Jun 30, 2024Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesEERO SAARINEN (MI/FINLAND, 1910-1961) "TULIP" COFFEE TABLE$850(2 bids)
Roman marble portrait head of Titus might triumph at Freeman’s Hindman May 23CHICAGO – This 7in (18cm) high Roman marble portrait head is making a relatively speedy return to the auction block. It appeared for sale at Doyle New York as recently as October 2023, when it was cataloged as ‘Imperial Roman style’ and thought to depict the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, known as Caracalla. Then estimated […]
Early marble statue of a cricket bowler scored at Andrew JonesLOS ANGELES — A white marble sculpture of a young man holding what appears to be a cricket ball flew away from its estimate to bring $30,000 ($39,000 with buyer’s premium) at Andrew Jones on November 29. The finely carved and modeled figure of an idealized youth standing contrapposto may be among the earliest known […]
Met gifted with monumental Salviati oil-on-marble portraitNEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–1563). Executed on a one-inch thick marble slab, the arresting portrait depicts Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), a powerful Florentine banker and one of the most significant political opponents to the Medici rulers. The […]
Marble bust of Julius Caesar among top pieces in Dec. 22 auctionNEW YORK – On Wednesday, December 22, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will offer a sale of Exquisite Decorative Arts. Its more than 300 lots will include a circa-1960s abstract work by the late American artist Betty Parsons; a bronze cloisonne incense burner; a miniature sterling silver English tea and coffee set, intended for […]