower left by William J. Harris.
Orangeware – Orangeware with applied alligators and orange blossoms.
Steins – These German figural gator steins are made by Bohn Söhne (L)
and marked "Musterschutz" (R).
 FURNITURE AND ART ROCK ALONG WITH A STEINWAY AT
AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2007
AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale April 16, 2007, West Palm Beach, FL
Works by Jean Jensem and Alfred Hutty provide the fuel for a
high powered sale April 16 at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in
West Palm Beach, FL.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Brian Kogan, owner of Auction Gallery
of the Palm Beaches, said of his April 16 sale, "It was a very
satisfying way to close out the Winter season." Part of his
satisfaction came from the fact that he had the estate of New York
City resident Selma Smith to entice local and internet bidders through
LiveAuctioneeers.com. The heir to the estate, a local resident,
indicated to Kogan that he would rather have the sale handled in West
Palm Beach than have to parcel it out to several New York auctions and
Kogan was happy to make the trip to take a look. He liked what he saw.
The 520 lot sale started at 5:00PM April 16 and was host to 125
visitors with 70 registered in-house bidders, 75 phone bidders and 240
registered bidders online. Kogan said they came to buy.
Art was the main attraction and the top lot was an oil on canvas by
Jean Jansem, Fr, (b.1920). Jamsen was born in 1920 in Seuleuze, the
former Armenian part of Turkey, and spent his early childhood in
Greece before his family settled in Paris when he was ten. He was
educated in Paris and his work was most influenced by Picasso. This
work titled "Woman by Table," 45¾ by 35in, was estimated pre sale at
$6/$8,000. It sold on the phone to a dealer in New Jersey for
$14,950 including the buyer’s premium.
Two works by Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) offered a Southern point of
view. Hutty, born in Michigan, arrived in Charleston, SC before the
start of World War I and was a leading figure in the Charleston
Renaissance group of artists active between 1915 and 1940. Hutty
also worked for Tiffany Studios. His watercolor "Cypress Swamp" was
signed lower right in pencil. The unframed work, 19 by 14in, sold
online for $7,320 after a fierce battle with a floor bidder. The
work will be heading back home to South Carolina. The same online
bidder won the following lot, also by Hutty, "Old Church with
Spanish Moss," 15 by 19½in, watercolor signed lower right, for
$10,370.
Other significant works of art included an oil on canvas circa 1730
attributed to John van der Banck, British (1694-1739). The 78 by
65in work depicted the "Duke and Duchess of Marlborough" in a
massive gilt-gesso frame. The painting appeared to have been touched
up in places. It brought a winner of $6,900 followed by a painting
after Edourard Manet but with an indistinguishable signature, a 46
by 30in oil on canvas, estimated at $1,200/$1,500, which sold in the
room at $4,600. A KPM hand painted oval porcelain plaque, 19th
century, of a "Lady in a White Dress" was a pleasant surprise.
Estimated at $1,000/$2000, the 7 by 5in oval with KPM mark, mounted
in an gilt gesso decorative frame, closed in the room at $3,450.
Other types of decorative arts also found a warm reception including
a three piece enamel and bronze French garniture clock set. The
clock had a footed brass frame with beveled glass side panels and
two hand painted porcelain figural panels with accented cloisonné
embellishments. The time and strike movement was stamped "Medaille
D'Argent 1889". Accompanying the clock was a pair of footed hand
painted figural and pictorial porcelain and bronze urns with
cloisonné and gilt accents, each measuring 5in wide at the handles
by 11in high. It closed at $7475. A 12 by 20ft Sarouk sold for
$4,600. But the best music was made by a 1930 Steinway walnut Model
M Grand Piano with the original Aoelian Duo-Art Player Piano
Mechanism that operated and played beautifully. With 150 music rolls
it sold for $12,000.
At this sale even the "brown goods" did well. An English mahogany
three part breakfront/secretary with a scrolled mullion vitrine top
with shelves, measuring 110in wide by 23½in deep by 99 inches high,
marked with a plaque reading "Kenidge Furnishers, Hailsham &
Heathfield," earned $11,500 and an English Georgian inlaid sideboard
with serpentine front, 71 W by 24½ D by 36½in H with some minor
repairs sold for $2,990.
The next sale at Auction Gallery of the Palm beaches is scheduled
for May 21 featuring fine art and antiques from two local estates.
For more information call Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches at
(561) 805-7115, email to
info@agopb.com or visit the website at
http://www.agopb.com/.
Jansem – Top lot of the sale was "Woman by Table" by Jean Jansem at
$14,950.
 Clock – This French garniture clock set made time at $7,475.
KPM – This lovely KPM porcelain plaque, 5 by 7in oval, closed at
$3,450.
Plaque – An Exquisite Italian Pietra Dura inlaid plaque depicting a
still-life
centerpiece, 18in diameter, sold for $3,910.
Steinway – A 1930 Steinway with Aoelian Duo-Art Player Piano Mechanism
and 150 music rolls went for $12,000.
Tyler – "Marine Scene" oil on canvas by William Richardson Tyler,
American 1825- 1896, in original frame, brought $5,750.
 MATHESON'S TWO DAY SALE FEATURING NAPOLEONIC
PERIOD COLLECTION AND IMPORTANT ART WAS HUGE SUCCESS
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 29, 2007
MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL, Sale March 17-18
Two important local collections crossed the block at
Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL on March 17 – 18. But while
the collections had a Florida provenance the bidders came from all
over the country and some from Europe even bid by phone.
