Highlights of Sotheby’s Property from the Estate of Samuel P. Reed Auction: April 28, 2007
Upper left: Lot 22, Debra P. Bermingham, Across the Pond. Estimate: 1,200 – 1,600 USD.
Upper right: Lot 26, Georges Michel, Fireworks around Paris. Estimate: 1,000 – 1,500 USD.
Lower left: Lot 61, American School, Blue Bowl with Fruit, Berries and Leafy Vines. Estimate: 7,000 – 9,000 USD.
Lower right: Lot 44, A Louis XVI brass-mounted walnut and ebonized tall commode, 18th century. Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 USD.
Samuel Reed, whomever he was, had great taste in art (and well, everything). Overall, his style is a little bit fancy for me, but then again, what to expect from an estate being sold at Sotheby’s — fancy. Looking over the contents of his home, seeing how he must have put different objects together, is a small window into the man. In his art collection in particular, an outline of the man appears. For some reason I think he must have grown up in the country, or spent time there, as there is a fecund quality to the images that reminds me of Vermont and my childhood.
