Briggs Auction Inc.s Fine Estate Auction held Nov. 22 featured a wide-ranging selection of antiques and more from a prominent Catasauqua, Pa., estate belonging to C. Thomas and Alexandra Huston Fuller. The highlight of the sale was the lot that set a new auction record, a fine 19th-century Japanese koro-on-stand that realized $144,000. All prices reported include a buyers premium. From the Meiji period, this 24-inch-tall iron vase was decorated in high relief mixed metal with alternating panels of figural, bird, and floral designs on a background of gilt floral accents and blossoms in relief, one panel of which is signed. The lid figures possess a gilt repeating design and reticulated ball rim, with artists seal underneath. The koro reposes on a matching stand with geometric-design legs. The piece has a rich American history as well, having been part of the collection of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, of the prominent Childs and Drexel families of Philadelphia, then to the collection of C. Thomas and Alexandra Fuller of Catasauqua. This is an exceedingly rare example, said Stephen Turner of Briggs, especially in this size and condition. It was relatively unseen on the market and has been in a private collection for decades. As far as we are able to determine, this is the highest prices paid for a koro at auction. Bidding for the koro was brisk with ten telephone lines (five of which were international), two online platforms, and several absentee bids. The Fuller collection comprised much of the auction and included an excellent assortment of antique furnishings, fine art and sculpture, Asian decorative arts, carpets, silver, fine jewelry, and more from their estate, Willow Brook Farms, known internationally for its horse breeding program and the introduction of the western riding style known as reining. The Fullers passion for horse breeding and reigning influenced the furnishing of the country house, which was decorated with various equestrian themed art and antiques. A large Mehl Lawson cast bronze sculpture titled Early Morning Disagreement, one of 15 cast, sold for $10,440, and a Edith Baretto Parsons bronze fountain sculpture titled Turtle Baby, depicting a child holding two turtles, went for $13,200. A James Pollard oil-on-canvas coaching scene titled The Yarmouth Mail at The Three Cups, Colchester, from 1831, was $7,200; a Robert Hogg Nisbet large format oil-on-canvas landscape titled May Morning, South Kent, Conn. ($4,500); a Charles Knapp oil-on-canvas landscape titled Cobbs Creek showing a Delaware County, Pa., creekside landscape with fishermen ($3,360); and a George Catlin lithograph, titled Buffalo Hunt, Under The White Wolf Skin. No. 13, from Catlins North American Indian Collection, sold for $2,400. A 19th-century carved wooden Indian trade figure holding a bundle of cigars with colorful polychrome decoration, mounted on a stepped base, brought $3,120, and a 19th-century oil-on-canvas equestrian landscape with dog by W. Sord of Altwood, N.Y., sold for $3,250. The Fullers surrounded themselves with furnishings from many periods, in many styles, and the prices realized reflected their good taste. Further examples included a Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, ca. 1921, bronze sculpture of a standing female titled The Vine ($4,800); a matched pair of 19th-century Chamberlains Worcester porcelain fruit coolers ($3,840); a set of 66 pieces of matching gilt-decorated Venetian stemware in the Moroccan design ($3,000); a ca. 1658 Nicolao Visscher map titled Orbis Terrum Nova showing partial coastlines of New Zealand and Australia ($3,500); and a pair of French Bagues-style rock crystal wall sconces ($4,560). An Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp in the Tiffany style with geometric shade and painted metal base was $3,250; one of several framed stained glass window panels went for $3,840; and a Japanese six-panel wall screen with handpainted scenes sold for $3,250. With the koro as a prime example, Asian decorative arts were a prominent part of the Fuller collection. A graceful 18th-century Chinese jade bowl with flaring rim and footed base sold for $5,040; a pair of large 19th-century Chinese famille rose porcelain covered vases ($4,800); a figural Chinese export embroidered silk shawl with flowers, birds, insects, animals, and figural/face decorations ($2,750); and a pair of Chinse blanc-de-Chine porcelain figures mounted as table lamps sold for $3,240. This well-rounded collection truly reflects the Fullers, their elegant and accessible style and their love for their farm and community, said Turner. We were pleased and proud to offer this collection, and are happy with how well it was received. A complete list of the realized prices from the auction is available at www.BriggsAuction.com. Briggs Auction is a four-generation family-owned and operated auction house in Garnet Valley, Pa.