MELBOURNE, FL - The sale opened at 11:00AM on Saturday March 17 with
over 400 lots of art that included works by Picasso, Leroy, Chagall,
Greuze and Faulkner. The house was full with all 200 seats taken and
five extra phone lines were at the ready plus five staff members
with cell phones to field call in bids. The sale was not offered
online.
The sale also included a good
collection of African and Oceanic art and artifacts and that got
the sale off to good start early on. The third lot of the sale was
a large Costa Rican stone carving of a female figure from the
Atlantic watershed region, 48in tall by 21in wide that quickly
soared to $6,325 including the fifteen percent buyer’s premium.
That loosened up the audience and by the 10th lot the sale was
rolling. Lot 10 was a pencil signed color lithograph, 27½ by 20in,
entitled "The Bluebird" by Marc Chagall (Russian/French
1887-1985). This was the first of five Chagall lots in the sale
and it made the top Chagall money, selling on the phone for
$9,200. It was followed several lots later by Chagall’s
lithograph, 16 by 11 ¾in, entitled "Eve Incurs God’s Displeasure"
that went for $4,888.
Spaced between the Chagall lots was
an etching by Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881 - 1973) entitled "Man
Uncovering A Woman" from "Vollard Suite". It was signed lower
right and numbered lower left "XX-VI-MCMXXXI", size 15½in by
12½in. It sold on the phone to a New York dealer for what will
probably establish a new record for a Picasso etching. Including
premium the Picasso closed at $14,950.
Eight oil on board works by the eccentric American artist Henry
Faulkner (1924-1981) came from the Ft. Lauderdale estate of a
friend of Faulkner’s who had received the works directly from
Faulkner. Foremost among the works was a crowded village
architectural scene, 13¼ by 16½ in, secured in a rough hand carved
frame. Legend has it that Faulkner often scoured trash bins for
frames for his work and this appeared to be one of them. That
didn’t bother a collector on the phone who bid the work up to
$9,200. A collector from Lexington, KY snapped up three of the
Faulkners paying $8,913 for figure with a hand across the chest,
$6,038 for a flower cart and $4,600 for a work entitled "Two
Winged Friends" with the original receipt dated 1965.
An important oil on board portrait by Jean Baptiste Greuze, French
(1725 –1805) that had been passed down in the Chase Banking
family, brought $10,350 and the top lot of the sale, an
elaborately framed oil on canvas portrait of a woman and infant,
29 by 31in, by Paul Alexander Leroy, French (1860-1942) sold on
the phone to a New York collector for $18,400.
The Sunday March 18 session of the
sale featured over 200 items from an important Melbourne
Napoleonic collection. The top lot of that session was a saber
that had belonged to an officer of the Carabiniers, Napoleon’s two
elite regiments of cavalry. The saber with wire handled grip,
bronze guard and 36in curved blade sold in the room to a
Pennsylvania collector who had flown in the night before the sale.
He paid $10,637. A 37¼in long regimental saber, Model XI, sold on
the phone to a California collector for $5,290 and an elaborate
infantry sword engraved "NK" under the langet went to the same
buyer for $4,888. A French naval blunderbuss captured by an
English officer went for $3,163. Other period firearms included
several flintlock pistols that sold in the $1,100 - $1,300 range
and one police model that brought $2,875.
Non weapons included a polychrome
wood carved Napoleonic coat of arms that sold on the phone for
$6,325, a hand painted standard with wire tassels, 20 by 22in,
emblazoned with "Pro Gloria Et Patria" brought $4,888, an infantry
officer’s Shako hat, Model 1812, made $3,738 on the phone and a
brass cavalry bugle engraved and dated 1812 led a new charge for
$1,380.
Matheson’s AA Auction is located at 600 E. New Haven Avenue in
Melbourne, FL. For more information on this sale or future sales
call auction owners Lloyd and Jan Matheson or Auction Manager
Carrie Lucas at (321) 768-6668, visit the website at
www.mathesonsaaauction.com
or send email to
aaauctions@earthlink.net.
Leroy – This touching scene by Paul Alexander Leroy sold on the
phone to a New York collector for $18,400, the top lot of the
sale.
Faulkner – This jumbled architectural view by Faulkner went for
$9,200.
Picasso – An etching by Picasso may have established a new record
at $14,950.
Greuze – A portrait by Jean Baptiste Greuze with an impeccable
provenance closed at $10,350.
Sword 605 – A Carabinier officer’s sword was the top Napoleonic
lot at $10,637.
 BIG TIME AND BIG MONEY CROSS PATHS AT J.K.
GALLERIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2007
J.K. GALLERIES
Boca Raton, FL
May 28, 29 and June 10, 2007
Elegant watches, exquisite lamps and art pottery set the
tone in Boca Raton at J.K. Galleries three day sale.
BOCA RATON, FL - J.K. Galleries in Boca Raton, Florida staged a
massive three day 1200 lot sale stretched out over May 27, May 28 and
June 10. The sale attracted 180 registered bidders in the gallery and
890 registered on LiveAuctioneers.com. Auction owner Jay Kielstock
said before the sale he had assembled probably the best inventory in
the Galleries’ history. The results bore him out.
Top lot of the sale was a white gold Chopard Imperial lady’s diamond
watch with baguette and round diamonds, f- color, vvs quality,
approximately 30.00 cts. The Chopard line of elegant watches was
introduced early in the 20th century by Swiss watchmaker Louis Ulys
Chopard. The watches are considered by many to be the most stylish
in the world. This one styled its way to top lot of the sale
bringing the winning bid of $69,000 including buyer’s premium from a
local bidder on the floor. Another fine timepiece, while not quite
in the same league as the Chopard, still kept a spot at the top of
the dial. A Patek Phillippe 18KT yellow gold men’s Calatrava Model
5107.1J-001, with 18KT deployment band and thirty jewel signed
movement, with original box and all papers in like new condition,
sold in the room for $23,000.
