BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions presents its fall 20th Century Decorative Arts sale on Saturday, Oct. 20. The auction, which begins at 10 a.m. EDT, features exceptional mid-century art, art glass and Danish modern furniture from the collection of Lorraine Graham Morss, significant 20th century fine art from a recently unsealed 40 years in-the-making private Boston collection, and a range of exciting objects from the last quarter of the 20th century from various private California collections.

Liveauctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding on the more than 360 lots.

Lorraine Graham Morss and her first husband, Dr. Kenneth M. Graham, furnished their homes in the early 1960s with an assortment of high quality Danish modern furniture, which will be included in the sale: 12 Hans Wegner Wishbone armchairs and matching table, a fine Arne Jacobsen Swan leather chair, a Paul Mc Cobb low chest, as well as a half dozen other high quality Danish case pieces, including a fine pair of finger-jointed shelving units by Soborg Mobler.

The Grahams also purchased many original modernist artworks, which will be featured in the sale. Standouts include works by Laurence Sisson, Manubu Mabe and Robert Bliss. Also included from her collection are exceptional examples of art glass, including a wide assortment of Stueben figurals and three lots of Venini art glass.

Sculpture highlights from other consignors include two large mid-century mixed metal sculptures by Irving Lehman, a striking large bronze plaque by Aubrey Schwartz and a spectacular large-scale bronze by David Aronson. There is also a bronze sculpture by Nicolaus Friedrich (German, 1865-1914), Amazon Fastening Her Sandal, bronze sculpture, signed, 1909, standing 13 1/4 inches high, and an exceptional modern Lucite zebra sculpture, both estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Art glass highlights include a number of fine large-scale Murano table lamps, Murano Aquarium blocks, Barbini art glass, and three lots of significant Blenko one-of-a kind experimental designer art glass. These include a group of three Swedish design crystal vases by Wayne Husted from the early 1960s, the holy grail of Blenko.

Interior designers and modern furniture collectors will appreciate the Vladimir Kagan red upholstered serpentine sofa on offer estimated at $10,000-$15,000.

Kagan came to the United States in 1938, studied architecture at Columbia and became one of the most important furniture designers of the 20th century. With a career spanning over 60 years his furniture creations have become icons of modern design.

Two Dennis Akervik Coehlo (American, b. 1968), paintings lots 4428 and 4429, one untitled and the other Sunset Over Provincetown valued at $10,000-$18,000 and $6,000-$12,000 respectively, lead off the fine art entries in the sale and an important Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994), Trietto #6, abstract, aquatint, valued at $10,000-$15,000.

There is also an Emile Nolde (French, 1867-1956), watercolor of tulips, signed “Nolde,” with various labels verso including Sotheby’s PB84 estimated at $5,000-$8,000.

South American and Mexican artists include Manabu Mabe (Brazil/Japan, 1924-1997), an abstract oil on canvas; Byron Galves (Mexican, 1941-2009), three abstracted female figures, oil on canvas; Saturnino Herran (Mexican, 1887-1918), Caballero Aguila, ink and watercolor, signed and dated 1918; and Gerardo Chavez Lopez (Peruvian, b. 1937), Mobimiento en Azul, an oil on canvas.

Other important entries in the sale include a two-piece table by Mexican artist Feliciano Bejar, Rookwood and Marblehead pottery, sterling silver Arts and Crafts hollowware by Wallace and a Laura Ann Jacobs (American, b. 1960), Blue Over You, glass over painted resin sculpture, an early piece, with a copy of her book. Laura Ann Jacobs’ work was recently featured in the New York Times, April 11, 2012 in an article by Penelope Green.

For more information call 978-927-2223.

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