10-D Maine Antique Digest, December 2016
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Auction Prices Realized
H
ere are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as
provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’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
information to A.P.R., Maine Antique Digest, PO Box 1429, Waldoboro, ME
04572 or e-mail them to
<mad@maineantiquedigest.com>.
This Hopi turquoise-set silver cuff
from a private collection from Culver
City, California, sold for $3300. John
Moran Auctioneers,
Monrovia,
California, September 10.
This 1909 orotone by
Western photographer
Edward Curtis (1868-
1952),
Signal Fire to
the Mountain God
, 14''
x 11'', brought $7200.
John Moran Auctioneers,
Monrovia, California,
September 10.
Vash Gon-Jicarilla,
a
bronze plaque by Alfred
David Lenz (1872-1926),
20¼" high x 10¼" wide
x 1
3
/
8
'' deep, set a new
record for the artist
at $5000. John Moran
Auctioneers, Monrovia,
California, September 10.
These contemporary Kwagiulth carved and
polychromed masks by Randy Stiglitz and
David Mungo Knox sold for $1800. John
Moran Auctioneers, Monrovia, California,
September 10.
This iconic Danish modern
Papa Bear chair and ottoman
by designer Hans Wegner for
A.P. Stolen realized $7200. John
Moran Auctioneers, Monrovia,
California, September 10.
Consigned at one of Moran’s walk-in
valuation days,
Lampe Femme
by
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
for Madoura, 14
1
/
8
'' high x 7
3
/
8
''
wide x 4
7
/
8
'' deep, realized $14,400.
John Moran Auctioneers, Monrovia,
California, September 10.
This custom French-style double harpsichord by
Zuckermann Harpsichords International, Stonington,
Connecticut, sold for $16,940. Clars Auction Gallery,
Oakland, California, September 17 and 18.
This Steinway & Sons, New York, Model
D concert grand piano, 39¾" high
x 59½" wide x 8'11¾" deep, with
matching stool, from the estate
of Thomas J. Perkins, sold
for $33,275. Clars Auction
Gallery, Oakland,
California,
September 17
and 18.
Chinese
Ge
-type
Hu
-form
arrow vase, $63,000. Clars
Auction Gallery, Oakland,
California, September 17
and 18.
Ettore Bugatti 18k yellow gold Mido wristwatch,
circa 1925, from the estate of Thomas J. Perkins,
$18,150. Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland,
California, September 17 and 18.
Gordon Onslow Ford (American/British, 1912-2003),
Escape
, oil
on canvas, 30" x 40" (sight), from the estate of San Francisco
attorney Allen Singer, $78,650. Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland,
California, September 17 and 18.
The top lot at the September 29 sale at Legend Rare Coin
Auctions, Lincroft, New Jersey, was this 1795 half-dollar
(PCGS MS63 CAC) from the Phil Flannagan collection. It
sold for $176,250.
This 1896-S Morgan dollar (PCGS MS66 PL CAC) from
the Coronet collection sold for $111,625. Legend Rare Coin
Auctions, Lincroft, New Jersey, September 29.
This 1901 $2.50 coin (PCGS
PR69 DCAM) realized
$105,750. Legend Rare Coin
Auctions, Lincroft, New
Jersey, September 29.
Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948), oil on canvas, circa 1932,
15" x 17½" (sight size), $175,200. Winter Associates, Inc.,
Plainville, Connecticut, July 25.