Three lamps did very well. A Handel Black Parrot lamp, #7023, with
17½in shade brought $11,500 and another Handel with a shade signed
"Handel #5664" made $8,050. A Pairpoint lamp with a signed shade
with ship scenes sold for $4,830.
J.K. Galleries always does well in the art pottery category,
especially with Roseville and this sale was no exception. The top
Roseville lot was a Rozane portrait vase, 21in high, featuring a
portrait of a dog in collar. In standard glaze with large loop
handles man’s best friend went to a new best friend on the west
coast of Florida for $2,990. The same buyer was the successful
bidder for a Rozane 12in vase with a portrait of a horse. It sold
for $1,610. Roseville’s Futura line is always a hit at J.K. An eight
inch tall Milk Carton vase in tan and bluish green brought $2,070, a
Futura green fan vase, 9in tall in Shape 407, glossy lime green
shading to dark emerald at the base, sold for $1,840 and a Futura
balloon vase, 9in tall with a green body closed at $1,499.
But pottery was not the only pretty show at the sale with glass
making a strong appearance. A Daum Cameo Pillow vase, 7½in flattened
ovoid body with textured ground and mottled interior, featuring an
excellent winter landscape scene, sold for $8,625 and a 4½in Daum
Nancy cabinet vase with winter scene made $4,830. A Quezal gold Jack
in the Box vase, 13in tall by 7½in diameter at the top, sold online
for $6,000 and a signed D’Argental glass center bowl, 5½in high by
13in diameter, with large wild roses and leaves on thorny stems,
sold for $3,105.
A little Tiffany is always a nice touch and this time it appeared in
the form of an opalescent cabinet vase, 6½in tall, with long neck
and flared lemon yellow and opal rim. It sold for $4,830 as did a
Tiffany decorated pulled feather vase with swirled feathers in blue
and greens, 3½in tall by 6in wide, signed "LCT K 1033." A Tiffany
favrile vase, 17in tall, with gold favrile stem, a 5in flared rim
and bronze base, brought $3,795. The fourth work bearing the Tiffany
name was 10 by 14in watercolor of a North African scene bearing the
initials L.C.T. in the lower right corner. It made $6,325 in the
room.
The biggest surprise of the three day sale was a trio of cups and
saucers. One set bearing a Dresden mark from the 1890s, estimated at
$300/400 sold on the phone for $1,610 to a bidder in South Carolina.
The same bidder won a Royal Vienna cup and saucer, also estimated at
$300/400 for $2,990. But the real surprise was a Royal Vienna 3in
cup and 4in saucer, with Germany marks, gold scrolls and figural
bird handle with a portrait of a beautiful brunette, estimated at
$300/400. It brought the most bids ever at J.K. Galleries ringing up
59. It came down to a phone bidder in Canada and a bidder online.
The online bidder won at $5,280.
One pair of lots produced a poignant surprise for a bidder. The lots
were two black memorabilia prints from 1914 of hands in a cotton
field. A prospective bidder, perusing the LiveAuctioneers.com online
catalog was moved to call Kielstock to say his great grandfather had
taken those photos and he had been looking for them for decades. He
won them with an online bid of $120 each.
For more information call Jay Kielstock or Auction Manager Amanda
Watkins at (954) 421-2800, or email at
jkgalleries@bellsouth.net or visit the website at
www.jkgalleries.com. J.K. Galleries is located at 8221 W. Glades
Road, Suite # 13, Boca Raton, FL 33434.
Royal
Vienna – A 3in Royal Vienna cup with matching 4in saucer soared
over its $300/400 estimate to close at $5,280 to an online bidder.
Daum Cameo – This 7 ½in Daum Cameo Pillow vase closed at $8,625.
Handel Parrot – A Handel #7023 lamp with black chipped ice 17½in
shade signed "Palme" with two large parrots and butterflies sold for
$11,500.
 Patek Phillippe – This man’s Patek Phillippe with all paperwork
and original box brought $23,000.
 Rookwood Vellum – A Rookwood Vellum plaque, 9½ by 12½in, dated 1917
and initialed lower right by Lenore Asbury sold for $9,775.
 Roxane Dog – A 21in tall Rookwood Rozane vase with a portrait of a
dog went for $2,990.
Jade from a Naples Collection sells for a
premium in the International market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2006
AUCTIONS NEAPOLITAN
Sale November 14/21, December 12, 2006
Naples, FL
JADE FROM A NAPLES COLLECTION SELLS FOR A PREMIUM IN THE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
Auctions Neapolitan of Naples, FL held a wide ranging three day
sale in November and December that sparked international
interest in quality jade and other Oriental items.
Neapolitan Auctions owner Kathleen Pica of Naples, FL was
excited about the results from her recent three day sales event
that saw bidders from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan competing with
local bidders for items from the 1200 lot inventory she
assembled for this auction. The sale was conducted online by
LiveAuctioneers.com and in person in the auction facility on 1st
Avenue South in Naples.
Each of the three days of the sale had a significantly different
tone. The first day, November 14, featured a number of lots from
a significant collection of jade artifacts originally from
China. Until recently the collection was privately housed in
Naples. The second day, November 21, showcased a variety of
antiques and silver from an estate in Port Charlotte and the
final day, December 12, was "clean up" day according to Pica,
picking up miscellaneous lots from a number of sources,
providing bidders with lots of unique opportunities for holiday
gifts. The opportunity to bid attracted 920 approved bidders
registered for the online portion of the sale competing against
200 registered in person in the Gallery.
