For more information, 86 or Kirk Douglas Benefit Auction Led By Hockney Print A Belleek porcelain kettle stand decorated with phoenixes and dragons represented the decorative arts, selling for $7,995 ($5/7,000). The highest-flying lot was the signed and numbered “Skywriting” screen print by Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), which sold for $18,450 against its $5/10,000 estimate. – Fine art stole the show at Nadeau’s Spring Midcentury, Outdoor Furnishings and Decorative Arts auction on May 14. For information, 61 or ‘Skywriting’ Sales At Nadeau The second was a sterling Steiff service for six minus one soup spoon, with a few other miscellaneous sterling pieces. The first (shown here) was a group lot of a Silver Rose Heirloom set with no box, with a Raymond Sheffield four-piece silver plated knife set with pearlescent handles. The top two lots of its Fine Antiques and Artwork sale were both sterling flatware services, and each tied at $1,187. – The table was set with sterling at Tom Hall Auctions on May 9. For more information, 80 or Sterling Shines At Tom Hall This lot was only surpassed by a contemporary set of hardwood dining chairs, which achieved $150. They were earlier examples of the viewers with original boxes, and the whole set sold for $127. The second highest price realized was a set of two vintage Tru-Vue Stereoscope Picture Depth Viewers with around 150 films. – Group lots were at the top of Thomas Hirchak’s sales on May 12. In excellent condition, this example sold right within its $3/5,000 estimate at $4,613. Marantz is a desirable name in the audio-visual field, both for musicians and home theater enthusiasts. The top was a Marantz Model 7 Tube Preamplifier, which was reported to be tested and running at the time of sale. – Nest Egg’s Spring Estates & Collections sale on May 14 yielded a mix of coins, flatware, ceramics and vintage technology among its highest-selling lots. For information, 50 or Nest Egg Turns Up The Volume In northern Northwest Coast mythology, Raven is a powerful figure who transforms the world by stealing light and bringing it out to light up the world. The piece is perhaps smaller than usual, only 7¾ inches high, and is inlaid with mother-of-pearl. – A Northwest Coastal totem plaque sold for $8,750 in Eldred’s May 12 general sale, after a long online bidding battle. Northwest Coast Raven Totem Plaque Lights Up Eldred’s AuctionĮAST DENNIS, MASS. HARDWOOD SOLITAIRE II SERIAL SERIESThey were led, respectively, by platinum solitaire diamond ring of 1.70 carats at $5,310 and a collection of 1910 T 210 Old Mill tobacco cards (shown) comprising 83 cards of different series featuring minor league players at $7,670. A jewelry and coin auction ended on May 10 and another auction that ended on May 11 included historical memorabilia, sports cards and more. Owner and auctioneer Wayne Tuiskula showcases a variety of quality antiques, collectibles and estate items that are found throughout the Northeast. – Central Mass Auctions, just a short drive from the Brimfield Antiques Market, serves central Massachusetts and outlying areas. Read on to learn what other objects came to light.ĭiamond Ring & Tobacco Cards Highlight Auctions By Central Mass Smaller but perhaps more powerful, a Raven totem plaque from the Pacific Northwest flew to its new home. Abstract art was also popular, with Frankenthaler and Hockney prints soaring as high as a towering hemp sculpture by Mukherjee. Analog technologies such as an 1891 typewriter and a Marantz Preamplifier were given renewed purpose with winning price tags, and one buyer gained new perspective with an early set of stereoscopes. Heavy metal met the metaphysical this week at auction.
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