Meissen Schneeballen vases lead our five auction highlights

Pair of Meissen schneeballen vases, which hammered for $20,000 and sold for $25,000 with buyer’s premium at Stefek’s Auctioneers.

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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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ROSEVILLE, Mich. – Meissen schneeballen vases modeled with snowballs of porcelain flowers and foliage were first created in the 1740s. However, most examples date from the mid-19th century, when the technique was revived.

The examples offered by Stefek’s Auctioneers on December 6 were typical revivalist pieces embellished with parrots and finches. Both a single 2ft 2in (66cm) tall baluster-form vase and cover, estimated at $2,000-$4,000, and a pair of smaller 20in vases, estimated at $8,000-$12,000, had some of the condition issues to which these pieces are prone. Nonetheless, they generated plenty of bidding. The pair of smaller vases earned $20,000 ($25,000 with buyer’s premium), and the single large schneeballen vase realized $13,000 ($16,250 with buyer’s premium), respectively.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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DUBLIN – The Colloquy of Monos and Una was one of a series of Art Deco-influenced watercolors created by Harry Clarke (1889-1931) for an expanded edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s collection of stories, Tales of Mystery and Imagination.

Clarke had provided some images to the London publisher George Harrap for a 1919 edition with black and white illustrations. However, the 1923 printing included many more illustrations, including eight color plates for which Clarke was paid a further £100 by Harrap.

The Colloquy of Monos and Una was conceived by Poe as a dialog between two lovers reunited after death (when he wrote it, his wife was suffering from the tuberculosis that would eventually kill her). Clarke chose to depict the protagonists floating together in the underworld in theatrical dress of the period.

In 1924, a year after the book was published, Harry Clarke sold several of the illustrations he created for Tales of Mystery and Imagination to the Crawford Art Gallery. This 16 by 12in (40 by 30cm) pencil, ink and watercolor was the best-contested work at Adam’s Auctioneers Important Irish Art sale on December 6. A detail was used on the front cover of the catalog.

Coming by descent to the vendor from the barrister Albert Ernest Wood (1873-1941), who lived at Marino, Killiney, Ireland, it was estimated at €20,000-€30,000 but hammered for €70,000 and sold for €91,000 ($98,600) with buyer’s premium.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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HARWICH, U.K. – This 19th-century glazed wooden case containing musket balls, ceramic fragments, and three complete clay pipes carries a raised plaque that is inscribed with the phrase ‘English Civil War Relics from the siege of Newark 1645-1646 found at the site of the camp of troops of the Earl of Lincoln nr. Clay Lane Newark’. It measures 2ft (60cm) across.

This collection of relics from the English Civil War appeared at TimeLine Auctions in Harwich, England on December 5, where it was eagerly contested, exceeding its £200-£300 estimate to hammer for £5,000 and sell for £6,750 ($8,450) with buyer’s premium. It was part of an old collection of antiquities and relics collected by the Gilstrap family, who were wine merchants in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

The Third Siege of Newark began on November 26, 1645. King Charles I’s army had been destroyed at the Battle of Naseby, and Newark was one of the last Royalist towns capable of resisting a Roundhead army of 17,000 soldiers. The siege lasted six months and inflicted great hardship before the king surrendered on May 6, 1646, followed by the surrender of Newark itself two days later.
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Though largely forgotten today, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) was probably England’s first superstar, moving effortlessly from high society to the stage – unheard of in those days – and back, from fortune to fortune, and by all accounts, from affair to affair. Her colorful life likely gave rise to what would become the modern British tabloid industry, so enthralling was her beauty and so thrilling her escapades.

Coming from modest beginnings on Jersey, the self-governing British Crown Dependency off the northwest coast of France, Langtry would marry into money and exploit her remarkable good looks to escalate into high society, nightlife and elbow-rubbing with royalty. At the urging of her friend Oscar Wilde, she took to the stage, stunning her society compatriots, who were aghast at the prospect. But like most things in her life, Langtry excelled at acting and was an immediate hit, starring in all sorts of productions at a time when the stage was the pinnacle of acting.

There was big money to be made in America, so Langtry took her team on the road and performed extensively in the United States throughout the 1880s, a period generally considered to be the peak of her career. During her American sojourn, she somehow managed to get herself invited onto the presidential railcar (think Air Force One for the steam age) of President Chester A. Arthur, who had the good fortune of being vice president when President James Garfield met an assassin’s bullet at a Washington, D.C. train station.

