11/3/14 Metal Vengeance!
11/3/14
Results from today's Groganco rug auction in Dedham , Ma. are posted on the line now for your viewing pleasure and as you will see it ended up being very positive for Mr Grogan and staff.
Out of the 111 total lots run across the block only 13 failed to find buyers . A sold percentage of a quite respectable 88 %.The prices fetched were fair to middling , which was inline with the pieces themselves which were also middle of the road so it was to be expected .
One thing worth mentioning is that there were a number of turn of the century Chinese carpets in the group and the they seemed to have the hardest time . The ones that did find takers garnered fairly conservative returns .
Granted this was a mid- size offering and included nothing in the way of a standout item to create excitement but it was still a very good showing.
On a positive note !
Looks like there may be bigger things to come after the move to Boston proper in December from M.G. and crew !
11/4/14
7 days till NYC !
11/5/14
Viva Guy Fawkes” night !!
11/6/14
No fresh rug news could be good news ?
11/7/14
Christie's, NYC has another one of their , “Opulent Eye” sales scheduled on Nov. 18 that features 70 lots of various rugs and carpets . The group is for the most part decorative in nature but with a few collectable pieces thrown in to add a little variety.
I did noticed one item worth a couple of lines?
Lot # 156 East Anatolian rug . Pre- sale est. $15-25,000.00 , seems reasonable . Interesting provenance. Classic and popular design. Ex Bud Holland / mid west coll. and HALI mag. reference's .
But is it that good in person ?
11/8/14
This week turns out to be a bust as far much in the way of fresh and noteworthy news.
11/9/14
No luck or action of any type at the Rosebowl this morning .
End of another boring 7 day period but there should be activity next week in N Y C !
Apologies for one more weak post in a long line of weak posts but lack of notable events leaves R.R. stuck in the doldrums ?.
Should having fun at someone else's expense always be fun ? , Sheik Frederich , 2014.
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10/27/14
Silent beginning !
10/28/14
In a most timely fashion Auktionshaus “Dr Hull” has posted the results of yesterday's “antique” rug , carpet and textile sale .
So here we go , out of the “mega” 526 total lots offered 353 ended up finding buyers. This works out to a sold percentage of just under 67 %.
A nice days work for the Dr.Hull staff indeed.
Keeping in mind there was nothing at all in the way of a standout piece to generate a buzz in this offering it turned out to be fairly successful for Auktionshaus Dr. Hull.
One thing worth noting most all the pieces that sold for the highest numbers were city carpets and the selection of pictorial dozar size items by their count did the best overall selling well over their pre-sale estimates.
All in all a very good job by the Dr Hull people considering that did not have any prominent items , just mid – range shop stock !
10/29/14
The “unaudited” results from the “Leclere” auctions , Oct. 24 sale in Marseille, France are up on the line now and for all intensive purposes it was only modestly successful turn of events for them .
If these numbers are correct out of the 40 items run under the hammer 24 may have sold .
A sold percentage of right at 60 %.
Decent but certainly not great.
As for the 2 pieces i featured in an earlier post they “may have” both found buyers.
Lot # 6 Bakshaish, pre-sale est. € 2-4,000.00 , sold for € 10,000.
No indication if this included the comm.or not. Easily the best decorative carpet in the sale and grossly under estimated before the sale it still sold at a fairly reasonable number for the buyer.
Lot # 15 Shield Carpet , pre- sale est. € 18-22,000.00 , sold for €16,500.00 again not clear if this included's the comm.
I felt this was the most interesting collector's item in the group and thought it would do much better than the the price it fetched .
However , it could have been in even worse condition than the illustrations showed.
10/30/14
Solitude ?
10/31/14
All Hallows' eve.
Uneventful except for much needed rain in So. Cal .!
What more can you ask on a “Major” holiday weekend .
11/1/31
Day of the Dead !
Don't you just know there is a completely different set of results from the Nov. 24 “Leclere” sale are posted on their website now and it must be something of disappointment for them i am sure.
Looks like the sold total may have been far worse than ” the invaluable ” online auction service indicated earlier this week.
If this is the correct sales total only 14 pieces out of the total 40 offered ended up selling .
A much lower sold percentage of just 35 %.
This result will unfortunately bear another look down the road .
And one more nail in the the coffin .
Lot # 15 Shield Carpet may not have sold at all !
Yes , gang the hits just keep on commin !
11/2/14
Morning on the road , again .
And commerce.
With the fall auction season winding down and the only big thing to look forward to being the “Rippon” sale in a few weeks it looks like a return to the doldrums is inevitable !
But then you just never know what could pop up !
A fitting end to an uneventful week.
Does the face of disaster loom in your future ? , if so , put one foot in front of the other and proceed with caution ! , Sheik Frederich, 2014 .
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