FURNITURE AND ART ROCK ALONG WITH A STEINWAY AT AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2007

AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale April 16, 2007
West Palm Beach, FL

Works by Jean Jensem and Alfred Hutty provide the fuel for a high powered sale April 16 at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Brian Kogan, owner of Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, said of his April 16 sale, "It was a very satisfying way to close out the Winter season." Part of his satisfaction came from the fact that he had the estate of New York City resident Selma Smith to entice local and internet bidders through LiveAuctioneeers.com. The heir to the estate, a local resident, indicated to Kogan that he would rather have the sale handled in West Palm Beach than have to parcel it out to several New York auctions and Kogan was happy to make the trip to take a look. He liked what he saw. The 520 lot sale started at 5:00PM April 16 and was host to 125 visitors with 70 registered in-house bidders, 75 phone bidders and 240 registered bidders online. Kogan said they came to buy.

Art was the main attraction and the top lot was an oil on canvas by Jean Jansem, Fr, (b.1920). Jamsen was born in 1920 in Seuleuze, the former Armenian part of Turkey, and spent his early childhood in Greece before his family settled in Paris when he was ten. He was educated in Paris and his work was most influenced by Picasso. This work titled "Woman by Table," 45¾ by 35in, was estimated pre sale at $6/$8,000. It sold on the phone to a dealer in New Jersey for $14,950 including the buyer’s premium.

Two works by Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) offered a Southern point of view. Hutty, born in Michigan, arrived in Charleston, SC before the start of World War I and was a leading figure in the Charleston Renaissance group of artists active between 1915 and 1940. Hutty also worked for Tiffany Studios. His watercolor "Cypress Swamp" was signed lower right in pencil. The unframed work, 19 by 14in, sold online for $7,320 after a fierce battle with a floor bidder. The work will be heading back home to South Carolina. The same online bidder won the following lot, also by Hutty, "Old Church with Spanish Moss," 15 by 19½in, watercolor signed lower right, for $10,370.

Other significant works of art included an oil on canvas circa 1730 attributed to John van der Banck, British (1694-1739). The 78 by 65in work depicted the "Duke and Duchess of Marlborough" in a massive gilt-gesso frame. The painting appeared to have been touched up in places. It brought a winner of $6,900 followed by a painting after Edourard Manet but with an indistinguishable signature, a 46 by 30in oil on canvas, estimated at $1,200/$1,500, which sold in the room at $4,600. A KPM hand painted oval porcelain plaque, 19th century, of a "Lady in a White Dress" was a pleasant surprise. Estimated at $1,000/$2000, the 7 by 5in oval with KPM mark, mounted in an gilt gesso decorative frame, closed in the room at $3,450.

Other types of decorative arts also found a warm reception including a three piece enamel and bronze French garniture clock set. The clock had a footed brass frame with beveled glass side panels and two hand painted porcelain figural panels with accented cloisonné embellishments. The time and strike movement was stamped "Medaille D'Argent 1889". Accompanying the clock was a pair of footed hand painted figural and pictorial porcelain and bronze urns with cloisonné and gilt accents, each measuring 5in wide at the handles by 11in high. It closed at $7475. A 12 by 20ft Sarouk sold for $4,600. But the best music was made by a 1930 Steinway walnut Model M Grand Piano with the original Aoelian Duo-Art Player Piano Mechanism that operated and played beautifully. With 150 music rolls it sold for $12,000.

At this sale even the "brown goods" did well. An English mahogany three part breakfront/secretary with a scrolled mullion vitrine top with shelves, measuring 110in wide by 23½in deep by 99 inches high, marked with a plaque reading "Kenidge Furnishers, Hailsham & Heathfield," earned $11,500 and an English Georgian inlaid sideboard with serpentine front, 71 W by 24½ D by 36½in H with some minor repairs sold for $2,990.

The next sale at Auction Gallery of the Palm beaches is scheduled for May 21 featuring fine art and antiques from two local estates. For more information call Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches at (561) 805-7115, email to info@agopb.com or visit the website at http://www.agopb.com/.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale April 16, 2007

Top lot of the sale was "Woman by Table" by Jean Jansem at $14,950.