This hand-painted panel from Arthur’s railcar was presented to Langtry by the president himself, no doubt smitten in the same way that the British public was with the actress. Langtry took the panel and mounted it in her own, opulent private railcar, the LaLee (Winnebago for flirt), which she used while touring in America. So heavy was the car that it often required two locomotives to negotiate steep uphill grades. Her use of the car is documented in a fascinating article from Cowgirl magazine.

The panel comes with the following inscription: Removed from the Locomotive (sic) Lalee / Transatlantic tour of / Miss Lillie Langtry 1887 / A Gift April 1887 from the / State Train of Chester Arthur / President of U.S. America. No provenance was given by Bonhams Skinner as it came to auction December 5, but it carried a modest $600-$800 estimate. Furious bidding sent the panel into orbit, landing at $11,000 ($14,080 with buyer’s premium).
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MORETON-IN-MARSH, U.K. – Explorer and naval captain George Vancouver set sail from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England in April 1791 aboard HMS Discovery to survey the Pacific Northwest coastline of North America. During his travels he circumnavigated the Canadian island now known as Vancouver Island, and later published his findings in the 1798 three-volume book Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean.

This 5in (12cm) glass beaker was probably made in King’s Lynn as a souvenir of his embarkment. Alongside the central image of the three-masted Discovery, it is engraved with the legend ‘Captain George Vancouver, Fair Winds and God Speed.’ A rare survivor with obvious crossover collecting appeal, it hammered for £2,200 and sold for £2,900 ($3,650) with buyer’s premium against an estimate of £500-£800 at Kinghams Auctioneers on December 7.

It was a much earlier 18th-century drinking glass which, against the same estimate, hammered for £7,500 and sold for $10,125 ($12,750) with buyer’s premium at the Kinghams sale. It was one of the Queen Anne heavy baluster wine glasses that are so admired by collectors. The example in the auction was a particularly pleasing form with a single air drop to the bowl and an egg-shaped tear to the stem. It sold to an online buyer using thesaleroom.com.
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Chinese bronze vessel from prince’s collection could rule at Nadeau’s, May 6

Detail of Han-type inlaid archaistic bronze vessel with provenance to the Prince Kung collection, estimated at $100,000-$200,000
Detail of Han-type inlaid archaistic bronze vessel with provenance to the Prince Kung collection, estimated at $100,000-$200,000
Detail of inlaid archaistic bronze vessel with provenance to the Prince Kung collection, estimated at $100,000-$200,000

WINDSOR, Conn. – Nadeau’s Auction Gallery will hold an American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction on Saturday, May 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Hermann Historica opens wide its cabinet of wonders, Jan. 30-Feb. 3

Pikesman’s suit of armor dating to the 16th or 17th century, estimated at €2,500-€5,000
Pikesman’s suit of armor dating to the 16th or 17th century, estimated at €2,500-€5,000
Pikesman’s suit of armor dating to the 16th or 17th century, estimated at €2,500-€5,000

MUNICH, Germany – From January 30 to February 3, Hermann Historica will lure bidders to their screens with almost 3,500 spectacular and delightful objects. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Gallery Report: Green Goblin action figure scampers off with $76K at Hake’s

ATLANTA – At the start of every month, ACN columnist Ken Hall delivers top auction highlights from around the United States and the wider world. Please enjoy the September 2022 edition of his Gallery Report. All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium, except where noted otherwise.

Green Goblin action figure, $76,700, Hake’s Auctions

An eight-inch Green Goblin action figure, issued by Meego in 1977 as part of its World’s Greatest Super-Heroes line, AFA-graded 80+ NM, sold for $76,700 at an auction of pop culture rarities held July 26-27 by Hake’s Auctions in York, Pennsylvania. Also, Gil Kane and Dick Giordano’s seven-panel art for page 27 of Marvel Premiere #15 from May 1974, featuring the debut of Iron Fist, reached $20,350; and Al Plastino’s original art for page 1 of Superman #184 from Feb. 1966 achieved $15,055.

