Tangible Investments will sandwich jewelry around antiques June 27

Signed both on the shade and base, this Tiffany Studios Acorn lamp has a $10,000-$20,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Signed both on the shade and base, this Tiffany Studios Acorn lamp has a $10,000-$20,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Signed both on the shade and base, this Tiffany Studios Acorn lamp has a $10,000-$20,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Nearly 600 lots of jewelry will be offered at Tangible Investments LLC’s Summer Fine Jewelry, Art and Antique Sale on June 27. Topping the jewelry-laden lineup is a diamond bracelet having 20 baguette diamonds and 10 emerald-cut diamonds with a total diamond weight of 19 carats. In 18-karat white gold, the bracelet has a $12,000-$15,000 estimate. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

A 3-carat ruby and diamond ring in 14-karat white gold is another attraction that will be sold during the first half of the auction. It has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate. A new 12-carat diamond and sapphire necklace of white gold is expected to bring $4,000-$5,000.

Several men’s Rolex watches are included in the sale and have received preliminary bids.  

Following the sale of 422 lots of jewelry the auction will move to art and antiques. Among the former is a selection of Louis Icart original etchings. One is the French artist’ works is Sleeping Beauty, a signed dry point etching having Icart’s windmill marking. Issued about 1927 the etching has a $1,500-$3,000 estimate.

An early 19th-century oil on canvas landscape of the Francesco Zuccarelli school, has a $1,500-$3,000 estimate. The canvas, which measures 43 by 55 inches inches, has 6-by-3-inch repair, yet is expected to sell for $5,000-$10,000.

A Pablo Picasso La Pique lithograph, 1950, one of five proofs aside from the numbered edition of 50, will be in the auction. On Arches wove paper, 19 3/4 by 25 3/4 inches, the print has a $4,000-$5,000 estimate.

A collection of leaded glass lamps and reverse-painted lamps will be featured. A Tiffany Studios Acorn lamp that stands 18 1/2 inches high and has a 14-inch diameter shade is expected to bring $10,000-$20,000. An American lamp made by J.A. Whaley Co. in a Tulip pattern, 18 inches in diameter and 21 1/2 inches high, has a $2,000-$4,000 estimate. A Chicago Mosaic leaded glass Cherry Tree lamp standing 22 inches high with an 18 1/2-inch shade also has a $2,000-$4,000 estimate. It was made circa 1915-1930.

A Pairpoint reverse painted Birds of Paradise lamp having an 18-inch shade and standing 22 1/2 inches high has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate.

The auction will be held at Tangible Investments’ gallery at 3444 Via Lido in Newport Beach. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Pacific

View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

The interior of this Tiffany Favrile vase contains a frog for holding flowers in place. It is 13 1/2 inches in diameter. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
The interior of this Tiffany Favrile vase contains a frog for holding flowers in place. It is 13 1/2 inches in diameter. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) spent much of career depicting beautiful women. His dry point etching titled Sleeping Beauty, circa 1927, has a $1,500-$3,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) spent much of career depicting beautiful women. His dry point etching titled Sleeping Beauty, circa 1927, has a $1,500-$3,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Expected to bring $4,000-$5,000 is this new16-inch-long diamond and sapphire necklace. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
Expected to bring $4,000-$5,000 is this new16-inch-long diamond and sapphire necklace. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
This early 19th-century landscape was likely painted by a student of Italian painter Francesco Zuccarelli (1702-1788). The early 19th-century oil on canvas has a $5,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
This early 19th-century landscape was likely painted by a student of Italian painter Francesco Zuccarelli (1702-1788). The early 19th-century oil on canvas has a $5,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
The ruby and diamond ring in white gold is estimated at $2,000-$3,000. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.
The ruby and diamond ring in white gold is estimated at $2,000-$3,000. Image courtesy Tangible Investments LLC.

D.A. Folsom to sell 100-year collection of antiques, art from Sisters of Mercy on June 26

Watercolor, Ettore Roesler Franz (Italian/German, 1847-1907), Monk and Donkey, 22 inches by 31 inches. Estimate $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and D.A. Folsom Auction Service.
Watercolor, Ettore Roesler Franz (Italian/German, 1847-1907), Monk and Donkey, 22 inches by 31 inches. Estimate $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and D.A. Folsom Auction Service.
Watercolor, Ettore Roesler Franz (Italian/German, 1847-1907), Monk and Donkey, 22 inches by 31 inches. Estimate $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and D.A. Folsom Auction Service.

