American Brilliant Cut Glass tray hits $27,000 at auction An American Brilliant Cut Glass oval-shaped tray in the Coronet pattern by Hawkes sold for $27,000 at a sale of several lifetime collections of ABCG held Sept. 5 by Woody Auction in St. Charles, Mo.
News-Antique.com - Sep 11,2009 - (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – A rare American Brilliant Cut Glass (ABCG) oval-shaped tray in the Coronet pattern by Hawkes sold for $27,000 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 5 by Woody Auction of Douglass, Kan. The auction was held in the junior ballroom of the St. Charles Convention Center. The tray, 15 inches by 10 ½ inches, was featured in the book Rarities by Weiner & Lipkowitz (page 222).
The sale comprised several prominent lifetime collections of American Brilliant Cut Glass, which is hugely popular with collectors. The centerpiece was the collection of Allan Waldron, a member of the American Cut Glass Association, Lone Star Chapter. He specialized in Dorflinger pieces. Also featured were the collection of Roger and Barbra Larson, plus two important collections from Florida.
“The quality of the collections is what helped contribute to the strong prices realized at this sale,” said Jason Woody of Woody Auction. Around 140 people attended the event, while 87 bidders were registered online (through Proxibid.com). “One online bidder from England accounted for around $55,000. That’s a significant amount,” Mr. Woody said, adding about 20 absentee bids were successful.
The oval tray was the top lot of the sale. Additional highlights follow. All prices quoted are hammer, exclusive of a sliding commission structure. There is no buyer’s premium at a Woody Auction.
An ABCG round ice cream tray with twelve plates, boasting a deeply engraved fruit décor and the only known complete Hawkes “Fruit” set, soared to $23,000; a 13 inch by 15 inch signed Sinclaire ABCG punch bowl in the Intaglio & Brilliant pattern, with a delicate and attractive blank, hit $12,000; and a pair of 20-inch ABCG five-arm candelabra with Hobstar, Cane, Prism & Fan motif made $13,000.
An outstanding 6 inch by 13 inch ABCG two-part salad bowl in the Wheat pattern by J. Hoare, with terrific blown mold and flawless cutting, rose to $10,000; a 14 inch by 15 inch ABCG signed Sinclaire two-part punch bowl, Hobstar chain with Vintage panels and vine décor, breezed to $7,000; and a super 14 ¾-inch ABCG round tray in pattern #99 by Dorflinger found a new owner for $8,000.
A 16 ¼-inch by 13-¾ inch ABCG tall two-part punch bowl in the Anona pattern by Dorflinger, very rare, changed hands for $11,000; a 4 ½-inch ABCG gold to clear wine glass in the Parisian pattern by Dorflinger climbed to $4,000; and a pair of 7 ¼-inch ABCG Rhine wine glasses in the Wedgmere pattern by Libbey and featuring a superb peti-coat and pattern-cut bases earned a winning bid of $4,100.
An extremely scarce 5 ½-inch by 12 ½-inch signed Hawkes gravic glass ABCG two-part, eight-sided salad bowl and matching underplate, featuring deeply engraved fruit with a large Hobstar center, realized $9,000; a 4 ½-inch ABCG blue to clear wine glass in the Parisian pattern by Dorflinger reached $4,100; and a 5 inch by 10 inch signed Sinclaire ABCG deep bowl in the Assyrian pattern made $3,600.
