AMERICANA OFFERINGS HIGHLIGHT
DECEMBER AUCTION
Dedham, MA – On
Sunday, December 12th, Grogan & Company conducted a pre
holiday auction comprised of American and European Paintings, 18th,
19th and 20th century Furniture and Decorative
Works of Art, Silver and Oriental Rugs and Carpets. The sale grossed
over 1.2 million in sales and drew clients from around the globe.
The highlight of the
fine art offerings was Yacht Race in New York Harbor, by James E.
Buttersworth. Rescued from a
South Carolina attic just minutes from being sent to the landfill, the
14 x 20
inch oil on
canvas sold to a gentleman in the room for $161,000, against
a $100,000-150,000
pre-sale estimate. A pair of Sheldon Peck
Ancestral
portraits, circa 1824, brought a respectable $28,750 against a
$20,000-30,000
estimate and a finely
carved
Preening Shorebird, by Anthony Elmer Crowell soared from it’s
$15,000-25,000 estimate to sell for $46,000.
The sale included a
selection of small decorative items, Fabergé examples, estate jewelry
and collectibles.
The second highest
price of the sale was achieved by a Fabergé Gilded Silver and Enamel
Pictorial Box. The small box depicting a Viking Ship generated
competitive bidding between the floor and the phones before it sold to a
gentleman in
the
room for $69,000 against a $2,000-3,000 estimate. The same gentleman
successfully
purchased a Fabergé Smokey Quartz
Bonbonniere for
$43,125,
against a
$2,000-3,000 estimate. The highlight of the jewelry offerings was an
impressive 7.22 carat Diamond Solitaire Ring estimated at
$50,000-70,000. The large round cut diamond ring, flanked by baguettes,
sold for $64,400 to a New York dealer.
The sleeper of the
sale was a pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Shield Back Side Chairs,
estimated at $2,000-3,000. Excitement filled the room when several
phone bidders competed until they finally sold for $52,900. An
impressive Bigelow Studios Leaded Glass Shade Lamp sold for $13,800
against a $4,000-6,000 estimate and a Viennese Empire Acajou Center
Table, circa 1805, brought $11,500 against a $5,000-7,000 estimate.
The sale concluded
with a selection of Oriental Rugs and Carpets, including a 12 foot x 10
foot Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet, Persia, circa 1880, which sold for
$46,000 to an Italian dealer against a $10,000-1,5000 pre-sale estimate.
All prices quoted
include a buyer’s premium.
Gallery Located:
22 Harris Street, Dedham, Massachusetts 02026
Telephone: 781-461-9500 Toll Free: 1-800-823-1020
Fax: 781-461-9625
contact us at: Grogans@Groganco.com