This French garniture clock set made time at $7,475.

This lovely KPM porcelain plaque, 5 by 7in oval, closed at $3,450.

An Exquisite Italian Pietra Dura inlaid plaque depicting a still-life
centerpiece, 18in diameter, sold for $3,910.

A 1930 Steinway with Aoelian Duo-Art Player Piano Mechanism and 150 music rolls went for $12,000.

"Marine Scene" oil on canvas by William Richardson Tyler, American 1825- 1896, in original frame, brought $5,750.

THOUSANDS OF PIECES FROM A LIFETIME MIAMI COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE ARTS TO CROSS THE BLOCK AT ALBRITTON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2007

ALBRITTON AUCTIONEERS
LAKELAND, FL
Sale May 18,19, 2007

The first in a series of sales to dispose a very large collection will be conducted in Lakeland, FL on May 18 and 19 by Kale Albritton.

LAKELAND, FL - Veteran Florida auctioneer Kale Albritton, owner of Albritton Auctioneers in Lakeland, FL, met with the family of a deceased Miami collector several years ago to begin the dispersal of the thousands of antiques and collectibles in the estate. He held two small initial sales after that but could never get the family organized enough to complete the task. When he retired four years ago he still held out hope that he would get the opportunity to conduct the entire sale. That opportunity has now presented itself and Albritton has come out of retirement for this series of sales.

He has worked for months out of a series of storage buildings and houses where the collection has been stored for the last thirty years and still has no idea how many total lots will be in all the sales. The first sale on May 18 and 19 will consist of approximately 600 lots of art, antiques, silver, art glass and bronzes. Albritton has identified at least 92 bronzes and 75 lots of art glass, including Tiffany, Galle and Daum and large selection of period American and English sterling hollow and flatware to be included in the first sale.

The silver will include sterling bowls by Tiffany, a wine cooler, serving bowls, compotes, a 240 piece service of "Faneuil" flatware, a Samuel Kirk tea and coffee service (c.1840), Sheffield silver, Britannia casters, sterling serving trays, goblets, standing salt cellars, Georgian serving spoons by Peter, Ann and William Bateman, coin silver, 167 pieces of Francis I flatware, ornate plated/crystal epergnes, sterling vases, trays, goblets and many others.

Significant art includes a work by Edward W. Cooke (English 1811-1880) entitled "Good Luck Fires" painted while Cooke was on vacation in New Mexico. Other works include "Calais Pier" by Thomas Bush Hardy (English 1842-1897), "Sheep in Pasture" by G. C. Wiggins (American 1883-1962) and "Young Girl" by Charles T. Phelan (American 1840) plus many more.
The art glass and crystal category includes a 17in tall Favrile lamp signed "L.C.T." on the base, Steuben Rosaline engraved plates, a pulled feather design art glass epergne with Sheffield silver plated base and flint glass inserts, many pieces of Moser, an acid-cut Baccarat vase, five Galle vases, a major three piece center set of a dark amethyst glass pedestal and an 11in by 6in bowl with a matching pair of 13in candleholders decorated with gold cameo bands of Amazon warriors, signed Moser, Karlsbad.

The sale will include three Audubon Elephant books entitled "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America" lithographed and printed by J. T Bowen, Philadelphia, 1845, a good selection of Majolica, a Tiffany desk lamp, many bent slag glass lampshades with table, floor lamps and ceiling fixtures, many stained and leaded glass shades and bases, a pair of Sang de Boeuf table lamps, Kutani table lamps, wicker floor lamp, Phoenix glass table lamp and Galle lamp, figural bronze lamp of a lady marked P. Terczkszuk (Austrian) with an 8 x 4¾in Galle shade among others. Also crossing the block will be a wide selection of 18th, 19th and early 20th century furniture including game tables, stands, desks, work tables and much more.

