A stunning pair of Sèvres Style Porcelain Urns and Covers, part of a large and impressive consignment of French Belle Epoque furniture and decorative arts from an East Coast mansion, painted with Art Nouveau lustrous cherubic scenes by Charles Fuchs, brought $65,725 to lead Heritage Auctions’ inaugural $1.56+ million Sept. 27 Signature® [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 12, 2011
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A pair of 1890 Elimeyer German Silver 14-Light Candelabra was the top draw, to the tune of $86,638, in Heritage Auctions’ $1.35+ million Sept. 26 Signature® Silver & Vertu Auction, held at the company’s Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street, in Dallas. “These beautiful candelabra drew tremendous collector interest before the auction,” [Read More]
Swann Galleries October 27 New York auction focuses on Atelier 17, the printmaking workshop founded by Stanley William Hayter, and its extraordinary influence on the fine arts in America and Europe from the mid 20th century onward. The sale, titled Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School, was a year [Read More]
Bertoia’s Toys on Tour auction promises an exciting mix of cast-iron automotive, early American tin, European and American dolls, toys and automobilia; as well as an outstanding collection of figural doorstops. As though that weren’t enough, the auction roster also includes 100 mechanical banks, approximately 100 choice penny toys and a fine [Read More]
Sotheby’s will be offering at auction a cast of each of Henri Matisse’s spectacular bas-relief nudes, known collectively as Les Nus de dos (The Backs). The unprecedented sale of the four monumental bronze sculptures will begin with Matisse’s first incarnation of the form, Nu de dos (1er état), on offer in the [Read More]
The auction was conducted at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – An 8-foot-long 1906 Rock Island Railroad reverse glass train sign brought $71,500 at an auction held Sept.30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. It was a [Read More]