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FRIDAY MARCH 8, 2024 • VOL. 54, NO. 10
The Kindig Sale
Artists Of The WPA Sale Two Mural Studies Done For The Marion, Iowa, Post Office Sold For $15,000
Selling for $3,500 was the southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th century, sgraffito redware dish with glaze losses.
By Karl Pass
A Baltimore, Md., Chippendale mahogany high chest, ca. 1770, labeled Gerrard Hopkins (1742-1800) with non-period upper section, realized $30,000.
Pook & Pook Inc. sold the Kindig collection in a 729-lot twoday sale held Feb. 8 and 9 in Downingtown, Pa., live in the salesroom and online. The sale grossed $1,427,375 (including a 25-percent buyer’s premium). There were 850 PookLive registered bidders, and 258 through Bidsquare. Over half (53 percent) sold to either Bidsquare or PookLive registered bidders. The auction was 99 percent sold. “I was pleasantly surprised with how the furniture did and thought overall it was quite a good sale,” commented Jaime Shearer following the auction. Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971) was a dealer in York, Pa., who, during a different era, was influential in the
The pair of Philadelphia mahogany games tables, ca. 1770, carving attributed to Martin Jugiez, very uncommon to find as a pair, sold for $28,160 (est. $15,000-$20,000) to the same buyer as the Philadelphia desk and bookcase.
business. He was known for buying and selling fine decorative arts as well as American long rifles. Kindig sold to H.F. duPont among many other well-known collectors. Joe’s son, Joe III, joined the antiques business after college in 1947. The two were known as “Old Joe” and “Young Joe” and, much later, Joe III’s daughter, Jenifer, joined the business until closing it down in 2021 following Joe III’s passing at age 98. Sotheby’s held a sale of Kindig antiques, not unlike the Pook & Pook sale, primarily inventory stock among things stored over the years, on Jan. 21, 2023, where 298 lots grossed $1,452,276 (including a 25-percent buyer’s premium). The sale was 85.9 percent sold by lot, 256 lots found buyers. A few lots that failed to sell at the Sotheby’s auction were offered at the Pook & Pook auction at a fraction of the estimates. A pair of Philadelphia mahogany games tables, ca. 1770, carving attributed to Martin Jugiez, very uncommon to find as a pair, sold for $28,160 (est. $15,000-$20,000). At Sotheby’s they were estimated at $50,000-$80,000. A Philadelphia Chippendale desk and bookcase, illustrated in a 1934 ad in “The Magazine Antiques” from Joe Jr., failed to sell at Sotheby’s estimated at $60,000-$120,000 and was offered at the Pook & Pook sale, realizing $23,750 (est. $20,000$30,000). It was exhibited at T h e M e t i n 1 9 92 d u r i n g t h e “American Rococo 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament” show. S e v e ra l p ro s p e c t i v e b i d ders who previewed mentioned Continued on page 10
Swann Galleries opened the 2024 season with the fourth iteration of “The Artists of the WPA.” The timed online auction closed Jan. 25, with an 89 percent sell-through rate by lot, earning $595,286 and delivering six auction records. “I’m pleased with another successful auction dedicated to the artists of the WPA. The American artists who participated in the New Deal art programs not only benefited fiscally from the government funding; under the structured easel painting exhibitions, print workshops, and juried competitions for federal building decoration projects, these artists put in their 10,000 hours, emerging as seasoned experts of their craft, and the Post-War era of art Continued on page 2
Tiffany Lamps Lead The Way At Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Ca. 1910 “Peony” Table Lamp Achieves $131,250 When it comes to the field of decorative arts, there are few names like Tiffany Studios that have a greater legacy. Collectors today are still drawn to the company’s iconic leaded glass lamps and “American style” luxury wares it produced around the turn of the 20th century. At Fontaine’s Jan. 27 and 28 auction, more than 80 lots of Tiffany, from lamps and windows to silver, crossed the block. The auction, which totaled just over $2.5 million, also featured a choice grouping of paintings, Continued on page 6
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . .
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 8
FEATURE ARTICLE: Sports Card Show And Auction Set For March 23 - Page 3
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . on page 11