July 2022 - Page 4 of 13 - Auction Central News

German museum displays 500 years’ worth of mechanical marvels

Figural automaton of the goddess Diana on a centaur. © Green Vault, Dresden State Art Collections. Photo credit: Paul Kuchel

DRESDEN, Germany – Automata, androids and robots – they now dominate our professional and private environments and are expressions of the human desire to create artificial life. The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon (Mathematical and Physical Salon) and the Museum fur Sachsische Volkskunst and Puppentheatersammlung (Museum of Saxon Folk Art and Puppet Theater Collection), both part of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), or the Dresden State Art Collections, are presenting roughly 70 of these artifacts in an exhibition titled The key to life: 500 years of mechanical amusement. The exhibition is on view through September 25 in the Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau (art gallery in the Lipsiusbau).

Stephenson’s recalls Fab ’50s and More with July 29 auction

Seeburg Select-O-Matic 100 High Fidelity Model HF 100R jukebox, plays 45rpm records, 1 play for a dime, 3 plays for a quarter. Comes with original manual and keys. Estimate $1,000-$2,000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – On July 29th, Stephenson’s Auctions will return to the days of sock hops, drive-ins and old gold Chevys as they host a colorful 252-lot auction titled Fab ‘50s and More. The sale features a single-owner collection of advertising signs and store displays; boardwalk amusement games, vintage clocks and telephones; cash registers, vending machines, railroadiana, a diner booth, vibrant Fiestaware, and a Dunhill stainless steel soda fountain and related accessories. The saleroom will be filled with not only colorful sights but also the nostalgic sounds of vintage radios, a Bally Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man pinball machine, and a Seeburg Select-O-Matic jukebox, wall-mount speaker and Wall-o-Matic tabletop music selector.

1950s advertising sign amusement game antique telephone Bakelite barber shop boardwalk cash register clock Coca-Cola Dad's diner eyeglasses Fiestaware gas pump gumball machine Harley-Davidson jukebox neon optometrist pac man pinball radio railroad railroadiana root beer Seeburg soda fountain soda pop sunglasses thermometer trade stimulator Yellow Cab

Andy Warhol’s ‘Cars’ series glides to Petersen Automotive Museum, July 23

Andy Warhol, ‘Mercedes Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car, 1937.’ © 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum

LOS ANGELES – Appearing for the first time in North America in more than 30 years, Andy Warhol: Cars – Works from the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection will open at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Saturday, July 23. The groundbreaking exhibition will present an exclusive look at the relationship between the Cars artwork series and the vehicles it depicts. Taking place in the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery on the museum’s first floor, the unique display features five of the eight Mercedes-Benz vehicles ultimately depicted in Warhol’s final commission.

1954 W 196 Andy Warhol F1 car Formula One car Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 1937 W 125 Mercedes-Benz 1970 C 111-II Petersen Automotive Museum Warhol Cars series

Single-owner collection of Moser glass sparkles at Neue Auctions, July 30

Moser acid-etched Animor vase, designed by Rudolf Wels in 1926, est. $500-$800

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – The outstanding single-owner collection of diversified Moser glass from Carol and Leslie Gould will be sold online, without reserves, by Neue Auctions on Saturday, July 30, starting at 10 am Eastern time. The collection spans Moser output from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

clear glass vase collectible glass glass Moser acid-etched Animor vase Moser cranberry glass Moser cranberry glass enameled lamp Moser enameled glass wines Moser glass Moser lamp Moser vase Neue Auctions Rudolf Wels

Chinese Jun wares, Peter Max art led the pack at Michaan’s July auction series

Chinese Jun ware planter and stand, $14,760

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s July 16 Gallery Auction proved to be one of the auction house’s most successful sales of the year, with a total estimated value above $400,000. The strong results were driven by several works by German-American artist Peter Max (b. 1937-), a wide selection of Chinese Jun ware and a double eagle gold coin pendant necklace.

