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Over 30 years experience as an auctioneer selling antiques, fine art, specialty collectibles, and estates.
Previous experience as an auctioneer include:
Oliver's, Inc.
Richard Oliver founded the auction house Oliver's in 1970 (1970 -1992). Located in Kennebunk, Maine, it grew from a one-person operation to a serious competitor and established itself as dominant force in a number of antiques and collectible markets. Oliver's specialty departments included Americana, Victoriana, Decoys, Fishing, Toys & Dolls, Firearms, and Advertising. Cultivated business in excess of $100 million through skilful consulting, appraising and auctioneering for clients dealing in fine and decorative arts. Highlights of some of the auction sales appear below:
World Record Prices
American Simon Willard silver dial clock at $440,000, known as the infamous "Boston Tea Party Clock".
World record decoy sold for $319,000 to Russell B. Aitken, Sunny Von Bulow's stepfather
In 1992, sold two decoys, The preening Drake and Hen Mallard by the Caines brothers of South Carolina, for a world record price of $285,000. The decoys were from the estate of Jean Yawkey (late owner of the Boston Red Sox).
Campbell Soup advertising sign, embossed tin, pop art graphics brought $93,000
Mammy Salted Peanuts tin with pressed lid sold for $22,000 Other World Record Prices Painting by Alexander Pope, "The Hunter's Still Life" for $187,000
Primitive painting by Hopkins of a little girl with a dog - world record price of $85,000
Family Coat of Arms (hatchment) for the first family of Rhode Island to the Smithsonian Institute for a world record price of $57,000
Miniature of Gilbert Stuart on ivory by Sara Goodrich to the National Portrait Gallery for $7,000, a record price in 1971Painting by a European artist Samuel Scott went to a private London collector for a world record price of $132,000.
Topsy print on paper sold for $60,000
Fishing rod - $20,000
Fishing reel - $22,000
Fishing lure - $18,000World famous Remington single-shot from the Jack Appel collection sold for $32,000
Winchester model 86 sold for $35,000.Independent Auctions
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art - Salisbury, Maryland
- Ropes and Gray - handled the famous Bible Speaks Auction which had gross sales of $4,500,000. This widely-publicised auction was on 60 Minutes twice and was covered by all major networks and news organisations.
- Charitable Auctions - Portland, Maine Symphony,Atlantic Salmon Federation, Ducks Unlimited,
Children's Cancer Fund- Fund-Raising Auctions
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