Victor Ostrovsky (Canadian/Israeli, b. 1949), ‘Abstract I,’ oil on canvas, signed lower left, 50 inches x 40 inches. Gallery price $40,000. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions.
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As a best-selling author and screenplay writer, Ostrovsky is also an accomplished painter. At a young age, the artist’s family moved from Canada to Israel, where well-known Israeli painter, Gilaldi, taught him to use oil paints. At the age of 18, Ostrovsky was a second lieutenant in the Israeli armed forces, and soon assumed the role of a lieutenant commander in the Israeli Navy. Soon after, he received an invitation to train for his country’s elite foreign intelligence service. Ostrovsky believes that such experience has informed his written works and his screenplays. His time in the Israeli army has also certainly inspired his paintings, which have been described as “enigmatic and cryptic.” Three of his pieces, Monarch Cover, Duets and Abstract I, all estimated between $20,000-$30,000, will be featured.
Other highlights from the sale include a 19th century Herter Brothers occasional table, estimated between $4,000 and $7,000. An ebonized wood piece with gold line trim and an inlaid floral design, the table epitomizes the craftsmanship of the German-born brothers, Gustave and Christian Herter. A New York-based firm, the two are said to be the most prominent decorators and furniture makers of the late 19th century. The brothers boasted clients such as William Henry Vanderbilt and the White House.
Also included in the June sale are several important Asian items, a Steinway baby grand piano (serial number 120462) built in 1906 and estimated between $5,000-$9,000, and a collection of French gilt silver. Totaling an impressive 67 pieces, the set includes flatware, a serving spoon, a tomato server, sugar sifter and tongs, and a tea caddy spoon with square tea strainer. Each piece is hallmarked with Minerva head and monogram. The set is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Another silver flatware set will also be up for sale. This vermeil wash collection is of 19th century French origin and is estimated between $4,000 and $6,000.
Three noteworthy pieces of mahogany furniture are on offer including a triple pedestal dining table estimated $2,000-$4,000, an antique 19th century Hepplewhite sideboard estimated $2,000-$3,000, an early New England Queen Anne Highboy estimated $4,000-$6,000 and a Boston block-front slant lid desk estimated $2,000-$3,000. An English Stonehouse Leeds tall clock estimated between $2,000 and $3,000 and a 19th century A. Breckenridge & Son Kilmarnock tall clock estimated between $1,500 and $2,500 will also be auctioned. The sale will also offer a man’s stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch from the 1970s with blue color string diamonds and a dial and pave set (model #16014) estimated between $1,500 and $2,500. Another important piece to be included is a 19th century Sheraton chest with bird’s-eye maple drawer fronts estimated $2,000-$2,500.
Many of the pieces in this sale are originally from the estate of Marie B. Dawes of Winchester, Mass.
The auction will take place at Kaminski Auctions gallery at 117 Elliott St., State Route 62, Beverly, Mass.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Victor Ostrovsky (Canadian/Israeli, b. 1949), ‘Abstract I,’ oil on canvas, signed lower left, 50 inches x 40 inches. Gallery price $40,000. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions. Victor Ostrovsky (Canadian/Israeli, b. 1949), ‘Monarch Cover,’ oil on canvas, signed lower left, 59 x 35 inches, 73 x 49 inches (frame). Gallery price $64,800. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions. Steinway baby grand piano, mahogany, serial number 120462, built 1906, with bench, 71 inches long x 56 inches wide. Estimate: $5,000-$9,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions. Louis Vuitton steamer trunk with tray. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions. Nineteenth century A. Breckenridge & Son Kilmarnock tall clock, walnut, time and strike, with key, 83 inches high, inches wide at base x 10 inches diameter. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions. Antique 19th century Hepplewhite sideboard, mahogany, 39 inches high x 64 inches long x 27 inches deep. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. Image courtesy Kaminski Auctions.
