Showplace auction Sept. 30 spans many centuries

Chinese bronze Li vessel, Warring States. Showplace Antique + Design Center image.

NEW YORK – Showplace Antique + Design Center will present an autumn sale of Asian, modern, fine and decorative art on Sunday, Sept. 30, beginning at 1 p.m. EDT. A wide variety of Asian antiques will be auctioned, as well as an array of decorative art objects, mid-century furniture and lighting, art glass, silver, and a selection of paintings and prints. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding on the more than 500 lots.

Several fine Asian pieces will be offered on Sunday including a Chinese bronze Li vessel from a notable estate, likely dating to the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). The estimate is $18,000-$20,000. A 19th century Korean bojagi, or wrapping cloth, with two panels representing good fortune and long life, will be auctioned for $1,200-$1,500.

Showplace will also offer a number of mid-20th century furniture, lighting and decorative objects. Among them, a modern Danish rosewood tri-fold mirror in a deep red tone estimated $700-$900; a curving Italian tubular steel chair with a tan vinyl cushion, attributed to Giotto Stoppino, 1960s, estimated $300-$500; and a pair of American Stiffel lamps estimated $600-$800.

Other noteworthy lots include a signed print by American artist Tony Bass, whose work is included in corporate and private collections around the world, estimated $200-$300; an oil on canvas painting of a winter landscape by German artist Adolf Stademan (1824-1895), $1400-$1600; and a painting titled Nude Bathers by F.R. Ferryman (American, 1893-1947) expected to fetch $1,000-$1,200.

For information contact an auctions department representative at 212-633-6063 x804 or x805.

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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.