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As expected, this large Tabriz Persian rug made in the early 1990s sold for $26,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.

Time-honored items brought top dollar at Morton Kuehnert sale

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

As expected, this large Tabriz Persian rug made in the early 1990s sold for $26,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
As expected, this large Tabriz Persian rug made in the early 1990s sold for $26,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
HOUSTON – Determined bidders during Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers catalog auction Sept. 23 knew what they wanted among the 237 cataloged lots, resulting in lively and competitive bidding. Of the 343 buyers registered to bid, 171 participated through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Prices include a buyer’s premium.

Lot 53, a signed Tiffany Studios telescopic Organic Root candlestick, brought $10,800 during the first half hour of bidding, followed shortly thereafter by a $26,000 sale on Lot 61, a large Tabriz Persian rug, circa 1990.

Lot 96, a set of 18th-century Sèvres presentation plates with landmark scenes from Clisson, France, sold for $12,000, and Lot 97, a pair of 19th-century Wedgwood urns, sold for $6,000.

A late 19th-century sterling and jade table cigar lighter manufactured in San Francisco sold for $3,000. An intriguing 19th-century Louis XV-style console and mirror sold for $5,400. A 19th-century box-shaped Spanish oak cabinet, lot 93, sold for $1,680, and lot 92, a highly carved Gothic oak desk, sold for $4,800.

Lot 123, a beautifully designed vintage brass and cloisonné bowl/planter, sold for $1,200. A scene-grabbing half canopy Louis XV-style bed sold for $5.400.

Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers’ conducts auctions every Thursday at 7 p.m. and holds its catalog auctions once a month. The next catalog auction is on Thursday, Oct. 21. For more information, visit www.mortonkuehnert.com.

 

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

This unusual Tiffany Studios candlestick sold for $10,800. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
This unusual Tiffany Studios candlestick sold for $10,800. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
These Sèvres presentation plates decorated with French landmark scenes sold to an Internet bidder for $12,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
These Sèvres presentation plates decorated with French landmark scenes sold to an Internet bidder for $12,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.