Bruhns to auction exquisite clocks, paintings and decorative art Dec. 6th
French dore gilt bronze mantel clock with ormolu, depicts lady feeding nest of birds in a pond to her left, solid bronze case with marble inserts and foliage, signed, est. $1,600-$2,400. Bruhns image
DENVER – Collectors and antique enthusiasts won’t want to miss the fantastic fine and decorative arts collection to be auctioned during Bruhns’ Special Antique Estates Auction on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. The sale’s contents are described as “rivaling anything to be found in the finest Continental salerooms.” Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Among the highlights are:
* More than 200 antique clocks including: Seth Thomas, Sonora, 12 hrandfather clocks, French figural dore bronze statue clocks, Vienna regulators, French Morbier, E.N. Welch Patti, a French figural lighting clock and many others
* 75 fine artworks, including original oils and watercolors by sought-after artists
* Antique furniture
* Ship’s chronometer
* Ansonia porcelain
* Art glass and rare reverse-painted, Gone with the Wind parlor lamp, Handel parlor lamp, early double wedding lamp, unusual pair of Bradley & Hubbard bracket lamps
* Fancy antique oak 10-piece dining room set
* Double curved glass oak china cabinet, stacking bookcases, unusual side cabinets, early style tilt-top Chippendale table, parlor sets
* Great pocket watch collection, including early fusee, hunting case and railroad pocket types
Established in 1974, Bruhns Auction Gallery has established a reputation as one of the Western states’ leading auction houses. The company specializes in rare antique and Victorian furniture, paintings, sterling silver, French, German and American clocks; chandeliers, Persian rugs, architectural items, antique guns and many other collected objects of superior quality.
Bruhns’ Saturday, Dec. 6 auction will begin at 11 a.m. local time / 1 p.m. Eastern Time / 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
For information on any item in the sale, call 303-744-6505 or email bruhnsauction@gmail.com. Visit Bruhns online at www.bruhnsauction.com.
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
French dore gilt bronze mantel clock with ormolu, depicts lady feeding nest of birds in a pond to her left, solid bronze case with marble inserts and foliage, signed, est. $1,600-$2,400. Bruhns image
French Louis XV-style figural mantel clock with three massive Cupids in the clouds, 8in porcelain dial with open escapement, 30-day, L. Marti movement. Est. $6,500-$9,000. Bruhns image
French Louis XIV-style boulle mantel clock, bronze finial with cherub sitting on top, decorated porcelain dial with bronze overly, time and strike, signed, Japy Freres movement, est. $1,300-$1,800. Bruhns image
F. Grayson Sayre, ‘The Hand of Hearts Desert,’ oil on canvas, 30 x 24, circa 1920, artist-signed lower right, est. $3,600-$5,000. Bruhns image
A. Scotts, English country scene, oil on canvas, 36 x 23 framed, circa 1890, signed lower left, est. $650-$900. Bruhns image
Ansonia ‘La Orb’ porcelain mantel clock in hand-decorated Royal Bonn case, circa 1890, est. $400-$650. Bruhns image
Ansonia ‘La Fontaine’ porcelain mantel clock in Royal Bonn case, signed on back, time and strike, circa 1895, est. $300-$550. Bruhns image
Rare scenic ‘Gone with the Wind’ reverse-painted parlor lamp, matching shade and base, circa 1800, 28in high, est. $850-$1,400. Bruhns image
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