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RUSSIAN, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FINE ART, SCULPTURE AND SILVER OFFERED AT ABERDEEN AUCTION GALLERIES

2009-09-22T12:03:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2009

ABERDEEN AUCTION GALLERIES
Sale October 3, 2009

CONTACT:
ALEX TURCHAK
(727) 656-2974

Online bidding will be available for over 300 lots of art, silver and international coins on October 3 through LiveAuctioneers.com.

(LUTZ, FL) - This auction will feature over 300 lots of Russian, European, American and Oriental paintings and drawings, icons, sculptures, bronze works, porcelain, coins and fine silver including selected silver and Russian works of art by K.Faberge, I. Khlebnikov, A.Kuzmichev, P.Ovchinnikov, G.Klingert, Grachevs.

The auction will be conducted in two sessions, Fine Art and Numismatics. The Fine Art Session of the sale will include oil paintings, watercolors and drawings of the following artists:

American artists: Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972), Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985), Warren W. Sheppard (1858 - 1937), Fritz Precht (X1X), Alexander Charles Stuart (1831-1898), Paul Bernard King (1867-1947).

European artists: Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne (French, 1840-1913) Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879), Heinrich Stohl (Stahl) (Austrian, 1826-1889), Louis Reinhardt (German, 1849-1870), Pal Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976) , Herbert Alker Tripp (British, 1883-1954), Tito Corbella (Italian, 1885-1966), Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931), Giuseppe Salvati (Italian, XX).

Russian artists: Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovski (1850-1885) , David Davidovich Burliuk (1882-1967), Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957), Konstantin Alexandrovitch Weschtschiloff (1877-1945), Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1994), Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff (1886 - 1933), Vladimir Vishnevsky (1938 - ), Elena Krylenko (1895-1956), Liubov Sergeevna Popova (1889-1924), Gavril Pavlovic Kondratenko (1854-1924), Vera Rockline (1896-1934), Zinaida Jewgenewna Serebriakova (1884-1967), Vladimir Georgievich Behteiev (187-1971) , Johann Walter-Kurau (Latvian, 1869-1932), Domashnikov Boris Fedorovich (1924 – 2003), Ilia Glazunov(1930).

The Numismatics Session will include an important collection of Russian and World Coins and World Paper Money from the 1300s to the 1900s. Many of the coins are NGC and Paper Money PMG graded.

The sale begins at 10:00AM Saturday October 3. Bidding will be available by phone, absentee or online through LiveAuctioneers.com and Proxibid. To see the complete catalog visit the website at http://www.aberdeenauctiongalleries.com/ For more information contact Gallery owner Alex Turchak via email at antiques@aberdeenauctiongalleries.com or by phone at (727) 656-2974.

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR ABERDEEN AUCTION GALLERIES

Lot#25 Pal Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976) Honthy Hanna. O/C. (estimate $2,000 - $2,500)

Lot#59 David Davidovich Burliuk (Russian, 1882-1967) Fisherman's House. O/C (estimate $15,000-$20,000)

Lots #106-123 Russian Silver and Enamel Items 19c. by famous Russian Makers

Lot#72 Gavril Pavlovic Kondratenko (Russian, 1854-1924) Seascape. O/C (estimate $10,000 - $14,000)

Lots #44 1 of 10 Continental School Paintings 19c. Stations of the Cross O/C
(estimate $2,000 - $3,000 each)

KIDS FIREHOUSE MUSEUM IN LARGO, FLORIDA TO LIQUIDATE ASSETS WITH NO RESERVE

2009-08-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2009

CONTACT: Greg Farner
(727) 548-9303

BAY AREA AUCTION SERVICES
Sale September 15, 2009
Pinellas Park, FL

This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire vintage fire trucks and memorabilia at live public auction with no reserve.

(Pinellas Park, FL) - Bay Area Auction Services of Pinellas Park, FL will hold a no reserve sale of 132 lots from the Kids Firehouse Museum in Largo, FL on September 15, 2009.

The 9,000 square foot Museum was established in 1994 with the goal of teaching young children the basics of fire safety and prevention in an age-appropriate and fun setting with donations benefiting the “Missing Children’s Awareness Foundation.” Over the years the Museum has acquired an impressive array of firefighting equipment and accessories. The main pieces of firefighting equipment range from the oldest piece in the inventory, an 1875 hand drawn water cannon with hose reel and nozzle from the Boston Fire Department, to a 1965 Ford 1000 Gallon Pumper. The oldest truck in the Museum is a 1924 American La France Pumper with original ladders and toolbox. This chain driven venerable old fire horse last saw service in the Palmetto, FL Fire Department.

Other major pieces of equipment include a 1941 Pirsch Pumper made by Chevrolet donated by the Crestview, FL Fire Department in 1993. This was one of the few fire engines made at the beginning of World War II. It has the original wooden ladders and 113,000 brave miles. A 1950 American International L-185 was donated to the Museum in 1994 by Metal Industries of Clearwater, FL. It had been discovered sitting in a field in northern Florida. A 1951 Seagrave 400B-750 Pumper from Concord, NC comes with a 150 foot brush fire hose and foam firefighting unit along with it dual ignition, twelve cylinder power plant.

A 1954 American La France Hook and Ladder truck, last used by the Indian Rocks, FL Fire Department, has been modified by the Museum for use as workhorse capable of towing any of the other trucks in the Museum. A 1956 Ford Big Job F-750 Pumper from Live Oak, FL served double duty as both a pumper and a hook and ladder. It is fitted with four types of hoses, suction with strainer, 100 ft reel hose, 100 foot fire hose and 50 foot hydrant hose and a Hale pump. A 1956 Pirsch Pumper from Lakeland, FL can pump 1,000 gallons a minute and its 33,000 miles have been powered by a twelve cylinder motor. A 1958 American La France Pumper from Clearwater was one of the first to have an enclosed cab for the firemen’s safety while en route. A 1958 Seagrave Bullet Nose Hook & Ladder, also from Clearwater, is the biggest truck in the Museum and requires two drivers to maneuver in city streets. The sale also includes a 1966 Ford 750 BIS Tub Pumper. All trucks were in running condition when staged for Museum exhibition in 1995 with fluids drained and batteries removed per insurance requirements.

Other items in the sale inventory (many vintage) include an Atlas Life saving Jump net, a large variety of metal and cast fire truck toys, vintage fire hats, fire suits, hydrants and a large selection of vintage equipment including nozzles, alarm pulls, bells, telegraph station, patches, pins and belt buckles.

The sale will be held beginning at 10:00AM Tuesday September 15. Preview is available Monday September 14 1:00-4:00PM and sale day beginning at 8:00AM at the Museum location at 1094 95th St N., Largo, FL 34643. The trucks and select items of the memorabilia will be available for live online bidding at http://www.baaslive.com/. For more information visit the Bay Area Auction services website at http://bayareaauctionservices.com/09-15-09.htm, email bayareaauction@verizon.net or call Bay Area at (727) 548-9303 or (800) 452-3905.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/
800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS

The oldest engine in the sale is this 1924 American la France Pumper.

This hand drawn water cannon, circa 1875, came from the Boston Fire
Department.

This 1956 Ford F750 Pumper 302, V-8 with 4 speed transmission came from
Live Oak, FL.

This is a 1941 Pirsch Pumper made by Chevrolet.

The biggest truck in the sale is this 1958 Seagrave Hook & Ladder from
Clearwater, FL.

A BIG ROCK, EXOTIC IVORY AND GREAT ART IN WEST PALM BEACH

2009-08-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2009

CONTACT: BRIAN KOGAN
(561) 805-7115

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sales April 20, June 1 and July 13, 2009
West Palm Beach, FL

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches put three Spring art and antiques sales back to back to back with outstanding results.

(West Palm Beach, FL) A large ivory collection from a Miami doctor, the result of a thirty year collecting effort, provided the backbone of the June 1 and July 13 sales at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. Auction owner Brian Kogan reported brisk sales to numerous Asian collectors with significant online results through Artfact.com.

The June 1 Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches Sixth Anniversary sale saw a 5 ⅝ in tall Chinese ivory pot brush carved in high relief with elders and attendants climbing rockery with plants and a giant tree, estimated at $800-$1000, close at $1,400. That was followed by a well carved large ivory Rat Zodiac, Chinese, 20th century, signed. The central seated large rat was surrounded by the rest of the figures of the zodiac in high relief. The 4⅛in tall figure, estimated at $600-$700 brought a pleasant closing bid of $1,600 and a group of four carved ivory figures, Chinese, depicting three boys and an elder, all wearing tunics and pants, mounted on wood bases, estimated at $400-$500, sold for $1,500.

From the same collection in the July 13 sale, a fine pair of carved ivory birds, Chinese, late 19th century, with well detailed birds perched on a pine tree branch, 7⅝in H, with carved wood stands brought $2,880, a well carved ivory figure of Shan Lao, Chinese, 19th Century, the immortal with elongated head and flowing beard, wearing a long robe, holding a gnarled staff and a peach, flanked by a crane, made $2,150 and a fine ivory concentric ball and stand, Chinese circa 1850, containing approximately twelve inner loose balls with pierced trellis design, supported by the stand with a standing boy holding a peach below also sold for $2,150.

In the art category the big lot of the April sale was a pair of works by Joseph Groupy (French. 1689-1769), the "Sacrifice of Lystra" and "The Charge to Saint Peter", after Raphael's Tapestry Cartoons, gouache on vellum laid down, each measuring 8¼ by 12¾in, framed. Estimated at $1,000-$1,500 the pair sold for $4,750. In the June sale the top art lot was a Royal Berlin (KPM) porcelain plaque, German, late 19th Century, impressed KPM, scepter mark and "H," of a young beauty in an interior wearing a red dress feeding birds perched on a rod. The 19 by 11½in plaque in a gilt frame sold for $12,000 to a dealer from Dade County, FL. It was followed by a pair of oil on board works called “Venetian Views” by Edward Pritchett (English. 1828-1864), each measuring 7 by 8½in. The pair brought $8,500. The July 13 event boasted an abstarct work by Earl Reiback (American 1948-2006) called “Looking Glass,” a 33¾in circular infinity mirror originally acquired directly from the artist. Estimated at $600-$800, it sold for a surprising bid of $3,600.

But the big hitter of all three sales resulted from a cold call to the Gallery prior to the April sale. A lady wanted to be sure she had the right opinion on her diamond ring. Auction owner Kogan invited the caller to visit the gallery and meet with a gemologist who identified it as a pear shaped diamond in a platinum ring weighing approximately 12.40 carats, J-K color, SI 1 clarity, flanked by two baquettes weighing approximately 1.30 carats of G-H color and VS clarity. Satisfied the lady consigned the ring for sale in the April auction. On sale day a local phone bidder outlasted three other phone bidders and two gallery bidders with the winning bid of $75,000, within the original estimate. Kogan said “Big stone with a big price in hard times. Go figure.”

For more information about these sales and upcoming sales call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at www.agopb.com. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS

This pear shaped 12.4 carat diamond in a platinum ring with baquettes sold for $75,000.

“Looking Glass” by Earl Reiback ( American 1948-2006. $3,600.

HESSAM ABRISHAMI (French. Born 1951)"Hidden Dreams". Signed l/r. Verso signed, dated '02, inscribed "San Diego" and titled by the Artist. Acrylic on Canvas. Measuring 48" by 24". Sold for $5,400.

Superb patinated bronze vase, Japanese. Meiji-Period. 19th Century. Signed. Cast in relief with Kanon, samurai helmet, shi-shi, scrolls and various vases and jardinieres. Height 21". Estimate : $2,000 - $3,000. Sale price $4,800.

Ivory concentric ball and stand, Chinese. Circa 1850. The ball with chrysanthemums containing approximately twelve inner loose balls with pierced trellis design, supported by the stand with a standing boy holding a peach.. Sold for $2,150.

RUSSIAN ART, GERMAN GUNS AND SILVER GET GOOD RESULTS AT ABERDEEN AUCTION GALLERIES

2009-04-07T04:31:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2009

ABERDEEN-AUCTIONS
Sale March 14, 2009

CONTACT:
ALEX TURCHAK
(727) 656-2974

Aberdeen Auction Galleries of St. Petersburg, FL achieved excellent results in the March 14 online sale of European art.

(St. Petersburg, FL) – Aberdeen Auction Galleries had 118 registered bidders with LiveAuctioneers.com and another 45 registered inhouse for its online/absentee/phone sale of March 14. Auction owner Alex Turchack had assembled an inventory of 388 lots of European art, antiques and money to offer the bidders.

