Jasper52 auction April 15 glitters with designer and modern jewelry

Frascarolo 18K enameled gold lion brooch with emerald eyes and pave diamond muzzle and ears. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – A classic line from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice observes, “All that glitters is not gold.” Those words appropriately describe this diverse selection of signed designer and modern jewelry that is available at a Jasper52 an online-only auction Saturday, April 15. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Property from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to be offered at Clars auction April 23

This Michael Graves custom designed cabinet, executed in tiger maple veneer will be part of the single-owner collection offered from the Cedar Gables Residence in Minnetonka, Minn. Clars Auction Gallery image

 

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will present the third installment of select property from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on Sunday, April 23 at their Fine Art, Decorative Art, Furniture, Jewelry/Timepieces and Asian Art Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading

Charleston Estate Auctions features sculptor Marshall Frederick items in April 23 sale

Andre Gisson (American 1921-2003) original oil on canvas impressionist summer landscape with figures, signed ‘Gisson’ lower right, professionally framed, 27in x 23in x 2 1/2in. Estimate: $2,500-$3,500. Charleston Estate Auctions image

 

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Estate Auctions will present their spring auction event – a live online auction to be held on April 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The auction offers notable and rare items from the personal collection of Marshall Fredericks, an esteemed American sculptor, the estate of a well-known Asian antique dealer, as well as many other notable Charleston estates. Absentee and Internet bidding for this 350-lot sale will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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World’s largest pair of cat’s eye emeralds added to Guernsey’s April 25 auction

World’s largest pair of cat’s eye emeralds, valued at around $2M, newly added to Guernsey’s April 25 auction. Image by Robert Weldon, GIA, provided by Guernsey’s

 

NEW YORK – Weighing in at a remarkable 74.52 carats (total weight), a stunning matched pair of emeralds featuring the extremely rare “cat’s eye” phenomenon has been added to an auction roster that already includes what many believe is the finest assemblage of emeralds ever to appear at public sale.

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New for John Moran Auctioneers: 3-session auction April 25

Rooster by Cuban modernist painter Mariano Rodriguez (1912-1990) is one of many exceptional works of modern and contemporary art slated for sale at Moran’s April ’20th Century and Contemporary Design’ auction. Estimate: $18,000-$22,000. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – Following extensive building renovations and the adoption of a number of preview and auction-day amenities designed to make the auction experience more comfortable for bidders and sellers alike, Moran’s is now working to further specialize their auction sessions by collector category as well as by price point. Last year saw the introduction of the Studio Auction model: sessions featuring property with approachable estimates at $2,000 and below. Moran’s has expanded this model, originally introduced for fine art auctions, to encompass decorative art as well as jewelry. Now, Moran’s is working on funneling their higher-value or more collector-specific auction items into more focused, genre-specific Decorative Art Auctions. The April 25 auction will be the first of these specialized auction dates, consisting of three stand-alone auction sessions: “20th Century and Contemporary Design,” “Art of the American West” and “The Traditional Collector.” Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Diverse selection of silver entered in Heritage Auctions’ Objects of Vertu sale April 20

Bell & Brothers coin silver mug, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1865, 4 inches high (10.2 cm), 8.57 troy ounces. Estimate: $5,000-$7,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions will offer a rare Bell & Brothers coin silver cup manufactured in San Antonio, Texas, at a Silver and Objects of Vertu Auction on April 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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First edition of ‘Nuremberg Chronicle’ featured in PBA Galleries sale April 20

The first edition of Hartmann Schaedel’s Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus, commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, is profusely illustrated. Estimate: $80,000-$120,000. PBA Galleries image

 

SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, April 20, PBA Galleries will make available at auction a first edition of Hartmann Schaedel’s Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus, otherwise known as the Nuremberg Chronicle. A very attractive copy of the Latin edition of this great work, it was published five months prior to the German language edition. The most extensively illustrated of all 15th century books, it presents the history of the world from the creation to the time of publication. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Picasso, Warhol lead parade in Heritage Auctions prints sale April 10

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), ‘Le déjeuner sur l’herbe,’ 1962, linocut in colors on 24 3/8in x 29-5/8in (61.7 x 75.2 cm) (sheet). Estimate: $100,000-$150,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – Modern, postwar and contemporary prints, including works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein, will be available at Heritage Auctions’ April 10 Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples Signature Auction. The live and online sale will feature approximately 200 works by well-known artists at all estimate levels. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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