19th-CENTURY CORNER CUPBOARD WITH ORIGINAL BLUE PAINT REALIZES $11,825 AT SINGLE-OWNER AMERICANA SALE HELD NOVEMBER 3-4 BY VALLEY AUCTIONS

AuctionPublicity.com – (Dublin, Va.) – A 19th-century pine and poplar corner cupboard with original blue paint and salmon-colored interior sold for $11,825 at a single-owner Americana sale held November 3-4 by Valley Auctions, LLC. The entire sale – nearly 1,000 lots – comprised the collection of Keith Keiper of Dublin, Va., who owned wonderful examples of decorated stoneware, baskets and fine period furniture.

“This was an important collection of great Americana,” said Robert Smith of Valley Auctions. “Only a few estates hit the market each year where every lot is something great. This was one of those estates.” Mr. Smith added the sale attracted “just about every major collector in the region, about 500 people each day,” plus there was active Internet bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids were also accepted. “It was a very busy two days,” Mr. Smith remarked.

The corner cupboard was the top lot of the sale. It boasted a multi-tiered cornice over two doors with eight lights each, and four shelves behind and over two small chamfered drawers. The front styles served as feet, with small cutouts. “It was a gorgeous piece,” Mr. Smith observed, “that reflected the merchandise overall. People will flock to quality, and Mr. Keiper certainly knew about quality.”

Following are highlights from the Nov. 3-4 sale. All prices include a 10% buyer’s premium.
A Wythe County, Va., pie safe, crafted in the 19th century, soared to $8,250. The poplar piece featured a tulip and urn pattern and was attributed to The Rich Shop (circa 1850). It included dovetailed construction; 7” turned legs; and two-board top. The pie safe had two drawers over two doors over tins and stood 50” high.

A 19th-century Virginia sugar chest crossed the block at $7,975. The walnut and pine piece had a darker finish, applied later. Features included a two-board top; panels on all sides; tapered legs; a hinged lift top; burl panels; dowels; a lock in place; original butt hinges; and two supports that were added under the lid. The chest, at 29” high x 22-1/4” wide, was chamfered and splayed on all sides.

A J. Weaver blue and gray ovoid six-gallon crock, in good condition and decorated with three sets of cobalt blue flowers, realized $5,335. The piece was stamped “J. Weaver #6” and measured 15-1/4” x 12-1/2”. Also, an early 19th-century table-top four-light cupboard, in excellent condition, achieved $5,170. The piece was painted mustard over red and had a bold cornice above the glass door.

A beautiful 19th-century walnut and pine tall case clock, with brass finials and an eagle on top of the bonnet, chimed on time for $4,950. The open arched painted face had corners of leaves and fruit. The clock showed hours, seconds, days and two maps of each continent above the face. Other depictions included the moon; the ocean with schooner; a U.S. Naval flag; and a European landscape.

A curly maple tester bed, crafted in the 19th century and featuring a paneled headboard with end scrolls, brought $4,675. The box spring-size piece had turned and tapered posts; acorn finials; and was highly figured. Also, a 19th-century curly maple chest, measuring 44” h x 40” w x 23-1/2” d, hit $3,300. The piece had a large drawer over three graduated drawers; half columns; and a molded apron.

A 19th-century walnut and poplar step-back two-piece cupboard gaveled for $2,530. The piece featured molded cornice over two blind doors over a flat surface over two drawers over blind doors, all supported by simple notched feet (87” tall). Also, an early 19th-century walnut and poplar North Carolina chest, with hand-cut dovetails and two over three graduated drawers fetched $2,310.

A 74-piece Kirk/Stieff sterling flatware set, mostly in the Repousse pattern, made $1,430. Included were six teaspoons marked “Sterling Stieff” in the Stieff Rose pattern. Also, a 19th-century painted blanket chest of walnut, poplar, oak and pine went for $1,100. The piece had a dovetailed case with strap hinges; painted sunburst on top; and three-panel front showing tulips, a vase and decoration.

A rare blue and gray stoneware crock from the 1850s, either a cake or butter crock (8” z 14”), sold for $935; a 19th-century hanging red painted cupboard, with eight lights and dovetailed case (37” tall), found a new owner for $880; and a 19th-century figured curly maple two-drawer stand with drop leaves went for $840. The three-board top stand featured new pulls, hinges and drawer insides.

The weekend event was held at Valley Auctions’ spacious showroom facility, located at 5351 Wilderness Road in Dublin, Va., not far from Roanoke and Danville. Dublin is easily accessible to Interstate 81. Valley Auctions, LLC, is a rising star in the auction world in the mid-Atlantic states. The firm’s next auction date has not yet been set. Watch the website for info: www.valleyauctions.com.

Valley Auctions, LLC, is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign an item, estate or collection, you may call them directly at (540) 674-4771, or e-mail them at valleyauctions@comcast.net. To get to Valley Auctions, take I-81 to exit 98 and go south on Rt. 100 to Hance Road, turn left and then left again on Wilderness Road. Valley Auctions will be on the left.

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