Fine and Rare Collection of American Coins & Currency to be Sold 1/28/2012
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Jan
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United States St. Gaudens gold double eagle($20.00), 1907
Dec
23
Auction Results: December 10th & 12th
This auction was another successful turn-out at Alex Cooper’s gallery in Towson, MD. We sold about 1775 lots; which included American, Continental, and Quality Reproduction Furniture; Tall-Case Clocks; Paintings; Fine Collection of Bronze Sculpture; Porcelain; Glass; Estate Jewelry; Collection of American and Continental Silver; Oriental Rugs; Coins; Toys; Guns; Books and Autographs. Featuring Property from: Estate of Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore, MD; Sold for the Benefit of The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Maryland Historical Society Estate of Donald L. Roye, Cockeysville, MD Monumental Life Insurance Company; Sold for the Benefit of Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and March of Dimes And Numerous other Estates and Consignors (Click on item to view larger)-
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18K gold gentleman’s wristwatch Sold for $6,490
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- Gustave Courbet (in collaboration), French, 1819-1877, La Cascade, oil on canvas, 32 x 25 3/4 in., framed Sold for $16,520
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- Important Federal inlaid mahogany tall-case clock, “William Elvins, Fells Point, Baltimore” Sold for $44,250
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- Pair of French Rococo style gilt and silvered metal figural chenets Sold for 17,700
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- Unusual antique Serapi carpet, Persia, circa 1890, 13.6 x 19.5 Sold for $21,240
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- Pair of Continental, probably German, repousse silver figural five-light candelabra Sold for $5,900
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- Paul Alexandre Alfred Leroy, French, 1860-1942, “Les Musiciennes”, oil on canvas, 32 x 26 in., framed Sold for $56,050
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- George II banded burl elm bachelor’s chest Sold for $3,835
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- Mexican sterling silver seven-piece coffee and tea service, Jose Marmolejos, Mexico City Sold for $7,080
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- Antique diamond and gold starburst pendant-brooch Sold for $6,490
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- Steinway & Sons rosewood cased concert grand piano Sold for $11,800
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- Federal mahogany slant-front secretary bookcase, Maryland Sold for $4,130
Dec
8
Nov
30
Upcoming December 2011 Auction
American, Continental, and Quality Reproduction Furniture; Tall-Case Clocks; Estate Collection of American and Continental Paintings, Bronze Sculpture, and Silver; Estate Jewelry; Porcelain; Glass; Oriental Rugs; Coins; Guns; Toys; Books and Autographs
Auction Dates: Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Monday, December 12th, 2011
ATTENTION: WE DO NOT HAVE AN AUCTION ON SUNDAY!
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, December 7, 10 AM to 4 PM
Thursday, December 8, 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday, December 9, 10 AM to 3 PM
Saturday, December 10, 9 AM to time of sale
Property from the Estate of Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore, MD;
Sold for the Benefit of The Walters Art Museum,
Baltimore Museum of Art, and Maryland Historical Society
Property from Monumental Life Insurance Company, Baltimore, MD;
Sold for the Benefit of Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers & Big Sisters,
and March of Dimes
Property from the St. Regis Hotel, Washington, DC
Estate of Mary G. Guyer, Baltimore, MD
Estate of Donald L. Roye, Cockeysville, MD
(CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE)
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- Charles Robert Patterson (American, 1875-1958). “Glory of the Seas,” oil on canvas, signed
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- Luca Madrassi (French, 1848-1919). Allegory of Victory, bronze, on marble base
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- Antique diamond and gold starburst pendant-brooch, late 19th century
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- Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18K gold gentleman’s wristwatch
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- Persian semi-antique Serapi carpet Heriz region, 19 x 13
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- 14K yellow gold, Curt Motton Baltimore Orioles American League Championship “Japanese Tour” ring, 1971
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- Steinway & Sons rosewood cased concert grand piano, Serial No. 66891, dated 1889
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- Art Deco diamond and sapphire flexible link bracelet, circa 1925
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- Hazorfim, Israeli, sterling silver menorah
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- Harry Herman Roseland, American, 1866-1950, “The Bottomless Pit”, oil on canvas
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- American repousse sterling silver tea tray, James Armiger, Baltimore, MD, late 19th century
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- Moses Jacob Ezekiel (American, 1844-1917). General Robert E. Lee, bronze bust
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- American repousse sterling silver water pitcher, James Armiger, Baltimore, MD, circa 1900
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- Japanese Samurai suit of armor, on life-size wood mannequin,
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- Edwardian diamond and pearl brooch, early 20th century
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- Montague J. Dawson (British, 1895-1973). “The Clipper Asterion With Wind Rising,” oil on canvas, signed,
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- Federal inlaid mahogany tall case clock, “William Elvins, Fells Point Baltimore,” circa 1790
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- Charles Clair, French, 1860-1930, “La Bergerie”, oil on canvas
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- Karl Korschann (French, 1872-1943). Art Nouveau bronze figural clock, 1897
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- Pair of French Art Nouveau gilt-metal-mounted carved oak glass panel two-door vitrine cabinets, late 19th century
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- 10K yellow gold, Curt Motton Baltimore Orioles American League Championship ring, 1969
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- German silver-gilt jester on mule figure, with inset cabochon jewels, late 19th/early 20th century;
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- World wide selection of ancient coins and tokens
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- Italian inlaid walnut serpentine-front two-drawer commode, late 18th century
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- German silver figural centerpiece cup, circa 1880; in form of Gustavus Adolphus on horseback,
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- Pair of Venetian style carved, polychromed, and giltwood blackamoor torcheres
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- Colt single action Bisley revolver .38 WCF, serial #291063
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- Continental Louis XVI style silver cassolette, late 19th century
Our catalouge should be up and running very shortly, but take a look at our brochure on Alex Cooper’s Website
Emails:
Telephone:
410.828.4838
1.800.272.3145
Nov
21
Successful Sales on Last Two Saturday’s!
