Upcoming Auctions March
20, 2010
Antique Estate Auction March
21, 2010
Event - Is Your Antique Lighting
Real Spring
Auctions
Clocks &
Watches Lighting (Tiffany,
Duffner & Kimberly, Handel,
Pairpoint, etc.) Victorian,
Carved Oak, American and
Mahogany Furniture, Fine Art &
Paintings Arts & Crafts,
Mission, Antique and Rare
Firearms, swords & weapons,
armor and uniforms.
Consign to our upcoming
auctions and ask about our 0%
sellers commission. (limited
time only)
Auction
Previews At Fontaine's
Auction Gallery Saturday 8am
to 11am, Auction starts at
11am.
Upcoming
Antique Auctions At Fontaine's:
March 20, 2010
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Antique Estate
Auction (At Fontaine's
Pittsfield MA) This will be a large
auction feature over 700 lots of
antiques and accessories mostly from
local estates to include Early American,
Victorian, Period Empire, Turn of
Century Oak, Arts & Crafts, Antique
Wicker & Custom Mahogany Furniture,
Clocks, Antique Lighting incl. Table
Lamps, Domes & Chandeliers, Sterling
Silver, Porcelains, Pottery, Artglass,
Cut Glass, Tiffany Pieces, Music Boxes,
Oriental Rugs, Bronzes, Paintings, Plus
hundreds of related accessories.
March 21, 2010
- EVENT
- Is your Tiffany Lamp Authentic?
Fontaine’s will hold a special seminar
on the Lamps of Tiffany, with special
guest speaker nationally renowned
Tiffany Lamp expert Paul Crist. Bring
your Tiffany, Handel, Pairpoint, Duffner
& Kimberly Lamps for a free
authentication. A special certificate of
authenticity can also be acquired. (At
Fontaine's, Pittsfield MA) - Please call
for an appointment and seating:
413-448-8922
Antique
Consignments Wanted For
Fontaine's Spring & Summer Auctions
We are looking for
antique consignments
to our Spring and Summer Antique Auctions -We
also buy Antiques and entire
estates outright -
call today - 413-448-8922
and speak to John Fontaine.
0%
commission on high-quality
consignments.
We are looking for high-quality
items or collections for our
upcoming catalogs. We are
looking to buy or for
consignment, the following and
offering 0% Commission.
Clocks & Watches Lighting
(Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly,
Handel, Pairpoint, etc.)
Victorian, Carved Oak, American
and Mahogany Furniture, Fine Art
& Paintings Arts & Crafts,
Mission, Antique and Rare
Firearms, swords & weapons,
armor and uniforms.
In the above photos, 2 lots from our upcoming auction. 10 pieces attributed to R J Horner dining Room Set and a George A. Jones Astronomical
Regulator Clock in a Herter Brothers case. H 10’3", W 67", D 19"
Fontaine's enjoys a national
reputation for strong,
sometimes record-setting
prices for a wide range of
quality antiques and fine
art. After 35 years in the
Antiques Business Fontaine's
prides itself on
Professional Appraisals and
Exceptional Customer
Service.
Perhaps we can achieve
something for you. Our areas
of particular strength are:
Lighting by Tiffany, Pairpoint, Handel, Duffner &
Kimberly, others; 19th
century/historic lighting.
Arts & Crafts furniture/
accessories by Gustav Stickley, L&JG Stickley,
Stickley Brothers, Roycroft,
Limbert, others.
19th
century furniture by John Belter, J&JW Meeks, RJ
Horner, Hunzinger, Alexander
Roux, others.
Period Empire, Early
American, other antique
furniture; carved oak
turn-of-the-century, custom
mahogany furniture.
Fine Art by listed
artists; silver, Oriental
rugs, bronzes, porcelains,
accessories; unique or
monumental objects.
Whether you have one item
or an entire Estate, contact
Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery
for fast professional
service. We are always
accepting consignments for
our upcoming series of
Antique Auctions. Take a
digital photo of your
antique and send it to us
using the handy uploading
form provided.
A
book paying homage to
the designs of Philip
J. Handel, whose
vision for The Handel
Company of Meriden,
Connecticut, was to
combine individual
craftsmanship with
creative
accomplishment.
His goal was to design
and produce objects of
beauty whose aesthetic
appeal and usefulness
would last for many
years. Could he ever
have imagined that his
vision would be
realized , perhaps
beyond his
expectations.
This book offers us a
unique opportunity to
admire many of the
lamp and wares created
by The Handel Company
and, by so doing,
perpetuate its
unparalleled legacy of
creativity and
excellence.
by Carole Goldman
Hibel, John Hibel,
John Fontaine
February 23rd 2008
Fontaine's Antique Auction
Gallery Exceptional Antique
Auction Realizes $2.2
Million
(Pittsfield, Mass.) - A
gorgeous rosewood laminated
marble-top center table by
J. & J.W. Meeks, in
untouched all-original
condition, sold for $48,875
at an Exceptional Antique
Auction held February 23 by
Fontaine's Auction Gallery.
The sale was held in the
firm's spacious gallery,
located at 1485 W.
Housatonic Street in
Pittsfield. The Meeks table
was the day's top lot of the
over 1,000 sold. -
Click
Here to read the entire
article.
October 17th 2007
Antique
Rosewood Desk Draws $31,625
At Fontaine's Auction
Gallery
By Frances McQueeney-Jones
Mascolo
PITTSFIELD, MASS.-
An early Nineteenth Century
rosewood two-part secretary
desk with fanciful ivory
inlay of flamboyant dragons,
snakes and fruit was the
highlight at Fontaine's
September 1–2 sale when it
sold for $31,625. The
93-inch piece sold for
double its estimate. The
1,000-plus lot sale had
something for every taste
and attracted a significant
crowd.
Rosewood Desk Draws $31,625
At Fontaine Auction Gallery-
click here to read the full
sotry.
October 2nd, 2007 Renaissance Revival Bedroom
Set Went High At Fontaine's
:PITTSFIELD MASS. -
A heavily carved
three-piece Renaissance
Revival bedroom set that
had only been moved twice
in its 100-year-plus
history, with second move
coming recently as it was
relocated to Fontaine's
Auction gallery, brought a
premium price at auction
this past Saturday,
September 29.
Auctioneer John
Fontaine was excited to be
offering the set that he
cataloged as being in
pristine, untouched
condition. "All they did
was dust it from time to
time," stated the
auctioneer.
Thought to be by
Thomas Brooks, the walnut
and burled walnut, marble
top set carried a
$30/50,000 estimate. "I
thought we might come in
around the high end,"
stated Fontaine, but a
battle between ten phone
bidders and several
bidders on the floor,
pushed the final price to
$80,500, with a bidder in
the gallery winning out.
August 20th, 2002 Bidder Reels in Tiffany Fish
Lamp for $128,800 at
Fontaine's
Bidder
Reels in Tiffany Fish Lamp
for $128,800 at Fontaine's
PITTSFIELD, MASS. - A
strong selection of
important lighting led the
way - including several
rare Tiffany lamps - at
Fontaine's summer auction
August 16-17.
Furnishings from the
Romano estate, a banking
family from Oak Park,
Ill., were also among the
more than 1,200 items
offered.
More
than 400 lots were served
up for the catalogued
session on Saturday, while
Friday's "Discovery Sale"
featured more than 800
lots, including some from
the Romano estate.
Highlights from that
estate included a dozen
examples of RJ Horner
furniture, including a
partners' desk and
grandfather clock and a
large painting by the
Russian artist Adolph
Schreyer.
The top
lot of the auction was a
rare Tiffany Favrile and
bronze fish lamp on a
blown metal pumpkin base
which realized $128,800,
slightly above its high
estimate. Also underlining
the strong prices across
the board was a Handel
Poppy lamp, featuring an
18-inch diameter shade
reverse painted with
vibrant red, pink and
orange poppies, which sold
for $56,000. Highlighting
furnishings from the
Romano estate was an RJ
Horner grandfather clock,
which also sold for
$84,000.
The
auction grossed $2.4
million. A complete review
of the auction will appear
in a future issue of
Antiques and the Arts
Weekly.
March
21, 2010
-
EVENT
- Is your Tiffany Lamp Authentic?
Fontaine’s will hold a special seminar
on the Lamps of Tiffany, with special
guest speaker nationally renowned
Tiffany Lamp expert Paul Crist. Bring
your Tiffany, Handel, Pairpoint, Duffner
& Kimberly Lamps for a free
authentication. A special certificate of
authenticity can also be acquired. (At
Fontaine's, Pittsfield MA) - Please call
for an appointment and seating:
413-448-8922
Antique
Consignments Wanted For
Fontaine's Spring & Summer Auctions
We are looking for
antique consignments
to our Spring and Summer Antique Auctions -We
also buy Antiques and entire
estates outright -
call today - 413-448-8922
and speak to John Fontaine.
0%
commission on high-quality
consignments.
We are looking for high-quality
items or collections for our
upcoming catalogs. We are
looking to buy or for
consignment, the following and
offering 0% Commission.
Clocks & Watches Lighting
(Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly,
Handel, Pairpoint, etc.)
Victorian, Carved Oak, American
and Mahogany Furniture, Fine Art
& Paintings Arts & Crafts,
Mission, Antique and Rare
Firearms, swords & weapons,
armor and uniforms.
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Perhaps we can achieve
something for you. Our areas
of particular strength are:
Lighting by Tiffany, Pairpoint, Handel, Duffner &
Kimberly, others; 19th
century/historic lighting.
A
book paying homage to
the designs of Philip
J. Handel, whose
vision for The Handel
Company of Meriden,
Connecticut, was to
combine individual
craftsmanship with
creative
accomplishment. 
had only been moved twice
in its 100-year-plus
history, with second move
coming recently as it was
relocated to Fontaine's
Auction gallery, brought a
premium price at auction
this past Saturday,
September 29.
