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VESTAL, N.Y. — On November 26, Mapes Auctioneers and Appraisers held its 24th Annual Collector’s Choice Auction from 6 pm to 10 pm. The 336 lots of very eclectic items grossed more than $110,000 from 200 live bidders and quite a few active phone bidders that stayed until the very end.

“The Annual Collector’s Choice Auction is comprised of the best things we find over the year. We specifically set these items aside just for this auction. This year we were strong in paintings, many coming from the estate of the late Janet Bowers-Bothwell, whose uncle was the painter Franck Taylor Bowers,” stated David Mapes. “Janet Bowers-Bothwell had many of his paintings, that she was saving over the years. We sold several of Franck Taylor Bowers’ paintings in October and saved a few just for the Collector’s Choice Auction, and others will go to auction later this year.”

Several of the Bower’s paintings auctioned by Mapes had previously been seen at a retrospective of the artists’ work in Binghampton, N.Y., 1977. One large oil on canvas painting, entitled “Sunday Morning,” garnered a great deal of interest and eventually sold for $4,400. Other works by Bower were an unsigned landscape, oil on canvas, realizing $550; a watercolor and pencil on paper, entitled “As Near the Clouds as the Guide Rope will Permit,” bringing $465; a charcoal, watercolor and pencil on paper, “Rival Attractions,” brought $355; and “Not Until We Have Seen A Few of Those Other Attractions” sold for $300.

Other artists attracted interest during the evening as well. An early Twentieth Century oil on canvas landscape scene by Arthur Gibbs Burton brought $1,375; a Dewitt Clinton Boutelle oil on panel landscape sold for $1,045, as did John W. Bentley’s oil on canvas of a house. Peggy Dodds’ “Nativity Scene,” pastel on paper, brought $550; and upstate New York artist Nikolay Tysland Leganger, 1832–1905, was represented by a tranquil summer landscape with sailboats, circa 1850, which sailed away for $1,540.

The popular item of the evening, however, was not a painting but a Louis Comfort Tiffany floriform vase, circa 1905, composed of Favrile iridescent glass, which sold for a resounding $8,580 to a phone bidder from the Midwest. Other objects of note were a bamboo shaving mirror and stand that went for $465; an Emil Wuertz bust of a muse, circa 1896, by Henry Bonnard Bronze Co., which brought $465; and an interesting folk art diorama entitled “Buck and Doe Bar,” carved in 1955 by Richard Mayle, Deposit, N.Y., that attracted a lot of interest and finally sold at $3,190.

All prices reflect a ten percent buyer’s premium. For information on Mapes Auctioneers and Appraisers, 607-754-9193 or www.mapesauc tion.com.

FOR JAN 21

UC IRVINE OFFERS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

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IRVINE, CALIF. — UC Irvine Extension, in collaboration with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), is launching its 2005 Certificate Program in Appraisal Studies in Fine & Decorative Arts February 24. The first class in the series, “Introduction to Personal Property Valuation,” kicks off the program February 24–27.

The program allows students to expand their passion for antiques, memorabilia and collectibles, and learn how to differentiate between fakes, frauds and authentic finds. Students gain specialized knowledge and practical hands-on experiences to com-petently produce appraisals for a variety of specific objectives, such as insurance coverage, damage claims, estate tax, charitable contributions, sales, dissolution of marriage, equitable distribution and liquidation.

The four foundation courses in the Principles of Valuation (POV) series provide a systematic methodology for determining value that every new appraiser must master. These courses, in addition to three required elective units, help prepare students for the ASA qualifying examination and society membership.

The POV courses, offered at various times throughout the year, include: Introduction to Personal Property Valuation, Personal Property Valuation Methodology: Research & Analysis, Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing, and Personal Property Valuation: The Legal & Commercial Environment. The program’s elective courses cover a variety of topics within the study of appraisals, including Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for Personal Property, Insurance, Appraisers & the Law, Chari-table Contributions: Dos & Don’ts, Appraising Antiques & Decorative Arts and The Business of Appraising.

UC Irvine Extension is also offering specialized studies and additional connoisseurship courses throughout the year for students interested in advancing their appraisal knowledge.

For information, 949-824-5414 or extension.uci.edu.