DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — The collection of Alice and Art Booth (Wayne, N.J.) was sold by Pook & Pook through a three-day auction series spanning April 15-17, where 913 lots spanning various collectible and antique categories crossed the block. A West Troy Pottery (New York) six-gallon stoneware crock made in the Nineteenth Century sold on day two for the auction’s highest price: $177,800, including buyer’s premium, almost six times its $30,000 high estimate. The crock featured a cobalt image of a walking elephant and measured 14 inches in diameter. It had additional provenance to the Keno family and was illustrated in Leigh and Leslie Keno’s 2002 book Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture (New York City: Grand Central Publishing). Additional highlights from all three days of the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.
