LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Auctions will present its final fine jewelry auction of 2019 on Sunday, Dec. 8. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Rago Auctions to sell 479 lots of fine jewelry, watches Dec. 8
Turner Auctions presents Southwest/Spanish colonial arts Dec. 8
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present Native American & Spanish Colonial Decorative Arts on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time/1:30 p.m. Eastern. Sourced primarily from two collections, this online auction offers over 235 diverse and intriguing lots from the 18th-20th centuries, mostly from the U.S., Mexico, Latin American or South America. Some lots from Africa, Europe and Asia complete the sale. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Moran’s Dec. 10 auction devoted to fine jewelry, watches
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s highly anticipated Fine Jewelry & Timepieces auction is filled to the brim with a dazzling array of jewels from Antique to Modern sure to appeal to every taste. At 162 lots, the auction is filled with classic staples and statement pieces in a wide range of design styles. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
The Hot Bid: Know Nothing US flag sells for $25,000
Update: The Know Nothing flag sold for $25,000.
What you see: A Know Nothing American flag, dating to December 1858. Freeman’s estimates it at $25,000 to $50,000.
Sam Francis painting draws attention to Michaan’s Dec. 6 sale
ALAMEDA, Calif. – In a special auction event on Friday, Dec. 6, Michaan’s Auctions will present exceptional property from fine estates including the Sylvia Blumenfeld Trust. Sylvia Blumenfeld was a sophisticated collector whose education and world travels informed her interests, shaped her taste and guided her selection of fine art, jewelry, furnishings and decorations. This fine property forms the core of Michaan’s Winter Fine Sale, which also features the contents of an apartment designed by San Francisco’s celebrated interior designer Steven Volpe. The apartment was featured in Architectural Digest in August 2017. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Gen. Pinckney portrait leads Freeman’s auction at $187K
PHILADELPHIA – Freeman’s American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Art auction held on Nov. 12 was a success, with overall sales totaling $819,504 and an 84% sell-through rate. The sale attracted an impressive number of new buyers to Freeman’s (28% of all bidders), with 53% of lots selling to a remarkably active group of online auction participants. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
William Hunt Diederich: animal magnetism
NEW YORK – William Hunt Diederich (1884-1953) grew up in Austria-Hungary, surrounded by horses, deer and dogs on his family’s estate. Early on, he practiced scherenschnitte, the art of paper cutting and making paper silhouettes, with animals as a favorite subject. He moved to Boston at age 16 to study art and live with his grandfather, the artist William Morris Hunt, who was well known in the Barbizon school of painting. His drawings, bronzes and wrought iron designs in the Art Deco style, from fire screens to weathervanes, reflect his abiding love for animals. He cultivated this love not only during his childhood but also in the time he spent in the American West pursuing a cowboy lifestyle. His elegant, elongated and dynamic compositions of animals on the move have long attracted appreciative audiences.