PORTLAND, Maine – An untouched antiques and art collection accumulated over 100 years by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas will be auctioned by D.A. Folsom Auction Service on June 26, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. A second session, on June 27, will be for in-house bidders only, at the historic Motherhouse on Stevens Avenue in Portland. In all, 1,200 lots will be offered.

“The Sisters of Mercy have decided to downsize and refit their fantastic early brick building toward a new service for the needy,” said auctioneer Dale Folsom. “The resulting buying opportunity will thrill both collector and dealer alike.”

The Gardiner, Maine-based auction company has spent the last six months sorting through the hundreds of rooms at the Motherhouse. “Each passing day has revealed another array of treasures,” said Folsom.
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Monumental chandelier illuminates Lewis & Maese’s June 24 auction roster

At a height of 74 inches, this antique French crystal and brass chandelier will light a ballroom. The 32-light fixture has an estimate of $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
At a height of 74 inches, this antique French crystal and brass chandelier will light a ballroom. The 32-light fixture has an estimate of $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
At a height of 74 inches, this antique French crystal and brass chandelier will light a ballroom. The 32-light fixture has an estimate of $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.

HOUSTON – A monumental French crystal chandelier will be the belle of the ball when Lewis & Maese Auction Co. conducts an antique auction Wednesday, June 24, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Central. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Measuring 74 inches high by 48 inches wide, the chandelier has 32 lights. Dating to the early 1900s, it most recently hung in a prominent home in the affluent River Oaks community in Houston. Tyler Witt, director of operations at Lewis & Maese, expects the crystal and brass chandelier to sell for $20,000-$25,000.

Several antique rugs will be sold at the auction. One of the oldest is a hand-knotted Mahal wool rug in red and burgundy that measures 10 feet 10 inches by 8 feet. Made during the first quarter of the 20th century, the rug has a $1,350-$1,550 estimate.

A five-piece Reed & Barton sterling silver tea set in the Hampton Court pattern has a  $1,100-$1,400 estimate. The tea set complements Reed & Barton’s sterling flatware pattern of the same name. “The tea set is in perfect condition – mint,” said Witt.

A man’s 18-karat gold Cartier Roadster automatic wristwatch has a $17,500-$19,500 estimate. The classic Swiss-made timepiece has Roman numerals, an optional black leather band and its original box.

Four framed and matted woodcuts from Marc Chagall’s book Poems are signed in pencil. Edition no. 13/26, the woodcut illustrations are 20 inches high by 13 1/2 inches wide. The set has a $4,250-$5,250 estimate. A book is included in a shadowbox frame.

The western Africa county of Benin, formerly Dahomey, was the inspiration of a brass and copper figure of a king on horseback. With its wooden base the figure stands 61 inches high. It carries $8,000-$10,000 estimate. “It’s a well-made reproduction,” said Witt.

The sale will be held at Lewis & Maese Auction Co.’s facility at 2301 Sabine St. in Houston. For details phone 713-880-0891

View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

An 18-karat gold Cartier Roadster Automatic watch is expected to bring $17,500-$19,500. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
An 18-karat gold Cartier Roadster Automatic watch is expected to bring $17,500-$19,500. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Made during the first quarter of the 20th century, this Mahal wool rug is hand-knotted. It has a $1,350-$1,550 estimate. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Made during the first quarter of the 20th century, this Mahal wool rug is hand-knotted. It has a $1,350-$1,550 estimate. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Reed & Barton's five-piece Hampton Court tea set has a $1,100-$1,400 estimate. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Reed & Barton’s five-piece Hampton Court tea set has a $1,100-$1,400 estimate. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Originating in the nation of Benin in west Africa, a copper and brass mounted figure of a king has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Just the figure stands 31 inches high. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
Originating in the nation of Benin in west Africa, a copper and brass mounted figure of a king has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Just the figure stands 31 inches high. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
A set of four framed and matted woodcuts by Marc Chagall are expected to bring $4,250-$5,250. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.
A set of four framed and matted woodcuts by Marc Chagall are expected to bring $4,250-$5,250. Image courtesy Lewis & Maese Auction Co.

