VINELAND, N.J. – Premium-quality pieces from prestigious toy, bank and train collections attracted a strong contingent of bidders to literally every category represented in Bertoia’s May 23-24 Annual Spring Toy Sale. Just over 1,000 lots crossed the auction block, taking in $1.3 million. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Studio Furniture & Decorative Art auction June 23 realized strong prices for fine silver and furnishings. Collectors vied for fine examples offered at approachable price points. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. A gorgeous Mark Goetz sofa from Herman Miller with its warm walnut-wrapped back made an impact on buyers, and a LiveAuctioneers bidder ultimately won it for $2,925.
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Studio Fine Art auction continues to attract collectors from around the world. Postwar works realized the strongest prices at the June 23 sale, showing the market remains strong as California and American fine art continue to inspire strong bidding. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Collectors of California fine art found plenty of tempting options in the sale. A colorful work from Jean Mannheim of a sailing ship in a harbor sold for $4,062. A more contemporary interpretation of California Plein Air paintings from William Glen Crooks stole the hearts of the audience, one of whom bought a stellar landscape for $4,375 (above). All prices realized include Moran’s 25% buyer’s premium.
A gorgeous Lockwood de Forest beachscape titled Full Moon Cove at Santa Barbara was one of the most popular lots on preview. The blue-hued painting brought $6,250 (below).
Postwar and contemporary works attracted the most robust bids of the day. No. 117 painted in 1959 by famed Spanish artist Luis Feito López is a dramatic work in contrasting tones of black, gray and white and was exhibited in 1959 at the inaugural Paris Biennale. The mixed media work created a bidding war with one determined buyer surpassing the $30,000-$50,000 estimate to nab the painting for $68,750.
A graphic acrylic on canvas from Antonio Saura created a similar stir when it hit the block. The work sold to an online bidder for $40,625.
“Watt Hour Icon” depicting an electric meter from American artist Bruce Everett realized $3,900.
European artists commanded attention at the auction. A beautifully serene Jean Vollet painting of Chateau de Sully (Loiret), caused a bidding war between two floor bidders causing the work to soar past its $400-$600 to bring $3,125.
A vivid floral still life from Alexandre Renoir, great-grandson of the famed Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, brought $1,250 at the auction.
A snowy Paris was the subject of Armand Henri Leroux’s painting The City in Winter, and realized $1,000 at the block.
A graphic print from Alexander Calder executed in 1967 soared past its $300-$500 estimate to bring $1,125.
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MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ Americana & Fine Antiques Auction June 21 & 22 was a highly successful event and produced robust prices, along with a few surprises, in multiple categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER, Pa. – When Keats wrote, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever – its loveliness increases,” he unwittingly created a tagline for Morphy Auctions’ $3.3 million Fine & Decorative Arts sale held June 18-19. The breathtaking array of European and American antiques, glass and ceramics dazzled an international contingent of bidders who drove prices on many items to unexpected if not astounding levels. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
CRANSTON, R.I. – Fine art coexisted in peaceful harmony alongside Asian objects at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ antiques and fine art auction held on June 6, as a fine Chinese Qing Dynasty miniature bronze censer changed hands for $8,125 to take top lot honors, while paintings by Antonio Cirino, Giuseppe Castiglione and Jeremiah Wilson also performed well. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
CINCINNATI – Cowan’s solidified itself as the market leader in early photography selling two important lots of 19th century photography for a combined $212,500 in its American History: Premier Auction on June 21. An exceptional Joel Whitney album of Sioux involved in the 1862 Minnesota Uprising and a rare photograph of fugitive slaves posed with abolitionists Levi Coffin and Jonathan Cable went for more than 10 times their estimates selling for $131,250 and $81,250, respectively (including a 25 percent buyer’s premium). Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – Pook & Pook’s auction gallery was buzzing the morning of June 15 with many passionate toy collectors eager to take one last look at the 452 lots on offer. Pook & Pook’s Antique Toy Auction that day was the latest in collaboration with the acclaimed antique toy expert Noel Barrett. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER, Pa. – An 1864 Civil War flag that was carried into battle by Pennsylvania’s 127th Regiment of “Colored Troops” led the charge at Morphy’s June 12-13 Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria auction, selling for $196,800. The buyer was the Atlanta History Center of Atlanta, Georgia.
DALLAS – It took a big bid for the castle facade concept art for the It’s a Small World Disneyland attraction to set the all-time record for the highest grossing Animation Art auction. The sale surpassed $2 million, setting a house record in winning bids for its June 15-16 event.
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