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Solid English & Continental Auction at Skinner January 13
Boston, MA – Skinner/Boston held a solid auction of English and Continental
furniture and decorations on January 13. Silver, furniture, and decorative items
ranging from porcelain to Victorian parade helmets made strong showings in a
sale that grossed nearly $800,000 and sold 85% of its offerings.
A Black, Starr & Frost equestrian center bowl led the silver selections at
$29,900. It was an elaborately designed piece with molded saddles interspersed
with foliates, and eight protruding horse heads set within horseshoes surmounted
by riding crops and bits. Simpler in form, a Georg Jensen six-piece tea and
coffee service by Johan Rohde of Denmark sold for $13,800. Also featured was
an extensive Dominic & Haff "Renaissance 1894" service that sold for $10,925,
and an S. Kirk & Son repousse silver tea and coffee service that brought $7,475.
Highlighting furniture, a late 19th century Regency style mahogany
three-pedestal dining table reached $17,250, and two identical American Rococo
Revival rosewood parlor suites, c. 1855, each attributed to John Henry Belter,
sold for $14,375 each. A George III style mahogany breakfronted secretaire bookcase
sold for $8,050, and a Victorian mahogany pedestal desk for $5,175. Tall case
clocks included a late 18th century George III gilt bronze mounted
and inlaid mahogany clock and a George III Provincial inlaid oak clock that
sold for $7,475 each, and a George III inlaid mahogany example that realized
$6,900. A 19th century French Louis XVI style enamel and ormolu mantel
clock fetched $8,050.
Porcelain offerings included two fine KPM painted plaques, of art nouveau beauties
finely painted in diaphanous gowns, that sold for $3,737.50 and $10,925 respectively.
An early 20th century "Sevres" painted porcelain lamp base with a
continuous scene of a Russian troika in a winter landscape at sunset sold for
$9,200, and eighteen early 20th century Royal Doulton porcelain service
plates brought $5,462.50.
Decorations also included a portrait of a woman in the manner of Jean Baptiste
Santerre that fetched $7,475, an early 20th century Indian carpet
that drew $6,325, and a large English Victorian papier-maché and handpainted
oval tray and stand that sold for $5,175. A second mid 19th century
English Victorian papier-maché and hand painted tray and stand, this
one rectangular, sold for $1,092.50. Other highlights included a late 19th century
black walnut and carved gutta percha humidor, the sides featuring gutta percha
plaques of hunting scenes, the interior fitted with vented shelves and a single
drawer. Gutta percha was a natural plastic made from the bark of an East Indian
tree, often used for molded decoration on furniture and decorative articles.
It was introduced into Europe in 1822, and was much used in the late 19th century.
This piece sold for $920.
Several lots of helmets sold far above expectations. Two plumed English parade
helmets, comprising a Victorian gilt-metal 7th Dragoon Guards helmet
and an early 20th century cavalry officer’s helmet, brought an impressive
$4,255; and two mid-19th century English parade helmets, both with
gilt-metal oak leaf and laurel mounts, one with central crown-topped shield
of three lions, the other with the Order of the Garter centered by enameled
cross, sold for $3,220. A group of four early 20th century Imperial
German cuirassier’s helmets expected to bring $4/600 realized $2,645.
Skinner’s next auction of English and Continental furniture and decorations
will be a two-day auction, held in Boston on April 6 and April 7. For more information,
call 978.779.6241, or fax 978.779.5144.
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