April 2013 - Page 8 of 17 - Auction Central News

Custards’ $1M gift endows directorship of SMU’s Meadows Museum

William and Linda Custard of Dallas have made a $1 million gift to SMU to endow the directorship of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of the Arts at the university. Image courtesy of SMU.

DALLAS – A $1 million gift from Linda and William Custard of Dallas will establish and endow the position of Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU. An additional $1 million from the Meadows Foundation will add to the endowment of the position.

“We are deeply grateful to Linda and Bill Custard for their generosity in establishing this endowed position for the Meadows Museum and Meadows School,” said SMU President R. Gerald Turner. “Linda Custard has provided dedicated leadership on the SMU Board of Trustees and the Leadership Council of the Second Century Campaign. This endowed Centennial chair supports one of the campaign’s highest priorities. It brings the total of SMU’s endowed academic positions to 93 toward a goal of 100.”

The Centennial designation is a special gift category during SMU’s 100th anniversary commemoration, 2011-15. Centennial endowments include operational funding to support the immediate needs of a scholarship or academic position while the principal of the endowment matures.

Mark A. Roglán, who has served as director of the Meadows Museum since 2006, will be the first holder of the position of the Custard Director of the Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of the Arts. As the chair of the Meadows Museum Advisory Board since 2009, Linda Custard has worked closely with Roglán in development and expansion of Museum programs.

“Mark Roglán has enhanced the Meadows Museum’s international stature with important new programs, such as a partnership with the Prado Museum in Madrid,” said Linda Custard. “I have been privileged to assist him in implementing some of his exciting plans for the museum. Bill and I are pleased that we can endow the museum directorship and delighted that Mark will be the first person to hold the position.”

Linda Custard has served the University and its arts programs in numerous roles. A member of the SMU board of trustees from 2000 to 2012, she currently serves on the campaign steering committee for Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows School’s executive board, which she chaired from 2006 to 2010.

Linda Custard received an MBA degree from SMU in 1999. She was honored with the Cox School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award and SMU’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

William Custard earned a BBA degree in banking and finance from SMU in 1957. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Maguire Energy Institute in Cox School of Business and has served on the Executive Board of the Cox School. He was honored with the Cox School’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

Linda Custard is a general partner for Custard/Pitts Land and Cattle Co., a real estate and energy company based in Dallas. William Custard is president and CEO of Dallas Production Inc., a privately held oil and gas operating company. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, advisor to the Secretary of Energy.

Both of the Custards have provided leadership to Dallas civic and arts organizations.

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Kaminski Auctions offers Lockman, Dali, Limoges, April 21

Cristalleries De Nancy vase. Kaminski Auctions image.

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions’ April Estate Sale on April 21 will offer a variety of fine and valuable items, including many lots of unique fine art and beautiful decorative objects. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet bidding. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. EDT.

Among the top lots of fine art in the sale are paintings by DeWitt McCellan Lockman and a print by Salvador Dali. Lockman was the youngest artist to ever exhibit in the National Academy. Considered a prodigy at a young age, he was entirely self taught and enjoyed success throughout his lifetime. Best known for his portraiture, Lockman’s paintings now hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design and Portland Museum of Art, among others. Kaminski Auctions will offer this notable artist’s self-portrait in Sunday’s sale. Self Portrait is estimated to fetch between $4,000 and $6,000.

Another highlight of the sale is Lot 6261, a Salvador Dali print titled L’art D’aimer D’Ovide. This colorful image of a female figure followed by a more subdued male first appeared as the frontispiece of Salvador Dali’s illustrated edition of Ovid’s The Art of Love. The print offered at Kaminski Auctions is editioned 28/125 and signed in pencil. Appraisers at Kaminski have valued the piece at $3,000 to $6,000.

The estate auction will also include a watercolor from the Siberian/American artist Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965). The watercolor captures Walkowitz’s characteristically abstracted figures in fluid movement, and is a brilliant example of his interest in the movement of dance. This Walkowitz watercolor is estimated at $3,000 to $5,000.

The April Estate Auction will also feature a broad selection of decorative arts. Among the top decorative lots is a T&V French Limoges punch bowl. The bowl is hand-painted on both the interior and exterior surfaces with colorful bunches of grapes and leaves. With the Limoges mark to the bottom and the signature of the painter “Solis” on the interior, the bowl is expected to sell for between $3,000 and $6,000.

