April 7: Current Prices
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the U.S. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Herend porcelain trinket box and cover, painted yellow and blue flowers, eight-sided, gilt edge, covered with white kitten finial, Herend backstamp, 3 inches, $50.
World War II poster, Join Red Cross, four U.S. military men in uniform marching with Red Cross nurse, R.C. Kauffmann, c. 1942, 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches, $150.
Stoneware crock, cobalt blue stylized wreath, stamped J. Burger Jr., Rochester, N.Y., straight sides, thick banded rim, ear handles, 4 gallons, 11 1/4 inches, $295.
Purse, shoulder, red leather, firm sides, gold tone Prada Milano and logo on flap, gold tone chain handle with red leather woven through links, 4 x 8 inches, $375.
Wood carving, sculpture, Angel, abstract angular form, David Fels, 1983, 61 3/4 x 29 inches, $475.
Pen, Mont Blanc Meisterstuck 149, fine point nib, glossy black, gold bands and trim, brown leather pen sleeve, $510.
Wedgwood candlestick, dolphin form, black basalt, exaggerated head and features, tail curled up ending in a fluted cup, rectangular base with shell border, impressed mark on bottom, 8 3/4 x 6 inches, $620.
Jewelry, necklace, pearls, single strand, three gold tone links between each pearl, entwined "CC" logo charm on one side, enameled flower clasp, marked, Chanel, 25 inches, $885.
Silver, Mexican, coffee set, straight sides with deep concave flutes, flattened rim, U-shape wooden handles, coffeepot, sugar, creamer, tray with pinched and fluted border, marked "Sterling" and "M.R.M. / Hecho En Mexico / 925," coffeepot 12 x 7 1/2 inches, tray 22 x 15 inches, $2,125.
Furniture, secretary bookcase, Federal, maple, swan's neck pediment, two arched panel doors, lower section with slant front, four graduated drawers, fitted interior with pigeonholes, drawers, bracket feet, Connecticut, c. 1800, 93 x 39 x 20 inches, $3,000.