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Published by Colin Savage, 2019-11-13 12:07:20

ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY

Issue 2019 11 22

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Louvre Presents Blockbuster Quincentenary Exhibition

LEONARDO DAVINCI

BY JESSICA SKWIRE ROUTHIER art? The subtly titled “Leonardo da Vinci,” including not only the Louvre’s “Mona
PARIS — Saudi princes. Right-wing commemorating the 500th anniversary of Lisa” (1503) but also “The Last Supper”
nationalism. International diplomatic rela- the artist’s death, is on view at the Louvre, (1490s, convent of Santa Maria delle Gra-
tions. Quid pro quo. Court battles, reluctant in Paris, through February 24. zie, Milan) and “Vitrivian Man” (circa 1490;
lenders, last-minute negotiations and lin- Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice), a drawing
gering uncertainty about a key painting. The ready answer, of course, is that the of a nude male figure inscribed within both
And don’t forget the virtual reality head- art is hardly ignorable. Leonardo (general- a square and a circle, recognizable from
sets. It’s been called an “Italian soap opera,” ly referred to, like most masters of the Ital- Italy’s own one-Euro coin.
even though France has been the lead actor. ian renaissance, by his given name) pro-
How will they keep visitors focused on the duced some of the most globally recognized ( continued on page 8C )
masterpieces of Western art of all time,

“Head of a Woman, called ‘La Scapigliata’” by Leonardo da Vinci.
Licensed by Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività culturali — Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta-Galleria.

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Dan Finamore Dan Finamore. © 2013 Peabody Essex Museum.
Walter Silver photo.
The Maritime collection at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)
in Salem, Mass., traces its origins to treasures a group of late
Eighteenth Century sea captains brought back from their trad-
ing voyages into Pacific and Indian Ocean waters. The museum
recently opened a new 40,000-square-foot gallery. On the heels of
that opening, Antiques and The Arts Weekly caught up with Dan-
iel “Dan” Finamore, the museum’s Russell W. Knight curator of
Maritime Art and History for his thoughts on the expansion, how
the maritime collection will make use of the new space, and what’s
on the horizon for him.

What does the expansion mean for in which they defeated HMS Guerriere comes to things, I think, are jewels. One is a fabulous piece
your department? mind. And an Eighteenth Century figurehead of a of scrimshaw that was given to the museum along
horse with two heads. When we talk of a maritime with a poem written by the artist. The poem
The new gallery gave us the opportunity to reenvi- art and history collection, I see the collection as an explains why he made it and what all the motifs he
sion the significance of the maritime experience for arbitrary grouping of related but distinct subjects. engraved on it mean. It’s a sort of answer key as to
present-day audiences. We did that by expanding There’s marine painting, scrimshaw, ship models why someone would make scrimshaw. Also, a large
our perspective dramatically and focusing in on and other traditional art forms, but people also oil painting of a French expedition into the Pacific
works that we felt would appeal most strongly to come to the field from naval history, shipbuilding that features two ships off the island of Tudu, but
the visitor of today. The new maritime gallery is technology, the history of navigation, yachting, also includes all sorts of accurate details about the
international in scope. Our natural strengths lie small boats, and so on. I think our new galleries way of life for the local people there. Then there’s
with American and European art and objects, but have key pieces that will appeal to the constituents a wooden stick that was found on the beach of a
we wanted to emphasize something universal about of each category, but in the end, I use my own remote island in 1805. It’s carved with the name
human interaction with the sea — both across time enthusiasm for a work as a measure of its timeli- of a sailor who was abandoned there for many
and geography. ness for public presentation. I prioritized things months, and he used it as a calendar, making a
that personally excite me on a visual level as well as notch for each day. It was brought to the museum
How did you do that? those that relate directly to an issue currently in the about then and put on display. The family came to
public consciousness. Salem to see it and thought it was the last surviv-
We wanted to create an environment that is more We’ve created three sequestered places in the ing remnant of their son, but to their surprise he
immediate and visceral than a white-walled art gallery where we encourage people to spend an showed up about ten years later.
gallery display and present the collection within a extended time looking at one object. These three
milieu that gives it context. Why are these things ( continued on page 10 )
so interesting? Because they com-
municate human experience of Yves, Active mid-1800s, Printed by Imprimeries Lemercier, Paris ,
the sea, and of course on it. So, “The Great Sea Serpent (Le Grand Serpent de Mer),” mid-1800s, Colored lithograph.
the introduction to the gallery
has a large mural of open ocean,
with big waves crashing on the
rocks at one end. It is both al-
luring and foreboding. At one
end, small boats are displayed at
angles that suggest they are afloat
on this sea, while at the other,
figureheads from three cultures
are positioned before the violent
surf. We interpret these works
differently, based on their con-
texts of presentation. While we
haven’t dramatically increased the
amount of floor space dedicated
to maritime, we’ve embraced an
installation strategy that offers a
greater density of objects than in
the recent past.

What do you consider
some of the jewels of
the museum’s Maritime
collection?

There are so many wonderful
works that I don’t know where to
start. A model made by the crew of
the Constitution during the cruise

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At Morphy’s: Sounds Of Antique
Coin-Op & Gambling Machines

DENVER, PENN. — They Caille Bros. 5-cent Black
clang, they whir, some play Cat musical upright cabinet
music and some were designed slot machine, rare version,
to pay jackpots, challenge early works perfectly and pays.
“gamers” or dispense snacks. Keys included ($60/90,000)
These are just some of the ($10/30,000).
actions and sounds associated
with antique coin-op machines, The selection of 78 antique
which have entertained America cash registers includes some
since the Nineteenth Century. primitive models, such as a
Morphy Auctions’ Pennsylvania quaint countertop-style Miles
gallery has been transformed “woodie” sales register with a
into a virtual amusement single-dial front ($3/6,000).
arcade, showcasing a lineup of
gaming, vending and music A glowing beacon over the Day
machines, as well as an array of 2 advertising selection is the
antique advertising. Comprising mesmerizing oversized Coca-
1,475 lots in all, this selection Cola leaded-glass display bottle
will cross the auction block at known within the hobby to be
the firm’s coin-op and advertis- extremely rare and elusive. Multiphone Operating Com-
ing sale, November 20 and 21. “Few ever appear for sale in pany 5-cent multiple-cylin-
Day 1 is devoted primarily to the marketplace,” Morphy der phonograph, 1905, mech-
coin-op and gambling machines, noted. Standing 47 by 19 by anism allowed patron to play
while Day 2 will feature antique 19 inches on its wooden base, any selection from 24-tune
advertising and general it was manufactured in the playlist. Ornately carved
antiques. An extra highlight of 1920s by Metropolitan Art case with dragon heads and
the opening session is a group- Glass Co., of New York. At claw feet ($40/70,000).
ing of 78 early floor-model and Oversized Coca-Cola leaded auction, it should land in the the price, 5¢ ($10/20,000).
countertop cash registers, many glass display bottle manu- $50/80,000 range.
of them ornate and with toppers factured in the 1920s by undiminished by time. It is in In all, there are 730 advertis-
that display messages, such as Metropolitan Art Glass Co., Two lots, in particular, evoke working order and ready to be ing lots with broad appeal, cov-
“Pay Here,” “Amount Pur- New York. Measures 19 by the nostalgia of America’s once hung ($8/18,000). ering a number of sub-categories
chased,” or the name of the busi- 19 by 47 inches on wooden ubiquitous soda fountains. A such as alcohol, tobacco, barber
ness establishment. base ($50/80,000). large (90 by 77 by 18 inches), The second soda fountain item shop, candy and gum; soft
One of the auction’s superstars Model 1414 phonograph jukebox double-sided yellow-on-green of special note is a classic Fan- drinks, ice cream, general store
is a hard-to-find Caille Brothers was made around 1942. A com- neon sign for Campbell’s Palace Taz ceramic soda fountain syrup and more.
5-cent “Black Cat” musical bination of late Art Deco design Drugs features a prominent dispenser shaped and decorated
upright slot machine in all-origi- and technological innovation, middle field with the distinctive like a stitched baseball. “Drink Morphy’s is at 2000 North
nal condition. It has its correct this rare jukebox is one of only a “Coca-Cola” name in cursive Fan-Taz, Drink of the Fans,” it Reading Road. For additional
castings, coin head and spinning few known examples of Rock- writing against a red ground. beckons. It is also emblazoned information, 877-968-8880 or
wheel. The unit’s oak cabinet is Ola’s “Commando” model modi- The colors on this glossy, eye- with an image of a baseball and www.morphyauctions.com.
fied to look like the ultra-rare catching sign are strong and
“President” ($30/60,000).
heavily embellished with nickel-
plating, and it stands on four Just one cent is all it takes to
sturdy nickel-plated cabriole find out your exact weight on a
legs ($60/90,000). circa 1904 George Washington
Another 5-cent musical slot nickel-embellished, oak-framed
machine by Caille Brothers of scale made by Caille Brothers.
Detroit is a circa 1901 “Puck,” The version offered by Morphy’s
which has been restored with a is rare because of its random
replaced chipped-glass front and money-back feature that returns
all original castings. Complete the inserted penny “if you are
with keys, Puck is ready to lucky.” Featured are a large
amuse a new owner ($30/50,000). painted-tin dial with Washing-
A marvel of early American ton’s image, original nickel cast-
ingenuity, a 1905 Multiphone ings and accompanying key
Operating Company 5-cent mul- ($8/15,000).
tiple-cylinder phonograph
boasts technology that allowed A Holcomb & Hoke Butter-Kist
the patron to wind the machine’s Popcorn machine may well repre-
carousel and choose any musical sent the original snack food mul-
selection from a 24-tune playlist. titasker. Made in the first quarter
“We have sold several of these of the Twentieth Century, fully
remarkable instruments over automatic floor models of this
the years; however, this exam- type not only popped and but-
ple, with ornately carved drag- tered fresh, hot popcorn, but also
on-heads and claw feet on the came with an attached accessory
mahogany cabinet, is a version that utilized the machine’s steam
we have not seen before,” said source to roast Butter-Kist pea-
Morphy Auctions founder and nuts or other types of nuts. The
president Dan Morphy. Skillful- complete example in Morphy’s
ly restored and with keys sup- sale comes with a period 5-gallon
plied, it is expected to make kerosene jug, butter jug and other
$40/70,000. extras, including a display man-
A later coin-operated enter- nequin to “attend” the machine
tainer, a Rock-Ola multi-coin

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At Katonah Museum Of Art

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Meredith Hilferty, director of sion on property consigned
Rago’s fine art department, on from the Art Appraisal Event
Sunday, November 17, from to Katonah Museum of Art.
noon to 5 pm at an Art Apprais-
al Event at the Katonah Muse- The Katonah Museum of Art
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“Sparkling Amazons,” an or [email protected] to
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artists of the Abstract Expres- complimentary evaluation.

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Exploring Manet’s Last Years — The J. Paul Getty Museum Presents

“The Cafe-Concert,” about 1878-79, oil on Letter to Henri Charles Guérard, decorated with a peach, “The House at Rueil,” 1882, oil on canvas,
canvas, 18-5/8 by 15-3/8 inches. The Walters two shrimp, a seascape, a cat, four portraits, and a swallow, 36-9/16 by 28-15/16 inches. National Gallery
Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. late summer 1880, watercolor (design); pen and ink (text), of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest,
unframed (closed): 7-15/16 by 5 inches. Fondation Custodia, 1926. Photo: Garry Sommerfeld.
Collection Frits Lugt, Paris. EX.2019.3.21.

