Kamelot’s 2nd annual Garden Auction comes up roses
June 26, 2007
( Philadelphia) – Kamelot Auctions further solidified its standing as the source for selling garden antiques at auction during its April 14 Garden & Architectural Antiques Sale. LiveAuctioneers.com provided live online bidding for the sale.
The auction was well timed for dealers that were in need of product for the New York and Chicago Botanical Shows, as well as the Brimfield Show. The top lot of the day was a monumental and elaborate pair of Japanese Edo Period (1600-1868) bronze temple lanterns which sold for $34,500. The lanterns were featured in the Japanese Government Exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and were fresh to the market after just being removed from a grand Allentown, Penn., estate. Other notable garden items included an antique zinc dog by Fiske which brought $12,000; a rare American Victorian cast iron urn, circa 1890, probably by Fisk, which sailed past the pre-auction estimate and hammered at $6,040; two pairs of antique terracotta lion urns which fetched $5,060; a bronze pan fountain in the manner of MacMoonies which sold for $4,140; and a c ast stone bench with figural supports and leaf and berry detailing on the back reached $4,600.
Kamelot recently hired a recognized expert in the antique garden field, Jeffrey Henkel, to lead its garden sale. Kamelot CEO Jeff Kamal spoke glowingly when asked of Henkel’s contribution to the sale. “Jeffrey did a heck of a job putting together this sale in a short period of time," he said. "He brings a lot of valuable contacts with him, so quite naturally, we are excited to watch the growth of our annual garden auction.”
The stained glass window category shined with a lot of six leaded and stained glass windows recently removed from a train station designed by Frank Furness selling for $5,060. A landing window with a robed woman standing in the garden and holding a small mirror brought $4,370, while a painted and leaded glass scenic window depicting a castle in the countryside sold for $4,830.
Other items of note included a monumental pair of carved gothic architectural surrounds which reached $5,750, an excellent American Victorian five arm gas light which was a bargain at $5,750, a group of 780 floor tiles with a rare pattern of leaves and lattice exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $1,500-2,000 to sell for $6,900, and a very fine late 19th century Italian antique marble bath tub in the Neoclassical taste sold online for $8,100.
Kamelot is already in the process of collecting garden items for next spring’s auction which is scheduled for April 2008.
