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Freeman’s sale of Americana on April
14th proved that quality material continues to bring good prices.
The much anticipated collection of decoys by H.V. Shourds Sr. sold for a total of
$104,375, with 11 bidders competing both on the telephones and on the
floor. The rarest bird in the collection, a black bellied plover in eclipse or fall plumage, brought $25,000.
Chinese export did well, especially when sold in quantity: a large collection of Canton
brought $6,875, and a large collection of Rose Medallion and Rose Mandarin
brought an impressive $9,375.
Easy chairs
did well with a Chippendale example from New York selling for $9,375.
An
exquisitely executed miniature of New York’s City Hall in pristine condition,
sold for $9,375.
A portrait
of Thomas Jefferson by an unidentified artist, which initiated a battle between
a telephone bidder and a gentleman in the room, sold for $68,750.
Federal
furniture did well, with a large oxbow sideboard selling for $13,750. Another
lot with very active bidding, both in the room and on the telephone was a side
chair attributed to Samuel McIntire which sold for $4,688.
Paintings were far and away the highlight of the day, beginning with a Prior/Hamblin
School Portrait of a Boy Holding a Cherry
Branch, which sold for $41,800. Five bidders, both on the phone and in the room, were in competition for
the painting.
An American
School Landscape with Yellow House an
Children at Play, from the Washington County Historical Society, sold to
dealer in room for $109,000. against another trade telephone bidder.
A Scherenschnitte, or cut work picture, Der
Fall Adam Und Eva, was a bargain selling at $5,625.
Another
Pennsylvania German lot, a painted box by the Unicorn Artist from Berks County,
estimated at $800-1200, sold for $6,875.
A sleeper
in the sale was a Philadelphia Chippendale side chair that sold for $21,250,
against an estimate of $1,500-2,500.
An Aesthetic Movement cabinet, originally attributed to Alexander Roux, and later
recognized as Herter Brothers, sold for $33,400
Rounding out the sale was a collection of trade signs which garnered enthusiastic
bidding, with a double-sided sign reading, “Positively No Credit" bringing
$2,400.
Contacts:
Lynda Cain,x3038 lcain@freemansauction.com
Noelle Burgoyne, x3048 nburgoyne@freemansauction.com
Melissa Johnson, x3032 mjohnson@freemansauction.com
Freeman's
1808 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia,PA 19103
215.563.9275
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