Date: Fri 27-Feb-1998

Publication: Ant

Author: DONNAM

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Roberson

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Strong Winter Crowd At Roberson's

w/ 3 cuts

By Rita Easton

PINE BUSH, N.Y. -- A January 24 auction held at Roberson's Auctions offered

600 lots to a standing room only crowd, with auctioneers Lou Roberson and Jim

Hoy pacing the event at a speedy 100 lots per hour.

"We sold at a good clip, until midnight, to a strong winter crowd who stayed

with it," Roberson said. "January, February, and March always brings heavy

crowds."

A rare LePhoto Revolver camera #413-E, in a leather pouch, reached the highest

bid of the day, $2,500, and a rare Q.L.G. Company photo/vanity case, with a

hidden Ansco camera, in mint condition, original accessories in a fitted case,

achieved $1,350.

A burled Victorian davenport desk with typically modest proportions brought

$1,100; a Jefferson scenic reverse painted table lamp, with a 16 inch diameter

shade, signed on the ring, achieved $900; and a walnut Victorian sidelock

chest, having five drawers, with a gallery rail across the back, fetched $700.

A Nineteenth Century cherry schoolmaster's desk, having a center drawer and

two additional drawers on either side of the kneehole, reached $850; two

Nineteenth Century German spike helmets with ornate seals or coats-of-arms,

realized $225 and $325; and a four-drawer circa 1800 Sheraton desk, with a

step back bookcase above, went out at $1,200.

"Bear traps were very strong," said Roberson, "averaging from $325 to $600."

He commented that they were most likely to be used by their new owners as wall

decorations, rather than for game, a move forward for animal activists. The

objects were hand wrought of iron, with several signed by the makers.

Of a collection of dolls, the star of the group was a Simon Halbig, which sold

for $1,750. A yellow and red Fada bullet radio, No. 1000, in "as found"

condition, sold for $300, while a second one, model #1000, reached $850. A

W.H. Jackson photo of rocky terrain, measuring 18 inches by 22 inches, sold at

$500, while a second one, with identical measurements and similar subject

matter, reached $550, going to a Colorado buyer.

A four-piece oak bedroom set with bronze mountings and marble tops, consisting

of a bed, a vanity, and two half commodes, early Twentieth Century, was

purchased at $1,650, and a group of oak chests, dressers, and washstands

ranged from $200 for washstands to $750 for a side-by-side.

Prices quoted do not reflect a required ten percent premium.