FLORIDA LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH FIGURES BY HERMANN HERZOG (1832-1932) SELLS FOR $80,500

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FLORIDA LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH FIGURES BY HERMANN HERZOG (1832-1932)
SELLS FOR $80,500 AT NADEAU'S MULTI-ESTATE AUCTION HELD OCT. 11 IN
WINDSOR

(Windsor, Conn.) - A beautifully rendered oil on canvas painting of a
Florida landscape with figures, painted by the renowned German-born
American artist Hermann Herzog (1832-1932), sold for $80,500 at a
multi-estate sale held Oct. 11 by Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Herzog, a
centenarian, was known for landscapes and seascapes. His work was
collected by Queen Victoria and Czar Alexander II.
The Herzog painting was the top achiever in a sale that saw more than
375 lots change hands. The event was held at Nadeau's gallery
facility, located at 25 Meadow Road in Windsor. Over 100 people packed
the showroom, while another 600+ bidders participated online, via
eBayLiveAuctions and Artfact.com. In addition, more than 200 people
joined the action via phone and absentee bids.
“Overall, this was an excellent sale, despite the current state of
the economy,” said Heather Nadeau of Nadeau's Auction Gallery. “There
were some soft spots in the mid-range items, but the higher-end items
did really well. People are understandably a little timid right now,
but they also know that art and antiques have historically
outperformed the stock market. We see that trend continuing.”
It helped that the merchandise consigned for the sale came from
several upscale sources: items from the Holly Williams House Museum in
Lakeville, Conn.; the estate of Dorothy Rogers Smith of Bloomfield,
Conn.; and prominent estates in Manchester and Old Lyme, Conn. “When
you have quality to offer, you'll do well regardless of what's going
on with the stock market,” Ms. Nadeau commented.
Following are more highlights from the sale. All prices include a 15
percent buyer's premium.
The second top lot, finishing at $51,750, was a Chippendale mahogany
upholstered wing chair, crafted around 1780 in Newport, R.I., and with
a provenance listing the Jabez Huntington family of Norwich, Conn., to
the present. The chair had an arched crest above shaped wings and out-
scrolled arms, set on square-fluted and stop-fluted front legs, square
rear legs, a raked back and square stretcher.
A fire screen with mounted wire mesh depicting two playing hounds
(circa 1920), attributed to Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953), soared
to $34,500. Also, an R. Wood & Co. (Philadelphia) iron outdoor stag
figure in old paint, showing wear with two broken spikes and a
repaired antler, realized $13,225; and a carved and paint-decorated
sperm whale figure, signed C. Voorhees, garnered $2,875.
Fine art dominated the top lots. An oil on canvas painting by David
Johnson, signed and marked on the reverse, “Spring a study on the
Bronx at Mt. Vernon, David Johnson, May 16, 1873,” in its original
gilt Victorian frame and mounted in a burl wooden shadow box, hit
$25,875; and a signed oil on canvas work by Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923),
Yale University in the Fall, hammered for $21,850.
An original signed work by the noted artist Guy Wigggins, titled
Springtime in Hartford, May 5, 1930, depicting Bushnell Park with
vintage cars, figures and the Travelers Tower in the background, still
in the original gilt frame, coasted to $11,500; and a signed oil on
canvas painting by Sergius Pauser (Vienna, 1869-1970), titled Bouquet
of Flowers in a Pitcher, signed lower right, soared to $10,350.
Continuing in the category, an oil on canvas winter landscape by
Arthur Meltzer (American, 1893-1989), titled Farm Hill and signed
lower left, topped out at $32,220; an oil on canvas work by Felix
Schlesigner (1833-1910), titled Ready for Dinner, made $11,500; and a
mountainous landscape by Anton Hans Karlinsky (Austrian, 1872-1945),
titled Town on Water's Edge, commanded $8,050.
Returning to period furniture, a Chippendale mahogany library
armchair, with a squared upholstered back and open arms resting on
Marlborough legs with stretcher base, climbed to $10,350; a Sheraton
tiger maple drop-leaf table on six turned legs, in old finish,
achieved $6,037; and a nice Chippendale cherry chest-on-chest, with
deutil molded cornice and ogee molded feet, hit $6,325.
A primitive Queen Anne mirror with arched crest topped out at $8,050;
a William and Mary Kas pair of paneled cabinet doors and drawers, with
deeply molded cornice and resting on turned-ball feet, chalked up
$6,325; and an English Victorian silver five-piece tea set with
elaborate figural peasant scenes at a tavern (and bearing the hallmark
of Charles Stuart Harvis, London, 1873) realized $11,500.
Two clocks are worthy of mention. A cherry tall case clock with a
carved fretwork top over a tombstone door over a long door, all set on
ogee bracket feet with a calendar and second hand, a dial of painted
porcelain, with brass works, chimed on time for $4,887; and a Japaned
chime clock, marked “Baker, London” and with silver dial and spandrels
and a small ogee bracket base, gaveled for $3,162.
Rounding out the top lots, a Middle Eastern hinge-covered brass pen
box, rectangular in form and with circular panel designs (circa 18th/
19th century) rose to $3,162; a Mason factory primitive duck decoy,
premier grade, with canvas back (circa 1905) brought $1,380; and
eleven boxes of leather-bound books, many in small pairs/sets/groups,
and mostly in excellent condition, gaveled for $1,265.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Inc., is a family owned and operated
business and one of the largest and fastest-growing full-service
auction galleries in New England. Nadeau's began in 1985, when Edwin
Nadeau, Jr., first opened his “barn doors” in Colchester, Conn. Since
1998, the firm has been housed in a fully renovated, 12,000-square-
foot showroom facility in Windsor, just outside Hartford.
Nadeau's has estate auctions planned for Oct. 25, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6,
plus it will conduct its important annual New Year's Day auction,
featuring Margolis, Fineberg, custom mahogany, silver, decorative
arts, paintings and high-end jewelry. Nadeau's is accepting quality
consignments for these and all future sales. To consign an item,
estate or collection, you may call them directly, at (860) 246-2444.
Or, you can e-mail them at hea...@nadeausauction.com.
To learn more about Nadeau's Auction Gallery and its calendar of
upcoming auctions, visit them online, at www.nadeausauction.com.