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Sales consulting

More than 25 years of auction house experience, negotiating fees and accurate market knowledge affords clients of MJP Art Services an insider's access, ensuring they receive the best possible terms and ultimately achieve the highest sale prices.

  • Identify the ideal sale venue
  • Negotiate the best terms of sale
  • Auction house insider advice and direction
  • Estate sales coordination
  • Maximize your collection's value
  • Locate items you want to add to your collection

Maximize the Value of your Art and Antiques

Notable Sales Results

John Ford Clymer, Putting Up Birdhouses, Saturday Evening Post cover 1951, sold for $187,500

Sold for $187,500

John Ford Clymer (American 1907-1989)

"Putting Up Birdhouses", The Saturday Evening Post cover, 1951

Sold May 2024 on estimate of $150,000 to $250,000

- MJP Art Services client in Oklahoma

Julius Stockfleth, View of Galveston from Pelican Island, 1907, sold for $163,000

Sold for $163,000

Julius Stockfleth (American/German 1857-1935)

"View of Galveston from Pelican Island," 1907

Sold February 2020 on estimate of $20,000 to $30,000

- MJP Art Services client in Hawaii

Jane Peterson, Gloucester Harbor, circa 1915-1916, sold for $93,750

Sold for $93,750

Jane Peterson (American 1876 -1965)

"Gloucester Harbor," circa 1915 -1916

Sold May 2022 

- MJP Art Services client in North Carolina

Sales facilitated, negotiated and achieved for clients of MJP Art Services.

Woody Gwyn, Roadway with Reflectors, oil on canvas, sold for $47,625

Sold for $47,625

Woody Gwyn (American/Texas born 1944)

"Roadway with Reflectors," oil on canvas

Sold September 23, 2023 on presale estimate of $12,000 to $22,000

- MJP Art Services client in Houston

Lesser Ury, Allee im Tiergarten Berlin, 1920s, sold for $70,000

Sold for $70,000

Lesser Ury (German 1861-1931)

"Allee im Tiergarten, Berlin," 1920s

Sold June 2020 on presale estimate of €50,000 to €70,000

- Through German auction house for MJP Art Services client in Houston

Max Pechstein, Sommer I, 1912, sold for $81,250

Sold for $81,250

Max Pechstein (German 1881-1955)

"Sommer I," 1912

Sold March 2019 on presale estimate of $10,000 to $15,000

- part of a large family collection in Houston sold as a single-owner sale through a New York auction house

Luis Feito, Black White and Grey, 1960, sold for $13,400

Sold for $13,400

Luis Feito (Spanish b. 1929)

"Black, White and Grey," 1960

Sold September 2020 on presale estimate of  $5,000 to $7,000

- MJP Art Services client in New Jersey

George Sugarman, Saint Paul Sculptural Complex, 1971, brokered private sale

Private Sale

Additional notable sales:

George Sugarman (American 1912-1999)

Sculptural group from the “Saint Paul Sculptural Complex”, 1971

Brokered private sale for a nonprofit organization to a corporate buyer of large public sculpture in June 2025.

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Art Sales Consulting, Houston, Texas

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