1920-S Double Eagle coin 1920-S Double Eagle coin necklace Chinese Jun ware Chinese Jun ware narcissus bowl Chinese Jun ware planter and stand Chinese Jun wares diamond ring face jug face jugs Lanier Meaders Lanier Meaders face jug Meader Pottery Michaan's Michaan's Auctions Peter Max

Contemporary Asian art exhibition draws comparisons to Shakers’ material culture

Pinaree Sanpitak (Thai, b. 1961-) ‘Breast Stupa Topiary Hancock Shaker Village,’ 2022. Steel rods and plants. Fabrication: Edward Martin. Farm and Garden: Bill Mangiardi and Rebecca Wolfe. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Marc Freedman

HANCOCK, Mass. — Each year, Hancock Shaker Village invites artists to make new work that responds to this historic site as a means of seeing the Shakers through a new lens. A Spirit of Gift, A Place of Sharing features three artists — Yusuke Asai of Japan, Kimsooja of South Korea and Pinaree Sanpitak of Thailand — who connect the forms rooted in various Asian sensibilities and aesthetics with the simplicity and spirituality emanating from everything the Shakers made. Like the Shakers, these contemporary artists share an intense concentration of minds, handcrafted intimacy and unique use of space with their visual language. A Spirit of Gift, A Place of Sharing is currently open and will continue until November 14.

contemporary Asian art Hancock Shaker Village Kimsooja Pinaree Sanpitak Yusuke Asai

Art-loving fashionistas are wild about Harry Bertoia’s jewelry

This Harry Bertoia hand-forged brooch achieved $32,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2016. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Harry Bertoia is best known for his furniture and his wildly inventive sculptures, but jewelry aficionados are wild about Harry’s bold designs that transformed ornaments into wearable art.

American Studio Jewelry movement Be Smart Cranbrook Academy of Art Harry Bertoia Harry Bertoia jewelry

Morphy’s Aug. 9-10 toy auction a bonanza of rare robots, space toys, banks, high-grade comics

Extremely rare S.Y. (Japan) battery-operated Electroman Robot. Bump-and-go action. Fresh to the market from a European collection. Estimate $50,000-$100,000

DENVER, Pa. – Many a great toy and bank collection is highlighted by rarities acquired from Morphy’s, which still holds the world record for the highest-grossing one-day toy auction of all time. Many would recall the record-setting event: Morphy’s 2007 sale of the legendary Stephen and Marilyn Steckbeck bank collection, which drew national TV crews to the Pennsylvania gallery and knocked down an astonishing $7.7 million.

Aurora model kit cast iron bank comic book Gang of Five Electroman gumball machine J & E Stevens Judd Machine Man MAD magazine marbles Marvel mechanical bank Monkey and Coconut bank pedal car robot Seek Him Frisk space gun Spider-Man toy train travel agency model airplane truck Vampire vending machine

Colonial Williamsburg wins miniature portrait of Chickasaw brave at Case auction

Miniature portrait of a Chickasaw brave known as Kinheche, painted in 1830, $60,000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Leroy Neiman party scene and an early miniature portrait of a Chickasaw brave were the most celebrated lots at Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals‘ Summer Auction, held July 9-10. A total of 95% of the lots sold, and the sale total tallied 17% above the high estimate.

African American applique quilt Alice Ravenel Huger Smith American portrait miniatures Case Antiques Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals Chickasaw Josie Covington LeRoy Neiman miniature portrait of a Native American Pierre-Simon Gounouilhou portrait miniature portrait miniatures Swiss automaton pocket watch watercolor white jade white jade carved pendant

Feast your eyes: PBA Galleries offers Margaret Keane painting, July 28

Margaret Keane, ‘Girl with Lace Gloves,’ est. $15,000-$25,000

BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, July 28, PBA Galleries will host Part II of the Jack and Beverly Waltman Collection of Photography and Art with Additions. The nearly 450 lots feature photographers of the legendary Group f/64, including Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Peter Stackpole, Brett Weston and Sonya Noskowiak. Also represented are several notable photographers of the next generation, including John Sexton, Morley Baer and Jerry Uelsmann. Complementing the Waltman collection are several exquisite prints and artists’ books, including work by Robert Motherwell, the artists of the Berlin Secession and George Grosz. A poster collection featuring work by David Lance Goines and the Bay Area rock poster artists of the 1960s rounds out the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Ansel Adams Arion Press Ulysses Margaret Keane PBA Galleries photography Robert Motherwell etchings Ulysses

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