PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s Thursday, May 18 Design auction presents a one-of-a-kind collecting opportunity: two stunning rose windows originally created for St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia. Presented at an estimate of $150,000-$250,000 each, the windows are noteworthy not only for their beauty and opulence, but also their singularity: the sale marks the first time a Tiffany Studios rose window has ever been offered at auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
PBMA presents third offering from Tupperware corporate art collection, May 6
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. – On Saturday, May 6, Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) will present the third sale featuring works from the art collection of the Tupperware Brands Corporation. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. The works represent several genres and styles: geometric abstracts, Color Field paintings, landscapes, botanical scenes and florals. Many are by central Florida artists, including works by Doris Leeper of DeLand, Steve Lotz of Orlando and Luis Sottil of Tampa. To the delight of PBMA Co-Owner and Auctioneer Rico Baca, the careers of some of these artists have blossomed in the intervening years.
Warhol + Jagger found satisfaction at Heritage Prints and Multiples sale
DALLAS – Andy Warhol’s light never fades. The artist’s iconic 1975 portrait of Mick Jagger, the irreplaceable Rolling Stones front man, took center stage on April 18 during Heritage’s Prints & Multiples event. The Picasso-inflected screenprint, signed by Jagger, brought in $131,250, well above its estimate, in a carefully curated sale of significant works on paper by modern and contemporary greats. After a two-hour bidding scrum for only 91 lots, the auction closed past $1.5 million and proved the current strength of this art category. A number of works admirably outperformed their estimates and new auction records were set for Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Hockney.
Folies Bergere plaque a high-stepper at Auctions at Showplace, May 7
NEW YORK – On Sunday, May 7, Auctions at Showplace will present 280 lots of fine and decorative arts directly from estates in the New York City and metropolitan area, including works of art by Qi Baishi, Selina Trieff, Maurice Picaud, Domenick Capobianco, Esther Fuhrman and Kayo Lennar. Other highlights include furniture by Robsjohn Gibbings, Nancy Corzine, Eero Saarinen, and Paul Evans; a Chinese Tibetan thangka; and Chanel handbags. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Hake’s online-exclusive sale takes novel approach with $9.99 opening bids
YORK, Pa. – Hake’s is hosting a special online-exclusive auction covering a large array of collecting categories spread out over 2,500 lots. The auction is filled with comics, political material, action figures and toys, video games, art, VHS tapes, and more – all starting at just $9.99. The auction has opened for bidding and will close over a three-day period, May 15-17.