Qing dynasty headdress with kingfisher feathers, $23,040. Image courtesy of Clarke Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – The Summer Sizzler auction at Clarke Auction Gallery on July 16 was topped by a Qing dynasty kingfisher feather headdress that flew past its $1,000-$1,500 estimate to achieve $23,040. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.
Angel Botello oil on board depicting children with cats, estimated at $20,000-$30,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery will hold its next monthly auction on Monday, May 15, starting at noon Eastern time. The sale will comprise art, sculptures, bronzes, marble, Asian antiquities, estate jewelry, sterling, Japanese samurai armor, Persian rugs and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, ‘Okanogan Series #4 and #6,’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Clarke Auction Gallery
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery’s next sale is scheduled for Sunday, February 19, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Crossing the block will be a pair of large acrylic diptychs by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (b. 1940-), a Native American painter raised on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Reuven Rubin, ‘Road to Safed,’ estimated at $250,000-$350,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — The pioneering landscapes of Romanian-Israeli painter Reuven Rubin, especially those painted in the 1920s, are highly sought after. Considered Israel’s most famous artist, Rubin (1893-1974) was Israel’s first ambassador to Romania and visited New York City often. From an old New York family that befriended Rubin when he was part of New York City’s art scene in the late 1920s comes four artworks by the artist that will headline Clarke Auction Gallery’s Sunday, January 22 auction, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
14K gold, diamond, ruby and emerald floral spray brooch, $22,500
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Important paintings, fine jewelry and striking decorative objects drove Clarke Auction Gallery’s October 29-30 auction to a grand total of more than $1.5 million. There was no one superstar lot, but many lots outperformed their estimates and 16 of them hammered for more than $10,000 apiece.
Roberto Matta, ‘Se Conduire,’ estimated at $30,000-$50,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery leaps into the fall season with a two-day auction on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, with bidding sessions starting daily at noon Eastern time. On offer is a highly curated selection of A-list art, jewelry, silver and decorative objects. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Sean Scully, ‘Drawing #30,’ est. $20,000-$30,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — For its summer estates auction on Sunday, July 10, which begins at 10 am Eastern time, Clarke Auction Gallery will present a well-rounded sale that hits all the major collecting categories with examples of notable and important works. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Fernand Leger, ‘Les loisirs,’ $375,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery dubbed its February 6 sale the “Awesome Estates Auction,” and it lived up to its name. The undisputed top lot was a Fernand Leger (French, 1881-1955) painting that achieved $375,000.
Fernand Leger, study for ‘Le Picnic,’ est. $250,000-$350,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery will hold its exuberantly named Awesome Estate Auction on Sunday, February 6, starting at 10 am Eastern time. It will feature nearly 500 lots of fine art, antiques, decorative arts, jewelry, silver and Asian arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Kenzo Okada, ‘Unsolved,’ est. $8,000-$12,000
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — An embarrassment of riches will cross the block at Clarke Auction Gallery in its Important Estates Auction on September 12, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.