Comments on: Wareroom Pieces of Prudent Mallard Sell at New Orleans Auction Galleries http://rarevictorian.com/2009/10/wareroom-pieces-of-prudent-mallard-sell-at-new-orleans-auction-galleries.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: james conrad http://rarevictorian.com/2009/10/wareroom-pieces-of-prudent-mallard-sell-at-new-orleans-auction-galleries.html/comment-page-1#comment-2633 james conrad Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:57 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3397#comment-2633 "In my opinion the results for these two New Orleans auctions shows a general malaise in the Rococo Revival Market at this time, with prices down significantly from just two-years ago." Indeed, and i have a hunch its not just that market thats down but across the entire antique furniture market as well. There was a Shaker auction several weeks ago at Willis Henry and i'll be very interested to see what the prices were there as i think if Shaker prices are down, just about everything else has as well. “In my opinion the results for these two New Orleans auctions shows a general malaise in the Rococo Revival Market at this time, with prices down significantly from just two-years ago.”

Indeed, and i have a hunch its not just that market thats down but across the entire antique furniture market as well. There was a Shaker auction several weeks ago at Willis Henry and i’ll be very interested to see what the prices were there as i think if Shaker prices are down, just about everything else has as well.

]]> By: Mario http://rarevictorian.com/2009/10/wareroom-pieces-of-prudent-mallard-sell-at-new-orleans-auction-galleries.html/comment-page-1#comment-2632 Mario Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:00:01 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3397#comment-2632 Although there are some similarities between this bed and the Landsdowne Bed (known as the Victoria, according to Cecilia Jackson Otto), the cresting and the footboard on this bed are different. Beds similar to the Landsdowne Bed (Victoria) in rosewood with pierced-carved crests, carved footboards, clustered columns on the four posts, telescoping posts, and mosquito netting assembly would normally bring double what this bed brought. In addition, the better rosewood armoires in the same style with pierced carved crests attributed to Mallard were bringing in excess of 20K. Similarly rosewood Roux-attributed tables of this caliber were bringing in excess of 25K. A perusal of the prices for Rococo Revival furniture at Neal Auction's September 2009 sale indicates that a number of items were bought-in and overall, the prices were down across the board. In my opinion the results for these two New Orleans auctions shows a general malaise in the Rococo Revival Market at this time, with prices down significantly from just two-years ago. Although there are some similarities between this bed and the Landsdowne Bed (known as the Victoria, according to Cecilia Jackson Otto), the cresting and the footboard on this bed are different.
Beds similar to the Landsdowne Bed (Victoria) in rosewood with pierced-carved crests, carved footboards, clustered columns on the four posts, telescoping posts, and mosquito netting assembly would normally bring double what this bed brought.
In addition, the better rosewood armoires in the same style with pierced carved crests attributed to Mallard were bringing in excess of 20K.
Similarly rosewood Roux-attributed tables of this caliber were bringing in excess of 25K.
A perusal of the prices for Rococo Revival furniture at Neal Auction’s September 2009 sale indicates that a number of items were bought-in and overall, the prices were down across the board.
In my opinion the results for these two New Orleans auctions shows a general malaise in the Rococo Revival Market at this time, with prices down significantly from just two-years ago.

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