The top lot of the sale was a 19½ by 24in oil on canvas signed by Alexei Petrovich Bogolubov (Russian, 1824-1896). In the frame the work, entitled “Night Seascape,” measured 24½ by 28½in. After joining the Russian Navy Bogolubov attended the St Petersburg Academy of Art and became a noted landscape painter by mid century. He traveled widely in Europe settling in Paris in 1873. When he died in 1896 he left his entire fortune, around six million US dollars, to the Russian Museum and its painting school in St. Petersburg. The school was then named in his honor. This seascape, estimated at $5/8,000, sold for $12,330 including the 17.5 percent buyer’s premium, to a Massachusetts collector bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Another oil on canvas, a winter scene with skaters by Morel Jan Evert Sr the Elder(Dutch 1766-1808), sold for $2,360. The 6 by 8in canvas was enclosed in an ornate 14 by 16in frame.

Two German lots invoked great interest. One was a late 17th - early 18th c. German silver and ivory tankard. The ivory body was deeply carved with a mythological scene. The scroliate silver base bears the town mark (two crossed swords) and the maker's mark ZI (or IZ) in a rectangle. The 10½in high piece bore two more marks, a moon and a cat. It garnered over thirty bids before closing at $11,163 including premium. A pair of early German pistols attracted attention. A pair of Kuchex Ruter pistols, 1716-1758, with brass furniture and refitted percussion cap ignitions, brought a winner of $4,817 on the phone. Also of interest was a document signed by Russian Tsar Pavel I (1754-1801) only six days after ascending the throne. Dated November 18, 1796, the document puts Colonel Fedor Shavrs in charge of building the new Mikhailivsky Palace in St. Petersburg. The one page document, framed with a photo of the completed Palace, 19¼ by 12¾in, sold to an online bidder for $2,068.

Twenty lots of international paper monetary notes., mostly European, late 19th century and early 20th century, sold within estimate form $100 to $500 and four Russian gold coins also sold in estimate in the $550 to $1,000 range.

For more information about this sale and upcoming Aberdeen Auction Galleries sales visit the website at http://www.aberdeenauctiongalleries.com, email to antiques@aberdeenauctiongalleries.com, phone (727) 656-2974 or write to Aberdeen Auction Galleries, PO Box 38, Lutz, FL 33548.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
www.furnituredetective.com
800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS

“Night Seascape” by Alexei Petrovich Bogolubov (Russian, 1824-1896) $12,330.

Winter scene by Morel Jan Evert Sr the Elder. (Dutch, 1766-1808). $2,360.

German silver and ivory tankard, late 17th/early 18th century. $11,163.

A pair of Kuchex Ruter pistols, 1716-1758. $4,817.

Russian document signed by Tsar Pavel I, 1796. $2,068.

ESTATE ART, A MUSEUM DEACCESSION AND SILVER PLATE VICTORIAN SPOON WARMERS AT MATHESONS AA AUCTION IN MELBOURNE, FL

2009-03-12T12:58:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2009

CONTACT: LLOYD MATHESON
(321) 768-6668

MATHESONS’ AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL
Sale April 4,5, 2009

Over 150 lots of fine art to include many paintings acquired in the 1990s at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and phase II of the deaccession of the Old School Square Museum plus 150 Victorian spoon warmers will cross the block April 4,5

(Melbourne, FL) Over 700 lots of fresh to the market art and antiques from six estates will be offered by Mathesons’ AA Auction in Melbourne, FL on April 4,5. The sale will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com

One of the many highlights of the sale will be the important collection of silver plate spoon warmers from the Weinkle estate of Melbourne. The collection features over 150 Victorian late 19th century figural silver plate spoon warmers that were essential to the well run Victorian household where kitchens were often far from the dining room. The spoon warmers were filled with boiling water to bring serving spoons to the right temperature for serving hot food. Most of the items came from the silver vaults on Portobello Road in London. The figures depict several variations of the popular nautilus as well as fish, shoes, cannons, lions, tortoises, swans, shells and many more.

Also highlighted will be a fine art collection amassed in the early 1990s primarily at Sotheby’s and Christie’s as well as a large deaccession from the Old School Square Museum in Delray Beach, FL. The collection consists of over 150 lots of such works as the two 1817 portraits of Haitian royalty as children by Xavier Gazul, a student of Goya, the floral oil "Chardons Bleus" by Jean Leon Jansem (French born 1920), acquired at Sotheby’s in 1991 for $33,000, a maritime scene by Frank Vining Smith (American 1879-1967), a harbor scene by John Whorf (American 1903-1959) and silk screen by Raul Dufy (French 1897-1953). A list of eighty-eight artists represented in the sale, including Chagall, Gruppe, Picasso, Dali and Calder, is posted on the website at http://www.mathesonsaaaucion.com/.

In addition there will be an original bronze by Cyrus Dallin (American 1861-1944) entitled “The Protest,” a pair of 22in high 19th century bronzes with marble bases by H. Moreau, a 28in 19th century figural bronze clock on marble plinth “Le Meale Carpentier Font de Bronze,” an important 32in marble bust by Professor Petrelli, a suite of eight signed and numbered prints by Victor Vasarely (French/Hingarian 1908-1997) “Homage to the Hexagon,” a 19in high 16th century bronze Thai Buddha as well as ten estate oriental rugs including one palace size and a number of fine silver pieces to include Tiffany.

The sale will begin at 11:00AM Saturday April 4 and will continue at 12:00 NOON Sunday April 5. Preview will be Friday April 3 from 11:00AM to 6:00PM and two hours prior to auction time on each sale day. Matheson’s AA Auction is located at 600 E. New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, FL 32901. Seating can be reserved by phone, (321) 768-6668 or by email at aaauctions@earthlink.net. Bidders can follow the auction in real time and bid online through LiveAuctioneers.com. Bidders can also leave bids or arrange to bid by phone by contacting the Gallery. Ten additional phone lines will be run for the sale.

Selected portions of the catalog are available for viewing on the Matheson’s AA Auction website at http://www.mathesonsaaauction.com/ and at http://www.liveaucitoneers.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 Carey Lucas (321) 768-6668.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS

Large floral oil by Jean Jansem, 51 X 35in, acquired in 1991 at Sotheby’s.

Selection from the 150 Victorian spoon warmers of the Weinkle collection.

Original bronze by Cyrus Dallin, “The Protest.”

28in high 19th century bronze figural clock on marble plinth, “Le Maele
Carpentier Font de Bronze.”

Important marble bust, 32in high, by Professor Petrilli

WOODEN NICKEL ANTIQUES TO OFFER RECENTLY DISCOVERED ART COLLECTION IN CINCINNATI

2009-02-25T04:09:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 24, 2009

CONTACT: DOUG EISELE

(513) 791-7717

EISELE GALLERY OF FINE ART

Sale March 7 – April 18, 2009

Cincinnati, OH

A large cache of original works by Cincinnati artist T. C. Lindsay recently discovered in family attic.

(Cincinnati, OH) The estate of a descendant of Cincinnati artist Thomas Corwin Lindsay (1839-1907) recently discovered close to eighty original works by Lindsay that had been stored in the attic of a family residence for over 70 years. The renowned Cincinnati landscape, portrait and animal painter was active throughout the region from 1858 to 1905. The bulk of the collection has been acquired by Cincinnati antiques and art dealer Wooden Nickel Antiques owned locally by Mike and Patty Williams and Tim Miller. Wooden Nickel has an established, long standing reputation nationwide as a reliable dealer of true antiques and art. The owners of Wooden Nickel Antiques said they are pleased to have this unique opportunity to offer the works of an artist so important to the Cincinnati community in the setting of a local gallery, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art.

Eisele Gallery owner and restoration specialist Douglas Eisele noted that it is unusual to find such a large collection of previously unknown works by a noted artist like Lindsay, especially one so prominent in a local area like Cincinnati. Eisele is very familiar with Lindsay’s work, having sold a number of pieces in his Gallery in recent years.

The recently discovered 100 % fresh to the market works include country scenes from surrounding Ohio and Kentucky with depictions of farmers, their families and their animals as well as historic sites. Margaret Klein, the Gallery Director at Eisele Gallery, is researching the paintings to identify locales, artifacts and people featured in the works.

Eisele described the condition of the collection as “attic found.” Under Eisele’s direction Old World Restorations has begun cleaning and stabilizing works as required. Some will have minor retouching and a few were unstretched and have been put in stretchers. The collection also includes a few works that are unfinished. Eisele described them as a great study in the construction of Lindsay’s works. Many of the paintings are unsigned but will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity and stamp from the estate verifying the provenance.

Around 90 Lindsay works will be displayed in the Eisele Gallery for show and sale beginning March 7 through April 18, 10:00Am – 5:00PM. The opening will be preceded by an invitation only presale preview at the Gallery at 5729 Dragon Way, Cincinnati, OH 45227. Eisele has indicated the collection will be attractively priced.

For more information contact Wooden Nickel Antiques at (513) 241-2985, www.woodennickelantiques.net and Eisele Gallery of Fine Arts, (513) 791-7717, www.eiselefineart.com.

written by:

Fred Taylor

www.furnituredetective.com

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS

Cow in front of Farmhouse and Barn, Oil on Canvas, 19 x 33in

Cows in Pasture, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30in

Seated Figure, Oil on Canvas, 14 x 23

Farmer with Walking Stick, Oil on Canvas, 23 x 12½in

Woman leaning on Stone Wall, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 28in

Landscape with Horses in background, Oil on Canvas, 17 x 23

SOUTHERN FOLK ART, FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST AND POST WAR ROCK AND ROLL MIX IT UP IN NORTH CAROLINA

2008-12-17T04:14:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2008

JACK EUBANKS AUCTIONS
BREVARD, NC
Sale January 10, 2009

CONTACT:
JACK EUBANKS
(828) 884-7889
http://www.jackeubanks.com/

Art and artifacts from an important living estate will cross the block in Brevard, NC on January10.

An important living estate in the Brevard, NC area recently closed its local residence and the art collection accumulated over many years has been placed with Jack Eubanks Auction for dispersal. The sale will be held January 10. Jack Eubanks, owner of the Auction said, “Some of the best artwork we’ve offered in over two years and a really good selection of furniture, glassware, jewelry and decorative accessories. What a great way to start the New Year.”

Important items from the estate include a floral still life, oil on canvas, by Le Pho (Vietnamese) purchased at Wally Findlay Galleries, New York and a numbered color lithograph, “Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender en buste”, 83/100, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901), with monogram stamp, and two additional lithos by Lautrec including the 1894 “Ida Heath au bar” with red stamp and blue pencil No.7.

Also included will be a seascape oil on canvas signed “A. Dzigurski” (Alexander, Yugoslavian 1911-1995), an abstract oil on canvas of a guitar player signed by Don Hazen (American b. 1933), 40 by 46in, Russian folk scenes signed Alain Thomas (French b. 1942) and Ljubomir Milinkov (Yugoslavian b. 1942), an Austrian enameled music box, grand piano form, 3½in h by 4¾in w by 6½in l, with three cone form legs with enamel, enameled decorated case with hinged lid with enamel also under lid as well as enamel covered keyboard that activates music box when lifted, found tucked away in a closet in the estate residence (a similar, slightly smaller, music box sold at DuMouchelles Auction in Detroit September 2008 auction realizing $2750) and a sculpture signed “A. Carrier” (Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse, French 1824-1887) of three putti supporting an urn, 15¼in h on a 9in diameter marble base. Carrier designed for Minton, Wedgwood and others. An important piece of art not from the estate is a Southern folk art painting by the self taught African-American artist Jimmie Lee Sudduth (American 1910-2007) who was famous for his “mud” paintings on plywood.

A few choice hard goods will cross the block including a profusely carved 19th century Welsh oak dresser with open shelf back and pair of cupboard doors (from the estate), a 19th century French baker’s rack in wrought iron with brass trim, 105in tall by 64¾in wide (from the estate), a four drawer mahogany and cherry Federal/Empire chest with turned feet and full columns and a Rock-Ola jukebox, Series F Model 1422 from 1946, that lights up but the playing condition is undetermined.

The sale will also include several hundred celebrity autographs from the late 1930s and early 1940s. They include film stars, opera stars and radio stars and such names as Helen Hayes, Jane Wyman, Van Heflin, Lillian Gish, Lowell Thomas, Sophie Tucker and Amos ‘n’ Andy are found in the group.

