Estate of prominent Gilded Age couple yields treasures for Heritage sale, Feb. 10

Gold friendship ring artist Winslow Homer gave to Helena de Kay, estimated at $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Gold friendship ring artist Winslow Homer gave to Helena de Kay, estimated at $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Gold friendship ring artist Winslow Homer gave to Helena de Kay, estimated at $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Historians have long considered the significance of the Gilded Age era and the artistic legacy of New York City in American life. Helena de Kay and Richard Watson Gilder, a married couple who cultivated an expansive creative circle, were at the very center of it. Heritage Auctions is pleased to present the first and only comprehensive access to the couple’s estate, including precious artworks and the personal possessions of the family and their famous friends, and the much-coveted paintings and drawings of Helena de Kay herself. The Gilded Age: Property from the Collection of Richard Watson Gilder and Helena de Kay Gilder takes place Friday, February 10. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Cape Ann: a picturesque magnet for artists and tourists

Gifford Beal’s oil on Masonite of Rockport Harbor brought $5,500 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2018 at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery.
Gifford Beal’s oil on Masonite of Rockport Harbor brought $5,500 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2018 at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery.

NEW YORK — While Cape Cod is better known as a tourist destination, Cape Ann has cemented its own legacy in the art world. About an hour’s drive north of Boston, Cape Ann juts out from Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean and demarcates the northern edges of Massachusetts Bay. The rocky cape has attracted legions of artists for more than 150 years and still enjoys a rich and diverse tradition in art-making.

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