Barbara Remington original illustration used for a trio of Ballantyne book covers for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
Bidding will open on Friday, April 21, for the original Barbara Remington art used on a trio of Ballantyne book covers for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. It’s one the headliners in Heritage’s Illustration Art Signature Auction. [Read more from Heritage]
Several items from actor Patrick Swayze’s estate will be auctioned on April 28-29, including the leather jacket he wore in Dirty Dancing and the surfboard he used in Point Break. Part of the proceeds will benefit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. [Read more from AP/Washington Times]
The Toledo Museum of Art is auctioning 18 ancient artifacts acquired in 1906 by the institution’s founder, Edward Drummond Libbey. The pieces will be offered to other museums first, then to the public. [Read more from AP/The Toledo Blade]
Known as the King of Insult Comics and “The Merchant of Venom,” the late Don Rickles was one of Hollywood’s busiest performers. As a result, Rickles never got to enjoy his charming Malibu beach house, which is now for sale. [Read more from TopTenRealEstateDeals.com]
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This document was written by William B. Travis, a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army, who died at the age of 26 at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. It sold for $137,500. Heritage Auctions image.
DALLAS – A historically important document signed by William Barret Travis, securing walnut lumber to help build a garrison just days before the Alamo was attacked by Mexican forces, sold for $137,500 in Heritage Auctions’ Texana & Western Americana auction March 24 in Dallas.
Gorgeous 14-inch Tiffany Studios domical leaded glass Daffodil lampshade, with beautiful golden daffodil flowers in mottled yellow glass. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Fontaine’s Auction Gallery image
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceptional Victorian carved walnut three-piece marble-top bedroom set attributed to John Jelliff, a gorgeous 14-inch Tiffany Studios domical leaded glass Daffodil lamp shade, a heavily carved R. J. Horner figural mahogany bookcase and a stunning set of four J & R Lamb Studios stained glass windows will all cross the auction block Saturday, April 22, at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Flemish Verdure tapestry, late 17th early 18th century. Estimate: $8,000-$12,00. Capo Auction image
NEW YORK – Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques will present their next spring auction on Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. Eastern. Along with an unusual Flemish Verdure tapestry, the auction will spotlight an impressive selection of fine jewelry and various types of antique and modern furniture, along with unusual fine and contemporary art, silver, bronze and decorative items. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
The impressive hand-knotted Flemish Verdure tapestry dates to the late 17th or early 18th century and depicts a lion and wild boar. The 93-by-103-inch textile is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.
In the jewelry department Capo is featuring a Cartier diamond solitaire ring, 18k yellow gold and 1.50 carats (est. $5,000-$7,000).
Cartier diamond solitaire ring , 18k yellow gold adjustable band with solitaire diamond. Estimate: $5,000-$7,000. Capo Auction image
A Charles Krypell diamond bracelet and earrings suite, 18K yellow and 4.50 total carat weight, is expected to sell for $7,000-$9,000.
Charles Krypell bracelet and earrings suite, 18k yellow and white gold. Estimated value: $7,000-$9,000. Capo Auction image
A wide selection of furniture includes an 18th century black lacquered cabinet on stand with gilt chinoiserie decoration, opening to reveal an asymmetrical arrangement of drawers. Purchased in 1987 from Kentshire Galleries, Ltd., New York City, it is estimated at $2,000-$3,000.
Black lacquered cabinet on stand, 18th century. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. Capo Auction image
Offered in fine and contemporary art at Capo Auction this month are a Whitney Bedford (American, b. 1976) La La Land (Twin Sunset) ink and oil on canvas on panel, 2014. Signed, dated and titled on the verso, the 48-by-72-inch painting (below) is estimated at $7,000-$9,000.
Whitney Bedford (American, b. 1976)- ‘La La Land (Twin Sunset),’ ink and oil on canvas on panel, 2014. Estimate: $7,000-$9,000. Capo Auction image
A J.J. Henner (French, 1829-1905) oil on canvas painting titled Woman in Red Hood, 13 by 10 inches is estimated at $1,500-$2,500. A Robert Cumming (American, b. 1943) silver gelatin photographic image titled South Pacific Army Bivouac, (Series Baa-Baa Black Sheep) Stage #6, printed in 1977, 9 by 12 inches, is also expected to sell for $1,500-$2,500.
Decorative and other items will include a Chinese carved rose quartz figure modeled as a seated maiden holding a fan. The 5 1/2-inch-high figure has an $80-$120 estimate.
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