Preview for the 500+ lot sale is scheduled for Friday January 9 from 11:00AM – 6:00PM and earlier by appointment. The sale is Saturday January 10 9:00AM in the Eubanks Auction facility at 210 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 http://www.auctionzip.com/.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR JACK EUBANKS AUCTION

Oil on canvas floral still life signed by Le Pho, 17¼ by 11¾in.

Numbered lithograph of Mademoiselle Lender by Lautrec.

Folk painting by Jimmie Lee Sudduth, 24 by 23½in

Seascape oil on canvas by Alexander Dzigurski, 24 by 26in.

Rock-Ola Model 1422 from 1946.

Enameled Austrian music box.

QUALITY AND RARITY LEAD THE WAY IN WEST PALM BEACH

2008-11-20T05:45:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2008

CONTACT: BRIAN KOGAN
(561) 805-7115

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale September 22 and October 27, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches put two Fall art and antiques sales back to back with outstanding results.

(West Palm Beach, FL) A pair of carved export ivory tusks and a city Winter scene by Guy Wiggins (American 1883-1962) were the highlights of the September 22 and October 27 sales at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. Auction owner Brian Kogan assembled an inventory of over 550 lots of art and antiques from estates in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach for the two events, attracting nearly 1,000 bidders between online registrations and inhouse bidders.

The top lot of the two sales was a pair of late 19th century Chinese export carved ivory tusks bearing a British coat of arms in the October sale. Each tusk was profusely carved with scenes of village life depicting pagodas, figures and animals all under the canopies of pine tress. The 50½in high tusks were supported by a massive carved teak base. The presale estimate was $15,000/$20,000. When bidding opened for these museum quality pieces it quickly turned into a three way contest among a phone bidder, an internet bidder and a local collector. The local collector won the lot with a bid of $70,200 including the 17 percent buyer’s premium. Kogan commented that the tusks were “The highlight of the year.”

The highlight of the September sale was an oil on canvas by Guy Wiggins 16 by 20in, entitled “Public Library in Winter.” Estimated at $20,000/$30,000, it too went to a local bidder who offered the winning bid of $36,270.

A late 19th century micro-mosaic Italian table top featuring a view of the Coliseum, surrounded by specimen marbles and lapis lazuli, supported on a later carved base, 34in diameter, sold over estimate in the room at $17,550 while a chess set brought a winner of $9652 from an absentee bidder. The chess set was a rare French/German carved bone “Dieppe” style figural set, some with leather hats. Two Minton Majolica lots were well received. A superb “Heron” jug, English with a date mark for 1868, modeled by Hugues Protat, impressed factory marks and molded signature, sold for $6,100 while a pair of wall chargers, date mark for 1876, oval shape, each molded with a muse and enclosed by a dish and mask border sold for $3,510.

But these two sales were primarily art sales. “Still Life” by Wilhelm Kohlhoff (German 1893-1971) brought $8,540 online while “Pointe de Paris” by Constantine Kluge (French 1912-2003) sold for $8,139 on the phone. “Seated Nude” a watercolor and pencil by Henry LeBasque (French 1865-1937) brought $7605 in the room and “Harbor at St. Tropez” oil on canvas by Gabriel Deschamps (French Born 1919) was worth $7,020 to a bidder on the phone from England.

Other significant works of art included an oil on canvas by Suzanne Eisendieck (German born 1908), 15 by 24in, entitled “Place du Cros de Cagnes” that sold for $7,605, “Mother and Child” tempera on card by Jamini Roy (Indian 1887-1972) $5,265 and “Nude in Rocking Chair” sepia on paper, 1975, by Philip Pearlstein (American Born 1924) $3,510.

For more information about these sales and upcoming sales call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at http://www.agopb.com/. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

This pair of carved ivory tusks carried the day with a winning bid of $70,200.

“Public Library in Winter” by Guy Wiggins closed at $36,270.

A “Dieppe” style carved bone chess set sold to an absentee bidder for $9652.

“Pointe de Paris” by Constantine Kluge sold for $8,139.

“Still Life” by Wilhelm Kohlhoff brought $8,540 online.

Henry LeBasque’s “Seated Nude” brought $7,605.

A 19th century Italian micro-mosaic table top sold over estimate at $17,550.

R. J. HORNER DELIVERED AN $80,500 BIRTHDAY SURPRISE AT BURCHARD GALLERIES IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL

2008-09-21T05:18:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2008

BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC
Sale AUGUST 24, 2008

CONTACT:
JEFF or TODD BURCHARD
(727) 821-1167

In a sale that was supposed to focus on the art of Raymond A. Whyte a last minute entry delivers the cake.

(St. Petersburg, FL) Burchard Galleries owner Jeff Burchard was confident well ahead of his August 24 sale that this would be a signature event. He was featuring over 45 works of art and personal artifacts of portrait and surrealist painter Raymond A. Whyte (American 1923-2002). While Whyte’s work is on display in many major collections, they are seldom offered for sale and this presented a rare opportunity for art collectors. In addition to the Whyte works over 450 lots of art, furniture, silver and jewelry were to cross the block.

Only thirteen days before the sale and on deadline day for the placement of an ad for the sale, Burchard received a call from a lady from across the bay in Tampa who asked if he was interested in selling a dining room set she and her husband owned. Always game Burchard said, “Sure. Do you have some photos?” When the emailed photos arrived minutes later Burchard was astounded. A contract was signed and Burchard was able to include the set in the last advertisement.

The consignors told the story of the set being acquired from a dealer nearly twenty years ago by a member of the prominent Lykes family of Tampa. But Mrs. Lykes felt the set was too large and returned it to the dealer who then offered it to the current owners, a Tampa doctor and his wife. He described the set as being German from the Black Forest region around the turn of the century. He was right about the date but wrong about the origin. The set turned out to be a show stopping “Man of the Mountain” twelve piece oak figural set by none other than the famous American cabinetmaker and carver R. J. Horner of New York. Burchard said it has been reported that Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has a matching set.

The set included a 39in diameter quarter sawn oak table with five 14in leaves and caryatid figural legs, a 93in tall by 74in wide sideboard with Horner winged griffin shelf supports and Man of the Mountain front supports, a 68in high by 54½in wide server with the same front supports, an unusual five panel glass triple front china cabinet with figural columns, 98½in high by 53½in wide with serpentine glass flanking the center panel with glass shelves, mirrored back and illumination and a set of eight matching chairs with two captain’s and six sides.

This outstanding set, carrying a presale estimate of $30,000/$50,000, attracted 32 bids and quickly outstripped the estimate to close on the phone to an Alabama buyer for $80,500 including the fifteen percent buyer’s premium.

The sale, carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com, attracted 193 bidders registered in- house and 2855 registered online with 350 people in attendance.

All of the lots from the Whyte estate were sold without reserve and in keeping with the “surprise” theme of the day, many far exceeded their estimates. The top Whyte lot was an oil on masonite of woman in a green velvet dress with embroidered brocade drape, 30 by 18in. Estimated at $700/$900, it sold for $4,500 plus premium. It was followed by a surreal oil on board of chrysanthemums in a crystal vase with bronze cherub supports, 10¾ by 9⅜ in. Estimated at $600-$800 it closed at $4,000. But the biggest Whyte surprise was a Classic Games Napoleonic plastic chess set hand painted by Raymond Whyte. It doubled the estimate selling for $1,100. Virtually all other Whyte items exceeded the estimate.

Still other unanticipated results lurked in the sale. One was a Zsolnay Hungarian pottery loving cup, 8¼in high. It had an obviously repaired break in the stem and was estimated at $150/$200. To Burchard’s amusement it drew 38 bids and soared to $4,500 plus premium.

But the biggest amazement of the day for Burchard occurred about one third of the way through the sale. As he prepared to announce the next lot, suddenly a Mariachi band dressed in traditional Mexican Mariachi attire walked into the gallery playing and singing Che Lito Lindo and then Happy Birthday in honor of Jeff Burchard’s birthday. The auction then proceeded and the band played in the lobby for another hour.

For more information call (727) 821-1167 or (800) 520-2787, email to mail@burchardgalleries.com or visit the website at http://www.burchardgalleries.com/. Burchard Galleries normally has an auction the last weekend each month with a “discovery auction” on Saturday and an antiques sale on Sunday. Check the website for details.

written by:

Fred Taylor

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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR BURCHARD

This mountain size “Man of the Mountain” dining room set made by R. J.
Horner was top lot of the sale at $80,500.

A Renaissance Revival bedroom set did well at $,4000, estimated at
$1,500/$2,000.

A Chinese carved ivory figural group, 11in high, of maiden and her attendants, estimated at $600/$800, sold for $1,400.

The top lot of the Whyte estate was this oil on masonite that sold for $4,500.

A Zsolnay Hungarian pottery loving cup, 8¼in high, with an obvious break ion the stem broke away form the $150/200 estimate to close at $4,500.

A large handmade Persian Tabriz carpet from the Whyte estate, 14ft 5in by 11ft 3in with as mall tear to the border sold for $3,250.

NO EGGS BROKEN AT SALE OF RUSSIAN FINE ART, SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE SILVER ART

2008-08-31T03:21:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2008

ABERDEEN-AUCTIONS
Sale August 2-3, 2008

CONTACT:
ALEX TURCHAK
(727) 656-2974

Aberdeen-Auctions of St. Petersburg, FL achieved excellent results in the August 2 – 3 sale of Russian artifacts.

Three Russian eggs were the stars of the show at the Aberdeen-Auctions sale of August 2-3. The top cackle rights went to a five inch tall burgundy model with gold exterior decoration made in the manner of Carl Faberge. It opened to reveal a small bouquet of porcelain and silver flowers. Nestled in its custom made case with Cyrillic markings the egg brought a winner of $17,250 including the fifteen percent buyer’s premium. A diminutive four inch version made of porcelain with a gilded body and star within a sunburst on the reverse featured the figure of a female saint on the face. Manufactured by the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory of St. Petersburg and signed “FNB” in unclear Cyrillic, the egg attracted 24 bids closing at $14,950. A third egg also porcelain by the Imperial Manufactory displaying the figure of a Russian pope, signed “KZ” in Cyrillic, hammered at $12,650.

The 365 lot online sale carried by LiveAuctioneers.com registered 326 online bidders, five absentee bids and 27 phone bidders representing dealers and collectors from 28 countries.

Several pleasant surprises were recorded in the sale. One of the best was a two volume set in Russian entitled “Travels in the East of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia When Cesarewith” by E. E. Ukhtomskiy, published in St. Petersburg in 1893. From the collection of P. Dunkan, it was illustrated by N. N. Karzan and included more than 500 lithographs. Estimated at $4,500/$6,000, it raked in 58 bids with a winner of $14,370. Another little eye opener was a Russian silver and enamel napkin ring enameled with colorful foliage. Circa 1902 with Cyrillic maker’s marks, the 1¾ by 2½in ring was estimated at $440/$500. It closed at $1,350.

Horses were a popular as eggs, at least bronze ones were. A 7in tall bronze figure of a mounted peasant boy with two more horses, by Evgeni Lanceray (1848-1886), inscribed with signature and foundry mark brought a winning bid of $14,650 against the $11,000/$13,000 estimate. Another work by Lanceray, a 9in tall figure of a Kirgiz horseman went for $7474 and a 9½in bronze by Vasili Grachev (1831-1905) mounted on a rose marble base depicting a couple kissing while on horseback with a date stamp of 1877 sold for $9,200. Substituting cast iron for bronze worked for a Russian troika being pulled by a pair of horses, marked and dated 1912, the 18 by 10 by 7in figure set sold for $4,150 against the estimate of $1,000/$1,500.

Russian art also did well starting with a Russian gilded silver and enamel photograph frame, the work of master Antip Ivanovich Kuzmichov, Moscow 1888. The enamel featured colorful cloisonné and translucent royal blue enamel. The 5in frame bore the maker’s mark in Cyrillic, the assayer mark, a Moscow hallmark and a scratched inventory number 3955. It sold within estimate at $14,950. But the art itself was the top lot of the sale. A 25 by 20in framed oil on canvas of theater action by Natal’ia Sergeevna Gonchaova (1881-1962) signed lower left sold over estimate for $20,700. It was closely followed by a pair of village scenes, oil on canvas, by Jacopo da Ponte Bassance (Italian 1610/18 – 1593). From a private collection in Lexington, KY the framed 46 by 70in paintings sold for $18,400. A work by Walter Dendy Sadler (English 1854-1923),oil on canvas entitled “The Complete Angler” dated 1884, framed 41½ by 55in, sold for $11,788.

