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Capo spotlights jewelry, fine art at auction May 21

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Tiffany & Co. sapphire butterfly. Estimated value: $12,000-$15,000. Capo Auction image
Tiffany & Co. sapphire butterfly. Estimated value: $12,000-$15,000. Capo Auction image

 

NEW YORK – Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques in Long Island City continues celebrating spring by presenting their next auction of the season on Saturday, May 21. Fine art and unusual jewelry pieces are taking the spotlight this month, along with their exceptional selection of mid-century modern and other furniture, decorative items of all kinds and modern art.

Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Jewelry will include a Tiffany & Co. sapphire butterfly (above) in 18K yellow gold, pave set with round sapphires and diamonds and accented with emeralds. A fancy yellow diamond ring (below), 18K white gold ring, its center yellow diamond weighing .31 carats, has a $2,000-$2,500 estimate.

 

Fancy yellow diamond ring, 18K white gold. Estimated value: $2,000-2,500. Capo Auction image
Fancy yellow diamond ring, 18K white gold. Estimated value: $2,000-2,500. Capo Auction image

 

Items already getting attention in the fine art category include the Frederick Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938) painting titled Fishing Docks (below), which is estimated at $8,000-$10,000, and a Henry Mosler (American/French, 1841-1920) oil painting Shrimp Boats Returning, 1883, which has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate.

 

Frederick Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938), ‘Fishing Docks,’ oil on Masonite, 12 x 16 inches image size. Estimated value $8,000-$10,000. Capo Auction image
Frederick Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938), ‘Fishing Docks,’ oil on Masonite, 12 x 16 inches image size. Estimated value $8,000-$10,000. Capo Auction image

 

Henry Mosler (American/French, 1841-1920), ‘Shrimp Boats Returning,’ oil on canvas, 1883. Estimated value: $2,000-$3,000. Capo Auction image
Henry Mosler (American/French, 1841-1920), ‘Shrimp Boats Returning,’ oil on canvas, 1883. Estimated value: $2,000-$3,000. Capo Auction image

 

Modern pieces include an art portfolio by Josef Albers (German, 1888-1976) titled Formulation: Articulation I + II. The two-part portfolio of screenprints on 65 double sheets of light cardboard is missing no. 19 of volume II. The portfolio is estimated at $5,000-$7,000.

 

One of the screenprints from Josef Albers’ two-part portfolio titled ‘Formulation Articulation I + II.’ Estimated value: $5,000-$7,000. Capo Auction image
One of the screenprints from Josef Albers’ two-part portfolio titled ‘Formulation Articulation I + II.’ Estimated value: $5,000-$7,000. Capo Auction image

 

In addition, Capo Auction will offer two classic first edition books: Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, in 1926, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, 1925. Both books are without dust jackets and estimated at $800-$1,200.

Any auction at Capo would not be complete without a selection of mid-century modern and contemporary furnishings.

For details phone Capo Auction at 718-433-3710.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.