Beachy keen: Case readies 1,200-lot auction, July 8-9

Detail of George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case
George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case
George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — 20th-century fine art provides a vivid backdrop for an array of more than 1,200 lots at Case’s Summer Auction, set for Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9. Standouts include large estate collections of fine jewelry and luxury fashion, as well as a treasure trove of flags and other Civil War Navy relics that descended from Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow, who commanded the USS Kearsarge to victory against the CSS Alabama. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Thornton Dial’s ‘Struggling Tiger’ leaps to the top at Ahlers & Ogletree

Thornton Dial, ‘Struggling Tiger (The Tiger Penned In),’ $84,700
Thornton Dial, ‘Struggling Tiger (The Tiger Penned In),’ $84,700
Thornton Dial, ‘Struggling Tiger (The Tiger Penned In),’ $84,700

ATLANTA – A 1991 mixed media painting by Thornton Dial (American, 1928-2016) titled Struggling Tiger sold for $84,700, and a Tiffany Studios favrile glass door from the 1920s titled The Sower, brought $51,425 to take top lot honors in Ahlers & Ogletree’s New Year’s Signature Estates Auction held January 14-16.

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Charlotte’s to auction art & antiques of early-20th-century Chinese general, Nov. 27

Blue and white double gourds vase, Qianlong period, est. $5,000-$8,000
Blue and white double gourds vase, Qianlong period, est. $5,000-$8,000
Blue and white double-gourd vase, Qianlong period, est. $5,000-$8,000

SARASOTA, Fla., – Charlotte’s Auctions, a South Florida company that specializes in antique Asian fine art, will offer the Chinese art and antiques collection of Chinese General Wang Huaiqing on Saturday, November 27, starting at 9 am Eastern time. Consigned by a relative of General Wang, the collection includes Chinese Imperial palace porcelain items and paintings. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

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