Dorothy Talbert Collection Shatters Art Glass Records!

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HGA) held their latest Decorative Arts auction on March 20, 2005 in their Dallas, Texas headquarters. The sale was anchored by the collection of renowned Texas art glass expert and dealer Dot Talbert. 949 bidders competed for 970 lots, 137 of them successfully. The sale realized $510,192.94 for 934 lots sold (96.28% of the total).

"Dot Talbert, whose collection accounted for the vast majority of this sale, was an extremely advanced art glass collector, with a great eye for quality," said Bryan Abbott, Consignment Director for HGA. "As is often the case with high-quality consignments, we knew that this collection was going to cause a feeding frenzy amongst collectors, and we weren't disappointed."

"There were several pieces in this sale that have most likely set records in the art glass world," Abbott continued, "including the Tiffany paperweight vase that was featured on our cover, which realized $44,812.50, a Honesdale Art Nouveau vase, which sold for $3,107, and a Steuben Plum Jade 'Canton' pattern bowl, which brought $5,975.

Other sale highlights included:

AN AMERICAN FAVRILE GLASS VASE
Tiffany & Co., c.1908
The tapering cylindrical form frosted and etched with grapes and leaves in green and purple, color only to the mid section, Maude B. Feld sticker on underside, etched signature underside L. C. Tiffany-Favrile 7025 C
12.3in. high
Provenance: Maude B. Feld sold item to Mrs. R. A. McMurry sold item to current owner.
REALIZED: $19,120.

A DANISH 'FLORA DANICA' TUREEN
Royal Copenhagen, mid-Twentieth Century
Comprising a tureen, lid and underplate; the Humulus Lupulus L. 'common hops' decorated oval underplate, the decoration to the trough, characteristic pink ground pearl border within a gilt edged serrated rim, the underside unglazed, model number 3561; together with Trifolium hybridum L 'alsike clover' and Cichorium Intybus L. 'chicory' externally decorated oval tureen, pink ground pearl border within a gilt smooth edge, brown, green and ochre twig handle with multicolor flower terminals, model number 3560; with Lathyrus silvester B platyphyllus Rets. 'narrow-leaved everlasting pea' decorated domed lid with pink ground pearl border within a gilt edged smooth rim, a brown, green and ochre twig handle with multicolored flower terminals, model number 3560, all stamped underglaze in green Royal Copenhagen Denmark
Overall: 11.3in. high x 16in. wide
REALIZED: $9,261.25.

AN ENGLISH OVERLAID AND ETCHED GLASS VASE
Thomas Webb & Sons, c.1890
The frosted cranberry ground overlaid in ivory and etched to depict blossoming branches and foliage with a beetle and two dragonflies on reverse, unsigned 10in. high
REALIZED: $6,094.50.

AN ENGLISH OVERLAID AND ETCHED GLASS VASE attributed to Woodall for Thomas Webb & Sons, c.1885
The six-paneled form with blue ground overlaid in ivory, each panel etched with a unique foliate design, one panel with a bird, one with a moth, rim and shoulder with oriental design, unsigned
6in. high
REALIZED: $5,975.

Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers is currently accepting consignments for its next Decorative Arts auction scheduled for July 22 & 23, 2005.

Enquiries regarding fine silver, art glass and decorative arts should be directed to Bryan Abbott, 800.872.6467 ext. 320, Bryan@HeritageGalleries.com.