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Gavels ‘N Paddles: Queen Anne tea table (Va.), $299,000, Cottone Auctions

Gavels ‘N Paddles: Queen Anne tea table (Va.), $299,000, Cottone Auctions

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by Ken Hall
A lovely 18th century Virginia Queen Anne tray-top tea table with a scalloped skirt, pad feet and a fine old refinish sold for $299,000 at a Fine Art & Antiques Auction held Feb. 20-21 by Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, N.Y. Also, a stainless steel gyratory kinetic sculpture by George Rickey (Am., 1907-2002), titled Three M’s and One W II (1987), made $115,000; a Sevres cobalt and gold enameled tureen, dated 1812, rose to $59,800; and a rose medallion punch bowl with the monogram of Ulysses S. Grant hit $12,075. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.
Gavels ‘N Paddles: Queen Anne tea table (Va.), $299,000, Cottone Auctions