Left, Edward Hicks, “Peaceable Kingdom.” Right, Ammi Phillips, “Girl in a Red Dress with a Dog.” Both works sold for $1,692,500.

NEW YORK CITY — Two paintings in Christie’s Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints auction, conducted January 17–18 at the firm’s flagship office in Rockefeller Center, tied for the most expensive price: $1,692,500. Selling first — and early in the sale — was Ammi Phillips iconic “Girl in a Red Dress with a Dog,” which set a new auction record for the artist when it sold to Colchester, Conn., dealer Arthur Liverant, who was bidding in the back of the saleroom against a phone bidder. Within minutes, Christie’s John Hays sold Edward Hicks’ “Peaceable Kingdom” for the same amount to Cara Zimmerman’s phone bidder, David Schorsch & Eileen Smiles American Antiques, Woodbury, Conn., in partnership with dealer Austin Miller. Both lots had been estimated at $800,000-1,200,000. A full report of Christie’s Americana Week sales will follow in a future issue.