Robert Spencer, Summertime,
oil on canvas, sold for $112,500
Mary Cassatt, Afternoon Tea,
etching & aquatint, sold for $101,500
Set of 12 George II Style Mahogany
Dining Chairs, sold for $37,950
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Grogan's 10th Anniversary Sale Top $1.9 Million Dollars
Grogan & Company's 10th Anniversary
Sale, held on
December 4 & 5, 1998, was an overwhelming success. The top lot of the auction, Robert
Spencer's Summertime (pre sale est: $40,000-60,000), an oil on canvas, sold for
$112,500. Afternoon Tea, and etching and aquatint by Mary Cassatt (pre
sale est: $80,000-120,000), fetched $101,500. An interior scene, Pavillion Petit
Colombe, by Walter Gay (pre sale est: 15,000-25,000), once owned by noted author and
interior designer Edith Wharton, brought $51,750 and a rare watercolor Dog Tooth
Violet by Charles Henry Moore (pre sale est: $1,000-1,500) surprised everyone by
selling for a new record price of $42,550.
Amongst the furniture offerings, a finely
carved set of 12 George II style mahogany dining chairs (pre sale est: $15,000-25,000)
sold for $37,950 and a pair of George III satinwood demilune cabinets (pre sale est:
$20,000-30,000) brought $24,150.
A gala reception party was held prior to the
opening of the exhibition for friends and clients. Over 300 guests turned out to help us
celebrate our 10th Anniversary.
All prices include a 15% buyer's premium.
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