OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will hold back-to-back sales in August: a Summer Fine Jewelry & Timepieces auction on Thursday, August 10, and a Design + Art + Fine Asian Art sale on Friday, August 11. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

The August 10 event is highlighted by important colored diamonds and diamonds, among them a four-carat fancy yellow internal flawless diamond, diamond and 14K white gold ring, estimated at $50,000-$70,000; a pair of fancy intense yellow diamond, diamond and 14K white gold earrings, estimated at $20,000-$40,000; a diamond and 18K white gold bracelet estimated at $8,000-$12,000, a pair of diamond and 14K gold earrings estimated at $2,000-$4,000; and a 2.47-carat diamond and 14K gold ring, estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Complementing the auction will be a selection of exceptional colored gemstones, including a pair of Burmese ruby and diamond earrings estimated at $6,000-$8,000; a Burmese ruby, diamond and gold pendant necklace estimated at $5,000-$7,000; and a natural pearl, diamond and platinum necklace, estimated at $6,000-$8,000.

Tiffany & Co. is represented in the form of a coral, diamond and 18K gold brooch pendant, designed by Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. of France, estimated at $1,000-$1,500; and a Tiffany & Co. ruby, diamond and 14K brooch and earrings suite, estimated at $1,500-$2,500. Also featured is an antique Mughal diamond, enamel, gem-set and high-karat gold bracelet estimated at $4,000-$6,000; and a diamond, cultured pearl and platinum bracelet, estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

The August 11 auction will include a strong offering of design pieces, led by a T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Slipper lounge chairs and ottoman suite estimated at $4,000-$6,000 and a T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings sofa, Model 1711, with an identical estimate. This sofa has its original upholstery and retains the Widdicomb label. Largely inspired by Greek furniture and design, Robsjohn-Gibbings is perhaps most well-known for his work for Widdicomb, where he worked as a designer from 1943-1956; the softness and shapeliness of his designs for the company were a stark contract to the rigidity of the Bauhaus aesthetic that was popular at the time.

Other standouts include a set of four Mario Bellini Cab chairs conservatively estimated at $2,000-$4,000, and a Charles and Ray Eames 670 and 671 lounge chair and ottoman estimated at $3,000-$5,000. In addition, the sale will feature a collection of pottery items that has examples by Marguerite Wildenhain. The collection belonged to Lorelei Brede, who studied at Pond Farm with Wildenhain from 1960-1962. Afterwards, Brede opened a pottery studio and became a pottery instructor. Several pieces by Brede will appear in the auction alongside Windenhain’s works. Other designers whose works are in the sale include Clyde Burt, Betty Feves, Paolo Soleri, Julian Watts, Ward Bennett, Daum, Burgun and Schverer & Cie.

Art choices on August 11 include a painting by the influential Californian Henrietta Berk. A member of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Berk and her peers dedicated much of their practice to restoring focus on the human form and the human experience in an artistic landscape that was primarily concerned with modern abstraction and conceptual art. As a student of Richard Diebenkorn, Berk was introduced to his wife, psychologist Phyllis Diebenkorn, who sat for this portrait.

Berk’s technique in painting Diebenkorn does not completely eschew abstraction; the subject is rendered in broad, painterly brushstrokes with an impressionistic feel, with bold color choices and a somewhat geometrical approach to the play of light and shadow on her face and hair. Berk’s portrait reflects the concurrence of traditional figurative art with innovative abstraction during the mid-20th century, creating an emotive and dynamic depiction of the subject.

Lastly, the Fine Asian Art aspect of the August 11 sale will feature a 17th-century Chinese cloisonne enamel meiping vase, estimated at $6,000-$9,000, as well as a Kangix period Chinese famille verte phoenix-tail vase, a collection of Chinese embroidered robes, various pieces of Tang dynasty sancai glazed pottery, a group of four Qing dynasty imperial edicts and archaic and later-period jade carvings.

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