Other exciting items in the sale include a Mexican silver tea set complete with coffeepot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar, waste bowl and tray. The set is signed “Sterling Heather Mexico,” and weighs approximately 229.6 troy ounces, total weight. Preauction estimates put the value of the tea set at $4,000 to $6,000.

Additional lots of interest include a rare Cristalleries De Nancy vase. The vase features cameo glass form in an inverted bell shape with royal purple and white floral decoration. The piece is marked “Edition D’Art Des Cristalleries De Nancy, ouvre De M Guerycolas, Triage A 100 Exemplaires No 25,” and carries an estimate of $1,800 to $2,600.

In addition to these fine decorative objects, Kaminski’s April Estate Auction will also include select lots of furniture.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Mexican sterling silver tea set. Kaminski Auctions image.

T&V French Limoges punch bowl. Kaminski Auctions image.

Salvador Dali, ‘L'art D'aimer D'Ovide,’ print. Kaminski Auctions image. — Salvador Dali, ‘L’art D’aimer D’Ovide,’ print. Kaminski Auctions image.

DeWitt McCellan Lockman, ‘Self Portrait,’ oil on canvas. Kaminski Auctions image.

Abraham Walkowtiz, ‘Seven Bathers,’ watercolor. Kaminski Auctions image.

Americana, folk art lead off Woodbury Auction event Apr. 21

American lazy Susan table. Woodbury Auction image.

WOODBURY, Conn. – On Sunday April 21, at 10 a.m. EDT, Schwenke’s Woodbury Auction will present an Americana, Folk Art & Decorative Arts Auction, featuring a large collection of country Americana and folk art from a New York collection, as well as fine art and decorative arts from estates and consignors in Connecticut, New York and Florida, and a group of furniture and fine art from a luxury hotel in Atlanta. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

According to Thomas Schwenke, owner/auctioneer, “this auction of over 650 lots has a tremendous selection of great objects in many categories, and the Americana group is really wonderful.”

This sale includes a fine four-piece Victorian carved walnut parlor suite composed of a settee, armchair and two side chairs, a vast collection of cast-iron toys and miniatures, over 24 Doris Stauble floral arrangements, and many fine examples of American country painted furniture and accessory items.

A Waylande Gregory Reclining Nude sculpture is featured, along with other fine art including a Native American portrait by Noel Daggett, a Henry Davis oil on canvas of a wooded river landscape, and a Hudson River School oil on board.

Important furniture pieces include a Hepplewhite-style pine table with a lazy Susan turning platform in the center, a primitive Hepplewhite Southern hunt board, an American country pine apothecary cabinet with an open shelf top over 30 drawers, a Connecticut corner cupboard and a Phyfe School classical carved mahogany sideboard.

Asian items include a pair of Chinese enamel porcelain ginger jars and several enamel porcelain bowls, and a silver and brass opium box.

This sale also will feature many estate Oriental carpets including Persian and Caucasian room and scatter-size rugs, and other regional Asian rugs of varying sizes.

For details call Woodbury Auction at 203-266-0323.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Connecticut corner cupboard. Woodbury Auction image.

Doris Stauble arrangements. Woodbury Auction image.

Noel Daggett, Native American portrait. Woodbury Auction image.

Pair of Chinese ginger jars. Woodbury Auction image.

Southern huntboard. Woodbury Auction image.

Victorian parlor suite. Woodbury Auction image.

Waylande Gregory sculpture. Woodbury Auction image.

Reading the Streets: Cost and Revs

Cost on Essex Street, New York. Photo by Ilana Novick.

NEW YORK – Cost’s and Revs’ cryptic, wheatpasted messages graced public walls, lampposts, and construction sites all over the five boroughs during the 1990s. They were prominent enough that the New York Times profiled them. Their posters featured their names in black or white block letters, with a cryptic message above it, like “lousy kid Revs” or “hello my name is Cost.” Were they artists? Vandals? Part of a larger plan? Street art is often colorful, bright and full of pictures; why where these two devoted to simple black and white words?

Before the Times, or even other graffiti artists could fully answer these questions, all of a sudden the messages were gone. They got arrested. There was a graffiti crackdown. Twenty years later, they’re back, resurfacing in Williamsburg, the Lower East Side, and even at a recent street art auction.

Spotting them last year was like getting a visit from an old friend. I first saw the revived Cost on North Seventh Street in Williamsburg, right off the Bedford Avenue main drag, a pope of trash Cost sticker nestled into a wall that included a cartoon face of a man with a menacing, teeth-baring smile, and lots of red and black tags. I thought it was a fluke, until last week at a preview for a street art auction at Doyle New York, there was a street-side newspaper box covered in green and pink spray paint, and Cost’s tags, which he made for the magazine Showpaper in 2010.

Revs is making a slower comeback, appearing in just one wheatpaste sticker featuring an accusing middle finger, as if making a preemptive strike at anyone who doubts them.

New York has changed a lot since these enigmatic artists first caught the city’s attention, but even in the age of the Internet, of street artists collaborating with fashion brands and being displayed in galleries, it’s refreshing how seamlessly Cost and Revs slipped back into the scene, without a press release or a tweet, just wheatpaste and ingenuity.

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'Showpaper' box, by Cost, New York. Photo by llana Novick. — ‘Showpaper’ box, by Cost, New York. Photo by llana Novick.

Cost on North Seventh Street, New York. Photo by Ilana Novick.

Cost and Revs on Essex Street, New York. Photo by Ilana Novick.

Photographer Francis Goodman’s work at London gallery

Self-portrait by Francis Goodman, 1961. 'Francis Goodman: Back in Focus.' Copyright: National Portrait Gallery, London.

LONDON – Photographs by Francis Goodman (1913-89) will go on display from April 23 at the National Portrait Gallery, London to mark the centenary of Goodman’s birth. This first museum retrospective display will include his portrait, fashion and photojournalistic work.

His subjects came from the worlds of art, design, film and high society. The National Portrait Gallery has recently researched and cataloged most of the extensive archive bequest of his work. Most of the works have not been on public display before.

The majority of Goodman’s early work was lost during World War II but his surviving collection of original negatives was bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery in 1989. This commemorative display will contain over 40 black and white photographs spanning Goodman’s career from the 1930s to the 1970s. “Francis Goodman: Back in Focus” will include portraits of artists Pietro Annigoni, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and writers Margery Allingham, Noël Coward, Patricia Highsmith and Nancy Mitford.

Francis Goodman (formerly Gutmann) was born on June 23, 1913 in London to German-Jewish parents. He was brought up in Munich, Germany, but returned to England in 1931. At this time he became apprenticed to photographer Shaw Wildman and later worked with avant-garde photographer Peter Rose-Pulham at his Berkeley Square studio. During this period Goodman established himself as a fashion photographer and contributed to the British edition of Harper’s Bazaar and The Sketch. Early society subjects included Anna May Wong and Gertrude Lawrence.

The years of the World War II saw Goodman move to the RAF’s Photographic Interpretation Unit, but he returned to society and fashion work in 1945, publishing his pictures in other style and fashion magazines including: Tatler and Bystander, Gentlemen’s Quarterly and Cloth and Clothes. He captured the trendsetters of the day including Terence Conran in 1952, and Patrick Lichfield and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in the 1960s. In the same decade, he was employed by the tourist boards of the Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica, photographing celebrities relaxing on holiday such as Kingsley Amis and Fred Perry. It was in Jamaica that Goodman took the last photographs of Ian Fleming on his estate Goldeneye.

“When Francis Goodman died, he left the National Portrait Gallery two laundry baskets containing his archive. The baskets are long gone, but their contents can now tell the story of this forgotten yet hardworking and modest photographer, while revealing intriguing portraits of some of the 20th-century’s greatest cultural figures,” said Constantia Nicolaides, photographs cataloger of the National Portrait Gallery.

“Francis Goodman: Back In Focus” will be exhibited in Room 31 from April 23 until Nov 3.

A gallery talk, “Francis Goodman: Society Photographer,” will take place on Sunday, July 21, at 3 p.m. with James Hicks. The talk will focus on high society in the 1940s and ’50s.

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Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts

The original Smithsonian Building in Washington D.C. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

According to written testimony, Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough planned to tell Congress on Tuesday that the museum complex must reduce its security contract for gallery attendants because of the budget cuts. As a result, the Smithsonian plans to begin rolling gallery closures after May 1.

