ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Rock Island Auction Co.’s 2019 June Regional Auction was nothing short of an exciting and well-attended four-day event. Sales totaled $8.5 million.
Civil War Henry rifle tops $25K at Rock Island Auction
Edmondson ‘Uplifted Lady’ takes the high road at $240K
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A limestone carving titled Miss Amy, an Uplifted Lady by William Edmondson, ascended to $240,000 at the July 13 Case Antiques Auction – just one of many high points in what proved to be a record-setting day for the Tennessee auction house. (All prices in this report include the buyer’s premium). The day’s highlights also included a six-figure diamond ring, European and American paintings, and Southern pottery and decorative arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Chinese vases, Coca-Cola earn top dollar at Bruneau & Co.
CRANSTON, R.I. – A Chinese Qing dynasty robin’s egg blue vase, 12¾ inches tall, soared to $50,000 to take top lot honors at an Antiques, Collectibles & Fine Art Auction held July 13 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Just over 400 lots came up for bid in the sale that was highlighted by Asian arts and Coca-Cola. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Hake’s $1.5M collectibles auction lands in record books
YORK, Pa. – Hake’s, America’s first collectibles auction house, ventured into uncharted territory on July 11 with a rocket-firing Boba Fett action figure that sold for $112,926. The 3.75-inch prototype figure from Kenner’s licensed toy line for The Empire Strikes Back had been displayed at the 1979 Toy Fair in New York, but never saw production. Forty years later, the production-line reject was the top seller in a $1.5 million online auction of superior-quality entertainment, sports and political memorabilia conducted on July 10-11.
Clars posts top earnings on diamonds, Vietnamese ceramics
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery hosted its monthly sale of fine art, decorative art, jewelry, furnishings, and Asian art and antiques on July 14. Discerning collectors of fine jewelry in extraordinary designs and historic Vietnamese art and antiques took note of the select offerings in this sale and drove prices to well beyond expectations. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
International bidder interest drives Bertoia’s Spring Toy Sale to $1.3M
VINELAND, N.J. – Premium-quality pieces from prestigious toy, bank and train collections attracted a strong contingent of bidders to literally every category represented in Bertoia’s May 23-24 Annual Spring Toy Sale. Just over 1,000 lots crossed the auction block, taking in $1.3 million. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading
LiveAuctioneers bidder wins Mark Goetz for Herman Miller sofa
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Studio Furniture & Decorative Art auction June 23 realized strong prices for fine silver and furnishings. Collectors vied for fine examples offered at approachable price points. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. A gorgeous Mark Goetz sofa from Herman Miller with its warm walnut-wrapped back made an impact on buyers, and a LiveAuctioneers bidder ultimately won it for $2,925.
California artworks draw robust bidding at Moran’s auction June 23
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Studio Fine Art auction continues to attract collectors from around the world. Postwar works realized the strongest prices at the June 23 sale, showing the market remains strong as California and American fine art continue to inspire strong bidding. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Collectors of California fine art found plenty of tempting options in the sale. A colorful work from Jean Mannheim of a sailing ship in a harbor sold for $4,062. A more contemporary interpretation of California Plein Air paintings from William Glen Crooks stole the hearts of the audience, one of whom bought a stellar landscape for $4,375 (above). All prices realized include Moran’s 25% buyer’s premium.
A gorgeous Lockwood de Forest beachscape titled Full Moon Cove at Santa Barbara was one of the most popular lots on preview. The blue-hued painting brought $6,250 (below).
Postwar and contemporary works attracted the most robust bids of the day. No. 117 painted in 1959 by famed Spanish artist Luis Feito López is a dramatic work in contrasting tones of black, gray and white and was exhibited in 1959 at the inaugural Paris Biennale. The mixed media work created a bidding war with one determined buyer surpassing the $30,000-$50,000 estimate to nab the painting for $68,750.
A graphic acrylic on canvas from Antonio Saura created a similar stir when it hit the block. The work sold to an online bidder for $40,625.
“Watt Hour Icon” depicting an electric meter from American artist Bruce Everett realized $3,900.
European artists commanded attention at the auction. A beautifully serene Jean Vollet painting of Chateau de Sully (Loiret), caused a bidding war between two floor bidders causing the work to soar past its $400-$600 to bring $3,125.
A vivid floral still life from Alexandre Renoir, great-grandson of the famed Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, brought $1,250 at the auction.
A snowy Paris was the subject of Armand Henri Leroux’s painting The City in Winter, and realized $1,000 at the block.
A graphic print from Alexander Calder executed in 1967 soared past its $300-$500 estimate to bring $1,125.
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Americana in demand at Jeffrey S. Evans’ June 21-22 auction
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ Americana & Fine Antiques Auction June 21 & 22 was a highly successful event and produced robust prices, along with a few surprises, in multiple categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Russian vase sells for 157 times high estimate at Morphy’s $3.3M auction
DENVER, Pa. – When Keats wrote, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever – its loveliness increases,” he unwittingly created a tagline for Morphy Auctions’ $3.3 million Fine & Decorative Arts sale held June 18-19. The breathtaking array of European and American antiques, glass and ceramics dazzled an international contingent of bidders who drove prices on many items to unexpected if not astounding levels. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.