The top lot of the sale crossed the block on the first day of
the sale. A Ching Dynasty (1644-1912) jade scepter created quite
a stir in the online market and on the phone bidding lines. An
online bidder from Taiwan battled it out with phone bidders from
China, and California and other online bidders from China, Hong
Kong and Japan. Pica noted, "Oriental buyers are especially
favorable to the lighter colored jade pieces. They like the
whites and light greens." The 15¾in scepter in light green jade
certainly fit the bill and included carvings depicting a man and
his servant traveling. That was a good omen because the scepter
will soon make its way to Taiwan going to the online bidder
there for $13,915 including the buyer’s premium of fifteen
percent. The original presale estimate was for $1,200/1,400.
Other significant jade lots included a light green carved jade
brush wash, 5 by 4in, with a raised center medallion. Estimated
at $150/$200, the elegant bowl garnered a winning bid of $4,025,
again from an Oriental buyer. A 4in Chinese carved jade pants
coupe with fitted wooden stand, light green with brown traces,
estimated at $300/$400, cleaned up at $3,795 and a Chinese
carved white jade belt buckle sold for $3047. Pica said, "The
jade was good quality but nothing real special. The market is
just ready for good quality jade work."
The second day of the sale held its own with a Japanese two
handled signed bronze urn. The 19¾in urn was elaborately
decorated with large flowers, leaves and branches with details
to the petals and stamin. The urn was mounted on a three dolphin
base resting on a plateau with bird perched on a branch as a
finial. Estimated at $600/$800, it sold to an online bidder for
$2,760. A seldom seen Meissen porcelain harlequin figure, 9in
tall sold over estimate online at $873.
The final day of the sale saw a vintage Japanese small sword,
26in long, with a leather wrapped handle and a stylized lotus
leaf Tsuba, estimated at $300/$400 bring in a winner of $625.
Pica feels that the international contacts and the quality of
merchandise she is attracting in Naples allows Auctions
Neapolitan to effectively offer auction services that compete
favorably with the larger houses on the East coast. Her next
auction is scheduled for January. For more information visit the
Gallery at 1100 1st Avenue South in Naples, contact Kathleen
Pica at Auctions Neapolitan at (239) 262-7333 or visit the
website at
http://www.auctionsn.com/.
PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTIONS NEAPOLITAN
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2006 SALE
Scepter – This Ching Dynasty scepter in light green jade was top
lot of the sale at $13,915 from a bidder in Taiwan.
Harlequin – A rare 9in tall Meissen porcelain harlequin figurine
sold for $873.
Libation cup – An archaic light green jade libation cup with
stylized Chi dragons climbing up the sides sold well over the
$400/$600 estimate at $2932.
Sword – A 26in long Japanese sword with ray skin and leather
wrapped handle brought $625.
Urn – A two handled Japanese bronze urn, 19¾in tall, sold better
than expected with $2760 at the hammer.
Water coupe – A carved Chinese pants water coupe carved in light
green nephrite jade with brown traces in a fitted wooden stand
sold for more than ten times the low estimate for $3795.
The third anniversary sale of Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
on South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach on June 26 was a night
of fun, strong prices and several surprises according to auction
co-owner Brian Kogan. "It was a nice evening and lots of people
had lots of fun." The event featured lots from the estate of
Palm Beach antiquarian and third generation English porcelain
dealer Alfred Peter Rochelle-Thomas, a French Art Deco perfume
bottle collection from the estate of New York artist Arthur
Holland, French and Italian furniture from a Miami home and
American furniture from a Plantation area home.
The biggest surprise of the sale was a pair of porcelain bowls
from the reign of the fifth emperor of the Chinese Ch’ing dynasty,
known as Chia Ch’ing, 1796-1820. Bearing the seal of the reign,
the two red ground finely painted bowls, 4in high X 8 1/8in wide,
with scenes of Chinese children at play, were estimated at
$500/$1,000 the pair. Fierce online competition quickly exceeded
the high estimate, closing at $26,400, including buyer’s premium,
from a regular auction house bidder. The bowls will eventually be
sent to Hong Kong.
Another very pleasant surprise appeared in the form of a French
display cabinet, circa 1900, with a drop front desk in the center
section and curved glass display areas. The kingwood cabinet, 65in
high and 63in wide, was decorated with ormolu ribbon and floral
swags and caryatids that had been added after the original
manufacture. Estimated at $6,000/$8,000, a local bidder and New
York buyer went head to head until the New Yorker won it with an
offer of $20,700.
And American artifacts were also in demand. A pair of 18th century
gilt wood convex mirrors with eagle finials and finely gilt carved
scrolling additions was warmly received in the house. The 40in
tall fixtures had some paint faults and loosened finials and parts
but were estimated at $5,000/$7,000 in spite of the deterioration
of the probable original mirrors and the addition of electrified
candelabra. That was no deterrent to determined bidders who
competed the pair to a close of $17,250.
Art was well represented at the sale. An oil on canvas, 36in X
54in, with no visible signature but with a strong attribution to
English artist Edward Mathew Ward, 1816 – 1879, depicted a scene
in Exchange Alley from the South Sea Bubble in 1790 when the
financial bubble of South Seas financial speculation burst. It
went to a local floor bidder for $14,950 and an 18th century
Spanish or Dutch School Old Master oil on copper brought $3335.
Even a bird got into the act. A 17in tall Majolica pottery hanging
wall bracket with a parrot figure and an illegible maker’s mark,
in fair condition with some loss to the feathers, estimated at
$100/$150, sailed off to a winner of $2,530 with premium.
