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Property in this auction is located in Lambertville or Chicago.

Excellent results for The Life Collection of Terry & Ralph Kovel Sale total $463,909
94% by lot
130% by value

100 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $5,670

101 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$15,000–20,000

result: $18,900

102 George E. Ohr

Vase

$4,000–6,000

result: $6,300

103 George E. Ohr

Vase

$4,000–6,000

result: $4,788

104 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$35,000–45,000

result: $37,800

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105 George E. Ohr

Erotic vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $3,612

106 George E. Ohr

Rare potato trophy

$10,000–15,000

result: $18,900

107 George E. Ohr

Rare Cadogan teapot

$6,000–9,000

result: $10,080

108 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $3,024

109 George E. Ohr

Large vase

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,040

Discovering George Ohr: The Kovel Collection I first heard of Terry and Ralph Kovel in 1974, when their eponymous book on American Art Pottery, The Kovels' Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery, was published. I still have my original copy. It’s difficult to imagine this now, but half a century ago there was very little retrospective or critical information available on early 20th century American decorative ceramics. Of the few then-published books ceramiphiles had at their disposal, most were incomplete, non-critical, and otherwise modest additions to the paucity of information available on the subject... read more

110 George E. Ohr

Pitcher

$7,000–10,000

result: $9,450

111 George E. Ohr

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,528

112 George E. Ohr

Novelty artist's palette inkwell

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,890

113 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,024

114 George E. Ohr

Puzzle mugs, set of two

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,890

115 George E. Ohr

Novelty hat

$1,000–1,500

result: $630

116 George E. Ohr

Early pitcher

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,310

117 Anna Frances Simpson for Newcomb College Pottery

Transitional bowl with huckleberry flowers

$1,000–1,500

result: $630

118 Ruth Erickson for Grueby Faience Company

Vase with leaves and buds

$1,000–1,500

result: $819

119 William P. Jervis for Craven Art Pottery

Rare bowl

$1,000–1,500

result: $882

120 Fulper Pottery

Collection of five works

$1,000–1,500

result: $917

121 Teco Pottery

Vases, set of two

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,260

122 Frederick Hurten Rhead for Roseville Pottery

Della Robbia vase with stylized tulip poplars

$4,000–6,000

result: $17,640

123 Rookwood Pottery

Collection of three vases

$1,000–1,500

result: $756

124 Jacques Sicard for Weller Pottery

Vases, set of two

$600–900

result: $1,197

125 North Dakota School of Mines

Collection of three vessels

$500–700

result: $882

126 Cowan Pottery

Pelican and Elephant bookends, two pairs

$1,000–1,500

result: $945

127 Mildred Watkins

Collection of three works

$2,500–3,500

result: $2,096

128 Frank N. Wilcox for Cowan Pottery

Rowfant Club candlestick

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,890

129 Cleveland School

Collection of four works

$500–700

result: $630

130 Leopold Anzengruber

Untitled (child)

$1,000–1,500

result: $66

131 Carl Walters

Bowl with stylized flowers

$500–700

result: $1,310

132 Knowles, Taylor & Knowles

Lotus Ware vases, set of two

$1,500–2,000

133 Union Porcelain Works

Vase with box turtle and pitcher plant

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,890

134 Union Porcelain Works

Rare bulldog paperweight and pair of vases

$1,000–1,500

result: $852

135 Union Porcelain Works and Greenwood Pottery Company

Rare pitchers, set of two

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,386

136 American

Collection of twelve oyster plates

$2,000–3,000

137 Willets Belleek

Collection of four tablewares

$1,000–1,500

result: $197

138 18th-20th Century

Collection of eight works

$1,000–1,500

result: $645

139 American Satsuma

Collection of five works

$2,000–3,000

140 Taxile Doat

Rare and Exceptional vase

$10,000–15,000

result: $52,920

141 Taxile Doat

Vase with Athena medallions

$4,000–6,000

result: $7,560

142 Taxile Doat

Cabinet vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,134

143 French

Barbotine Aesthetic Movement vases, pair

$1,000–1,500

result: $189

144 Delft (de Porceleyne Fles)

Landscape plaque (after Johannes Vrolijk)

