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How Much?
From November 1996 through November 2003, at least nine French Club type
corkscrews were offered for sale in individual lots at Christie
‟
s South Kensington
auctions. None of the lots were sold until one offered in the November 2003 sale
brought £47.
Date
Lot
Description
Estimate £
Sale £
4/30/1996
297
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
180-200
ns
11/26/1996
338
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
150-200
ns
5/15/1997
171
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
150-200
ns
8/6/1997
525
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
80-120
ns
5/21/1998
67
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
200-300
ns
5/21/1998
68
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE (tip
broken/cracked)
150-200
ns
5/25/1999
196
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
120-140
ns
5/20/2003
259
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
150-200
ns
11/4/2003
443
French Boxwood marked THE CLUB
MADE IN FRANCE
60-100
47
On May 22, 2001 a
“
package
”
lot was offered with this description:
“
Four club
corkscrews, two turned boxwood examples, a modern hexagonal type; and a
modern Club with advertising
Likeuren Feyten Wijnen
”
. The estimate selling price
was £120-150. The hammer price was £141.