The off-peak season auction was well attended with over 100
bidders on the floor, 300 registered online with LiveAuctioneers
and over 100 phone bids. Kogan reported the online version of the
sale came off without a hitch. For more information call (561)
805-7115 or visit the website at
http://www.agopb.com/. The next Art and Antique Auction is
scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2006 at 5:00 PM.
PHOTO CAPTION FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Bowls.jpg – This pair of bowls from the Chia Ch’ing era of China,
1796-1820, estimated at $500/$1,000 sold online for $26,400.
Console.jpg – This 18th century Italian marble top console with
painted and gilt carving sold within estimate at $7,475 including
the fifteen percent buyer’s premium.
Display cab.jpg – A French display cabinet with curved glass ends
and ormolu mounts and a fall front desk, circa 1900, brought a
winner of $20,700.
Mirrors.jpg – A pair of convex mirrors from the turn of the 19th
century with eagle finials sold for more than twice the high
estimate at $17,250.
Spoon tray.jpg – A Chinese export lozenge spoon tray for the
American market with eagle motif and inscribed "E Pluribus Unum",
3/4 in high, 7 1/8 in wide, in good condition with some wear to
the gilding edge and center monogram sold to bidder from Hawaii
for $4,025.
Pre Auction
 MONSTERS OF MYTHOLOGY WILL HEADLINE
AT MATHESON'S IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007
MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL
Sale July 28-29
A collection of works by R. J. Horner featuring full
bodied winged griffins from a Miami estate will highlight the
July 28-29 sale at Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL.
Matheson’s AA Auction owners Lloyd and Jan Matheson have
assembled 900 lots of furniture, art, antiques and pre-Columbian
artifacts for another of their two day, free wheeling sales that
have attracted national and international attention recently.
Items from five major estates have been consigned to Matheson’s
by the heirs and there will be no additions.
The focal point of the sale will be a collection of eight pieces
of furniture and accessories made by R. J. Horner & Company of
New York. After working as a clerk in a lace business Robert. J.
Horner opened his own curtain and lace shop and then opened a
retail furniture outlet in 1886. He soon began making his own
furniture to sell and specialized in the Aesthetic Movement.
Following that he turned out many heavily carved pieces in oak
and mahogany that utilized classical figures such as caryatids
and the mythological creature the winged griffin as a primary
element. His full bodied griffin images are legendary and this
collection has its share as well as other Horner trademarks.
Four of the pieces display griffins. Three desks use full bodied
griffins as columnar supports. Two outstanding elaborately
carved mahogany partner’s desks have a full bodied figure at
each corner supporting the top and a heavily carved slant lid
desk with a secret drawer uses two griffins as front posts. A
54in wide console table with two drawers also supports the top
on the creatures. A triple door mahogany bow front bookcase with
a heavily carved frieze panel above the doors has full bodied
male figures in high relief on each column supporting the top of
the cabinet. A 92in tall Horner mirror doesn’t have griffins but
it does have a demonic head with horns in the
heavily carved crest while two 36in high mahogany fern stands
demonstrate Horner’s classical figure ability in a male and
female figure.
A large collection of pre-Columbian artifacts, mostly vessels
and figures, will be offered. There is large selection of
Chancay, Peru terracotta figures from the 12th century including
several "cuchimilco" style figures with extended arms and a
Zacateca terracotta couple from Zacatecas, West Pacific
250-550AD, 14½in tall and number of terracotta figures from the
Mochica, Peru area circa 250-500AD among many others.
Other lots include a very unusual American rosewood double
quilting settee from the Rococo period accompanied by its built
in large pincushion and a corner rosewood storage box as well as
a Biedermeier desk in Circassian walnut veneer and an early 19th
century walnut German kas, 92 H by 76in W, with an elaborately
inlaid inner panel in the door.
The fine art section of the sale will feature an oil on canvas
by Dutch artist Jacobus de Jong (1866-1920), 16 by 12½in, an
Audubon elephant folio print of "Barnacle Goose", 24 by 36in and
a watercolor on paper laid down on cardboard bearing the
monogram "1/1" from 1948 of Charles Burchfield ( American
1893-1967), 19 by 15in, as well as works by Russian-American
artist Nicolai Cikovsky (1894-1934), Fernando de Szyszlo,
Peruvian artist (b.1925) and George Rouault, French (1871-1958).
The sale begins at 11:00AM Saturday July 28 and continues at
12:00 PM Sunday July 29. Preview will be Friday July 27 from
11:00AM to 6:00PM and two hours before the start of the sale on
both days. Matheson’s AA Auction is located at 600 E. New Haven
Avenue in Melbourne, FL 32901. Seating for 180 can be reserved
by phone, (321) 768-6668 or by email at
aaauctions@earthlink.net. Selected portions of the catalog
are available for viewing on the Matheson’s AA Auction website
at
http://www.mathesonsaaauction.com/.
The auction will be called by 33 year veteran auctioneer and
auction co-owner Lloyd J. Matheson, Jr. Phone and absentee bids
are welcomed. For more information call auction owners Lloyd or
Jan Matheson or Auction Manager Carrie Lucas (321) 768-6668.
Griffins – This mahogany partners desk has full bodied winged
griffins at each corner.
Couple – Terracotta
couple, 14½in high, from Zactecas, West Pacific, 250-550 AD.
Bookcase – A triple
door bookcase with full bodied figural columns by R. J. Horner,
85in wide by 67in high.
Buddha – Large Thai
limestone standing Buddha, 7th century, Mon style, 31½in high.
Slant front –
Profusely carved Horner slant lid desk with winged griffins and
secret drawer, 45½in high by 42in wide.
