Nazi-looted painting from Gurlitt art trove to be sold at auction

Max Liebermann's 'Two Riders on the Beach.' Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Max Liebermann's 'Two Riders on the Beach.' Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Max Liebermann’s ‘Two Riders on the Beach.’ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
 
LONDON (AP) – A painting that was seized by the Nazis and only recently returned to the Jewish owner’s heirs is going on auction.

Max Liebermann’s Two Riders on a Beach was discovered in 2012 in the long-hidden art trove hoarded by German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. Gurlitt died last year and the painting was one of the first from his trove to be released back to the heirs of their rightful owners.

David Toren, the great-nephew of the painting’s original owner, said he and other heirs have decided to sell the painting so it can “pass into a new phase of its story.”

Sotheby’s estimated Friday that the Liebermann painting could sell for up to $850,000 when it goes on auction in London on June 24.

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Wright reprises 20th Century Carpets auction June 12

This Barbro Nilsson Salerno flatweave carpet of hand-woven wool, Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom AB, Sweden, 1948, measures 86 by 108 inches. It is estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Wright images

This Barbro Nilsson Salerno flatweave carpet of hand-woven wool, Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom AB, Sweden, 1948, measures 86 by 108 inches. It is estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Wright images

This Barbro Nilsson Salerno flatweave carpet of hand-woven wool, Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom AB, Sweden, 1948, measures 86 by 108 inches. It is estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Wright images

 

CHICAGO – On Friday, June 12, Wright will present 20th Century Carpets, the company’s second auction dedicated to woven masterpieces from around the world. The auction places special emphasis on Western and modern designs including Art Deco, Moroccan and Scandinavian carpets. Composed of approximately 100 lots, this auction is an alluring follow-up to last year’s $1 million sale.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

Works from the Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom workshop stand out among the offerings in this exclusive auction. Founded in 1919 by Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom, the MMF workshop has been producing carpets, textiles and weavings of the highest quality and craftsmanship for nearly a century.Continue reading

Little lamps get chance to shine at Jeffrey S. Evans sale May 30

A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

 

MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Rick Hornwood collection of Camarillo, Calif., forms the backbone of Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ auction of kerosene-period lighting on Saturday, May 30.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

Hornwood amassed over 375 miniature lamps, appealing to collectors, both advanced and beginner. Among the highlights are many figural ceramic lamps, including the group pictured below.Continue reading

20th century glass, ceramics get top billing at Rago sale June 6

Lot 360: a 700-piece Dale Chihuly chandelier, estimate: $60,000 - $80,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center images.

Lot 360: a 700-piece Dale Chihuly chandelier, estimate: $60,000 - $80,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center images.

Lot 360: a 700-piece Dale Chihuly chandelier, estimate: $60,000 – $80,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center images.

 

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Arts and Auction Center will present an exceptional selection of contemporary ceramics and glass on Saturday, June 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The 180-lot collection will be followed by 319 lots of mid-century modern furniture and decorative objects.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Exceptional works by many of the 20th century’s foremost glassmakers including Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly and Frantisek Vizner are the star attractions.

This is “the strongest collection of glass I believe we’ve presented so far,” said Suzanne Perrault, Rago partner and co-director, “with a spectacular 700-piece chandelier by Chihuly, exceptional groupings of Lino vessels, luscious Yoichi Ohira pieces, Stankard paperweights, Vizner glass, and some good representation by the finest contemporary glass makers such as Littleton, Morris, Libensky & Brychtova, and Ben Tre.”Continue reading

Il mercato dell’arte in Italia: La casa d’aste Czerny’s

Lotto 665, importante armatura giapponese, stima 90.000-120.000 euro. Courtesy Czerny International Auction House.

Lotto 665, importante armatura giapponese, stima 90.000-120.000 euro. Courtesy Czerny International Auction House.
Lotto 665, importante armatura giapponese, stima 90.000-120.000 euro. Courtesy Czerny International Auction House.
 
La casa d’aste italiana Czerny’s, con sede a Sarzana in Liguria, è l’unica casa d’aste al mondo dedicata esclusivamente al segmento delle armi antiche. Il 6 giugno terrà un’importante vendita a cui acquirenti da tutto il mondo potranno partecipare attraverso il sito LiveAuctioneers.com. Auction Central News ha intervistato il suo fondatore, il tedesco Michael G. Czerny.

Lotto 550, balestra del 1550 circa di provenienza tedesca, stima 14,000-16.000 euro. Courtesy Czerny International Auction House.Continue reading

It’s an office block in China, Jim, but not as we know it!

Enterprise-E resin model from Captain Picard's Ready Room in Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount, 1996 and 1998, respectively). Auctioned by Profiles in History and purchased through LiveAuctioneers for $4,130 on June 12, 2010. Image source: LiveAuctioneers Archive and Profiles in History

Enterprise-E resin model from Captain Picard's Ready Room in Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount, 1996 and 1998, respectively). Auctioned by Profiles in History and purchased through LiveAuctioneers for $4,130 on June 12, 2010. Image source: LiveAuctioneers Archive and Profiles in History
Enterprise-E resin model from Captain Picard’s Ready Room in Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount, 1996 and 1998, respectively). Auctioned by Profiles in History and purchased through LiveAuctioneers for $4,130 on June 12, 2010. Image source: LiveAuctioneers Archive and Profiles in History
 
BEIJING (AFP) – A Chinese millionaire and self-confessed Star Trek fan has boldly gone where no man has gone before with the design of his company headquarters, erected in the shape of the USS Enterprise.

The office block in the eastern city of Fuzhou has the emblematic circular contours and tubular features of the show’s spaceship, according to images on the website of the People’s Daily newspaper.

It was built by “Trekkie” Liu Dejian, the boss of mobile Internet app developer NetDragon Websoft, at a cost of $160 million, the newspaper said.

“An informed source at NetDragon told reporters that the building is called Enterprise,” the report added.

“It is understood that NetDragon chairman Liu Dejian, himself a Star Trek fan, bought the USS Enterprise copyright from CBS,” it said, referring to the US broadcaster.

The USS Enterprise explored strange new worlds and sought out new life and new civilizations in death-defying odysseys in the Star Trek television series and films.

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