Sellers look for active bidding resulting in strong prices and a high percentage of sales.
The auction house wants all of the above. By these measures, the Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society absentee auction that closed on May 27 was a total success. Every one of the 307 lots sold. The more significant and higher-valued lots brought strong bids, and yet there were still opportunities for serious collectors to acquire fine examples at moderate prices. Eighty-two lots exceeded their high estimates.