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'Sunday in Vermont' is one of the top paintings in the collection of Claude Curry Bohm’s work at the auction. The 24- by 30-inch oil on canvas has a $12,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.

Snow scenes by Bohm, Berthelsen in season at Wickliff’s auction Jan. 16

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
'Sunday in Vermont' is one of the top paintings in the collection of Claude Curry Bohm’s work at the auction. The 24- by 30-inch oil on canvas has a $12,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.
‘Sunday in Vermont’ is one of the top paintings in the collection of Claude Curry Bohm’s work at the auction. The 24- by 30-inch oil on canvas has a $12,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.

CARMEL, Ind. – Sixteen works by Indiana artist Claude Curry Bohm (1894-1971) will be sold at Wickliff Auctioneers on Jan. 16. The auction will also include period furniture, 19th-century Americana, woven coverlets, rugs, porcelain, fine art, jewelry and Early American pattern glass. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.

Born in Nashville, Tenn., Claude Bohm worked and died in Nashville, Ind., home of the Brown County artist colony. He was a charter member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association and was also associated with the Hoosier Salon and the Rockport Art Association in Rockport, Mass.

His oil on canvas titled Sunday in Vermont, an autumn scene with a church and figures, 24 inches by 30 inches, is expected to sell for $12,000-$15,000, the top estimate in the collection. Waiting for a Ride, a 16- by 20-inch oil on board, depicting a country fair, carries a $10,000-$12,000 estimate. Snow scenes were Curry’s specialty and a 30- by 36-inch winter landscape titled The House of the Surveyor has a $12,000-$15,000 estimate. Other Bohm landscapes in the sale have estimates ranging from $4,000 to $12,000.

A winter scene by Johann Berthelsen (NewYork/Denmark 1883-1972) picturing St. James Church in New York has generated considerable interest, said Darin Lawson, vice president of Wickliff Auctioneers. “It’s the one with the (American) flag in it. It’s a signed painting and has a nice look.”

The 16- by 12-inch oil on canvas carries a $2,500-$3,500 estimate.

Two other winter scenes by Berthelsen, both of Washington Square in New York City, are offered with comparable estimates. Trained as an opera singer, the Copenhagen native began painting full-time when he was 32 years old.

Lawson’s favorite piece of furniture in the sale is an early Federal slant-front desk dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. It features dovetail joinery, inlaid trim on the interior and exterior and inlaid escutcheons. The hinges have been replaced on the desktop. It has an $800-$1,200 estimate.

An unusual item is a sugar chest from the mid-19th century, which has later red paint and a floral décor.

“I don’t know what kind of wood it is, but we’re told the paint is 100 years old,” said Lawson. “It started out as an unpainted sugar chest and around 1900 someone painted it.”

Standing on 11-inch legs, the chest is 31 inches tall, 19 inches deep and 33 1/4 inches wide. It has a $400-$800 estimate.

A Regina Corona Model 35 music box in an upright mahogany case plays, but the disc changing mechanism does not function. The original finish shows some scratches and wear. Manufactured around the turn of the 20th century, this premium music machine merits a $6,000-$8,000 estimate.

Among the Early American pattern glass will be Westward Ho grouped into 23 lots. Pine Tree and Seneca Loop patterns will also be available.

For details phone 317-844-7253. The auction will begin Saturday at 10 a.m.

To view the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Wickliff & Associates Auctioneers’ complete catalog.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

The floral décor, later red finish and false drawer front make this sugar chest unique. Made in the mid-1800s, it has a $400-800 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.
The floral décor, later red finish and false drawer front make this sugar chest unique. Made in the mid-1800s, it has a $400-800 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.

Snowy city scenes were Johann Berthelsen’s specialty. This 16- by 12-inch oil on canvas titled ‘St. James Church, New York,’ has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.
Snowy city scenes were Johann Berthelsen’s specialty. This 16- by 12-inch oil on canvas titled ‘St. James Church, New York,’ has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.

This Regina Corona Model 35 music box plays discs 15 1/2 inches in diameter. With the disc changer in need of repair, the machine has a $6,000- $8,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.
This Regina Corona Model 35 music box plays discs 15 1/2 inches in diameter. With the disc changer in need of repair, the machine has a $6,000- $8,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.

This nice Federal desk is one of the best pieces of antique furniture in the sale, says auctioneer Darin Lawson. Displaying inlaid trim inside and out, the desk has a conservative estimate of $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.
This nice Federal desk is one of the best pieces of antique furniture in the sale, says auctioneer Darin Lawson. Displaying inlaid trim inside and out, the desk has a conservative estimate of $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Wickliff Auctioneers.