GARRISON, N.Y. – A rare painting of Civil War photographer Mathew Brady by the renowned portrait artist Charles Loring Elliott, a pre-Columbiam statuette of a pregnant woman, and a colorful circa-1910 art glass vase by the French maker LeGras will all come up for bid at an auction to be held by Louis J. Dianni LLC on Aug. 8-9.
LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
They are just a few of the nearly 1,000 lots of antiques and collectibles in an array of categories that will come under the gavel at the sixth annual West Point-Garrison auction that will benefit, in part, the Garrison Landing Association and the Garrison Art Center. The event will be held at historic Garrison Landing Park, which fronts the Hudson River at 23 Garrison Landing.
The auction will be packed with pre-Columbian pottery and stone carvings, fine art, porcelains, china, copper, early 20th century art glass, swords, militaria, nautical items and golf collectibles. All but a few of the lots will be sold without reserve, meaning they will go to the highest bidder, regardless of price.
Regarding the portrait of Mathew Brady (1822-1896) by Charles Loring Elliott (1812-1868), it’s hard to determine which one is the headliner, the painter or the sitter. Brady was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War. Elliott, who lived and worked in New York his entire life, was widely considered the best portrait artist of his time.
The pre-Colombian pregnant woman (below left), about 16 1/2 inches tall, dates to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 200 and is likely Mayan. It is one of 50 pieces of Pre-Colombian pottery in the auction, most of it purchased from Christie’s and Sotheby’s in the ’70s and ’80s and pulled from a Florida estate.
Paintings will include a scene of a merchant sloop sailing out of Philadelphia Harbor and leaving the Naval Yard behind by Thomas Birch (Pennsylvania, 1779-1851); and a Western Coast landscape painting (below), possibly of Guernsey, by William Trost Richards (Pennsylvania, 1833-1905).
For details contact Louis J. Dianni LLC by calling 954-895-8727 or email info@LouisjDiannni.com.
