What are my antiques worth?
As 2018 ends, Neely Auction is celebrating eight years and 37 auctions held at our Palm Beach County auction gallery. Over 1,000 lots of gold and silver, sculpture, fine art, antiques and just plain interesting finds have made their way through our doors this year. If you’re wondering what your ‘stuff’ is worth, look no further than our 2018 Prices Realized Market Guide!
Jewelry
Sold for $23,000. 3.1 Carat Certified VS2 color E pear cut diamond mounted in an 18k white gold ring with two .3 carat tapered baguette cut diamonds on the shoulders.
Sold for $2,700. Art Deco cocktail ring. 2 carat Australian Black Opal center stone surrounded by diamonds.
Sold for $4,000. Vintage polished oval coral in an 18K yellow and white gold pendant setting decorated with diamonds.
Sold for $2,350. Art Deco platinum ladies engagement or cocktail ring with a 1.5 carat VS2 White Diamond center stone framed in an intricate Art Deco setting paved with smaller diamonds.
Sold for $600. Antique Russian Imperial style heavy 14K Gold band ring set with (7) 1 carat oval garnets.
Sold for $1,550. Men’s Tiffany and Co. 18k Gold wedding ring.
Fine Art
Sold for $650. Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Rare lithograph titled, “Espirales”. Signed in plate, “Calder ’69”, lower right, with publisher’s certificate of authenticity en verso.
Sold for $2,950. Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) Color etching and aquatint with carborundum on Rives paper. 1963 edition titled, “L’oiseau de feu” or “Firebird”.
Sold for $5,400. Paul-Emile, Borduas (French Canadian,1905-1960) Oil painting on canvas, titled en verso, “Taches Beiges et Noires”.
Sold for $2,950. Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Art Deco wall hanging, circa 1927. Wool tapestry limited edition “Jaune” rug, manufactured by Marie Cuttoli and Lucie Weill for Myrbor, France.
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Original 1968 Lithograph, “Untitled”. Dated, en verso, May 1, 1968 / May 3, 1968. Pencil signed, “Picasso” and numbered 24/50.
Sold for $7,500. Peter Max “Colossus” Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, signed “Peter Max”and dated 1971.
Sold for $2,550. Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000) Vietnamese, original gouache painting on paper.
Sold for $1,750. Early 19th Century oil painting on canvas in the school of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Sold for $425. Antique Icon of Martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Faith, Hope and Love. Icon is pine prepared with gesso and gold gilt.
Sculpture
Sold for $2,000. Berthe Girardet (French, 1861-1948) Life sized bronze bust sculpture of a mother holding a baby.
Sold for $7,000. Pair of 18/19th Century Chinese heavy cast bronze figures. Opposing Oriental Buddhist temple guardians.
Sold for $1,950. Louis Hottot 1834-1905 French Blackamoor style polychrome cast metal sculpture signed, “L Hottot”. An etagere style plant shelf in the form of a young Arabic woman standing among market shelving
Sold for $1,650. Art Deco bronze or brass sculpture depicting a nude male and female.
Sold for $7,000. Pair of 18/19th Century Chinese heavy cast bronze figures. Opposing Oriental Buddhist temple guardians.
Sold for $1,950. Louis Hottot 1834-1905 French Blackamoor style polychrome cast metal sculpture signed, “L Hottot”. An etagere style plant shelf in the form of a young Arabic woman standing among market shelving
Lighting
Sold for $1,150. Antique French Art Deco / Egyptian Revival Sevres crystal banquet lamp with crystal pendants supported by bronze arms over a crystal and bronze Greek column, footed by bronze figures of sphinx.
Sold for $1,850. Mid Century Modern sculptural wood free form table lamp attributed to Isamu Noguchi, circa 1950.
Sold for $425. Mid Century Modern Paavo Tynell brass swiveling 2-light desk lamp or student’s lamp with hinged, adjustable, pierced brass shades.
Sold for $475. Austrian Art Nouveau brass and chunk glass lamp. Domed brass shade with three panels mounted on a brass frame.
Sold for $925. Moe Bridges Co., Milwaukee Arts and Crafts reverse painted glass paneled, metal framed table lamp with matching glass shade.
Sold $675. Pair of 1960’s Tommaso Barbi 3-light, hammered brass shades in the form of leaves with long stems are mounted on rectangular brass bases.
Furniture
Sold for $12,200. Philip (1908-1988) and Kelvin (b. 1936) Laverne scroll form coffee table in patinated brass and pewter over wood with an acid-etched and enameled “Wedding Dance” scene.
Sold for $2,950. 6 Vladimir Kagan Designs, NY, NY. “Nautilus” dining chairs include two captain’s chairs and four side chairs.