For more information about this sale call (727) 656-2974, email Aberdeen.auctions@gmail.com or visit the website at www.aberdeen-auctions.com.

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Fred Taylor
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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR ABERDEEN-AUCTIONS

This red and gold egg made in the manner of Carl Faberge sold for $17,250.

An oil on canvas by Goncharova was top lot of the sale at $20,700.

Bronze horses and a peasant boy by Lanceray made $14,650.

A silver and enamel napkin ring, circa 1902, brought $1,350.

A two volume set about Czar Nicholas II’s travels sold for $14,350.

EXTREMELY RARE FRANK ALBERT TECO POTTERY VASE TO HIGHLIGHT FLORIDA FINE ART AND ANTIQUES SALE

2008-08-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2008

MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL
Sale September 27 - 28, 2008

CONTACT: Lloyd Matheson
(321) 768-6668

Only six examples of this work by the Prairie School designer are known to exist. It will be sold at Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL in the September 27, 28 sale.

Matheson’s AA Auction sale of September 27, 28 will feature fine art and antiques from five estates including one from Miami and one from Palm Beach. Included in the inventory from one of the estates of a long deceased owner where it sat undisturbed for decades was a Teco vase designed by Frank Albert early in the twentieth century. According to Auction owner Lloyd Matheson only six examples of this vase are known to exist. The last one known to cross the auction block as September 11, 2005 at Treadway Toomey Gallery. The 18½in tall vase with the organic looking swirling base in the soft Teco green matte finish with three Teco marks on the base has a presale estimate of $40,000/$60,000.

In addition to the vase the auction inventory of fresh to the market fine estate antiques includes some exceptional art by August Rene Francois/Rodin French (1840-1917) including two watercolors of Cambodian dancers, A watercolor by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American 1896-1969) and a landscape “Mink Hollow Brook by Jervis McEntree (American 1828-1891), three drawings by George Cruikshank (British 1792-1878) as well as nearly a dozen hand colored Currier and Ives lithographs, Audobon hand colored lithographs and ten examples of Florida Highwaymen paintings by Alfred Hair, James Gibson, Isaac Knight and Al Black. Other sporting art includes eight signed lithographs by Frank W. Benson (American 1862-1951) and nine colored prints by Arthur Burdett Frost (American 1851-1928).

The two day sale will include over 800 lots with over 250 lots of fine jewelry, major clocks, fine art and fabulous furniture from one estate. Only twenty lots in the sale will be presented with reserves.

A number of outstanding clocks are featured in the antiques portion of the sale including a large dore’ bronze cartel clock signed “Barbedienne” 53in high by 18in wide purportedly from the estate of Harry Winston, an 18th century boulle working clock and stand, Boutard, Paris, 52in high, a 7ft 2in tall 18th century grandfather clock by Ralph Barret Winstanly, Wigan and an 8ft 4in moon phase grandfather clock by Peter Fearnley, also of Wigan. Also included is a pair of magnificent dore' bronze candelabra, signed Mathieu Meusnier, 43in high.

Over 100 lots of jewelry will flash and impress in this sale which features a 3 carat solitaire platinum engagement ring with the color “G,” a 2 carat diamond solitaire cocktail ring, a 2.7 carat solitaire gold ring, two Patek Phillipe 18K watches and an expandable 18K gold necklace with 5 carat solitaire as well as much more.

The sale will begin at 11:00AM Saturday September 27 and will continue at 12:00 NOON Sunday September 28. Preview will be Friday September 26 from 11:00AM to 6:00PM and two hours prior to the sale on each auction day. Matheson’s AA Auction is located at 600 E. New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, FL 32901. Seating for 200 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 www.mathesonsaaauction.com and at www.LiveAuctioneers.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 Carey Lucas (321) 768-6668.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR MATHESONS

This extremely rare Teco vase by Frank Albert has a presale estimate of $40,000/$60,000.

This 8ft 4in 18th century grandfather clock was made by English clockmaker Peter Fearnley of Wigan, Lancashire.

This expandable 18K gold necklace is highlighted by a 5 carat solitaire diamond in the center.

Rare large Dore' Bronze Cartel clock purportedly from the Harry Winston estate, signed Barbedienne

August Rene Francois/Rodin French (1840-1917), watercolor "Cambodian Dancer”, 24 by 18in.

SURREAL PAINTINGS OF RAYMOND A. WHYTE TO STAR IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL

2008-08-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2008

BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC
Sale AUGUST 23 - 24, 2008

CONTACT:
JEFFREY BURCHARD
(727) 821-1167

The August 23-24 sale at Burchard Galleries, Inc in St. Petersburg will feature artwork and artifacts from the estate of portrait, surrealist and neomanneristic painter Raymond A. Whyte.

Even though Raymond A. Whyte (American 1923-2002) was a nationally famous artist and a world renowned portrait and surrealist painter, his works of art seldom come to auction. They currently are on display in major collections like those of Malcom Forbes, J. Paul Getty, Orson Bean and the DeBeers Museum to mention only a few but they seldom are offered for sale. The Burchard event of August 23-24 will be an exception offering a rare opportunity to acquire Whyte’s work. The two day event will feature approximately 45 works by Whyte as well as some of his personal artworks and furnishings.

In addition to the Whyte inventory, the two day 1,000 lot sale will offer other important works of art by Miro, Vassarelly, Rockwell, Littleman and Dali as well as jewelry and fine furnishings including inlaid French and European carved furniture, a wide selection of sterling silver services and hollowware, estate Oriental carpets and important diamond and gold jewelry from over twenty prestigious estates.

Raymond A. Whyte was listed in AskART, Who’s Who in American Art, International Who’s Who in Art and Antiques, Notable Americans of the Bicentennial Era, Who’s Who in the East, Dictionary of International Biographies, Collectors Choice, Colorado Quarterly, American Artists, Special Program on DeChirico and Whyte, hosted by Kevin Sanders, “Profile in Whyte” by John Angelini, N.J. Music and Arts. While some critics said his style was more Neo-Mannerism than Surrealist, most listings such as AskART show Surrealism as the primary entry.

Whyte was noted for his one man exhibitions holding thirty-one of them in New York, San Francisco, Houston, Naples, London and Paris including the de Saisset Museum of Art and Crocker Art Museum but he was also included in a number of multi artist exhibitions such as those at the Houston Museum, Bridgeport Art Museum, Columbia Museumof Art, Butler Institute, Malcom Forbes Exhibitions; Allied Artists, Audubon Artist, Art Students League Diamond Jubilee, Invited American Family Portraits and Commissions for Look Magazine National Academy.

All lots from the Whyte estate will be sold on an absolute basis as is more than 90% of this entire spectacular Auction. The sale will be conducted beginning at 9:00AM on Saturday August 23 and 12:00 NOON on Sunday August 24 at the Burchard Galleries facility located at 2528 30th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713 and also will be carried live online by LiveAuciotneers.com. Preview for the sale will be at the Gallery beginning at 8:00AM Saturday for the August 23 portion and at 1:00PM Saturday August 23 for the Sunday session. Advance seating arrangements are suggested.

For more information call (727) 821-1167 or (800) 520-2787, email to mail@burchardgalleries.com or visit the website at www.burchardgalleries.com. Burchard Galleries normally has an auction the last weekend each month with a “discovery auction” on Saturday and an antiques sale on Sunday. Check the website for details.

written by:

Fred Taylor

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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR BURCHARD GALLERIES

Erotic nude painting Raymond A. Whyte (1923-2002) of his wife wife Erica Whyte, oil on board, 44 by 18in.

Estate gold & diamond jewelry to include a heavy sapphire encrusted leopard and "Black Hawk #117", a necklace and Indian Pendant by Jewel Masters, Palm Beach (139 grams).

A magnificent Renaissance Revival bedroom set.

Detail of a pair of Tromp L’Oeil tables by Whyte.

Whyte shawdowbox painting titled "Anniversary Still Life, Mementos of Artist & Wife Erica" dated Nov. 1959, oil on board, 20 by 24in, framed 32 by 32¾in.

Persian Carpet, 146 by 114½in, Raymond Whyte estate.

MORRIS WINS BY A NOSE AND A NOSE AND A NOSE

2008-08-09T04:35:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 9, 2008

CONTACT: BRIAN KOGAN
(561) 805-7115

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale June 30, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches was riding high with the sale of three equine paintings by George Ford Morris (American 1873-1960).

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL celebrated its fifth anniversary with a highly successful sporting and fine arts summer sale on June 30 with 312 lots, many from the prestigious estate of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Quinn, Shrewsbury, New Jersey/Palm Beach and Claredda Farms, Long Island, NY. The sale was carried live online though LiveAuctioneers.com who registered over 300 bidders for the sale to compete with the 75 on the floor.

The top lot of the sale was the 1936 oil on canvas entitled “Leila on Pony” by George Ford Morris (American 1873-1960), signed and dated on lower left. Estimated to sell at $10,000/$15,000, it was taken by an English dealer in sporting pictures with the winning 17th bid at $25,740 including the buyer’s premium. Morris specialized in painting famous horses, their riders and their owners.

Another of Morris’ works, “Lord Erin” also from 1936, sold over estimate. Estimated presale at $7,000/$10/000, a total of 20 bids pushed the final count up to $16,380. Two other Morris pieces, “Woodfellow” and “Prince Charming II” each estimated at $7,000/$10,000 sold for $7,020 and $7,313 respectively. It was generally a good day for oil on canvas. A work by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (American. 1850-1921) of a ship on a turbulent sea entitled “Thingvalla” from 1880, 22 by 36in, estimated at $14,000/$18,000 sold for $16,700 and “Ponte de Paris” by Constantine Kluge (French 1912-2003) closed at $5,850.
It was a good day on the furniture side of the house too. A pair of 64½in tall elaborately carved 19th century George III mirrors sold for $9,067 against the estimate of $4,000/$6,000 and a pair of 42in by 32in George III console tables composed of 18th and 19th century elements with rectangular mahogany tops closed at $5,850 against the $1,500/$2,500 estimate. Another pair of George III inlaid console tables on reeded legs, circa 1810, brought $5,616 vs $3,000/$4,000 and pair of English Regency chiffoniers with open step back shelves above grille doors sold online at $5,795 (est. $2,000/$3,000).

Things that glittered were well received also, especially if it had to do with horses. From a Palm Beach estate came an important George IV sterling silver and gilt “John Peel Champion Hunter” trophy made in London in 1823 by Emes & Barnard. The 14¾in high trophy topped by a magnificent horse figure, had inscriptions of former winners from 1925, 1935 and 1936. This 128 oz treasure was acquired in the room with a winning bid of $12,870. A 255 piece Tiffany & Co sterling part flatware set, American, 1909-1938 also twinkled in bidders’ eyes. In the St. Dunstan pattern and engraved with the initials C.S.M., the seventh bid was the winner at $11,700.

Ready to share the time as well as glitter was a brass Grande Sonnerie carriage clock, French 19th century, with a rectangular base, 2in enamel dial, Arabic numerals and an alarm subsidiary below. With the handle down the clock was 6¼in tall. Twelve bids pushed the close to $2,691 while a Cartier rose quartz timepiece with eight day movement in a circular case on a rectangular base, with original Cartier travel case, sold for $2,574 against the estimate of $1,000/$1,500.

For information about this sale and upcoming sales call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at www.agopb.com. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

written by:

Fred Taylor

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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

Top lot of the sale was “Leila on Pony” by George Ford Morris at $25,740.

A pair of English Regency chiffoniers was hit at $5,795.

The oil on canvas “Thingvalla” by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobson brought $16,700.

This impressive John Peel Champion Hunter trophy made in 1823 sold for $12,870.

A pair of George III console tables with mahogany tops brought $5,850.

This pair of tall (64½in) 19th century George III mirrors closed at $9,067.

THE TOUCH OF THE FAMOUS IN FLORIDA

2008-07-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2008

ALL OUT AUCTIONS & ANTIQUES
July 26, 2008

CONTACT:
NATHAN BURCH
(321) 984-8484

A collection of sports and entertainment memorabilia and autographs that has been thirty five years in the making will cross the block at All Out Auctions & Antiques on July 26.

The collection includes over 350 items and contains classics such as a 1953 Seeburg Model G juke box and a number of vintage electric guitars. And that’s just to get started. Then the serious stuff will appear.

