MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – 2014 was an outstanding year for the auction firm Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, with year-end results indicating substantial growth in sales revenue. While the house offered only 157 more lots than the 10,957 sold in 2013, gross sales actually increased in 2014 by 25 percent over the previous year.
With top-quality auctions spread throughout the calendar, each month offered new highlights across a variety of categories. Whether it is offering glass, lighting, ceramics, fine and decorative art, Americana, folk art, or Southern material, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates continues to impact the market while strengthening its reputation as a leader across multiple fields.
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Top lots of the year included a Samuel Betts bracket clock, made in London during the second half of the 17th century, which sold for $109,250; and an important eagle-decorated Southern stoneware jar, which sold for $74,750. The latter piece was the high lot in the landmark auction of the John and Lil Palmer Americana Collection held in April. This $1.6 million single-owner sale was a tremendous success, producing robust prices from the first lot to the last.
Anticipating continued growth for the future, JSE & Associates has recently added staff, including three new cataloging specialists. Additionally, plans to expand the facility’s storage and packing areas have just been finalized, and construction is slated to begin at the auction gallery this winter.
With an ambitious 2015 schedule to included 15 auctions and five educational seminars, the firm will need all of the extra space and all of the extra assistance it can muster. Principal Jeffrey S. Evans is optimistic about the future and offered the following comments: “2014 was a very strong year on several levels. We presented a number of very important collections during the year that realized some amazing prices, and the overall quality of the merchandise we offered improved over past years. In addition, prices in general are beginning to rebound as collectors start to take advantage of the great values available in today’s market.”
Evans went on to add, “We are very excited about 2015; we have assembled an unbelievably talented and hard-working staff, and the number of commitments for outstanding, single-owner collections of glass, ceramics, folk pottery and lighting is at an all-time high. With a full slate of exciting upcoming sales and a number of educational events and outreach programs planned, 2015 promises to be an exciting and fast-paced year.”
For further information about auctions and educational events that are on the 2015 calendar, log on to www.jeffreysevans.com , email info@jeffreysevans.com, or call 540-434-3939.
