April 2021 - Page 2 of 13 - Auction Central News

Heritage assembles powerful lineup for May 7 American art sale

‘A Mountain of Loadstone-Arabian Nights,’ Thomas Moran, estimated at $150,000-$250,000

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions is honored to announce one of the most thoughtful, comprehensive and bountiful American art events in recent memory. The catalog for the May 7 American Art Signature Auction reads like a syllabus, a history, and a love letter to the men and women who have defined and defied the American landscape for centuries, among them such names as Norman Rockwell, Albert Bierstadt, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Moran, Thomas Hart Benton, and Grandma Moses. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Jewelry and Asian art abound in May 5 Dallas Auction Gallery sale

David Webb crystal and diamond necklace, estimated at $15,000-$25,000

DALLAS — Dallas Auction Gallery will hold its spring Fine Jewelry & Asian Art auction on May 5. It will feature a large selection of important jewelry and watches from Texas estates, including that of a prominent Fort Worth patron of the arts. The sale will also include a collection of Chinese antiques from the estate of Wei Yuan Hsueh and Emily Hsueh. Mr. Hsueh was a Chinese government official as Consul to Jamaica and Consul to Germany prior to opening the Oriental Art Shop in Dallas in 1948. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Pomodoro, Nakashima led Ahlers & Ogletree March 27-28 sale

‘Sfera,’ limited edition bronze by Arnaldo Pomodoro, which sold for $186,000

ATLANTA – Sfera, a polished bronze limited edition sculpture by the Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro soared to $186,000 in an online Spring Fine Estates & Collections auction held March 27–28 by Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery. The work was the top earner in a sale of more than 1,000 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.

Ahlers & Ogletree Arnaldo Pomodoro Ed Mell George Nakashima Ida Kohlmeyer Oushek rug Regency style furniture Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch

Rare toy vehicles drive Bertoia’s May 21-22 auction

Ernst Plank pontoon boat, estimated at $3,000-$5,000

VINELAND, N.J. – The exceptional antique toy and train collection of the late Paul Cole (1931-2020), a man whose career distinctions were rivaled only by his passion for hobbies and athletic pursuits, will be auctioned at Bertoia’s on May 21-22. Attendance at the live auction will be limited and by reservation only, and in-person previewing will be made available by appointment only. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

antique toys Bertoia Auctions Dorfan Ernst Plank Fallows George Brown Hafner Ives Kenton Knapp Kyser & Rex Marklin toy trains

Piasa offers spectacular 1930s Cartier mystery clock

Circa early 1930s Cartier mystery clock, estimated at €400,000-€600,000

PARIS – As part of the Jewelry and Watches sale on May 19, Piasa is proud to present an Art Deco mystery clock made by Cartier in the early 1930s and estimated at €400,000-€600,000. This clock, which has hands that seem to float magically in the dial, will make its auction debut. It has not appeared on the market since its creation by the Cartier Paris workshops. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Arnold Ostertag Art Deco cartier Cartier mystery clock clock Couet Haroldo Burle Marx Houdin Jacqueau Jean Despres Lacloche Freres mystery clock Piasa Remy Rene Boivin

Banksy reigned in Heritage Auctions April 22 sale

Banksy, ‘NOLA (White Rain),’ which sold for $162,500

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions’ April 22 Prints & Multiples Signature Auction closed the books at $1.9 million. That sum nearly doubled the pre-auction estimate for the 81-lot event, due in large part to the overwhelming interest in works by Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, KAWS, and David Hockney, among others. More than 500 bidders from around the globe participated in the auction.

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Corning Museum explores facets of 18th-century British glass

Circa 1785 small French sword with glass brilliants, from ‘In Sparkling Company’ — Circa-1785 small French sword with glass brilliants, from ‘In Sparkling Company’

CORNING, N.Y. – On May 22, The Corning Museum of Glass will open the groundbreaking exhibition In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain During the 1700s. Presenting the glass objects that delighted the British elite, the exhibition examines how those goods defined social rituals and cultural values of the period, while also illuminating a darker side of history—how the British upper class benefitted from enslaved and indentured labor to create and pay for their glittering costumes and jewelry, elaborate tableware, polished mirrors, and dazzling lighting devices. The exhibition is organized by Christopher L. Maxwell, Curator of Early Modern Glass at CMoG, and will be on view through January 2022.

18th century 18th century Britain Corning Museum of Glass decorative glass

1928 Stanley Cup hockey puck scored $66K at Weiss Auctions

Hockey puck from the final 1928 Stanley Cup Game, which sold for $66,000

LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A hockey puck used in the final Stanley Cup game in 1928, won by the New York Rangers 2-1 over the Montreal Maroons, sold for $66,000 in an online-only Sports, Non-Sports, Pulps, Comics & Comic Art auction held April 14 by Weiss Auctions. The puck, seen as the ultimate New York Ranger collectible, came with a silver circular engraved plaque.

Bowman baseball cards hockey hockey puck Magic: The Gathering New York Rangers Stanley Cup Weiss Auctions

The origin and rise of self-taught or outsider art

Ruby “Miss Ruby” Williams, ‘Untitled,’ an undated work of paint on plywood.

NEW YORK – There are many who live their entire lives without even thinking about lifting a pencil or wetting a brush outside of a school art class. But there are others who feel an innate compulsion to create art.

outsider art Purvis Young Ruby "Miss Ruby" Williams self-taught art Untitled

American glass brightens Jeffrey S. Evans Apr 22-24 sale

Tiffany Studios linenfold table lamp, which sold for $21,060

CRAWFORD, Va, — The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates April 22-24 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction was the firm’s strongest decorative arts sale to date. The three-day auction consisted of 1,683 lots and competition was intense, with nearly 5,000 registered bidders from more than 40 countries participating.

art glass flatware service Jeffrey S. Evans lamp paperweight Paul Stankard Tiffany Tiffany lamp Tiffany Studios

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