Colin Middleton’s ‘K Knitting’ leads our five lots to watch

Colin Middleton, ‘K Knitting’, estimated at €15,000-€20,000 ($16,360-$21,815) at Adam’s Auctioneers.

Colin Middleton, ‘K Knitting

DUBLIN – This oil by Irish artist Colin Middleton (1910-1983), titled K Knitting, was exhibited in Belfast in January 1961. It is one of a series of works Middleton started painting in the late 1950s depicting his wife, Kathleen, in domestic situations. The flattened picture space and geometric division recalls Middleton’s training and work as a damask designer. At Adam’s Wednesday, March 27 auction titled Important Irish Art, it has an estimate of €15,000-€20,000 ($16,360-$21,815).

Bulova Accutron Spaceview Wristwatch

Vintage 14K gold Bulova Accutron Spaceview wristwatch, estimated at $200-$400 at Turner Auctions + Appraisals.
Vintage 14K gold Bulova Accutron Spaceview wristwatch, estimated at $200-$400 at Turner Auctions + Appraisals.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Introduced in 1960, the Bulova Accutron 214 was among the first commercially successful electronic watches. Rather than a typical balance wheel, it used a tuning fork (visible in the open-work dial) powered by a one-transistor electronic oscillator and a 1.55v battery – delivering an oscillating rate nearly 150 times faster than that of a typical mechanical watch. It was nicknamed the Spaceview for its green color scheme and what was called its ‘circuit board’ dial.

A new ‘heritage’ version of this watch came out a couple of years ago, but it is still possible to buy an original for less. This 14K gold example from circa 1965 has an estimate of $200-$400 in Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ sale of a single-owner collection of vintage wristwatches on Sunday, March 24. Vintage Watches: One Man’s Collection features more than 140 predominantly mid-century timepieces from a private collection in Northern California.

Passport Issued to Ava Gardner in 1966

Ava Gardner’s passport, first issued in October 1966, estimated at $1,000-$1,500 at Leonard Auction.
Ava Gardner’s passport, first issued in October 1966, estimated at $1,000-$1,500 at Leonard Auction.

ADDISON, Ill. – As Ava Gardner (1922-1990) lived her last 35 years outside of the United States, moving first to Spain in 1955 and then to London in 1968, her U.S. passport was in regular use. Issued in October 1966 and later renewed at the U.S. Consul in London, it lists her full name as Ava Lavina Gardner, her birthplace as North Carolina, and documents her brown hair and green eyes. Numerous immigration stamps record regular travel to New York and Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

Offered together with a signed publicity photograph from the 1950s, the clipped passport will be offered at Leonard Auction’s Sunday, March 24 Online Auction from an estate in Chicago. It is estimated at $1,000-$1,500.

1906 Carousel Horse from Boblo Island Amusement Park

Carved and painted wood carousel horse dating to 1906, estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Vallot Auctioneers.
Carved and painted wood carousel horse dating to 1906, estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Vallot Auctioneers.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – This 1906 carousel horse by the famed Coney Island-based carousel designer William Mangels and master carver Marcus Illions was made for the Boblo Island Amusement Park near Michigan. Riders were able to select from 48 carved and painted mounts – 44 horses, two goats, and two deer. The handsome wooden steed is part of the Thursday, March 28 Collections and Estates Auction at Vallot Auctioneers. The owners acquired it from an auction in Detroit in 1990. It is estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘La Passagère du 54 – Promenade en Yacht (The Passenger of 54 – Yacht Ride),’ estimated at $14,000-$16,000 at Simpson Galleries.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘La Passagère du 54 – Promenade en Yacht (The Passenger of 54 – Yacht Ride),’ estimated at $14,000-$16,000 at Simpson Galleries.

HOUSTON, Texas – Created in 1893, the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph known as La Passagère du 54 – Promenade en Yacht (The Passenger of 54 – Yacht Ride) was commissioned in 1896 by La Plume (Léon Deschamps) to promote an exhibition of posters at the Salon des Cent in Paris. The text that overlays the image of a woman enjoying a deck chair on a yacht reads ‘Salon des Cent; 31 rue Bonaparte; Exposition Internationale d’affiches.’ This original printing on wove paper by Bourgerie & Cie has an estimate of $14,000-$16,000 at Simpson Galleries’ Fine Art and Antiques auction on Saturday, March 23.

Cassandre, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Mucha star at Swann Feb. 29

Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron), 'Cycles Brillant,' estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Swann.