There is a letter from John Lennon that appears to be to Waylon Jennings from 1971, an unused Elvis ticket to a concert he never made in Huntington, WV on September 20, 1977, face value $15.00 and more than 100 photos signed by sports figures and celebrities including Elvis, Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams, Jr., George Strait, Johnny Cash, Fats Domoino, Eric Clapton, Reba McEntyre, Jim Kiick, Mercury Morris, Buddy Baker, Raymond Berry, Johnny Unitas, Merle Haggard, Yogi Berra, Johnny Unitas and many more.

Autographed sports memorabilia will include pennants, hats, T shirts, helmets, a speed bag and a batting helmet signed by such sports legends as Joe Namath, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Duke Snyder, Cal Ripken, Jr., Tiger Woods Pete Rose plus many more.

The sale will also feature more than 65 baseballs with the guaranteed signatures of Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Pee Wee Reese, Bob Feller, Sandy Koufax, George Brett and Lenny Dyskstra along with several team signed balls.

The sale will be conducted at the All Out Auctions Gallery located at 5015 Babcock St. Palm Bay, FL 32905. Absentee bids will be accepted as will phone bids at (321) 984-8484. Online bids are available on Auctionzip.com using auctioneer ID # 5309, www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=472920. For more information visit the website at http://www.alloutauctions.com/, email to mailto:nathan@alloutauctions.com or call All Out Auctions owner Nathan Burch at (321) 984-8484.

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Fred Taylor

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Photo captions for All Out Auctions & Antiques

One lot will consist of 111 Elvis albums.

A class ice 1953 Model G Seeburg juke box.

John Lennon’s signed letter, 1971.

A ticket for a concert Elvis never made, September 20, 1977.

A single plaque with autographed photos of Willie Mays, Pete Rose and Nolan Ryan

AMERICAN GOLD COINS, ITALIAN ART AND CHINESE ROSEWOOD CREATE SMILES AT BURCHARD GALLERIES

2008-07-08T12:39:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2008

BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC
Sale JUNE 22, 2008

CONTACT:
JEFF or TODD BURCHARD
(727) 821-1167

The June 22 sale at Burchard Galleries, Inc in St. Petersburg, FL featured inventory from the Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences, the JP Morgan Collection and two mid Florida estates.

The June 22 sale at Burchard Galleries featured an outstanding collection of American gold coins from an Orlando estate that far exceeded the pre sale estimate in fourteen of sixteen cases. The top coin lot and the top lot of the sale was a 1905 Lewis and Clark gold $1 graded from PCGS as MS64. These coins graded better than MS62 are very rare. 35,041 of the commemorative coins were struck at the Philadelphia mint in 1905. The odd 41 were for mint inspection services. Of the remaining 35,000 only 10,000 were actually sold to the public for the market price of $3. The unsold balance was melted for gold stock. The coins were not perceived as being especially valuable when issued and few were stored carefully with many being melted in the Depression for scrap. Auction spokesman Todd Burchard pointed out that the coins were graded MS64 some time ago under a more stringent grading system than that in use today. He expects the coins to be regraded to a higher mark.

This MS64 Lewis and Clark had a presale estimate of $1,500/2,000. Crossing the block late in the sale the lot drew a surprising 17 bids. The winner was a local collector/dealer in the room who bid $14,000 before the buyer’s premium. A 1904 Lewis and Clark gold $1 with a similar grade, estimated at $1,000/1,500, had a hammer price of $7,250 and a Panama Pacific 1915-S $2½ gold piece, graded from PCGS MS64, brought $5,750 against the $1,500/2,500 estimate.

Other good gold included a 1913 $5 Gold Half Eagle, graded MS64, selling five times the high estimate at $5,000 and a 1932 $10 Indian Gold Eagle, MS64, hammering at double the estimate to close at $4,000.

Smiles were not in short supply on other lots either. An abstract oil on canvas by Piero Ruggieri (Italian 1930-) from the Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences was estimated to sell at $400/600. The 44 by 38in work, entitled “Le Lampade 1956” was signed lower right, titled and dated verso. The work was in overall good condition needing cleaning with some flecks of paint loss. It rounded up forty bids to close at $11,500 to a buyer from Italy. But the real surprise in the art department came as lot #140 in the 483 lot sale. An unsigned American Western scene, oil on canvas, also from the Daytona Museum, depicted waterfalls, a river and a chain of mountains with three figures of Native American Indians in the foreground. This unassuming 29 by 44in work had several tears and abrasions and was estimated presale at $400/600. With a very strong attribution to Alexander Loemans (Canadian ? – d1898) it was hotly competed in the room and online with sixty-two bids, closing at $6,500. Also in the American art category, an early work by Florida Highwayman Harold Newton (American, 1932-1994), a Florida landscape typical of the genre’ sold within estimate at $3,750.

Good wood also would do good with a Chinese Meiji period rosewood etagere having elaborate and fine carvings in berry and bamboo motifs surrounding open shelving and one closed compartment closing above estimate at $6,250. It was followed by a Chinese carved rosewood desk, late 19th century, with a carved gallery above a drawer flanked by doors. With the matching chair, the set sold over estimate for $2,000. But the star of the furniture show was a beautifully patinated 19th century two piece Federal mahogany tambour desk, banded and inlaid with upper interior drawers and two full length drawers below. The square nails in the back attested to the age. This elegant office in a box, estimated at $400/600 created enough excitement to close at $3,000. A six piece quarter sawn oak bedroom set from the Mission Collection of L. & J.G. Stickley sold within estimate at $4,000.

The sale was carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com and had 363 registered bidders from around the world including Israel, Australia, Italy and France. Burchard Galleries, Inc. owner Jeff Burchard and his son Todd called the eight hour sale. For more information call (727) 821-1167, email to mail@burchardgalleries.com or visit the website at www.burchardgalleries.com. The Gallery is located at 2528 30th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713. Burchard Galleries normally has an auction the last weekend each month with a “discovery auction” on Saturday and an antiques sale on Sunday. Check the website for details.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
www.furnituredetective.com
800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR BURCHARD GALLERIES

1905 LEWIS & CLARK $1 GOLD PCGS MS64: Graded from PCGS MS64 sold for $14,000. Est. $1500/2000

Harold Newton (American, 1932-1994): Highwayman Painting, Oil/Upson, 24in x 20in, signed, custom frame 28'' x 23 1/2''. An early example of Newton's work. Several minor paint flecks, mostly in upper portion. Hammer price $3,750 Est. $2000/4000

AMERICAN SCHOOL WESTERN SCENE PAINTING: Oil/Canvas, 4'' x 36'', no visible signature but attributed to Alexander Loemas, encased in worn liner, 29'' x 41'', scene depicts waterfalls, a river, and a chain of mountains with three figures of native American Indians in the foreground standing on an outcropping, admiring the view. Several tears, abrasions. Est. $400/600. Sale price $6,500.

TIFFANY STUDIOS ACORN HARP FORM LAMP: Telescopic height, harp form frame. Emerald green dichroic glass. The lamp is 18 1/2''h., the shade is 9 3/4'' dia. Signed on the base ''Tiffany Studios New York 569''. The shade is signed ''Tiffany Studios''. Est. $12000/14000. Sale price $11,000.

Piero Ruggierir, (Italian, 1930-): ''Le Lampade 1956'', OIL/CANVAS, 44'' x 38'', signed lower right and signed, titled & dated verso, with two Galleria La Bussola exhibition labeled verso, thin edge frame 45'' x 39''. Condition - Some craquelure throughout, several flecks of paint loss, needs cleaning. Est. $400/600, Sale price $11,500.

19th C. FEDERAL MAHOGANY TAMBOUR DESK: Banded and inlay, the upper section with interior drawers, the lower section with 2 full length drawers. Square nails in the back. Tapered legs. Two piece, overall approx. 44 1/2''h., 34 1/2''w. x 19 1/2''d. Est. $400/600. Sale price $3,000.

CHINESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED ROSEWOOD ETAGERE: Elaborate and fine carvings in berry and bamboo motif. Open shelving with one closed compartment. Measures 78'' high x 37'' wide x 14 1/2'' deep. Est. $2,500/4,000. Sale price $6,250.

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!

2008-07-02T14:37:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2008

ABERDEEN-AUCTIONS
Sale August 2-3, 2008

CONTACT:
ALEX TURCHAK
(727) 656-2974

Not all of them of course but at least a significant sampling of Russian fine art, sculpture and decorative silver art will be in the United States in August at Aberdeen Auctions in St. Petersburg (Florida).

(ST. PETERSBURG, FL) Aberdeen-Auctions of St. Petersburg, FL will serve up a banquet of art with Russian and European flavors on August 2 – 3 consisting of over 450 items of paintings, drawings, sculptures, bronze works, silver, jewelry, porcelain, folk art and Russian icons.

Among the featured works will be four watercolors by Russian artist Ivan Yakelovich Bilibin (1876-1942). He was renowned as an illustrator of Slavic folklore and Russian fairy tales as well as stage design. He was a member of Mir iskusstva (World of Art) and after pursuing his career in Egypt and France, returned to Russia in 1936 and died in the siege of Leningrad in World War II. The four watercolor works are illustrations of Russian folk tales “Baba-Yaga”, “Three Bogatyrs”, and tales by Pushkin “The Tale of the Tsar Sultan” and “The Tale of Golden Cockrel.” All four works are signed in Cyrillic and dated 1899 and 1907.

Other Russian artists in the inventory include Y. P. Annenkov, D. D. Burliuk, A.A. Exter, N. feshin, N. S. Goncharova, A. V. Hansen, B. I. Khodasevich, G. A. Lapchine, G. Pogedaieff, P. Tchelichev and M. Voloshin.

The Russian flavor will be enhanced by Russian icons from the 17th through the 19th centuries, bronze sculptures of Cossacks from the last quarter of the 19th century by Evgenii Evgenievich Lanceray (1875-1946) and a bronze candlestick decorated with Russian symbols by N. Stange, c. 1876. Stange also exhibited other nickel plated bronze items in the Russian style at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 along with this candlestick.

Other works from some of Russia’s famous silversmiths, including I. Khlebnikov, P. Ovchinnikov, A. Lubavin and Gustav Klingert will cross the block along with a Russian gilded silver and enamel photograph frame by A. Kuzmichev, c. 1888, with Cyrillc maker’s mark “AK”, essayer mark “AP” and a Moscow hallmark. Kuzmichev also made some items for the Tiffany Company. There will be a porcelain mantle clock by Alexander Popov, a pair of Russian porcelain vases from the Imperial Manufactory, period of Alexander II and Russian porcelain tea sets from the first years of the Soviet era.

Other European works will consist of Old Masters of the 17th and 218th century and works by Mattie Dube, an American working in Paris (1861- 1944), Alfons Karpinski (Polish, 1875-1961), Arthur Lajos Halmi (Hungarian 1866-1939), George Morland (English 1763-1804) and Pal Fried (Hungarian/American 1893-1976).

Preview for the sale will be on August 1 from 12:00 to 6:00PM at the Gallery at 212 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. The sale, beginning at 10:00AM EST on August 2 and continuing at 10:00AM August 3 , will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com. For more information call (727) 656-2974, email aberdeen.auctions@gmail.com or visit the website at http://www.aberdeen-auctions.com/.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR ABERDEEN

Watercolor by I. Y. Bilibin, an illustration for the Russian tale by Pushkin “The Tale of Golden Cockrel, signed with Cyrillic and dated 1907.

Estimate: $45,000.00 - $60,000.00

Ivan Iakovlevich Illustration of a Russian folktale “Baba-Yaga” signed with Cyrillic.
Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00

A Bronze Group of a peasant boy on horseback with two horses by Evgeni Lanceray(1848-1886), inscribed with signature and with foundry mark. Height 7in or 17.5 cm.

Estimate: $11,000.00 - $13,000.00

Portrait of an Old woman, charcoal on paper, sign lower right by Nicolai Fechin (Russian, 1881-1955)

Estimate: $10,000.00 - $13,000.00

Hannan Restored to Health Painting by Scottish Artist Robert Gavin (1827-83). Former Sotheby's sale. Listed artist. Oil on canvas. 19¾ x 28½in.