Tapestry – 17th
century Flemish tapestry, 7 by 12ft.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2007
JACK EUBANKS AUCTION
BREVARD, NC
Sale June 23, 2007
Mix one Porsche Carrera 2, six Florida Highwayman
paintings and a helping of early Transylvania County, NC
furniture. Stir well. Result? The opportunity for a great sale
at Jack Eubanks Auction in Brevard, NC.
The folk art phenomenon now known as the Highwaymen had its
beginning in the 1950s in Ft. Pierce Florida when a local white
landscape artist, Alfred E. "Beanie" Backus, took in a young
black aspiring artist named Alfred Hair. Backus showed Hair the
basics of painting semi-tropical landscapes and even took him to
the Bahamas to broaden his horizon. Hair, ever the
entrepreneurial spirit, then organized a small group of local
black artists and showed them how to "mass produce" colorful
Florida landscapes. Lacking a retail outlet for their work,
these young painters began to sell their wares on Florida
roadways, earning them the name "Highwaymen." Eventually the
group members set out on their separate ways and some of them
are still active artists today even though Alfred died in 1970.
The Jack Eubanks sale of June 23 will feature 24 by 48in
original oil on board Florida landscape by Hair depicting a
Florida poinciana tree in all its red glory against a typical
Florida backdrop. The painting, from the 1960s, is signed "A.
Hair." The same local consignor also presents five more
Highwaymen by another original member Sam Newton. These were
acquired by a deceased member of the consignor’s family, Robert
Hurd, in the 1970s when he lived in Melbourne, FL and acquired
the paintings directly from Newton for $20.00 each.
The abundance of American art in this sale is augmented by the
presence of a work by Charles P. Gruppe (American 1860-1940).
This oil on panel entitled "Norman’s Woe" features a seascape
from the Gloucester, Mass area. The 12 by 16in work without
frame is artist signed and probably is from the 1920s. The same
consignor had another Gruppe work, a harbor scene, in the June
10 sale at Eubanks and it was very well received. Also on the
block are thirty Wallace Nutting prints, some hand colored and
all with original signatures. They were purchased by a local
consignor in New York over thirty years ago and range in size
from 2 by 3in to 15½ by 18¼in. Some of the prints are numbered
and dated.
The final entries in the art category represent the result of
along investigation by auction owner Jack Eubanks who tracked
down a painting signed by Rhonda J. Smith, entitled "Kentucky
Games March 1979." When Eubanks tracked down the artist she
turned out to be a tenured art professor at Shepherd University
in Shepherdstown, WV. Formerly the head of the Art Department,
the artist relayed that the work was a post graduate pastel
piece created while in Richmond, KY. When asked about another
work, a drawing entitled "Time In A Bottle" signed by Skip Wiggs,
she said that was the nickname of her husband Byron Alan Wiggs
who now owns Middle Bridge Pottery in Keedysville, MD and sells
exclusively (at West Wind Potters) in Harpers Ferry, WV.
The young at heart will be interested in the bright red Porsche
Carrera 2 to try on the twisty roads of western North Carolina.
The Carrera version of the Porsche 911 was introduced in 1988
for the model year 1989. The first Carrera was a four wheel
drive model, the Carrera 4. The two wheel drive version, the
Carrera 2, was introduced in 1990. This is a 1991 model with a
3.6 liter engine and 107,000 miles on the clock.
On the furniture side of the sale will be some items from the
pre Civil War home of a family of early Transylvania County
settlers including a grain painted beadboard stepback cupboard
and an early farm table, some locally made items and a good
cross section of late 19th and early 20th century furniture
including a 19th century English tilt top table. Also featured
will be a colorful period English Art Nouveau firescreen, 19¾ W
by 31¾in T, made of beads on board held by copper wire.
Preview for the sale is scheduled for Friday June 22 from
11:00AM – 6:00PM and the sale is Saturday June 23 at 9:00AM in
the Eubanks Auction facility at 220 S. Broad St, Brevard, NC,
28712. Reserved seating for 160 is available by phone or email.
For more information contact Jack Eubanks at (828) 884-7889,
email
info@jackeubanks.com, visit the website at
http://www.jackeubanks.com/ or
www.auctionzip.com.
Hair –This Highwayman landscape is by Alfred Hair, 1941-1970.
Porsche – This red 1991 Porsche Carrera 2 has 107,000 miles on it.
Gruppe – "Norman’s Woe" is signed by Charles Gruppe.
Newton – This oil on board of two palms and moonlight by Sam
Newton from the 1970s is 24 by 48in.
Nutting – This colored print signed by Wallace Nutting is entitled
"Overflowing Cup."
Art Nouveau firescreen – This early 20th century English Art
Nouveau firescreen has a bead work on board panel with a wood
frame.
 Decorative arts highlight June 24th Estate
Auction at A-1 Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2007
A-1 AUCTION SERVICE
ORLANDO, FL
Sale June 24
A-1 Auction will present 350 lots highlighted by
decorative arts from the estate of Ida Fendrich on June
24.
ORLANDO, FL – The sale from the Orlando, FL area
estate of Ida Fendrich, including French art glass,
selected bronzes and art pottery, will be conducted at the
Maitland Civic Center June 24.
The sale will feature items from the Fendrich estate that
have been in storage for the seven years since Mrs.
Fendrich died. Doug White, owner of A-1 Auction Service,
in Orlando has been familiar with the estate for over
twenty years when he first helped the Fendrich family
dispose of a relative’s estate and the family again sought
his help for this occasion.
