Post Press Release

Feb 7, 2015

Kamelot Auction House ushered in the new year with their Antique Furniture and Decorative Arts auction on February 7th in Philadelphia. An eclectic assortment of period furnishings, decorative arts, fine art, rugs, lighting, and architectural antiques made up the more than 600 lots that crossed the auction block over the course of the day.

The top lot of the day was a large oil and acrylic painting on canvas titled “Miss Johnson” by prominent African American artist Barkley Leonnard Hendricks (Connecticut, B. 1945) (lot 588). Surpassing its pre-sale estimate of $40,000 - 60,000, the painting sold for $83,000 to a buyer in Canada. Other lots leading the fine art selection was a Louis De Mayo (Arizona, b. 1926) oil painting titled "Seated Woman", (lot 609) which brought $5,200, and a Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865) oil painting of a bull titled "Vache", which sold for $4,800 (lot 617). Others include a set of eight nineteenth century or earlier hand colored lithographs of botanicals (lot 648) which sold for $4,800, a colorful lot of five framed paintings by Haitian artist Genser Armand (1936-2008 (lot 616) which sold for $2,100, and a large twentieth century KPM painted porcelain plaque depicting a nude woman with angels, (lot 591) which sold for $3,000.

Lot 648	Lot 411

As always, Kamelot had an exceptional group of architectural items in the sale, chief among them was lot 411, the Peter A.B. Widener walnut library circa 1887, executed by Gottlieb Vollmer which sold for $19,000, followed by lot 411A, a complete oak library comprised of approximately seventy five running feet of glass enclosed bookcases circa 1910 which sold for $8,775. Other highlights include an extraordinary and rare collection of three matching Victorian giltwood mirrors and six valences circa 1880 (lot 409) which sold for $10,000, an unusual nineteenth century Anglo Indian carved mantle having detailed lintel above highly carved and detailed panel oak pilasters (lot 478) which sold for $8,750, and a good turn of the century walnut front bar having shaped top over raised panels and fluted pilasters flanking central turned columns circa 1890 (lot 463) which sold for $11,250.

Lot 478	Lot 409

Kamelot’s next sale is coming up just around the corner on Saturday February 28 at their Philadelphia gallery and will feature Mid Century and Design Furniture and Décor. For additional information please visit www.kamelotauctions.com or call 215.438.6990.