Fine art, fantastic fossils featured in I.M. Chait auction July 30

Oil on canvas painting by Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001), 25 1/2 in. x 39 3/4 in. Estimate: $25,000-$30,000. I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers will conduct a special two-session auction on Sunday, July 30. The first session, devoted to international fine arts, will begin at 11 a.m. Pacific time. The second session, classified as natural history, will begin at 1 p.m. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jasper 52 Asian arts auction July 29 steeped in Japanese tradition

Late Meiji Japanese pottery Oribe ware chaire, a tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony. Height with cover: 3 1/16in. Estimate: $165-$185. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – On Saturday, July 29, Jasper52 will conduct an online auction of Asian decorative art and antiques in which nearly half of the catalog is devoted to fine Japanese items. The auction will also feature several beautiful thangkas, which are Tibetan paintings on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Fontainebleau Hotel founder’s treasures in Roland Auctions’ July 29 sale

Nineteenth-century Vernet French bronze cherub mantel clock. Estimate: $3,500-$4,500. Roland Auctions image

 

NEW YORK – Roland Auctions NY will conduct their July 2017 Estate Auction Part II on Saturday, July 29. Among the many notable items included in this auction are objects and ephemera from the Miami Beach estate of hotel and resort developer Ben Novack Sr., founder of the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel, as well as items belonging to his late son, Ben Novack Jr. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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John W. Coker to auction 3-generation collection of rare glass bottles Aug. 3

Aqua Fislerville Glassworks Jenny Lind bottle. John W. Coker Ltd. image

 

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A distinguished eastern Tennessee family’s three-generation collection of antique American glass bottles and flasks will be auctioned with no reserve on Thursday, Aug. 3, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Auctioneer John W. Coker has chosen the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel as the venue for his auction of the Frank M. Hodges Jr. and Hodges family collection as a convenience to the many antique bottle collectors who will be in the area that day.

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Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery presents Ben Austrian painting July 29

Framed oil on canvas painting by American artist Ben Austrian (1870-1921), dated 1906. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000. Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery image

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A pair of Chan side tables by Philip and Kelvin Laverne and a 1906 oil on canvas painting by American artist Ben Austrian (1870-1921) will be part of Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery’s next auction on Saturday, July 29, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Celebrated collection of Salvador Dali artworks offered by GWS Auctions July 29

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) 1973 ‘Burning Giraffe’ (from the Tauromachie Surrealiste Suite), Aubusson tapestry, 67 in. x 87 in. Estimate: $375,000-$390,000. GWS Auctions image

 

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – One of the most anticipated and important art and jewelry auctions of the season will take place on July 29 at the Lawrence Art Gallery. Auctioneer Brigitte Kruse of GWS Auctions will conduct two auction sessions: fine jewelry starting at 9 a.m. Pacific time and fine arts – featuring original works by Salvador Dali – at 3 p.m. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Rare tomes, first editions are top-shelf offerings at PBA Galleries sale July 27

A page of Egyptian Hieroglphs from Jean-François Champollion’s ‘Lettre… relative à l’alphabet des hiéroglyphiqes phonétiques … ’ Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. PBA Galleries image

 

SAN FRANCISCO – A first edition of Jean-François Champollion’s seminal work on deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs highlights PBA Galleries’ Fine Literature & Fine Books sale on July 27. Published in Paris in 1822, this rare book is expected to sell for as much as $50,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ heads star-studded cast of Jasper52 prints auction July 22

Andy Warhol, ‘Marilyn, Pink,’ signed ‘this is not by me / Andy Warhol,’ 1986, 32 in. x 32 in. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – A trio of Marilyn Monroe portraits by Andy Warhol, all signed, are starring in a 20th Century Modern Art Prints & Multiples online auction presented by Jasper 52 on Saturday, July 22. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Gray’s Auctioneers welcomes a century of World’s Fair memorabilia July 31

Pair of Japanese Kutani porcelain vases from the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, 10 in. high, repair to one foot. Estimate: $400-$600. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

CLEVELAND – America’s world’s fairs will be celebrated at Gray’s Auctioneers on July 31. Over a century has passed since the first exhibitions shared the latest advancements in science, art, travel and technologies of the time. The fairs gave rise to the popularity of many souvenirs, giving the public a chance to keep a memory of the time spent in those grand buildings, exhibition halls and their host cities. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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