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Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl, est. $1,000-$1,500

Michaan’s July 16 sale presents generous range of treasures

Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl, est. $1,000-$1,500
Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl, est. $1,000-$1,500

ALAMEDA, Calif. – On Saturday, July 16, Michaan’s Auctions will hold its monthly gallery sale. An engraved gold and steel shield, a flapper dress dating to circa 1925, a ring featuring a 2.25 carat-diamond and Chinese ceramics are only some of the highlights on offer. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

An expected top lot is a koftgari shield graced with a gilt metal star on the central face and four bosses around the center. It is estimated at $3,000-$5,000. Koftgari art originated in India as early as the 16th century as a means of elaborately decorating lethal instruments with gold and silver while preserving the functionality of the piece; this shield is a stunning example of this technique.

Koftgari shield with gilt-metal star, est. $3,000-$5,000
Koftgari shield with gilt-metal star, est. $3,000-$5,000

Not to be missed is an Austrian Renaissance Revival rosewood buffet, estimated at $2,000-$3,000. The cabinet door is gilt trimmed, ebonized and inlaid with a detailed scene of a ruined street and archways.

Austrian Renaissance Revival rosewood buffet, est. $2,000-$3,000
Austrian Renaissance Revival rosewood buffet, est. $2,000-$3,000

Fashion can be found at this month’s auction as well, including a sequin and bead flapper dress labeled R. Sacerdote Paris and estimated at $1,000-$1,500. Dating to circa 1925, this dress is in very good condition, preserving the work of petits mains seamstresses who individually attached every sequin.

Circa-1925 R. Sacredote sequin and bead flapper dress, est. $1,000-$1,500
Circa-1925 R. Sacredote sequin and bead flapper dress, est. $1,000-$1,500

Fine bronze sculptures are also featured, such as Clotilde de Surville, an 1877 work by Jean Gautherin (French, 1840-1890), estimated at $2,000-$4,000. It depicts a woman in medieval dress carrying a child.

Jean Gautherin, ‘Clotilde de Surville,’ est. $2,000-$4,000
Jean Gautherin, ‘Clotilde de Surville,’ est. $2,000-$4,000

Modern art makes an appearance as well, led by Rainbow Visual Prayer, a 2008 piece by Yaacov Agam (Israeli, b. 1928-), estimated at $800-$1,200. Agam is known as a pioneer of optical and kinetic art, and his most famous works employ a type of print now called an Agamograph, which uses barrier-grid animation to present radically different images as the viewer alters their perspective.

Yaacov Agam, ‘Rainbow Prayer Visual,’ est. $800-$1,200
Yaacov Agam, ‘Rainbow Prayer Visual,’ est. $800-$1,200

The July 16 auction offers fashionable jewelry in abundance. Certain to find a new home is a 2.25-carat diamond set in a 14K gold ring that has a striking band bordering the mounting on either side. Its estimate is $7,000-$9,000.

2.25-carat diamond ring, est. $7,000-$9,000
2.25-carat diamond ring, est. $7,000-$9,000

Several desirable ceramic wares enliven the selection of Asian art. Especially striking is a Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl boasting an exterior depicting several fauna and flora against an orange ground and an interior painted in a contrasting turquoise. It carries an estimate of $1,000-$1,500.

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