tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post6998974357575538745..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Reggie Out & About: The Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Preview at Sotheby'sReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7882187682617045132010-08-09T23:28:21.980-04:002010-08-09T23:28:21.980-04:00This was Mrs. Wrightsman's "junk sale&quo...This was Mrs. Wrightsman's "junk sale" from a secondary residence. Hardly the "treasures" that they have been portrayed as. Anyone who truly knows anything about the decorative arts will be saving up their pennies for the New York sale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-37924394486700431752010-05-23T07:05:49.574-04:002010-05-23T07:05:49.574-04:00Dear Anon 11:24: I am sure your decorator knows of...Dear Anon 11:24: I am sure your decorator knows of or can locate such dealers, more likely in France than here. As far as raising prices post such a sale, I suspect that it is but temporary. For such prices are illusury and cannot be sustained once the flush and exhuberance of a provenance sale subsides, and rationality returns. Case in point: several years ago I witnessed a pair of etagere sell at auction that had previously sold at the Windsor sale at Sotheby's. They were pretty painted ones from the 1950s, likely supplied by Jansen. While they were hammered down at $50,000+ at Sotheby's they could fetch no more than $15,000 at the sale I attended.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-35352359773350115982010-05-22T23:24:10.746-04:002010-05-22T23:24:10.746-04:00Please let me know which dealers sell a LXV kennel...Please let me know which dealers sell a LXV kennel on the "FAIR" side...once sales achieve prices as these, ALL the dealers take note and raise their little sales tags upwards.<br /><br />Yes, Zipper looked so at home behind the curtain and yes, I did get a wonderful Blue John piece, the one that is photographed on the page with history of Blue John - center image. <br /><br />But really, the condition of the kennels - MINT! The Blue John- MINT, and the other porcelain and furniture I lured to the West Coast...MINT.<br /><br />I suppose Zipper now shares a common bond of Love of 18thC France with his cousin Pompey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-880636934649751942010-05-22T07:06:44.430-04:002010-05-22T07:06:44.430-04:00Dear Anon 1:20: How lovely that you also took your...Dear Anon 1:20: How lovely that you also took your little darling in for a trial run in the Wrightsman kennel. What fun was that? Needless to say, one can acquire such Louis XV period kennels from reputable antiques dealers at a far more reasonable price than was paid when the gavel fell at this sale. Did you succeed at some of the Blue John? Some went astronomically, and some appeared--to this reader at least--to go rather (more) reasonably...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-36897055724205725862010-05-20T13:20:30.767-04:002010-05-20T13:20:30.767-04:00I must say that YOU are quite right, the dog kenne...I must say that YOU are quite right, the dog kennel was too small for your 'Boy'. I though, had the opportunity to bring my little boy in AFTER the "MOVIE" ended, and lo and behold HE fit! Yes, a Phalene Papillon will do, and though I was the underbidder, I am still sad to say my little boy is 'homeless' amongst Blue John and other little tidbits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74966577426582546052010-04-28T21:32:13.178-04:002010-04-28T21:32:13.178-04:00Ah, Magnus...who would figure such lunacy at aucti...Ah, Magnus...who would figure such lunacy at auction? 15 time high estimate, my I shudder!<br />ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-56143167393375113632010-04-28T18:25:36.255-04:002010-04-28T18:25:36.255-04:00I looked at the catalog last night! I still have ...I looked at the catalog last night! I still have never tried my paddle at auctioning, but would love to soon!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58033664165852746292010-04-28T17:48:34.248-04:002010-04-28T17:48:34.248-04:00Well- lucky that the kennel was a tad snug for Pom...Well- lucky that the kennel was a tad snug for Pompey- the pair bought $86,500 (with buyer's premium) against a high estimate of $35,000. Pompey may not be crying, but I am- a Blue John urn that I dearly wanted brought almost 15 times its high estimate. Despite the financial upheaval of the last few years, someone seems to still have oodles of dough. Do you think that Goldman Sachs partners have suddenly decided to corner the French furniture and Blue John markets?magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-83575234646772102832010-04-24T22:18:06.095-04:002010-04-24T22:18:06.095-04:00We visited the preview today at Sotheby's. Tr...We visited the preview today at Sotheby's. Treasures! Stunning items with what one would believe to be affordable estimates...wait and see what happens. We are sure it will be a repeat of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis auction...prices are going up, up, up! Beautiful items and very well displayed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com