Brian Coole, ‘View of Boston from Chelsea Shore,’ circa 1850, oil on board. Price realized: $19,800. Kaminski Auctions image.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Fine art was the highlight of the day at Kaminski Auctions’ Aug. 24 Nautical and Americana sale, with all nautical paintings in the sale performing well.
LiveAuctioneers.com provided Internet live bidding.
The top lot was a Brian Coole oil on board, titled Boston from the Chelsea Shore. The painting brought $19,800 after spirited bidding from the Internet and in the audience. It was a Kaminski Auctions record for a Brian Coole painting, as well a record price for the artist at auction. A second Coole painting titled America’s Cup Race sold for $8,400.
American artists A.T. Hibbard, James Fulton Pringle, Thaddeus Bannister and Charles Woodbury also performed extremely well, with an outstanding Hibbard seascape of Provincetown, circa 1920, oil on board, selling for $10,800.
A selection of Americana furniture and decorative items brought respectable prices with a restored 18th century Governor Winthrop desk descended from the Winthrop family bringing $6,900, and a wooden gilt carved eagle from the Charleston Navy Shipyard bringing $6,300.
Asian items, especially Chinese gilt bronze Buddhas continued to attract strong interest. A 25-inch-high Ming dynasty Buddha in this sale, sold for $8,400.
All prices quoted include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Brian Coole, ‘View of Boston from Chelsea Shore,’ circa 1850, oil on board. Price realized: $19,800. Kaminski Auctions image. Block front Chippendale Governor Winthrop desk, 18th century, mahogany with fancy interior, with provenance to the Winthrop family. Estimate: $6,900. Kaminski Auctions image. A.T. Hibbard (American 1886-1972), ‘Provincetown,’ 1920, oil on artist board. Price realized: $10,800. Kaminski Auctions image.
