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Maine Antique Digest, May 2015 23-D
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Lot #2, an Emile Gallé enam-
eled glass vase in two parts,
more than doubled its high
estimate to bring $10,625. At
that point, attendees knew
they were in for a special
sale. Decoration on each side
is a praying mantis on floral
branches. Hindman photo.
Over 3' wide, the gilt-bronze cen-
terpiece by Max Blondat featured
an embracing couple over foaming
waves, flanked by curved bowls
with swan decorations. Estimated
at $3000/5000, it sold for $11,875.
Hindman photos.
Here’s a closeup of the
Blondat centerpiece.
Look carefully to see the floral marquetry inlays decorat-
ing the French oak étagère. About 60" high x 49" wide,
the $18,750 piece was smaller in scale than many others,
and it almost quadrupled its high estimate. The French
gilt-bronze garniture sold for $7500.
The signed Steu-
ben blue Aurene
compotes with
ruffled
bowls
and twist stems
brought $2500.
Hindman photo.
“The Winter Queen,” a
jeweled and numbered
Amphora pottery vase
attributed to Nikolaus
Kannhauser, sold for
$17,500 (est. $3000/5000);
it is 13½" high. Hindman
photo.
The apotheosis of Art Nouveau design, this French
chandelier hit all bases: dragonflies, gilt bronze in sinu-
ous lines, art glass globes, slag glass, and more. Measur-
ing 29" high x 27" diameter, it was a show-stopper, and
it went to a midwestern buyer for $27,500. We’re told
that it hung above Brodsky’s dining table.
Two Alphonse Mucha beauties line a hallway. “Cycles Perfecta,”
circa 1897, sold for $25,000. The circa 1898 “JOB” cigarette pro-
motion brought $8750.
Two sections of a $16,250 three-piece
Majorelle sideboard, fashioned of varied
woods and metals, hold, at far left and center,
silver overlay vases that sold for $1063 and
$563. Note the feet and stunning hardware on
the unit. The German silverplate four-piece
Paul Follot (1877-1941) tea/coffee set at cen-
ter brought $25,000. Above it all are an $875
pair of German silver-plate wall plaques.
The color lithograph “Café Jacqmotte,”
an 1896 color lithograph by Belgian artist
Fernand Toussaint, measured almost 40" x
30" and sold for $17,500. Hindman photo.
This circa 1901 Henri de Tou-
louse-Lautrec color lithograph, “
Au
Bal des Etudiants
,” sold for $4250.
An assortment
of period silver
filled shelves on
a back wall. The
early 20th-cen-
tury three-light
candelabrum at
left sold for $469,
and the pair of
French
three-
light candelabra
on the same shelf
brought $3500.
Interest was high for
Brodsky’s color litho-
graph Art Nouveau
posters. “Le Sillon”
by Belgian artist Fer-
nand Toussaint (1873-
1956) sold for $10,625.
“Café
Jacqmotte”
by the same artist
went for $17,500, and
“Paris-Almanach” by
Dutch artist Georges
de Feure (1868-1943)
brought $1750.