Art, objects of superior quality drew bidders to Moran’s Traditional Collector sale

Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375
Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375
Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers presented its first Traditional Collector sale of the year as a two-day affair on April 25 and 26. It featured more than 500 lots of Continental furnishings, French, Italian, Art Deco, lighting, clocks, fine art, bronze sculptures, Gorham Martele and Tiffany & Co. silver, Christofle Cardeilhac flatware, and pianos by Bosendorfer and Steinway. Designer furnishings on offer included pieces by Linke, Riesener, Victor Paillard, Dasson, Barbedienne and Galle.

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Heritage assembles stellar lineup for June 4 European art auction

Gerald Brockhurst, ‘The War Widow,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000
Gerald Brockhurst, ‘The War Widow,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000
Gerald Brockhurst, ‘The War Widow,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000

DALLAS – A strong selection of coveted 19th and 20th century paintings headlines the European Art Auction June 4 at Heritage Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Kenneth Hill Sr. maritime collection to sail auction waters at Heritage

Montague Dawson’s ‘Night Suspect,’ estimated at $150,000-$250,000
Montague Dawson’s ‘Night Suspect,’ estimated at $150,000-$250,000
Montague Dawson’s ‘Night Suspect,’ estimated at $150,000-$250,000

DALLAS – Kenneth Hill, Sr. turned his love of the water into a lifetime of collecting. The Fort Worth, Texas resident and retired pharmaceutical pioneer sought only the finest examples of maritime fine art and antiques to complete a truly outstanding collection ranging from ship models, including a coveted Napoleonic prisoner-of-war ship carved from bone, to masterpiece paintings by Montague Dawson and Franz Richard Unterberger.

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