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Roland holiday auction Dec. 12 covers season’s wish lists

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Lot 427 - Joan Miro lithograph, est. $4,000-$6,000. Roland Auctions image
Lot 427 – Joan Miro lithograph, est. $4,000-$6,000. Roland Auctions image

 

NEW YORK – On Saturday, Dec., Roland Auctions NY will present its fifth annual holiday auction featuring over 700 lots of fine and decorative arts selected from choice estates throughout Manhattan and extending along the East Coast from Cape May, New Jersey, to Lexington, Massachusetts.

Timed in anticipation of the holiday season, this sale features numerous gift options from inexpensive stocking stuffers to luxury items.

Real-time online bidding, as well as absentee bidding, will be provided by LiveAucitoneers.com.

Fine art will have bidders vying for paintings, sculpture, prints and photography that have not been available in the marketplace for decades. This month’s estate pieces span European master works through modern vanguards.

 

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Lot 401 – Biren De Moon, ‘The Fish,’ oil on canvas, est. $7,000-$9,000. Roland Auctions image

 

Twentieth-century modern and contemporary design has a stronger than usual representation with pieces by celebrated designers such as Lalique France, Joe Columbo, B & B Italia, Artemide, E. Saarinen for Knoll, Raymond Loewy, Wendell Castle, Harry Bertoia, Louis Poulsen and L.C. Tiffany.

 

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Lot 312 – Wendell Castle Molar Chair, est. $2,500-$3,500. Roland Auctions image

 

In addition to gift-giving, this auction contains everything necessary for the consummate host or hostess to wow their guests and guarantee successful entertaining. Sterling and Continental silver serving articles include Tiffany & Co. makers (featuring a pair of Chrysanthemum tazzas), Gorham, Howard & Co., S. Kirk & Son, Bartens & Rice, 19th century Russian pieces and more.

 

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Lot 451 – pair of Tiffany sterling Chrysanthemum tazzas, est. $2,500-$3,500. Roland Auctions image

 

Decorative arts include Continental marble and bronze sculptures alongside antique porcelain represented by manufacturers Dresden, Minton, and Sevres. Featured is a complete antique Meissen dinner service for 12.

Chinese and Asian Art is represented by objects accomplished in ceramic, bronze, enamel, hardstone, cinnabar and jade and accompanied by a selection of furniture.

 

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Lot 263 – pair of Chinese carved jade birds, est. $200-$300. Roland Auctions image

 

Jewelry, masterfully crafted in platinum, gold and silver, is also available at every bidding level. These vintage and modern settings include diamond, sapphire, emerald, ruby, garnet and other gemstones in a variety of styles.

 

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Lot 488 – 14K gold fly pin with precious stones, est.$700-$900. Roland Auctions image

 

The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern.

For details contact Roland Auctions NY by calling 212-260-2000.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.