Estimate: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00

Oil on canvas “Coast View” by Aleksey Vasilievich Hanzen (Russian, 1876-1937), signed lower right

Estimate: $28,000.00 - $30,000.00

A Russian Silver and Enamel Bowl, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, circa 1910
enameled with colorful foliage, gild interior. Height with hands 6¾in or 17 cm, width 8½in or 21cm.
Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00

ART, FURNITURE AND EXOTIC CHESS SETS LEAD THE WAY IN A FAST PACED SPRING IN WEST PALM BEACH

2008-06-06T07:36:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2008

CONTACT: BRIAN KOGAN
(561) 805-7115

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sales March 31, May 1, May 19, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches hosted three major sales this Spring with impressive results including the biennial Chess Collectors International sale.

(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) Brian Kogan, owner of Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, certainly met his goal of the skillful merger of art and commerce in the three sales in his Gallery in March and May.

For the March 31 sale Kogan presented 376 lots to an inhouse audience of 80 registered bidders and 759 bidders participating through LiveAuctioneers.com. The inventory ranged from Erte bronzes to French paintings to American and English antique furniture. The tallest lot in the sale was also the top lot in the sale. A Federal tall case clock, circa 1800, by William Cummens received 23 bids, closing at $30,420 including buyer’s premium, well surpassing the estimate of $10,000/$15,000. The 91in tall mahogany case was topped by an arched hood with latticework crown and brass finials, a glazed door flanked by reeded columns and a painted metal face bearing the signature of Cummens. It was followed in the catalog by a pair of English Regency rosewood card tables with harp bases and rotating “D” shaped tops, opening to reveal an unlined playing surface. This pair of gamesters attracted 27 bids to close at $16,380 against the $5,000/$7,000 estimate.

A fine silver gilt enamel Russian Kovsh made by Khlebnikov, 1908-1917, in bombe form with scroll handle, raised on paw feet and decorated in blue, white and red flowers closed on the ninth bid at $4,446 while a 33¼in tall marble standing nude by Prof. Bagnelli (Italian 20th century) made $4,388. An oil on canvas by Louis Henri Deschamps (French 1846-1902), “Interior of a Girl Sewing” went for $3,042.

Then the Gallery executed a complete change of direction and went from a broad based art form to a narrowly focused event to conduct the biennial auction of Chess Collectors International on May 1. This sale featured exotic chess sets, memorabilia and related ephemera from around the world. It was the first CCI sale to be held in the United States since 2002 and was conducted in conjunction with U.S. Seniors Open Chess Tournament held in Boca Raton. The 137 lots attracted 50 bidders to the room and had 82 online through LiveAuctioneers.

The top lot was a unique Japanese 20th century carved ivory set. The two 3¼in tall kings were each signed with a red seal. One set of competitors was lightly stained and the other left natural ivory. Each figure represented an activity in traditional Japanese life. The king was a warlord, the queen held a box, the bishops were ninjas and the knights were samurai. With fitted box and carrying case, the set sold for $15,210. It was followed closely by a rare French/German “Dieppe” style carved bone figural set, 18th/19th century. Each figure was fitted with a leather hat and all figures were in period costume. Estimated at $6,000/$8,000, this popular set brought 20 bids and was a nice surprise closing online at $13,420. Most of the remainder of the lots sold in the $1,500 - $2,500 range.

After the entertaining chess interlude it was time to get back to the serious world of art. The May 19th event offered 340 lots of art, porcelain, glass and sculpture mixed with a few pieces of select European antique furniture.

The feature presentation was “Paris Scene” by Jean Dufy (French 1888-1964). The 18¼ by 25¾in gouache work was signed lower right and came with a Certificate of Authenticity from Leandre Guesnel, Paris, April 16, 1985. Estimated at $20,000/$30,000, it sold on the phone for $32,760. Also warmly received was the oil on canvas “Place de la Madeleine” by Constantine Kluge (French 1912-2003). With a Palm Beach provenance it was estimated at $5,000/$8,000 but after 28 bids it closed at $17,550. American art made an appearance in the form of “Phenomena Prism Mirror” by Paul Jenkins (American born 1923). The acrylic on canvas was signed and dated 1984 New York on the reverse. It sold on the phone above estimate at $16,380 and English artist Henry Scott (1911-1966) made a surprise appearance with his O/C “Crossing the Line.” With the same Palm Beach provenance as the Jenkins work and estimated at $3,000/$4,000, it sold for a delightful $10,530. A 142 piece set of Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware, post 1945, in “Acorn” pattern hammered at $12,870.

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches will celebrate its fifth birthday on June 30 with a major Sporting and Fine Arts auction. For information about this sale and upcoming sales call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at www.agopb.com. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

written by:

Fred Taylor

www.furnituredetective.com

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

“Paris Scene” by Jean Dufy sold for $32,760.

This abstract by Paul Jenkins sold over estimate at $16,380.

Part of the top lot of the Japanese ivory chess set that brought $15,210.

The Dieppe style figural set went for $13,420.

This Federal tall case clock by William Cummens closed at $30,420.

A pair of rosewood Regency game tables upped the ante to $16,380.

BOSTON ESTATE COMES SOUTH TO MIX IT UP WITH PROMINENT FLORIDA FAMILY HOLDINGS

2008-05-22T11:23:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2008

TURKEY CREEK AUCTIONS
Citra, FL
June 21, 2008

CONTACT: David Glynn
(800) 648-7523

The lifetime collections of art, antiques, jewelry, silver and famous name shotguns from two outstanding estates will cross the block at Turkey Creek Auctions in Citra, FL on June 21.

(CITRA, FL) – Turkey Creek Auctions owner in Citra, FL, Charles David Glynn, has been a busy fellow recently. He secured the consignment of the estate of Mrs. Edward F. Timmons, from upper crust Boston family, to cross the block the same time as the Camp/McKay estate, Florida’s early upper crust, from Ocala, FL. In the 1950s and 1960s Mrs. Timmons lectured on samplers, antiques and jewelry and the romance and customs of American Colonies, focusing on the role of Colonial women, while indulging her passion for collecting. Her acquisitions included Boston, Irish, Scottish and English silver, paintings, boxes and fans. The Camp family, one of Florida’s wealthiest families, with holdings in mining and state wide business interests, has a selection of fine silver purchased at Tiffany’s, excellent examples of Rookwood pottery and fine furniture acquired while on the Grand Tour through Europe as wealthy families of the early twentieth century often did. The Camp’s also had a taste for fine guns including Parker and L.C. Smith shotguns.

The Timmons estate has contributed some significant art for this sale including two paintings by Impressionist painter Abbott Fuller Graves (American 1859-1936), a work by Barbizon painter Charles Francois Daubigny (French 1817-1878), a miniature on ivory self portrait by Sarah Goodrich (American 1788-1853), a miniature on ivory of Madame de Poirabebie by Herbin and large O/C of a mother and child signed “Bornazi, Paris.”

This sale contains over 100 pounds of silver items, most from the Camp estate. Of special note is a hand hammered martini shaker with twelve glasses and tray by William Waldo Dodge, Jr. of Asheville, NC. There is also a heavy six piece Gorham tea set with tray, Tiffany candlesticks, English and Dutch silver boxes, water pitchers, compotes, trays, plates, bowls,, a Boston coin silver tea caddy, chatelaines, an English silver perfume horn form, Scottish snuff mulls and silver egg shaped nutmeg grinder and much more.

Furniture will include two column front china closets with mirrored backs, an Art Deco iron planter, a Belgian carved dining set, a Spanish style bedroom set three matching mahogany bookcases and a pair of custom made demilune cabinets.

On the accessory rack can be found a Roycroft copper bowl, Rookwood pottery, a French marble lyre clock, some fine Baccarat and a seven inch blue decorated stoneware pitcher. The shotguns include a rare 28 gauge Parker double barrel, circa 1910, in good condition and a custom made LC Smith in excellent condition, circa 1920.

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. Auction owner Charles David Glynn will be accepting absentee bids for this sale which begins at 6:00PM on Saturday June 21. Preview will be Friday June 20 from 4:00-8:00PM and Saturday Noon to 6:00PM at the Auction facility. Turkey Creek Auctions is located at 13939 N. Hwy 441 in Citra, FL 32113, 13 miles north of Ocala. Visit the website at antiqueauctionsfl.com for directions and more information or call David Glynn at (800) 648-7523 for details.

written by:

Fred Taylor

http://www.furnituredetective.com/

800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR TURKEY CREEK AUCTIONS
Sale June 21, 2008

Abbott Fuller Graves, O/C, 20 X 24in.

Part of the Tiffany sterling silver collection from the Camp/McKay estate

Miniature self portrait on ivory by Sarah Goodridge

Charles Francois Daubigny, O/C, 9¾ X 16½in

Vellum glaze artist signed Rookwood

Hammered silver martini shaker, glasses and tray by william Waldo Dodge, Jr.

NAME DROPPING IN SOUTH FLORIDA – TIFFANY, JENSEN, LALIQUE, ROSEVILLE, WELLER, NEWCOMB AND MORE

2008-05-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2008

CONTACT: Jay Kielstock
(561) 477-0008
J.K. GALLERIES
Boca Raton, FL
Sale May 25, 26, 2008

J. K. Galleries of Boca Raton will host these and many more famous names on Memorial Day weekend May 25, 26

(BOCA RATON, FL) – Beginning Sunday May 25, Jay Kielstock, owner of J. K. Galleries in Boca Raton plans to dazzle his audience for two days with an offering of works by brand names seldom seen in these quantities in South Florida.

Opening day will feature a huge helping of art, primarily European, ranging from Old Masters to contemporary. Setting the table for the feast will be over a dozen sliver flatware sets including Grand Baroque, Tiffany and Jensen accompanied by a rare Jensen lady’s sterling compact and multiple lots of holloware from all makes and periods. That will be followed by a shower of American and European art glass with labels like Loetz, Lalique, Moser, Daum, Mt. Washington, Wavecrest and Sandwich. Included will be a rare mid-century Vatican micro mosaic plaque of Madonna and Child.

For desert Kielstock will present a Handel Bedouin Nomad with camel lamp, a Handel Parrot lamp, Pairpoint lamps, Continental porcelain including Meissen, Old Paris, Sevres, Herend, Chantilly, artist signed Limoges, Royal Bayreuth and KPM. That will be topped off with fine jewelry including twenty four watches by such famous names as by Rolex, Cartier and Patek Phillipe and single stones from 2 ct to 6 ct. On the block also will be Championship watches and rings from the 1986 Boston Celtics and cufflinks from the 1958 New York Yankees.

Monday May 26 will be Art Pottery Day with over 500 lots of Newcomb, Teco, Saturday Evening Girls, artist signed Rookwood, Van Briggle, Weller and Roseville including a Pine Cone Trophy vase, a pair of Pine Cone vases, Baneda vases, Sunflower vases and a rare Roseville dealer sign plus 25 lots of Roseville Futura including a green Rocketship. The Weller selection will include an entire Mammy set plus Majolica, a Blackberry jardiniere and pedestal and Stangle birds.

Kielstock is running additional phone lines to encourage bidder participation. The Gallery can be reached at (561) 477-0008. The sale will also be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com. Log on to http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/15742 to register for the sale, view the catalog as it is posted and to place early bids. Absentee bids are also encouraged and welcomed. Send absentee bids to the Gallery address at J.K. GALLERIES, INC., 8221 W. Glades Road, Suite #13, Boca Raton, FL 33434. Preview begins at the Gallery on Thursday May 22 and will continue to sale time on Sunday at 1:00PM. The Gallery has seating for 200 and seats can be reserved by phone, mail or email. The email address is jkgalleries@bellsouth.net.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
http://www.furnituredetective.com/
800-387-6377

CAPTIONS FOR JK GALLERIES MAY 25,26

Handel Nomad with Camel lamp, est. $20,000/$25,000.

Mid century Vatican micro mosaic, est. $10,000/$12,000

Rape of the Sabine Women, O/C, est. $8,000/$12,000.

The tea pot from a six piece Mammy set from Weller.

Selection of Roseville

One of four artist signed Limoges plates.

REAL ENOUGH TO FLY AWAY – CARVED BIRDS TAKE FLIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA ON MAY 3

2008-04-12T08:35:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2008

JACK EUBANKS AUCTIONS
BREVARD, NC
Sale May 3, 2008

CONTACT:
JACK EUBANKS
(828) 884-7889
www.jackeubanks.com

Masterful bird carvings by Texas artist/sculptor/carver James Eddleman to cross the block at Jack Eubanks Auctions in Brevard.