This will be an absolute auction conducted without reserve. It will be held at Sikes Hall in the Lakeland Center, 701 W. Lime Dr. in Lakeland, FL beginning at 5:00PM Friday May 18 and will continue at 10:00AM Saturday May 19. Preview will be at the Center on Thursday May 17 from 1:00PM to 8:00PM. Seating can be reserved by phone at (863) 686-7653 or by email to kalealbrit@aol.com. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted. For more information call the number or visit the website at http://www.albritton.net/

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR ALBRITTON
Sale May 18,19, 2007

"Good luck Fires" by Edward W. Cooke, O/C, 20 by 16in.

Bronze and ivory dancer by Claire J. R. Colinet (Flemish 1880-1950), 18 by 7½in.

Walnut slant front desk, circa 1800.

Epergne with Sheffield silver plate base and flint glass inserts.

17in Favrile lamp signed on the base "L.C.T."

Large sterling center bowl by Tiffany

FAMOUS NAMES WILL LEAD THE WAY AT WOODEN NICKEL'S MAY 6TH AUCTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2007

WOODEN NICKEL ANTIQUES
Lebanon, OH
May 6, 2007

Wooden Nickel Antiques will offer an inventory of antiques led by such names as Meeks, Herter and Tiffany.

Lebanon, OH - The 2007 auction season will kick off for Wooden Nickel Antiques on Sunday May 6 in the auction facility in Lebanon, OH, thirty miles northeast of Cincinnati just off I-71. As with all Wooden Nickel events, this one will feature an outstanding inventory of over 350 lots of antique furniture, architectural artifacts, decorative arts, magnificent leaded glass works and lighting as well as some innovative 19th century automatons.

Leading the way is a laminated rosewood sofa with a very strong attribution to J. and J.W. Meeks. The mid century Rococo Revival piece has an as yet unidentified pattern that strongly resembles the "Hawkins" pattern used by Meeks. The sofa, in excellent condition has been in storage for thirty years and is fresh to the market. Also in the seating category is a fully restored Renaissance Revival three piece parlor set attributed to Herter Brothers of New York. Another famous name, Tiffany Studios, can be found on the table lamp with the "Swirling Oak Leaf" 18in diameter leaded glass shade in hues of orange and yellow with green and orange leaves above a library base. In addition to the Tiffany leaded glass, the format makes another appearance in this sale in the shape of two large leaded glass windows with painted and fired portraits of Plains Indians in the central oval medallions. The 36 by 80in windows were retrieved from the turn of the century Algonquin Hotel in Dayton, OH over thirty years ago and have been in a private office since then.

Showcasing late 19th century mechanical innovation will be a group of original "automatons" with chirping birds, windmills and a waterfall optical illusion, all accompanied by music. These windup wonders, circa 1890, are all in working condition and have been housed in a private collection for many years. Slightly later mechanical entertainment in the form of three slot machines from the 1920s will cross the block. Two of the three have been fully restored to working condition and ready to gobble up willing pennies again.

What would a Cincinnati area sale be without a piece of famous Cincinnati Art Carved furniture? Wooden Nickel has had access to a number of fine Art Carved works in the past and this time is no exception. Auction co-owners Mike and Patty Williams and Tim Miller will offer an 1885 Art Carved table, circa 1885, possibly made by a student of the school. It has quietly resided in a Cincinnati suburbs private residence for many years before its coming out party in May.
The architectural portion of the sale will include a period Italian gilt figural door surround removed from a Cincinnati jewelry store in the 1950s and beveled glass entryways with sidelights.

Wooden Nickel was founded as an architectural salvage firm in Cincinnati in 1976 and held its first antiques auction in 2002. The first sale of 2007 will begin at 11:00AM May 6 at 27 W. Mulberry St in Lebanon. Preview will be available beginning Tuesday May 1 through Saturday May 5, 10:00AM –5:00 and Thursday through Saturday until 7:00PM. The auction will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com and phone and absentee bids are welcome. Seating is available for 275 and reservations will be accepted by phone at (513) 241-2985 or by email at woodennickel@fuse.net. For more information call the same number or visit the website at www.woodennickelantiques.net.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR WOODEN NICKEL ANTIQUES
Sale May 6, 2007

Two leaded glass windows from the Algonquin Hotel in Dayton, OH

Table lamp from Tiffany Studios with "Swirling Oak Leaf" pattern shade.

