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October 2003 Another
auction house... this one is in a town close to us.
This auction house often yields some nice French antiques and Meissen and Sevres porcelain from wealthy estates in the Tri-State area. On this particular evening I came away with three French clocks and a 19th century porcelain figure from the Nymphenburg factory in Munich, Germany.
19th C French cartel clock with raised gilding on enamel and gilded bronze mounts; A 19th C Chinoiserie porcelain figure from Nymphenburg. November... the final rush to prepare for Holiday sales begins.
A country auction house, on the border of Pennsylvania, is another of our favorites. In a November auction we attended there, it was for the express purpose of capturing the highly complex, 19th-century Italian majolica charger by Cantagalli shown below. Its technical qualities are exquisite. The plate is molded with baroque curves and concave, shell forms everywhere! Within the week, I had sold it to my favorite maiolica dealer in Italy, for a very healthy, 375% profit; and she will still be able to sell it there at double or more its cost to her.
19th C Cantagalli majolica charger, Italy At the same auction, I also acquired some damaged Meissen figures, which brought in even greater profit. One I bought for $10.00 and sold for $553.00. The other I got for $110 and sold for $762.00. Their new owners in Australia and France will have them professionally restored and double their value nicely. It's not always this good, but this is what keeps me on the hunt!
Who would have thought, that I'd make greater profits
from broken Meissen
figures
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