US Hwy 1 ~ Hilliard, FL
A primitive drop leaf table sold for $400.
A seldom seen
Hepplewhite tambour secretary closed at $550.
The 1924 Saint-Gaudens $20 gold coin walked out for $600.
The colorful Florida art of the Highwaymen, the itinerant black painters of the second half the century, continues to attract interest and buyers. The top lot of the February 5 sale at Frank’s Antiques auction in Hilliard was a bucolic rural Florida landscape by Alfred Hair (1941-1970). Hair was one of the earliest painters in the group and he had a great influence on the rest of the artists. His paintings are always well received. This one sold for $1,550 plus the ten percent buyer’s premium. Another Highwayman, a small oil on board by James Gibson, sold for $500.
Auction owner Frank Speal said, “Furniture really came alive at this sale.” He had a standing room only crowd of around 200 that featured a number of new faces and the parking lot was full to overflowing.
The 500 lot inventory included a number of late 19th century and early 20th century oak and mahogany pieces including an eye catching turn of the century fireplace surround with a mirror and a mantle supported by round columns. The fireplace opening had been closed and contained a bookcase with two leaded glass doors. This unusual arrangement brought a winner of $700. Two four drawer oak file cabinets brought $400 each and a bow front china with curved glass was a real buy at $550. A late century Eastlake style spoon carved dresser with cheval mirror sold for $425.
Several Colonial Revival pieces did very well. A pie crust tripod table with a crotch mahogany top from the 1920s sold for $675. A Hepplewhite tambour secretary with twelve pane doors above the tambour made $550 and a mahogany breakfront secretary with two glazed doors flanked by open storage brought the same. A Depression era Queen Anne sideboard with a tall mirror had striking patterns laid out in Australian walnut veneer on the drawers and doors. It was an excellent buy at $425.
A marble angel statue from a Jacksonville estate was signed and brought $1,100 in spite of a repair in the arm and a 5ft tall by 4ft wide country store display case with mirrored back and blue fabric lining made $700.
But gold coins were the sleepers of the sale. A $3 well worn gold piece sold for $750. A 1910 Saint-Gaudens $20 piece made $700 and a 1924 Saint-Gaudens brought $600. Liberty was expensive also. An 1887-S $20 Liberty sold for $650 and a $10 1843-O went for $450. A selection of oil lamps ranged from $50 to $200 and a 14 KT gold pocket watch with hunt case brought $250.
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The 1887 –S Liberty $20 piece on the left sold for $650
Oil lamps brought $50 - $200.
A walnut Rococo Revival marble top dresser with mirror was good buy at $350.