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Two enamel, seed pearl, yellow metal pocket watches, $3,383. Image courtesy of Michaan's.

Michaan’s August estate auction tripled estimates

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Two enamel, seed pearl, yellow metal pocket watches, $3,383. Image courtesy of Michaan's.
Two enamel, seed pearl, yellow metal pocket watches, $3,383. Image courtesy of Michaan’s.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Lots sold for more than triple their high estimate in every major department at Michaan’s estate sale Aug. 7. Once again, a front runner of the sale was the Asian Department. A pair of Chinese hand scrolls were picked up by a phone bidder who shelled out $2,400 for lot 392, nearly 10 times the high estimate.

In second place was the Jewelry Department with a unique pair of enamel, seed pearl, yellow metal pocket watches. The vibrantly colored watches depicting fair maidens sold for over six times their high estimate to a floor bidder for $3,383.

Silver usually sells quite well at auction for the Furniture and Decorations Department, and this sale was no exception. The fact that the flatware collection was of fine quality and bore the Hermes Paris name most likely helped to push the 18-piece set to sell for $1,046, or more than three times its high estimate.

Continuing the sales’ successful run the Fine Art Department, whose two works by Claude Ferrand were sold together as lot 757. Harem Dancers went for $2,040 to the delight of an absentee bidder, willing to pay over three times their high estimate.

Complete results for the August estate sale as well as future auction information and bid submission are available at www.michaans.com. For general information call Michaan’s Auctions at 510-740-0220 ext. 0 or e-mail frontdesk@michaans.com. Michaan’s Auctions is located at 2751 Todd St., Alameda, CA 94501.

 

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Two Chinese hand scrolls, $2,400. Image courtesy of Michaan's.
Two Chinese hand scrolls, $2,400. Image courtesy of Michaan’s.
Hermes Paris Attelage silver-plated 18-piece flatware service, $1,046. Image courtesy of Michaan's.
Hermes Paris Attelage silver-plated 18-piece flatware service, $1,046. Image courtesy of Michaan’s.
Claude Ferrand (European, 19th century), 'Harem Dancers,' $2,040. Image courtesy of Michaan's.
Claude Ferrand (European, 19th century), ‘Harem Dancers,’ $2,040. Image courtesy of Michaan’s.