OAKLAND – Clars Auction Gallery will present property from several major estates and collections with important pieces spanning fine art, jewelry decorative arts and furnishings and Asian art and antiques on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18. Among the major estates to be presented will be the first in a series of offerings of property from the estate of venture capitalist Thomas J. Perkins (from both his Belvedere, Calif., estate and grand penthouse in the San Francisco Millenium Towers).
Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Late 20th century and contemporary fine art as well as a large collection of Pre-Columbian antiquities and ethnographic items will be presented from the private collection of Allan Stone, property from the trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Halsey Minor (San Francisco) CNet Founder; as well as property from the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Museum of Art, The Birmingham (Ala.) Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of California, the World of Design in Southern California and the estate of Allen Singer (attorney for the painter Gordon Onslow Ford). For two days, this auction will give collectors the rare opportunity to bid on and buy important works of art.
Clars will be offering extraordinary fine art works from one of the world’s premiere collectors of late 20th century and contemporary fine art, Allan Stone. Spanning half a century, this New York and San Francisco based dealer amassed works by the most talented abstract and realist artists of their generation such as Wayne Thiebaud, James Havard, Dennis Hare, John Evans, Jose Vermeersch and Kazuko Inoue.
Also from the estate of San Francisco attorney Allen Singer comes a spectacular collection of paintings by Gordon Onslow Ford (American/British, 1912-2003) and Morris Graves (American, 1910-2001). Singer was not only an avid collector of art, but also Ford’s legal counsel and friend. The highlight of this collection is the rare and early oil on canvas by Ford titled Escape from 1939 (above). Estimated at $65,000-$85,000, this painting was exhibited at the Nierendorf Gallery in 1946. Also being offered is a delicate modernist work on paper by Morris Graves titled Summer Bouquet (1997), which is estimated at $12,000-$18,000.
Another collector of exceptional contemporary fine art who was an early pioneer of the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay area will also be featured on Sept. 18. Defining works by such artists as Caio Fonseca (American, b. 1959) with the large acrylic on canvas titled Tenth Street Painting (1996), estimated at $20,000-$40,000 as well as the sleek lacquered metal, plastic, Corian and anodized aluminum installation piece titled Assemblage #2 by French artists, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec offered for $30,000-$50,000 (below).
Thomas J. Perkins was not only a genius in analysis and investing he was also internationally known for his collecting and prestigious lifestyle. To be offered from his estate will be his personal Steinway New York Model D concert grand piano that is estimated to bring $40,000-$60,000 and a spectacular and rare custom French-style double harpsichord after Blanchet/Taskin, made by Zuckerman (ZHI), which carries an estimate of $10,000-$15,000.
Several important lighting works will be offered by makers including Tiffany Studios, Handel and Pairpoint. A highlight of these offerings is a Tiffany Studios, New York, geometric table lamp (below), which will be offered for $8,000-$12,000.
Also to be offered will be a number of major Arts and Crafts pieces. Several works by Arthur and Lucia Mathews furniture include a blanket chest with hand-painted panel that is expected to fetch $30,000-$40,000 (below) and a Dirk Van Erp hammered copper table lamp will be offered for $8,000-$12,000.
The auctions will begin at 9:30 a.m. Pacific on both Saturday and Sunday.
For details email: info@clars.com .