Nantucket curlew decoy, $228,000, Copley Fine Art Auctions

A Harmon Hollow Nantucket curlew decoy sold for $228,000 at the 17th annual Sporting Sale held July 14-15 by Copley Fine Art Auctions in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Also, an oil on canvas image of Setter Puppies by Edmund Henry Osthaus earned $102,000; a dog painting titled Steady by A.F. Tait, depicting two setters pointing quail, achieved $73,800; a miniature shorebird set of 22 decoys by Elmer Crowell realized $92,250; and Crowell’s Wing-Up Greater Yellowlegs made $84,000.

12-cent U.S. postage stamp, $19,520, Holabird Western Americana Collections

A 12-cent U.S. postage stamp with a portrait bust of George Washington sold for $19,520 at a Wild West Auction held July 21-24 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, Nevada. Also, an 1860 U.S. Army Colt revolver with a Richards conversion attained $13,750; a light aqua Endlich & Good squat-shaped beer bottle, dating to circa 1861-1864, realized $7,187; and an early 1900s First National Bank of Foraker (Oklahoma) $10 bank note went for $4,458.

Chinese Export porcelain punch bowls, $64,000, Nye & Company Auctioneers

A pair of 19th-century Chinese Export porcelain punch bowls sold for $64,000 at an Estate Treasures auction held July 20 by Nye & Company Auctioneers in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Also, an early 20th-century folk art cowboy iron shooting gallery target, attributed to William F. Mangels and titled The Stick-Up, earned $19,200; and a taupe-upholstered sectional sofa designed by Joe DiUrso for Donghia, with squared corners and raised ends, finished at $12,160.

Camille Claudel sculpture, $150,000, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

A bronze and hardstone sculpture of a woman sitting in a chair with her head resting against a fireplace mantel, created by Camille Claudel (French, 1864-1913), sold for $150,000 in an online Fine & Decorative Art auction held August 1 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, based in Cranston, Rhode Island. Also, an oil on canvas by B. Prabha (Indian, 1933-2001), titled Fisher Women Painting, achieved $18,750; and an ornately carved Victorian desk attributed to R. J. Horner brought $7,500.

19th-century French Japonisme armoire, $30,000, Andrew Jones Auctions

A late 19th-century French parcel paint decorated Karelian birch and faux bamboo Japonisme armoire sold for $30,000 at the Part VI sale of the John Nelson collection, held July 24-25 by Andrew Jones Auctions in Los Angeles. Also, a pair of circa-1900 Louis XV/XVI transitional style parcel gilt and blue painted bibliotheques brought $30,000, and a third quarter 20th-century Modernist fossil marble, granite and steel table went to a determined bidder for $27,500.

Machine Man Robot, $84,000, Morphy Auctions

A circa-1960 Machine Man Robot from the Japanese company Masudaya’s famed Gang of Five robot series, one of only a few known, sold for $84,000 at a Toys & Collectibles Auction held Aug. 9-10 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania. Also, a Japanese battery-operated Electroman Robot attained $78,000, and a scarce 1950s Italian gumball vending machine in the form of a 54in full-figure robot, with prizes visible inside its chest, finished at $48,000.

39-star American flag, $24,120, New Frontier Western Show & Auction

A 39-star American flag flown at the Capitol Building in Santa Fe in 1912, the year that New Mexico joined the Union, sold for $24,120 at auction held August 27 by New Frontier Western Show & Auction of Loveland, Colorado. The auction was held in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also, an antique Colt Single Action Army revolver attributed to the 101 Ranch sold for $8,100, and a pair of Buermann inlaid spurs with cut-out snake heelbands found a new owner for $5,700.

Jean Shrimpton photo print, $3,438, John Moran Auctioneers

A massive photo print on canvas with a neon attachment, titled Jean Shrimpton Astronaut and created in 2014 by Andrew Martin Designs after Richard Avedon, sold for $3,438 at a ReDesigned auction held July 19 by John Moran Auctioneers in Los Angeles. Also, a lapis blue 1980 Mercedes Benz 450 SL automobile in pristine condition sped away for $18,750, and a red 1961 Gibson Les Paul Jr. electric guitar with a 1960s-era Gibson amp earned $8,750.

Albert York oil-on-plywood work, $110,250, Sarasota Estate Auction

An oil-on-plywood painting by Albert York, titled Imaginary Playground (Trees and Fence), sold for $110,250 at an auction held July 23-24 by Sarasota Estate Auction in Sarasota, Florida. Also, Romare Bearden’s The Quilters rose to $73,000; an unsigned, untitled Itzchak Tarkay acrylic on canvas achieved $20,790; a gouache on paper by A. R. Penck brought $13,230; a sculpture by Jorge Blanco, titled Later, made $14,490; and an antique 22K gold, sterling and diamond necklace hit $11,970.

