Clarke Auction Gallery found success with $1.5M late-October sale

14K gold, diamond, ruby and emerald floral spray brooch, $22,500
14K gold, diamond, ruby and emerald floral spray brooch, $22,500
14K gold, diamond, ruby and emerald floral spray brooch, $22,500

LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Important paintings, fine jewelry and striking decorative objects drove Clarke Auction Gallery’s October 29-30 auction to a grand total of more than $1.5 million. There was no one superstar lot, but many lots outperformed their estimates and 16 of them hammered for more than $10,000 apiece.

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