Lot 325

Roycroft 'Fletcherize' Artwork, Desk Items, and Lamp Bases

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $50,000

Roycroft 'Fletcherize' motto artwork in a Roycroft-made oak frame together together with a Roycroft leather letter holder, and a Roycroft lapdesk with wood framework. Artwork with ink and watercolor rendering on paper. Orb and cross mark to lower right of motto, and to center of both desk items. America, circa 1915.
Artwork: H 15-1/2 W 11-5/8 in. Frame: H 25-1/4 in. W 21-3/8 in.
Letter Holder: H 15-1/8 W 10-1/8 in.
Lapdesk: H 18 in. W 16 in.

One Roycroft brass lamp base together with a Buffalo, New York Deldare Ware Lamp base. Roycroft with brass body, and maker's mark to underside. Deldare Ware ceramic base in olive green ground with hand-painted landscape scene depicting a gentleman amid trees and clouded sky, in the manner of the Ye Olden Days series. Stamped underglaze 'Made at Ye Olde Buffalo Pottery'  with date cipher 1909. Buffalo Pottery, Buffalo, New York and Roycroft Shops, East Aurora, New York, circa 1910.
Roycroft: H 11 in.
Buffalo Pottery: H 11-1/2 in.

Condition

Overall excellent condition to all works. Minor imperfections commensurate with age.

Shipping/Pickup

7) Arrangement and costs of shipping are the responsibility of the buyer. New England Auctions does not ship or arrange shipping. All shipping is outsourced. All buyers and shippers must come prepared with appropriate packing materials and help for heavy items. Our staff will not be available to help move heavy items. If a live aution payment is made by check, items will be held 7 business days before an item is released for shipping. Items can be picked up in person or by a shipper at 14 Business Park Drive - Unit 5, Branford, CT - BY CONFIRMED APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please contact the gallery 24 hours in advance to make an appointment. Pickup can be scheduled for Monday through Friday between 9am - 3pm beginning the Monday after the date of the auction. Please note that all first-time live auction buyers that wish to pick items up in person must pay with cash. To help expedite shipping, lots will be released to Village Express after payment has cleared. If you wish to use an alternate shipper, please send an email immediately. A list of local shippers includes: The Village Express, Branford, CT 203-481-7426 or (vexpress@comcast.net), Attn: Kristen. The UPS Store #5105 at 203-772-4445 or (store5105@theupsstore..com), Attn: Manjit. (for licensed transport across state lines): Outward Bound Courier Logistics, Dalton, MA at 413-854-3676, Attn: Alan or Ben. GNLE Delivery, Stockton, NJ at 908-256-3947, Attn: Kieran Giannelli. For fine art, furniture, and shippers that crate: Maquette FAS CT, Branford, CT at 203-640-8453, Attn: Kevin. Plycon Transportation Group 631-269-7000. Codogan Tate 718-689-7969. US ART 718-986-6500. Purchased items that have been paid for but not picked up or shipped from our auction facility within 21 days of the auction will be stored at a rate of $5 per day per lot. Storage fees and late fees must be paid before items are released. There are no exceptions. Items not picked up within 60 days of the auction date will be considered in default and become the property of New England Auctions. ***