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Old master oil on canvas, 18th century, 70 inches x 49 1/2 inches, 'Hebe and Jupiter,’ allegorical painting of the Greek goddess Hebe with the eagle Jupiter, framed. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.

DuMouchelles presents summertime flourish of color July 8-10

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Old master oil on canvas, 18th century, 70 inches x 49 1/2 inches, 'Hebe and Jupiter,’ allegorical painting of the Greek goddess Hebe with the eagle Jupiter, framed. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Old master oil on canvas, 18th century, 70 inches x 49 1/2 inches, ‘Hebe and Jupiter,’ allegorical painting of the Greek goddess Hebe with the eagle Jupiter, framed. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
DETROIT – Graphics, drawings, fine art books and exhibition catalogs from the collection of Ellen Sharp, former curator of Graphic Arts at the Detroit Institute of Arts, will be featured at DuMouchelles’ auction Sunday, July 10, beginning at noon Eastern. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding for the entire three-day auction that begins July 8.

Sharp’s collection includes works by such artists as Fritz Hundertwasser, Rolf Nesch, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, James Tissot, Tristan Tzara, Victor Vasarely, Hiroshi Yoshida, Robert Rauschenberg, Paul Emile Berthon, Anders Aldrin, Norman Ives, Kenneth Price, Auguste Lepere, David Pryor Adickes, as well as 18th- and 19th-century French drawings, and posters by Joan Miro and after Jasper Johns.

Fine art from a local estate features graphics, watercolors, drawings and posters as well as sculptures – including many works by Polish artists. The auction’s extensive selection of fine art is additionally highlighted by watercolors by Sir William Russell Flint and continues with works by Antonio Piotta Rotta, Ferrucio Moro, Jerzy Kossak, Charles Levier, Josef Gisela, Gustave Jean Jacquet, Marko Mavrovich, Tamara Essner, John O?Brien Inman, Marshall Fredericks, Albert E. Carrier-Belleuse, Antonio Alcantara, Charles Sorlier (after Marc Chagall) and Frank Stella as well as an 18th-century old master oil of Hebe and Jupiter.

Of special interest are a marquetry 19th-century French commode; a French bronze and Belgian marble clock, circa 1895; a19th-century gold leaf mirror; a 1764 map of Detroit; and Kerman, Herez and Sarouk rugs. A 201.50-carat flawless unmounted blue topaz stone is one of more than 60 lots of jewelry in the Sunday session.

The Saturday, July 9, auction opens with Art Nouveau decorative arts by Archibald Knox, Rebecca Cauman, Lalique, and silver overlay art glass, along with bronze sculptures by Edith Parsons, Franz Bergman and an Edward Berge garden fountain entitled Duck Mother. From the estate of Theodore McGraw of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., are antique English, German, and Chinese Export porcelains, Regency crystal, Royal Copenhagen dinnerware, Steuben glassware, a Carl Rungius drypoint, botanical prints and mahogany furniture. Saturday’s session will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern.

DuMouchelles’ summer evening sale, July 8, will commences with an attractive selection of fine art, including a Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) dry point and etching, a Tom Hale (American, 20th century) acrylic on Masonite and an oil on canvas depicting a view of St. Mark’s in Venice by Wallace Herndon Smith (American, 1901-1990). Over 40 lots of exquisite jewelry are also featured, including a Paul Ditisheim platinum open face pocket watch and a 14kt gold wristwatch by Tiffany & Co. Decorative objects and furniture abound, with a Heintz Art Metal Shop Art Nouveau bronze vase with sterling overlay, unique bar stools by Zanotta as well as three armchairs by Antonio Citterio for B & B Italia.

For details go to DuMouchelles’ website www.dumouchelles.com or phone 313-963-6255.

altView 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.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Edward Berge (American, 1876-1924), bronze garden fountain, 41 inches high x 21 inches wide, ‘Duck Mother,’ signed ‘Berge’ and inscribed ‘B4 Roman Bronze Works’ along the base. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Edward Berge (American, 1876-1924), bronze garden fountain, 41 inches high x 21 inches wide, ‘Duck Mother,’ signed ‘Berge’ and inscribed ‘B4 Roman Bronze Works’ along the base. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Emerald (28.60 carats) and diamond (1.85 carats) pendant, 14kt yellow gold. Estimate: $13,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Emerald (28.60 carats) and diamond (1.85 carats) pendant, 14kt yellow gold. Estimate: $13,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Sir William Russell Flint (Scottish, 1880-1969), watercolor, 9 1/2 inches x 13 inches, Algerian beach scene, signed lower left. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Sir William Russell Flint (Scottish, 1880-1969), watercolor, 9 1/2 inches x 13 inches, Algerian beach scene, signed lower left. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Antonio Piotta Rotta (Italian, 1828-1903), oil on canvas, dated Venezia, 1880, 20 inches x 24 inches, signed and dated ‘Antonio Rotta/Venezia 1880’ lower right, framed. Estimate: $12,000-$16,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Antonio Piotta Rotta (Italian, 1828-1903), oil on canvas, dated Venezia, 1880, 20 inches x 24 inches, signed and dated ‘Antonio Rotta/Venezia 1880’ lower right, framed. Estimate: $12,000-$16,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Pair of Chinese Peach Bloom porcelain vases, 8 inches high, decorated with a chrysanthemum pattern, each having an under glaze blue apocryphal six-character Kangxi mark at the underside. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.
Pair of Chinese Peach Bloom porcelain vases, 8 inches high, decorated with a chrysanthemum pattern, each having an under glaze blue apocryphal six-character Kangxi mark at the underside. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles.