Nadeau’s greets 2023 with maximum sparkle, Jan. 1

Pear-shape 10.07-carat diamond set in a platinum ring, estimated at $40,000-$60,000
Pear-shape 10.07-carat diamond set in a platinum ring, estimated at $40,000-$60,000
Pear-shape 10.07-carat diamond set in a platinum ring, estimated at $40,000-$60,000

WINDSOR, Conn. – Nadeau’s Auction Gallery will conduct its annual New Year’s Day sale on Sunday, January 1, starting at 10 am Eastern time. This event features premier estates from the New England and the mid-Atlantic regions, including property from a private New York collection that is being sold to benefit charitable foundations. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Nakashima, Tiffany and Picasso share the stage at Freeman’s, Oct. 25-26

Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000
Left, George Nakashima Minguren I coffee table, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; right, Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000
Left, George Nakashima Minguren I coffee table, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; right, Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000

PHILADELPHIA — In back-to-back auctions this month, Freeman’s presents a distinguished collection of 20th-century furniture and design and modern and contemporary painting, sculpture and works on paper by the likes of George Nakashima, Pablo Picasso, Tiffany Studios, Roy Lichtenstein and Lynn Chadwick.
Modern and Contemporary Art, taking place at 11 am Eastern time on Tuesday, October 25, is led by Pablo Picasso’s Tete d’Homme Barbu, a playful, imaginative drawing from the artist’s recovery from surgery in the South of France in 1966; it is estimated at $80,000-$120,000. Design, which will be held at 11 am Eastern time on Wednesday, October 26, features the sale of three extraordinary Tiffany Studios windows from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Meriden, Connecticut, including a Passionflower, Iris, and Mock Orange landscape window offered at an estimate of $200,000-$300,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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