Quality and Rarity Lead the Way in West Palm Beach

A brace of carved consign ivory tusks and a city-limits Winter arena by Guy Wiggins (American 1883-1962) were the highlights of the September 22 and October 27 sales at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. Auction buyer Brian Kogan accumulated an account of over 550 lots of art and antiques from estates in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach for the two events, alluring about 1,000 bidders amid online registrations and inhouse bidders.

The top lot of the two sales was a brace of backward 19th aeon Chinese consign carved ivory tusks address a British accoutrement of accoutrements in the October sale. Each cogwheel was abundantly carved with scenes of apple activity depicting pagodas, abstracts and animals all beneath the canopies of ache tress. The 50½in top tusks were accurate by a massive carved teak base. The presale appraisal was $15,000/$20,000. When behest opened for these building above pieces it bound angry into a three way challenge a allotment of a buzz bidder, an internet applicant and a bounded collector. The bounded beneficiary won the lot with a bid of $70,200 including the 17 percent buyer’s premium. Kogan commented that the tusks were “The highlight of the year.”

The highlight of the September auction was an oil on canvas by Guy Wiggins 16 by 20in, advantaged “Public Library in Winter.” Estimated at $20,000/$30,000, it too went to a bounded applicant who offered the acceptable bid of $36,270.

A backward 19th aeon micro-mosaic Italian table top featuring a appearance of the Coliseum, amidst by case marbles and lapis lazuli, accurate on a after carved base, 34in diameter, awash over appraisal in the allowance at $17,550 while a chess set brought a champ of $9652 from an absentee bidder. The chess set was a attenuate French/German carved cartilage “Dieppe” appearance figural set, some with covering hats. Two Minton Majolica lots were able-bodied received. A superb “Heron” jug, English with a date mark for 1868, modeled by Hugues Protat, afflicted branch marks and molded signature, awash for $6,100 while a brace of bank chargers, date mark for 1876, egg-shaped shape, anniversary molded with a brood and amid by a bowl and affectation apprenticed awash for $3,510.

But these two sales were primarily art sales. “Still Life” by Wilhelm Kohlhoff (German 1893-1971) brought $8,540 online while “Pointe de Paris” by Constantine Kluge (French 1912-2003) awash for $8,139 on the phone. “Seated Nude” a watercolor and pencil by Henry LeBasque (French 1865-1937) brought $7605 in the allowance and “Harbor at St. Tropez” oil on canvas by Gabriel Deschamps (French Born 1919) was account $7,020 to a applicant on the buzz from England.

Other cogent works of art included an oil on canvas by Suzanne Eisendieck (German complete 1908), 15 by 24in, advantaged “Place du Cros de Cagnes” that awash for $7,605, “Mother and Child” acrylic on agenda by Jamini Roy (Indian 1887-1972) $5,265 and “Nude in Rocking Chair” amber on paper, 1975, by Philip Pearlstein (American Born 1924) $3,510.

For added advice about these sales and accessible sales alarm (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or appointment the website at www.agopb.com. The Gallery is amid at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

Fred Taylor http://www.furnituredetective.com
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