Old Masters, modern works meet at Carlyle Galleries auction Aug. 18

Venetian School, 17th century, ‘The Abduction of Helen.’ Oil on canvas, 41 x 39 1/4 inches.
Estimate: $3,500-$4,500. Carlyle Galleries International Inc.
Venetian School, 17th century, ‘The Abduction of Helen.’ Oil on canvas, 41 x 39 1/4 inches.
 Estimate: $3,500-$4,500. Carlyle Galleries International Inc.

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Fine art dealers and auctioneers Carlyle Galleries International Inc. will conduct an Old Master & Modern Paintings online auction on Thursday, Aug. 18, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

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Art + history = record-setting summer auction at Case

Fresh from an estate, this abstract oil on canvas by Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo (Spanish/Filipino, 1924-1984) attracted strong international bidding and achieved $123,900. Case image
Fresh from an estate, this abstract oil on canvas by Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo (Spanish/Filipino, 1924-1984) attracted strong international bidding and achieved $123,900. Case image

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Twentieth century art plus a cache of 19th century historical ephemera proved a winning combination at the July 30 Case Antiques Auction, attracting more than 4,500 registered bidders from 60 countries. The day ended with a new world auction record for Tennessee artist Carroll Cloar and several new American auction records for international artists.

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Kaminski Asian art auction Aug. 27 has emphasis on ceramics

Chinese Tang dynasty pottery camel. Kaminski Auctions image
Chinese Tang dynasty pottery camel. Kaminski Auctions image

 

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions will present an Asian arts auction Aug. 27 of nearly 500 lots. On offer is an impressive assortment of ceramics, jade, bronze, furniture, embroidery, watercolor and thangka paintings. In particular the sale emphasizes a wide variety of fine antique Chinese pottery and porcelain spanning the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties selected from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas and California private collections.

Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Among the top lots is a large, rare Chinese Tang (Tang dynasty, A.D. 618-906) Sancai official figure (below) that comes with a thermoluminescence analysis report from January 2000 verifying that the piece is consistent with pottery manufactured during that time period. The piece is valued at $20,000-$30,000.

 

Large and rare Tang dynasty pottery official figure. Kaminski Auctions image
Large and rare Tang dynasty pottery official figure. Kaminski Auctions image

 

Another Chinese Tang dynasty piece is a camel with a certificate of authenticity estimated at $8,000-$12,00 and a large Han dynasty pottery horse valued at $5,000-$8,000.

From the private collection of an important Newport, Rhode Island, estate comes an early 17th century gilt bronze Avalokiteshvara sitting on a high double lotus dhyanasana, with both hands representing vitarka mudra and grasping an utpala lotus stalk. The deity is dressed in a dhoti with a loose shawl over the shoulders adorned with sumptuous ornamental jewelry including earrings, beaded necklaces, bracelets, armbands and anklets. It has a serene expression accentuated with a subtle benign smile and is crowned with a figure of Buddha Amitabha in front of a neatly tied knot. It stands 13 3/4 inches high and is valued at $8,000-$12,000.

 

Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Avalokiteshvara. Kaminski Auctions image
Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Avalokiteshvara. Kaminski Auctions image

 

Two lots that are sure are sure to be of interest are two Chinese late 18th-19th century Qing dynasty elaborately carved chandeliers. The chandeliers are made of wood and gilt metal and are elaborately adorned with kingfisher feathers and a multi-tiered pagoda and a dragon. They have 12 lights and are trimmed with prisms and stand 50 inches high.

An 18th century Sino-Tibetan watercolor thangka painting, a Chinese embroidered dragon robe, a selection of jade including two carved two-handled jade cups from the Ming dynasty and a selection of fine huanghuali furniture round out the highlights of this sale.

For more information call Kaminski Auctions at 978-927-2223.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live on LiveAuctioneers.

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Highest bidder will capture Pokémon sculpture at Neal Auction

The 'Pokemonument' before it was removed from its site in the Lower Garden District, New Orleans. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
The ‘Pokemonument’ before it was removed from its site in the Lower Garden District, New Orleans. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

 

NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 25, Neal Auction Co. will offer #POKÉMONUMENT, an installation piece which mysteriously appeared during the early morning hours of July 31 this year in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District’s Coliseum Square finger park at Terpsichore Street.

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Cause of blast inside World War II-era tank still unknown

A privately owned M18 Hellcat. Benzene image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
A privately owned M18 Hellcat. Benzene image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – After a lengthy investigation, authorities still don’t know what caused a massive explosion that killed two men inside a vintage military tank.

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The big man behind USA’s first Olympic ‘Dream Team’

Gold medalist Joe Fortenberry. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Gold medalist Joe Fortenberry. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

 

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – Joe Fortenberry and some of his teammates didn’t exactly get a rowdy send-off from well-wishers when they left for New York City and tryouts for the first U.S. Olympic basketball team 80 years ago.

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