AcStickley Arts and Crafts Auction Results
The AcStickley Arts & Crafts Auction was held this past Saturday, December 8th 11am PST along with a preview of the special event held this past Friday, December 7th — put on by California Historical Design and Gust Bostrom. Plenty of items were featured, including ceramics, jewelry, and Arts & Crafts furniture by Gustav Stickley, L&JG Stickley, Stickley Brothers, Charles Stickley, Limbert, Roycroft, Lifetime, Lakeside, JM Young, Mathews Furniture Shop, Bernard Maybeck, Karpen, Harden, Michigan Chair Co, McHugh and more. Jewelry, pottery, prints and furniture lots were sold to bidders in person and online.
Below are the realized prices of the highlights that we featured in our preview – scroll down to see how our picks did.
Lot #135:
Rare Stickley Brothers #8609 Hutch Sideboard (c1910)
Signed with stenciled number on back. Very nicely refinished. 62″h x 54″w x 22″d
Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000
Realized Price: $5,000
Lot #114:
Charles Rohlfs “Curate’s Delight” Stand (c1902)
Signed. Excellent original finish. 34.75″h x 14.5″w x 12.5″d
Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000
Realized Price: $4,750
Lot #47:
Mathews Furniture Shop Carved Armchairs San Francisco (c1907-1918)
Pair of Mathews Furniture Shop Armchairs with Carved California Poppies in Back c1907-1920. Unsigned. Refinished. 54″h x 24″w x 19″d
Estimate: $12,000 – $15,000
Realized Price: $9,500
Lot #48:
Frederick Rhead – Santa Barbara Vase (c1913-1917)
Exhibited at The Oakland Museum 1993 Show: The Arts & Crafts Movement in California, Living the Good Life, Fig 151. Invisible professional restoration to small rim chip. Comes with Museum packing crate. 8.75″h x 5″d
Estimate: $4,000 – $5,000
Realized Price: $3,250
Lot #83:
Percy Gray Watercolor California Eucalyptus Trees
Henry Percy Gray (1869-1952) watercolor California Eucalyptus Trees. Signed. Excellent condition. This is a large format watercolor with strong colors and great composition. Tim Holton custom frame. UV filtered museum glass. Signed lower left. 16″h x 20″w. Frame 22″h x 26″w
Estimate: $15,000 – $20,000
Realized Price: $14,000
Lot #98:
Rare Old Mission Kopper Kraft Eucalyptus Bowl & Stand.
This is the only OMKK bowl and stand set we have ever seen. Large Old Mission Kopper Kraft hammered copper bowl and stand with applied bronze eucalyptus leaves c1922-1925. Signed with both impressed mark and original paper label. Pristine original patina. Although the OMKK bowls with eucalyptus leaves do occasionally surface, this is the first variation of these we have seen with a separate base. 8.75″h x 8.25″d
Estimate: $2,500 – $3,500
Realized Price: $2,100
Lot #171:
Charles Frederick Eaton Jewelry Chest (c1906)
Featured in a 1906 article in House & Garden Magazine written by Katherine Louise Smith (also wrote for Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Magazine). One of only 2 known examples of this jewelry box. Made of “buff suede, brass trimmings inset with abalone, cut like stones.” Unsigned. Small loss to leather under front rim. Excellent original patina. 8.75″w x 6″d x 6.75″h (+ handle)
Estimate: $15,000 – $20,000
Realized Price: $14,000