I will do my best to publish a new post every Monday.

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William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, NH, held a Fabulous Pre-Thanksgiving Auction on November 20, 2021. It was a diverse sale with a few items that interested me. I tried to buy them, but was outbid on all of them; some by a lot.

First up lot #303, a nice, but not fantastic, Tiffany Studios 12″ diameter Acorn floor lamp. Estimated to sell for $5,000 – $7,000, it realized $17,700, including buyer’s premium. I usually sell this model in the range of $18,000 – $22,000, so there was no way I could pay the price.

Then I tried to buy lot #305, a Tiffany Studios 22″ diameter green geometric hanging shade with 10 scattered hairline cracks. It’s possible this was originally a hanging shade, but more likely it was part of a table lamp. I have the correct base to convert it to a table lamp, so I was anxious to buy the shade. I figured after I added the cost of a base (about $5,000), I could sell the lamp for about $20,000+. So I bid $11,800, including the buyer’s premium. That would have put me into the lamp for about $16,800, leaving a little room for a profit. Amazingly, the shade sold for $23,600, including buyer’s premium. Nuts!

I even tried to buy a huge, pretty, 24″ square Handel leaded lamp at the sale, lot #309. I figured Tiffany lamps are so difficult to buy nowadays that I would try for a Handel. It was estimated to sell for $3,000 – $5,000 and realized $12,980. No way could I buy it at that price and make a buck.

So I would up buying nothing at the sale, which seems to be a common theme nowadays. The market is strong, so I have to try harder, which of course I will do.

For the complete results of the sale, click here.

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Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.

I listed some of the new items on my website and will list more every week. Click Philip Chasen Antiques to take a look. I will make every effort to actively list new items as often as time permits. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.

I will do my best to publish a new post every Monday.

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Cowan’s Auction (now a Hindman Company), Cincinnati, OH, held an Early 20th Century Design sale on November 17, 2021 with superb results. I tried to buy more than a few items, but was outbid on everything. Sad that I didn’t get anything, but happy that the market is strong.

One of the top lots of the sale was a Tiffany Studios 16″ diameter Bellflower table lamp. The photo doesn’t do it justice; it was actually redder and prettier in person. But the result of $50,000, including buyer’s premium, against an estimate of $15,000 – $20,000 shows the strength of the market. That’s about double what the lamp would bring ordinarily.

Lot #91 was a lovely example of Tiffany Studios’ Mermaid table lamp, with a gorgeous original patina, from a sculpture by Louis Gudebrod. This model comes two ways; either with a natural nautilus shell or a leaded glass, shell-shaped shade. Of course the leaded example is more valuable. This example had a damaged shell. It’s possible to replace the shell and sell a perfect lamp with a new shell. I think Mr. Tiffany would approve of such an action. It sold well above its estimate of $5,000 – $7,000, realizing $25,000, including buyer’s premium. Impressive!

Even more impressive was the very strong result obtained by lot #35, an important, hand-carved and enameled vase by Emile Gallé. The vase was engraved underneath La Limnée de nos étangs mé conseillé la forme de ce vase Emile Gallé fecit Nancy, along with Gallé’s initials EG, the Cross of Lorraine, and a tiny image of a snail. It roughly translates to The snail from our ponds suggested the shape of this vase” made by Émile Gallé. The marking fecit, from Latin, means that Gallé himself created the vase, but probably did not actually make it. It soared above its estimate of $4,000 – $5,000 realizing an impressive $46,875, including buyer’s premium. Apparently there were at least two bidders who knew the importance of the vase.

Cowan’s got strong results across the board, including Art Nouveau furniture, Tiffany glass and French glass. Jennifer Howe, the department head, deserves credit for putting together a great sale. To see all the results, click here.

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Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.

I listed some of the new items on my website and will list more every week. Click Philip Chasen Antiques to take a look. I will make every effort to actively list new items as often as time permits. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.

I will do my best to publish a new post every Monday.

