Tuesday, October 7, 2008

UNPREDICTABLE PRICES

Queen Anne carved walnut Compass-Seat footstool Unpredictable Prices

Prices can be unpredictable but last week some were amazing. The Queen Anne carved walnut Compass-Seat footstool made in Philadelphia c. 1750 sold at Sotheby's with an estimate of $200,000 to $400,000. It auctioned for $5,234,500, the record price for a piece of seating furniture at auction.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM

    wow.....that 5 and a quater million would have fed a lot of hungry people.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    Quite a hefty price for a stool sample... :@

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  3. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 1:35 PM

    The rich in gas producing countries are disappointed if the price is too low. This is no indication of future values.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 7:12 PM

    I just wonder WHY?? I know it's Queen Anne, but it's not that interesting or special looking. Are foot stools that rare? Perhaps the maker is important?

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  5. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 11:20 PM

    Just proves P.T. Barnum was right.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    Was the footstool made by the Queen herself?

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