‘Manet And Modern Beauty’

LOS ANGELES — Édouard On view at the J. Paul Getty Potts, director of the J. Paul these takes a look at a notable bition reunites the two paint-
Manet (1832-1883) is best Museum through January 12, Getty Museum. “Many of his solo show in 1880, when Manet ings for the first time in nearly
known for his provocative, “Manet and Modern Beauty” later paintings are of extraordi- was invited to exhibit in the gal- 40 years.
large-scale paintings that sent explores, for the first time in a nary beauty, executed at the lery affiliated with La Vie Mod-
shockwaves through the French major museum exhibition, the height of his artistic prowess. erne, a new fashion and culture Scott Allan, associate curator
art world in the early 1860s. In artist’s last years. The exhibi- These works sparkle with an magazine. Numerous works of paintings at the Getty Muse-
the late 1870s and early 1880s, tion features more than 90 insistent — perhaps even defi- shown at the Vie Moderne gal- um said, “‘Jeanne’ occupies the
he shifted his focus and pro- works of art, including an array ant — sense of life. Presenting lery are on display in this sec- heart of our exhibition because
duced a different, though no less of genre scenes, still lifes, pas- many iconic paintings, includ- tion. it perfectly epitomizes Manet’s
radical, body of work: stylish tels and portraits. ing our recently acquired consuming late-career interest
portraits, luscious still lifes, del- ‘Jeanne (Spring),’ alongside pas- Portraits of an Era demon- in fashion, flowers and seductive
icate pastels, intimate watercol- “Manet is a titan of modern tels and intimate watercolors, strates the importance of por- Parisian femininity. Recall that
ors and freely brushed scenes of art, but most art historical nar- ‘Manet and Modern Beauty’ traiture to Manet’s identity as a Manet’s friend Baudelaire began
suburban gardens and Parisian ratives about his achievement takes a fresh look at this justly painter of modern life. Not sim- his famous essay ‘The Painter of
cafes. focus on his early and mid- renowned and ever-popular art- ply intent on recording individ- Modern Life’ with a section
career work,” says Timothy ist.” ual likenesses, he aimed to cap- titled ‘Beauty, Fashion, and Hap-
ture his epoch by portraying piness.’ That is the perfect epi-
“Boating,” 1874-75, oil on canvas, 38¼ by 51¼ inches. The Manet died at the age of 51 representative social types. This graph for ‘Jeanne’ and for this
Metropolitan Museum of Art, H.O. Havemeyer Collection, after a long and painful illness. section also explores Manet’s exhibition, which emphasizes
Bequest of Mrs H.O. Havemeyer, 1929. Declining health forced him to emerging practice of using pas- the passionate attachments,
adjust his working habits: dur- tel; these dry sticks of pure color worldly, sensual and aesthetic,
ing the last six or seven years of did not require the same lengthy of an ailing artist who would die
his life his output was generally and laborious studio procedures before his time.”
more intimate in both scale and as oil painting, and between
subject. Too often dismissed as about 1878 and his death, Manet at Bellevue focuses on
superficial by critics, these later Manet turned out close to 100 Manet’s time in the spa town of
works provide valuable testimo- pastels. Bellevue in June of 1880 where
ny to Manet’s elegant social cir- he was sent to undergo a course
cle and suggest a radical new Manet intended for his 1882 of bathing treatments pre-
alignment of modern art with Salon painting “Jeanne,” which scribed by his doctors. Manet
fashionable femininity while he also called “Spring,” to be the quickly grew lonely and bored
recording the artist’s unapolo- first in a series of four seasons, and began to fill the margins of
getic embrace of beauty and each emblematized by a stylish his letters to friends and col-
visual pleasure in the face of parisienne. Doing away with the leagues with watercolor illustra-
death. conventional symbolic trap- tions: plums, cats, flowers and so
pings, he focused exclusively on on. On view in this section is the
“Manet and Modern Beauty” is the model, her chic apparel, and largest group of Manet’s adorned
divided into five sections — La her decorative surroundings. watercolor letters ever exhibited
Vie Moderne; Portraits of an Unfortunately, Manet never outside France.
Era; The Four Seasons Project; completed his seasonal cycle,
Manet at Bellevue; and Flowers, painting only “Autumn” (1881 or Flowers, Fruit and Gardens
Fruits and Gardens. The first of 1882) after “Spring.” This exhi- follows Manet’s final years. He
spent his last two summers out-
“Flowers in a Crystal Vase,” about 1882, “Jeanne (Spring),” 1881, oil on canvas, “Autumn (Méry Laurent),” 1881 or side the city, taking rest cures at
oil on canvas, 12-7/8 by 9-5/8 inches. unframed: 29-1/8 by 20¼ inches. The J. 1882, oil on canvas, 28-3/8 by 20¼ inch- Versailles in 1881 and Rueil in
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. es. Musée des beaux-arts, Nancy. 1882 where he painted the gar-
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, Photo: P. Mignot. dens of his rental houses. Paral-
1970.17.37. Image courtesy National ysis of his left leg confined him
Gallery of Art, Washington. to his apartment and studio so
his beloved café life came to him.
Visitors came bearing flowers,
and these final still lifes are
among the most beautiful pic-
tures in his oeuvre, evidence of
his evolution as a painter to the
very last.

Co-organized by the J. Paul
Getty Museum and the Art
Institute of Chicago, “Manet and
Modern Beauty” is curated by
Getty curators Scott Allan and
Emily Beeny, and Gloria Groom,
chair of European painting and
sculpture and David and Mary
Winton Green curator at the Art
Institute of Chicago.

The Getty Center is at 1200
Getty Center Drive. For more
information, 310-440-7300 or
www.getty.edu.

All paintings show are by
Édouard Manet, French, 1832-
1883. Unless otherwise indicat-
ed, sizes given are for the
unframed work.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 5

At Freeman’s New 2400 Market Location —

Single-Owner Sale Will Present
Keim American Flag Collection

A 33-star American flag associated with the first battle of
Bull Run, circa 1860, the hoist bearing the inscription,
“Musician James Marshall, Co. B. 1st Regt. RI, Detached
Militia, Providence, Bull Run” ($20/30,000).

Rare hand-made, late Eighteenth/early Nineteenth Centu- PBS’s Antiques Roadshow. Mary Suffern Bunce (1816-
ry, 13-star flag ($15/25,000). Selections from the collection 1891) for the funeral procession
were displayed twice in the of Abraham Lincoln in New
PHILADELPHIA — Free- teenth Century, 13-star flag 28-Star American flag com- famed windows at Bergdorf York City ($3/5,000). In addi-
man’s inaugural exhibition and ($15/25,000) to the 50-star flag memorating Texas state- Goodman in New York City, ini- tion, the sale will showcase a
auction to be conducted in the flown in Kuwait by the Marines hood, circa 1846, with sten- tially on the first anniversary “Know Nothing” American flag,
firm’s new 2400 Market Street prior the invasion of Baghdad ciled stars ($15/25,000). of 9/11 — notably without man- dated 1858, for the nativist
gallery is titled A Grand Old in 2003 ($2/3,000), with exam- addition, a number of items to nequins or fashion — and sec- party that flourished in the
Flag: The Stars & Stripes Col- ples of most in-between itera- be offered have the provenance ondly, upon the publication of A United States prior the Civil
lection of Dr Peter J. Keim. The tions. The auction will include of the flag collection of Boleslaw Grand Old Flag: A History of War ($25/50,000) and a rare
auction will take place on 192 lots of historic flags and and Marie-Louise d’Otrange the United States through its 28-Star American flag com-
November 24 at 1 pm. flag-related artifacts, with esti- Mastai. Keim has lectured Flags (2007) by Dr Peter J. memorating Texas statehood,
mates ranging from $300/500 to extensively on the history of Keim and Kevin Keim. circa 1846, with stenciled stars
Recognized as one of the most $25/50,000. the American flag, appeared on and 11 red, white and blue
comprehensive collections of national news programs and on Highlights include a 33-star stripes ($15/25,000).
American flags in the United The Keim collection has been American flag associated with
States, the Keim collection featured in numerous publica- the first battle of Bull Run, Viewing for the sale runs
ranges from a rare handmade, tions, programs and exhibitions circa 1860, the hoist bearing November 20-23, 10 am to 5
late Eighteenth/early Nine- across the United States. In the inscription, “Musician pm; by appointment only the
James Marshall, Co. B. 1st morning of the sale.
Regt. RI, Detached Militia,
Providence, Bull Run.” Freeman’s is at 2400 Market
($20/30,000), as well as a Street. For more information,
36-star American flag made by www.freemansauction.com or
215-563-9275.

Concord Collects Exhibition Debuts With Museum Reopening

CONCORD, MASS. — “Con- most accomplished and influen- Rasmussen. Wood explained, “We
cord Collects” features 20 works tial Nineteenth Century Ameri- are extremely grateful to these
of art from four Concord private can painters; a third concen- collectors who were generously
collections that are now on dis- trates on detailed painted views willing to share their interest in
play together for the first time. of Macao, Whampoa, Hong Kong these objects by loaning these
and Guangzhou that represent incredible pieces of art. This exhi-
David Wood, curator of the Con- the factories of Canton through bition, in a way, is as much about
cord Museum, explained, “Since which China traded with the the art collectors as the collec-
these museum-quality paintings world in the Eighteenth and tions.”
and sculptures are all privately Nineteenth Centuries; and the
owned, they are really being seen fourth includes early American As a compliment to the exhibi-
by the public for the first time.” portraits, one by renowned paint- tion, the Gross Family Gallery
er John Singleton Copley. showcases some of the most out-
“Concord Collects,” which will standing items that the museum
be showcased in the Wallace The collections have been has collected in recent past,
Kane Gallery, provides viewers a formed over decades by an equal- including clocks, furniture, nee-
unique opportunity to engage ly remarkable group of collectors dlework and silver.
with these extraordinary pieces whose broad-ranging interests
in composition with one another. come into sharp focus with each Concord Collects will be open
selection made. The collectors through January 12.
One collection features Tang include: Tom and Bonnie Rosse,
and Song ceramics of technical Ed Tiedemann, Chip and Marga- The Concord Museum is at 53
and artistic merit from the work- ret Ziering and Neil and Anna Cambridge Turnpike. For more
shops of ancient China; another information, 978-369-9763 or
includes works by some of the www.concordmuseum.org.

Harvesting History For Thanksgiving

GUILFORD, CONN. — Travel 4:30 pm. Taste samples of tradi- Cat storybook. Touch reproduc-
back to the early 1600s at Con- tional English and Native tions of English and Native
necticut’s own Pilgrim-era American foods, including pem- American trade items, includ-
museum when the Henry Whit- mican, pumpkin pie, popcorn, ing clothing, tools and house-
field State Museum presents cornbread, sunflower seeds, hold implements used by both
“Harvesting History” on Friday, walnuts and apple cider. Hear cultures in daily living. Write
November 29, from 10 am to hourly readings of the Pilgrim with a quill pen to “Make Your
Mark,” designing a personal
Museum volunteer Rob Gasparini uses reproductions to symbol like Native American
illustrate life in the 1600s. Photo courtesy Henry Whitfield sachems did on treaties with
State Museum. the English. Learn about the
myths and origins of our
Thanksgiving traditions in the
display “Holidaze: The Real
Story of Halloween, Thanksgiv-
ing & Christmas.” Complete a
scavenger hunt while taking a
self-guided tour of the 1639
Whitfield House.

This program is appropriate
for all ages. Admission is free
for children ages 12 and young-
er, $5 for seniors ages 60 and
older, and $6 for everyone else.
Parking is free at the museum.

The Henry Whitfield State
Museum is at 248 Old Whitfield
Street. For information, 203-
453-2457 or https://portal.ct.
gov/decd/content/historic-pres-
ervation/04_state_museums/
henry-whitfield-state-museum.

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6 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019 Compiled by
Antiques andThe Arts Weekly
Notable Prices Recently Achieved At Various Auction Houses
Staff and Correspondents
Across The Block
All prices
include buyer’s premium.