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Spam is the scourge of the Internet. Bots find emails from websites and then bombard them with spam emails. I tried to figure out a way to filter out the spams, which have accelerated to about 1000 or more per day, but I couldn’t, so I am changing my email address to philchasen2 symbol gmail.com. I can’t even write my email address properly in this blog, because a bot will copy it, so you have to substitute the @ symbol for the word symbol to know my real email address. Please start to use this new email address immediately and do not use my previous gmail address. I have no idea how long it will take me to update the thousands of people and businesses that have my previous email address, but I’ll give it the old college try.

I believe government agencies are trying to combat the problem, but most of the servers that send out the spam are in foreign countries, so as you can imagine, it’s very difficult to stop or prosecute the perpetrators. I know it can be done if enough resources are thrown at it. Here’s a link to a recent article in The Verge about the arrest of a cybercriminal who perpetrated ransomware attacks. And here’s another link from The Hacker News about the same arrest. Undoubtedly ransomware attacks are more important than spam emails, so the government has prioritized them over spam emails. But maybe there’s hope the problem will be addressed sooner than later.

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Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.

I listed some of the new items on my website and will list more every week. Click Philip Chasen Antiques to take a look. I will make every effort to actively list new items as often as time permits. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.

I will do my best to publish a new post every Monday.

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Inertia is powerful. I’ve been meaning to update the listings on my website for months now, but I just couldn’t overcome it until today. I’m about to list a slew of Tiffany lamps that I have for sale. Tiffany lamps have been flying out the door so this is my first update in a long time.

First up is a really lovely 18″ diameter Belted Dogwood table lamp with beautiful color and mottling. The Cushion base is quite desirable, with a superb original patina, original sockets and cap. It’s a sweet example, ready to decorate your home.

Belted Dogwood table lamps come in three different diameters, 14″, 16″ and 18″. The example pictured above is 14″ diameter, with superior color and condition.

If a full floral lamp is your cup of tea, then take a look at the beautiful 14″ diameter Daffodil lamp pictured above. It’s got lovely color in the shade and comes on a rare base with a killer original patina.

If Favrile lamps are to your liking, go no farther than the example pictured above. The rare, desirable decoration is raised, so it lights up beautifully. The finish on the base is in great original condition.

I’ve got another half a dozen Tiffany lamps that I haven’t listed yet, mostly Favrile and Linenfold table and floor models, both counterbalance and harp. I hope to list them soon.

If any of these is for you, please let me know quickly. I promise you there will competition. Those who have the fastest trigger fingers will win. Email or call now!

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Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.

I listed some of the new items on my website and will list more every week. Click Philip Chasen Antiques to take a look. I will make every effort to actively list new items as often as time permits. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.

I will do my best to publish a new post every Monday.

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Heritage Auctions, Dallas, TX, held a Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass sale on October 28, 2021 with total sales of $1,815,577. Prices were strong, especially for Tiffany Studios lamps and glass.

A nice Tiffany Studios 20″ diameter Dragonfly table lamp went on the auction block with an estimate of $70,000 – $90,000. It sold well above its high estimate, realizing $150,000, including buyer’s premium. In my opinion, it was a good example, but not exceptional. The eyes of the dragonflies were not jeweled and the color of the entire lamp was just okay. The Four Virtues base was nice. Congratulations to the consignor.

Lot #79016, an 18″ diameter Oriental Poppy table lamp was the second best performing lot of the sale. It sold below its low estimate of $100,000, realizing $118,750, including buyer’s premium. In my opinion, the estimate was too strong. I think a better estimate would have been $70,000 – $90,000, instead of $100,000 – $150,000. I also don’t understand the bidders; the results for these two lamps should have been reversed. The Oriental Poppy was a stronger example, with exceptional red flowers.

A Gallé Crocus marquetry vase, Heritage lot #79100, sold well above its estimate of $10,000 – $15,000, realizing $26,250, including buyer’s premium.

For the complete results of the sale, click here. You will have to sign in (free) for the prices realized.

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Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.

I listed some of the new items on my website and will list more every week. Click Philip Chasen Antiques to take a look. I will make every effort to actively list new items as often as time permits. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.