CINCINNATI – Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. will host the first of a new series of monthly online Decorative Art auctions on March 13, 2012. The auctions will include a broad range of decorative arts in the areas of folk art, Americana, fine art, ceramics, glass and furniture. Cowan’s monthly online auctions will be timed and are exclusively designed for absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com.
“Cowan’s monthly online Decorative Art auctions will serve as an online bidding platform that everyone can participate in from the comfort of their own home,” noted Cowan’s Fine and Decorative Arts Specialist Janet Rogers. “These sales will exhibit a great selection of affordable merchandise in all areas of decorative arts.”
The first auction on March 13 will feature a selection of Americana decorative items and will begin at 6:00 p.m. EST. The sale will include a varied selection of Ohio and Kentucky coverlets, late 19th century stoneware jugs, hand-carved whimsies, early furniture, advertising, paintings and other Americana items. Absentee bids can be left on cowans.com or patrons may bid live online the day of the sale through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Highlights of the sale comprise a handsome selection of early American furniture, including a pair of late 20th century pine corner cupboards, estimated to bring $1,000/1,500. A Chippendale-style Pennsylvania cherry secretary bookcase is expected to sell for $900/1,200. A Kentucky cherry corner cupboard, circa 1840, is expected to fetch $600/800.
The auction will also feature folk art paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. A folk art oil portrait of a boy, dated first quarter 19th century, is expected to bring anywhere between $2,000/4,000. A carved wood artwork titled Farm Scene by Minnie Adkins is estimated at $1,000/2,000. A folk art railroad oil painting by Tella Kitchen from Adelphi, Ohio, is estimated at $600/800.
Dates for future online Decorative Art auctions at Cowan’s are:
April 11 – Continental and Asian Decorative Arts
May 10 – American Decorative Arts including Dolls & Toys
June 12 – 19th and 20th Century Decorative Arts
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