Art Deco Sparkler Ignites To $29,040 Nineteenth Century Chinese Celadon Vase Christie’s Printed Books & Manuscripts Sale
At Kodner Sale Stampedes To $10,795 Achieves $3.3 Million

DANIA BEACH, FLA. — A French Art Deco WINDSOR, CONN. — Celadon remains the darling NEW YORK CITY — On October 25, Christie’s
29.50-carat old European-cut diamond and plati- of Asian ceramics as a Nineteenth Century Chinese printed books and manuscripts sale realized
num bracelet sold for $29,040 at Kodner Galleries pilgrim bottle/vase with elephantine handles tram- $3,367,250. This sale marked the first time the cat-
October 23 auction of estate jewelry, fine art and pled its $400/800 estimate, finishing at $10,795 at egory was presented during Christie’s Classic
collectibles. Diamonds in the piece were graded E-F Nadeau Auction Gallery’s October 26 sale of Ameri- Week, which ran until October 29. The top lot of the
color, VS1-SI1 clarity, and the bracelet measured can antiques, fine art and Asian antiques. The vase’s sale was the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
7-1/8 inches long, 1-1/16 inches wide. With an entire body and garlic-shaped mouth were covered awarded to John Forbes Nash Jr for his contribu-
approximate weight of 75.5 grams, it was cataloged evenly in a soft, seafoam green, four-character incised tions to Game Theory, which sold for $735,000. For
as in very good antique condition. For information, mark on base, height 12 inches. For information, 860- information, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
954-925-2550 or www.kodner.com. 246-2444 or www.nadeausauction.com.

Clarke Bidders Give Early Jumeau French Bebe Dances Buddhist Figures Command Celestial Price
Chryssa’s ‘Mixed Red Ns’ An ‘A’ To Top At Theriault’s At Material Culture Sale
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Topping Clarke Auctions’
October 27 sale was “Mixed Red N’s” by Chryssa CHICAGO — At Theriault’s auction, a French PHILADELPHIA — Material Culture mounted a
(1933-2013), which sold for $13,750 to a private bisque early bebe, a rare early period EJ by Jumeau, single-owner collection of ethnographic art and tex-
American collector bidding online. A representative estimated to sell for $7/8,000 sold at $12,650, tak- tiles on October 27. Titled “Aspara Arts of Asia,” the
for Clarke said the work “is archetypal Chryssa, fea- ing the top spot at the Blyth Heart, Dancing sale was led by a Korean painting of Buddhist
turing repeated letters, a common element of her Beneath Wool doll auction on October 26. The celestial figures. Estimated $2/4,000, the work was
sculptural and graphic work. Other pieces from the 24-inch, circa 1882, bisque-socket head doll with bid to $11,250. It had been done in the Nineteenth
same 1976 Gallerie Rene Char exhibition that this elongated and very full cheeks, dark eyeliner, paint- Century or earlier and measured 49 by 44 inches.
work was originally shown at feature neon, another ed lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, feathered For information, www.materialculture.com or 215-
major component of Chryssa’s oeuvre. Not having brows, shaded nostrils, accented eye corners, closed 438-4700.
neon or electronic elements, this particular work, mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, separately-
“Mixed Red N’s,” is an inherently more stable object modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork
than those with neon, making the piece more desir- pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-
able for collectors not equipped to upkeep electronic ball-jointed body with straight wrists, was dressed
works. Furthermore, the sculpture is visually strik- in an antique costume, including French leather
ing, and scaled (18¼ by 18¼ inches) such that it is shoes and luxurious ivory satin bonnet. For infor-
an easily displayed and enjoyed work of art.” Clarke mation, www.theriaults.com or 410-224-3655.
had estimated the work at $3/5,000. For informa-
tion, 914-833-8336 or www.clarkeny.com.

Andre Harvey Sculpture Leaves Kinetic Art Piece By Leonard Janklow Rare Spanish Version Of ‘Emblemas’
Sweet Taste With Soulis Bidders Makes Eyes Pop At Akiba Brings $11,250 At Swann
KANSAS CITY, MO. — A top lot in Dirk Soulis’
October 25-26 auction was Andre Harvey’s bronze DANIA BEACH, FLA. — A phenomenal piece at NEW YORK CITY — Swann Auction Galleries’
sculpture “Scent of Honey,” which depicted a bull- Akiba Antiques’ October 22 auction was a three- October 24 auction was led by a first edition of Sir
frog on a branch with a honeysuckle vine with flow- dimensional mixed media (including acrylic and Newton’s Opticks, which brought $40,000. But it
er, mantis and honeybee in cold-painted cast bronze silkscreen) kinetic optical art illustration by Leon- was an unpublished Spanish version of Andrea
that brought $7,080. The lot, which was signed in ard Janklow (1919-2006). Titled “Isogic Slide,” the Alciato’s 1531 Emblemas, the first and most fre-
the casting and dated 1996 and bore the foundry work depicts four hanging acrylic cylindrical color- quently reprinted emblem book that Swann’s Kel-
mark for Tallix of Beacon, N.Y., measured 23½ less rods in front of squared colored stripes. Signed sie Jankowski found the most unique. Selling for
inches tall and had been estimated at $1,5/2,000. It lower right “Janklow” and framed in plexiglass, the $11,250, the text differs substantially from the first
sold to an online bidder. For information, 816-697- illustration brought $1,625. For information, 305- Spanish translation by Bernardino Daza published
3830 or www.dirksoulisauctions.com. 332-9274 or www.akibaantiques.com. in 1549, and the emblems follow the order estab-
lished in the 1573 Plantin edition of the Latin text
edited by Claude Mignault rather than that of the
Daza edition. For information, 212-254-4710 or
www.swanngalleries.com.

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Shane Fowler, M. Fowler Antiques, Destin, Fla. Kemp Hickey of Kemp Designs from Atlanta, Ga.

Fresh Faces At Marburger Farm

ROUND TOP, TEXAS — “We Greg Mountcastle, Mountcastle Antiques, Atlanta, Ga.
just heard about it! We had no
idea it was this big.” That came Designers Discover Antiques Show In Cow Pasture
from two men who lived a quick
drive away in Houston. Perhaps old, Amontree said, “I was magazines. for his first show anywhere. A David Meelheim, David Meel-
the same thought crossed the impressed. It was a well-oiled Not new at Marburger: the debut at Marburger with his hiem Designs, Lynchburg, Va.
minds of designers Kelly Wearst- and easy machine. We sold every antique and vintage clothing Midcentury Modern Italian bar
ler and Martyn Lawrence Bull- day and everyone was so courte- video crews capturing footage for yielded exactly what he sought. and three barstools, as well as an
ard as they plowed across the ous and helpful.” What did his upcoming television programs; “I was looking for one or two American bronze Modernist
twice-yearly blockbuster show new shoppers take home? A pair the colorful shopping bags from long-term clients that I can deal sculpture. “We found that the
that has turned a cow pasture of Italian majolica urns with the show’s sponsor, Chairish; the with from single items to whole- customers were very interested
into antiques bliss for more than scenes of Daphne and Diana, a book-signings and special events; sale buys. I found them and I can in the fresh items that we had
20 years. How could this be going long baroque-era walnut chest, a and the quality of merchandise see potential for everything held back from 1st Dibs for Mar-
on all these years without us? large painted credenza from from 350 exhibitors on 43 acres. here.” Hawkins sold clothing burger. Next time I’m bringing
Kelly and Martyn got a big Texas Florence, mixed in with large- from Victorian to 1970s. “I also even more.”
welcome at Marburger Farm. scale abstracts by listed 1970s Exhibitors Bobby Skates and bought a lot —- great antique
American artist Rita Hill Beler. Tyler Baker of Baker & Co. store fixtures and displays, as The spring version of the show
Newbies were everywhere. A Home Mercantile, pulled off well as jewelry for resale.” will be conducted from Tuesday,
first-time Iowa shopper (holding Art is a top seller at the show, their first trip to Marburger March 31 through Saturday,
a glass of champagne in one both antique and new work, while also opening a new store in Philadelphia exhibitor Michael April 4.
hand and a giant lemonade in including about 30 artisan Deland, Fla. “It was a little crazy Glatfelter of Mode Moderne was
the other) had found an $80 exhibitors at the show. Artist for us, but it was a great experi- among those who came for the For additional information,
round-trip flight. “So we jumped Timothy Poe came from Ala- ence, one of our best shows ever,” first time. Glatfelter sells “any- www.roundtop-marburger.com
on it. I had no idea of the variety bama for the first time with his said Skates. Offering Americana, thing that is 1920s to 1980s that or 800-947-5799.
that is here. Everything is here distinctive “eglomise” abstracts they sold an 11-foot apothecary is well-designed.” This included a
— jewelry, primitives, modern painted on the reverse of dis- cabinet, a 16-foot general store All photos by MD Turner
and such a nice easy lunch. And, tressed mirrors and surrounded counter and a 16-foot restaurant
if you bring your husband, he by industrial steel frames. Poe sign, as well as industrial lockers
can sit and have a drink.” Her sold ten large works at the show. and several bar carts. “We didn’t
buys? Russian folk art and a pair “I’m not a known quantity yet,” know what to expect,” said
of large 1980s brass cranes. said Poe, “but I don’t know of Skates. “We had heard that
anyone else in the world paint- everything at Marburger is
At the early shopping Tailgate ing like this. Marburger exposes extravagant, but we came in
Tuesday Breakfast on opening me to a new clientele.” That with our own style and started
day, eager first-time visitors happy clientele included busi- relationships with high-quality
came from across the nation: nesses seeking art to display, customers. They say that by your
Oregon, Los Angeles, San Fran- retailers seeking art to resell third time at Marburger, the cus-
cisco, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wis- and designers seeking art to tomers know how to find you.
consin, Mexico, Atlanta, Long knock a project out of the ball- We’re looking forward to that.”
Island, Texas and more. park. A New York designer took
two works — look for them in Also coming to find future cus-
First-time exhibitors included tomers, Oliver Hawkins of Ire-
third-generation jewelers Stand- land, New York and Texas came
ee and Paul Schnall of P&S
Antique Jewelry. “I felt like a
newbie,” said Standee. “Now I
feel like a veteran. Everyone was
so nice to us —- the staff, the
shoppers and the other dealers.
In three generations, we’ve seen
a lot of shows. This is a great
show. The variety and the booth
displays were amazing.” The
Schnalls sold Downton Abbey-
era jewels, including old mine-
cut diamonds, Edwardian
engagement rings, platinum fili-
gree and a 1910 necklace that
can be worn long or pinned up
with a brooch.

In business since 1985, Michael
Amontree of Continental
Antiques in Maryland and Flori-
da was also a first-timer at Mar-
burger. Offering Italian and
French antiques 250 to 750 years

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8 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Pieces In Personal Collection Range From Mid-Twentieth Century To Modern Fashion

Three Geoffrey Beene unfinished studio sample dresses, Geoffrey Beene embroi- Three Geoffrey Beene dresses, spring 1992 ($2/3,000).
1990s ($500-$1,000). dered dress with bolero,
circa 1988 ($1,2/1,600).

Geoffrey Beene Archive Goes To Auction At Hindman Nov. 20

CHICAGO — Hindman’s November 20 auction, prop- fashion designers of the Twentieth Century and a Memorial Sloan Kettering was created in 2006 to sup-
erty from the Geoffrey Beene archive: Clothes That prominent figure in the emergence of the American port and fund new research approaches in preventing,
Care, features significant designs from iconic fashion fashion industry after World War II. Beene was a pio- diagnosing and treating all cancers. Together, the Geof-
designer Geoffrey Beene’s personal collection that have neering force in creating an American style that was frey Beene Foundation and Geoffrey Beene, LLC have
been carefully preserved for the past 15 years. The auc- independent from the dictates of European haute cou- awarded a total of more than $175 million to the Geof-
tion, which includes lots dating from the 1950s to the ture. From the launch of his own line in 1963 to his frey Beene Cancer Research Center, funding approxi-
early 2000s, will be conducted at Hindman Chicago. All death in 2004, Beene was an independent force in mately 130 separate new revolutionary research proj-
net proceeds from the sale of the Geoffrey Beene American fashion, and was awarded the prestigious ects that have resulted in major breakthroughs in
archive will benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Coty Fashion Award no fewer than eight times — the multiple cancers.
Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering. highest number awarded to any designer to date.
Hindman is at 1338 West Lake Street. For informa-
Geoffrey Beene was one of the greatest American The Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at tion, www.hindmanauctions.com or 312-280-1212.

