Alex Cooper Auctioneers will Auction Assets from two Cumberland Maryland Hospitals.

By Larry Cooper

Two Western Maryland Health System hospital’s Braddock and Memorial (Cumberland) assets will be up at auction starting on Wednesday December 9, 2009.  Alex Cooper Auctioneers will be conducting the auction on the hospital’s respective premises in Cumberland Maryland.  Auction Sale Assets include their Hospital Equipment; Radiology Department Equipment, Restaurant, Office, Waiting Room & Patient Room Furniture; Laboratory Casework; Food Service Equipment & Supplies; Laundry Equipment; Machinery and so much more. 

Hospital Equipment: Including Beds used in patient rooms & different units throughout both hospitals (Hill-Rom), transport stretchers (Stryker), baby cribs, sterilization equipment, surgical instruments, surgical scrub sinks, glove boxes, ice machines, operating room equipment, operating room lights and so much more. 

Radiology equipment: GE Tomography unit, Siemens Tomography Unit; Somatome Fluoro Unit; Picker Fluoro Unit, MTX 3500; GE Advantx; Siemens TOP (Multistar); Siemans Urology,  GE ITS CT Scanner, Siemens Tomography Unit Polyphos 50, Cath Labs & more.

Food service equipment & supplies: including walk-in coolers & freezers, stoves, grills, ovens & broilers, work tables, commercial freezers & refrigerators, blenders, mixers, slicers, pots, pans, utensils & accessories, microwaves, sinks, exhaust systems, steamers, coffee & various liquid dispensers, food warmers, carts, ice machines, rolling salad bar, tables, chairs, trays, dishwashing equipment, tray slide, Power Soak washing station and so much more.

Furniture & Office: including over bed tables, night stands, room televisions w/wall brackets, tables, desks, Chippendale style sofa & chairs, file cabinets, lockers, patient room & waiting room chairs, side tables, picnic tables, marker boards, wall units, artwork and so much more.

Laboratory Casework & Equipment: numerous modern metal cabinets with resin tops. (Casework dimensions available upon request) Biosafety Hoods.

Laundry Equipment: Commercial washers and dryers.

For more information and further updates visit the Western Maryland Health System webpage on Alex Cooper’s website. 

Contact information: Larry Cooper

Cell: 410-977-4708

Office:  410-828-4838 Ext. 104

Direct:  443-470-1441

Toll Free:  800-272-3145

Email: Larry@alexcooper.com

Alex Cooper Auctioneers is on Facebook

By Larry Cooper

According to Facebook.com, “250 million people are using Facebook to stay updated on what’s happening around them and share with the people in their lives.”  We have different facets of our business that we find so interesting and would like to inform everyone about; including Antique Auctions, Real Estate & Trustee Auctions, Oriental & Area Rugs and pictures of Alex Cooper employee’s just being “themselves”.  Use the below link to visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/AlexCooperAuctioneers.  If you sign up for Facebook you can become a Fan of Alex Cooper Auctioneers. 

Alex Cooper’s March 2009 Gallery Auction

By Brian Cooper

Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10 AM

Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10 AM

On View:

Thursday, March 26, 10 AM to 8 PM

Friday, March 27, 10 AM to 4 PM

Saturday, March 28, 10 AM to 3 PM

Alex Cooper’s March 29th and 30th auction to be held in the Alex Cooper gallery on York Rd. in Towson features a fine assortment of Period and Reproduction Furniture; American and European Paintings and Prints; Collections of Quimper Faienceware and Staffordshire Earthenware; Chinese Export and Continental Porcelain; Glass; Silver; Jewelry; Coins; Extensive Book Collection; and Oriental Rugs.

 Among the collections is a wonderful assortment of French faienceware, including Henriot, Hubaudiere, Porquier Beau and Pouplard-Beatrix. The 65 lots include center bowls, plates, trays, flasks and figures.  From the same collector, Alex Cooper will auction 30 lots of Staffordshire earthenware figures, spill vases, cottage-form pastille burners and banks.  Over 60 lots of Chinese Export porcelain features an impressive pair of mid 19^thcentury Rose Mandarin vases with elaborate court scene vignettes, an ormolu-mounted Rose Medallion punch bowl and smaller Mandarin palette bowl, and a pair of circa 1770 river scene and floral decorated garniture vases; together with other vases, lamps, teapots, elephant-form joss stick, and armorial dinner and teaware.  Notable glass lots feature a Tiffany Favrile glass centerpiece bowl with frog insert, circa 1917.  The bowl’s interior contains an unusual water lily design.  Also featured is a rare Lalique crystal group entitled “Deux Poissons,” the original designed by Marc Lalique in 1953, and an eye-catching Baccarat crystal “Moulin Rouge” champagne bucket with gilt-metal handles and removable bottle holder. 