Sold for $2,000. Antique Chinese carved red Cinnabar low or tea table. Table top is decorated with Birds of Paradise and crysthanamum floral carvings supported by Kang style legs.
Sold for $1,500. Antique 19th Century glass door Tiger Oak display cabinet or barrister’s bookcase with carved lion form corners and feet.
Sold for $4,250. Paul Evans Studio for Directional (circa 1967) welded and enameled steel base coffee table with original 3/4″ thick glass top.
Sold for $2,750. Mid Century Modern server or buffet by Marvin Arenson for Arenson Studios, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Sold for $1,550. Post Modern black metal bench attributed to Ettore Sottsass.
Sold for $3,700. Hugo Cesar Tonti life size brass sculptural center table base in the form of an Agave cactus plant.
Sold for $3,900. Philip & Kelvin LaVerne “Chan” / Wedding Spin, Coffee Table. Table top has an acid-etched and carved Asian motif with a pewter, bronze and enamel finish, signed.
Art Glass & Pottery
Sold for $1,500. Antique Chinese heavy glazed porcelain vase. Colorful patterns in red, green and cobalt blue glaze surround images of horses on two panels, separated by mountains.
Sold for $2,250. From the Lipofsky Studios representative: California Storm Series 1982-1983 #40.Created by Marvin Lipofsky with help from Carol Schreitmueller. Made at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
Sold for $1,000. Handel Art Nouveau cameo glass vase by Joseph Palme (1865-1949), Meriden, Connecticut. Amber to clear vase acid etched in a stylized forest pattern.
Sold for $1,600. Wayne Higby (1943, Colorado Springs) large Art Pottery bowl. Slab pottery bowl made with the Chinese Raku firing technique.
Sold for $2,250. From the Lipofsky Studios representative: California Storm Series 1982-1983 #40.Created by Marvin Lipofsky with help from Carol Schreitmueller. Made at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
Sold for $350. (2) Cenedese Vetri Murano art glass Cormorants with a corroso finish and green submerso interior glass.
Sold for $1,950. Lalique, France crystal “Bacchantes” vase. The Art Deco design, created in 1927, features the young nude priestesses of Bacchus with their voluptuous beauty and curves.
Sold for $1,150. Vintage 1983, Murano art glass egg by Lino Tagliapietra for Oggetti. Five color yellow ground art glass egg.
Sold for $575. Chinese fine porcelain vase depicting Confucius in a garden. Decorated with a poem or saying in Chinese calligraphy.
Sterling Silver Flatware, Holloware, Fine China & Decorative Porcelain
Sold for $7,500. Attr. Buccellati large sterling silver “Swan” tureen or centerpiece mounted on a Lapis lazuli footed base.
Sold for $1,500. 6 Piece Gorham “Plymouth” sterling silver tea service
Sold for $500. Charles Fox II, London 1838 sterling silver creamer and waste bowl set. Heavily chased work with repousse floral and leaf patterns and shell form feet.
Sold for $2,600. 104 Piece Gorham “Melrose” Sterling Sliver Flatware
Sold for $1,550. 12 Piece 19th Century Tiffany & Co New York, English porcelain fish set.
Sold for $525. 10 French Portieux Vallerysthal blue opaline glass goblets.
Rare & Unusual
Sold for $1,750. Mid 19th Century Victorian Gothic wall mounted medicine cabinet. Cabinet has two interior shelves above two drawers and cubbies. There is a secret drawer in the top of the cabinet.
Sold for $750. 1876 American Centennial Exhibition souvenir walking stick made from gnarled hickory.
Sold for $950. Vintage Walt Disney character child’s bookcase, circa 1940’s, with original painted outline of Clarabelle Cow on the left side and Horace Horsecollar on the right side.
Sold for $1,150. Antique mechanical singing birds cage by famous French automaton maker Bontems, circa 1900 . When wound, two birds move and sing clearly and both heads turn while their tails move up and down.
Sold for $400. Vintage Sergio Bustamante unsigned painted Mexican pottery life size head painted with a butterfly and protruding birds.
Sold for $250. Pair of brass mounted door pulls. Handles have wooden handles capped with brass horse heads marked with the letter “B”.
Sold for $550. Late 18th / early 19th Century Halberd head for a Medieval pike pole decorated with gothic battle scenes. Weapon is steel with dolphin form sword breakers and shows battle scenes.
Sold for $210. 1970’s Lucite and mirrored panel nine-light Menorah table lamp. Menorah has graduated slides to individually illuminate a candle for each day of Hanukkah.
Sold for $675. Vintage human skeleton with stand, was once a professor’s medical model.