(Brevard, NC) In 1971 a South Florida real estate developer was visiting in Texas when he saw the most remarkable carving of a bird he had ever seen in Texas Highway Magazine. The magazine contained an article about the carver, James Eddleman of Lubbock, TX. The developer immediately ordered an example of Eddleman’s life size Mockingbird for delivery to his mountain retreat in Transylvania County, NC near Brevard at a cost of $1,250. When it arrived he ordered several more birds to be delivered over the next year. At the completion of the order he was so pleased he ordered one of every bird Eddleman had carved.

Eddleman informed him that he had an 800-bird carving backlog and it would take him at least eight years to fill it. However, since the developer by then was the single largest owner of Eddleman birds, he consented to work in the new order at the rate of one or two a year. In 1975 Eddleman presented him a Master Carving of a family of Blue Jays along with the $5,000 bill. Over the years the developer accumulated a sizeable number of Eddleman’s works and when he died in the mid 1990s his estate donated eleven birds from the collection a local non-profit organization which has now consigned them to Jack Eubanks Auctions.

This is the largest accumulation of Eddleman’s work outside of Southwest Gallery in Dallas. Each bird in a series is numbered and carved completely of basswood. Even the leaves and realistic foliage is carved from wood. Legs and claws are fashioned of wire and taxidermist eyes are used for realism and each bird is painted by hand. “Real enough to fly away. The only thing missing is the warble” is a frequent comment when Eddleman’s birds are first encountered. All of the birds are life size and the carving work is so detailed that individual ribs in each feather are visible.

But there will be lots more than birds flying across the Eubanks block on May 3. Included in the other 500+ lots will be the popular version of the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 from 1974, a large Griswold collection, historically important silver from a local prominent family and significant works of art.

Included in the artwork will be an oil on board Florida landscape, 24 by 30in, by one of the famous Florida Highwaymen, James Gibson. The work is typical of Gibson’s art showing the scenery in exquisite detail. Other art will include a signed and numbered lithograph by Alexander Calder (American 1898–1976), a woodcut, “Maiko,” by Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese 1907-1997), an etching, “Polperro 1923” signed by Kerr Eby (American 1889-1946) as well as works by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953), a watercolor by W. N. Bartholomew (American 182201898), a landscape by S. Seymour Thomas (American 1868-1956) and two signed Salvador Dali prints acquired by the consignor in 1978 and appraised in 1981 and 1990.

Preview for the sale is scheduled at the Auction house for Friday May 2 11:00AM – 6:00PM and on sale day beginning at 8:00AM. The sale, to be held with no reserves, is Saturday May 3 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.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
http://www.furnituredetective.com
800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR JACK EUBANKS MAY 3

Eddleman recently offered to duplicate this Master Carving of the Blue Jay family for $9,000. The leaves and acorns in this carving were based on actual items from the developer’s estate in North Carolina, sent to Eddleman for the sake of authenticity.

This Master Carving of Bluebirds was acquired in 1978 for $3,000.

The Bob White male stands his ground with his mouth open.

This is the Mockingbird that started the collection in 1971.

This lithograph by Calder is signed and numbered.

Florida Highwayman James Gibson painted this landscape.

“YOUR MOVE” AT THE CHESS COLLECTOR’S INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL AUCTION

2008-04-08T13:00:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2008

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale May 1, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL

Exotic chess sets from around the world will cross the block May 1 when Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches hosts the CCI Auction.

(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) – In conjunction with Chess Collectors International’s 13th Biennial Convention in Boca Raton April 29 – May 4, Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches will host the CCI Biennial Auction of chess sets, memorabilia and related ephemera from around the world on May 1, 2008.

This will be the first major chess set auction in the United States since the last CCI Convention in the U.S. in Philadelphia in 2002. This Convention and auction will be will be held in conjunction with U.S. Seniors Open Chess Tournament to be held in Boca Raton. The sale will consist of over 140 lots of antique and modern chess sets and related items consigned by members of CCI and members of the public. Consignment is open to the public as is the auction.

The inventory will include lots like an 18th century Burmese carved figural set, an English 19th century turned ivory set , a 19th century English bone traveling set and an elaborate 18th/19th century French/German Dieppe style carved bone figural set with leather hats. Also included will be a Russian carved mammoth ivory “Knights” figural chess set by Russian sculptor Oleg Raikis, a J. Jaques boxwood and ebony tournament play set from Frank Marshall, U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936, an exotic Egyptian carved ivory “Pharaoh” figural set, a rare Dominican carved amber “Medieval” figural set, a German 19th century wood, plaster and lead “medieval” figural set and a 19th/20th century Chinese export carved ivory figural set.

The sale will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com and Auction owner Brian Kogan says this may turn out to be one of the largest online chess related sales in history. Extra phone lines will be installed and absentee bids are welcomed. Preview for the sale will be April 29 – May 1 at the Gallery located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. A catalog with approximately forty illustrations will be available. For more information about this sale call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at http://www.agopb.com.

Written by: Fred Taylor
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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

RUSSIAN CARVED MAMMOTH IVORY "KNIGHT" FIGURAL CHESS SET - King signed Raikis on the underside. In black and white. King as a bearded male, bishops as hooded monks, knights as horse with armor, rooks as turrets. Height of king 4 3/8". Height of pawn 3 1/4". (15000/18000)

RARE DOMINICAN CARVED AMBER "MEDIEVAL" FIGURAL SET -
The king holding a sword and shield. Height of king 2 1/8". (10,000/15,000)

RARE SWISS HAND CARVED WOOD "BEAR OF BERNE" FIGURAL SET
1890-1910 - One side in a darker wood. Kings and queens wearing crown and holding scepters, bishops with staffs, knights as bears carrying smaller bears on their backs, rooks as turrets with bear's heads looking out, pawns as squatting bears. The king 3 1/2" high The pawn 2 1/2" high. Note: The center for bear carved ornamental subjects in the 18th Century was Berne where the city's emblem was the bear. In the 19th Century mountain guides during off season would carve sets of this type for sale during the tourist season. (4000/5000)

INDIAN CARVED IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET - Raj Shahib style. Early 20th Century. One side with stained bases. King as elephants with howdahs, queen as elephants with open howdahs, bishops as camels, knights as horsemen, rooks as elephants and pawns as troops. Height of king 2 5/8". Height of pawn 1 1/4". In fitted box. (1000/1500)

RARE FRENCH/GERMAN CARVED BONE "DIEPPE" STYLE FIGURAL SET - 18th/19th Century. The king and queen in Period costume, the bishops as generals, knights as horses, rooks as castles and pawns as various figures, some with implements. (Cond: minor losses, restorations and imperfections) (6000/8000)

WHITE JADE VASE ESTABLISHES NEW RECORD FOR ELDER’S FINE ART & ANTIQUES AND iGAVEL

2008-03-17T16:33:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 17, 2008

ELDER’S FINE ART & ANTIQUES AUCTIONS
NOKOMIS, FL
SALE OF FEBRUARY 18 - MARCH 3, 2008

CONTACT: DON ELDER
(941) 488-1005

Extraordinary Chinese white jade vase with cover and interior chain, bearing Qianlong mark, sells for $291,600.

NOKOMIS, FL – The nine inch tall, exquisitely carved vase was acquired in 1926 from S. & G. Gump Co. of San Francisco by self made American millionaire and collector William Boyce Thompson. The vase, featured in the two week online sale ending March 3 hosted by iGavel, came with the original receipt. According to the receipt, “This vase is made of the finest quality of clear perfect white water jade, possessing remarkable luminosity.” The vase was also distinctive for its 35 link, 13½in interior chain linking the cover to the vase.

This lot established a new single lot record for both Elder’s and iGavel. Auction owner Don Elder said, “I knew this piece was going to go through the roof. It was that good.” From the opening bid of $7,000 the lot moved smartly up the chart garnering 41 bids before reaching the hammer price. A private Chinese collector was the winner. Elder’s Fine Art & Antiques was a charter member when Sotheby’s began online sales in 2000 and was also a charter member when iGavel was formed in 2003.

Most of the Oriental ceramics and porcelain in the 400 lot sale belonged to a collector in North Florida and had been acquired in the 1960s and 1970s while living in Thailand, Burma, Japan and China. The collection was well received with 78 percent of the lots selling, many for far more than the pre sale estimate. A three section 19th century Thai gilt bronze with Buddha seated on a lotus throne, closed at $9,300 against the estimate of $1,000/$1,500. A 4in wide gourd form celadon water scoop, Chinese 18th century, with three gourd form feet and a fitted rosewood stand closed at $7,800 (est. $2,000/$3,000) and a pair of Qing Dynasty cinnebar table screens depicting courtyard life on the fronts and birds and blossoming flowers on the reverse with rosewood stands sold for $7,446 (est $600/$800). A woodblock print, “Village at Night,” by Kawasae Hasui (Japanese 1883-1957) eclipsed the $200/$300 estimate to close at $2,040 and six Han Dynasty gray pottery tomb attendants ranged from $1,000 to $1,624. Elder noted that while many of the oriental lots sold offshore a few were staying stateside.

But Elder’s Fine Arts had more to offer than oriental art in this sale. A Cartier jadeite, platinum, diamond and enameled 18K gold necklace sold for $13,440. Another Cartier piece, a gold folding travel clock with ribbed decoration on the body and a 15 jewel Swiss movement more than doubled the estimate at $4,440. On a more whimsical note an American Folk Art whirly-gig with four action figures sold for $1,500.

The sale also included 18 works by American painter Ben Wilson (1913-2001). Wilson was among the little recognized painters of the Abstract Expressionist school of the 1930s through the 1960s and was a veteran of the WPA. His best work in the sale, an oil on masonite entitled “Memories of Present” gathered 18 bids to close within estimate at $4,560.

Elder’s Antiques offers Asian, American and European antiques including fine art, furniture and objects d’art in a series of auctions held throughout the year. For more information contact Don Elder at (941) 488-1005 or visit the website at http://www.eldersantiques.com/. Elder’s is located at 901 Tamiami Trail (US 41) South, Nokomis, Florida 34275.

Written by:
Fred Taylor

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR ELDER’S FINE ART & ANTIQUES

This white jade vase with 34 link interior chain set anew record for both iGavel and Elder’s Antiques , closing at $291,600.

A 19th century gilt bronze Thai Buddha sold for $9,300.

A multi gem and gold necklace from Cartier in the 1950s closed at $13,440.

Another Cartier piece, a diaper pin with a coral head and three platinum inset diamonds brought $3,720.

This woodblock print by Kawasae Hasui went for $2,040.

The painted wood whirly-gig with painted blades that make a man chop wood and a lady wash clothes on a washing board. Two men on horses to either side. This atop a pole seated in a painted boxwork frame on a small green painted stool. It sold for $1,500.

SNOWY “FIFTH AVE” TAKES THE LEAD IN WEST PALM BEACH FINE ART AND ANTIQUES SALE

2008-03-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2008

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale February 25, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL

The painting by American Guy Wiggins was the top lot at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches at $28,080.

A Vero Beach estate provided plenty of action for the 555 registered bidders who participated in the February 25 sale at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. The sale attracted an unusually high amount of online activity through LiveAuctioneers.com because of the quality and volume of the inventory according to Auction owner Brian Kogan. The 100 inhouse registered bidders were joined by 455 who signed up though LiveAuctioneers.com along with 80 phone and absentee bidders. Overall 25 percent of the 372 lot inventory was won by online bidders.

Art led the way to the top lot in the form of an oil on canvas board, 16 by 20in, from American painter Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962). His Impressionist painting of an urban snow scene entitled “Fifth Ave” sold to a local collector in the room for $28,080 including the buyer’s premium (est $20,000/$30,000). Following close behind was an original painting in acrylic and ink by Joan Miro (Spanish 1893-1983) which was included in the book “MIRO LITHOGRAPHS II,” preface by Raymond Gueneau, Leon Amiel publisher, New York 1975. The signed work and the copy of the book sold in the room for $24,750. A 17½in diameter disk, bronze with verdigris patina, signed by Alexander Archipenko (American 1881-1964) featuring Russian peasant figures was a protest work inscribed with a Ukranian poem referring to Stalin. Estimated at $10,000/$15,000, it sold on the floor for $23,400.

Other works of art included an oil on canvas in the manner of Jean Marc Nattier (French 1685-1766). “Mother and Child with Dog” was a 49¼ by 38in 19th century paining in a gilded frame. Estimated at $2,000/$3,000, it closed at $8,482 and a Spanish School oil on canvas, “Portrait of an Officer,” circa 1800, estimated at $1,000-$1,500, it was hammered down to an Internet bidder for $6,710.