One of the more unique lots in the sale is a set of three monumental Baroque style terracotta architectural finials from the Archer Laundry Building in Baltimore.  The finials date circa 1925 and measure over four feet in height.  Just as impressive is an American carved walnut eagle with glass inset eyes. The eagle dates to the last quarter of the 19^th century, measures 31 inches in height and width, and is mounted on a grain painted wood pedestal.  For those with more traditional taste, the perfect addition to the Classical decorated living or dining room would be a pair of gilt and patinated bronze argand lamps with etched frosted crystal shades and drop prisms.  The lamps, circa 1830, were retailed by J. & I. Cox, New York.  They have since been electrified. 

Collectibles to be auctioned include a rare Regina Sublima Corona mahogany 20.75 inch automatic disc changer music box.  This floor model music box is fully functioning, measures 69 inch height and includes 13 discs.  Fewer than 1000 boxes were produced between 1897 and 1907.  Another music player to be auctioned is a glitzy Wurlitzer “Bubble” juke box, designed by Paul Fuller, circa 1950, with a 78 r.p.m. mechanism.  This vintage juke box, in fine condition,  would be the conversation piece of any party.

The furniture highlight is a John Fessler walnut tall-case clock.  Fessler, a native of Frederick, Maryland, built high quality clocks during the late Federal period.  Other quality furniture features two John Henry Belter Rococo Revival laminated rosewood parlor chairs, and a similar three-piece parlor suite, the maker unknown but attributed to George Henkels, Philadelphia.  Period and quality reproduction sideboards, cupboards, chests of drawers, an ebonized piano, dining tables, and a wide selection of chairs round out the furniture selection.

A beautiful assortment of artwork can be found in the March sale.  The feature painting, noticeable upon entrance into the gallery, is an early 19^th century portrait of George Washington.  The 3/4 length portrait is a remarkable resemblance to Gilbert Stuart’s famous Munro-Lenox portrait.  It measures 46 x 39 inches and is initialed “B.W.”  An important 19^thcentury German painting by Friedrich Hiddelman, titled “The Champion,” demonstrates a game of skittles of kegeln in a realistic European genre scene.  Other 18^th and 19^thcentury European genre works as well as oil landscapes by Andre Gisson and Eugene (Bud) Leake encompass the painting highlights.

The Monday 10 AM session commences in the annex and north galleries and features affordable porcelain, glass and decorations, as well as reproduction furniture and artwork.  The afternoon session begins at 2 PM, three hours earlier than the norm.  At this time, Part 1 of the renowned collection from the Estate of Shirley Balser will feature 250 lots of books and ephemera.

The sale continues at 5 PM with one of our finest offerings of oriental rugs and carpets, including an amazing assortment of six highly desirable antique Serapi carpets, as well as rare Caucasian rugs, beautiful Keshan, Sarouk, Herez and Bahktiari rugs and carpets, over 100 rugs total.  Jewelry highlights include beautiful Art Deco diamond and precious stone brooches and rings.  Important watches include a fine Patek Philippe 18k gold open face keyless lever repeater pocket watch, retailed by Hennegan Bates & Co., Baltimore, MD, and a Rolex Oyster Perpetual man’s wristwatch.  Several jewelry designers are featured and include a heavy 18k gold necklace and clip earrings by Carlo Weingrill and an 18k gold and diamond bangle bracelet by David Webb.  The sale continues with silver and features an impressive Gorham Rococo style silver service tray, numerous flatware sets, assorted candle holders, and silver-platedware.  The final offering includes approximately 100 lots of American coins.  Silver dollars and half-dollars represent the majority of the featured coin lots.

We hope to see you during the exhibition and auction.  If unable to attend, be sure to view the comprehensive listing on our website at http://antiques.alexcooper.comand/or our sessions featured on Artfact Live by logging onto http://www.artfact.com.

OWNER OF OWINGS MILLS MALL ORDERS AUCTION OF BAKERY, RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES

By Larry Cooper

Office Furniture & Equipment Chattel Auction Sale in Baltimore

By Larry Cooper

Alex Cooper Auctioneers will be conducting a public auction sale of all chattels on behalf of Chesapeake Office Supply.  We will auction their excess Office Furniture & Equipment because of a Warehouse Consolidation. Items to be auctioned include office desks; chairs including executive & computer task; book cases, computer workstations, files & cabinets, conference tables & numerous other items.  There is a wide variety of items, many including new & floor models with well known brand names including HON, Miller, and SAFCO.

