LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, November 16, beginning at 10 am Pacific time, John Moran Auctioneers will present its next Art of the American West sale. This auction will feature fine art from the David Sturges collection alongside a Central California Western collection of art and furnishings. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

One of the highlights is a bronze figure by the American sculptor David Manuel, who is known for creating works that tackle issues related to American expansionism and what has been called the “American Empire” through renderings of Native Americans and pioneers traveling the American frontier. During the course of this career, the artist has been commissioned by the government to create a number of public works, including a series of statues of the actor John Wayne. This sale will feature Manuel’s 1968 piece titled John Wayne, Hondo, Lane, and Sam, which is estimated at $7,000-$9,000.

Another noteworthy sculpture is a cigar store Native American figure in the style of well-known woodcarver Samuel Robb, valued at $6,000-$8,000. Robb started his career making figures for tobacco shops, eventually opening his own carving shop. It became the largest in 19th-century New York City, and he carved a wide variety of figures, from traditional cigar store American Indians to circus wagons and ventriloquist dummies.

Leading the category of fine art is a work by William Henry Dethlef Koerner, one of the most popular and prolific magazine and book illustrators of the early 20th century. Koerner started as an illustrator with the Chicago Tribune, then made his way to New York where he spent the next two decades creating drawings for nearly 200 stories for the leading magazines of the day including Harper’s, Collier’s, McCall’s, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, and the Saturday Evening Post. Between 1919 and 1922, the Saturday Evening Post asked Koerner to illustrate two Western story series, Traveling the Old Trails and The Covered Wagon. His cover art for an October 1928 issue of the Saturday Evening Post carries an estimate of $7,000-$9,000.

Also presented in this sale is Night Watch by the Chinese artist Mian Situ (b. 1953-). Mian received his formal art training in his native homeland of Guangdong, formerly Canton. After teaching for six years and earning a master’s in fine art, Mian immigrated to Canada, then settled in the United States. His work reflects his upbringing in the rural countryside of China, with subject matter depicting the people of the small villages and farming communities to exquisite portraitures, and his recent paintings are inspired by Western historical themes and American landscapes. This oil on canvas is estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Another strong offering is the 2012 oil on linen on artist board Dry Air by Logan Maxwell Hagege (b. 1980-), estimated $4,000-$6,000. Hagege is a Los Angeles-based contemporary artist with a modern Western style. His mature style, which he terms “stylized realism,” has made him a master of geometric design in which angles and edges are softened by the curves of billowing clouds.

The furniture selection in this sale is impressive, particularly the collection of Molesworth pieces. The iconic western designer Thomas Molesworth built furniture from 1931 to 1961 at his shop in Cody, Wyoming, attracting the patronage of many of the wealthy and prestigious leaders of that time, such as the Rockefellers and President Eisenhower. Today, people continue to acquire this luxury ranch furniture for their mountain homes. Its popularity has driven other furniture companies to specialize in producing replicas of the design, offering custom made options. This auction will offer a New West Furniture Co. Molesworth-style table, two lounge chairs, and a sofa, estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

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