Slate of fall sales opens Sept. 26 at Auctions at Showplace

Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000
Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000
Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000

NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace has planned a full slate of sales for autumn. It will hold a New York City Estate Auction on September 26; an Important Fine Art & Design sale on October 10; and another New York City Estate Auction on October 24. All three sales will be on preview and held in Showplace’s newly renovated galleries on 25th Street in the heart of New York’s Flatiron District. Highlights will be showcased into the light-filled lobby street level and in the lower-level auction gallery. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Clementine Hunter painting enlivens June 20 Auctions at Showplace sale

Clementine Hunter, ‘Folk Art Still Life,’ estimated at $6,000-$8,000
Clementine Hunter, ‘Folk Art Still Life,’ estimated at $6,000-$8,000

NEW YORK – On June 20, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots directly from New York City and metropolitan estates including an impressive selection of fine art, furniture, and decorative arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Erzia bust leads Auctions at Showplace May 9 sale

Stepan Erzia carved hardwood bust on marble base, estimated at $20,000-$30,000
Stepan Erzia carved hardwood bust on marble base, estimated at $20,000-$30,000
Stepan Erzia carved hardwood bust on marble base, estimated at $20,000-$30,000

NEW YORK – On May 9, Auctions at Showplace will offer property from the collection of Arnold and Dorothy Neustadter. The late Arnold Neustadter was an engineer and businessman who invented the Rolodex with Hildaur Neilson in 1956. The Neustadters were avid collectors of art and antiques who acquired objects across a variety of categories including 20th century art, European furniture, and fine decorative arts. In addition to items from their collection, the sale will also feature fine jewelry and silver, important works from a private residence at the Pierre Hotel, and designer fashion and accessories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Braque litho, Brazilian armchairs lead Auctions at Showplace sale

Georges Braque, ‘La Rapace’, circa 1963

Georges Braque, ‘La Rapace,’ circa 1963

NEW YORK – On April 25, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots from New York City metropolitan area estates, including a selection of fine designer jewelry from a 79th Street Upper East Side address, photography from New York Live Arts, 20th-century paintings and works on paper, furniture, decorative arts, and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auctions at Showplace to offer fine art and jewelry, April 11

A still life by Sigmund Menkes, depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers
a still life by Zygmunt Menkes, aka Sigmund Menkes, depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers
Still life by Sigmund Menkes depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers

NEW YORK – On April 11, Auctions at Showplace will kick off its spring 2021 auction season with a sale featuring fine jewelry from a 79th Street estate including Angela Cummings, Cartier, Marina B., Asprey, Tiffany & Co., and others. Also of note is a collection of photography from the collection of New York Live Arts, including several images of artistic director Bill T. Jones. A Meissen porcelain chinoiserie nodder figure leads a selection of decorative arts from a 57th street estate, and the fine art section spotlights a Sigmund Menkes painting and an unusual Jenny Holzer LED sculpture. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

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