Tag Archive for: Sarasota Estate Auction

Orville Bulman fantasy artwork highlights Sarasota Estate Auction, Mar. 4-5

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Untitled Karl Gerstner work in wood and aluminum, estimated at $4,000-$8,000

Untitled Karl Gerstner work in wood and aluminum, estimated at $4,000-$8,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction has planned a two-day sale for Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5. The first day is entirely devoted to a single-owner lifetime collection of sterling silver, and the second day features artworks by Karl Gerstner and Orville Bulman. A total of 1,400 lots will be presented in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000

Sarasota Estate Auction promises to fill your bookshelves, Feb. 12

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William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000

William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will hold an Important Fine Book & Manuscript Auction on Sunday, February 12. Headlining this 140-lot sale will be letters written and signed by the Marquis de Lafayette, a Lord Nelson portrait and letter from 1801, and books from Charles Dickens’ own library, featuring his bookplate and his library plate. Also included are first editions by Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and wonderful paper ephemera. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jorge Blanco, ‘Thinker,’ $11,340

Sarasota Estate Auction sees success with sale of fine art, old and new

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Jorge Blanco, ‘Thinker,’ $11,340


Jorge Blanco, ‘Thinker,’ $11,340

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction had another extraordinary sale on January 7 and 8. Exceeding $550,000, multiple lots performed extremely well, and some significantly outperformed their estimates.

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Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000

Bevy of art luminaries featured at Sarasota Estate Auction, Jan. 7-8

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Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000

Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will present fantastic, important art in its two-day sale scheduled for Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8. Headlining the 1,100-lot auction will be works by American portrait artists John Singer Sargent and Gilbert Stuart, along with pieces by the more contemporary artists Joan Mitchell and Fernando Botero. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Richard Diebenkorn, ‘Red Yellow Blue,’ $55,440

Diebenkorn led Sarasota Estate Auction’s $500K art offering

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Richard Diebenkorn, ‘Red Yellow Blue,’ $55,440

Richard Diebenkorn, ‘Red Yellow Blue,’ $55,440

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction had another spectacular sale October 29 and 30. Exceeding more than half a million dollars, multiple lots performed extremely well, including pieces that significantly outperformed their estimates.

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Taro Yamamoto, ‘Roody Toody Bee-Bop,’ estimated at $1,000-$1,500

Yamamoto abstract stands out at Sarasota Estate Auction, Oct. 29-30

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Taro Yamamoto, ‘Roody Toody Bee-Bop,’ estimated at $1,000-$1,500

Taro Yamamoto, ‘Roody Toody Bee-Bop,’ estimated at $1,000-$1,500

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will conduct a two-day sale on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30. Headlining this 1,400-lot auction will be works by American artists Richard Diebenkorn, John Frederick Peto, John Philip Falter and Taro Yamamoto. It will also feature more than 180 lots of estate jewelry and luxury designer handbags. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Albert York’s ‘Imaginary Playground’ takes top honors at Sarasota Estate Auction

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Albert York, ‘Imaginary Playground (Trees and Fence),’ $110,250

Albert York, ‘Imaginary Playground (Trees and Fence),’ $110,250

SARASOTA, Fla. – Andrew Ford, owner and auctioneer of Sarasota Estate Auction, conducted a notable two-day sale on July 23 and July 24. Its total exceeded $850,000 and multiple lots sold extremely well, with several significantly outperforming their estimates.

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Romare Bearden’s ‘Quilters’ could stitch up big win at Sarasota Estate Auction, July 23-24

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Romare Howard Bearden (African American, 1911-1988), ‘The Quilters,’ est. $100,000-$150,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Andrew Ford, owner and auctioneer of Sarasota Estate Auction, has secured important and powerful works of art for the auction house’s next sale, which takes place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. Headlining this 1,300-lot auction will be works by 20th-century American artists Albert York, Romare Howard Bearden and John Chamberlain. In addition, more than 30 pieces of art glass from artists including Dale Chihuly, Stephen Powell and Martin Blank will be sold from the Ringling collection to benefit the scholarship program at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Beach scene by Frederick McDuff, which sold for $3,700

Paintings prevailed at Sarasota Estate Auction June 12-13

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Beach scene by Frederick McDuff, which sold for $3,700

Beach scene by Frederick McDuff, which sold for $3,700

SARASOTA, Fla. – A Tiffany Nautilus desk lamp, an Italian 18K gold Omega necklace and fine art from William Alexander Coulter and Frederick McDuff realized exceptional prices at Sarasota Estate Auction on June 12 and June 13. The colossal two day sale featured the second part of a large Steuben glass collection and the third part of the estate of Adrienne and Gigi Vittadini.

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Sarasota Estate Auction Apr 10-11 sale exceeds $600K

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Hermann Herzog, ‘Florida Palms,’ sold for $65,000

Hermann Herzog, ‘Florida Palms,’ sold for $65,000

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction‘s April 10-11 spring sale exceeded $600,000 and saw several lots perform remarkably well, including paintings that seriously outpaced their high estimates.

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