An important Pennsylvanian Native American collection, a collection of Mid-Century Modern furniture, and a single-owner collection of gold coins all brought impressive results at Cordier’s Antique and Fine Arts Auction held in Harrisburg, Pa., on Nov. 12 and 13. The auction also included jewelry, porcelain, and fine art. Prices reported are hammer prices and do not include buyer’s premium.
Day one opened with the single-owner collection of gold coins. Among the top performing lots was a rare 1888 $3 Princess Head gold coin, which brought $14,000. An 1855 $1 Princess Head also did well, hammering for $5,500. In the jewelry category, a fine 2.59-CTW diamond cluster ring stood out, selling for $3,400.
Also sold on the first day was an expansive collection of Royal Bayreuth porcelain, featuring a leopard creamer, which fetched $2,300. Other porcelain included examples of Cybis sculptures from the personal collection of former Cybis sculptor Lynn K. Brown. Her interpretation of Lady Godiva brought $1,300.
Day two started with the Donald Leibhart estate collection of Native American artifacts, excavated in the 1950s from the owner’s property in York County, Pa. The collection garnered heavy interest from bidders on the floor as well as online and on the phones. Among the highest performing lots was a rare Popeye birdstone, which was the top lot of the auction at a hammer price of $19,000. Other highlights included a Washington Boro incised pot, selling to an internet buyer at a hammer price of $6,000.
An elegant Eames chair and ottoman for Herman Miller sold for $3,000, double its high estimate, and was one of the best performing furniture lots offered. A signed Rococo Revival Victorian center table brought $1,800. Two pianos were also sold, including a 1972 Yamaha baby grand, which brought $2,700.
In artwork, a Chinese embroidery-on-silk depicting folk tales sold for $7,500, while a beautiful landscape by turn-of-the-century artist Edmund Darch Lewis sold for $1,700. A cast bronze white Taaraa Buddha sculpture realized $1,800.
The sale was the last of four quarterly Antique and Fine Art auctions held by Cordier Auctions and Appraisals in 2016. David Cordier has already begun curating for his next cataloged Antique and Fine Art Auction, to be held in February.
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