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The Tangible Asset Market Snapshot
Will Seippel, founder and CEO of WorthPoint, tracks the tangible asset market daily through his “The Tangible Ledger” column. On November 6, 2026, WorthPoint added 143,088 transactions to its Price Guide, representing $28,114,727.70 in total lot value—an average of $196.49 per item.
Brunk Auctions (October 29, 2026)
Rare American furniture bucked recent softness with notable results. A pair of Federal satinwood card tables attributed to Charleston maker Robert Walker far exceeded its $80,000–$120,000 estimate, closing at $338,000 including buyer’s premium. Its intricate inlay was described as the pinnacle of Federal-period design. A Rhode Island Chippendale mahogany tea table and a Childe Hassam oil on panel, Quai des Tuileries (10½” × 8”), realized $286,000 and $221,000 respectively, driving the sale’s total to $4,797,390.
Cottone Auctions (October 29, 2026)
A patriotic 1898 flag quilt, featuring a star center of four amalgamated flags totaling 45 stars (the count between 1896–1908), sold for $25,200. Top-priced items were a 10.24-carat diamond with 18-karat gold pendant setting ($48,000) and a Van Cleef & Arpels gold-and-diamond necklace ($28,800). The overall sale totaled $1,489,652 across 695 lots.
Willow Auction House & Asset Alerts
A novelty highlight: eight great white shark teeth from Peter Benchley’s personal collection—the author of Jaws—sold for $5,760. The largest tooth, marked “3000 LBS” in green ink, underscores the group’s exceptional size.
WorthPoint’s “Asset Alerts” from the same date set benchmarks for specific categories: a 1981 Hermitage La Chapelle 75-centiliter bottle fetched $9,827.87 at Dawsons Auctions, while Willard Leroy Metcalf’s 1908 oil Spring at Leete’s Island (26” × 29”) sold for $187,500 at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers—more than $100,000 above any other Metcalf in WorthPoint’s catalog.
Platform & Call to Action
The article invites buyers and sellers to consult WorthPoint’s Price Guide, home to over 1 billion realized prices for antiques, collectibles, and tangible assets, enabling confident market decisions. A free 7-day trial is available, with plans starting after. Signing up delivers Seippel’s column directly.
Will Seippel, an avid collector since 1974 and antiques dealer since 1984 (with an emphasis on ephemera), founded WorthPoint and its companion history-preservation site HIP. His writing aims to foster a clearer, more transparent, and participative auction marketplace.