Laminated rosewood Rococo Revival sofa by Meeks, circa 1850.

An Italian gilt figural door surround from downtown Cincinnati.

Unusual turn of the century oak hall tree with pendulum clock.

A late 19th century nine tube mahogany tall case clock with Whittington and
Westminster chimes.

SOUTHERN FURNITURE AND ORIGINAL ART TO BE FEATURED AT JACK EUBANKS AUCTION IN APRIL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2007

JACK EUBANKS AUCTION
BREVARD, NC
Sale April 28, 2007

Eubanks again assembles a diverse inventory of over 600 lots for the April 28 sale.

BREVARD, NC - Following the success of his January 13 wide ranging sale, Jack Eubanks, owner of Jack Eubanks Auction in Brevard, NC, will offer his bidders a diverse inventory of over 600 lots from a wide variety of consignors and living estates in North Carolina. Several fine lots of pre Civil War Southern furniture will cross the block accompanied by early 19th century examples from other locations.

Art will play a key role in the upcoming sale. One of the featured artists will be Charles Johnson Post (1873-1956), a New York artist and author who enlisted with the 71st New York Infantry in 1898 to experience the Spanish-American War. After a rail ride through the South and encampment in Tampa with Roosevelt, Post landed in Cuba and participated in the fighting. Along the way he documented his travels and adventures in words and pictures. His book "The Little War of Private Post – The Spanish-American War Seen Close Up" was published posthumously in 1960 by Little, Brown & Co. The current printing published by the University of Nebraska press features a color version of the Post rendering of "Bloody Ford," the crossing of a stream in Cuba by U. S. troops under fire. The original etching will be offered at the sale. Other Post works include a battlefield scene depicting the overrunning of the Spanish trenches at the capture of the San Juan blockhouse by the 6th and 16th Infantry with the dead figure of American Lt. Ord in the foreground and also an oil on canvas of an eerie religious scene with the inscription on the back "The letter killeth but the spirit giveth life. 2nd Corintians 3:6" which is a shortened version of the verse that reads "Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." Post’s work was featured in Life on July 7, 1958 with a ten page spread of his work. A copy of Johnson’s 1912 book "Across the Andes" autographed and dedicated to his father will also be available. The Post material came from the local living estate of a friend of Post’s daughter.

A portrait of a male toddler by noted Quaker artist Marcus Mote (1817-1898) is on the agenda. Mote, a fifth generation Quaker, was in constant trouble with his Meetings because of his art which was considered to be "worldly" and "frivolous" by the religious group. In 1869 he founded the Richmond Academy of Design in Richmond, IN and established the foundation for a growing arts community. The oil on canvas portrait is shown in an oval gold frame and is inscribed verso "12/mo 1877 Richmond, Indiana." Also on the block is a Florida watercolor landscape by Florida artist James Ralph Wilcox (1866-1915) and a screen print of an abstract work by Yosef Zaritsky (Russian/Israeli 1891-1985).

On the furniture side of the sale is a very fine walnut plantation desk, circa 1850, from the Wellborn Plantation in Eufala, AL, the property of Solon Nelson Wellborn, a pre Civil War desk with open book shelf above in "as found" condition in a tenant farmer’s cabin on a plantation in north Fulton County, GA, an Ohio walnut corner cupboard with six panes of glass in the doors, divided by muntins to look like twelve panes and many more items.

Preview for the sale is scheduled for Friday April 27 and the sale is Saturday April 28 at 9:00AM in the Eubanks Auction facility at 220 S. Broad St, Brevard, NC. Reserved seating for 160 is available by phone or email. For more information contact Jack Eubanks at (828) 884-7889, email info@jackeubanks.com or visit the website athttp://www.jackeubanks.com/.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR JACK EUBANKS AUCTION
April 28, 2007

The original of "Bloody Ford" near San Juan by Charles Johnson Post.

A walnut plantation desk from the Wellborn plantation in Eufala, AL.




A portrait of a Midwest toddler by Marcus Mote, circa 1877.



This turn of the century wagon was made by the Owensboro Wagon Company of Daviess County, KY, established in 1884.



