BOCA RATON, Fla. – Some of the world’s leading contemporary artists were invited to breathe new life into centuries-old glassmaking in Venice, Italy for the 2021 edition of Glasstrees, which will be on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art through Sept. 5.
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NEW YORK – Featuring iconic designs from Cartier, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels, Jasper52’s online fine jewelry auction will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 16. This special sale offers only the best in luxury jewelry, watches and fashion. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS – Property from the Estate of Julia Reed was offered within a single-owner sequence at Neal Auction’s annual Winter Estates Auction on Feb. 5. Carrying a presale auction estimate of $128,875 to $197,125, the sale of the beloved author’s collection soared way beyond expectation to achieve $618,550 hammer total, all of which benefits the Julia Evans Reed Charitable Trust. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Reed, a prolific writer on life in the American South who lived in and authored books about New Orleans, died after battling with cancer in August 2020. Reed, 59, was a renowned, hostess and arbiter of taste.
Despite being a virtual auction, open to absentee, telephone and online bidding only, participation was phenomenal and bidding was enthusiastic, leading to many auction records being set. (A record auction price is the highest traceable price that a work by an artist or maker achieves at auction.)
“It seemed everyone, both friends and admirers, wanted a remembrance of Julia,” Katie Hovas, Neal Auction’s senior vice president.
All prices in this report are inclusive of the buyer’s premium.
Artists whose works achieved record auction prices include Joan Griswold (American, b. 1954) with lot 47, Papers and Books (Julia’s Office), which realized $7,930; Ashley Pridmore (American/New York, 20th century) with lot 49, Guarding Nefertiti, which achieved $5,120; William Dunlap (American/Mississippi, b. 1944) with lot 52, Mississippi – Father of Waters – History of Mud (above), which soared to $42,700 pummeling the previous auction record of $7,200 (lots 53 and 54 also by the artist, performed exceptionally as well, achieving $19,200 and $8,640 respectively); Emil-Allain Seguy (French, 1877-1945) with lot 65, four pochoirs (stencil prints) of Beetles (below), which beat the former record of $9,100 for 20 pochoirs and achieved $19,520; and Jack Spencer (American/Mississippi, b. 1951) with lot 158, M & E Service Center, Greenville, Mississippi, archival ink jet print, which achieved $6,750, breaking the former record of $4,270.
“Because so many of the artists represented in our auction were friends of Julia’s, I found it particularly poignant that many of their works would achieve record prices,” said Hovas.
Other lots that achieved incredible results include: lot 2, a 19th century Victorian taxidermy songbird parlor dome, which realized $6,080 against a $800 to $1,200 estimate; lot 5, an anonymous English painting of a Young Cricket Player (above), which realized $17,080; lot 13, a marble and metal low table, which reached $11,285 against a $400 to $600 estimate; lot 14, a Giacometti-style floor lamp, which with a $300 to $500 estimate reached $7,930; lot 28, a George III inlaid mahogany bookcase, which garnered $38,400; lot 75, eight Louis XVI-style dining chairs, which achieved $15,860; and lot 78, a pair of early 19th century inlaid olivewood commodes, which realized $20,625 (below).
Lot 80, a 78-piece Cauldon bone china luncheon service (below), achieved $26,840; lot 99, an 88-piece Edwardian sterling silver flatware service in the Triffid pattern, earned $10,000; and lot 187, a Mish (Mish Tworkowski) New York coral necklace, realized $13,440.
The Julia Evans Reed Charitable Trust, which is the sole beneficiary of the auction of her estate collection, will continue her work, as set out in their mission statement: The Julia Evans Reed Charitable Trust continues the philanthropic work that Julia began in her lifetime to help people in need. We do this by supporting organizations dedicated to providing the things in life that Julia deemed essential: a good home, nourishing food, a quality education, and opportunities for learning, literacy and engagement in the arts.
Neal Auction Co. has achieved international recognition as the South’s preeminent antiques and fine art auction gallery. Neal Auction Company has a thirty-seven-year history of selling distinguished collections and achieving record auction prices. More at www.nealauction.com.
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LONDON – Christie’s presents Patrick Moorhead: Hidden Treasures, an online sale composed of 124 lots of furniture and works of art from the respected Brighton-based antique dealer. Bidding will end Feb. 25. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
LOS ANGELES – Abell Auction Co. will host an important fine art, antiques, 20th century design and fine jewelry auction on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. PST. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Bodnar’s Auction will conduct a sale composed entirely of Magic the Gathering cards, including three rare Black Lotus cards from the original Alpha set, on Thursday, Feb. 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions presents Winter Blooms, a curated selection of artists from genres of abstract expressionism, the feminist art movement and contemporary art masters, offered directly from New York and New Jersey estates and collections. The auction will begin Thursday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m. EST. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NORWOOD, N.J. – Stephen D’Atri, owner of Sterling Associates in Norwood, N.J., is a man on the move. He often spends hours in his office, researching items for sale. But at any moment, he’s likely to hit the road to make a house call to check out an interesting estate or collection or do a pickup. Stephen learned the ins and outs of the antiques trade as a youth working in his family’s business, which specialized in antique lighting. He now runs a full-service antique gallery, restoration facility and auction house.
NEW YORK – Imagine catching a touchdown pass from New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees. It could happen to you even if you’re never be picked in the NFL draft.
Charitybuzz has added five important lots to its special football memorabilia charity auction on Thursday, Feb. 11. The sale will feature opportunities to take the field with one of five NFL stars and either catch a touchdown pass from him or throw a TD pass to him. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – “Don’t forget to invest in art,” quipped auctioneer Wendell Hanson at one point, as one after another painting blew past its estimate at the Winter Case Antiques Auction. The socially distanced live audience chuckled behind their masks, but hardly needed reminding. In fact, the January 30-31 sale set new world auction records for nearly a dozen listed artists. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.