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(Auction)March 20th-Century Design Auction
Estimated at $5000/7000, the 8" high polychrome Walrath Pottery vase with incised logo brought $8750. Treadway/Toomey photo.
Bidders thought they caught a sleeper when this Italian vase in red glass with gold foil inclusions was cataloged as an unsigned Sommerso vase and attributed to Venini (est. $500/1000). The auction house later ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New York Furniture Forum
The intact New York kast in black, white, and blue-gray paint and made of tulip, poplar, and maple, 1700-25, has trompe l’oeil stone-carved niches hung with pomegranates and other fruit, a bold cornice attached to the upper case, and a separate base containing a single drawer, reflecting urban Dutch cabinetmaking ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Great Auspiciousness Confirmed for Chinese Tribute Clock
Estimated at $80,000/120,000 and bringing $161,000, the star of the show was the Chinese tribute clock, produced in the late 18th century as a royal gift. The English time-only movement featured a center seconds hand, chain-driven fusee, and a cylinder-escapement balance. Clearly more important was the rarity and quality of ... (Read More)
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