GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions will celebrate 30 years in the business with a fine art and antiques auction on Saturday, March 19. Featured will be original artworks by Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, Josef Albers, Wendell Castle and others, plus Tiffany lamps, period furniture and more.
“We’re extremely thankful for our history of bringing quality merchandise to auction for these past 30 years, and we look forward to doing the same for the next 30 years as well,” said Matt Cottone of Cottone Auctions. “The items in our March 19th sale continue in that tradition – merchandise that has been pulled from prominent various estates and collections. Much of it is fresh to the market.”
Four fresh to the market artworks by Roy Lichtenstein (American 1923-1997) will cross the auction block, all from the estate of Molly McGreevey of Rochester, N.Y. McGreevey, a former actress and contemporary art collector, purchased most of her collection in the 1960s and ’70s from prominent artists and dealers in Manhattan and Kansas City, where she resided most of her life. One is expected to make a strong case for top lot of the sale, with a robust estimate of $100,000-$150,000. It’s a porcelain enamel on steel, titled Modern Painting in Porcelain, signed on the reverse and numbered (3 of 6). Executed in 1967, it measures 34 1/2 inches by 45 inches.
Three fresh to the market gouache and ink on paper works by Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) will come up for bid. One, titled Segmented Spiral (1974), carries a $60,000-$80,000 estimate. The signed work measures an impressive 29 1/2 inches by 43 1/4 inches.
A fine grouping of fresh to the market Tiffany lamps will be led by a leaded glass, bronze and glass ball lamp that’s expected to sell for $50,000-$70,000. The lamp, standing 29 inches tall, has a shade that is 22 inches in diameter and signed Tiffany Studios. The base is signed Tiffany as well. The lamp (below) boasts reticulated bronze work and fine glass balls.
Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
For details contact Cottone at 585-243-1000 or send an email to info@cottoneauctions.com.
The sale will be held in Cottone’s gallery, located at 120 Court St. in Geneseo, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time.