Imperial Bronze Bell Rings At $396,000—

Tremont’s Asian Art Auction Achieves Great Results

Auction Action In Sudbury, Mass.

SUDBURY, MASS. — Direc- An oval covered box with This important Imperial bronze bell dated to This monumental cast iron head of the
tor of Asian Arts and Antiques mounted and carved jade the 52nd year of Kang His sold to an important Buddha sold in the first session for
at Tremont Auctions, James plaque sold at $26,400. New York collector over the phone for $396,000. $58,000.
Callahan, took to the podium ond lot was an important
to offer Tremont’s biannual Imperial bronze bell dated to Topping the collection from $5,040. carvings and Thangkas, which
Asian fine arts and antiques the 52nd year of Kang Hsi. Giuffrida were a pair of palace An oval covered box with all posted favorable results.
auction on Sunday, October 20. Selling to an important New urns which realized $22,800.
The two-session sale was a York collector over the phone, mounted and carved plaque As typical at auction houses
great success beginning with the price realized was Other highlights from ses- went to $26,400. Several Chi- these days, attendance in the
Session One — a two-lot auc- $396,000. sion two included several jade nese porcelains sold as well, gallery was adequate, but
tion consisting of items con- lots. A Ming Period jade belt including a Chinese porcelain thousands of registered inter-
signed from a New Hampshire After the excitement of the plaque sold for $12,000; a jade bowl (Tou Tsai ware), which net bidders helped to drive
home. two special lots, session two belt plaque, cataloged as Four- sold for $3,360. A Chinese por- prices.
continued with more than 600 teenth/Fifteenth Century Yuan celain dish with a Wan Li mark
The two lots were inherited lots of porcelains, bronzes, to Ming period, sold for sold for $3,840. Prices, with buyer’s premium,
by a gentleman from his uncle jades, artwork, textiles and $10,800. A jade carving of the as reported by the auction
and included a cast iron head jewelry, among other items. Buddha’s hand sold for $5,760, In addition, represented in house. For more information,
of the Buddha, Ming Period or Also included in the sale were and a jade mountain sold for the sale were a number of www.tremontauctions.com or
earlier, of immense size and a number of lots from the scrolls, paintings, bronzes, 617-795-1678.
weight. The statuesque price estate of Frank Giuffrida, late
realized was $58,800. The sec- owner of the famous Hilltop
A jade belt plaque, Ming Steakhouse restaurants. Items
period, realized $12,000. from the estate included a
number of palace size urns and
coral carvings. Other items
from this estate will be coming
up in Tremont Auction’s
November 24 Arts and
Antiques auction.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 9

Salt City Holiday Antiques Show Comes To Syracuse Nov. 23-24

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Salt City Salt City Holiday Antiques Show will feature traditional Great choices for holiday shopping will be among the offer-
Holiday Antiques Show will furniture from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries ings at Salt City Holiday Antiques Show, November 23-24.
open the holiday shopping sea- and antique accessories. daily admission or $8 for a
son the weekend before Thanks- weekend pass.
giving, Saturday and Sunday, kah as well. N.Y., will bring Nineteenth
November 23-24, with more Among the exhibitors, there Century furniture and accesso- For GPS, use Center of Prog-
than 150 exhibitors at New will be the Colony Shop, Fay- ries. These are just a few exam- ress Building, 581 State Fair
York State Fairgrounds. Collec- etteville, N.Y., with little ples of the variety. There will Boulevard, Syracuse, N.Y. For
tions for this the first of Allman antiques for home décor and also be furniture from the last information, 239-877-2830 or
Promotions three Syracuse gift-giving; Easter Hill 300 years offered by the many www.allmanpromotions.com.
shows will be especially timely Antiques, Sharon, Conn., will dealers.
for Christmas and holiday shop- have its collection of antique Show Managers
ping, featuring gift-giving ideas, Christmas decorations and This show is specifically the See Page 39
seasonal decorations and early Georgian furniture; Susan Sau- Christmas Shoppers Special,
period antique home furnish- vageau, Seneca Falls, N.Y., is housed in the Horticultural
ings and décor, folk art and fine expected with her collection of Building, NYS Fairgrounds.
art, jewelry and more. Native American treasures, and The show is open Saturday
Wilori Antiques, Rochester, from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday
The show changed the date from 10 am to 5 pm, with $7
pattern from Thanksgiving
weekend to this weekend prior
to the holiday last year with
great response from the shop-
pers, allowing them to shop
without the competition of all
the retail malls. The venue,
New York State Fairgrounds, is
great for the show, with food
service for the all-day browsers,
free parking and even a sports
bar for rest breaks.

Each year this show has been
a destination for shoppers look-
ing for the special purchase, for
offerings by the exhibitors are
specially selected with gift-giv-
ing and last-minute decorating
in mind. There will be stocking
stuffers, jewelry and timely and
thoughtful presents for Hanuk-

Windsor Historical Society
Dinner & Auction November 23

WINDSOR, CONN. — We Items include a weekend stay need or by funding a school bus
promise you will have a won- at a beautiful lakeside cottage; for $55 to bring students to
derful time at Windsor Histori- restaurant gift certificates and Windsor Historical Society.
cal Society’s festive pre-holiday tickets to theater performances, Your attendance and bids sup-
dinner and auction on Satur- sports events and cultural port The society’s school and
day, November 23 at The Lodge attractions; some themed bas- public programs. If you can’t
on Deerfield Road! The soci- kets and jewelry; items for kids: make it on auction night but
ety’s website (www.windsorhis- a Lego table crafted by a local have fallen for something on
toricalsociety.org) has a full artist with Lego’s, a motorized the auction list, contact Chris-
listing of auction items with child’s payloader, a classic tricy- tine Ermenc at cermenc@wind-
photos, so check it out and get cle, art supplies; and much more. sorhistoricalsociety.org or 860-
your tickets online or at the 688-3813, extension 101, to
society, Ashley’s Jewelers on There’s always a chance for leave a bid.
Day Hill Road, Jordan Florists screaming bargains — that is
on Palisado Avenue and Wind- part of the fun! But there’s also The Windsor Historical Soci-
sor Federal on Broad Street. a chance to feel good by doing ety is at 96 Palisado Avenue
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 good: finding that memorable (Route 159). For information,
at the door. gift for a friend or loved one, 860-688-3813 or www.windso-
sponsoring a Windsor family in rhistoricalsociety.org.

Locati To Offer Colt Dragoon
Revolver In November Sale

A Colt Third Model Dragoon
revolver.

1795 Flowing Hair silver US
dollar coin.

MAPLE GLEN, PENN. — Large collection of pocket watches.
Locati’s November sale features
nearly 400 lots, including gold collection.” at 1425 East Welsh Road on
pocket watches, sterling silver In addition to viewing the Saturday, November 16, from
nutmeg graters, a Colt Dragoon 10 am to 5 pm.
revolver, antique jewelry, fine November sale online, interest-
art, rare books, furniture and ed bidders are invited to attend For additional information,
decorative arts. Online bidding Locati’s preview, which will be www.locatillc.com or 215-619-
has begun and ends Monday, conducted at the firm’s gallery 2873 .
November 18.

“A large collection of mostly
gold Nineteenth Century pock-
et watches will be a feature of
the sale, as well as some early
and rare US coins,” said Michael
Locati, the firm’s co-owner.

“The highest estimated lot in
the sale is a Colt Dragoon
revolver that comes from a local

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Installation view of the Maritime gallery. © 2019 Peabody Essex Museum. Kathy Tarantola photo.

( continued from page 1 ) Where does your interest in Did your interests continue
Maritime art and history come from? after that?
Your most recent exhibition was
“Ocean Liners: Modernism and For many years I didn’t realize that what my inter- In college I took a class on Dutch painting and
Glamour” in 2017, which you co- ests amounted to had a name, or that it was even wrote about the origins of seascape. After college
organized with the V & A Museum. maritime anything. I thought they were all just I worked as an archaeologist on the excavation of
What was the response and what do unrelated topics, but I found them all to be excit- an early Seventeenth Century Dutch West India
you think viewers took away from it? ing. As a kid I was drawn to the great Scribner’s Company warehouse in lower Manhattan, where
editions of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Steven- we found loads of fabulous trade goods. But it
I was pleased that this show extended our conversa- son classics — the ones with the N.C. Wyeth and wasn’t until I took a maritime archaeology course
tion about maritime art beyond the Nineteenth Howard Pyle illustrations. I wrote an early school at Boston University taught by a curator at what
Century. We highlighted the relationship of ship paper on the Civil War naval engagement between was then the Peabody Museum of Salem that I
interiors to major design movements and modern- the Merrimack and Monitor. I even drew specula- saw all of my interests coalesce. It wasn’t until I
ism generally. We also linked maritime art to many tive pictures of what I thought the Monitor looked got to the museum as an assistant curator that I
people’s lived experiences. People tend to view ocean like rotting on the ocean bottom. This was years looked closely at American marine painting. No
liner travel as distinctly different than modern cruise before they went down and salvaged the big turret one teaches it in college or art history graduate
ships, but there are plenty of commonalities. They which is now in the Mariners’ Museum. My high programs. I wasn’t here for long before I realized
also like to disparage cruise ship culture, but I have school senior thesis was on Coleridge’s Rime of the that I totally understood what American art of the
found that attitude to be most common among Ancient Mariner.
people who have never actually taken a cruise. sea was all about.
Artist in New Bedford, Mass., Child’s chair,
What are you working on now? 1815–20. Various woods, whalebone, walrus tusk, Is the sea a part of your life
outside the museum?
I’ve turned my full attention to “In American baleen, mother-of-pearl, and wool,
Waters,” an exhibition we are co-organizing with 29 1/8 by 14 3/8 by 17 1/8 inches. I have a few friends with boats, and one in
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Museum purchase, made possible by the particular who I like to sail with. I wasn’t
Bentonville, Ark. John Robinson Endowment Fund, 2015.53.1. raised in sailing culture but have embraced it
more as an academic pursuit. I’m still consid-
What was the inspiration for that? ered a neophyte among the avid sailing com-
munity, but my friend is patient with me, and
Fifty years ago, PEM codified the concept — and we have had some pretty arduous adventures.
boundaries — of what art historians considered We’ve sailed out to Sable Island twice. Put that
“marine painting” by publishing what became the into google maps if you don’t know where it
most prominent reference book. Now we intend is. It’s a 20-mile spit of sand in the middle of
to reenvision the role of the sea in American the north Atlantic. It’s 165 nautical miles east
painting for a contemporary audience that looks of Halifax, Nova Scotia, (that’s 190 miles for
to art for relevancy in their own lives. you landlubbers) and you have to get special
permission to go ashore.
What can you tell us about that, We’ve also stepped ashore on some of the
and when can we look forward less visited local islands, such as Boon Island
to seeing it? off Portland, Maine. We set our sights on it
because of a famous shipwreck of the Not-
We will embrace the finest examples of the tingham Galley in 1710, where castaways had
traditional, but also look beyond them to include to live for several weeks in the dead of winter
symbols and references to the impact of the sea in before some were saved. We read a survivor’s
American life that haven’t been thought of as ma- account of the place and just had to go! It was
rine in theme. I anticipate seeing classic seascapes very difficult to get ashore, but even harder to
by Frederic Church, Fitz Henry Lane and Winslow get back into our skiff and push off. It was one of
Homer hanging alongside scenes of immigrants in those adventures that I’m glad I did but probably
steerage, urban port life and paintings that reference wouldn’t attempt again.
the middle-passage slave trade by equally famous art-
ists. The show will include about 100 paintings and —Madelia Hickman Ring
will open at PEM in May 2021. Then it will travel
to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh,
N.C., and then to Crystal Bridges.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 11

