NEW BRAUNFELS, TX.- The two-part Fine and Decorative Works of Art sale offered by Lark Mason Associates on the iGavelauctions.com platform hit all the right high notes, achieving $467,121 including BP, when they closed on November 16th and 17th, respectively. With an 81% sell-through of 475 lots there were strong prices for a large group of rugs and carpets from the Collection of Barry MacLean which realized a total of $82,400; a fine quality but overlooked Qing Dynasty porcelain Jue which sold for $43,750, far exceeding its $200-300 estimate; a selection of Art Nouveau Glass from a West Coast Collector that realized $35,400 and Marine, a beautiful maritime painting by Henry Moret topped the results, fetching $78,500.

“We were gratified by the overall interest in the paintings and other works of art, with bidders from the U.S., Asia, and Europe battling over the best examples,” says Lark Mason. “Quality is always sought out and the results of this sale prove this to be true. The variety of bidders and the items sold augurs well for the continued strength of fine quality works regardless of financial market turbulence.”

Prices for other top highlights that sold, including BP, include:

• Coney Island on Monday Morning by Martha Walter (American, 1875-1976), Oil on Panel, sold for $27,500

• A Chinese Jade Mounted Wood Table Screen, fetched $22,500

• A Roman Style Marble Torso of Aphrodite, realized $12,438

• The Library, Winter, by Guy Wiggins (American, 1883-1962), Oil on Canvas over Card, 1931, achieved $9,375

• A Serapi Carpet, Beige Ground with Navy Border, sold for $8,125

• Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Acorn Lamp Shade and Electrified Kerosene Base,
realized $7,813

• George III Sterling Silver Epergne, William & James Priest, London, 1791, fetched $7063

• Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces Bronze and Damascene Favrile Glass Desk Lamp, ca. 1920, sold for $6,513