Harold Sack, who heads Israel Sack, a major New York dealer, never raised a finger during the bidding.

Harold Sack of Israel Sack, the 57th Street dealer, said that the clock appeared to have been made earlier than the cabinet.

"But they are very scarce," said Harold Sack, president of Israel Sack, a New York dealer.

"This will be the first time we will be all on one floor," said Harold Sack, one of the owners.

Both the desk-bookcase and the table were bought by Harold Sack of Israel Sack, a New York dealer.

Harold Sack, the dean of American furniture dealers, has mixed feelings about the sale in a depressed market.

The Sack gallery, Harold Sack said, was "offered nice things for astronomical prices."

"Some things will fall in price, and others will stay the same or increase," says Harold Sack.

Harold Sack, too, was always daring in his buying, paying record prices for antiques, especially after his father's death in 1959, when he began to dominate the field.

"All Phyfe satinwood furniture is rare," said Harold Sack, president of the family-owned firm.