MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – A Royal Bonn three-part jardinière on stand, sold for $4,600, the highest price achieved at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ 19th and 20th Century Auction of Ceramics on Oct. 1. A collector from the Midwest liked the red-brown ground color, often thought of as somewhat less desirable than a pastel-colored ground. Estimated at $800-$1,200, the jardinière was the focus of a bidding duel between the Midwesterner and a Virginia collector.

LiveAuctioneer.com provided Internet live bidding.

Among American Arts and Crafts offerings, a Rookwood experimental vase by Sara Alice “Sallie” Toohey, modeled with swirls of water and built-up slip to the waist, and painted in delicate shades of blue and sea-green, sold for $1,380, just over the high estimate of $800-$1,200.

The first Teapot Extravaganza was a large portion of this auction, with over 300 lots of teapots. This global sale included a small but very good selection of Chinese Export teapots, including several pewter-clad examples that realized between $3,450 and $2,415 against estimates of $400-$600 and $300-$500, respectively.

The highlight of the 20th Century studio ceramics offerings was a set of six stoneware tenmoku-glazed footed tea bowls, probably by Shoji Hamada, from the estate of Beate Sirota Gordon. These sold for $4,313 to an English collector against a live Internet bidder.

Jill Fenichell, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ vice president of ceramics, said, “I’m impressed with how well our sale did, considering that this area is new for our auction house. Great material, described accurately, found its market. We already have about one-third of next year’s sale in-house, including the second annual Teapot Extravaganza, so we will repeat the emphasis on 20th Century ceramics next autumn.”

For details call Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates at 540-434-3939.

Click here to view the fully illustrated catalog for this sale, complete with prices realized.

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