JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS’ KICKS OFF THEIR FALL SEASON WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL SALE AND EQUALLY EXCEPTIONAL Pasadena, CA – Fall, historically a strong season in the world of antique and estate auctions, proved again to be just that based on the results of John Moran’s September 26th Fine Antique and Estate
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JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS’ KICKS OFF THEIR FALL SEASON WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL SALE AND EQUALLY EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS
Pasadena, CA – Fall, historically a strong season in the world of antique and estate auctions, proved again to be just that based on the results of John Moran’s September 26th Fine Antique and Estate Sale. There were over 800 bidders registered and ready to compete for the over 300 lots that were offered. Over 400 of these bidders would be ready to battle it out via the internet. In the end, the online bidders would account for 23% of the total sales which surpassed $432,000 (includes 15% buyers premium). “Selling for well over estimate” would turn out to be the phrase which would best describe the events of the evening and that trend would start early in the sale.
It would be a 24 piece lot of Roosevelt era political memorabilia pin buttons that would begin the trend when, within a matter of minutes, they would hammer at $1,600 — over four times their high estimate.
Not long after, a signed etching by British artist Charles W. Bartlett (1860 – 1940) entitled “Fishing in Hawaii” would continue the trend. Numbered 8 of 75 and signed in the lower left, this etching was estimated to bring $3,000 to $5,000. Competitive bidding drove the final selling price to $13,800. A set of six Royal Vienna porcelain cabinet plates depicting portraits of historic women including Queen Louise of Prussia, would sell for $6,900 against its high estimate of $3,000 and then the George II mahogany parlour suite would come on the block. This late 19th century suite, done in the Chinese Chippendale style was comprised of a triple chair settee and five matching side chairs. Estimated to sell for $800 to $1,200, the suite sold for $4,800.
Next in line for “well over estimate’ would be a 19th century Italian School oil on canvas entitled “Standing Nude Lady." This unsigned framed oil was estimated by Moran staff to sell for $3,000 on the high side but sold solidly over for $6,325. Just a few lots later things would really hit up when an Austrian Rococo style porcelain and giltwood table would come up for bid. This late 19th century table table with blue-beehive mark, impressed TK and marked 38, was estimated to sell for $6,000 to $8,000. Excited bidding kept driving the price up to where it finally landed at $18,400. No one though, even with the ongoing trend for “over high estimate” could have predicted what lot# 1203 would do.
Toward the end of the sale, an assortment of 18 fine rugs, including Persian Sarouk and Persian Kashan, were set to be offered. The first eight all performed within or