NEW YORK — Nearly 350 lots of vintage posters from the biggest names in Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Soviet governmental art will delight bidders at Swann’s on Thursday, February 29. The leap-year catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

So iconic in Finland that it was made into a postage stamp in 2006 is Bil-Bol, a 1907 poster that has murky origins. Based on the Finnish epic poem of Kalevala, the artwork depicts a nude maiden being whisked away by a determined suitor in an automobile. Many collectors have attributed this poster’s commission to an automobile dealer, but the most likely explanation is that it was designed by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) for Swedish baron Carl Cederström. He founded Sweden’s first car company, Bil-Aktibolaget, better known and trademarked as Bil-Bol. The poster carries an estimate of $40,000-$60,000.

The sale includes a phenomenal nine posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Estimated at $40,000-$60,000 is L’Estamp Originale, one of 100 signed copies by the artist in support of the art publication of the same name, published by André Marty. The publication’s goal was to highlight the upcoming generation of new artists, and Toulouse-Lautrec was featured in issue no. 1 with his cover art showing his muse Jane Avril standing in the Ancourt & Cie. printing shop while his favorite printer Père Cotelle is hard at work.

One of the giants of the Art Nouveau movement was Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), the Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist whose most iconic designs were collected in 1902 in Documents Décoratifs, a portfolio of 72 color plates. So revered was Mucha that art schools routinely taught from this publication. It is difficult to find a complete example of this work, as many have been broken up and sold off as individual plates. The portfolio is estimated at $15,000-$20,000.

A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron, 1901-1968) was a French poster and type designer, two skills brought together beautifully in Cycles Brillant. This 1925 Art Deco masterpiece was created very early in Cassandre’s career, showing his powerful use of the cycle’s angle to affect the type and the viewer’s eye. The poster has an estimate of $15,000-$20,000.

Venereal disease has long been a public health issue, as seen in this prewar “She May Be … A Bag of Trouble” design ripped from a pre-code Hollywood one sheet. Created by an artist known only as Christian, the poster features an underline of VDgraphic-40, leading Swann to attribute a 1940 origin date, though it may actually indicate number 40 in a series of health warning pieces. The poster is modestly estimated at $1,000-$1,500.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 'Bil-Bol,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Swann.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 'Bil-Bol,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Swann.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 'L'Estampe Originale,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Swann.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 'L'Estampe Originale,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Swann.

Alphonse Mucha, 'Documents Décoratifs' 72-plate portfolio, estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Swann.

Alphonse Mucha, 'Documents Décoratifs' 72-plate portfolio, estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Swann.

Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron), 'Cycles Brillant,' estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Swann.

Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron), 'Cycles Brillant,' estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Swann.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Henry Moret Dutch coastal scene graces Fall Modern and Contemporary Art sale at Clars Sept. 14-15

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A textbook oil by the French Impressionist Henry Moret (1856-1913) leads the field at Clars Auction Gallery this week. The Dutch coastal scene dating to the year 1900 has an estimate of $50,000-$70,000 and is part of a two-day series set for Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15 (Day 1, Day 2).

Moret is best known for his involvement in the Pont-Aven artist colony and his richly colored landscapes of Brittany. He enjoyed a particularly fruitful relationship with the influential dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who maintained a number of galleries in Paris, London and New York and sold an estimated 600 paintings this way.

Moret only infrequently traveled away from Pont-Aven, but a number of his works dated 1900 depict Holland. Maisons à Volendam, Hollande is a strong example of his bold palette choices and forceful and short brushstrokes, a style he credited much to Claude Monet.

From the other end of the 20th century is a late work by Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Sitting Bull, derived from an archival photo of the Sioux chief, was originally part of the Pop artist’s Cowboys and Indians portfolio completed in 1986, but was later replaced by another subject. There was no published edition. It is estimated at $40,000-$60,000.

The Fall Modern + Contemporary Art Auction on September 14 features prints by a number of blue-chip names including Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali, Wayne Thiebaud and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Leading a fine selection of 20th-century photographs is Fayel Tall by artist and writer Peter Beard (1938–2020). This 1995 image of the Kenyan model posing in a mudcloth skirt relates to The End of the Game, the photo book documenting the issues facing wildlife in Kenya that brought him fame in the 1960s. An inscription on the left of the photograph quotes a passage from book. The unique gelatin silver print has an estimate of $20,000-$40,000.

The following day’s Collectors Auction includes one of the famous elephant folio prints from John James Audubon’s The Birds of America. Canvas Backed Ducks or Fuligula vallisneria formed part of the classic 1836 Robert Havell edition and carries the watermark for J Whatman Turkey Mill. It is estimated at $10,000-$15,000.
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Henry Moret, ‘Maisons a Volendam, Hollande,’ estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Clars Auction Gallery.
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Andy Warhol, ‘Sitting Bull’ from the 1986 Cowboys and Indians portfolio, estimated at $40,000-$50,000 at Clars Auction Gallery.
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John James Audubon, ‘Canvas Backed Ducks’ (Pl. CCCI) from ‘The Birds of America,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Clars Auction Gallery.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘Mademoiselle Marcell Lender, en Buste,’ estimated at $7,000-$10,000 at Clars Auction Gallery.
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Gustav Dentzel carved carousel horse, estimated at $4,000-$6,000 at Clars Auction Gallery.
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Summer means Vintage Posters at Swann, Aug. 3