Freeman’s International Sale Brings More Than $2.4 Million

Auction Action In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s
October 2 International sale was
an overwhelming success, the
firm reported, achieving a sale
total of just above $2.4 million,
tripling its low estimate total.
The auction featured lots
across multiple departments,
including Asian art, British and
European furniture and deco-
rative arts, rugs, objets de
vertu, European and Old
Master paintings and works
on paper and silver.
Among the many highlights
from the sale were several
works of Asian art, most notably
a Chinese carved spinach green
jade Luduan censer on a gilt-
metal base, which sold for
$250,000, outselling its low
estimate, as well as a Chi-
nese blue and white rect-
angular porcelain plaque
attributed to Wang Bu
(1898-1968), delicately
painted to depict two fisherman
by a river by an old tree. The This Chinese carved spin- A fine art highlight was a Sixteenth
piece was originally owned by ach green jade Luduan cen- Century Tuscan School “Study of a Chinese blue and white rectangular porcelain
Dr Harold H. Louckes and shat- ser on a gilt-metal base sold Shouting Man,” which sold for $418,000, plaque attributed to Wang Bu (1898-1968), gar-
tered its estimate, garnering an for $250,000. well above its original estimate. nered $574,000.
impressive $574,000.
Ben Farina, head of appraisals Auction Triples Its Low Estimate; Three Top Lots Sell For More Than $1.2 Million Combined
and Asian art, stated, “We were
extremely pleased with the results and Mrs Madeleine Zeman. We included a Sixteenth Century Master Tuscan drawing, as well furniture and decorative arts
of the Asian arts offered. It is rare were also pleased with our suc- Tuscan School “Study of a Shout- as several Nineteenth Century and European paintings. It was a
to have the privilege to offer not cesses in the Japanese market, ing Man,” which also featured a European paintings, proves how standout day in particular for
just one but several private collec- most notably with the album of running figure and a figure’s strong the market can be for continental silver and objets de
tions that have come down to us Japanese surimono woodblock extended arm verso, drawn in exceptional pieces and illustrates vertu, which continues to be a
very active market for us at Free-
man’s, with exceptional prices
achieved for Italian, German and
Russian silver,” stated Tessa
Laney, department head for Brit-
by inheritance. Most notable were prints, sold for the benefit of the black and white chalk on paper. Antiques on theFarmingtonour continued belief in such an
the strong prices achieved for Chi- Delaware Art Museum. The drawing sold for $418,000,
nese scholars items and works of well above its original estimate. exciting field. We are now very
art from the collection of Dr Har- “The sale also benefited by tim- much looking forward to our fine
old Louckes, highlighted by the ing the online debut of the cata- David Weiss, senior vice presi- European art sale this February,
log to coincide with Asia Week dent and department head of which already promises to be
exquisitely painted blue and New York, by conducting the auc- European art and Old Masters another strong sale.” AishMaundltiE-uDreopaelaenr fSuhrnoitpure and
white porcelain plaque attributed tion well after the deluge of works department, said, “We are PpPcrewia:caes\AekgAstwreeudie&ngddletoarAisturtetihiapeoeAsrcndsefirdarlvoloisbleesnmr\ysdnc1aloalu1d1tlwldel-o1o9wieo-nttd1f-sho17trohi8t-nfht1e\hs2y7ctiel,hosvxliuelsseric2tn,cCcrs½t“eooa1tiWsnnh0llsleeigge-n:Dhsdeivsdpittpdw8loo.ilree6oPrtweicn0crS(mowiC-trChc6r.iaaeeofou9ntrsleu3mliettivsgo-ne0,(eeinsamv.6a)taeF1AsarCRn5oxtnTrtsseies.ntm0aFa1ct6uol7aeur0c9cddet2t)oei2irbonytynfho.ecrthmobmeuaytaieuoronc’sr-,
to the highly sought-after Twenti- crossing the block in New York. pleased with the results of this
eth Century Chinese artist Wang Clients reacted favorably and International Sale, which is
Bu, and the fine array of Chinese appreciated that they were able growing to be another popular
jade carvings lovingly assembled to focus without distractions.” venue at Freeman’s. The impres-
over four decades by Dr Frederic Fine art highlights primarily sive result obtained for an Old eAmsaiailnparortosf, tBor:[email protected].
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MONTH OF NOVEMBER
Tour & Tree Lighting November 29 Voted Best Antique Shop Hartford Magazine
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SOUTHOLD, N.Y. — Join the fashioned fun. Visit Santa in Children will enjoy games on www.antiquesonfarmington.com
Southold Historical Society from the Barn as he waits to greet the lawn with Santa’s helper.
3 to 6 pm on Friday, November children alongside a beautiful Plus, there is live music OPEN DAILY 10-5
29, for the annual Candlelight Christmas Tree decorated by throughout the event. Light
Tour, a delightful way to start local Girl Scouts. Tour the his- refreshments available for pur-
the celebration of the holiday toric houses, including the chase. Admission is free; dona-
season. The Society Christmas Eighteenth Century Thomas tions accepted.
Tree will be lit at 5 pm. Moore House and the Victorian
Ann Currie-Bell House. There The Southold Historical Soci-
This is a magical time for our will be carpentry, blacksmith, ety museum complex is at 55200
members, their families and the basket-weaving, looming and Main Road. For information,
Southold community to come print shop demonstrations. www.southoldhistorical.org or
together to have some good old- 631-765-5500.

Long Island Museum Exhibition Celebrates
National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — In the opportunity for self-expres- tion. Visitors of the exhibition will
honor of National Alzheimer’s sion,” said Lori Maldavir, M.M., be able to reflect on the stories
Disease Awareness Month and director of Day Haven and Pro- and artwork and view the world
Family Caregivers Month® in gram Development and Com- through these artists’ eyes.
November, the Long Island Muse- munity Program Centers of
um (LIM) presents the 7th Annu- Long Island, Inc. The Long Island Museum is at
al “Through Our Eyes” exhibition, 1200 Route 25A. For information,
a unique showcase that features To celebrate the LIM’s newest www.longislandmuseum.org or
the artwork of 6 participants program for people with memory 631-751-0066.
from Day Haven Adult Day Ser- loss, this exhibition will also high-
vices, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. light work created in the
TimeSlips program. TimeSlips is
The exhibition represents the a storytelling method that is
collaboration between the Long based on shifting the emphasis
Island Museum and Day Haven from memory to imagination and
Adult Day Services and is an improves well-being through cre-
extension of the museum’s “In ativity and meaningful connec-
the Moment: Art Engagement tion. The museum’s education
for People with Memory Loss” staff was extensively trained to
program. The exhibition of gal- become TimeSlips facilitators by
lery and art based programs TimeSlips’ program director and
engages people with memory master trainer Angela Fingard
loss and their care partners. and the LIM is set to be a certi-
Since its launch in 2011, the pro- fied Creative Community of Care.
gram has served more than This distinction will allow the
2,500 participants. LIM to continue to offer even
more joyful ways to integrate cre-
“Engaging in this art program ativity and enriching experiences
gives our participants joy, a into our programs for this popula-
feeling of accomplishment and

12 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Two N.H. Barn Find Cars Will Drive
Bruneau & Co. Auction

November 16 Sale Includes Original Paintings, Statues & More

A 1939 Cadillac Series 75 suicide door convertible sedan,
one of only 36 produced, retaining the original drivetrain
and most of the original trim, body by Fleetwood ($10/15,000).

CRANSTON, R.I. — A selec- majority of the original trim. The Modern marijuana painting by Ryan Sullivan (b Bronze statue of a classical nude
tion of estate fine art and body is by Fleetwood. The odom- 1983), a framed gouache on paper of a black sil- woman with a raised arm on the back
antiques from several homes eter reads 90,404 miles, but, houette of a weed plant against a vibrant pink of a rearing ram by Walter Sebastian
around New England – to make no mistake, this vehicle backdrop ($10/15,000). Resch (German, 1889-1962), overall
include a 1939 Cadillac Series 75 cannot be driven home. It’s a 18½ inches tall ($1,5/2,500).
convertible sedan and a 1948 barn find in the truest sense
Ford Woodie V8 wagon, both ($10/15,000). van painting will scream for col- families sitting outside their res- teenth or Twentieth Century
New Hampshire barn finds — lectors,” said Travis Landry, a idence at sunset by George Italian Neoclassical marble
will come up for bid on Saturday, The 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Bruneau & Co. auctioneer and Washington Nicholson (Ameri- depiction of a young girl with
November 16, at Bruneau & Co. V8 Woodie station wagon is also specialist. “Plus, marijuana can, 1832-1912) should realize tight curly hair cradling a bird to
Auctioneers, at 11 am. The sale a true barn find; in fact, it has couldn’t be a more charged topic $2/3,000. The painting is remi- her chest. The naturalistic stat-
will be conducted online and in been parked in a barn since the in today’s time. I’m sure this will niscent of the Hudson River ue stands 34 inches tall
Bruneau & Co.’s gallery. 1950s. The original drivetrain be a fun painting to hammer School and measures 24½ by ($2/3,000).
and wood interior roof are both down.” The work carries an esti- 20½ inches (sight). It is artist-
Also offered will be a selection in great condition, while the mate of $10/15,000. signed on the lower left. Nichol- Also sold will be an antique
of military letters (including body appears to be solid, with son earned a gold medal at the Turkish Oushak rug, circa 1900,
three major archives from Civil minimal rot and rust. The origi- An oil on canvas rendering of American Art Society in 1902. boasting an orange and tur-
War through World War II), sev- nal paint shows as Barcelona the crucifixion by a follower of quoise blue coloration surround-
eral rugs, several paintings by blue and the odometer reads Anthony van Dyck (Belgian, A statue of a classical nude ed by lively openwork floral bor-
noted listed artists, Asian arts, 07,095 ($10/15,000). 1599-1641), painted in the Eigh- woman with a raised arm on ders. The carpet, measuring 9
modern arts, glassware, pottery, teenth Century or earlier the back of a rearing ram by feet 9 inches by 7 feet 5 inches,
china, more than 60 pieces of The fine art category will be led ($3/5,000) measures 21¾ by 17 Walter Sebastian Resch (Ger- has an estimate of $2,5/3,500.
Swarovski crystal, a large collec- by a modern marijuana painting inches (sight) and depicts Christ man, 1889-1962), carries an
tion of American, European and by Ryan Sullivan (b 1983). The on the cross with St Catherine of estimate of $1,5/2,500. The Previews will be conducted
Czechoslovakian art glass and 30-by-22½-inch (sight) framed Siena and St Dominic with a bronze statue stands 12¼ inch- Thursday and Friday, November
other decorative accessories. gouache on paper shows the putto. The original was painted es tall; the overall height, 14-15, from 9 am to 5 pm, and on
realistic deep black silhouette of by van Dyck in response to a including the marble base, is auction day at 9 am. The auction
The 1939 Cadillac Series 75 a weed plant against a vibrant request made by his dying father 18½ inches. It’s signed “W.R. will begin at 11 am with no pre-
convertible sedan, one of 36 pro- pink backdrop. Sullivan has had in 1622. That painting is hang- Resch” on the base of the bronze sale auction beforehand.
duced, would be a candidate for public collections at MoMA in ing at the Royal Museum of Fine and is from the collection of a
restoration. The vehicle retains New York, the Hammer Museum Arts in Belgium. Massachusetts gentleman. Bruneau & Co. is at 63 4th Ave-
the original drivetrain and the in Los Angeles and at the Uni- nue. For additional information,
versity of Chicago. An illuminated genre scene of Also up for bid will be a Nine- www.bruneauandco.com or 401-
533-9980.
“While it was executed early on
in his career and contrary to his
norm, I believe the Ryan Sulli-

