BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers will kick off a two-day, three-session online-only auction on Wednesday, May 25, beginning with a 50-lot sale titled Property from a Private Collection. This highly curated sale features exceptional American, English and Continental furniture and fine and decorative art. Bidding starts at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions‘ April 28 auction, titled Vistas: American and European Art, was a success. The sale consisted of slightly more than 200 lots and included works from the collection of Seymour Stein. The top lot of the sale was Reginald Arthur’s operatic work from 1895, Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh’s Dream, from the Seymour Stein collection. The Egyptian Revival oil on canvas, accompanied by a massive and ornate gilt frame, sold for $58,500.
CHICAGO – Hindman’s May 25 Modern Design auction will offer a dynamic selection of works spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, highlighted by a striking selection of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne furniture and a pair of double-sided screens by Piero Fornasetti. Contemporary and experimental designs by Tejo Remy and Niels van Eijk for Droog, John Chamberlain and Dan Johnson are also included. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 26, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale of Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art. Its 310 lots are, as always, curated by the unimpeachable Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Legendary pop artist Ruby Mazur, best known as the creator of the original Mouth and Tongue logo image designed for the Rolling Stones, is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his iconic creation with exhibits in Hawaii, Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The logo was first used on the band’s Tumbling Dice record sleeve in 1972.