Maine Antique Digest April 2015

32-E Maine Antique Digest, April 2015

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Auction

Prices

Realized

ere are a few notable prices

of antiques sold recently at

auction, as provided by press

releases. All prices include the buy-

er’s premium when charged. We’re

always looking for news of prices

realized at auctions, particularly

unusual or top lots. Send pictures,

complete descriptions, and infor-

mation to A.P.R., Maine Antique

Digest, PO Box 1429, Waldo-

boro, ME 04572 or e-mail them to

<mad@maineantiquedigest.com

This Art Nouveau 18k gold

plique-à-jour brooch with ten

round diamonds and a pearl drop

was made in 1910 and included

a certificate of authenticity. The

2½" long x 1¾" wide brooch with

a 16" long chain brought $2000.

Cordier Auctions & Apprais-

als, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,

November 8 and 9, 2014.

Still life by Albert Francis King (1854-1945), 17½" x 23½", oil

on canvas in a carved wood frame with gilded liner, sold for

$7500. Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-

vania, November 8 and 9, 2014.

This circa 1910 tall-case clock, 98"

x 22" x 15¾", with extensive inlays

and decorations combining decora-

tive elements from French, English,

and American Neoclassical and Clas-

sical styles, was unmarked but of

high quality. Housing an eight-day

movement with tubular chimes, it

sold for $4300. Cordier Auctions &

Appraisals, Harrisburg, Pennsylva-

nia, November 8 and 9, 2014.

This 18½" tall Ameri-

can brilliant cut glass

vase in the Waldorf

pattern (also known as

Quatrefoil & Rosettes)

Clark

realized

$23,000. Cordier Auc-

tions & Appraisals,

Harrisburg, Pennsylva-

nia, November 8 and 9,

2014.

William Zorach

(1887-1966),

Clarissa

, bronze

sculpture, 38½"

tall, signed and

numbered at the

base “Zorach

2/8,” realized

$9100. Cordier

Auctions &

Appraisals,

Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania,

November 8 and

9, 2014.

Peter Max (b. 1937),

Angel with Heart Version II

, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", sold for

$6000. Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Harris-

burg, Pennsylvania, November 8 and 9, 2014.

Four 20th-century Chinese famille rose porcelain

panels, each measuring approximately 8" x 14½",

brought $7623.25. Witherell’s, Sacramento, Califor-

nia, in an Internet auction that ended January 26.

These six drawings on paper with signatures attributed

to Keith Haring, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, and Roy

Lichtenstein brought a total of $2837.50. Witherell’s,

Sacramento, California, in an Internet auction that

ended January 26.

This Aldo Tura mid-20th-century

carved wood octopus

lamp, 19" high x

13½" wide x 7½"

deep, sold

for $1875.

Witherell’s,

Sacramento,

California, in

an Internet

auction that

ended

Janu-

ary

26.

This jade and 14k gold ring

weighing six grams gross

realized $2937.50. With-

erell’s, Sacramento, Cali-

fornia, in an Internet auc-

tion that ended January 26.

This 24" x 29" oil on canvas by noted American Impres-

sionist painter Richard Emil Miller (1875-1943) realized

$2645. Miller was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and

part of the Giverny colony of American Impressionists

around the turn of the century. Upon his return to the

States, he worked briefly in Pasadena, California, before

settling in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Direct Auction

Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, December 16, 2014.

This 31" tall x 36" diameter carved

angel-base table with octagonal wood

top realized $1265. Direct Auction Gal-

leries, Chicago, Illinois, December 16,

2014.

This 8" tall ornate .800 silver footed centerpiece bowl,

weighing 32 troy ounces, realized $1035. Direct Auction

Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, December 16, 2014.