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Jewelry and Chihuly add brilliance to Gray’s auction Dec. 9

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Lot 289 – An 18K yellow gold, aquamarine and diamond ring. Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 289 – An 18K yellow gold, aquamarine and diamond ring. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

CLEVELAND – With the holidays approaching, Gray’s Dec. 9 auction presents a wonderful collection of fine art, furniture and a brilliant selection of jewelry.

Among the treasures are lots 289 and 290, an 18K yellow gold, aquamarine and diamond ring (above) and matching pendant. Another striking pair consists of lot 294, an 18K yellow gold woman’s s graduated diamond necklace, which stands out for its graceful shape, and complements a companion tennis bracelet, lot 295.

Lot 296 is an outstanding platinum and 14K white gold diamond ring (below), fabulously retro with its asymmetrical design.

 

Lot 296 – a platinum and 14K white gold diamond ring. Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 296 – a platinum and 14K white gold diamond ring. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

Lot 108 is a Seaform vase by Dale Chihuly, titled Basket for Portland Press, 1997. Chihuly’s investigation of organic plant-inspired forms creates a bridge between traditional functional glass and fine art sculpture; bringing the crafts into a new realm. The center of the Seaform vase is thrown off balance, imitating the beautiful sporadic patterns of motion found in nature.

 

Lot 108 – Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), ‘Basket for Portland Press,’ 1997. Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 108 – Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), ‘Basket for Portland Press,’ 1997. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

This auction begins with a few traditional 19th to 20th century paintings, including lot 3, Fritz van der Venne’s oil, Magyars Traveling (below), and lot 2, Portrait of a Gypsy, by Pál Böhm. Essentially a self-taught painter, Böhm traveled in 1862 at the age of 23 from his native country of Hungary to Vienna to study and model his work after the paintings at the Belvedere Palace.

 

Lot 3 – Fritz van der Veen (1873-1936), ‘Magyars Traveling.’ Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 3 – Fritz van der Veen (1873-1936), ‘Magyars Traveling.’ Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

Ranging into modern art, lot 40, Figures in a Setting, is a lithograph by the prolific artist Henry Moore. Famous for his sculptures, Moore won the International Sculpture Prize at the 1948 Venice Biennale, just one of his many accomplishments.

 

Lot 40 – Henry Moore (1898-1986), ‘Figures in a Setting,’ 1949. Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 40 – Henry Moore (1898-1986), ‘Figures in a Setting,’ 1949. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

Lots 48 and 49 are portraits of Don Munroe by Suzan Etkin. Etkin and Munroe collaborated on multiple Andy Warhol film projects. The last project was Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes, an American talk show that aired on MTV from 1985-1987. Etkin was the production manager and Munroe was the director.

 

Lot 48 – Suzan Etkin (b. 1955) Portrait of Don Munroe, 1987. Gray’s Auctioneers image
Lot 48 – Suzan Etkin (b. 1955), ‘Portrait of Don Munroe,’ 1987. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

These are just a few of the highlights from this festive and fun 323-lot auction.

Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com. The auction Dec. 9 will start at 11 a.m. Eastern.

For more information contact Serena Harragin at 216-226-3300.

 

View 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.

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