Clough says the Smithsonian also will likely have to postpone or cancel exhibits for 2014 and 2015.

The Smithsonian has been working to keep its museums open. It had to reduce its budget by at least $41 million due to across-the-board cuts imposed by Congress.

Separately, the National Archives saw a nearly $20 million cut and has already reduced its operating hours.

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Archive Auctions to present major online auction Apr. 27

NEW YORK – Archive Auctions has scheduled a major online auction of collectibles, fine art and home decor items, to be held on April 27 beginning at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. Eastern). LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

This auction features a remarkable selection of antiques and rare items, including movie memorabilia from The Sound of Music. There is also an outstanding collection of new chandeliers and lighting by Cyan Design, in which bids will be starting at 95 percent below retail.

Lot no. 2 is The Sound of Music neon marquee sign, circa 1962-1963. This was used during The Sound of Music’s run at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway, beginning Nov. 6, 1962. This is a genuine piece of movie memorabilia and a treasured collectible. The sign has bold, block uppercase letters, that are white enameled with interior light bulbs. Bid estimates are between $8,000 to $10,000.

Lot no. 14 is a beautiful Versailles Antoinette 18-light, two-tier crystal chandelier by Cyan Lighting. This item retails at $7,447, and has an antique silver finish, with Imperial crystal. Cyan Lighting has combined classic design with superb craftsmanship in a single work of art, creating a work of enduring beauty. This is a treasure which transcends the current fad or fashion, and is a unique possession for the fortunate owner, which can be appreciated for generations to come.

Lot no. 15 is Orca Mellenium, a limited edition Lucite and pewter sculpture by artist Robert Wyland, and is numbered and engraved with Wyland’s official signature. Its condition is rated as excellent. This piece was bought at the artist’s gallery in Key West, Fla. The 1999 production was limited to a 2,000-piece run to commemorate the new millennium. Its rarity and value are accentuated by the fact that it was the number 2 piece produced from the original mold that was destroyed.

Lot no. 17 is the Dancer of Kapurthala, by Demeter H. Chiparus (1886-1947). This incredible bronze and ivory figure was produced circa 1925, and belongs to the mature period of Chiparus’s oeuvre, and reflects the influence of the cabaret culture and aesthetic functionalism on figurative art. The title of the sculpture was taken from an Indian City, and is an example of the striking stage names adopted by dancers of the time. This item is valued at between $40,000 and $60,000. The Dancer of Kapurthala has been featured in art publications all over the world.

Over 275 lots are on auction, with some items starting at $15. Bidders will be delighted with the discovery of one-of-a-kind collectible items on the block. Art lovers and antique collectors are urged to visit the website to examine the items, register to bid, and enter their prebids prior to the date of the auction.

For details phone Archive Auctions Inc., 800-745-1107.

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Tiffany, Belter and Dufy poised for success at Quinn’s, Apr. 27

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver luncheon flatware service for 12, Hamilton pattern, with serving pieces. Estimate $4,000-$6,000. Quinn’s image.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Family-owned Quinn’s Auction Galleries has once again asked DC-area residents, “What’s in your attic?™” in preparing for their April 27 Catalog Auction, and the results have been gratifying. The upcoming 625-lot sale embodies the same impressive level of quality Quinn’s has encountered consistently over the years in its handling of diplomats’ and socially prominent Washingtonians’ estates.

The art selection is led by a Jean Dufy (French, 1884-1964) watercolor and gouache on paper of a Venetian water scene. Sailboats and a gondola with standing gondolier float peacefully in blue and green waters against a background of buildings similar to those flanking Venice’s Grand Canal. Signed and dated “Jean Dufy 26 Venezia,” the 18 x 12¼-in artwork retains an original label on verso and is expected to make $6,000-$8,000 on auction day.

Elegantly representing the Art Nouveau period, a Duffner & Kimberly table lamp features a domed, leaded-glass shade with four repeating shell-form panels spaced by green glass scrolls against a warm orange background. It is supported by an ornate, gilt-bronze base and stands 27 inches tall in total. The lamp is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.

