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Louis XV style tulipwood and burl Bonheur du jour
More than 200 visitors went online to view Dallas Auction Gallery's Aug. 29 cataloglisting for a Louis XV-style tulipwood and burl bonheur du jour. With a rectangularormolu gallery top and vernis Martin paneled door signed Baston, it featured aslide-out writing surface above three frieze drawers. This gorgeous furnishing fromthe estate of Mrs. W.A. "Betty" Criswell had been estimated at $6,000-$9,000, butafter 22 bids, it hammered $17,150 online.
Chippendale Birch-cased Tall Clock
Online buyers scoured Skinner's August Discovery Auction catalog for "timely" buysand turned up some true American treasures. One of the sale's standouts was aChippendale birch-case 8-day model, 89 inches tall, with a painted iron dial signedPaul Rogers, Berwick (Maine). The lot sold to a LiveAuctioneers bidder for$11,637.50 against an estimate of $2,500-$3,500.
Pale Green Jade Bowl
At Tom Harris' Aug. 25 sale of antiques and Orientalia, 210 visitors viewed this lotin the LiveAuctioneers.com electronic catalog. The pale green jade bowl with threedragon-like creatures gripping the rim measured a mere 2 inches tall, but itexceeded its $100-$300 estimate by attracting 14 bids and ultimately went for$4,800.
French style fruit wood sofa
On Aug. 4, Northgate Galleries auctioned this French style fruit wood sofa oncabriole legs with scroll carved feet covered in quilted silk fabric. The lotattracted 12 bids before a LiveAuctioneers.com bidder won the furnishing afterpaying $5,175.
Avinash Chandra Oil on Canvas
On Aug. 13 at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, a 1985 Avinash Chandra oil oncanvas titled Pahar Hill attracted 215 online-catalog visitors. The vibrantImpressionist-influenc ed work, 50 inches by 80 inches in a gilded French frame, soldthrough LiveAuctioneers for $46,360.
Model of Steam Yacht "Harvard"
Kaminski's Aug. 11 Maritime Auction saw the most internet interest in the SteamYacht Harvard. George Baker owned the original, Golden Age steam yacht after whichthe miniature replica was modeled. The 66-inch-tall model drew 83 visitors to thecatalog on LiveAuctioneers' Web site and sold for $6,600.
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