Storied provenance drives Millea Bros. 3-day sale above expectations

The top-selling David Hockney photograph from the personal collection of Ileana Sonnabend was ‘John St. Clair Swimming,’ 1976, that fetched $16,250. Millea Bros. image

BOONTON, N.J. – Realtors say it’s all about location, location and location. For Millea Bros., their Nov. 15-17 Select auction was all about provenance, provenance and provenance. Renowned art dealer, collector and philanthropist Eugene Thaw died at age 90 in January, leaving behind a large estate that was auctioned at Christie’s and Millea Bros. His wife, Clare, had died in 2017. The treasure trove offered by Millea Bros. evinces Thaw’s keen eye and includes fine antiques, American folk art, European art spanning antiquities to Impressionism, Victorian era architectural models, and post-Impressionist and modern art. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Photographs, fine prints comprise Capsule Gallery auction Dec. 11

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) single pochoir, from ‘Jazz’ titled ‘Formes, Pl. IX,’ copy number 10 from the portfolio edition of 100 published in 1947 by Tériade éditeur, Paris. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. Capsule Gallery image

NEW YORK – Capsule Gallery Auction presents Photography + Fine Prints, a curated sale of over 100 fantastic and fresh-to-market artworks, featuring a singular collection of nude photography and select additions. The sale is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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PBA Galleries auction spans 4 corners of the globe Dec. 13

Original photos of sailing ships. PGA Galleries image

SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries will conduct an auction of Americana, travel and exploration, hunting and sporting, world history and cartography on Thursday, Dec. 13. Up for bid will be over 550 lots of rare, interesting and uncommon material on the history, exploration, cartography, and culture of the four corners of the globe, ranging from travels into the Ottoman Empire and the Levant to cattle drives in the American West. Included are books, manuscripts, photographs, ephemeral material, graphic items and a wide range of maps. There is a special section of hunting and sporting books, many from the Derrydale Press. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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