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘Ambassadeurs,’ estimated at $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘Ambassadeurs,’ estimated at $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘Ambassadeurs,’ estimated at $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — The summer Vintage Poster auction at Swann Galleries on Thursday, August 3, will feature one of the largest and most impressive collections of Italian Liberty-style posters to come to market in decades. Additional highlights include Art Nouveau and Art Deco images from across the globe, summer travel posters to inspire wanderlust, and a selection of propaganda posters from both world wars. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Gallery Report: 1867 Winslow Homer painting tops $900K

ATLANTA – At the beginning of every month, ACN columnist Ken Hall delivers top auction highlights from around the United States and the world at large. Here’s his December 2021 edition of Gallery Report. All prices include the buyer’s premium, except where noted.

Winslow Homer painting, $936,000, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

An oil on canvas painting by Winslow Homer, titled Coming through the Rye, painted in France and inscribed “Homer/Paris 1867,” sold for $936,000 at a sale held November 12-14 by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine. Also, an 18th-century Chinese flambe glazed moon flask with Qianlong seal mark made $180,000, and a Tiffany Dragonfly table lamp brought $99,450.

Burchfield watercolor, $375,000, Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers

A watercolor on two joined sheets of paper by Charles Burchfield, created between 1948 and 1957 and titled January Sun, sold for $375,000 in an online Fall Fine Art Auction held October 28 by Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers in Milford, Connecticut. Also, a 1943 oil on board by Thomas Hart Benton, titled Study for Sugar Cane, finished at $275,000; and a 1901 oil painting by Susan Watkins, titled Woman Playing a Guitar, hit $106,250.

Kikuo Saito abstract art, $14,760, Neue Auctions

An abstract oil painting by Japanese-American artist Kikuo Saito, titled Summer Ghost (1997), sold for $14,760 in an online-only Fine Art & Antiques auction held October 30 by Neue Auctions in Beachwood, Ohio. Also, a colorful Parisian street scene by Constantin Kluge, titled Place de la Madeleine, realized $9,840, and a large Milpa stoneware vessel by Claude Conover finished at $8,610.

1871 Union Pacific Railroad pass, $5,125, Holabird Western Americana Collections

A Union Pacific Railroad complimentary pass (#1), issued to General A. W. Marley on Dec. 31, 1871, sold for $5,125 at an Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, Nevada. Also, a 1947 50-peso Mexican gold coin with 14-carat bezel reached $3,125, and a group of six vintage gaming chips for Harrah’s and other Nevada casinos went for $3,875.

Galle cameo glass vase, $6,600, Woody Auction

A blown mold French cameo glass vase signed Galle and featuring a cameo carved vine and blossom decor sold for $6,600 at the sale of the Jochimsen collection held October 23 by Woody Auction in Douglass, Kansas. Also, a Fenton mosaic art glass pedestal also knocked down for $6,600; a Galle French cameo art glass vase with blown mold cherry branch decor realized $4,750; and an unmarked Royal Flemish by Mt. Washington vase with griffin and dragon enamel decor changed hands for $3,000.

B. Prabha painting, $38,750, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

A painting by B. Prabha, titled Indian Women Painting, sold for $38,750 in an online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction held November 15 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers in Cranston, Rhode Island. Also, a Cubist figural watercolor by Maqbool Fida Husain, of a couple on horseback, achieved $10,625; and a mixed media mounted to canvas portrait painting by the infamous forger Han Van Meegeren brought $5,938.

Captain America shield, $259,540, Hake’s Auctions

A Captain America hero-prop shield created by Marvel Studios senior prop master Russell Bobbitt and used by Chris Evans for close-up shots in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame sold for $259,540 in an online Premier Entertainment & Historical Memorabilia Auction held November 2-3 by Hake’s Auctions in York, Pennsylvania. Also, a copy of Fantastic Four #1 comic (Nov. 1961), CGC-graded 6.0 Fine, featuring the debut of Marvel’s first superhero team, knocked down for $37,269.

1980 Nobel Prize, $275,000, Nate D. Sanders

The 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to George D. Snell, sold for $275,000 at an auction held October 30 by Nate D. Sanders in Los Angeles. Snell won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of MHC, the genetic foundation of a body’s immunological response to tissue and organ transplants, determining whether it accepts an organ or rejects it. The first successful organ transplant occurred in 1954, when one identical twin donated a kidney to his sibling.

