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Gray’s proves Cleveland rocks with locally sourced art and prints, April 26
Untitled diptych by James Massena March, estimated at $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Gray’s Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers
CLEVELAND – On Wednesday, April 26, Gray’s Auctioneers will present a Fine Art, Furniture and Decor sale. Consisting of 223 lots, it will feature works by James Massena March, Rockwell Kent and Bridget Riley, as well as carefully selected pieces of furniture, decorative arts and jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Meet Deba Gray and Serena Harragin of Gray’s Auctioneers
Gray’s Auctioneers founders Serena Harragin (left) and Deba Gray fully expected the pandemic to hurt their business, but instead, their audience grew. Their Cleveland, Ohio, auction house reaches between six to eight million people worldwide. Image courtesy of Gray’s Auctioneers.
CLEVELAND – Friends warned Deba Gray and Serena Harragin that starting a business together would end their personal relationship. Fortunately for antiques and art buyers, they didn’t listen, and 28 years later, the couple is still going strong. After separate careers that took them from Key West, where they met, to Chicago and New York, the two settled 16 years ago in Gray’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. There, they bought a building and founded their own auction house, Gray’s Auctioneers. Gray had previously worked for Wolfs, Sotheby’s and Leslie Hindman, while Harragin’s background was in commercial advertising and finance. Auction Central News recently spoke with Harragin and Gray to learn more about the art-industry power couple and their booming business.
‘Quirky’ toys enliven antiques lineup at Gray’s, April 13
19th-century French hand-crank horse tricycle, est. $500-$700
CLEVELAND – Gray’s Auctioneers will hold a Fine Art, Furniture and Decorations Auction on Wednesday, April 13, starting at 10 am Eastern time. It contains delicate examples of transferware, a quirky collection of 18th- and 19th-century toys, and an array of Lalique crystal from a collector in Cleveland. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Artists who delighted Cleveland lauded at Gray’s, March 9
Tony Smith, Maquette for ‘LAST,’ 1979, est. $3,000-$5,000
CLEVELAND – On Wednesday, March 9, starting at 10 pm Eastern time, Gray’s Auctioneers will hold a Modern and Contemporary Art sale featuring works by Julio Le Parc, Dorothy Hood, Tony Smith and Clarence Van Duzer. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Gray’s Auctioneers presents vintage NASA photographs Dec. 1
NASA large format chromogenic photograph of an Apollo 17 view of the planet Earth, est. $800-$1,200
CLEVELAND – Gray’s Auctioneers is delighted to announce a 388-lot auction to take place December 1. It will feature a unique collection of NASA memorabilia and collectibles from James Foster Fanseen. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Artful collection of Alfred L. Bright headlines Gray’s June 30 auction
Al Bright, ‘Room Installation #1,’ estimated at $300-$500
CLEVELAND – The Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art sale scheduled for Gray’s Auctioneers on June 30 at 10 am Eastern time features superlative lots drawn from estates across Northeast Ohio. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
