Palm Beach Modern Auctions offers sophisticated selection, Nov. 6-7

Gene Davis, ‘Six Shooter,’ est. $25,000-$35,000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – South Florida locals know there’s more to holiday shopping than clicking the “add to cart” button and crushing crowds at big box stores. Everything from Hermes scarves to vintage perfume bottles, iconic pop art to French landscapes, lounge chairs to relax in and an array of perfect vases for mom’s flowers are up for bid at Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) on Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7, and there’s nothing stopping you from bidding your heart out. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

“This is an extraordinary sale for its variety alone,” said Rico Baca, Palm Beach Modern’s auctioneer and co-owner. “We had originally slated the auction for mid-October when a few great collections came in later than planned. My partner Wade [Terwilliger] and I talked it over, and we decided it was the perfect opportunity to build this sale with the holidays in mind.”

PBMA’s early November auction-season opener offers 920 lots of fine art and limited-edition prints, furniture, decorative objects and luxury goods.

Among the stars in the art section are Six Shooter, a Gene Davis work executed in the Palm Beach-iest of pastel candy stripes, estimated at $25,000-$35,000; a drawing Keith Haring created for a 1983 talk he gave in Hartford, Connecticut; and Paul Jenkins’ Phenomena, a painting in red, blue and pink.

Robert Indiana, ‘Seasons of HOPE’ portfolio, est. $20,000-$25,000

The equestrian set will find a match in Louise Nevelson’s bronze horse sculpture and landscape lovers will fall in love with Benjamin Palencia-Perez’s rolling pastoral landscapes. Editions and multiples are available at all price points, with some of the top lots being an Andy Warhol Mao screenprint and a Robert Indiana Seasons of Hope portfolio. The latter is estimated at $20,000-$25,000.

Pablo Picasso, ‘Vase with Goats,’ est. $12,000-$18,000

Lovers of the finer things and a good story will enjoy Pablo Picasso pottery, such as his Vase with Goats, estimated at $12,000-$18,000. Also on offer is Louis Vuitton luggage, including a steamer trunk estimated at $7,000-$9,000, and Claude Lalanne sterling silver Iolas flatware.

Elsa Schiaparelli factice/display perfume bottle, est. $250-$500

The November 7 session is devoted to a stunning collection of perfume bottles. Brought together by Henry Torres, hairdresser to San Antonio’s rich and fabulous, the bottles fill two rooms at the auction house, ranging from delicate imported pieces to giant display factices to luxury names such as Bond No. 9, Lanvin, Boucheron, Chanel, Pierre Cardin, Elsa Schiaparelli and Balmain.