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DECORATIVE ART

  • American History
  • American Indian Art
  • Decorative Arts
  • Fine Jewelry & Timepieces
  • Fine Paintings & Prints
  • Historic Firearms & Militaria
  • Modern Art & Design
  • Modern Ceramics

DECORATIVE ART

Cowan’s holds three major Fine and Decorative Art auctions a year, which feature American folk art, 19th-century art, portraits, and antique furniture, silver, Rookwood, porcelain, sculptures, American & European paintings and works on paper including lithographs, etchings, fine art drawings, and watercolors. Cowan’s specialists boast a variety of experience in the antiques and auction industry and are regarded for their knowledge and scholarship.

PRICES REALIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL OBJECTS

Kentucky Blanket Chest with Folk Art Decorations

Sold for: $64,625

Decorative Arts

Tiffany Studios Snowball Table Lamp

Sold for $126,000

Decorative Arts

Gorham Mfg. Co. Martelé Punch Bowl and Plateau

Sold for $108,000

Decorative Arts

Early 20th Century Heriz Rug

Sold for $16,800

Decorative Arts

Massachusetts Chippendale Bonnet-top High Chest, 1750-1770

Sold for $20,400

Decorative Arts

KPM Plaque of Theodora

Sold for $17,625

Decorative Arts

Cast Iron Girl Skipping Rope Mechanical Bank

Sold $26,400

Decorative Arts

Monumental WH Triphugen (Triphagen) Pewamo, Michigan Double-Handled Stoneware Merchant’s Jug

Sold for $25,200

Decorative Arts

Contact

Decorative Arts


Kirstie Craven
513-871-1670 (ext. 231)
decarts@cowans.com

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Departments

  • American History
  • American Indian Art
  • Decorative Arts
  • Fine Jewelry & Timepieces
  • Fine Paintings & Prints
  • Historic Firearms & Militaria
  • Modern Art & Design
  • Modern Ceramics

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  • Request an Estimate
  • Estates and Trusts
  • Museums, Historical Societies, and Institutional Services
  • Appraisals and Evaluations

About Cowan’s

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  • History