Apollo 17 cuff checklist, $744,000, RR Auction

Astronaut Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 cuff checklist, which provided instructions for man’s last moonwalk and held handwritten notes for the last words spoken from the surface of the Moon, sold for $744,000 in an auction held Sept. 26-Oct. 21 by RR Auction in Boston. Also, Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11-flown Lunar Module checklist hit $143,750; Aldrin’s Apollo 11-flown flight form page reached $129,693; and an Apollo 11 First on the Moon book, signed by its crew members, made $41,721.

Amy Winehouse dress, $243,200, Julien’s Auctions

The dress worn by the late British singer Amy Winehouse at her final stage performance in 2011 sold for $243,200 at an auction titled Property from the Life and Career of Amy Winehouse, held November 6-7 by Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles. Also, the Moschino custom-made red leather heart-shaped purse she brought to the 2007 Brit Awards made $204,800; a floral gold lame D&G stage-worn dress realized $150,000; and a Temperly London tan and black jumpsuit worn by her in 2008 brought $121,600.

The Light and Heavy Chest, $156,000, Potter & Potter Auctions

The Light and Heavy Chest, a magic trick apparatus made in France in 1844 and owned and used by Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, achieved $156,000 at Part 1 of The Klosterman Collection, a sale held October 30 by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago. The hardwood box became light as a feather or immovable, depending on the magician’s command. Also, Karl Germain’s Blooming Rose Bush illusion made $132,000, and Harry Houdini’s Upside Down in the Water Torture Cell poster brought $108,000.

Hopi Indian pottery bowl, $9,000, Pook & Pook, Inc.

A Hopi Sikyatki revival pottery bowl, likely made by the celebrated potter Nampeyo, sold for a little more than $9,000 at a Native American Indian Sale held October 27 by Pook & Pook, Inc. in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Also, an authentic Navajo coin silver squash blossom necklace earned $8,064; a group of three Hopi kachinas realized $4,221; an Algonquin style miniature birch bark canoe model with moose and deer designs made $3,024; and a child-size Navajo rug achieved $3,906.

Paul Revere engraving, $429,000, Doyle New York

Paul Revere’s iconic 1770 hand-colored engraving of the famous Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, titled The Bloody Massacre, sold for $429,000 – a new auction record for the print – at an American Paintings & Prints auction held November 2 by Doyle in New York City. Also, a landscape by Fidelia Bridges titled Small Bird with Flowering Ironweed rose to $93,750, setting a record for the artist, and a marine painting by William Bradford also hit $93,750.

Claude Conover vessel, $87,500, Wright

A chalky, engobe-decorated Oltah vessel by Claude Conover sold for $87,500 at an auction titled Shaping Stoneware: The Ceramic Forms of Claude Conover held October 28 by Wright in Chicago. It was the most ever paid for a work by Conover, eclipsing the $53,125 realized by a Uilku vessel at Rago Auctions in 2015. Another piece shattered that record in the October auction: a Uchben vessel that brought $75,000. Overall, the sale grossed $1.229 million.

Early Apple-1 computer, $500,000, John Moran Auctioneers

A vintage Apple-1 computer, known as the Chaffey College Apple-1 as it was originally purchased in 1977 by an electronics professor at the school (who sold it the following year to a student for $650) sold for $500,000 at a Postwar & Contemporary Art + Design sale held Nov. 9 by John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, California. Also, a painting by Ariana Papademetropoulos earned $162,500, and a color lithograph by Alexander Calder brought $8,125.

Chippendale chest, $25,200, Nadeau’s Auction Gallery

A circa-1780 diminutive chest from Massachusetts sold for $25,200 at an annual Fall Americana and Chinese Auction held October 30 by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, Connecticut. Also, an elegant blue and white Chinese urn changed hands for $20,480; a portrait of a nobleman done in the manner of Jean de Court finished at $15,600; and a pair of cylindrical polychromed Majolica vessels realized $12,500.

Set of two Lalanne Moutons, $705,600, Freeman’s

A suite of playful Moutons (Sheep) de Pierre by Francois-Xavier Lalanne sold for $705,600 at a Modern and Contemporary Art auction held November 17 by Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Also, a bold canvas by Russian Expressionist Chaim Soutine, titled Le Viaduc Rouge Pres de Vence, achieved $302,400; an Untitled (Study for Fiery Circle) sculpture by Harry Bertoia hit $107,100; and Vietnamese artist Vu Cao Dam’s painting titled Divinite rose to $40,950.

 

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Clementine Hunter painting enlivens June 20 Auctions at Showplace sale

Clementine Hunter, ‘Folk Art Still Life,’ estimated at $6,000-$8,000
Clementine Hunter, ‘Folk Art Still Life,’ estimated at $6,000-$8,000

NEW YORK – On June 20, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots directly from New York City and metropolitan estates including an impressive selection of fine art, furniture, and decorative arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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