LAPEER, Mich. — Herb and David Albrecht, of Albrecht Auction Service, often take advantage of a holiday to hold a large consignment auction. On Valentine’s Day, the auction venue was replete with glassware, pottery, furniture, stamps, collectibles, jewelry, coins, and Hummels.

The quality could be seen and the sense of history felt in the beautiful walnut Victorian bedroom suite with lots of burl. The set was comprised of a full-size high-back bed, a tall marble-top dresser with a mirror, and a marble-top commode. The final bid for this great set was $1,200. Another bedroom suite that would take you back to the past was the mahogany three-piece bedroom suite from the 1930s. This set was comprised of a full-size bed, a chest of drawers, and a dresser with a triple mirror. This set crossed the block for $400.

The Victorian walnut cylinder rolltop desk, also with lots of burl, and its small size made it appealing to buyers. It sold for $400.

The chest with two drawers over three drawers was a beautiful early cherry with flame-grain piece and sold for $190. A Victorian flame-grain mahogany dresser with a marble top insert and mirror crossed the block for $200.

There were three china cabinets which elicited interest and spirited bidding. The most highly desired of these was a quartersawn oak triple-curved glass china cabinet with carved paw feet selling for $500. The other two china cabinets, one an antique oak corner china cabinet and the other an Empire-style triple-curved china cabinet with a mirrored back, sold for $300 each.

A set of six cane-seat T-back chairs sold for $105; a pressed-back rocker earned $45; a Mission rocker saw $35; and a platform rocker in mauve upholstery crossed the block for $40. A walnut Victorian chair on castors with needlepoint upholstery earned $95; a pair of Victorian parlor chairs sold for $60; and an Eastlake Victorian-style rocker with an upholstered seat and back saw a final bid of $45.

A heavy oak partner’s desk crossed the block for $425; a heavy wood easel which would provide a wonderful place to display a special piece of art earned $135; a tea cart saw $115; and a drop-leaf table with swing legs earned $130. A pair of marble-top rosewood fern stands found a final bid of $150; and a round oak table with two leaves, paw feet, and on castors saw $130.

If one needed a new entrance door there was an 18-panel entrance door along with sidelights that came to the block and sold for $150.

A hanging lamp with signed Steuben shade sold for $657. For a table there was a Phoenix panel lamp with red chipped ice panels that earned $230; and a signed Bradley & Hubbard lamp with a caramel slag glass shade that crossed the block for $195. A floor lamp with a beaded shade earned $130.

A Roseville double-handle Fuchsia vase sold for $120; a Roseville Zephyr Lily hanging pot saw $75; a Roseville Clematis wall pocket earned $80; and a Roseville planter box in the Gardenia pattern had a final bid of $70. Weller pottery pieces included a Log planter that sold for $40; and a 12½-inch Floretta vase had a final bid of $100.

A beautiful Japanese Moriage jeweled 9-inch ewer with a spider web pattern proved to be most appealing and crossed the block for $210; followed by an 8-inch hand-painted double portrait ewer that sold for $110.

A carnival glass punch set, which unfortunately had a crack in the base, earned $90; a Fostoria punch set that sold for $125; and a Vaseline opalescent two-piece epergne that earned $75. A Northwood Beaded Cable vase in aqua opalescent found a final bid of $85; and a yellow rose bowl with mother-of-pearl in a Diamond Quilt pattern sold for $100.

A Marlin Model 336SC .30-.30 lever-action carbine with a sling sold for $275; a Manhattan Arms 12-gauge double barrel shotgun with a 32-inch Damascus steel barrel earned $200; and a black powder double-barrel with hammers earned $160. Among the other guns an H & R Model 176 10-gauge .22-caliber single-shot sold for $80; a 10-gauge single-barrel shotgun earned $120; and a Daisy Model 94 BB gun marked Rogers, Arkansas, complete with box sold for $100.

A Blickensderfer typewriter from Stanford, Conn., earned $90; a mantel with an attached mirror sold for $95; and a brass-framed mirror marked B & H crossed the block for $50.

A new-old-stock dresser set comprised of a mirror, brush, and comb sold for $145; a Victorian wicker doll stroller earned $75; two snuff bottles sold for $60; and a vintage sled saw a final bid of $130.

Among the artwork was an Icart etching, Eve, that sold for $95; a large floral oil on canvas by K. Rossi in a gold gesso frame that earned $275; an old picture of a little girl in a chair with an ornate frame that saw $60; and three framed original advertising pieces for Creek Chub that sold for $75.

From 1857 there was a bound volume of the Illustrated London News that sold for $60; and from 1827 there was a large family Bible from the Campbell Family that earned $100. This Bible was of local interest as the Campbell family had owned the Campbell & Wheaten General Store in Lapeer.

A Marx tin windup toy, a mule pulling a wagon, sold for $35; a cast iron Arcade car earned $50; a Louis Marx train set saw $55; and a lot of Big Little books crossed the block for $85.

Among the clocks that crossed the block a Sessions mantel clock found a final bid of $100. Pocket watches sold for $65 to $80.

Most of the costume jewelry was sold in lots which contained necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings. These sold for $75 to $250 for each lot.

There was a large selection of Oriental-style rugs of various sizes, several of which were antique Persian rugs. Most of these had floral patterns and all were in dark colors including maroon, blue, dark green, burnt orange, and black. These ranged in size from 4 by 9 feet to 9½ by 13-feet and prices ranged from $90 to $270.

Prices quoted do not include the 10 percent buyer’s premium.

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