Date: Fri 02-Jul-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: GWARD

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Hayes-Iroquois

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Two Records Set At Hayes Estate Auction May 22 And 23

WEST MONROE, N.Y. -- The Hayes Estate Auction, run by Iroquois Auction of

Brewerton, N.Y., produced two record sales beginning with an 1875 John Rogers

plaster and iron statue, "Bubbles," at $20,000.

Another Rogers group, entitled "Hide and Seek Whooh," (1875) brought $4,800.

Yet another statue, entitled, "A Frolic at the Old Homestead," (1887) brought

$1,250.

A 49 1/2 pound brass complex double sided clock held the most interest of any

object in the auction. Signed "Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, Mass." this

clock brought a record $12,000.

A C. Calverly marble bust in a highly carved frame reached $6,500 and a Civil

War Springfield rifle brought $1,300.

Other action included a folk art five tier shelf at $2,300 and a shell carved

onyx topped table at $800. A Nineteenth Century house patchwork quilt brought

$1,900 and an Uncle Sam poster achieved $1,300. In addition, more than 400

lots of trains brought strong prices.

The Hayes Estate Auction will continue August 14 and 15, beginning at 10am

both days. For more information, contact Gerald A. Petro 315/668-2346 or

315/623-7555.