This Florida watercolor is by James Ralph Wilcox.



This Mason & Hamlin grand was made in 1962.

MATHESON'S TWO DAY SALE FEATURING NAPOLEONIC PERIOD COLLECTION AND IMPORTANT ART WAS HUGE SUCCESS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2007
MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Melbourne, FL
Sale March 17-18

Two important local collections crossed the block at Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL on March 17 – 18. But while the collections had a Florida provenance the bidders came from all over the country and some from Europe even bid by phone.

MELBOURNE, FL - The sale opened at 11:00AM on Saturday March 17 with over 400 lots of art that included works by Picasso, Leroy, Chagall, Greuze and Faulkner. The house was full with all 200 seats taken and five extra phone lines were at the ready plus five staff members with cell phones to field call in bids. The sale was not offered online.

The sale also included a good collection of African and Oceanic art and artifacts and that got the sale off to good start early on. The third lot of the sale was a large Costa Rican stone carving of a female figure from the Atlantic watershed region, 48in tall by 21in wide that quickly soared to $6,325 including the fifteen percent buyer’s premium. That loosened up the audience and by the 10th lot the sale was rolling. Lot 10 was a pencil signed color lithograph, 27½ by 20in, entitled "The Bluebird" by Marc Chagall (Russian/French 1887-1985). This was the first of five Chagall lots in the sale and it made the top Chagall money, selling on the phone for $9,200. It was followed several lots later by Chagall’s lithograph, 16 by 11 ¾in, entitled "Eve Incurs God’s Displeasure" that went for $4,888.

Spaced between the Chagall lots was an etching by Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881 - 1973) entitled "Man Uncovering A Woman" from "Vollard Suite". It was signed lower right and numbered lower left "XX-VI-MCMXXXI", size 15½in by 12½in. It sold on the phone to a New York dealer for what will probably establish a new record for a Picasso etching. Including premium the Picasso closed at $14,950.

Eight oil on board works by the eccentric American artist Henry Faulkner (1924-1981) came from the Ft. Lauderdale estate of a friend of Faulkner’s who had received the works directly from Faulkner. Foremost among the works was a crowded village architectural scene, 13¼ by 16½ in, secured in a rough hand carved frame. Legend has it that Faulkner often scoured trash bins for frames for his work and this appeared to be one of them. That didn’t bother a collector on the phone who bid the work up to $9,200. A collector from Lexington, KY snapped up three of the Faulkners paying $8,913 for figure with a hand across the chest, $6,038 for a flower cart and $4,600 for a work entitled "Two Winged Friends" with the original receipt dated 1965.

An important oil on board portrait by Jean Baptiste Greuze, French (1725 –1805) that had been passed down in the Chase Banking family, brought $10,350 and the top lot of the sale, an elaborately framed oil on canvas portrait of a woman and infant, 29 by 31in, by Paul Alexander Leroy, French (1860-1942) sold on the phone to a New York collector for $18,400.

The Sunday March 18 session of the sale featured over 200 items from an important Melbourne Napoleonic collection. The top lot of that session was a saber that had belonged to an officer of the Carabiniers, Napoleon’s two elite regiments of cavalry. The saber with wire handled grip, bronze guard and 36in curved blade sold in the room to a Pennsylvania collector who had flown in the night before the sale. He paid $10,637. A 37¼in long regimental saber, Model XI, sold on the phone to a California collector for $5,290 and an elaborate infantry sword engraved "NK" under the langet went to the same buyer for $4,888. A French naval blunderbuss captured by an English officer went for $3,163. Other period firearms included several flintlock pistols that sold in the $1,100 - $1,300 range and one police model that brought $2,875.

Non weapons included a polychrome wood carved Napoleonic coat of arms that sold on the phone for $6,325, a hand painted standard with wire tassels, 20 by 22in, emblazoned with "Pro Gloria Et Patria" brought $4,888, an infantry officer’s Shako hat, Model 1812, made $3,738 on the phone and a brass cavalry bugle engraved and dated 1812 led a new charge for $1,380.
Matheson’s AA Auction is located at 600 E. New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, FL. For more information on this sale or future sales call auction owners Lloyd and Jan Matheson or Auction Manager Carrie Lucas at (321) 768-6668, visit the website at www.mathesonsaaauction.com or send email to aaauctions@earthlink.net.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR MATHESON’S AA AUCTION
Sale of March 17-18, 2007

This touching scene by Paul Alexander Leroy sold on the phone to a New York collector for $18,400, the top lot of the sale.

