Date: Fri 09-Jul-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: GWARD

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Time-Again-Easton

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Victorian Suite Leads at Time & Again Auction

By Rita Easton

LINDEN, N.J.-- Following three preview sessions which ended in a gala

pre-auction party just before the sale, Time & Again held a June 5 auction.

Four hundred seventeen lots of fine antique furniture, decorative arts,

Twentieth Century decorative furniture, art, estate rugs, Sevres, Tiffany,

Meissen, bronzes, clocks, jewelry and much more were offered to a festive

crowd holding approximately 160 bidding numbers, with an additional 65 phone

and absentee bidders.

Garnering the highest bid of $22,000 was a 12 piece Victorian dining room

suite. The group included eight dining chairs and a marble top sideboard, and

was purchased by a private buyer.

The same buyer also went home with a seven piece French bedroom suite which

included marble topped commode and chest, purchased at $8,100.

A pair of Majolica busts reached $4,250; a hand painted Royal Vienna portrait

vase with three children, signed "Wagner," fetched $3,750 privately for the 20

inch high lot; a Limoges plaque, Nineteenth Century, bronze framed and hand

painted, signed "Borval," depicting two seated women in a garden reading a

letter, behind them a gentleman approaching, made $4,050; and a pair of five

feet tall blackamoors bearing torchieres went for $8,800.

Towering over the audience at 12 feet high, a pair of Nineteenth Century

carved rosewood pier mirrors were sold for $12,000 to be installed in a

brownstone. "They were advertised at 12 feet tall, but I think they were

closer to 15 feet," noted Abbe Lasker of the gallery, "and they were possibly

made by Brooks."

A three piece bronze figural clock set made $6,000; a nine by 12 feet Kerman,

approximately 60 years old, was purchased at $2,000; a 10 by 16 feet red

antique Kashan reached $6,000; a robin's egg blue Royal Worcester vase with

double handles went out at $1,700; a Doulton jardiniere and pedestal achieved

$1,900; a Nineteenth Century marble female bust signed "A. Piazza," 27 inches

high, the lady wearing a soft headdress and a sleeved garment with bows at the

shoulders, sold at $3,500; and a mahogany inlaid Carlton desk fetched $2,200.

A pair of Baker banded bachelor chests, each with four drawers having brass

pulls, realized $2,600; an antique Chinese style etagere in teak sold at

$2,500; a Beidermeier inlaid chest of drawers reached $6,250; and a figural

silver plated lamp with cherubs and decorated bisque panels, possibly

Pairpoint, made $1,800.

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

Collection 9 Decades in the Making Sold by Steenburgh

By Rita Easton

PIKE, N.H.-- Archie H. Steenburgh conducted an auction on June 5, on-site on

Jefferson Road in Whitefield, N.H. Four hundred twenty five lots were sold

without reserve and with no left bids accepted, to an audience holding 250

bidding numbers.

The collection of antique furniture and accessories was the consignment of one

lifetime collector, Mrs Charlene Fitzmorris, who assembled these items for

nine decades, and who is now moving to smaller quarters. Her instructions to

Steenburgh were to sell everything but her television set.

Won by a dealer, the highest bid of $3,400 went to a pair of circa 1830-1840

cornice boards, having stenciled and free hand painting on wood, 43 inches

long, depicting a house, deer, and hounds. "In 27 years in the business, this

is the first such pair I've sold," said Steenburgh, commenting on the rarity

of the lot.

An 18 by 24 inch hooked rug in strong multi-colors, depicting two sitting cats

within a border of graceful flourishes, made circa 1910, reached $2,200; and a

hooked rug within a geometric border, depicting a recumbent lamb, was among a

group of additional hooked rugs ranging from $400 to $800.

A three piece set of early historical Staffordshire in the Bird-in-Nest

pattern achieved $1,900; a George Washington blue Staffordshire teapot with

lid garnered $1,300; and a blue Staffordshire platter with two handles,

depicting moose, beavers, and other quadruped animals, "Which unfortunately

developed a crack after I photographed it," said Steenburgh, nonetheless

brought $1,300.

A toleware teapot in old turkey red paint made $2,200; a toleware document box

in green with yellows and reds, approximately 4 by 6 inches, was purchased at

$975; and a collection of painted toleware boxes in varying sizes went out

within the $600 to $1,200 range. A collection of seaweed mocha including cups

and pitchers ranged from $600 to $900; and furniture made a good showing, with

a 36 inch wide four drawer bow front chest with butted veneer drawer fronts on

flared French feet going out at $2,000; a Sheraton linen chest with rope

turned legs reaching $975; and a yellow painted and decorated side chair,

"...a wonderful little chair that everyone liked," said Steenburgh, brought

$440.

He wrapped it up with, "It was a great opportunity to sell this collection, a

great day, and we had a lot of fun."

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