TRADEWINDS CONDUCTS ITS AUTUMN ALL-CANE AUCTION On October 3, 2009, Tradewinds held its semi-annual all-cane live auction at the Peabody Marriott Hotel, in Peabody, Massachusetts. It was the 35th such event for America’s Premier Cane Auction House
News-Antique.com - Oct 27,2009 - The leader of the sale was a rare California gold quartz cane that belonged to San Francisco Fire Captain R. C. Browne. It fetched $10,350. A scarce Remington small dog head gun cane curio achieved $8625, while a fine nautical with a carved fist brought $8,050. An impressive ivory cane of Mazeppa made $5175, as did aTiffany silver Nast eagle, while a 1694 ivory and silver pique brought $4025.
There were many other items in the $3,000 and $2,000 levels and examples in all price ranges were sold.
All prices quoted include a 15% buyers premium.
Tradewinds’ next event will be our Autumn Online-Only Auction beginning on November 10, 2009. It will be followed by our 11th annual Holiday Online Only cane auction that begins on December 9,2009. We will be offering 15 outstanding antique examples in a small but choice two-day online auction exclusively on our own auction website: tradewindsantiques.com. Our Holiday Online auctions are designed to present just a few very high quality examples suitable for special gifts.
The next live auction will be April 24, 2010, at the Peabody Marriott in Peabody Mass.
Details of all events can be obtained by calling (978) 526-4085 or watching for postings on our website at www.tradewindsantiques.com.
(Note: The lots cited above were #2, #160, #99, #92, #85, and #50.)