The Office & Equipment auction sale will be held on Thursday February 19, 2009 @10:00 AM located at 3101 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21230; located in a warehouse just behind Epedx.  The items will be available to view 8:30 AM day of sale.

For Terms, Conditions & Auction Catalog open the below link:

Chesapeake Office Supply Website

Contact Info:

Email: Larry@AlexCooper.com

Local: 410.828.4838

Toll Free: 1.800.272.3145

Larry Cooper direct line 443.470.1441

Alex Cooper’s January 2009 Gallery Auction

By James Plumer

Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 10 AM

Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10 AM

On View:

Thursday, January 22, 10 AM to 8 PM

Friday, January 23, 10 AM to 4 PM

Saturday, January 24, 10 AM to 3 PM

Alex Cooper’s Jan. 25 Fine and Decorative Arts Auction to be held in the Alex Cooper gallery on York Rd. in Towson, features a fine assortment of antiques and decorative arts. Among them are American, English, Continental and quality reproduction furniture and decorations; Important American and European paintings and sculpture; bronze and marble mantel clocks; collectible Chinese Export and English porcelain; American and Continental silver; and beautiful gold and precious stone jewelry. 

Paintings include thirteen works descended from the Estate of Dr. Thomas Edmondson, Baltimore, MD. - Dr. Edmondson (1808-56) was a wealthy physician, horticulturist, and art collector in the first half of the 19th century.

One of the most acquisitive of Baltimore’s early art patrons, he helped establish the collection of the then, newly founded Maryland Historical Society, and amassed a sizable collection at his own 56-acre estate called Harlem (or Haarlem) which was developed into a residential neighborhood in the late 1860’s.  Today, we still remember him through Edmondson Avenue and Harlem Park neighborhoods.

This group of 13 paintings has descended through the family and was once part of his 200-piece collection.  Edmondson enjoyed European and American paintings and was a patron of local artists Alfred Jacob Miller, Richard Caton Woodville, and Ernst Fischer, the last of which he owned 32 examples including lot number 362 in this current auction sale. Other paintings from Edmondson’s collection can be found at the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Henry F. DuPont Winterthur Museum.

Contemporary art collectors will appreciate works by Howard Behrens and Joseph Sheppard, as well as works by Eugene “Bud” Leake and Lawrence Sisson. Other 19^th and 20^th century artists include Emile Gruppe, Arthur Parton, Walter Koeniger and Joseph Claghorn.

Sculpture is also well represented in the January auction.  For example, we will feature a rare bronze and ivory figural lamp by German sculptor Julius Schmidt-Felling. The lamp depicts a gentleman in long coat seated on a park bench.  A tree trunk behind the bench is cleverly fitted with a socket to integrate the lamp.  While Schmidt-Felling is noted for Art Deco figures and other sculpture, a lamp is a very rare find.

Another impressive bronze to be sold is entitled “Portier d’eau Tunisien,” a Tunisian water carrier by 19^th century French artist Jean Didier Debut.  The bronze stands at 25 ½ inches and incorporates several patinas.  A choice late 19^th century marble sculpture to be sold is in the form of a provocatively dressed gypsy dancer.  This impressive figure stands tall at 35 inches.  Don’t miss these and other sculpture in our Sunday 10 AM session. 

Thanks to our porcelain selection, Alex Cooper has become a virtual “hong” (Chinese trading center).  Eighteenth to twentieth Chinese Export porcelain is well represented.  The selection includes early blue and white Kang Xi pieces to elaborately decorated Yung Chen famille rose punch bowls and plates, to beautiful sepia, in the form of a pair of vases with their intricate delicacy and detail.  Highly prized armorial plates are also on display.  With the assistance of D. S. Howard’s reference book, “Chinese Armorial Porcelain,” a majority of the plates with family crests have been deciphered.  Delightful parrot figures await their new “perch” in your home.  So come and savor the chance to own a piece of Chinese and/or Western history without paying the briber, a common practice of the hong trading center.

