Sampling of Southern estates on Crescent City Auction Gallery’s menu March 11-12

Newcomb College art pottery matte glaze baluster vase by Sadie Irvine in 1929, 5 inches tall (est. $1,200-$1,800). Crescent City Auction Gallery image

 

NEW ORLEANS – A nine-piece carved oak Gothic-style dining room suite made in America in the 19th century, an outstanding circa 1840 French directoire-style gilt bronze mantel clock and gorgeous pair of Russian icons, both depicting the Virgin Mary, will all come up for bid on March 11-12 at Crescent City Auction Gallery. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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John Moran draws stellar lineup for California & American art sale March 4

James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917 New York, N.Y.), ‘The Letter,’ oil on linen laid to canvas, 20in x 16in. Estimate: $100,000-$150,000. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s March 21 California and American Fine Art Auction catalog promises to delight established collectors of California Impressionism, featuring impressive works of art from a number of celebrated Southern California collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Important Chinese ceramics & art highlight I.M. Chait auction March 26

Important early 15th-century Chinese Ming Dynasty Yongle Period porcelain charger, est. $80,000-$100,000. I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers image

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – On Sunday, March 26, the management and staff of I.M. Chait Gallery of Beverly Hills will greet international buyers en route home from Asia Week New York with this year’s edition of what many say is the most rewarding Asian-art buying opportunity of the entire year. The company’s Important Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Auction has become a mandatory last-chance stopover for connoisseurs of fine Asian art, and perennially draws raves from Asia-based dealers and collectors who traverse the United States to attend Asia Week events. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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