Date: Fri 22-May-1998

Publication: Ant

Author: DONNAG

Quick Words:

Churning

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Churning Up The Wires

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By Rita Easton

HYANNIS, MASS. -- The Cape Codder Hotel in Hyannis was the site of an April 2

antiques collector's auction held by Klinger & Co of S. Dennis, Mass.

"We had an astronomical preview attendance," said Keith Klinger, "and a

standing-room-only crowd, but absentee and phone competitors accounted for 65

percent of the bidding. We were very strong with telephones." The sale of 285

lots resulted in a gross of $118,000.

A redware butter churn, with a partial green slip glaze, fetched the highest

bid of the day at $6,700. Standing 28 inches high, the crock-shaped lot had a

small chip on the rim, was signed and dated "Abner S. Wight Manufacturer,

Marlboro, New Hampshire, June 23, 1847," and bore the invitation, "Give us a

call."

For many years the churn was on loan at one of the New Hampshire historical

societies, where, Klinger noted, "an employee used to throw her tissues into

it ... used it as a wastebasket." It was purchased by the trade.

A pair of Old Paris porcelain urns standing 13 inches high, with average wear,

having classical illustrations, went to the trade at $3,200; Oriental rugs

ranged from $1,500 to $2,500; and toys were a strong category, with a 13 inch

Hubley plane, a replica of the Spirit of St Louis, with "Lindy" printed across

its wingspan, original decal, ratchet drive action noisemaker and wing struts,

fetching $1,600. Other toys generally ranged from $400 to $600.

A British School oil on canvas portrait of the ship Artemis, unsigned, reached

$3,600; art pottery ranged from $300 to $1,500 per lot; an English tallcase

clock in original condition, surmounted with a broken arch and three finials,

in mahogany with satinwood inlay, minus feet, sold at $1,800; a pair of

sterling silver candlesticks reached $750; a sterling cake stand was purchased

at $550; a pair of sterling Georgian master salts fetched $275; and a sterling

Nineteenth Century sugar caster by George Adams went out at $375.

The buy of the day was a corner cabinet made of old wood, painted green, with

a mustard yellow interior, having two cut-out shelves in the upper, with no

door, over a two-panel cabinet door, selling at $500.

Prices quoted do not reflect a required 10 percent buyer's premium.