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Archers aim for birds in flight on this 10 3/4-inch Lalique vase, which has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.

Classic cars, fine art lead parade at DuMouchelles, Sept. 18-20

Archers aim for birds in flight on this 10 3/4-inch Lalique vase, which has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
Archers aim for birds in flight on this 10 3/4-inch Lalique vase, which has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
DETROIT – DuMouchelles will wave the green flag to a high-powered three-day auction beginning Sept. 18 with a fitting opening lot – a fully restored 1962 Ford Thunderbird convertible. The classic T-bird in Rainbow red body, black leather interior and white convertible top has 53,000 original miles. Equipped with a roadster package, the car is said to be one of only 100 like it made by Ford. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The top prize for Chevy fans will be only a heartbeat away, as lot No. 2 is a 1988 Callaway Corvette equipped with twin-turbo V-8 engine, a four-speed manual transmission and electric overdrive. The car is the 12th of only 500 specially engineered Corvettes made by Callaway Cars Inc.

Another classic to be sold at the Friday evening session is Victorian Monarch Lion billiards table. The 9-foot-long table features carved lion figure supports, paw feet, burl wood and marquetry veneer. It has a $3,000-$5,000 veneer.

Decorative arts will highlight Saturday’s (Sept. 19) session beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. A 10 3/4-inch Lalique Archers Vase sports an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. The amber-color glass vase depicts archers taking aim at large birds in flight. The circa 1921 vase is signed “R. Lalique France, No. 893.”

Also Saturday, a Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998) bronze sculpture titled Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit is expected to bring $10,000-$15,000. The 15 1/2-inch-tall bronze, signed and dated 1980, depicts and American Indian standing over a bison. Fredericks created the monumental bronze Spirit of Detroit, which stands outside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit.

Sunday’s (Sept. 20) session will begin at noon Eastern with the sale of a Tiffany Studios table lamp with a turtle-back shade. The iridescent green glass shade is 16 inches in diameter and marked “Tiffany Studios New York.” The 22-inch-high lamp has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate.

Fine art in DuMouchelles’ auction will include A Cottage Door by John Berney Crome (British, 1793-1842), which has provenance from Newhouse Galleries in New York City. The unsigned oil on canvas painting measures 40 1/2 by 30 1/2 and has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate.

For details call 313-963-6522.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

 

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Mounted on Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, this '62 Ford Thunderbird convertible provides a cool ride up Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Restored from the ground up, it has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
Mounted on Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, this ’62 Ford Thunderbird convertible provides a cool ride up Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Restored from the ground up, it has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.

John Berney Crome, a noted British artist from the Romantic era, painted this scene, which has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
John Berney Crome, a noted British artist from the Romantic era, painted this scene, which has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.

A fine example of a Tiffany Studios turtle-back leaded glass lamp has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. The 22-inth-high lamp will kick off Sunday's session. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
A fine example of a Tiffany Studios turtle-back leaded glass lamp has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. The 22-inth-high lamp will kick off Sunday’s session. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.

The consignor of this Marshall M. Fredericks bronze obtained it directly from the late sculptor. Dated 1980, the 15 1/2-inch-high bronze has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.
The consignor of this Marshall M. Fredericks bronze obtained it directly from the late sculptor. Dated 1980, the 15 1/2-inch-high bronze has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy DuMouchelles.