Another decorative-art highlight is the pair of gilt-bronze and ivory figures of dancing women by Peter or Paul Tereszczuk (Austrian, late 19th/early 20th century). The graceful dancers in flowing gowns stand on round, white marble bases, each figure having a total height of 11¾ inches. Offered as a pair, the sculptures are estimated at $3,000-$4,000.

The highest-estimated art object in the sale is a Chinese antique – a monumental, vertically presented ivory tusk carved in the form of the deity Shou-Lao holding a carved staff and a peach. Dating to the late 19th/early 20th-century, it measures 45½ inches tall by 6 inches wide on a 5¾-inch-tall base.

“The carving on this tusk is of a very high standard,” noted Quinn’s Senior Vice President Matthew Quinn. “We think the piece has a very good chance of reaching $25,000 to $35,000.”

A shapely 9-piece upholstered rosewood parlor suite attributed to John Henry Belter consists of a sofa, two meridiennes, two armchairs and four side chairs. Each of the mid-19th-century furniture designs incorporates scrolling lines, cabriole legs with carved knees and rounded backs with book-matched rosewood veneer. The group lot will be auctioned with a presale estimate of $3,000-$5,000.

The insatiable appetite collectors have shown in recent years for Tiffany silver will be well served by a Tiffany & Co. sterling luncheon flatware service for twelve in the Hamilton pattern. This particular pattern began production around 1938 and has remained a favorite because of its purity of design. “The Hamilton pattern adapts itself to any china service, from Sevres to contemporary,” said Quinn.

In all, the Tiffany service contains 88 pieces: luncheon knives and forks, teaspoons, dessert spoons, salad forks, cream soup spoons and eight butter spreaders. Additionally, several silver accessory utensils are included: a cold meat fork, ladle, butter knife, two pie servers and two serving spoons. The set’s total silver weight is 131.249 ozt, and it is expected to realize $4,000-$6,000 at auction.

Perhaps once an adornment in an executive’s study, a large amethyst geode boasts a deep, rich purple color that is hard to ignore. The hefty specimen originated at Minas Gerais, located in Rio Grande do Sul, southeastern Brazil. It measures 32in x 45in x 14in and has a flat bottom that makes it ideally suited for aesthetic display. Estimate: $1,800-$2,500.

Quinn’s Saturday, April 27, 2013 auction will commence at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.

For information on any item in the sale, call 703-532-5632 or e-mail info@quinnsauction.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Monumental Chinese carved ivory tusk in the form of deity Shou-Lao, late 19th/early 20th century. 45½in tall on 5¾in base. Estimate $25,000-$35,000. Quinn’s image.

Jean Dufy (French, 1884-1964), Venetian scene, watercolor and gouache on paper, signed and dated, 18 x 23¼ inches. Estimate $6,000-$8,000. Quinn’s image.

Rosewood laminated 9-piece parlor set attributed to John Henry Belter, mid 19th century. Estimate $3,000-$5,000. Quinn’s image.

Peter or Paul Tereszczuk (Austrian, late 19th/early 20th century) gilt bronze and ivory figures of dancing women, 11¾ inches tall inclusive of marble bases. Estimate $3,000-$4,000. Quinn’s image.

Duffner & Kimberly early 10th century leaded glass lamp with domed shade. Estimate $8,000-$12,000. Quinn’s image.

Amethyst geode in deep, rich purple color, 32in x 45in x 14in deep. Origin: Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, southeastern Brazil. Estimate $1,800-$2,500. Quinn’s image.

Tradewinds Antiques to hold trademark cane auction Apr. 27

Beautifully carved cane of Bacchus, the Greek god of wine, merrymaking, theater and ecstasy. Tradewinds Antiques image.

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. – Tradewinds Antiques, the world’s leading auction house of fine antique walking sticks, will host its annual Spring Antique Cane Auction on Saturday, April 27, at the Boston Marriot Peabody in Peabody, Mass. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The sale will feature a large 239-lot offering of carefully selected examples from all categories of the field of antique walking sticks including carved ivory, nautical, decorative, gadget, folk art and historical canes. Included in event are items from the collections of Dr. Lawrence Pinkner, Leo Delluchi, Dr. Byron Evans, and the esteemed Vertical Art Collection, with many other additions from around the world.

“We are very excited to present the offering we have assembled,” said Henry Taron, Tradewinds’ co-founder and owner. “There are wonderful examples in every cane category and there is something for every level of collector.”

