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Bandeira painting achieves $168,000 at Capo auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Antonio Bandeira (Brazilian 1922-1967), ‘Paysage,’ oil on canvas, 1956. Sold for $168,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Antonio Bandeira (Brazilian 1922-1967), ‘Paysage,’ oil on canvas, 1956. Sold for $168,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

NEW YORK – Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques in Long Island City topped off their five-year anniversary by selling an Antonio Bandeira oil-on-canvas painting for $168,000, making it the top selling item in the auction house’s history at their Nov. 21 sale. The November auction also set records as the top-grossing auction of the year thus far at Capo Auction, bringing in just under $400,000.

A great deal of interest surrounded the Antonio Bandeira (Brazilian 1922-1967) titled Paysage (above). The artwork came up early in the sale and set the tone for the entire day. It was signed and dated (lower right) and signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse “Antionio Bandeira, 1956, Paysage, Painted in Paris.” From the estate of Marcia Kirshner, a gift of the artist, the painting sold for $168,000 to a telephone bidder in Brazil.

Bidding on two Asian paintings also contributed to the excitement of the day. A Chang Ucchin (Korean, 1918–1990) untitled oil on canvas, 1987, signed and dated sold for $18,000. A Tay Bak Koi (Singaporean, 1939–2005) Coffee Table with Calligraphy, oil on canvas laid on board, signed “Bak Koi,” sold for $12,000.

 

Chang Ucchin (Korean, 1918–1990), untitled, oil on canvas. Sold for $18,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Chang Ucchin (Korean, 1918–1990), untitled, oil on canvas. Sold for $18,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

Tay Bak Koi (Singaporean, 1939–2005), ‘Coffee Table with Calligraphy,’ oil on canvas. Sold for $12,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Tay Bak Koi (Singaporean, 1939–2005), ‘Coffee Table with Calligraphy,’ oil on canvas. Sold for $12,000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

Other highlights in the art arena at Capo Auction included a Continental School (19th century) landscape of shepherds by a lake. The oil on metal panel painting sold for $5,700.

Asian decorative pieces were also getting a lot of presale attention, with focus on a stunning Chinese six-panel table screen (below) with elaborate carving and inset with kingfisher feather decoration. It sold for $7,800. A Chinese flambe glazed double-gourd vase, Junyao ware, late 19th-early 20th century, 22 3/4 inches high, went for $3,600.

 

Chinese table screen with elaborate carved decoration. Sold for $7,800. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Chinese table screen with elaborate carved decoration. Sold for $7,800. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

Various items continued to sell high in all categories throughout the auction, including furniture. A pair of mid-century modern three-drawer Widdicomb chests and a matching mirror sold for $6,000, while pair of Venetian painted corner cabinets (below) in parcel gilt and cream paint and having a single glazed door, 78 inches high, also sold for $6,000.

 

Pair of Venetian painted corner cabinets. Sold for $6000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Pair of Venetian painted corner cabinets. Sold for $6000. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

A pair of French cast-iron garden chairs (below) with Lily of the Valley decorated backs went for $4,200, and an exquisite platinum ring set with a round diamond and flanked by a pair of tapered baguettes sold for $5,400.

 

Pair of French cast-iron garden chairs. Sold for $4200. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image
Pair of French cast-iron garden chairs. Sold for $4,200. Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques image

 

Online bidding for all these items and much more was handled through LiveAuctioneers.com.

For details phone Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques at 718 433-3710.

 

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