A green and black rainbow
spatter cup and saucer with red thistle decoration tied for the
top lot at $23,000.
DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. -- Spatter deaccessioned from the Phillips
Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College collection,
originally compiled by the late Dr Robert L. Schaeffer, Jr, was
sold at Pook & Pook this past Saturday, April 26. This was
the second offering of Schaeffer's spatter ware collection at
Pook's with rock solid prices once again established across the
boards.
The five-color mug sold for $12,650, the platter brought
$21,850, and the yellow, red and green plate sold for $9,775.
On the bottom row, the red and green bull's-eye plate reached
$2,185, the red plate with school scene garnered $6,325, and
the green and blue bull's-eye plate fetched $8,050.
Four hundred twenty lots comprised the well-received auction with
top lots including a vibrant red, blue and green rainbow plate
with circle, star and half moon decoration and a ribbed rim, 93/4
inches in diameter, selling well above the $¾,000 presale
estimates at $23,000. Another lot selling at $23,000 was a
vibrant green and black rainbow spatter cup and saucer with
vibrant red thistle decoration in the center, estimate
$1,2/1,500.
An unusual red, green and blue rainbow platter with random
crisscross decoration in the center soared past the $5/7,000
presale estimates as it hammered down for $21,850, as did a red
spatter cup and saucer with a rare decoration depicting two men
on a raft with billowing sail atop green water.
A cup and saucer decorated in a red, green, yellow and blue
rainbow drape pattern was also hotly competed for with it also
garnering a final bid of $20,700, against a $2/3,000 estimate.
Proceeds from the Schaeffer collection will benefit an endowment
fund at the Phillips for maintenance of the museum's permanent
collection, with preference given to acquisition and
conservation.
Prices include the 15 percent buyer's premium. A complete review
will appear in a future issue.
