OAKLAND, Calif. – A best-selling author is dispersing an art collection following the recent sale of her longtime beachfront retreat in Stinson Beach, California. These works will be offered by Clars Auction Gallery during the fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry and Asian art and antiques auction July 25-26.
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The collection, which is expected to fetch well over $100,000, features paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by John Beech, Kati Casida, Peter Forakis, Tim McKinley, Doug Owen, Julie Speidel plus the iconic Ken Kalman animals that playfully characterized the grounds of the Stinson Beach property for over the past decade.
The lifetime doll collection of Lee and Richard Trotter, owners and founders of Trotter’s Antiques of Pacific Grove, Calif., will also be sold. The Trotters began collecting in the mid-1960s, acquiring their dolls from original owners and fellow collectors worldwide. Almost every doll appealed to Mrs. (Lee) Trotter from German character dolls to Madame Alexander to the highly coveted French Bru bébé. A 28in Bru Bebe Jne No. 10 is estimated to bring $7,000 to $10,000, and a 35in Francois Gaultier doll is estimated to fetch $4,000 to $6,000.
In furnishings, the highlights will be a Philip and Kelvin Laverne patinated bronze low table (below) expected to fetch $6,000 to $9,000, and a beautiful Tiffany and Co., New York, nine-tube tall-case clock, which carries an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000.
For more information, email info@clars.com.
Clars Auction Gallery is located at 5644 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609.