The furniture segment of our auction sale has enough scale, diversity and selection for everyone.  From a rare George III japanned breakfront to a Potthast Brothers sideboard.  Period American furniture makes a strong showing with numerous chests of drawers, sideboards, work tables and chairs.  Baltimore’s own Potthast Brothers furniture leads the way in high quality reproduction furniture, followed by Kittinger, Biggs and Beacon Hill.  Now is the time to furnish your home with fine furniture from Alex Coopers.  Your furniture does not have to come from a brand name store if you make Alex Cooper your store for brand names.

Artfact Live Replaces Ebay Live

By Brian Cooper

As Ebay retires its Ebay Live platform, Alex Cooper, in cooperation with Artfact, introduces the next generation of live online auctions.  Similar to the previous experience, you will have the ability to make item inquiries, place absentee bids, or bid live as if you are actually on the auction floor.
    Log onto Artfact.com and register for future Artfact Live auctions, or log onto our website, antiques.alexcooper.com, for a direct link to our Artfact Live auction.
    On auction day, tune into our auction in real-time.  We hope you enjoy the new Artfact Live auction experience.

GOLF CLUB CLOSING: PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF ALL CHATTELS FROM THE “BEECHTREE GOLF CLUB” GROUNDSKEEPING DEPARTMENT

By Larry Cooper

Alex Cooper Auctioneers will be conducting a public auction sale of all chattels from the “BEECHTREE GOLF CLUB” Grounds Keeping Department.  The Golf Club Closing auction sale will be held on Wednesday January 28^th @10:00 AM on the premises at 811 S. Stepney Rd., Aberdeen, MD 21001.  The items will be available to view 8:30 AM day of sale and on Tuesday January 27^th from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

For Terms, Conditions & Auction Catalog open the below link:

Beechtree Auction Webpage

                                    Partial List of Auction Items

·                          Turf Utility Vehicles by Club Car, Toro & Cushman

·                          New Holland 7309 Loader/Tractor Model 2120

·                          John Deere Aercore 1500 & 800

·                          Ransomes Fairway Verticutter

·                          John Deere 2653A Mower

·                          Various Weedeater’s & Backpack Blower’s

·                          Toro 5400D & 5200D Fairway Mowers

·                          Express Dual Reel Grinder 2000

·                          Massey Fergesson 1160 Tractor

·                          Toro 4500D Rough Mower 4-Wheel Drive

·                          John Deere 955 Tractor

·                          2 - Flowtrones PSI pumps 12M75

·                          Bandit Chipper

·                          Plantstar Fertigation system - w/ 500 gallon mix tank

·                          New Holland Skid Steer Loaders

·                          Acid Injection Fairway water treatment - 500 gallon

·                          Ford F350 XL White Dump Truck

·                          2 - 1500 gallon tanks

·                          Toro Workman Sprayer

·                          Various Brand Mowers

·                          Toro Greenmaster 1000 & 1600

·                          Land Pride Slit Seeder

·                          Air Compressor

·                          Land Pride Brush Hog

·                          Diesel & Gas Tanks

·                          Solar Wire Feed Welder 2160

·                          Pesticide Concrete Room

·                          Rotary Equipment Lift 7000 lbs

·                          Clean Rack, Practice Golf Balls & Golf Ball Washer

·                          Anglemaster Bed knife Grinder 2000

·                          Ditch Witch Trencher

·                          20 Ton Shop Press

·                          John Deere Push Mowers

·                          Golf Club Stands, Practice Balls, Spike Cleaners

·                          Ryan Sod Cutter & Ryan Mataway

·                          Small Golf Ball Baskets & Lesco Ball Washers

·                          Smithco Super Rake

·                          Green Plugers, Hex Plug, Cup Cutters

·                          Toro Triplex Reel Trim Mower

·                          Putting Green & Chipping Sticks

·                          Honda Generator

·                          Furniture & misc. Office Items in Golf Warehouse

·                          John Deere TC125 Collection System

·                          Used Golf Clubs including Titleist and King Cobra

Contact Info:

Email Larry@AlexCooper.com

Local 410.828.4838

Toll Free 1.800.272.3145

Larry Cooper direct line 443.470.1441

Alex Cooper’s Chosen to Auction Blattberg Estate

By Kimberly Remesch

The December 7 and 8 auction will be an exciting one. We’ve been asked to auction off the estate of Bernice Ruth Blattberg (nee Litt), a prominent and beloved figure in the Baltimore antiques scene. Blattberg owned and operated Monument Antiques on Howard Street’s Antique Row for 25 years.

Blattberg, known for her keen business sense and decorating prowess, found many of her special treasures while traveling with her husband of 68 years, Leo Blattberg. During those travels, they amassed collections of Wedgewood, Chinese export porcelain, quartz lamps, Berge Bronzes and so much more.