This jumbled architectural view by Faulkner went for $9,200.

An etching by Picasso may have established a new record at $14,950.

A portrait by Jean Baptiste Greuze with an impeccable provenance closed at $10,350.

A Carabinier officer’s sword was the top Napoleonic lot at $10,637.

POTTERY MAKES A STATEMENT FOR J.K. GALLERIES IN BOCA RATON, FL ON FEBRUARY 25TH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2007

J.K. GALLERIES
Boca Raton, FL
February 25, 2007

American art pottery, especially Roseville, comes on strong in Boca Raton at J.K. Galleries February sale.

BOCA RATON, FL - Almost all of the pottery lots at the J.K. Galleries sale on February 25, in Boca Raton, FL sold over the high estimate. The 300 lot sale included 21 lots of Roseville Futura that all sold over the estimate with many selling for over $1,000. Gallery owner Jay Kielstock seems to have found a solid market in South Florida for American art pottery and the market is strong, especially in middle period and Arts & Crafts.

The Sunday afternoon sale saw 60 registered bidders on the floor competing against 46 phone bidders and the 478 who registered to participate in the sale though LiveAuctioneers.com. All of J.K. Galleries sales are carried on LiveAuctioneers. At this sale 26 percent of the lots sold online including the top lot of the sale, a Pairpoint Puffy lamp with a superb Venice shade. The shade, with dark red and pink roses and emerald leaves mixed with white scroll work, had a 14in diameter. The brass finish base was stamped with the Pairpoint mark of the P in the diamond trademark. It sold to a LiveAuctioneers bidder for $6,600 including the 20 percent online premium. Other significant online sales included a North Dakota School of Mines cobalt blue vase, 6 by 7in, with carved leaves outlined in beige which brought $2,160 after premium, a French cameo glass vase, 26in high, signed Mont Joye, in shades of green with carved thistles and leaves in gold and bronze colors, $3,360 and a Weller coppertone urn, 5½ by 6½in, with a full bodied frog climbing at the top, exceeded estimate at $1,440.

Roseville Futura items were competed heavily on the phone. The best Futura was a bulbous balloon vase on open legs, shape #404, 8in tall, 6in wide, in a multi green drip glaze with balloons in pale pink, yellow and blue. It sold to a collector on the phone for $2,300 including the 15 percent inhouse and phone premium, well above the $900 estimate. A 10in tall vase in Futura shape #410, beige and green, brought $2,185 against the $1,200 estimate, a 10in mottled green Futura Pine Cone vase, shape #433, sold for $1,380, above estimate and a square Futura footed planter, 4in tall and 5in wide, with tan interior, blue exterior and mottle green feet tripled the $400 estimate at $1,265. In addition to the Futura line Roseville had significant other entries such as the 15in tall Baneda floor vase, shape #600 in stunning blue with outstanding detail. It sold over estimate for $3,105 and a beautiful blue Pine Cone jardiniere and pedestal that brought $1,610.

In addition to the coppertone urn by Weller that sold online, a number of other Weller pieces did very well on the floor. The top Weller lot was a figural lawn ornament in the shape of 12in tall, 10in wide chicken, in matte finish with glossy eyes. The pale greens and blues contrasted nicely with the tan and coffee background. It sold for $2,645. A glossy Louwelsea 12in vase with a large central portrait of what appears to be Davy Crockett in raccoon hat in excellent detail, more than doubled the high estimate of $700 bringing in $1,495 and a Weller 7in oval tray with a full bodied fox in naturalistic colors, in good condition, sold for $978, more than doubling its estimate of $400.

