Toothpick holder, $2,700, Woody Auction

A rare 2-inch signed Daum Nancy toothpick holder, with a winter scene decoration and in excellent condition, sold for $2,700 at a multiestate sale held April 4 by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Kan., at Earth City, Mo., near St. Louis. Also, a 16-inch signed Daum Nancy three-color cameo corset-shaped vase gaveled for $3,750; and a 27-inch Pairpoint reverse-painted table lamp with a 16-inch Seville shade and tropical foliage décor rose to $3,500. Prices are hammer, exclusive of an auctioneer’s commission.

Molded copper weather vane, $83,375, James D. Julia, Inc.

A molded copper weather vane attributed to Harris & Co. of Boston, depicting a leaping stag with zinc ears and antlers, sold for $83,375 at a sale of Fine Art & Folk Art held Feb. 6-7 by James D. Julia, Inc., in Fairfield, Maine. Also, a Paul Storr covered soup tureen with original liner, decorated with grape clusters and trailing vines on elegant claw feet, realized $38,525; and an original painting by Emile Gruppe, titled Water Lilies and depicting a large pond filled with water lilies, changed hands for $34,500. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

Duncanson painting, $105,750, Cowan’s

An original oil on canvas painting by American painter Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872), done in 1856, sold for $105,750 at a Winter Fine and Decorative Art Sale held Feb. 7 by Cowan’s Auctions Inc. in Cincinnati. Also, a bust of Minnehaha by Edmonia Lewis rose to $138,000; a late 19th-century Ohio stoneware jar achieved $3,525; a portrait of a woman and child with dog, attributed to Sheldon Peck, made $22,325; and a rare Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup changed hands for $18,800. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.

Triceratops skull, $250,000-plus, Heritage

An almost fully intact Triceratops dinosaur skull sold for more than $250,000 at a Signature Natural History Auction held Jan. 17-18 by Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. Also, an American Pyromorphite mineral specimen with a yellow-green hue climbed to $131,450; a “Brandenburg” scepter cluster of quartz with a mirror-bright luster garnered $119,500; a large lizard, fully preserved in historic amber, reached $95,600; and a classic American Red Cloud Wulfenite found a new owner for $71,700. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

Know-Nothing flag, $42,300, Cowan’s

A rare Know-Nothing Party flag from the mid-19th-century sold for $42,300 at a Historic Americana Sale held Dec. 4-5 by Cowan’s Auctions Inc., in Cincinnati. The Know-Nothing Party, also known as the American Party, was founded in 1841. It believed that foreigners were a detriment to America. Also highlighting the auction, Scottish photographer Alexander Gardner’s group of 32 stereo views of the Fort Laramie Treaty fetched $36,425 and an early camera-film projector-printer device called a Cinematograph, circa 1895, made $30,000. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.

E. Howard #61 clock, $189,750, Fontaine’s

An E. Howard & Co. #61 astronomical floor regulator clock sold for $189,750 at a Fall Clock Auction held Nov. 8 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass. The second top lot was also an E. Howard clock, a #60 astronomical hanging regulator that soared to $46,000. A rare U.S. Clock Co. astronomical floor clock with regulator went for $37,375, a 30-day period Biedermeier lantern clock made $25,875, and a Brocot French figural three-piece clock set changed hands for $20,700. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

Iacovleff painting, $61,688, Cowan’s

A sanguine chalk drawing by Russian artist Alexandre Iacovleff, titled Le Pecheur, Capri, sold for $61,688 at a Fall Fine & Decorative Arts Auction held Oct. 17-19 by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati. Also, a painting by American artist Howard Chandler Christy, titled Patriotic Civil War Memorial and showcasing both Union and Confederate troops along with Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, hammered for $38,775; and a fine Faberge cigarette case made by Michael Perchin brought $17,625. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.

Late Navajo serape, $123,375, Cowan’s

A late classic Navajo serape (circa 1865), with lac and cochineal dyes, sold for $123,375 at a Fall American Indian Art Auction held Sept. 13 by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati. Also, a Delaware beaded bandolier bag (circa 1850), with a box inscribed Fort Gibson, Okla., hammered for $41,125; an early 20th century unsigned jar by Maria Martinez, with geometric hooks and frets interspersed with abstract florals, coasted to $18,000; and a photograph by Edward Curtis titled Oasis in the Badlands brought $8,812. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.

Laminated Belter bed, $33,350, Grand View

A laminated rosewood bed, made around 1850 by John Henry Belter and with the original finish, sold for $33,350 at an estate sale held June 21 by Grand View Antiques & Auction in Roanoke, Ala. Also, an American Renaissance Revival walnut bookcase, circa 1870, with raised burl panels and architectural carved detail, earned $14,375; a pair of Victorian gilt-carved, over the mantel mirrors, circa 1860, coasted to $13,800; and a French bronze annular clock, signed L. Auricoste of Paris, went for $9,775. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

Oriel china cabinet, $24,150, Cowan’s

 

A late 19th-century Oriel Cabinet Company oak china cabinet, adorned with full-bodied Norman soldiers and a carved crest featuring cherub figures and grotesques, sold for $24,150 at a Summer Fine & Decorative Art Auction held June 21 by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Oh. Also, five lots of stoneware pig flasks made in Anna, Ill., went for a combined $53,47; the top lot of the group was a railroad pig marked “Cincinnati the Pork City” that soared to $14,950. Also, a watercolor painting by Italian artist Marie Martinetti changed hands for $12,075.