We had 2 Saturday sale auctions which were both VERY successful! The creditor’s rug sale on November 12, 2011 had 240 lots and it was a wonderful turn out! Everything we had SOLD to the absolute highest bidder. On November 19th, 2011 the A. Aubrey Bodine auction that had 550 lots and again EVERYTHING sold! We were very busy for the Bodine sale; WJZ 13 came and interviewed John Locke and Paul Cooper For “People Are Talking,” Ron Matz was at Alex Cooper Auctioneers talking about the A. Aubrey Bodine Collection. Share
If you want to know what was in the last 2 sales; please take a look through our Archive Search of previous auctions
Our upcoming auction is on Dec 12th, please stay tuned!
Alex Cooper’s Antiques homepage
If you would like to consign items for the next auction please call 410-828-4838 or email- Antiques@alexcooper.com
Nov
7
Bodine Photography being sold at Cooper’s on November 19, 2011
The A. Aubrey Bodine Collection
On Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11 am Alex Cooper’s will be holding an auction in our gallery for over 7,000 original iconic prints of Maryland from “The Baltimore Sun’s” legendary photographer A. Aubrey Bodine. A majority of the photographs circa 1930’s-60’s, the special thing about these photographs are that most of them have Bodine’s and The Baltimore Sun’s handwritten notes on the back! Bodine is a famous black & white Baltimore photographer.
Aubrey Bodine’s biography<–Click
(taken fromwww.aaubreybodine.com)
We are categorizing the photograph’s as follows:
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Baltimore City
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Water Scenes
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Portraits
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Occupation
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Landscapes
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Architecture
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Military
- Railroads
- Horses
- MISC
These are iconic, it’s a part of Maryland’s history, Be a part of this event and bid on some Bodine’s! Since there are thousands of photographs I went through and found some that looked interesting to me.
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- “Mount Vernon Place” 1961
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- “Susquehanna Hydro Electric Plant” 1962
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- “Baltimore Lighthouse” 1953
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- “Dip Netters” 1958
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- “Rolling Tobacco Into Cigarette” 1951
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- “Joseph Wood Observatory” 1949
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- “Eclipse Over Baltimore” 1946
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- “Sailboat’s-Chesapeake Bay” 1964
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- “Peabody Conservatory” 1955
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- “Sisters Under the Skin” 1959
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- “Sunset Over Chesapeake Bay Bridge” 1950
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- “Self Portrait” 1954
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- “Woman’s Work” 1957
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- “Lombard Street” 1969
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- “Old Howard County” 1952
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- “110th Field Artillery Pistol Range” 1938
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- “Maryland Gothic” 1961
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- “Dorthy Oles- Lilies” 1950
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- “Silent Night” 1956
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- “Woman and Decaying House” 1972
Exhibition Dates:
Thursday- November 17th from 10am-5pm
Friday- November 18th from 10am-5pm
Saturday- November 19th from 9am-11am
Auction to be held in our gallery on Saturday, November 19th at 11am!
908 York Road, Towson, MD 21204If you have any questions please e-mail antiques@alexcooper.com
410-828-4838
We look forward to this one of a kind auction! Hope to see you there!
Nov
2
Secured Creditor’s Auction Sale: 240 Oriental Rugs
On Saturday, November 12th at 11am Alex Cooper Auctioneers, will be having a Secured Creditor’s Auction; which includes inventory from Kazem Oriental Rugs. The auction will include 240 Handmade Oriental Rugs from Persia, India, China & Romania.
