Folk Art holds a special place in our Fine and Decorative Art Auctions. Artifacts such as weathervanes, tramp art, samplers, portrait miniatures, and other uniquely American forms of folk art garner competitive prices that reflect and set current market trends.
Contact Roxanne Argenbright for information about consigning: 513.871.1670 roxanne@cowans.com
Department News
8/16/2010
Are treasures hiding among the dust in your attic or garage? Have you always wondered about your family heirlooms and collectibles? Bring them to the experts to see if they are as priceless as you hope. Wes Cowan, founder and owner of Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the ...
7/8/2010
Cowan’s European and Asian Fine and Decorative Art Auction, July 31, 2010 will feature Continental furniture, paintings, pottery and porcelain, and Orientalia. Leading the sale is a Portrait of a Woman by Frederick Soulacroix titled Resting with Fan. The captivating painting (est. ...
6/2/2010
Cowan’s inaugural American Scene Auction had total proceeds surpassing $500,000 for 404 lots. Regional items, such as a Kentucky Latonia Racetrack Painting, a portrait of a Derby winner by Walter Herbert Wheeler, and an Anna Pottery Pig Flask sold exceptionally well and inspired heated ...
5/11/2010
Cowan's appraisers have traveled quite a bit this year, giving appraisal fairs at several institutions including the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis and Worthington Libraries in Columbus. This past Saturday, our very own Diane Wachs was interviewed by WKYC in Cleveland, just before ...
2/27/2010
Cowan’s February 20, 2010 Fine and Decorative Art Auction lasted longer than expected, thanks to spirited bidding from the full house, phone bidders, and on iCowans. The auction totaled just under $700,000, with 867 bidders vying for 461 lots. The auction featured items from important ...
3/10/2010
A little pig has come to market at Cowan's Auctions, I am referring to an Anna Pottery pig flask, a rare example with glass eyes. Usually the eyes on these pigs are incised circles, ...
2/10/2010
Cowan's American Scene Auction
Cowan’s Auctions is seeking quality consignments of Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic Movement ceramics, art pottery, art glass, silver and furniture for the May 22nd American Scene auction.
For more information, contact our specialist at artsandcrafts@cowans.com
...Featured Items
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR WITH FLAGS QUILT
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $7,000-9,000
Sold for $9,400.00
ANNA POTTERY PIG FLASK, RARE WITH GLASS EYES
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $6,000-8,000
Sold for $20,562.50
ANDREW CLEMENS SAND BOTTLE WITH PATRIOTIC DECORATION AND
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $3,500-4,500
Sold For $6,462.50
Over 15 sold in 15 years!
KENTUCKY LATONIA RACETRACK PAINTING
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Top Lot of the Auction
Auction Estimate $3,000-5,000
Sold for $27,025.00
CHILDREN'S FOLK PORTRAIT ATTRIBUTED TO HATHAWAY
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $3,000-5,000
Sold for $3,407.50
CARL WORNER DIORAMA BOTTLE
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $1,500-2,000
Sold for $1,41.00
COPPER RUNNING HORSE WEATHERVANE
Auction: 2010, American Scene Decorative Arts, May 22
Auction Estimate $1,500-2,000
Sold for $2,820.00
Roxanne Argenbright - Senior Specialist (513.871.1670 x 22 or roxanne @ cowans.com)
Roxanne Argenbright is Cowan's Senior Folk Art Specialist. The daughter of an antiques dealer, Roxanne developed an appreciation for antiques at an early age; her earliest memory that hinted at her future passion and vocation was cutting out images of furniture, paintings and decorative objects from her mother's magazines and catalogs and arranging them into room settings. She studied Art and Interior Design at the College of Mount St Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio. Before joining Cowan's, Roxanne was an independent dealer for 26 years, specializing in American folk art and American rural decorative arts.
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Portrait of Woman and Child with Dog, Attributed to Sheldon Peck (1797-1868)
Sold for $22,325.00
Scrimshawed Whale's Tooth with Whaling Scene and American Ship
Sold for $15,275.00
Anna Pottery Salt Glaze Stoneware Pig
Sold for $9,400.00
Identified Portrait Attributed to John Grimes
Auction Estimate $2,000-3,000
Sold for $7,050.00
Kentucky Folk Art Portrait Attributed to Dupue
Auction Estimate $10,000-15,000
Sold for $9,400.00
Kentucky Folk Art Portrait Attributed to Dupue
Auction Estimate $10,000-15,000
Sold for $8,225.00
Southern Paneled Sugar Chest
Auction Estimate $1,500-2,500
Sold for $3,055.00
Folk Art Memory Frame
Auction Estimate $1,000-1,500
Sold for $2,937.50