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Iowa Estate Auctions’ Exceptional Spring Antique Auction, held in Evansdale, Iowa, achieved an impressive sell-through rate of nearly 99 percent, with only four of its 301 lots remaining unsold. The auction featured a diverse array of antiques, furnishings, and decorative art from a Midwest picker and an Iowa collector, drawing significant bidding interest across various categories.
The standout lot of the sale was a Tiffany Favrile Calyx glass piece, crafted circa the 1890s in the form of an opalescent footed lily. Inscribed with “L.C.T.,” this exquisite art glass item soared to $1,872, securing its place as the top lot of the auction. Tiffany pieces were well-represented in the sale, with two other notable lots. An opalescent Tiffany Favrile vase from circa 1900, featuring gold iridized pulled amber feathers and inscribed “L.C. Tiffany Favrile,” fetched $792. Additionally, a pair of Tiffany sterling silver items—a heart-shaped perfume bottle and an endless knot pendant—sold for $108.
Antique pine furniture was another highlight of the auction, with 23 lots offered. Prices ranged from a modest $7 for an early American painted pine rope bed to $1,224 for a Nineteenth Century pine kitchen cupboard or pie safe. The latter piece retained its original two-tone gray paint beneath a later ivory repainting, adding to its appeal. Other notable pine furniture lots included a painted farmhouse jelly cupboard ($864), a New England painted corner cabinet ($648), a New England hutch top table ($324), a diminutive painted Shaker chest ($158), a primitive painted carpenter’s chest ($130), and a blue-painted cob box ($94).
Lighting fixtures also garnered significant attention, with 22 lots offered. The top lot in this category was an early Twentieth Century leaded glass hanging pendant lamp, which sold for $792. The lamp, unmarked but featuring a stylized foliate design in variegated glass with rippled green glass leaves and a gilt bronze rope border, was a standout piece. Other lighting lots included a Brian Maytum Studios cranberry glass oil lamp ($14) and an antique Prairie School table lamp with a slag panel shade and embossed horseshoe mounts ($684).
German bisque dolls were another unique and well-received category, with all 10 offered lots finding buyers. The top lot in this group was a pair of bisque head child dolls with jointed bodies, which sold for $720. One doll, made by Simon Halbig, was dressed in an early period outfit, while the other, made by Handwerk, had pierced ears and no clothing. Other notable bisque doll lots included an open-mouthed baby doll by Catterfelde ($151), a bonnet-head doll with a cloth body and period clothes likely by Hertwig ($144), a baby doll with blue sleep eyes by Kestner ($108), a child doll with auburn hair by Clay & Hahn Walkure ($72), and an open-mouthed child doll with an original wig by Schoenau-Hoffmeister ($58).
The auction’s success was driven by the quality and variety of its offerings, as well as the strong interest from bidders. Prices quoted include the buyer’s premium, as reported by the auction house. For more information, interested parties can contact Iowa Estate Auctions at 319-883-5712 or visit their website at www.iowaestateauctions.com.
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