Rug Sizes include 2×3 to 14×21 including many 5×7, 8×10, 9×12, 10×14 and embassy sizes.
Exhibition Dates:
Thursday November 10, 2011 & Friday November 11, 2011; both days 10am-4pm
ON AUCTION DAY WE WILL OPEN AT 9AM!
AUCTION WILL START PROMPTLY AT 11AM!
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- 90-line Chinese carpet, China, modern, 9 x12, Estimate $ 200-400
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- 90-line Chinese carpet, China, 9 x12, Estimate $ 200-400
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- 90-line Chinese carpet, China, modern, 9 x 12, Estimate $ 200-400
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- Machine-made carpet, domestic, 8.9 x 11.8, Estimate $ 70-100
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- Romanian Herez rug, Romania, modern, 6.1 x 9.1, Estimate $ 100-150
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- Persian Tabriz carpet, Iran, modern, 8.8 x 12.8, Estimate $ 400-600
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- Persian Sarouk carpet, Iran, modern, 7.9 x 11.3, Estimate $ 500-700
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- 90-line Chinese carpet, China, modern, 9 x 12, Estimate $ 200-400
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- Semi-antique Bahktiari carpet, Persia, circa 1940, 14 x 16.10, Estimate $ 3,000-5,000
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- Persian Mahal carpet, Iran, circa 1970, 10.2 x 14.3, Estimate $ 600-800
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- Persian Herez carpet, Iran, modern, 8.8 x 11.6, Estimate $ 1,000-1,500
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- Persian Herez carpet, Iran, modern, 8.10 x 10.9, Estimate $ 800-1,200
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- Indo-Agra rug, India, modern, 8 x 9.9, Estimate $ 300-500
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- Persian Sarouk carpet, Iran, modern, 8.7 x 11.11, Estimate $ 500-700
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- Semi-antique Herez carpet, Iran, circa 1940, 11.2 x 14.9, Estimate $ 1,500-2,500
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- Persian Herez carpet, Iran, modern, 8.4 x 11, Estimate $ 600-800
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- Romanian Tabriz runner, Romania, modern, 2.7 x 6.3, Estimate $ 70-150
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- Persian Herez rug, Iran, modern, 2.5 x 3.2, Estimate $ 70-100
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- Romanian Keshan runner, Romania, modern, 2.8 x 6.4, Estimate $ 50-100
Auction to be held at Alex Cooper Auctioneers gallery located at:
908 York Road,
Towson, MD 21204
Weinstock, Friedman & Friedman, P.A.
Sidney Friedman – Counsel for the Secured Creditor
Click here to visit Alex Cooper’s website for Catalog, full terms and conditions of auction.
If you have any question please call 443-470-1441
We look forward to seeing you!!
Oct
31
Auction Results from October 23-24, 2011
The Auction on October 23rd and 24th was a great success as always! We had about 2000 lots for sale which included Antique and Reproduction Furniture; American and Continental Paintings and Sculpture; Porcelain; Glass; Orientalia; American and English Silver; Diamond and Gold Jewelry; Oriental Rugs; Coins; and Weapons.Some of the most popular items that sold
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- Two Japanese ginbari cloisonné enamel vases; early 20th century Sold for $1,180
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- Japanese cloisonné enamel vase; early 20th century Sold for $1,298
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- Pair of Meissen porcelain figures of 18th century lady and gentleman Sold for $4,425
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- French faience luster charger; 19th century Sold for $14,160
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- American Queen Anne Cherrywood bonnet-top highboy, Massachusetts; circa 1760 Sold for $11,800
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- Federal tiger maple and cherry tall-case clock, Jacob Wolf, Waynesburg, PA Circa 1825 Sold for $10,620
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- Chippendale walnut step-back cupboard, Pennsylvania; circa 1780 Sold for $4,130
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- Federal walnut sugar chest, North Carolina or Virginia; early 19th century Sold for $3,540
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- Leonetto Cappiello (Italian, 1875-1942). “Mossant,” color lithographic advertising poster Sold for $1,534
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- United States; Five Constitution Bicentennial commemorative gold $5.00, 1987 Sold for $1,888
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- Antique carved coral and gold demi-parure Sold for $2,655
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- 18K yellow gold Hellenistic style wreath/ necklace, 139 grams; Descended through the family of Spiro Agnew, 39th Vice President of the United States, Sold for $8,850
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- Patek Philippe 18k gold gentleman’s wristwatch Sold for $10,620
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- Gold and enamel eagle-form medal, from the Society of the Cincinnati; together with four brass buttons Sold for $3,245
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- American sterling silver five-piece tea and coffee service in the “Castle” pattern, Schofield, Baltimore Sold for $7,760
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- Rare American Repousse silver hot water urn, S. Kirk, Baltimore, with assay marks of 1835-‘43 Sold for $7,670
If you are interested in consigning items for a future auction, email auctions@alexcooper.com or call 410-828-4838
Oct
17
Alex Cooper’s Two Day Auction Event
AUCTION DATES: Sunday, October 23 at 10 am Monday, October 24 at 10 am & 5 pm EXHIBITION DATES: Thursday, October 20, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, October 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Antique and Reproduction Furniture; American and Continental Paintings and Sculpture; Porcelain; Glass; Orientalia; American and English Silver; Diamond and Gold Jewelry; Oriental Rugs; Coins; and Weapons.
