Date: Fri 22-Jan-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: DONNAM

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Payne-Watertown-Easton

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Developers And Architects At Paine Auction

By Rita Easton

WATERTOWN, MASS. -- The Hibernian Hall in Watertown was the site of a November

19 preview and sale held by Stanley J. Paine auctioneers. The subject of the

auction was estates and architectural antiques, featuring 300 lots.

Two hundred twenty five attendees crowded the premises, many of them

developers and architects with interest in the 40 stained glass windows from

an estate in Greenfield, Mass.

While the estate consigning the windows was church property, most of the

Nineteenth Century lots did not feature religious subjects, but brilliant,

jewel-colored, formal floral and still life representations.

Garnering the high bid of the day, at $5,000, a benchmade Nineteenth Century

walnut and glazed door stepback cupboard went to a Maine dealer. The double,

six-light door had original glass, with two drawers over double-panelled doors

below. Estimated at $2,2/2,500, the selling price was a surprise to Paine.

A lot of 15 Nineteenth Century, Florentine hand-painted scrolls with floral

decorations, six feet high by 2 feet wide, went to a dealer at $2,600; a group

of seven Nineteenth Century wood-framed stained glass windows, four feet high

by two and a half feet wide, went to a dealer at $1,500; and a bench-made

mahogany American grandfather clock reached $1,000.

Of three 1940 rugs, a Heriz, with dimensions of 8'10" by 12' reached $1,700,

while a second Heriz, with the same measurements, reached $1,500, and a 4'4"

by 6'4" Lilihan brought $950.

Two Nineteenth Century, Rose Medallion four-corner bowls fetched $650 and

$600; and a 58-piece sterling silver flatware set by Gorham in the "Plymouth"

pattern went out at $600.

Estate jewelry had its admirers. A platinum ring with two and half carats of

sapphires and .40 carats of diamonds realized $700.

Two identical Nineteenth Century Gothic style armoires went to the same buyer

at $450, the pieces having typically panelled sides and steeply pitched tops;

a five-piece sterling silver chased tea service made in London, weighing in at

91.2 Troy ounces, garnered $2,200; a Nineteenth Century Florentine style

carved oak trestle-base library table sold at $300; and a Nineteenth Century

mahogany desk by Stephen Smith & Co. was purchased at $700.

A pair of Nineteenth Century Anglo-Indian side chairs, with pierce carved

backs, achieved $550; and an Indian carved wood octagonal top table brought

$325. A Nineteenth Century lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay table realized

$1,100; a pair of white opaline lustres with hanging crystals went out at

$250; an oil on canvas by Francois Gerome, depicting a rainy Paris street

scene, sold at $875; a Victorian carved walnut buffet with mirrored top

fetched $800; and a Nineteenth Century samurai sword with elegant carving

brought $900.

Prices quoted do not reflect the ten percent buyer's premium charged.