Covered Meissen dish, $4,250, Kamelot Auctions

A 19th-century covered Meissen dish sold for $4,250 at a three-day sale held July 19-21 by Kamelot Auctions in Philadelphia. Also, an original circa-1950 set of rattan armchairs went for $3,750, and an 18K gold and sapphire necklace by Marco Bicego slipped around a new neck for $2,250. The auctions were divided into Luxury Goods: Jewelry & Handbags; Mod Interiors: Chic, Bamboo & Rattan; and Estate Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts. Most lots sold above their estimates.

King Henry VIII document, $66,435, RR Auction

A one-page vellum manuscript document signed by King Henry VIII and dated July 26, 1536, in which he discusses sponsoring the feast day of St. George, patron saint of England, sold for $66,435 in an online auction held July 20-August 10 by RR Auction, based in Boston. Also, a document Abraham Lincoln signed as president, regarding rebuilding the North-South economy in 1865, realized $41,321; and an early Marilyn Monroe document, signed twice by the starlet, earned $32,103.

Nathan Cobb, Jr. swimming Canada goose, $252,000, Guyette & Deeter

A swimming Canada goose by Nathan Cobb, Jr. of Cobb Island, Virginia sold for $252,000 at a Decoy & Sporting Art auction held July 29-30 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, by Guyette & Deeter. Also, a Ward Brothers greenwing teal hen flew away for $33,000; an Edmund Osthaus sporting art canvas realized $69,600; a mute swan by Maryland carver Oliver Lawson finished at $15,600; and a set of Nantucket lightship baskets carried away $10,800.

Anne Ramsdell Congdon painting, $123,000, Rafael Osona Auctions

A 1941 oil on canvas by Anne Ramsdell Congdon, titled View from Monomoy, sold for $123,000 at an Americana, Fine Art & Marine auction held Aug. 6-7 by Rafael Osona Auctions in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Also, an iconic red sail painting by Robert Stark, Jr., titled Sunset Sail, drifted to $70,725; an 1895 portrait painted by Wendell Macy, titled Lady in the Sun, Nantucket, won $20,910; and Sybil Goldsmith’s View of Town from the Creeks, painted in 1976, rose to $8,190.

David Hockney lithograph, $20,480, La Belle Epoque Auction Gallery

A lithograph by David Hockney (British, b. 1937-), titled Four Flowers in a Still Life, dated and numbered 6/50, sold for $20,480 at a Multi-Estates Summer auction held August 13 by La Belle Epoque Auction Gallery in New York City. Also, an early 20th-century floral still life by Charles E. Porter (American, 1847-1923) achieved $1,920; a 102-piece set of Kirk sterling silver flatware weighing 127 troy ounces earned $2,300; and a Lucien Picard 14K Art Deco ladies’ watch brought $640.

1927-D Double Eagle gold coin, $4.44 million, Heritage Auctions

A 1927-D Double Eagle US gold coin, part of the Bob R. Simpson collection and graded MS66 PCGS, sold for $4.44 million at a US Coins Signature Auction held August 23 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The price bested the previous record for the 1927-D Double Eagle of $2.16 million, set at Heritage’s Fun US Coins Signature Auction in January 2020. In the recent sale, five bidders continued to chase the coin after it exceeded $3 million.

Kobe Bryant rookie card, $34,375, Hindman

A 1996-1997 Skybox E-X2000 Credentials Kobe Bryant rookie basketball card No. 30, graded BGS 9 Mint, sold for $34,375 at a sale of The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards held August 24 by Hindman in Chicago. The card was considered to be a holy grail collectible and featured a die cut image of Bryant, foiled borders and a cloud background. The auction was held on August 24, which has become known as Mamba Day in honor of the numbers Bryant wore during his basketball career: 8 and 24.

Jamie Wyeth painting, $192,000, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

A mixed-media work for Study for Lighthouse by Jamie Wyeth (American, b. 1946-) sold for $192,000 at a Splendor sale held Aug. 26-28 by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine. Also, a watercolor painting by Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009), titled The Pantry, achieved $162,000; an oil on canvas by Robert Scott Duncanson hit $138,000; and a Modernist color composition painting by Beauford Delaney (American, 1901-1979) made $102,000.

