Monthly Archives: February 2015

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TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY TIFFANY STUDIOS LIGHTING AS WELL AS STUNNING BRONZES & ARTWORK WILL HIGHLIGHT FONTAINE’S NEXT SALE, FEB. 28th

The sale will be held in the firm’s Pittsfield, Mass., gallery. 400 lots will come up for bid. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Several stunning early 20th century lighting pieces from Tiffany Studios (including a Tulip table lamp and a Moorish-style hall lantern) and a pair of bronze figural works (one signed Dimitri Chiparus, [Read More]

PORTRAIT PAINTING FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN E. DUPONT, THE ECCENTRIC MULTI-MILLIONAIRE PLAYED BY STEVE CARELL IN THE FILM FOXCATCHER, WILL BE SOLD AT GORDON S. CONVERSE & CO. FEB. 27 AUCTION

The two-session auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 57 Lancaster Ave. in Malvern, Pa. MALVERN, Pa. – An important oil on canvas portrait painting by the noted German artist Georg Papperitz (1846-1918), from the estate of John E. DuPont – the eccentric multi-millionaire who was depicted by actor Steve [Read More]