‘Inventing Acadia’ — Painting & Place In Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — The New scape painting in Louisiana dur-
Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) ing the Nineteenth Century,
presents “Inventing Acadia: revealing its role in creating —
Painting and Place in Louisi- and exporting — a new vision for
ana,” on view through January American landscape art that
26. The first major exhibition on was vastly different than that to
Louisiana landscape painting in be found in the rest of the United
more than 40 years, “Inventing States.
Acadia” explores the rise of land-
“‘Inventing Acadia’ showcases
Show Managers See Page 39 how Nineteenth Century land-
scape painters from across the
globe came together in Louisi- Robert Brammer, “Mississippi Panorama,” 1842-53. Oil on
ana to form a new school of canvas, 29 by 36 inches, collection of Stacy and Jay Under-
landscape painting that rivaled wood.
any other in the country,” said
Susan Taylor, NOMA’s Montine ers from France, New York, Bos- regional phenomenon, “Invent-
McDaniel Freeman director. ton, Mexico and the Caribbean, ing Acadia” shows how Louisi-
“Offering a newly expansive who made the region a testing ana landscape painting was
view of the American landscape ground for new ideas about part of a national — and even
and its people, ‘Inventing Aca- landscape representation. This international — landscape con-
dia’ is the first exhibition to resulted in landscape paintings versation.
place Louisiana landscape that brought American art into
painting in a wider national conversation with a new type of The New Orleans Museum of
and international context.” terrain, as well as a more inter- Art and the Besthoff Sculpture
national set of artistic and cul- Garden are at 1 Collins Diboll
From the early Nineteenth tural references. Far from a Circle. For more information,
Century onwards, Louisiana’s 504-658-4100 or www.noma.org.
dense forests and tangled,
impenetrable swamplands —
branded as Acadie, or Acadia —
came to represent America’s
fascination with untamed wil-
derness. In Louisiana, artists
encountered a landscape utter-
ly unlike the Northeastern for-
ests and mountains around
which the very idea of the
American landscape had been
formed. Louisiana drew paint-

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 13

Bonhams To Offer The Eddie Basha Collection
Of Western American Art
LOS ANGELES — Bonhams Warren and many more. In his
is offering select works from the John Ford Clymer (1907-1989), “The White Buffalo,” 1972, oil on canvas ($150/250,000); aunt’s honor, Basha established
Eddie Basha collection of West- the Zelma Basha Salmeri Gal-
ern American art on November executive officer of Bashas, a O’odham, White Mountain turing representations from the lery of Western American &
25. The sale represents key art- family-owned grocery store Apache and San Carlos Apache Apache, Chemehuevi, Mission, American Indian Art in 1992.
ists in the collection acquired chain. Originally from Lebanon, Nations. Pima, Yavapai, Yokuts and other Since its inception, the Eddie
over four decades and reflects the Basha family moved from American Indian Nations of the Basha Collection remains open
the strong bonds of friendship New York City to Arizona in Basha’s Aunt Zelma inspired Southwest. Many pinnacle to the public, complimentary
that developed between the art- 1910. Basha assumed the lead- him to appreciate and support Western American artists are admission, Monday through Fri-
ists and Eddie Basha during his ership mantle of the family the arts. From 1971 until 2013, represented, most of whom day, 9 am-4 pm, at the Bashas’
lifetime. The collection is distin- business after his father’s pass- he personally assembled a col- either were or are CAA mem- headquarters in Chandler, Ariz.,
guished for its dedication to ing in 1968. He successfully lection that includes more than bers, including the four found- the site of the first Bashas’ loca-
members of the Cowboy Artists expanded a once modest opera- 3,000 pieces of contemporary ing members, Joe Beeler, Char- tion. For information about
of America (CAA) and their tion into a grocery chain that Western American and Ameri- lie Dye, John Hampton, George Basha and the Eddie Basha col-
tenet “to authentically preserve continues to thrive today with can Indian masterworks encom- Phippen, John Clymer, Martin lection, www.eddiebashacollec-
and perpetuate the history and 115 sites statewide, including passing a broad spectrum of Grelle, Tom Lovell, Jim Reyn- tion.com.
culture of the West in fine art.” locations on the Navajo, Tohono mediums. Also included is an olds, Howard Terpning, Melvin
extensive basket collection fea- Highlights of the sale include
“Eddie always wanted as Martin Grelle’s (b 1954) “War-
many people as possible to expe- riors,” 1996, ($200/300,000);
rience the American West, its John Ford Clymer’s (1907-1989)
rich history and the many cul- “The White Buffalo,” 1972, oil on
tures through the art he collect- canvas ($150/250,000); Tom
ed. He would be extremely Lovell’s “Quicksand-Horsehead
proud to know that his passion Crossing,” oil on Masonite,
for art, for the history of the painted in 1976 ($150/250,000);
west, for its land and its people and Howard Terpning’s, “Crows
were to be shared in both Asia in the Yellowstone,” 1990
and Germany,” said Nadine ($400/600,000).
Mathis Basha on behalf of the
Basha family. The sale exhibition runs
November 22-25. Bonhams is at
Edward Najeeb Basha Jr 7601 Sunset Boulevard. For
(1937-2013), known to his information, 323-850-7500 or
friends and Arizonans statewide www.bonhams.com.
as Eddie, was a devoted collec-
tor, friend and one of the fore-
most supporters of contempo-
rary Western American art. He
was the chairman and chief

MFA Boston Acquires Joel Wayne Collection Of Hand-Drawn Postcards

BOSTON — The Museum of the early decades of the centu- Holidays are a particularly one of the things that attracted
Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has ry, but is more commonly asso- important subject: cats and me so powerfully to these cards
announced the acquisition of ciated with commercial print- witches for Halloween; Thanks- and inspired me to collect what
the Joel Wayne Collection of ing and design. The giving turkeys; and a wide vari- had been neglected objects.”
hand-drawn postcards, one of inventiveness and artistic ety of subjects, both religious
the largest and most signifi- range apparent in the Wayne and secular, for Christmas and The Museum of Fine Arts,
cant collections of its kind. This Collection will come as a sur- Easter. The Wayne Collection Boston, is at 465 Huntington
group of nearly 1,600 hand- prise even to those who are also boasts an interesting Avenue. For information, 617-
drawn cards, assembled over familiar with the history of group of serialized cards, built 267-9300 or www.mfa.org.
many years by Los Angeles- postcards and Twentieth Cen- around pictorial narratives
based collector Joel Wayne, tury art. that were mailed over a period EXCITING NEW 2012
brings to the MFA the leading of weeks or even months. PRE-BRIMFIELD EVENTS!
collection of this branch of pop- The Wayne Collection is par-
ular art. Ranging in date from ticularly strong in American “These cards, in which indi- Milford
the end of the Nineteenth Cen- cards from the first four vidual artistic expression is Antiques Show
tury to the middle of the Twen- decades of the Twentieth Cen- joined to a personal message or
tieth, the cards marry the ener- tury. Extensive groups are ded- commentary, are a unique form
gy and often offbeat creativity icated to fashion, civic celebra- of postal folk art,” said Wayne.
of outsider and folk art to a tion and race relations, as well “This sort of intimate detail is
medium that was popular in as travel and vacation — not usually found on photo-
themes popular in the medium. graphic material of the era. It is

‘Art Got Into Me:’ Over 100 Dealers in
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PURCHASE, N.Y. — On view through Decem- in Brooklyn, N.Y. Four Great Buying Opportunities!
ber 22, the Neuberger Museum of Art at Pur- According to Dr Patrice Giasson, the Alex Gor- Sundays 10am to 2pm
chase College, SUNY presents “Art Got Into Me:
The Work of Engels the Artist,” a ten-year sur- don curator of art of the Americas at the muse- May 6 Pre-Brimfield Week
vey of work by Engels the Artist, a Haitian-born, um, “Engels calls into question the very notion of July 8 Pre-Brimfield Week
self-taught artist currently living and working what constitutes painting. Abstract and poetic, August 5 Antiques Week in NH
Engels the Artist in his studio. his sculptural paintings are both aesthetically September 2 Pre-Brimfield Week
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In a 2012 exhibition at Zane Bennett Gallery in
Santa Fe titled “Latin American Art: A Contem-
porary View,” Engels’ work was presented along
with the work of Latin American artists includ-
ing Mexican Rufino Tamayo, Argentine Antonio
Seguí and Brazilian Tiago Gualberto. The Black
History Museum in Richmond, Va., and the
National Museum of Haiti in Port-au-Prince have
both exhibited Engels’ paintings.

Not only will visitors to the Neuberger Museum
be able to view more than 50 works by Engels the
Artist, they will be able to meet him when he is in
residence at the museum this fall, working with
Purchase College students to create a piece that,
when completed, will be moved to the Gordon
Sculpture Park in Monkton, Vt.

The Neuberger Museum of Art is at 735 Ander-
son Hill Road. For information, 914-251-6100 or
www.neuberger.org.

14 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Palm Beach Show Group’s Fifth Annual New York City Jewelry & Watch Show—

Metropolitan Pavilion Brings Sparkling Treats For Holiday

NEW YORK CITY — The rable number of vendors from of 105 dealers. An international Watch Show had set a standard welcomed more than 20 new
Palm Beach Show Group previous years, some opted to contingent of dealers hailed in the industry — steadily rais- exhibitors with representation
returned to the Metropolitan share booths giving the floor a from Amsterdam, Belgium, ing the bar year after year. from more than 27 different
Pavilion October 25-28 with its more spacious feel than it has Canada, Denmark, England, With high expectations from countries offering a unique
fifth annual New York City seen in past years. The show Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, past participating dealers and selection of merchandise to
Jewelry & Watch Show (NYC- welcomed 20 new exhibitors to Italy, Malaysia, Monaco, Neth- buyers, the 2019 show had no both trade and retail shoppers
JAWS). While fielding a compa- the show, which fielded a total erlands, Switzerland and the choice but to meet the demands contributing to the show’s con-
United Kingdom, to name a of the everchanging and chal- sistent success.”
few. Attendance was reportedly lenging marketing and bring a
up from the previous year, with bigger and better jewelry event Immediately inside the door
more online preshow ticket to downtown Manhattan’s Met- to the show, Vivid Diamonds &
sales and industry trade badg- ropolitan Pavilion,” said Scott Jewelry had a display befitting
es purchased than ever before. Diament, president and chief the name. Elaborately set piec-
executive officer of the Palm es were immediately visible
“Over the last four years, the Beach Show Group. “The show while loose stones sparkled at
New York City Jewelry & the far end of a long gleaming
case. Among the notable pieces
European Art & Antiques, New York City in the booth were a French
88-carat diamond necklace in
Scott Diament, president and chief executive officer of the the shape of a music note, circa
Palm Beach Show Group. 1940s, which the gallery said it
had acquired just a few weeks
prior to the show. Afterward
the show closed, Alon Ruschin,
chief executive officer, said
“Sales in general were fairly
strong and ranged from loose
diamonds to jewelry. Fine piec-
es and signed jewelry were
extremely strong, with primary
sales in Van Cleef & Arpels
pieces.”

When asked what some of his
favorite items were, Greg Pepin
immediately pointed to pieces
designed for Georg Jensen by
Henning Koppel. Pepin had his
“Pregnant Duck” and “Swan”
pitchers, and a five-piece tea
and coffee set on tray with
striking guaiacum wooden han-
dles. The Hellerup, Denmark,
dealer is the only one at the
show to feature an extensive
selection of silver in addition to
small silver jewelry pieces.

The show has a modest entry
fee — just $20 — and is intend-

Some of the fine art on display with M.S. Rau Antiques, New
Orleans, La.

