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Burliuk portrait of Japanese girl excels at Weiss Auctions

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Burliuk portrait
Oil on canvas portrait of a Japanese girl by David Burliuk (Ukrainian/American, 1882-1967), 13 x 17in, signed lower left by Burliuk and dated 1922. Sold for $39,100. Weiss Auctions image

LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A beautiful oil on canvas portrait of a Japanese girl by David Burliuk (Ukrainian/American, 1882-1967) – part of a fresh-to-market, never before offered collection of works by Burliuk – sold for $39,100 to take top lot honors in an online Estate & Art Auction held Sept. 16 by Weiss Auctions. Overall, the 550-lot sale grossed nearly $500,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

The portraits was signed lower left by Burliuk and dated 1922. That painting, as well as some others, came from the estate of Ella Jaffe Freidus, a renowned art dealer who lived in Lloyd Harbor, New York. She and Burliuk were longtime friends.

“There were many other lots that sold in the thousands of dollars, but the Burliuk portrait took the top prize,” said Philip Weiss of Weiss Auctions.

The catalog was highlighted by 40 lots of important Wedgwood pieces (including tri-color pieces, Egyptian series, Sphinx candlesticks and Basalt statues), high-end Nippon, original oil paintings by important listed artists plus works on paper, Lalique lamps, Russian icons, Theo Faberge eggs, Murano and art glass, jewelry (including gold, silver, platinum and diamonds).

Following are additional highlights from the auction. All prices include the buyer’s premium.

A 14K gold handmade custom flute, engraved by the maker, “Verne Q. Powell, Boston,” dated to 1951 or 1952, was a high note at $17,825. The flute, serial #1299 engraved on the body, featured non-gold valves and the original fitted leather case with a nameplate on the cover.

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Handmade 14K gold flute, engraved by the maker, ‘Verne Q. Powell, Boston,’ dated to 1951 or 1952. Sold for $17,825. Weiss Auctions image

A circa 1900 Seth Thomas Regulator No. 60 wall clock, in a walnut case with an early finish, chimed on time for $17,250. The all original clock featured an 8-inch brass pendulum, beat scale, weight, key, hands and face having a 14-inch diameter painted metal dial with Roman numerals.

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Thomas Regulator No. 60 wall clock in a walnut case. Sold for $17,250. Weiss Auctions image

An oil on canvas painting by French artist Michel Delacroix (b. 1933), titled Le Chariot Bleu, signed lower left and signed and titled on verso, went for $15,600. The canvas measured 28¾ inches by 23¾ inches. Delacroix paints rich, bustling, Parisian street scenes in the “naif” style.

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Oil on canvas painting by French artist Michel Delacroix (b. 1933), titled ‘Le Chariot Bleu,’ signed lower left and signed and titled on verso. Sold for $15,600. Weiss Auctions image

A gorgeous oil on canvas painting signed by the Danish/American artist Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972), depicting Riverside Church and Grant’s Tomb, reached a respectable $9,200, despite some areas of craquelure. The work was housed in a 37½-by-32½-inch frame.

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Gorgeous oil on canvas painting signed by the Danish/American artist Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972), depicting ‘Riverside Church and Grant’s Tomb.’ Sold for $9,200. Weiss Auctions image

A Parisian scene depicting the village of Montmartre by Hiro Yamagata (Japanese/American, b. 1948), titled simply Montmartre, 25¾ inches by 21¼ inches (sight, less frame), made $12,000. The lovely oil on canvas rendering was signed, titled and dated (“76”) lower left bottom edge.

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Parisian scene depicting the village of Montmartre by Hiro Yamagata (Japanese/American, b. 1948), titled ‘Montmartre,’ 25¾ x 21¼in (sight, less frame). Sold for $12,000. Weiss Auctions image

A scarce Wedgwood Black Jasperware bolted vase, 12 inches tall, showing rams’ heads in high relief and exhibiting no flaws at all, finished at $3,000. Also, a Nippon blown-out humidor with a nautical motif, showing a fisherman in a boat, 8 inches tall, found a new owner for $2,040.

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Scarce Wedgwood Black Jasperware bolted vase, 12 inches tall, showing rams’ heads in high relief and exhibiting no flaws at all. Sold for $3,000. Weiss Auctions image

A large oil on canvas by the Russian-born French artist Constantin Kluge (1912-2003), titled Le Café Du Coin, signed lower right and housed in a 44-by-37-inch frame, realized $5,100; and an oil on canvas by Maxime Camille Louis Maufra (French, 1861-1918), titled Windmills, 25 inches by 21 inches (sight, less frame), pulled from a Southampton, New York, estate, rose to $6,900.

An untitled lithograph in colors by the renowned Spanish artist Joan Miro (1893-1983), pencil signed lower right and pencil numbered (“5/300”) lower left, with an image size of 19½ inches by 25½ inches, brought $4,680. Also, an oil on canvas painting by Benjamin Osro Eggleston (American, 1867-1937), titled The Marble Bench, in a spectacular frame, gaveled for $3,840.

For details, contact Weiss Auctions at 516-594-0731 or send an email to Philip Weiss at Phil@WeissAuctions.com.

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