Thursday, May 22, 2008

BOSTON ESTATE COMES SOUTH TO MIX IT UP WITH PROMINENT FLORIDA FAMILY HOLDINGS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2008


TURKEY CREEK AUCTIONS
Citra, FL
June 21, 2008

CONTACT: David Glynn
(800) 648-7523

The lifetime collections of art, antiques, jewelry, silver and famous name shotguns from two outstanding estates will cross the block at Turkey Creek Auctions in Citra, FL on June 21.

(CITRA, FL) – Turkey Creek Auctions owner in Citra, FL, Charles David Glynn, has been a busy fellow recently. He secured the consignment of the estate of Mrs. Edward F. Timmons, from upper crust Boston family, to cross the block the same time as the Camp/McKay estate, Florida’s early upper crust, from Ocala, FL. In the 1950s and 1960s Mrs. Timmons lectured on samplers, antiques and jewelry and the romance and customs of American Colonies, focusing on the role of Colonial women, while indulging her passion for collecting. Her acquisitions included Boston, Irish, Scottish and English silver, paintings, boxes and fans. The Camp family, one of Florida’s wealthiest families, with holdings in mining and state wide business interests, has a selection of fine silver purchased at Tiffany’s, excellent examples of Rookwood pottery and fine furniture acquired while on the Grand Tour through Europe as wealthy families of the early twentieth century often did. The Camp’s also had a taste for fine guns including Parker and L.C. Smith shotguns.

The Timmons estate has contributed some significant art for this sale including two paintings by Impressionist painter Abbott Fuller Graves (American 1859-1936), a work by Barbizon painter Charles Francois Daubigny (French 1817-1878), a miniature on ivory self portrait by Sarah Goodrich (American 1788-1853), a miniature on ivory of Madame de Poirabebie by Herbin and large O/C of a mother and child signed “Bornazi, Paris.”

This sale contains over 100 pounds of silver items, most from the Camp estate. Of special note is a hand hammered martini shaker with twelve glasses and tray by William Waldo Dodge, Jr. of Asheville, NC. There is also a heavy six piece Gorham tea set with tray, Tiffany candlesticks, English and Dutch silver boxes, water pitchers, compotes, trays, plates, bowls,, a Boston coin silver tea caddy, chatelaines, an English silver perfume horn form, Scottish snuff mulls and silver egg shaped nutmeg grinder and much more.

Furniture will include two column front china closets with mirrored backs, an Art Deco iron planter, a Belgian carved dining set, a Spanish style bedroom set three matching mahogany bookcases and a pair of custom made demilune cabinets.

On the accessory rack can be found a Roycroft copper bowl, Rookwood pottery, a French marble lyre clock, some fine Baccarat and a seven inch blue decorated stoneware pitcher. The shotguns include a rare 28 gauge Parker double barrel, circa 1910, in good condition and a custom made LC Smith in excellent condition, circa 1920.

Turkey Creek Auctions has been in Central Florida for over twenty years and conducts twelve regular monthly auctions each year in addition to special events. Auction owner Charles David Glynn will be accepting absentee bids for this sale which begins at 6:00PM on Saturday June 21. Preview will be Friday June 20 from 4:00-8:00PM and Saturday Noon to 6:00PM at the Auction facility. Turkey Creek Auctions is located at 13939 N. Hwy 441 in Citra, FL 32113, 13 miles north of Ocala. Visit the website at antiqueauctionsfl.com for directions and more information or call David Glynn at (800) 648-7523 for details.

written by:
Fred Taylor
800-387-6377

PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR TURKEY CREEK AUCTIONS
Sale June 21, 2008

Abbott Fuller Graves, O/C, 20 X 24in.


Part of the Tiffany sterling silver collection from the Camp/McKay estate



Miniature self portrait on ivory by Sarah Goodridge


Charles Francois Daubigny, O/C, 9¾ X 16½in



Vellum glaze artist signed Rookwood



Hammered silver martini shaker, glasses and tray by william Waldo Dodge, Jr.

Friday, May 2, 2008

NAME DROPPING IN SOUTH FLORIDA – TIFFANY, JENSEN, LALIQUE, ROSEVILLE, WELLER, NEWCOMB AND MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2008

CONTACT: Jay Kielstock
(561) 477-0008
J.K. GALLERIES
Boca Raton, FL
Sale May 25, 26, 2008

J. K. Galleries of Boca Raton will host these and many more famous names on Memorial Day weekend May 25, 26

(BOCA RATON, FL) – Beginning Sunday May 25, Jay Kielstock, owner of J. K. Galleries in Boca Raton plans to dazzle his audience for two days with an offering of works by brand names seldom seen in these quantities in South Florida.

Opening day will feature a huge helping of art, primarily European, ranging from Old Masters to contemporary. Setting the table for the feast will be over a dozen sliver flatware sets including Grand Baroque, Tiffany and Jensen accompanied by a rare Jensen lady’s sterling compact and multiple lots of holloware from all makes and periods. That will be followed by a shower of American and European art glass with labels like Loetz, Lalique, Moser, Daum, Mt. Washington, Wavecrest and Sandwich. Included will be a rare mid-century Vatican micro mosaic plaque of Madonna and Child.

For desert Kielstock will present a Handel Bedouin Nomad with camel lamp, a Handel Parrot lamp, Pairpoint lamps, Continental porcelain including Meissen, Old Paris, Sevres, Herend, Chantilly, artist signed Limoges, Royal Bayreuth and KPM. That will be topped off with fine jewelry including twenty four watches by such famous names as by Rolex, Cartier and Patek Phillipe and single stones from 2 ct to 6 ct. On the block also will be Championship watches and rings from the 1986 Boston Celtics and cufflinks from the 1958 New York Yankees.

Monday May 26 will be Art Pottery Day with over 500 lots of Newcomb, Teco, Saturday Evening Girls, artist signed Rookwood, Van Briggle, Weller and Roseville including a Pine Cone Trophy vase, a pair of Pine Cone vases, Baneda vases, Sunflower vases and a rare Roseville dealer sign plus 25 lots of Roseville Futura including a green Rocketship. The Weller selection will include an entire Mammy set plus Majolica, a Blackberry jardiniere and pedestal and Stangle birds.

Kielstock is running additional phone lines to encourage bidder participation. The Gallery can be reached at (561) 477-0008. The sale will also be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com. Log on to http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/15742 to register for the sale, view the catalog as it is posted and to place early bids. Absentee bids are also encouraged and welcomed. Send absentee bids to the Gallery address at J.K. GALLERIES, INC., 8221 W. Glades Road, Suite #13, Boca Raton, FL 33434. Preview begins at the Gallery on Thursday May 22 and will continue to sale time on Sunday at 1:00PM. The Gallery has seating for 200 and seats can be reserved by phone, mail or email. The email address is jkgalleries@bellsouth.net.

Written by:
Fred Taylor
http://www.furnituredetective.com/
800-387-6377

CAPTIONS FOR JK GALLERIES MAY 25,26

Handel Nomad with Camel lamp, est. $20,000/$25,000.




Mid century Vatican micro mosaic, est. $10,000/$12,000



Rape of the Sabine Women, O/C, est. $8,000/$12,000.





The tea pot from a six piece Mammy set from Weller.




Selection of Roseville


One of four artist signed Limoges plates.