ABERDEEN, Miss. – The living estate of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hudson of Birmingham, Ala. – a couple who was renowned nationwide for having operated as Hudson’s Antiques & Auctions for over 33 in the building next to their mansion-style home – will headline an auction planned for March 7 at Stevens Auction Co.
LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
The Hudsons’ home and adjacent business was in Limestone County, Alabama – between Athens and Decatur. Their auctions were huge productions, and they became larger than life figures, conducting sales in a facility alongside their palatial Greek Revival residence. Only now, after having retired and moved to a smaller home, have they decided to sell their massive collection.
Offered will be hundreds of rare items, such as antique furniture by names such as Wooton, Mallard and Schott; old clocks, including a magnificent grandfather calendar clock made by the Herschede Clock Co.; many handmade Persian rugs; original works of art; hand-painted porcelain; early lamps and lighting; brilliant cut glass; cloisonné; sterling silver; china and more.
Also in the auction will be hand-selected items from a prominent estate in Vicksburg, Miss., full of beautiful Victorian furniture and other Americana pieces. The action will kick off on Friday, March 6, at 5 p.m. Central time, with a session dedicated mainly to rare coins and Confederate money, plus books, silver and other items. Friday’s session will be live only; no Internet bidding.
The Saturday session, starting at 10 a.m. Central time, will feature live bidding, via LiveAuctioneers.com. The offerings that day will span many categories. Lots will include a 140-piece set of blue and white Wedgwood china; a monumental, palace-size Persian rug with Sarouk design in pink, blue and navy, 24 feet 2 inches by 11 feet 11 ½ inches; and several antique German porcelain dolls, signed, in original dresses.
In addition to the Herschede grandfather clock, other fine clocks will include a heavily carved American Victorian oak wall clock with north wind face, a Victorian marble clock set with Egyptian Sphinx on bronze cups with claw feet and urn, and a cast-iron figural clock, probably Ansonia. Also selling will be a matched pair of opposing Federal argand lamps, signed Messenger.
Furniture highlights include a walnut Victorian cylinder-roll Wooton desk, signed and stenciled with swing-out doors; and a rosewood rococo marble-top base étagère, signed N. (Nicholas) Schott, the famed Philadelphia cabinetmaker, crafted circa 1865, stenciled and in the original finish, 91 inches tall.
Other furniture will include a French or Italian slant-front desk with hidden compartments, circa 1790-1820; a fine mahogany 19th century bookcase with pierce-carved gallery, attributed to Mallard; and a beautiful 19th century porcelain Meissen mirror with applied roses and figurals, with a cut beveled and scalloped original mirror, impressive at 4 feet tall by 4 feet 4 inches wide.
It seems Stevens Auction manages to feature at least one, usually more than one, monumental bed or bedroom suite in its auctions, and this one will be no exception. Offered will be a walnut Victorian half tester bed, heavily carved and full size; and a walnut Victorian two-piece bedroom set with ladies’ heads, in the great original finish, with bed and dresser both 7 feet 8 inches tall.
The art category will be highlighted by a large oil on canvas depiction of a Roman scene, circa 1900-1920, measuring 6 feet 1 inch by 10 feet.
To request a full color brochure or for details, call 662-369-2200, or send an email request to stevensauction@bellsouth.net.
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