Both period and reproduction furniture was strong. A set of four walnut George III Irish Chippendale chairs had some old restorations but generally were in very good condition. They found a new home with a floor bidder for $16,380 (est $6,000/$8,000). Need a table for those chairs? Along came a George III mahogany triple pedestal dining table with a satinwood crossbanded top, oval ends and vase shape standards raised on downswept reeded legs ending in brass caps and castors, circa 1800. The 89in by 41in table with two 20¾in extension leaves closed at $8,190 (est $4,000/$6,000). A George III style mahogany tall case clock, American circa 1880 with a movement stamped twice “Walter Durfee, Providence R .I.,” a hood with broken pediment and a dial signed by Henry A. Turner & Co, Boston, estimated at $5,000/$8,000, sold for $9,360.

Louis XVI 20th century reproductions were popular. A French Louis XVI style bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and frieze brought $2,808, well above the $1,200/$1,600 estimate. A French Louis XVI chest, circa 1900, with four long drawers raised on short circular legs sold for $2,574 (est $500/$700) and a French Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted mahogany game table, circa 1910, 44½ by 25¼in, went for $2,223 (est $800/$1,200).

Fancy lighting was in heavy demand. A pair of Empire style gilt and patinated bronze figural six light candelabra, French 19th century, each cast as a semi-nude Grecian female holding aloft a vase issuing candle arms, 39¾in high, raised on a gilt marble mounted plinth, estimated at $3,000/$5,000, had extremely heavy phone bidding but sold in the room for $11,700. A rare pair of George III cut glass two light sconces, English circa 1775, with a provenance from Shreve, Crump & Low of Boston, roared over the estimate of $500/$800 to close at $4,914.

For more information about this sale and upcoming sales including the Chess Collectors International chess sale in May call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at http://www.agopb.com. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

This 16 by 20in oil on canvas board by Guy C. Wiggins was top lot at
$28,080.

This bronze disk entitled “Ukraine 1931” was signed by Alexander
Archipneko. It closed above estimate at $23,400.

An acrylic and ink work by Joan Miro brought $24,750.

A pair of George III walnut Iris Chippendale chairs in good condition doubled
the $6,000/$8,000 estimate to close at $16,380.

This magnificent pair of 19th century French Empire style candelabra
soared over estimate closing at $11,300.

This fine pair of William IV English Sheffield coasters was made by K.G. &
Co in 1834. Estimated at $800/$1,200, they sold online for $2,928.

MOSER, GALLE’, BACCARAT, STEUBEN AND TIFFANY ART GLASS, ALONG WITH WATERFORD CRYSTAL TEAM UP WITH GORHAM, FISHER, WALLACE & TIFFANY STERLING

2008-03-08T12:46:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2008

PROFESSIONAL APPRAISERS & LIQUIDATORS
Crystal River, FL
Sale March 29-30, 2008

Name dropping art treasures from the estate of Dr. Charles William Inman of Lakeland will dominate the March 29-30 sale in Crystal River, FL of more than 1,000 lots. ABSOLUTE SALE! NO RESERVES!

The estate of Dr. Inman has chosen a pair of veteran Florida auctioneers, Charlie Fudge of Crystal River, FL, owner of Professional Appraisers & Liquidators and Kale Albritton of Lakeland, FL, to facilitate the sale of Dr. Inman’s fabulous collection of art glass, silver, fine art, music boxes and antiques. Albritton, who knew Dr. Inman for over thirty years, said “Dr. Inman was very much an astute collector. He was a student of the subject – a collector with a method.”

Added to the 700 items from the Inman estate will be 300 more quality lots from various estates with names like Doulton, Limoges, R.S. Prussia, Fenton, Fulper and Northwood plus antique German dolls, works by listed artists, gold and silver coins and estate jewelry as well as paintings by 19th and 20th century listed artists.

More than twenty art glass lots bear signatures of L. C. Tiffany, LCT and Tiffany Studios and include a Cypriote Spot vase, Favrile vases including a special order green cased vase with pulled leaf and vine decoration, a rare blue Jack in the Pulpit vase, a Favrile compote, a Favrile Aurene bowl and many more. There are over fifty pieces of signed Steuben glass (some signed by the master, F. Carder) including bowls, art glass shades with fleur de lis signature, vases, a dresser jar, a flower frog and twenty three pieces of Selenium Red. There are Moser works with the Karlsbad signature, several pieces of signed Emile Galle’ cameo glass vases, over twenty-five pieces signed R. Lalique or Rene’ Lalique, Baccarat paperweights, Swarovski crystal including animals, cars and a train, over seventy-five pieces of Waterford crystal including a chandelier, lamps, bowls, plates and stemware and many pieces of American Brilliant Period cut glass signed by T. G. Hawkes, J. Hoare and Sinclair.

Artwork will include an oil on board by A.Y. (Alexander Young) Jackson (Canadian 1882-1974). Jackson was an Impressionist painter who belonged to the Group of Seven, a band of Canadian artists who painted native landscapes. There also will be an Impressionist landscape by A. Paul Madeline (French 1863-1920) plus works by D. R. Sellars, Ernest Fredericks (American 1877-1927), a great Florida scene by original Florida Highwayman Robert Butler and many more important 19th and 20th century paintings.

A large selection of sterling silver, over seventy-five pieces, will cross the block. Among them are a Fisher sterling five piece tea set, a Tiffany sterling tea set, Tiffany three-handled loving cups, Gorham three-handled cups and a 73 piece flatware service in Strasbourg pattern as well as a number of sterling silver trays, pitchers, compotes, bowls, serving pieces and sterling silver plateau with applied grape and vine.

One of the estates has over seventy-five three handled items, including the ones mentioned above by Tiffany and Gorham but also including items from Doulton Lambeth, Lenox (with silver repousse’ top), Limoges, Fulper, several Moser pieces, Henry Kohn and Sons (sterling cup) as well as a sterling cup with three handles made of stag horn marked “Made for Tiffany”.

This outstanding opportunity, noted by Fudge to be “The biggest one I have ever done in my thirty five years in the business,” will be presented as an absolute auction with no reserves. The sale will be held at the facility of Professional Appraisers & Liquidators beginning Saturday March 29 at 1:00PM and will continue Sunday at 1:00PM. Preview is Friday March 28 from 1:00PM – 6:00PM and Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM – 1:00PM. Both sessions of the sale will be carried live online by Proxibid. Professional Appraisers & Liquidators is located at 811 SE Highway 19, Crystal River, FL, 34429. Absentee and phone bids are welcomed. Reserve seating is available on a first come, first served basis by reservation by phone. For more information contact the auction at (352) 795-2061, (800) 542-3877, email to webuyit@tampabay.rr.com or visit the website at www.charliefudge.com.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL APPRAISERS

Oil on Artist Board Painting by A.Y. Jackson (Alexander Young 1882-1974). 8’ X 10’ oil on artist board depicting single lone tree on hillside, signed Lower Right A.Y. Jackson in gilt mold frame of the period - Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000

L.C. Tiffany Favrile Vase. Special Order Green Cased Favrile with Pulled Leaf & Vine Decoration, 11 1/2 “ high, signed – Estimate: $6,000 to $8,000

L. C. Tiffany Favrile Cypriote Vase. 4 ½” h X 7 ½” w decorated with Cypriote spots and applied threading on purple ground, signed L.C.T. 017451 – Estimate: $8,000 to $10,000

Moser, Karlsbad Marqueterie Sur-Verre Vase – Auction Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000

19th Century Cylinder Music Box by A. Jaccard du Grand Swiss Orchestra Bell & Drum Cylinder with Enameled Butterfly and Bee Strikers. Forte-piccolo Tambone Timbres, measures 31 ½ X 10 ¾ X 14 ¾. A ten-tune box with floral inlay to top and front. Excellent working condition - Estimate: $5,000 to 7,500

Tiffany Studios Desk/Harp Lamp with dark brown and green patina having a gold aurene shade, 18 ¾” h X 9” w, stamped Tiffany Studios New York 424 – Estimate $2,000 to $4,000

INCREDIBLY WELL RESEARCHED COLLECTION OF ASIAN ARTS ACQUIRED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S TRAVELS TO FLORIDA FOR SALE

2008-03-05T12:55:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2008

MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL
Sale March 29-30

Part of the collection of Lillian Watson, previously exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in New York, will be sold at Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL.

MELBOURNE, FL - For the first time in its history Matheson’s AA Auction of Melbourne, FL will conduct an auction event live online through LiveAuctioneers.com. Auction owner Lloyd Matheson said, “We owe it to our consignors to open up this sale to the world.”

And what is so special about this sale? The 800 lot sale on March 29-30 will begin with thirty-five pieces of Asian art and antiques from the collection of Lillian Watson, noted collector and world traveler. Twenty of the thirty-five pieces were exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and were insured for over $5,000,000 in 1997. Matheson’s will offer the thirty-five pieces sequentially as the opening lots of the sale.

Mrs. Watson normally traveled with art and antiques specialists to advise her on her purchases. Among those advisors were Dr. Marty Young, curator of the Johnson Museum, Dr. Mary Linda, curator of the Rockefeller collection, Dr. Richard Howard of the Birmingham Museum and Dr. Richard Gramley. The descriptions of the individual lots in this sale from the Watson collection were provided by the committee of experts that vetted the display for the Museum. Mrs. Watson also purchased items from C. T. Loo in Paris and New York and the Aladdin Gallery.

Lot 01 of the sale will be a 14in high underglazed copper red and white pear shaped bottle, 14th century, from the early Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Reign. When this bottle was first exhibited in the Museum in 1997, on loan from Mrs. Watson, it was insured for $2,000,000. A bottle with the same design, underglaze and similar provenance, one inch shorter, sold at Christy’s Hong Kong in 1997 for $2,800,000. Matheson will open the auction with this lot at $100,000 with no reserve!

Among other items from the collection are a 10½in Imperial Chinese yellow enamel saucer dish, underglaze blue and overglaze yellow, with a floral decoration from the Ming Dynasty bearing the Emperor Chenghua mark (1465-1487), a 19½in tall Chinese Famille Noire glazed vase with court scenes from the Qing Dynasty with Kangxi mark (1661-1722) and a life size Khmer Baphuon sculpture of a male, Baphuon period, 10th century, 49in tall with base.

Following the initial group of Watson lots will be what Matheson is calling a “Discovery Asian Art” session featuring another thirty to forty Asian artifacts from other collections. This may be the opportunity, according to Matheson, for someone to find an undiscovered treasure. This section will include items like an 18th-19th century Qing Dynasty flambe’ glazed vase, 9½in tall, an eight panel Ming Dynasty blue and white table screen and six important early Japanese tiles framed together, each one signed.

In addition to Oriental art the sale will feature some significant American and European art as well as estate jewelry and select furniture items. One piece of artwork that is of special interest in this sale was previously sold by Matheson’s a little over two years ago. It is a work by American painter Ernest Lawson (1873-1939). Lawson was one of The Eight, a group of Impressionist painters working in New York after the turn of the century. The painting at hand is an Impressionist work of a young girl in a forest.

When originally offered at Matheson’s the unusually large painting by Lawson seemed to be covered by a white film. The consensus in the room was the painting had been “skinned” by over zealous cleaning. The painting sold for $40,000 plus buyer’ premium and the buyer sent it to a restorer where the film was determined to be a discoloration of over varnish. The original buyer has now consigned the fully restored colorful painting to Matheson’s to be sold without reserve.

The sale will begin at 9:30AM Saturday March 29 and will continue at 11:00 AM Sunday March 30. Preview will be Friday March 28 from 11:00AM to 6:00PM, Saturday 8:30 – 9:30AM and Sunday 9:00 – 11:00AM. 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/ and at http://www.liveaucitoneers.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 Carey Lucas (321) 768-6668.

Written by:
Fred & Gail Taylor
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800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR MATHESON’S MARCH 2008

This 14th century Ming Dynasty bottle with copper red underglaze was insured for $2,000,000 while on display at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

This 30in diameter Baccarat crystal and dore bronze centerpiece was made for and owned by Gen. Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico 1876-1911. It bears his seal.

This painting by Ernest Lawson sold for $40,000 plus buyer’s premium in unrestored condition two years ago. In professionally restored condition it will now be offered without reserve.

This 15th century Ming Dynasty Imperial Chinese blue and yellow saucer bears the Emperor Chengua mark of the period.

This life size Khmer Baphuon sculpture is from the 10th century.

An 18in tall porcelain and dore bronze vase is impressed “Boch” on the bottom.