Sheila Kabablah with Steven Galapo Dia- Sandy Jacobs of Scott Bassoff–Sandy Jacobs
monds modeled this 30-carat aquamarine Antiques was sharing a booth and had a
and platinum Art Deco cocktail ring that pair of late Seventeenth Century Spanish
the gallery had acquired a few months prior or Portuguese 18K gold earrings with dia-
to the show. It was priced around $12,000; it monds. They got a lot of interest but were
saw interest at the show but at press time still available after the show closed. Sandy
was still available. New York City. Jacobs Antiques, Swampscott, Mass.

Making her debut at NYCJAWS was Komal Bajaj of Review and Onsite Photos by
Beauvince Jewelry, which specializes in custom pieces Antiques and The Arts Weekly
ranging in price from $50,000 to $250,000. Madelia Hickman Ring, Assistant Editor

Among the older pieces at the show were two with Zeath Provident Jewelry was featuring this 115- A stunning circa 1970s 18K gold bib neck-
Jewels, Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On the left is a carat near colorless Asscher cut necklace lace by Zolotas with Paul Fisher, New York
Mughal ruby inlaid and gold-painted jade necklace, on the featuring 31 platinum set diamonds, with City.
right is a Mughal jade mirror, both Seventeenth Century. en suite earrings (not shown), the set, priced
The necklace was priced about $50,000; the mirror was on request. The West Palm Beach, Fla., gal-
priced about $20,000. lery reported a strong show, with a 10-plus-
carat fancy yellow diamond ring and a sig-
nificant diamond watch by Van Cleef &
Arpels among its important sales.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 15

J.S. Fearnley, Atlanta, Ga. Wilson’s Estate, Philadelphia

ed to appeal to buyers at every who will show up,” said nent pieces included an Art welcome change. The Miami, Arpels and Cartier.”
level. Bringing pieces to match Houshang and Limor Talasa- Deco-style bracelet by Tiffany Fla., dealer showed off a Tai- “We’ve had a lot of bats, and
that range was Miriam Alexan- zan of Bella Antiques, Inc, & Co., a coral and onyx Bouch- wanese rubellite tourmaline
der of Miriam’s Estate & Fine which has space in the Man- eron bracelet from the 1940s medallion carved with a dragon we’ve sold a lot of bats,” said
Jewelry, who said her booth hattan Art and Antiques Cen- and a Buccellati bracelet from on one side and a phoenix on Christine Walsh with G. Lind-
featured vintage costume jew- ter, where they also sell Nine- the 1930s or 1940s. the other, all set within dia- berg Jewels. “The more danger-
elry in the $20 range to dia- teenth Century European monds. Her pieces ranged in ous the animal, the more
mond jewelry worth $2 million. porcelain and glass, among “We made many sales, includ- value from $1,000 to $100,000. appealing it is to buyers. No one
Surprisingly, most expensive other things. The Talasazans ing vintage watches, (an) old wants a ladybug!” Walsh said
does not always mean best and had brought to the show many cushion diamond ring, many “This is such a global busi- that was endemic to neither
she removed from her safe a gold pieces as well as large fun earrings, some with fire ness,” said Gus Davis with New York City nor the time of
Cartier diamond ring priced in stones and watches. Their best opal, diamonds and coral, some Camilla Dietz Bergeron, “that year. “This is what we find
the range of $850,000. She said piece was a 5.35-carat Europe- signed pieces like pomellato events worldwide really have everywhere, consistently. It
if it was for sale at Cartier, it an cut round stone in an old necklace with rhodolite star- an impact. These are challeng- does not matter what the piece
would be priced near $3 mil- Cartier setting that was priced fish, in other words a little of ing years.” After the show, is, either…cufflinks, rings,
lion, underscoring the point in the range of $60,000. everything!” was the postshow Davis said, “The mood was necklaces, pins, you name it.”
that the jewelry show is a great comment made by Rosaria upbeat, and I am happy to After the show, Walsh said,
place to buy pieces. Another exhibitor who has Varra. After looking at several share that we sold numerous “Overall, we had a great show
space at the Manhattan Art cases of diamond and platinum pieces of signed jewelry; the in New York City, like we have
“We are local so we bring a and Antiques Center is Euro- jewelry, the pop of color found names that seem to still lead had our two previous shows.
lot, because you never know pean Art and Antiques. Promi- with R&A International was a the pack are Van Cleef &
“The Metropolitan Pavilion is

“It’s a great piece of jewelry,” said Gus Davis, referring to
this Sterle Paris circa 1950s amethyst and diamond brace-
let watch. Camilla Dietz Bergeron, New York City, had
priced it about $18,000.

Vintage costume jewelry from the 1940s and
Simon Teakle Fine Jewelry and Objects, later, with Miriam Estate & Fine Jewelry,
Greenwich, Conn. Jacksonville, Fla.

R&A International, Miami, Fla.

“I got lucky on a few larger pieces,” said One of the few exhibitors at the show to With minutes to go before the doors opened on the first day,
Tami Aizenstat. As the gallery name sug- bring an assorted collection of small deco- approximately 50 eager shoppers were waiting in line.
gests, Elements of Time had a large variety rative art pieces was David Sterner
of watches on offer. Miami, Fla. Antiques, Philadelphia.

16 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Moylan Smelkinson, The Spare Room, Baltimore, Md. Bella Antiques, New York City

a smaller, more intimate venue, ticularly well with men’s sports Deco 30-carat aquamarine and
which works well for our busi- watches ranging in price from platinum cocktail ring. The gal-
ness. The NYC customers are $7,000 to $35,000. Strauss does lery reported selling a 5-carat
sophisticated and really appre- several other shows annually, old mine cut cushion diamond.
ciate our inventory. We plan to including some shows that are
attend the NYC shows in the exclusively for watch dealers. Sumeet Chordia with Jardin
future.” Jewels by Beacab educated this
“It’s a small boutique show reporter on the amazing prop-
Many exhibitors deal exclu- with really high-level suppli- erties of alexandrites, which
sively in jewelry, with watch ers. We liked it and had a great are becoming more popular.
dealers making up a consider- show” was the postshow com- Discovered in Russia in 1830
ably smaller contingent and ment from Steven Galapo. He and named for Prince Alexan-
most bringing more than time was one of several exhibitors der II, the stones can change
pieces. Manuel Strauss, Inc, their debut at the NYCJAWS, color in different light, appear-
has been doing the NYCJAWS though the gallery does other ing either purple-red or blue-
for three years and brings a shows in Miami, Las Vegas and green. According to Chordia,
good selection of watches in Hong Kong. Among the best Russian alexandrites are very
addition to the diamonds and pieces in the booth was an rare to find but Brazilian alex-
signed jewelry he stocks. Israel Edwardian unheated sapphire andrites are not quite as rare
Diner said the gallery does par- and platinum ring and an Art and Chordia had several exam-

Several booths had multiple exhibitors, as seen here with Palm
the space shared by Kamsly, Inc, (New York City), Spicer Beach
Warin (London) and Gabriel Suez Fine Jewelry (Miami, Show
Fla.). Group

DeYoung Collection, New York City

Vivid Diamonds and Jewelry, Miami, Fla. Chanel and Hermes bags with Paris Sta-
tions, Greenwich, Conn.

One of the best selections of watches at the show was with
Betteridge Jewelers, Greenwich, Conn.

Elizabeth Dmitrova Antiques, El Cerrito, Calif. Impossible to miss was this pair of monu- Manuel Strauss, Inc, Los Angeles
mental Georg Jensen candelabra designed
by Harald Nielsen in 1938. Greg Pepin Sil-
ver, Hellerup, Denmark.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 17

Wimpole Antiques, London Melidam Enterprises, North Miami, Fla.

ples on hand. The gallery was Among the great pieces in his booth included a watch that
participating in NYCJAWS for booth were two circa 1970s or Elvis had owned, an intense
the first time. 1980s and both by Verdura. pink 8-carat diamond and a
“Our best sellers are signed The first was a diamond royal dental kit with agate
pieces, old pieces and unusual encrusted shell, one of Verdu- handles that appealed to jewel-
pieces,” said Samra Zeath of ra’s iconic designs, but in an ry buyers. After the show,
Zeath Jewels, Inc. As if to prove unusual and rare pink color. Rebecca Rau said, “We had
it, she pulled two Seventeenth The other was a pair of Chal- some A+ stones with us in New
Century Moghul jade exam- cedony love knots. York, so they got a lot of atten-
ples. Perhaps because the vast tion! Important colored dia-
majority of jewelry at the show “It was a very busy morning,” monds and colored gemstones
is Nineteenth, Twentieth or Elizabeth Dmitrova said, as is a focus of ours, so collectors
even Twenty-First Century, she worked to write up receipts and dealers alike were excited
both made a distinct impres- not more than two hours into about those. Otherwise, we nat-
sion. One was a white jade and the show. The El Cerrito, Calif., urally stood out having exhib-
ruby inlaid gold painted neck- dealer said pins are her best ited a breadth of inventory. We
lace, the other was a mirror seller and she sells a lot of got great feedback on our
and both had provenance to the them to other dealers. When paintings; the Picasso and
Al-Thani collection. asked, she attributed that to Monet probably received the
Another dealer with antique their versatility. most attention.” Bat pins with G. Lindberg Jewels, St Paul, Minn.
jewelry was E. Foxe Harell, who
had an Austrian/Hungarian One of the largest booths in The 2020 edition of the NYC-
coronation belt from about 1850 the show is the one closest to JAWS will return to the Met-
that Samuel Gassman thought the show café; this year, the ropolitan Pavilion October
had been in the last coronation. booth was occupied by M.S. 23-26. For more information,
The gallery also had an en suite Rau, which had brought paint- www.nycjaws.com.
ings and
turban ornament. Conn.,-based works of dec-
Greenwich, orative arts
Simon Teakle has been doing in addition
the show “for awhile” and to jewelry
brings pieces in a range and watch-
between $5,000 and $500,000. es. High-
lights in the

With M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, The first row of rings in this case with Jardin Jewels by
La., was this Royal Spanish dental kit, Beacab each featured Brazilian alexandrites. New York City.
commissioned by Isabella II, Queen of
Spain (1833-1868) for her personal doc-
tor and dentist, Dr Louis Ernst. It
includes more than 120 instru-
ments by such makers as Terza-
no, Charrière, Daran, C. Ash &
Son and Bucquet. The tools
were set into gilt-metal
and rose agate handles
and housed in a fitted blue
velvet-lined mahogany
case with brass fittings
and bearing the royal coats of
arms of Spain and Portugal, and the
imperial arms of Austria.

Luxury Bazaar, Southampton, Penn.

Jacob’s Diamond & Estate Jewelry, Los Many exhibitors commented that the Met- Handbags and scarves are as integral a fashion accessory
Angeles ropolitan Pavilion is an ideal venue for the as jewelry and watches. Gem de la Gem, Teaneck, N.J., had
show, which saw an increase in attendance the most extensive selection on offer.
over the run of the show.

18 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Abstract Expressionist Women Shine In
Swann’s Contemporary Art Auction

Josef Albers, “Duo H,” machine-engraved Resopal laminate, 1966 Vik Muniz, “Romy Schneider”
($25/35,000). (from the Diamond Series),
Cibchrome print mounted on
aluminum, 2004 ($60/90,000).