$2,000–3,000

result: $11,970

145 Martin Brothers Pottery

Double face jug

$4,500–6,500

result: $8,820

146 Charles Noke for Royal Doulton

Sung ware vases, set of three

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,260

Ralph & Terry Kovel
The Duke and Duchess of the Antiques World Ralph (1920 - 2008) and Terry (b. 1928) Kovels' influence on the world of collecting is incalculable and their accomplishments innumerable. The couple married in 1950 and wrote their first book together, now titled Kovels' Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1650-1850, in 1953. In 1986, they released a new book, Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850 to the Present. As the definitive source for collectibles and values, the Kovels are renowned for their eye for antiques, art, and design... read more

147 Doulton Lambeth

Collection of five Marqueterie Ware works

$1,000–1,500

result: $630

148 English

Collection of twelve tablewares

$1,000–1,500

result: $252

149 19th Century

Collection of three works

$1,000–1,500

result: $5,895

150 Royal Copenhagen

Flora Danica compotes, set of two

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,016

151 George E. Ohr

Exceptional and Rare double Cadogan teapot

$30,000–40,000

result: $25,200

152 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,292

153 George E. Ohr

Vase

$3,500–4,500

result: $6,930

154 George E. Ohr

Rare Cadogan teapot

$5,000–8,000

result: $4,410

155 George E. Ohr

Rare snake vase

$10,000–15,000

result: $10,710

156 George E. Ohr

Vase

$4,500–6,500

result: $6,300

157 George E. Ohr

Donkey inkwell

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,638

158 George E. Ohr

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,620

159 George E. Ohr

Pitcher

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,772

160 George E. Ohr

Jefferson mug

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,016

161 George E. Ohr

Early pitcher

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,310

162 George E. Ohr

Vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,394

163 George E. Ohr

Log cabin inkwell

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,071

164 George E. Ohr

Rare novelty inkwell and vessel

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,638

165 George E. Ohr

"Killed Baby"

$500–700

result: $2,394

166 George E. Ohr

Novelty chamberpots, set of two

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,764

167 American

Collection of four repoussé table articles

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,882

168 Gorham Manufacturing Company

Collection of four Aesthetic Movement mixed metal works

$1,200–1,800

result: $1,048

169 Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé porringer

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,310

170 Marshall Field & Co.

Collection of seven Colonial works

$1,200–1,800

result: $1,134

171 Omar Ramsden

Covered vessel

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,772

172 Edward and John Barnard

Victorian epergne

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,394

173 Pottier and Stymus

Egyptian Revival sofa

$6,000–9,000

result: $5,160

174 Rosa Bonheur

Taureau

$6,000–8,000

result: $54,180

175 Pottier and Stymus

Eyptian Revival armchair

$3,000–4,000

result: $11,610

176 Orrefors

Vase and bowl

$800–1,200

result: $1,638

177 Georgian Style

Armchair and chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $189

178 Handel

Greek Ruins table lamp

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,930

180 Rosa Bonheur

Etude des lions et de lionnes

$5,000–7,000

result: $15,480

182 Rosa Bonheur

Etude de chèvre

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,902

183 Alexander Roux, attribution

Fine Louis XVI Revival music-themed cabinet

$5,000–7,000

result: $3,024

184 John Clinton Spencer

Untitled (Oysters)

$1,000–1,500

result: $756

185 After Grinling Gibbons

George III-style chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $852

186 American

Collection of ten fabric articles

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,290

187 Erphila

Collection of seven works

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,386

188 Holt-Howard

Collection of twelve Pixiewares

$1,000–2,000

result: $1,114

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The Life Collection of
Terry & Ralph Kovel
1 November 2023
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