Bernice’s nephew, Larry Litt, a Baltimore attorney, remembers his aunt: “She just liked pretty things. She was always busy buying things and decorating her home. She moved her antiques from room to room, spot to spot.”

Later in life, Larry remembers, she would walk into his home and point out pieces that didn’t look quite right where they were, so she moved them. And it always looked better, he says. As a result, he became quite the student of his aunt, reading and being quizzed on antiques, attending auctions with her and sharing finds. They bought many things in pairs, with each keeping one, he recalls with fondness.

Up for auction is an extensive and beautiful collection of Canton Chinese export porcelain. If something typifies the woman as collector and decorator it is the fact that the Canton ware, beautiful to the eye, was a part of Bernice’s everyday existence. The Canton you’ll see up for bid was displayed in her kitchen for family and friends to admire.

A recurring theme in Bernice’s home was Wedgewood, as you’ll see at this auction. Nightstands with Wedgewood inlay, flawless vases of white and blue Wedgewood and intricate boxes with Wedgewood inlay are all included in the items for sale in December. Because of the variety and sheer magnitude of this collection, in the very near future we’ll be adding a blog entry dedicated entirely to Wedgewood as a collectible.

Clocks and lamps were other favorites that will be among the lots for sale at this auction. One clock, small but ornate, is a fine example of champlevé. Other clocks, surprise, surprise, have touches of Wedgewood here and there. If you’re looking for lamps, you’ll find an incredible array at this auction. Chinese export vases became the base of one set, while many pairs include gorgeous quartz in green and pink. On the less high tech end are Georgian Mourning Lamps.

While many of the things you’ll find here were discoveries she made with husband Leo, local collectors will notice favorites from local artists, many of whom Bernice regarded as friends. A fine collection of Berge Bronze is available for bid. As with Wedgewood, Alex Cooper’s will feature an upcoming blog specifically on Berge Bronzes. Similarly, included in the Blattberg estate is work from her friend, artist Grace Turnbull, featured in Alex Cooper’s November auction.

Bernice was a true friend of Alex Cooper Auctioneers. We are proud that she had selected us to auction this exciting, diverse collection, one that only presents a glimmer of the personality that was Bernice Blattberg.

December Auction Dates:

Session 1: Sunday, December 7^th at 10 a.m. (Featuring the estate of Bernice Blattberg)

Session 2: Monday December 8^th at 5 p.m. (Featuring books, coins and Oriental Rugs.)

Exhibition Dates:

Thursday, December 4, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday, December 5, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday, December 6, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

December Antiques Auction in Baltimore

By Larry Cooper

Session 1: Sunday, December 7^th at 10 a.m.

Session 2: Monday December 8^th at 5 p.m.

Alex Cooper Auctioneers announces its upcoming auction, scheduled for Sunday December 7^th & Monday December 8^th, to be held in the company’s auction gallery in Towson, Maryland.

Exquisite Continental Furniture and Decorations; Important American and European Paintings and Sculpture; Highly Collectible Chinese Export, American, English and Continental Porcelain; American and Continental Silver; and Victorian and Art Deco Jewelry, Gold Coins, Bronzes, Wedgewood, Lamps & Books

Session 1 - Featuring the Estate of Bernice Blattberg, a Prominent Baltimore Antiques Dealer and Collector

Session 2 - Includes Books, Coins & Oriental Rugs

Exhibition Dates:

Thursday, December 4, 10 AM - 8 PM

Friday, December 5, 10 AM - 4 PM

Saturday, December 6, 10 AM - 3 PM

Auction Features:

Included is a large collection of Edward Henry Berge (1924-1976) bronzes. Berge an American sculptor was born in Baltimore, Maryland and well known for his bronze monumental works and figures.

Included in the Coin auction are US $20 gold pieces; rare Louisiana Purchase $1 Gold coin; Selection of Silver Dollars & other rare US coins.

Being offered is an exquisite collection of Wedgewood including boxes, mourning lamps, urns & wall sconces.

Other featured items include an extremely fine collection of Chinese export porcelain, French and Continental Furniture

Items will be on view Thurs., Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Printed catalogues with descriptions and pre-sale estimates of each lot are available for purchase at the exhibition or may be downloaded from our Web site: http://antiques.alexcooper.com/auctions/antique. If you are unable to visit during the exhibition dates, check out the Web site for full catalog descriptions, thumbnail illustrations of most lots, and pre-sale estimates.