CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Jackson’s International Auctioneers will conduct a spectacular 800-lot auction on Dec. 8 and 9. The lineup features important European and American fine art together with important Russian works, art glass, Orientalia, furniture and decorative arts. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.
The sale starts with an excellent offering of European paintings beginning with lot no. 1, a portrait of a beautiful woman by British artist William Clarke Wontner (1857-1930). The work is executed against a faux painted marble field, something Wontner was known for, which gives the painting an almost otherworldly quality.
Another highlight is a very large (43 inches by 52 inches) canvas by German/French artist Henri Guillaume Schlesinger (1814-1893) depicting a young woman in silk dress riding in an open carriage with her suitor, estimate $18,000-$22,000.
The first session of paintings is followed by the over 150 lots of Russian works including silver, enamel, bronzes, paintings, porcelain and icons – for which Jackson’s are known the world over. The first lots of Russian to be offered include a variety of lovely silver-gilt and enamel objects such as a variety of kovshi, beakers, salt chairs, spoons, cups and other objects d’art and by a multitude of well-known makers such as Saltykov, Khlebnikov, Agafonov and Klingert.
For collectors of the ever-popular Russian cigarette case, this sale promises to be a buyers’ delight as it features the lifetime collection of the late Saul Parsow. A third-generation Russian/American, Parsow was a widely known clothier in Omaha, Neb. He was also a passionate collector of Russian objects, especially cigarette cases, of which over 60 will be offered on this auction. The cases represent every category including numerous in cloisonné and shaded enamel, as well as an excellent offering of scenic or genre cases displaying various well-known scenes from Russian folklore. One of the nicest examples to be sold is a solid 14-karat gold case with ribbed panels and cabochon gemstone thumb piece by goldsmith Feodor Afanassiev.
More than three dozen Russian icons will be offered featuring a diverse offering including a hauntingly beautiful circa 1600 icon of the Smolensk Mother of God and a circa 1600 Vladimir Mother of God with silver basma embellishments. A number of exquisite late 19th-century examples from the Mstera and Palekh School will also be sold, as well as numerous examples with repousse and engraved silver riza.
The balance of other Russian items follows icons and includes gold and diamond jewelry, and a diamond studded Pavel Burhe gold Imperial presentation watch. The sale also features a small collection of Russian porcelain Easter eggs including three Imperial porcelain eggs. All of which were acquired by the owner when he was stationed in Moscow as the assistant U.S. Naval attaché 1958-1961.
Old Master paintings and European works follow featuring a 16th-century South Netherlandish school oil on panel depicting the Agony in the Garden, estimated at $1,500-$2,000.
Perhaps the highlight of the first session is the extensive and important offering of modern prints from a Laughlin, Nev., collection featuring 10 signed works by Picasso, seven by Chagall’s, three by Miro, two by Renoir and about a dozen by Dali. The collection includes such important works as Picasso’s Tete de Femme, 1962, a color linocut measuring 25 inches by 20 inches and carrying an estimate of $40,000-$60,000.
The second session kicks off with American art featuring a fresh to the market snow scene by Ernest Lawson (1873-1939). The 18- by 24-inch oil on canvas has been in the same family for more than seven decades. The estimate is $30,000-$50,000. The Lawson is followed by a gorgeous oil on canvas classical genre scene by Francis Coates Jones (1857-1932) estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Next, a classic Marvin Cone (1891-1964) still life consigned from the family of the original owner is estimated at $20,000-$25,000. More fresh to the market American works include a pair of large paintings by Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) estimated at $12,000-$18,000 and $8,000-$12,000.
Day two will continue with a fine offering of American and European art glass featuring a large and impressive stained glass window attributed to L.C. Tiffany and other Tiffany Favrile glass works including a nice leaded pomegranate table lamp and a Cypriot lamp.
A good offering of high quality European porcelain follows beginning with an outstanding 16-inch hand-painted KPM plaque, the first of more than a dozen hand-painted KPM plaques in the sale. Other porcelain works of note include Royal Vienna palace urns, Sevres porcelain, Meissen figural groupings plus a spectacular rare Zsolnay art pottery floor vase sculpted by Lajos Mack.
A short session of high quality silver includes an early American coin silver water jug, circa 1825, by William Mannerback, and a fine George III silver presentation tray by W. Burwash and R. Silbey, London, 1806.
An exceptional variety of period French, English, and Early American furnishings will be offered, including an exceptional Louis XVI-style mahogany and ormolu mounted curved glass vitrine after a model by Adam Weisweiller.
The sale will conclude with a flurry of fine Orientalia. A final highlight is a large painting of Three Woman by Jamini Roy (Indian, 1887-1982), which has an $8,000-$12,000 estimate.
For details phone 800-665-6743.
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