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RUGS STAR AT BOB RANDOLPH AUCTION

By Rita Easton

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. -- A November 14 auction held by Auctioneer Col Bob

Randolph at the Ocean Fire Company on Arnold Avenue drew a full house of 300.

A five o'clock preview preceded the 6:30 pm event.

Rugs were the best category, with the top bid of $2,500 going to a 3« by 5

foot Kirman with red field decorated primarily with shades of blue.

Two runners measuring approximately 13 by 3 feet of nearly identical design,

went to the same buyer, an antiques dealer, for personal use at $1,600 each; a

pair of 3 by 6 foot Chinese rugs, in blue and white, sold as a single lot,

made at the turn of the century, realized $1,550; a slightly smaller rug with

a piece out of the border nonetheless went to the trade at $550; and a large,

geometric design 9 by 12-foot rug, with black and white on a red field was

purchased at $1,550.

One of the most attention-getting lots was an oversized copper cow

weathervane. The 32-inch long, full-bodied bovine, with untouched old original

greenish patina, sold at $2,325 to the trade.

"I bought it locally," Randolph said, "when I was approached by someone who

said `Do you buy cows?' Then they went up to their attic and brought it down.

The weathervane was originally from Pennsylvania."

An 83-piece, sterling silver Gorham flatware set of an unidentified pattern,

in a fitted box, went to a dealer at $1,100; a sterling footed bowl,

approximately 10 inches in diameter, with chased design, sold for $250; a

sterling bowl with filigreed rim brought $205; and a heavy Victorian ladle in

sterling silver sold at $90.

A yellow Rookwood candle vase, approximately 10 inches high, went out at $130;

twelve cups and saucers and a matching plate, in cranberry glass with gold

overlay, achieved $675; a Royal Vienna urn brought $450 for the lidded,

two-handled twelve-inch piece; and seven cups and saucers in cranberry glass

reached $270.

A Civil War ambrotype of a soldier, quarter-plate size, made $275; a Newcomb

College vase, 4¬ inches high, in dark blue with a rim decorated with white

flowers and green leaves, reached $1,200; a reverse painted lamp sold at $225;

and a lot of Lionel trains (#3469, 588, 671, 2020, and 2023) went for $450.

One person's garbage was another person's riches when the contents of a trunk,

taken from a curb prior to garbage pick-up and consisting of 1950s papers

pertaining to ocean liner memorabilia such as menus and postcards, was a hit

at $160. A second, unrelated lot of Andrea Doria memorabilia, consisting of a

passenger list and a brochure, realized only $40.

A Roseville "Bonita" vase, approximately six inches high, with a green ground,

was purchased at $325; a sterling silver and ivory handled cane sold at $250;

and a sterling and bone handled cane went out at $55. A group of child's

dishes, broken into lots of three pieces, ranged between $20 and $90; and Walt

Disney bowls realized $60 each.

Prices quoted do not reflect a ten percent buyer's premium.