Approximately 250 of the total 350 lots offered at this
sale will be from the Fendrich estate including French
cameo glass by Daum Nancy, Galle`, LeGras, de Vez,
D'Argental, Richard, LaVerre Francais and R. Lalique.
There will be several important bronzes by Antoine Louis
Barye (French 1796 - 1875), Pierre Jules Mene (French 1810
- 1877) and Rococo sculptor Claude Michel, also known as
Clodian (French 1738-1814). His work in this sale is a
detailed bronze of two women and a goat boy (presumably
Pan) dancing. It is signed "Clodian 1362." The Barye and
Mene works include animal figures and there is an American
bronze of an eagle with outstretched wings, 16in wide"
with an ivory beak perched on a marble base shaped like
rocks. A nice place to store these treasures will offered
in the form of a late 19th century French vitrine with
Vernis Martin decoration.
Outstanding art pottery is represented by Moorcroft
Pottery from the collection Potter to the Queen and
includes a covered ginger jar, orchid pattern, and two
hibiscus vases in mint condition. Also included are two
Weller wall pockets in Woodcraft pattern, one with a
squirrel, one with an owl, both in mint condition as well
as some Wedgwood jasperware.
An oil on board signed by C. McDonald, dated 1936, will
join a selection of eight paintings by original members of
the Florida Highwaymen, including Roy McLendon, Sam
Newton, James Gibson, Johnny Daniels and Al Black. Also to
cross the block will be United States gold coins, some
South African Krugerrands, gold and diamond jewelry,
Victorian chain jewelry, a set of silver flatware, Navajo
silver jewelry and a Georg Jensen pin with an early mark
along with three Rolex watches. Also keeping time will be
an American Art Nouveau New Haven clock and a nine tube
Herschede tall case clock with a moon dial face, circa
1974.
The sale will be conducted at 12:00PM June 24 at the
Maitland Civic Center, 621 S. Maitland Ave. in Maitland,
FL just north of Orlando. The Civic Center has seating for
350 and reserved seats can be secured by phone or email.
Absentee and phone bids are welcome.
Preview is by appointment during business hours at the A-1
Auction offices located at 2042 N. Rio Grande Ave., Suite
E, Orlando, FL and on June 24 from 10:00AM until sale time
at the Civic Center. For more information call Doug or
Paula White at (407) 839-0004 or email to
a-1auction@cfl.rr.com. The sale catalog and a map will
be available on the A-1 Auction website at
http://www.a-1auction.net.
Clodian – This bronze is signed "Clodian 1362" by the
French Rococo sculptor also known as Claude Michel.
Moorcroft – Three
Moorcroft pieces from the collection Potter to the Queen.
Weller – A squirrel
and an owl from Weller Woodcraft.
Cameo glass –
Part of the large collection of French cameo glass.
Eagle – An American
bronze eagle with a 16in wingspan on a marble base.
Highwayman – A
swamp scene by Highwayman Roy McLendon.
 FAMOUS NAMES WILL LEAD THE WAY AT WOODEN
NICKEL'S MAY 6TH AUCTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2007
WOODEN NICKEL ANTIQUES
Lebanon, OH
May 6, 2007
Wooden Nickel
Antiques will offer an inventory of antiques led by
such names as Meeks, Herter and Tiffany.
(Lebanon, OH) The 2007
auction season will kick off for Wooden Nickel
Antiques on Sunday May 6 in the auction facility in
Lebanon, OH, thirty miles northeast of Cincinnati just
off I-71. As with all Wooden Nickel events, this one
will feature an outstanding inventory of over 350 lots
of antique furniture, architectural artifacts,
decorative arts, magnificent leaded glass works and
lighting as well as some innovative 19th century
automatons.
Leading the way is a
laminated rosewood sofa with a very strong attribution
to J. and J.W. Meeks. The mid century Rococo Revival
piece has an as yet unidentified pattern that strongly
resembles the "Hawkins" pattern used by Meeks. The
sofa, in excellent condition has been in storage for
thirty years and is fresh to the market. Also in the
seating category is a fully restored Renaissance
Revival three piece parlor set attributed to Herter
Brothers of New York. Another famous name, Tiffany
Studios, can be found on the table lamp with the
"Swirling Oak Leaf" 18in diameter leaded glass shade
in hues of orange and yellow with green and orange
leaves above a library base. In addition to the
Tiffany leaded glass, the format makes another
appearance in this sale in the shape of two large
leaded glass windows with painted and fired portraits
of Plains Indians in the central oval medallions. The
36 by 80in windows were retrieved from the turn of the
century Algonquin Hotel in Dayton, OH over thirty
years ago and have been in a private office since
then.
Showcasing late 19th
century mechanical innovation will be a group of
original "automatons" with chirping birds, windmills
and a waterfall optical illusion, all accompanied by
music. These windup wonders, circa 1890, are all in
working condition and have been housed in a private
collection for many years. Slightly later mechanical
entertainment in the form of three slot machines from
the 1920s will cross the block. Two of the three have
been fully restored to working condition and ready to
gobble up willing pennies again.
What would a Cincinnati
area sale be without a piece of famous Cincinnati Art
Carved furniture? Wooden Nickel has had access to a
number of fine Art Carved works in the past and this
time is no exception. Auction co-owners Mike and Patty
Williams and Tim Miller will offer an 1885 Art Carved
table, circa 1885, possibly made by a student of the
school. It has quietly resided in a Cincinnati suburbs
private residence for many years before its coming out
party in May.
The architectural portion of the sale will include a
period Italian gilt figural door surround removed from
a Cincinnati jewelry store in the 1950s and beveled
glass entryways with sidelights.
