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Tall Post Bed Tops Skinner Americana Auction March 11
Bolton, MA - Skinner’s auction of American furniture and decorative arts
on March 11 surpassed all expectations, nearly doubling the expected gross,
and selling more than 98% of the lots. The sale, which followed only two weeks
after a highly successful two-day auction of American folk art at Skinner, featured
the Estate of Josephine I. Dawes, the Esther Routhier Collection of Early American
Glass, and mochaware from the Jonathan Rickard Collection.
A Federal carved mahogany tall post bed topped the furniture from the Dawes
Estate. The tester and rails were original, which may have contributed to the
competition for the piece; the final bid for the Philadelphia bed was $51,750,
well above expectations. Other furniture included a Massachusetts Queen Anne
mahogany upholstered wing chair that sold for $34,500, a pair of Delaware Valley
Queen Anne carved walnut side chairs that brought $28,750, and a Baltimore Federal
mahogany and satinwood inlaid sideboard that reached $26,450. A Chippendale
mahogany upholstered easy chair realized $17,250, a Chippendale walnut chest
on frame, $16,100, and an 18th century Chippendale tiger maple tall
case clock attributed to John Guild of Chester County, Pennsylvania, $32,200.
Highlighting an extensive collection of 19th century glass in the
estate was a significant selection of cut overlay and cut double overlay glass
fluid lamps. Most had not been seen on the market for more than 80 years, condition
was very good, and some had likely never been used. Highlights included many
attributed to the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company of Sandwich, Massachusetts,
led by a cut double overlay glass fluid lamp with cobalt blue cut to white cut
to clear font that sold for $29,900. A cut double overlay glass fluid lamp with
cobalt blue cut to white cut to clear glass font brought $12,650, a gilt-metal
and cut overlay quatrefoil glass fluid lamp with frosted and cut colorless glass
shade over slash and quatrefoil font $10,350, and a cut double overlay glass
fluid lamp with cobalt blue cut to white cut to clear glass font for $9,775.
The Jonathan Rickard Collection attracted stiff competition, and most lots
exceeded expectations. Highlighting this mochaware (the trade name for pearlware
and creamware) were a pearlware shouldered baluster-form jug that sold for $14,950,
a slip-banded creamware wash basin decorated inside and out that brought $9,775,
a creamware barrel-form jug that went for $8,625, and a creamware baluster-form
jug that realized $8,050. A rare pearlware baluster-form jug with complex looping
earthworm decoration sold for $5,175.
Following the Rickard Collection was a small early 20th century
collection of blown molded historical flasks from a private collection which
originated in the West Hartford, Connecticut area. These included a medium amethyst
"Genl Taylor" monument portrait flask from the Baltimore Glass Works that sold
for $16,100; and a sapphire blue Washington-Taylor portrait flask attributed
to Dyotteville Glass Works in Philadelphia that reached $4,887.50.
Early glass from the estate of Esther Routhier closed the auction. Highlights
included two 19th/early 20th century blown glass animal
figures that sold together for $4,600, a lot of three 19th century
diminutive blown colored glass items that brought $4,312.50, a group of three
19th century colored blown glass items that went for $3,737.50, and
a dark olive amber blown glass spirits bottle, marked "J & C McG 1820" that
realized $3,737.50. A group of six blown glass balls sold for $2,300 and a Continental
covered engraved blown flip glass for $2,070.
Prices realized at the auction are posted on Skinner’s Web site. Skinner’s
next auction of American furniture and decorative arts will be held in Bolton
on Sunday, June 10. For more information, call the Americana department at 978.779.6241.
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