| By Barb Van Loo LANSING, Mich. — Art Glass, artwork, and wonderful lamps were the items that stood out when entering the ballroom at the Midway Best Western Hotel. Auctioneer Glen Rairigh of Americana Auctions moved at a fast pace during this catalog auction. Three Daum Nancy art glass pieces were certainly favorites with the crowd. An 8½-inch scenic multi-color cameo perfume signed Daum Nancy commanded a final bid of $1,850. Other art glass vases included a 1991 Web Primo by David Lotton, Web Primo, that sold for $225; an 8-inch Dorflinger Honesdale Art Nouveau cameo vase that earned $325; and an Imperial jack-in-the-pulpit vase that crossed the block for $350. Works by Steven Lundberg and Lundberg Studios are almost sure to be found at an Americana Auction as Rairigh was an acquaintance of Lundberg. To help collectors, Rairigh has put together a time line for the studio to help date pieces. An 8-inch pulled feather trumpet vase signed S. Lundberg Glass Art 2002 saw a final bid of $150; a 9-inch pulled drape vase signed S. Lundberg Glass Art 2000 earned $175; and a 5¾-inch Tsunami vase signed S. Lundberg Glass Art 2002 crossed the block for $115. An extra-large D. Lotton perfume sold for $350; and a D. Lotton no.1 Mandarin Yellow floral perfume which was in blue and yellow earned $375. Atomizers included a 6-inch pulled feather in purple and blue by D. Lotton that saw $300; and a D. Lotton multi-color lava flow atomizer that crossed the block at $350. Steuben included a beautiful pair of 8-inch gold aurene twist candlesticks (with partial labels still attached) that sold for $800; a three-piece Steuben ivory and mirror black console set that earned $550; and a Steuben selenium red trumpet vase, 8½ inches tall, that was declared sold at $400. A Steuben aurene footed salt sold for $250, and a blue powder jar by Steuben saw $300. A beautiful 10-inch gold over a textured cameo vase signed Baccarat sold for $600; and a 9-inch Rick Satava vase with a conch shell on a blue iridescent background earned a final bid of $650. A desirable Tiffany blue ruffled salt sold for $500; a covered Mary Gregory box earned $850; and a Phoenix Zodiac vase saw $450. The first of the art pieces to cross the block was an original Edna Hibel oil on panel entitled Brittany Girl that realized a final bid of $550. A 36 by 40 inch oil on canvas by Emil Keleman depicting children in a park sold for $400; and a G. Riser oil on canvas of a Parisian flower market earned $225. G. Townsend was the painter of an 18 by 12 inch oil on canvas of a California forest that sold for $150, while a signed and annotated 20 by 24 inch artist’s edition of a Michel Delacroix lithograph earned a final bid of $175. From approximately the 1880s there was a Russian icon that drew spirited bidding and found a final bid of $600. Beautiful lamps also always seem to be a staple at an Americana Auction. A Van Gogh boudoir lamp from the Lundberg Studios sold for $225; a Phoenix reverse painted lamp elicited spirited bidding and saw a final bid of $850; and a bent panel lamp crossed the block for $300. Another bent panel lamp with rose decoration, circa 1920, sold for $350; and a large Galle-style cameo gallery lamp saw a final bid of $200. A brass double-arm table lamp with two signed and etched iridescent Steuben shades sold for $350 and an Art Deco table lamp with a signed Steuben Intaglio shade earned a final bid of $250. Roseville was popular with those who came to bid on pottery. A Roseville Blackberry hanging basket sold for $325; a 9 inch Roseville brown Pine Cone vase saw $200; and a 10-inch Rozane floral vase also saw $200. A 5-inch Roseville Sunflower vase sold for $350; and $250 was the final bid for both an 11-inch Roseville Aztec decorated vase and a 12-inch Roseville Futura console bowl. Pieces from Door Pottery included a Pine Cone vase and a Paul Revere Lotus vase, both of which sold for $150; and a retired Koi vase, maple yellow over misty blue that crossed the block for $200. A Rookwood ivory nude maiden from 1929, no. 2860, sold for $175. A 6-inch square Grueby tile that was decorated with seagulls earned $400; a 6-inch square American Encaustic baby girl tile sold for $200; a ship tile set that was attributed to Wheatly/Cambridge saw spirited bidding that ended at $950; and a rare Flint Faience arrowhead tile crossed the block for $225. An attractive Arts and Crafts tile-top table with tiles in blue and white drew its fair share of attention and a final bid of $500. A cast metal bell pull-toy, Landing of Columbus sold for $200; and a cast metal bell pull toy of a boy eating bananas earned $250. An Arcade car hauler with three cars sold for $250. An Art Deco cast metal stand with a fish bowl swam to $175; a vintage metal cold-painted carousel horse with a stand earned $450; and a scarce Pisgah Forest cameoware teapot with Stephen Longpine’s (founder of Pisgah Forest) signature found a final bid of $375. An album with more than 200 postcards sold for $200; a pair of large hammered Mission andirons, signed Bradley and Hubbard, earned $250; a set of three Michigan county atlases – Calhoun from the 1880s, Kalamazoo from 1910 and Jackson from 1874 – crossed the block for $275. There was also a Thorens music box with discs that earned $165, and a Mission oak library table with side shelf and cut-out decorations that sold for $225. Prices quoted do not reflect the 10 percent buyer’s premium. If you enjoy a fast-paced auction watch for Americana Auction ads in the Auction Exchange and Collectors News or contact Rairigh at (800) 919-1950 or www.americanaauctions.com. |