The sale’s many highlights include an array of lovely carved ivory canes. A noted example is a superb ivory cane depicting Bacchus, the Greek god of wine and merriment ($4,000-$5,000). Other exquisite carved ivory canes include a great ivory memento mori cane of Jesus Christ ($3,500-$4,500), fine ivory American Indian ($2,500-$3,500), a breathtaking full-bodied ivory horse ($3,500-$4,500), a fine ivory erotic woman cane ($4,500-$6,500).

The sale also features many gadget or systems cane examples. Star lots include a fine painter’s gadget cane ($2,000-$3,000), a wonderful Masonic folding ball ($3,000-$4,000), an elegant pink gold watch cane ($2,500-$3,500), a historical beheading cane depicting a black man ($3,500-$4,500), and a scarce Ronson lighter cane ($3,000-$4,000). In the area of weapons curios, highlights include a great cased English air-gun curio ($2,500-$3,500), a rare “La Diabolique” weapon curio ($4,500-$6,500) that features barbs that emerge from the shaft upon pulling the handle, and many other gun, sword and “flick-stick” curios.

Other noted lots include a great narwhal and silver cane ($4,500-$6,500), a splendid turkshead knot on carved whalebone ($2,500-$3,500), a great all whalebone cane with inlay ($3,000-$4,000) a superb 1696 ivory pique ($5,000-$7,000), a wonderful famous midget’s gold cane with a related book ($2,500-$3,500), a wood anti-Semitic Dreyfus cane ($2,500-$3,500) and two gold quartz canes ($4,000-$6,000).

“There are many exciting and important pieces in this sale,” said Taron. “There will be opportunities for collectors to add significant new pieces to their collections, and we are always proud to be a trusted part of that process.”

Tradewinds Antiques, based in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., is in its 21st year of conducting all-cane auctions, with this sale being their 42st offering in this specialty area. In 1993, Tradewinds conducted the first all-cane auction ever to be held in America at the first International Cane Collectors Conference in Rockport, Maine. The company holds two auctions dedicated to this field in April and September of each year.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Elegant gold watch cane. Tradewinds Antiques image.

Breathtaking carved ivory horse cane. Tradewinds Antiques image.

Beheading gadget cane depicting a black man. Tradewinds Antiques image.

Wonderful folding Masonic ball cane. Tradewinds Antiques image.

Scarce and important Ronson lighter cane. Tradewinds Antiques image.

Leslie Hindman jewelry and timepieces auction hits $4.89M

Fancy vivid yellow color diamond ring, 7.85 carats. Price realized $542,500. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers image.

CHICAGO – Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ spring auctions of fine jewelry and timepieces achieved a record total of $4.89 million. Hundreds of bidders participated in the salesroom, on the telephones and via the Internet in the auction sessions held April 7-8. LiveAuctioneers.com provided Internet live bidding.

Several exceptional fancy colored diamonds and colored stones elicited spirited interest from private collectors and dealers worldwide. A highlight of the fine jewelry sale was an impressive 7.85-carat diamond ring of fancy vivid yellow color. The rare combination of the color saturation and the antique cushion cut enabled the lot to surpass the estimate of $150,000-$200,000 to ultimately realize $542,500. Another highlight from the sale included a 10.99 carat fancy yellow oval brilliant cut diamond ring, which held a presale estimate of $100,000-$150,000 and realized $170,500.

The fine jewelry auction clearly indicated that the market for pink diamonds is strong. The demand from investors from around the globe continues to rise as pink diamonds become increasingly scarce. Highlights include an 18K rose gold and fancy purple pink diamond ring that sold for $302,500 and a fancy deep pink diamond that realized $266,500.

Hindman’s highly anticipated fine timepieces sale, held Monday evening, also generated strong interest and prices realized. Contemporary wristwatches by important makers such as Patek Philippe and Rolex as well as collectible antique timepieces in fine condition with desirable complications, proved to be highlights of the sale.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ next fine jewelry and timepieces auction will be held Sept. 8-9. Consignments are welcome through July 12.

Inquiries should phone 312-280-1212.

View the fully illustrated catalog for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ spring fine jewelry and timepieces auction April 7-8, complete with prices realized, at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

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