Kielstock said most of the bidders were dealers and collectors from Florida who have grown to trust J.K. Galleries to provide first rate merchandise. He noted that the four hour sale was very consistent throughout with no low spots. For more information call Kielstock or Auction Manager Amanda Watkins at (954) 421-2800, or email at

jkgalleries@bellsouth.net or visit the website at www.jkgalleries.com. J.K. Galleries is located at 8221 W. Glades Road, Suite # 13, Boca Raton, FL 33434.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR J.K. GALLERIES
Boca Raton, FL
Sale February 25, 2007

The top lot of the sale was this Pairpoint Puffy lamp with roses on the shade. It sold online for $6,600.

A Weller chicken figural lawn ornament brought $2,645.

A North Dakota School of Mining cobalt blue vase went for $2,160.

A Roseville Futura balloon vase on open legs, 8in tall, sold on the phone for $2,300.

This 15in tall floor vase from the Baneda line of Roseville went over estimate at $3,105.

A French cameo glass vase, 26in high, signed Mont Joye, brought $3,360 online.

MAJOR PERSONAL COLLECTION OF OCEANIC & AFRICAN ARTIFACTS WILL CROSS THE AUCTION BLOCK AT A-1 AUCTION ON MARCH 25TH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2007

A-1 AUCTION
ORLANDO, FL
Sale March 25

A major personal collection of African musical instruments, masks, weapons, bead work, jewelry and furniture will cross the block at A-1 Auction of Orlando, FL on March 25.

ORLANDO, FL – The sixth and final sale featuring items from the estate of Mike and Betty Seflik will finally settle the estate of the Flagler County, FL couple. Mrs. Steflik died in November 2004.

The last sale will concentrate on the personal collection, consisting of 354 lots with no additions, of African and Oceanic artifacts accumulated by the Sefliks in the 1960s and 1970s with emphasis on ceremonial masks and ancestral figures. The inventory will feature tribal and ceremonial masks, beaded and ivory jewelry, carved statuary, furniture, basketry, a huge collection of Venetian Chevron trading beads from West Africa and the Congo and important staffs and scepters from eastern, southern and western Africa as well as from Sumatra. One of these items is a magician’s prestige staff from north Sumatra that is expected to sell in the low five figure range but there are rare and important examples throughout this sale that will please and excite bidders in all categories .

Doug White, owner of A-1 Auction, has had the inventory skillfully and carefully cataloged and appraised by a licensed appraiser feels this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire some of these African and Oceanic articles that are no longer being made and may soon become unavailable due to international events. Cultures represented in the sale include the Bobo, Masai, Zulu, Baule, Yoruba, Senufo, Chokwe, Dan, Luba, Ashanti, Bamana and Dogon among many others.

The sale will be conducted, without reserve, at 12:00PM March 25 at the Maitland Civic Center, 621 S. Maitland Ave. in Maitland, FL just north of Orlando. The Civic Center has seating for 275 and reserved seats can be secured by phone or email. Absentee and phone bids are welcome. The sale will also be conducted live online through the facilities of Proxibid. Details for registration for the online sale can be found at http://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=6552.

The preview will be March 19 - 23 during business hours at the A-1 Auction offices located at 2042 N. Rio Grande Ave., Suite E, Orlando, FL or by appointment and on March 25 from 10:00AM until sale time at the Civic Center. For more information call Doug or Paula White at (407) 839-0004 or email to a-1auction@cfl.rr.com. The sale catalog and a map are available on the A-1 Auction website at http://www.a-1auction.net/.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR A-I AUCTION
SALE MARCH 25, 2007

A complete headdress is still attached to the mask. It is the original fiber and hair headdress with a very rich patina including the ornaments that were part of the costume. $8,500/$9,000.

A finely carved Mende Society mask with an exceptional patina from Sierra Leone. A very well defined headdress with an unusual system of openings for the costume. $6,000 - $6,500.

Large Bobo masks like this were used as dance masks in groups and danced in special ceremonial occasions that were important to the tribe. This one has very fine carved incisions and finely worked markings. The size is exceptional.

Important Venetian beads from West Africa and the Congo. It is an exceptional collection that would be very difficult to put together again. $4,900/$6,500.

Some of the collection of ivory and bone necklaces and cuffs.