Poster art revealed for 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

Official poster artwork by Peter Hearsey for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d¹Elegance. Image used by permission of the artist.
Official poster artwork by Peter Hearsey for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d¹Elegance. Image used by permission of the artist.
Official poster artwork by Peter Hearsey for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d¹Elegance. Image used by permission of the artist.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Peter Hearsey of the Automotive Fine Arts Society has been selected to create the official poster artwork for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex. The 12th annual drive will take place Aug. 13, 2009, and trace portions of historic 17-Mile Drive and other thrilling coastal roadways.

Hearsey’s painting honors the talents of legendary coachbuilder Zagato by featuring a 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2 Competition FIA GT Berlinetta. It will be on display during the AFAS art exhibit at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® on Aug. 16, 2009, on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links®.

“I was surprised but thrilled to be chosen as a Pebble Beach artist,” said Hearsey. “The Tour d’Elegance has become a favorite gathering each year prior to the Concours. As an auto racing enthusiast, I’ve always enjoyed watching these elegant classic cars in motion, navigating the spectacular turns in and around the peninsula.”

In his poster, Hearsey focuses on one of the most famous mid-century Zagato creations, a red 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2 Competition FIA GT Berlinetta.  Hearsey captures the racecar speeding along the Pebble Beach coast, with another racer in the distance struggling to keep up. The background includes a blue California sky, sailboats and a trio of the Monterey Peninsula’s signature cypress trees.

Like many pioneering coachbuilders, Ugo Zagato applied construction and engineering techniques from the aircraft industry following World War I to fuel the growing demand for automobiles. But few did it with as much flair and attention to detail as Zagato. Many of the Italian’s most famous cars were built during the mid 1960s and into the ’70s, when automotive power and performance reached levels once believed impossible.

“This particular Zagato race car was a fitting centerpiece for the poster,” added Hearsey. “The Alfa Romeo TZ2 featured the stylish but functional lines that made Zagato one of the most accomplished designers of his time. And the setting pulls the entire piece together. I chose it because the scene includes so many identifiable aspects of the area that make the Tour such an exciting, memorable event.”

After growing up in London and studying at Kingston-upon-Hull College of Art from 1960-1964, Hearsey enjoyed a successful creative career at a large advertising agency and later as a freelance illustrator. In 1977, he moved to the Isle of Man, where the island’s rich motor sports heritage inspired him to paint full time and specialize in automobiles.  

A master impressionist, Hearsey is known worldwide for his ability to move seamlessly from the earliest decades of motoring to current Formula One cars. His attention to detail combined with his exploration of color and tone give his work a distinctive and personal quality. Hearsey has been a member of the AFAS since 1993. His many awards include four “Awards of Excellence” from the Meadowbrook Hall Concours and four AFAS “Athena Awards of Excellence” at Pebble Beach.  

He has been commissioned by Ford Motor Company, Rolls-Royce and the Indianapolis Hall of Fame Museum, among others. Hearsey has also created the official poster for Lord March for the famed Goodwood Festival of Speed since the event’s inception in 1993.

For more information about Peter Hearsey and his artwork, visit www.peterhearsey.com.

About the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance:

First conducted in 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has grown to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile. Only the rarest and most beautiful cars are invited to appear on the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, and connoisseurs of art and style flock to see these masterpieces.

Charitable donations raised by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance now total over $12 million. Related events include the Pebble Beach Tour d’EleganceTM presented by Rolex, Pebble Beach RetroAutoTM, and the Pebble Beach® Auction. Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, and Pebble Beach RetroAuto are trademarks, service marks and trade dress of Pebble Beach Company. All rights reserved.

About the Automotive Fine Arts Society:

AFAS was established in 1983 by a group of artists who are acknowledged by critics to be among the best in their field. Members work in many diverse mediums including oil, watercolors, acrylics, wood, gouache, pen & ink, clay and metal. AFAS participates in select shows across the country including the Pebble Beach Concours d´Elegance and the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Information about AFAS is available at www.autoartgallery.com

LARGER IMAGE OF NOTE

Official poster artwork by Peter Hearsey for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d¹Elegance. Image used by permission of the artist.
Official poster artwork by Peter Hearsey for the 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d¹Elegance. Image used by permission of the artist.