JCP
03-27-2006, 09:37 PM
The next auction in Oxford will be April 7th, at 6:00 PM. (Preview at 5 PM prior to auction.) Here's a review of the big art auction of Feb. 18th:
Auction in Oxford Thrills Many
After three weeks of intense planning, preparation, and correspondence, the LeClar Bros. Auction Service, LLC held an exciting estate auction at “The Gavel” Auction Gallery February 18th. Sophisticated buyers were prepared too, having previewed the items by internet at LeClarAuctions.com, having questions answered by Jerry LeClar by phone and emails, as well as the advanced viewings Friday evening and Saturday morning in Oxford. About 120 antique lovers, serious bidders, and antique professionals came, some from as far away as NYC, LI, CT, PA, and MD. Some forty more were absentee and phone bids. The auction started at 10:00 AM, but despite its fast pace by auctioneers Jerry and Dick LeClar, it didn’t end until after 4:00 PM.
This estate, from a private home, was a huge and rare opportunity! There were close to 500 lots which included many original and reproduction paintings, mirrors, lamps, furniture (such as Hitchcock), fine china, crystal (like Waterford/Steuben), glass (Fenton), sterling silver (Gorham/Sheffield), collectibles (Lladro/Lenox), old books, and more. Auctions tend to raise adrenaline levels with their quick pace and their race-to-win-the-bid excitement; however, with the added high quality of these items, bidding was intense! There were over fifty pieces of impressive art such as oils, watercolors, silkscreens, and engravings. Many were signed and/or numbered pieces. This unique collection for auction will be talked about for many years to come!
Some of the highlights were a pair of antique fox oil paintings, in the classical hunt style, one which went for $600 and the other $700; a tall carved French cupboard sold for $500; two matched, detailed carved wood wall hangings of birds and pomegranates went for $475 for the pair; one of two sterling silver services sold for $1700, and the other even more impressive silver service fetched $2200!
Many household items went for more reasonable prices such as porcelain lamps, brass bowls, blankets, linens and the like. At the end it was smiling faces all around!
Now that it’s all over, Jerry LeClar is not going to rest. Jerry is off to Moldava, a tiny country in the former Soviet bloc. Last March LeClar, a retired Cornell Cooperative Extension agriculture specialist, spent time under the guidance of The Citizen’s Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA) under the direction of the USDA Foreign Aid Program. He volunteered to teach farmers ways to develop their farming community, and now he’s going back to help for two more weeks.
Caption 1: Top bidders with their exotic bird and fruit carved wood wall hangings.
Caption 2: On the auction block, a reproduction of a primitive folk art painting.
Caption 3: Auction assistants, Jeanne Marshman, Sylvia Drelich, and Denise Paul display small “Halcyon Days” enamel on copper boxes, while auctioneer Dick LeClar calls bids and Mrs. Gerry LeClar records the results.
(Photo credit: Jeanie Petersen)
Auction in Oxford Thrills Many
After three weeks of intense planning, preparation, and correspondence, the LeClar Bros. Auction Service, LLC held an exciting estate auction at “The Gavel” Auction Gallery February 18th. Sophisticated buyers were prepared too, having previewed the items by internet at LeClarAuctions.com, having questions answered by Jerry LeClar by phone and emails, as well as the advanced viewings Friday evening and Saturday morning in Oxford. About 120 antique lovers, serious bidders, and antique professionals came, some from as far away as NYC, LI, CT, PA, and MD. Some forty more were absentee and phone bids. The auction started at 10:00 AM, but despite its fast pace by auctioneers Jerry and Dick LeClar, it didn’t end until after 4:00 PM.
This estate, from a private home, was a huge and rare opportunity! There were close to 500 lots which included many original and reproduction paintings, mirrors, lamps, furniture (such as Hitchcock), fine china, crystal (like Waterford/Steuben), glass (Fenton), sterling silver (Gorham/Sheffield), collectibles (Lladro/Lenox), old books, and more. Auctions tend to raise adrenaline levels with their quick pace and their race-to-win-the-bid excitement; however, with the added high quality of these items, bidding was intense! There were over fifty pieces of impressive art such as oils, watercolors, silkscreens, and engravings. Many were signed and/or numbered pieces. This unique collection for auction will be talked about for many years to come!
Some of the highlights were a pair of antique fox oil paintings, in the classical hunt style, one which went for $600 and the other $700; a tall carved French cupboard sold for $500; two matched, detailed carved wood wall hangings of birds and pomegranates went for $475 for the pair; one of two sterling silver services sold for $1700, and the other even more impressive silver service fetched $2200!
Many household items went for more reasonable prices such as porcelain lamps, brass bowls, blankets, linens and the like. At the end it was smiling faces all around!
Now that it’s all over, Jerry LeClar is not going to rest. Jerry is off to Moldava, a tiny country in the former Soviet bloc. Last March LeClar, a retired Cornell Cooperative Extension agriculture specialist, spent time under the guidance of The Citizen’s Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA) under the direction of the USDA Foreign Aid Program. He volunteered to teach farmers ways to develop their farming community, and now he’s going back to help for two more weeks.
Caption 1: Top bidders with their exotic bird and fruit carved wood wall hangings.
Caption 2: On the auction block, a reproduction of a primitive folk art painting.
Caption 3: Auction assistants, Jeanne Marshman, Sylvia Drelich, and Denise Paul display small “Halcyon Days” enamel on copper boxes, while auctioneer Dick LeClar calls bids and Mrs. Gerry LeClar records the results.
(Photo credit: Jeanie Petersen)