HOUSTON – Beautiful furniture, paintings, rugs and porcelain found new homes with international buyers at Morton Kuehnert’s June 24 evening sale. Internet live bidding was provided by LiveAuctioneers.com
A phone bid provided the highlight of the evening as a $24,000 price was paid for a Régence-style commode that had been entered in the sale with an estimate of $10,000 to $12,000. All prices quoted include a 20% buyer’s premium.
The 120-lot sale included a marble fireplace mantel that sold for $4,800 (pre-auction estimate $2,500 to $3,000), a pair of European cut-crystal gilt-bronze candelabra selling for $1,800 (est. $500 to $700) and an 18th-century French chestnut server that sold for $3,480 (est. $1,200 to $1,500).
An exquisite gilded bronze rectangular velvet-lined chest realized $5,200 (est. $2,500 to $2,750), and a 19th-century Continental walnut and satinwood marquetry writing desk closed at $1,560 (est. $750 to $1,300).
Morton Kuehnert is now inviting consignments for a Sept. 23 catalog auctions. Photos and descriptions of items may be e-mailed to consignments@mortonkuehnert.com. To contact Morton Kuehnert’s staff, call 713-827-7835.
View the fully illustrated catalog from the June 24 auction, complete with prices realized, online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
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