Herend Rothschild Bird pattern table service, $10,710, Doyle

A Herend porcelain table service in the Rothschild Bird pattern sold for $10,710 at an Entertaining with Style auction held August 11 by Doyle in New York City. Introduced in 1860, the pattern portrays a story about Baroness Rothschild of Vienna, who lost her pearl necklace in her garden. Several days later, the necklace was discovered by her gardener, who saw the birds dangling it from a tree. In addition, a group of Lettuce Ware by Dodie Thayer sold as several lots for a combined $20,853.

 

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Watch the birdie: parrot-crowned Meissen urns star at John Moran, April 12

Pair of Meissen Schneeballen porcelain covered urns, est. $8,000-$12,000
Pair of Meissen Schneeballen porcelain covered urns, est. $8,000-$12,000
Pair of Meissen Schneeballen porcelain covered urns, est. $8,000-$12,000

MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers will present its first Traditional Collector auction of 2022 on April 12, featuring more than 350 lots. 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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Hillwood’s ‘Luxury of Clay’ surveys glories of ‘white gold’

Soup plate from Her Majesty’s Own Service, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint Petersburg, Russia, circa 1759. Hard-paste porcelain. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 25.224. Photo credit: Edward Owen
Soup plate from Her Majesty’s Own Service, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint Petersburg, Russia, circa 1759. Hard-paste porcelain. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 25.224. Photo credit: Edward Owen
Soup plate from Her Majesty’s Own Service, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint Petersburg, Russia, circa 1759. Hard-paste porcelain. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 25.224. Photo credit: Edward Owen

WASHINGTON — The opulence and invention that characterized the evolution of hard-paste porcelain are explored in the special exhibition The Luxury of Clay: Porcelain Past and Present, on view this year at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens from February 19 through June 26. With more than 125 objects, ranging from 18th-century Meissen, Du Paquier, KPM, and the Imperial Porcelain Factory to contemporary objects that reimagine the enduring art form today, The Luxury of Clay will explore how the important discovery of so-called “true porcelain” in Europe ignited centuries of innovation and creativity.

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Lalique, Tiffany set to impress at Ahlers & Ogletree, Jan. 14-16

Lalique Cactus crystal center table designed in France in 1951 by Marc Lalique, est. $20,000-$30,000
Lalique Cactus crystal center table designed in France in 1951 by Marc Lalique, est. $20,000-$30,000
Lalique Cactus crystal center table designed in France in 1951 by Marc Lalique, est. $20,000-$30,000

ATLANTA – A Tiffany Studios favrile glass door from the 1920s titled The Sower; an original 1991 painting by Thornton Dial, titled Struggling Tiger; and a stunning Lalique Cactus crystal center table designed in 1951 are just a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s three-day, three-session auction slated for January 14, 15 and 16. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Artwork of model Jerry Hall charms bidders at Roland NY

Antonio Lopez 1982 fashion image of supermodel Jerry Hall in a pink and black Oscar de la Renta dress, $10,625
Antonio Lopez 1982 fashion image of supermodel Jerry Hall in a pink and black Oscar de la Renta dress, $10,625
Antonio Lopez 1982 fashion sketch of supermodel Jerry Hall in a pink and black Oscar de la Renta dress, $10,625

GLEN COVE, N.Y. – A stunning Antonio Lopez 1982 mixed media on paper artwork of supermodel Jerry Hall in a pink and black Oscar de la Renta dress earned top lot status at Roland Auctions NY‘s December 4 sale. It featured items from the estate of well-known Manhattan gallerist Eleanor Ettinger, whose eponymous West 57th Street gallery opened in 1975 and became a fixture in the New York art world.

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Slate of fall sales opens Sept. 26 at Auctions at Showplace

Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000
Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000
Diego Giacometti, Table Berceau Seconde Version, est. $150,000-$200,000

NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace has planned a full slate of sales for autumn. It will hold a New York City Estate Auction on September 26; an Important Fine Art & Design sale on October 10; and another New York City Estate Auction on October 24. All three sales will be on preview and held in Showplace’s newly renovated galleries on 25th Street in the heart of New York’s Flatiron District. Highlights will be showcased into the light-filled lobby street level and in the lower-level auction gallery. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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