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February 2019 at Cowan

Two $100,000+ Lots Highlight the First Two Months of 2019 at Cowan’s

An extraordinarily rare Japanese vase and an Andrew Clemens sand bottle sell for over $100,000 leading to a great start of the year at Cowan’s.

 

The 2019 auction season got off to a great start at Cowan’s with two items selling for over $100,000 in as many months. The first, an exceptionally rare Imperial Japanese cloisonné presentation vase was the surprise of Cowan’s January Asian Art auction selling for $138,000. Several phone bidders from Japan, Europe, and the United States engaged in a bidding war over the exceedingly rare vase for several minutes.

The second $100,000 sale came in Cowan’s first Premier Auction of the year on February 23 and was much less of a surprise. An Andrew Clemens sand bottle with patriotic decoration had the highest estimate in the Fine and Decorative Art, Including Americana: Premier Auction but still managed to soar past its high estimate of $45,000 selling for $102,000. Cowan’s has become the premier auction house for Clemens work achieving the three highest sales prices to date. In October, Cowan’s set the record for a Clemens sand bottle in back-to-back lots, selling bottles for $108,000 and $132,000 respectively.

 
Imperial Japanese Cloisonné Presentation Vase
Imperial Japanese Cloisonné Presentation Vase
Price Realized: $138,000
Andrew Clemens Sand Bottle with Patriotic Decoration
Andrew Clemens Sand Bottle with Patriotic Decoration
Price Realized: $102,000
 

Highlights from the Fine and Decorative Art, Including Americana: Premier Auction

February 23, 2019

Johannes Spitler Painted Shenandoah Valley Blanket Chest
Rare and Important Johannes Spitler Painted Shenandoah Valley Blanket Chest
Price Realized: $43,200
Theodore Clement Steele (American, 1847-1926)
Theodore Clement Steele (American, 1847-1926)
Price Realized: $33,210
Italian Gothic-style Giltwood Triptych
Italian Gothic-style Giltwood Triptych
Price Realized: $13,200
George III Sterling Chinoiserie Coffee Pot by John Swift
George III Sterling Chinoiserie Coffee Pot by John Swift
Price Realized: $13,200
Pair of Minton Pâte-sur-Pâte Moon Flasks
A Fine Pair of Minton Pâte-sur-Pâte Moon Flasks
Price Realized: $10,200
New England Queen Anne Highboy
New England Queen Anne Highboy
Price Realized: $10,200
South German Renaissance Bone Inlaid Casket
South German Renaissance Bone Inlaid Casket
Price Realized: $8,400
John Belter
John Belter & Co. Armchair
Price Realized: $7,380
Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk
Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk
Price Realized: $7,200
Fine Pennsylvania or Maryland Inlaid Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Fine Pennsylvania or Maryland Inlaid Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Price Realized: $7,200
Charles Wysocki (American, 1928-2002)
Charles Wysocki (American, 1928-2002)
Fond Memories
Price Realized: $6,765
John Hauser (American, 1859-1913)
John Hauser (American, 1859-1913)
Circling
Price Realized: $6,000
Italian Slant Front Bureau
Italian Slant Front Bureau
Price Realized: $6,000
Meissen Blue Onion Porcelain Service
Meissen Blue Onion Porcelain Service
Price Realized: $6,000
Robert Todd Lincoln Silver Presentation Flask, Tiffany
Robert Todd Lincoln Silver Presentation Flask, Tiffany & Co.
Price Realized: $6,000
Attributed to Pierre Mathurin Pétraud (French, 1807-1880)
Attributed to Pierre Mathurin Pétraud (French, 1807-1880)
Price Realized: $5,700
English School, Portrait of a Woman on Panel
English School, Portrait of a Woman on Panel
Price Realized: $5,700
Louis Vuitton Damier Steamer Trunk
Louis Vuitton Damier Steamer Trunk
Price Realized: $5,400
John Belter
John Belter & Co. Parlour Chair
Price Realized: $5,100
Copper Pig Weathervane
Copper Pig Weathervane
Price Realized: $4,920

Other Highlights from January & February 2019

Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1872-1952)
Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1872-1952)
The Madonna of the Trail
Price Realized: $21,600
Andrew Loomis (American, 1892-1959)
Andrew Loomis (American, 1892-1959)
Price Realized: $10,455
Suspension Bridge over Niagara Falls
Unique Whole Plate Papier Mache Photographic Case with Mother of Pearl Inlay and Hand Painting
Suspension Bridge over Niagara Falls
From The Paul K. Berg Collection of Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames
Price Realized: $7,200
19th Century Mexican Bowie Knife
19th Century Mexican Bowie Knife
Price Realized: $5,700

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