Wooden Nickel was founded
as an architectural salvage firm in Cincinnati in 1976
and held its first antiques auction in 2002. The first
sale of 2007 will begin at 11:00AM May 6 at 27 W.
Mulberry St in Lebanon. Preview will be available
beginning Tuesday May 1 through Saturday May 5,
10:00AM –5:00 and Thursday through Saturday until
7:00PM. The auction will be carried live online by
LiveAuctioneers.com and phone and absentee bids are
welcome. Seating is available for 275 and reservations
will be accepted by phone at (513) 241-2985 or by
email at
woodennickel@fuse.net.
For more information call the same number or visit the
website at
www.woodennickelantiques.net.
Windows – Two leaded glass
windows from the Algonquin Hotel in Dayton, OH
Lamp – Table lamp from Tiffany
Studios with "Swirling Oak Leaf" pattern shade.
Couch – Laminated rosewood
Rococo Revival sofa by Meeks, circa 1850.
Surround – An Italian gilt
figural door surround from downtown Cincinnati.
Halltree – Unusual turn of the
century oak hall tree with pendulum clock.
 Clock
– A late 19th century nine tube mahogany tall case clock
with Whittington and
Westminster chimes.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 19, 2006
ARTHUR JAMES GALLERIES
DELRAY BEACH, FL
Sale November 14 – 15
ARTHUR JAMES "PUTTING ON THE RITZ" OF A SALE
Arthur James Galleries of Delray Beach, FL chosen over
Sotheby’s and Christie’s to handle the sale of art from
the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach
Arthur James Galleries of Delray Beach, FL has announced
an important two day sale to be conducted in its gallery
room on November 14 and 15. Auction owner George Martin
said, "This is going to be an exciting sale." With
almost 500 lots crossing the block in the mid week
event, the focus will be on the 72 lots from the
fabulous Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach. The elegant waterfront
resort has been acquired by new owners who are
renovating the property in a contemporary motif to the
tune of $45 million. A large selection of the original
19th century artwork and decorative art that previously
graced the magnificent buildings will be offered for
sale. The inventory from the Ritz-Carlton is composed of
42 paintings and 30 decorative arts items including
three of the massive marble fireplaces formerly seen in
the Ritz.
Featured art will include works by Charles Thomas Bale,
English, most active from 1868 to 1875, Ferdinand Victor
Leon Roybet, French 1840-1920, Charles Stuart, English,
who flourished 1854 – 1868, Sir Godfrey Kneller, English
1646-1723, Edith Scannell, English, active 1870-1921,
all estimated in the $5,000 - $10,000 range and a number
of other French, Belgian, Italian and Hungarian artists
of equal quality.
In addition there will be 110 lots offered that comprise
a portion of the second half of the living estate sale
of Mrs. Ursula Otto of Palm Beach. The widow of the
German Swiss industrialist sold her 22,000 square foot
Palm Beach mansion in 1996 and acquired smaller
quarters. This portion of the sale will feature items
such as an important 18th century Georgian mahogany
dining table, conservatively estimated at $10,000 -
$20,000, a collection of 18th century Georgian silver, a
Georgian mahogany sideboard estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
and a set of ten William IV mahogany dining chairs
estimated at $4,000 - $6,000.
The balance of the sale will consist of high quality
art, decorative art items and antique furniture from a
number of private consignors.
Arthur James Galleries has been at the same location,
615 East Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, since opening
in 1958. It conducts only ten sales each year with a
major sale every other month. This sale certainly
qualifies as such. While long time Arthur James
Galleries customers have come to rely and trust the
condition reports on sale items issued by the Gallery in
placing their absentee order and phone bids, seating for
around 150 bidders is provided on sale day. Seating can
be reserved in advance with preference given to out of
town visitors wishing to bid in person.
Preview of this extraordinary event will be Friday
through Sunday, November 10-12, 10:00AM – 6:00PM. The
Gallery will be closed Monday 13 to finish preparations
for the sale. For more information call (561) 278-2373
or visit the website at
http://www.arthurjames.com/.
Scannell - "Looking at a Ladybug". Signed Edith Scannell
l/l. Oil on Canvas Laid Down on Board. Measuring 48" by
28 ¾". Provenance: Royal Art Gallery, New Orleans
Estimate: $7,000/10,000.
Kneller - Portrait of Lady Anne Montague Seated". Signed
G. Kneller-Fecit and dated 1689 l/r. Also signed, dated
and inscribed "The Reight Honarbl Lady Mountague" on the
reverse. Oil on Canvas. Measuring 50" by 40".
Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, Feb. 28, 1990, sold as
Lot 224. Dixon & Dixon, New Orleans
Estimate: $5,000/8,000
Stuart - "Grapes, Pineapple, Plums, Apple, Jug and a
Gourd on a Straw Covered Ledge". Signed Charles Stuart
and dated 1866 l/l. Oil on Canvas. Measuring 25 ¼" by 30
¼".
Estimate: $5,000/8,000
Roybet - "Portrait of Mme. Clemenceauvin (Nee Plumber)
in a Sixteenth Century Costume". Signed F. Roybet l/r.
Oil on Panel. Measuring 44" by 44". Provenance:
Sotheby’s, Feb. 28, 1990, sold as Lot 201 Kurt E. Schon,
New Orleans
Estimate: $7,000/10,000
Bale - "Still life, Grapes, Apples, Pear in a Basket
with a Jug and Fowl on a Table". Signed C.T. Bale and
dated 1888 l/l. Oil on Canvas. Measuring 28 ¼" by 36 ¼".
Provenance: Dixon & Dixon, New Orleans
Estimate: $5,000/8,000
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