Tag Archive for: Art Nouveau

Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, probably early 20th century, $20,910. Image courtesy of Neue Auctions

Chinese vases, Aesthetic Movement windows, carousel animals prevailed at Neue

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Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, probably early 20th century, $20,910. Image courtesy of Neue Auctions

Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, probably early 20th century, $20,910. Image courtesy of Neue Auctions

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase sold for $20,910, a pair of late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement leaded glass windows realized $7,995, and a pair of carved and painted carousel animal figures each brought $7,380 in an online-only Fine Art & Antiques auction held June 24 at Neue Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.

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Edward Penfield, ‘Study for Harper’s, April,’ estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

Edward Penfield art, direct from his estate, at Rago and Toomey & Co, May 18

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Edward Penfield, ‘Study for Harper’s, April,’ estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

Edward Penfield, ‘Study for Harper’s, April,’ estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago and Toomey & Co. will offer more than 100 works in an auction dedicated to Edward Penfield: American Illustrator on Thursday, May 18. The collection comes directly from Penfield’s estate and has been privately held by the family since the artist’s death. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Everard presents art, antiques & jewelry from premier Southern estates, Feb. 28-Mar. 1

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Closeup view of one of the lithographs in Alphonse Mucha’s (1860-1939) ‘The Seasons,’ 1896. Everard will auction the complete suite of four color lithographs with a pre-sale estimate of $20,000-$30,000.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Everard’s February 28 and March 1 Winter Southern Estates Auction features a luxe array of fine and decorative arts, with many exceptional pieces coming from long-held, high-quality collections. The variety is endless, spanning the traditional fine and decorative art realm from both a Western and Asian point of view. In addition, there are dozens of specialty categories, such as 19th-century lay-down scent bottles, folk art canes, Venetian glass, holy water fonts, Russian lacquer boxes, Royal Vienna porcelain, Sumidagawa pottery, portrait miniatures, antique maps and scientific instruments. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Stephenson’s New Year’s Day Auction packed with treasures from Philly estates   

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Set of eight mid-century modern Johannes Hansen for Knoll ‘The Chair’ teakwood chairs, designed by Hans Wegner. All have ‘Johannes Hansen Copenhagen Denmark’ branded to underside; seven have applied Knoll/Hansen retailer’s label. Estimate $10,000-$14,000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – For more than 60 years, family owned and operated Stephenson’s Auctioneers has earned an impeccable reputation based on its sales of fresh-to-market art and antiques from the Philadelphia area’s most elegant estates. Traditionally, their most anticipated event of the year is their Jan. 1 New Year’s Auction, which, for 2023, will feature high-quality fine and decorative art, jewelry, silver, fine furniture; and other valuables and personal property from residences in the Mid-Atlantic region. All forms of remote bidding will be available for those who cannot attend in person, including phone, absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Rough Riders historical memorabilia from the collection of James Robb Church, M.D., assistant surgeon assigned to 1st Volunteer Regiment, est. $3,000-5,000

Rough Riders archive leads charge at John Moran, Sept. 20

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Rough Riders historical memorabilia from the collection of James Robb Church, M.D., assistant surgeon assigned to 1st Volunteer Regiment, est. $3,000-5,000

Rough Riders historical memorabilia from the collection of James Robb Church, M.D., assistant surgeon assigned to the 1st Volunteer Regiment, est. $3,000-5,000

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers will hold a Traditional Collector auction on Tuesday, September 20, beginning at noon Pacific time. With more than 300 lots, the sale has everything from 18th-century English and Neoclassical fine and decorative art to French Country and Colonial antique furniture. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800

19th century Americana steps up at Kensington Estate Auction, April 11

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Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800

Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800

CLINTONDALE, N.Y. – Kensington Estate Auction‘s Monday, April 11 auction will feature 180 lots of art and objets d’art including Persian rugs, antiquarian books, photographs, 19th-century Americana, Native American beaded objects, sculptures, dolls, manuscripts, British historical documents and stamp collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers

Reinvention fuels success of glass legend Daum

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A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers

A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Daum, a luxury art glass company founded in 1878 in Nancy, France, is famed for its eclectic range of innovative and delightful creations. While Daum reached the apex of its cultural influence during the Art Nouveau period, it has survived and flourished by pointedly refusing to rest on its beautifully gilded laurels.

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Interior of La Belle Epoque Gallery, a new two-level, 5,000-square-foot boutique auction house in New York that will hold its first sale on January 22, 2022.

New York’s La Belle Epoque Auction Gallery to launch in February

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Interior of La Belle Epoque Gallery, a new two-level, 5,000-square-foot boutique auction house in New York that will hold its first sale on January 22, 2022.

Interior of La Belle Epoque Auction Gallery, a new two-level, 5,000-square-foot boutique auction house in New York that will hold its first sale on February 5, 2022.

NEW YORK – New York City is about to welcome a brand new, full-service auction house. La Belle Epoque Auction Gallery will open its doors in February 2022, offering a friendly new auction experience to art and antique lovers, dealers, collectors, first-time buyers and consignors.

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Morphy’s presents Tiffany lamps, fine jewelry, Amphora pottery, American art, Dec. 7-8

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Rare and exotic Tiffany Studios leaded, stained-glass and cast-bronze ‘Pomegranate’ prism table lamp decorated with 43 Favrile iridescent prisms and 22 Favrile iridescent gold Favrile ball-and-bronze-chain decorations. Urn base with four cat’s-paw feet. Signed shade and base. Excellent condition. Estimate $50,000-$70,000

DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s 45,000-square-foot gallery never looks more beautiful than just before the company’s December Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. That’s the time of year when visitors are greeted by a breathtaking array of Tiffany Studios lamps, fine jewelry, paintings, both European and American pottery and glass, and many other superior-quality art objects carefully curated by Morphy’s specialists.

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Alphonse Mucha’s passions enlivened his Art Nouveau images

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Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939 Czech), Bieres de la Meuse, lithograph, sold for $1,700 + buyer’s premium at MBA Seattle’s Aug. 14, 2014 auction

NEW YORK — Alphonse Mucha’s paintings and illustrations are synonymous with the Art Nouveau era. The idealized women who graced his artworks were graced with long-flowing hair and elegant garments that created alluring forms against ornate backgrounds.

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