The Sunday session commences with Porcelain including Royal Doulton, Lladro, German Monkey figures; large collections of Japanese Carved Netsuke & Japanese Cloisonné; Glass including Lalique & Steuben.
Some of the featured items include a Handel slag glass table lamp; large Meissen figures; one of a kind Zodiac Machine, Stubin art glass; tiger maple and cherry tall-case clock, Jacob Wolf, circa 1825, bronze figure by Daniel Chester, “Narcissa,” and so much more. Bronze figures include Jack Lincoln Lambert, Boy with Fish; Salvador Dali, “Homage to Newton”; Japanese tiger; Ernst Seger, “Satyr Modeling a Girl” and more. Furniture includes a 18th century American Queen Anne highboy, French Empire style Buffett; 19th century Georgian inlaid oak Welsh dresser, Giltwood Languedoc marble top console table, E. Rosenfeld
Artwork will be sold later in the day and works of art including Leonard Saurfelt, Normandie Village Scenes, pair of oils; Alexander Calder, “McGovern,” lithograph; Attributed to George Chinnery, Chinese River Landscape with Village, pair of oils on canvas; Laura Coombs Hills, Life With Fruit, oil on canvas; Chinese School, Whampoa Anchorage, watercolor and gouache on paper; Arturo Ferrari, “Bridge of Sighs, Venice,” watercolor; Wiktor Korecki, Sunset Landscape, oil on canvas; Reginald H. Marsh, Coney Island Beach, 1948, ink with wash on paper; Attributed to Joseph Rusling Meeker, “Liebestein and Sternenfels on the Rhine,” oil on canvas; Attributed to Domenico Beccafumi il Mecarino, Christ and Virgin Mary, sepia ink with wash on paper; August Laux, Playful Kittens, oil on canvas; posters and so much more.
The Monday 10 am session commences in the Annex and North Gallery and includes reproduction Furniture and Decorations, Paintings & Prints, China, Glass and Utilitarian Items.
The Monday 5 pm session includes Oriental Rugs, Jewelry, Silver, Coins, and Weapons. Oriental Rugs include a Persian Semi-antique Bijar carpet; also various Antique Persian, Caucasian and Turkish rugs. Jewelry features a collection from the former 39th Vice President of the United States, Spiro Agnew, which includes a 18K yellow gold Hellenistic style wreath/necklace; Waltham 17-jewel pocket watch in a Studded case. American silver featuring American sterling silver five-piece tea and coffee service, Schofield, Baltimore; Kirk silver coffee pot in the Castle pattern; and many other sets of silver. Also, an extensive collection of Israeli coins and medals including David Ben-Gurion commemorative coin set, 1974; Israel 25th Anniversary platinum State medal, 1973; also various American paper money. We have a collection of weapons which includes an English Blunderbuss-brass cannon barrel and an early Harper’s Ferry rifle and other Weapons.
We look forward to seeing you at the Exhibition and Auction!
Telephone:
410.828.4838
1.800.272.3145
Website: Alex Cooper: Antiques homepage
Sep
15
Paragon Hair & Spa Salon Assets to be Auctioned
On September 20th @11:00 am Alex Cooper Auctioneers will auction the assets of Paragon Hair & Spa Salon. Doors open 9 am day of sale. Hair and Spa Assets including 6-double styling stations w/ mirrors, 12 black ostrich styling chairs; 5 back-wash units with shampoo bowl and chair, manicure stations, facial equipment, pedicure chairs, waiting area and reception furniture, wall hangings and other decorations, Tranax ATM machine, Frigidaire stack washer / dryer, hair supplies including Matrix, Redken & L’Oreal products and so much more. Many items in the salon have been purchased within the last several years. Owner is retiring. For more information call Larry Cooper at 443.470.1441 or email auctions@alexcooper.com.
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