BEVERLY, MASS. — Two days and more than 1,000 lots made up Kaminski’s April Estates Auction, conducted April 18-19. Day one of the sale highlighted property from the historic Second Congregational Church of Beverly, Mass., while day two’s featured collection was that of the late Thomas Nicholson (Palm Beach, Fla., and Stratham, N.H). The top lot, sold on day two from the Nicholson collection, was a Fabergé silver-gilt and guilloché enamel desk clock bearing the mark of St Petersburg workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, best known for his oversight of the Imperial Easter Eggs. The clock, which measured 4½ inches in diameter, had a circular face was surrounded by a yellow border and four additional circular designs. It far surpassed its $15/25,000 expectations, ticking to the high price of $143,750, including buyer’s premium. Additional highlights from both days of the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.
