Palm Beach Modern’s May 14 auction features finest midcentury & contemporary art, furniture

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Guests attending Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ (PBMA) stylish, hospitable events often compliment co-owners Rico Baca and Wade Terwilliger on the consistent superiority of items offered in their sales. In order to make the cut for any of PBMA’s beautifully presented auctions, an artwork, furnishing or decorative accessory must pass the tests of quality, authenticity and market desirability, said Baca, who is also the company’s auctioneer. “Each potential consignment is assessed as though it were going to be offered to a very sophisticated and particular private client. We enjoy the curating process and always learn something new along the way,” he said.

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Spring ritual: Kamelot garden and architectural auction May 7

Pair of carved Rosa Verona marble recumbent lions on raised platform bases, 36 1/2in x 30in x 73in. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Kamelot Auctions image
One of a pair of carved Rosa Verona marble recumbent lions on raised platform bases, 36 1/2in x 30in x 73in. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000 for the pair. Kamelot Auctions image

 

PHILADELPHIA – Kamelot Auctions will open the spring auction season with their annual garden and architectural antiques auction. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 7, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. With over 600 lots, the sale will feature impressive collections of statuary, fountains, architectural elements, ironwork, outdoor furnishings and fixtures.

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Picasso at Crystal Bridges reflects influence on American art

Seated Woman in a Chemise 1923 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Bequeathed by C. Frank Stoop 1933 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N04719. © Succession Picasso/DACS 2016
Seated Woman in a Chemise 1923 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Bequeathed by C. Frank Stoop 1933 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N04719. © Succession Picasso/DACS 2016

 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Pablo Picasso’s Seated Woman in a Chemise is now display at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as the museum borrows the Spanish artist’s 1923 painting from the Tate Modern in London.

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Nakashima table starring in Wright Design Masterworks auction May 19

This exceptional Minguren II walnut coffee table by George Nakashima, 1973, was originally designed for the Rockefellers’ Japanese house in Pocantico Hills, New York. However it did not fit and was not used in the interior. Estimate: $120,000-$180,000. Wright image
This exceptional Minguren II walnut coffee table by George Nakashima, 1973, was originally designed for the Rockefellers’ Japanese house in Pocantico Hills, New York. However it did not fit and was not used in the interior. Estimate: $120,000-$180,000. Wright image

 

CHICAGO – A showcase for exceptional objects, Wright presents Design Masterworks, a tightly curated sale featuring seminal works by the most innovative and influential artists and designers of the 20th and 21st centuries at auction on May 19.

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