NEW YORK CITY — Contemporary Art comes across ($25/35,000); as well as, two 1967 color lithographs “Explo- Helen Frankenthaler, “Guadalupe,” color Mixo-
the block on Thursday, November 21, at Swann Galleries sion” ($12/18,000), and “Whaam!” ($7/10,000). Among grafia on white handmade paper, 1989 ($20/30,000).
with a broad range of work from the 1950s through this works by Andy Warhol are the 1962 photoengraving acrylic and cellulose “Guggenheim (White)” ($12/18,000);
century. Also featured in the auction is a noteworthy array “Cooking Pot,” Warhol’s first published single-sheet print- and a selection of works by Jeff Koons: “Cracked Egg,”
of Abstract Expressionist prints with an emphasis on ed work ($10/15,000); “Marilyn (Announcement),” color anodized cast aluminum, 2008 ($1,5/2,500), as well as two
works by women of the movement. screenprint, 1981 ($6/9,000), and “Mick Jagger” Portfolio, a 2015 metallic porcelain Balloon Dogs in orange and pink
complete set of ten color-offset lithograph gallery post- ($6/9,000 and $7/10,000, respectively).
The specially curated offering of works by women of the cards, 1975 ($4/6,000). Keith Haring rounds out the selec-
New York Abstract Expressionist school opens the sale. tion with a 1982 lithograph ($10/15,000) and “Internation- Additional highlights are “Combat (I),” a 1968 oil on can-
Highlights include a run of prints by Helen Frankenthal- al Youth Day,” color lithograph, 1985 ($3/5,000). vas from Leon Golub’s Gigantomachia series, made in
er, notably an hors commerce impression of a 1989 color response to the Vietnam War, and drawing upon classical
Mixografia on handmade paper, “Guadalupe” ($20/30,000) Hard-edge abstraction include Josef Albers with a run of figures ($30/50,000); “Head and Shoulders,” a 1982 studio
and a 1987 color screenprint “Mary, Mary,” based on the color screenprints of the artist’s iconic squares, as well as proof etching by Lucian Freud ($10/15,000); and a 1984 oil
painting of the same name ($6/9,000). Joan Mitchell is “Duo H,” a 1966 machine-engraved Resopal laminate that on canvas abstraction by Milton Resnick ($12/18,000).
present with “Sides of a River II,” color lithograph, 1981 challenges the viewer’s perception of optics ($25/30,000).
($12/18,000), and Louise Nevelson is represented by Previews at Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, are
“Throne,” a 1979 painted wood and paper collage relief The sale is led by Vik Muniz’s 2004 Cibachrome print November 16, noon to 5 pm, November 18-20, 10 am to 6
sculpture ($15/20,000). Works by Rosemarie Beck, Lee “Romy Schneider,” from the Diamond Series ($60/90,000). pm and November 21, 10 am to noon, the auction begins at
Bontecou and Lee Krasner round out the selection. Additional work from the last two decades is represented 1:30 pm. For more information, www.swanngalleries.com
by “Acquainted with the Night,” a 2012 color aquatint with or 212-254-4710.
Further works by Abstract Expressionists include two handcoloring in watercolor and gouache by Howard Hodg-
1944-45 drypoints by Jackson Pollock, each estimated kin. The print is offered alongside the illustrated catalog
at $10,000 to $15,000. William de Kooning is available signed by Hodgkins in a custom-made blue fabric clam-
with “Revenge,” sugar-lift aquatint, 1960, and “High shell portfolio ($10/15,000). Also of note are works by Judy
School Desk,” lithograph, 1970 ($4/6,000 and $7/10,000, Chicago, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami and Pat Steir.
respectively).
Multiples include Lucio Fontana’s “Concetto Spaziale
Roy Lichtenstein leads a run of Pop art with career-span- (Rosa),” 1968, a synthetic vacuum-formed plastic multiple
ning works, including a 1996 color screenprint “Titled” ($6/9,000); Richard Hamilton’s 1970 vacuum-formed

Connecticut Marine Collection
Featured In Schwenke Sale

Chinese bronze vessel. Eagle scrimshawed whale’s tooth.

Oil on canvas by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) of an angel offered on behalf of a Maine col- dated lower left “Alex Cabanel panel for a record $392,000. This
looking out to sea, signed and dated lower left “Alex Caba- lection. More than 20 original 1877.” Frame size is 27¼ by 34½ sale has several lots of Asian
nel 1877,” 27¼ by 34½ inches. watercolor designs of theatrical inches. Numerous other fine art decorative arts on offer from
productions are included, along examples are being offered as three separate estates. Notable
WOODBURY, CONN. — On whalebone and shark canes; with a group of related theatri- well. items include a monumental
Wednesday, November 20, miniature carved whalebone cal posters. bronze censer; a Chinese double-
Schwenke Auctioneers will con- items; nautical lighting; naval Several sterling silver lots are sided carved white jade plaque;
duct its November estates Auc- uniforms and accessories; sever- Formal furniture from a Fair- on the block from Fairfield and a Ming dynasty Chinese inlaid
tion, which comprises more than al miniature cannon; several field County estate includes a Litchfield County estates and lacquer box; a Chinese carved
400 lots of estate and collector scrimshaw whale’s teeth; scrim- Federal serpentine chest; an collectors. Notable among the white jade bi-disc; and several
items, including Asian decora- shaw busks, tools, weapons, early inlaid Queen Anne lowboy; sterling offerings is a Pierre groups of Chinese jade jewelry.
tive arts from two collections, game sets and various other a set of six Maryland federal Queille French silver flatware
American country and formal sailor-made items. side chairs; two rare Georgian service comprising mono- The sale also includes estate
furniture and decorations, long benches; a George III grammed 14 dinner forks, eight Oriental carpets, including Per-
American folk art, English and This auction also features the carved mahogany pie crust tea luncheon forks, 14 soup spoons, sian, Caucasian and Turkoman
Continental furniture and deco- remainder of Romanian fine table; a William IV bronze eight tablespoons, two tea- room and scatter-size rugs and
rative arts, English and other arts from the estate of Ion mounted sofa table; a painted spoons, 18 dinner knives togeth- other regional and modern rugs
sterling silver, jewelry, fine art, Petrae, a longtime New Haven, Federal cabinet; a French Eigh- er with a sterling server, jigger, of varying sizes. Of particular
miscellaneous decorative arts Conn., collector. The art includes teenth Century commode; a tongs and liquor label and vari- interest is a rare Kilim double
and estate Oriental rugs. numerous works by Corneliu Swedish painted cabinet dated ous silver plate utensils, total panel weaving measuring 12
Petrescu (1925-2009) and a 1828; and an early Continental weight 120.725 troy ounces. feet 11 inches long by 5 feet
A private collection in New group of Russian icons. carved low chest. wide.
Haven County yielded more The Schwenke firm has become
than 100 choice lots of marine Original costume designs by A New York City estate yielded known for upside surprises in Schwenke Auctioneers is at
and nautical items, including noted Russian artist Nikolia an oil on canvas by Alexandre the area of Asian decorative 710 Main Street S. For more
Akimov (1900-1968) will also be Cabanel (1823-1889) of an angel arts, ever since the sale a few information, 203-266-0323 or
looking out to sea, signed and years ago of a double-sided jade www.woodburyauction.com.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 19

Christie’s To Host Latin American Art Sale

NEW YORK CITY — Chris- Fernando Botero (b 1932), “Tablao flamenco,” 1984, oil on canvas, 79 Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), “Portrait of a Lady in White,”
tie’s announces the fall season by 79 inches ($1.5/2 million). circa 1929, oil on canvas, 46 by 32 inches ($3/5 million).
of Latin American art with the
live auction taking place at auction, Kahlo’s “Portrait of woman may actually be Elena ceeds from the sales will benefit tabletop to large-scale.
November 20 and 21 and an a Lady in White” ($3/5 million) Boder, a Russian émigré, influ- the late philanthropist’s epony- Additional highlights include
online auction running is an oil on canvas painted ential doctor and high school mous foundation and the Har-
November 16-26. This season around the time of the artist’s friend of Kahlo’s. Fresh to the lem Children’s Zone. an early 1925 composition by
offers a selection from Seven- marriage to Rivera in 1929. market, this work was previ- Rufino Tamayo, “The Family”
teenth and Eighteenth Centu- Always held in private collec- ously on extended loan to Stan- Another highlight of the sale ($600/800,000), Tomás Sánchez’s
ry Spanish colonial painting tions, this alluring portrait was ford University. is Fernando Botero’s “Tablao haunting “Orilla con meditador
through modern and contem- initially gifted by Kahlo to the flamenco” ($1.5/2 million). Exe- oculto” ($200/300,000) and an
porary masterpieces. Together esteemed Mexican photogra- Christie’s will also offer prop- cuted in 1984, this work is one iconic façade painting by Brazil-
the sales expect to realize in pher Lola Álvarez Bravo. It has erty from the William Louis- of the most important paint- ian artist Alfredo Volpi, untitled
excess of $25 million. Featured generally been accepted that Dreyfus Foundation, featuring ings by the artist to come to (Fachada) ($350/450,000.)
are works from private collec- the sitter in this elegant por- works by the widely revered auction in recent years. Com-
tions, including the James and trait was Dorothy Brown Fox, Mexican master Francisco Tole- plementing this piece is a Works from the live and online
Marilynn Alsdorf collection, an American friend of the art- do. A standout is “El elefante” robust selection of works by auctions will be on view Novem-
the William Louis-Dreyfus ist. However, recent research ($800,000-$1.2 million), a paint- the Colombian master that ber 16-20 at Christie’s 20 Rock-
foundation, the collection of suggests that this enigmatic ing that showcases the artist’s includes paintings, drawings efeller Plaza gallery. For more
Dr Helga Prignitz-Poda, the skill and unique vision. Pro- and sculptures ranging from information, 212-636-2000 or
collection of Richard L. Weis- www.christies.com.
man and Divine Splendor:
Spanish Colonial Art from The
Collection of James Li.

Leading the sale are two
works by Frida Kahlo, includ-
ing “The Flower Basket” ($3/5
million) from the James and
Marilyn Alsdorf collection.
Painted in 1941, this tondo, or
circular-shaped painting on
copper, is one of two such still
lifes painted by Kahlo in the
same year. The pendant work
hangs in the Casa Azul, the
artist’s museum in Mexico City.
First acquired from Kahlo by
actress Paulette Goddard — a
friend of both the artist and
her husband painter Diego
Rivera — “The Flower Basket”
has since been privately held
and lent for exhibitions on only
very limited occasions. This
exuberant and colorful paint-
ing celebrates Kahlo’s love of
nature as well as a particularly
happy moment of her life, as
she and Rivera had just remar-
ried after a brief divorce.

Rare and never-before offered

N.Y. Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show Showcases Central Park

BRONX, N.Y. — The New York ing the Swedish Cottage Mario- Vaux, occupies not only the mid- seeds, fungus and pinecones.
Botanical Garden’s (NYBG) nette Theater. dle of Manhattan but also a spe- American steam engines,
“Holiday Train Show®” will cial place in the hearts of New
showcase Central Park — the In addition, famous New York Yorkers and in the American streetcars from the late 1800s
most popular urban park in the City buildings that are either imagination. Visited by more and modern freight and passen-
United States — in the 28th year adjacent to the park or just inside people than any other urban ger trains travel underneath
of this holiday event. Visitors will it will be on display, including the park in the United States, it has overhead trestles, through tun-
be transported to a miniature Plaza Hotel, the Metropolitan been featured in hundreds of nels, across rustic bridges and
wonderland as model trains zip Museum of Art, the Solomon R. movies. Perhaps even more past waterfalls that cascade into
through an enchanting display of Guggenheim Museum and the important, Olmsted and Vaux’s flowing creeks.
more than 175 New York land- Rose Center for Earth and Space, “Greensward Plan” inspired cit-
marks, each re-created from nat- part of the American Museum of ies across the country to set aside The New York Botanical Gar-
ural materials such as birch Natural History. large open spaces as public den is at 2900 Southern Boule-
bark, lotus pods, acorns and cin- parks. vard. For information, 718-817-
namon sticks. “The Holiday Train This year, the “Holiday Train 8700 or www.nybg.org.
Show” opens to the public on Sat- Show” will be presented in a In the “Holiday Train Show,”
urday, November 23, and contin- uniquely immersive special exhi- more than 25 G-scale model
ues through Sunday, January 26. bition space adjacent to the Enid trains and trolleys will hum
A. Haupt Conservatory as the along nearly a half-mile of track
New replicas of Central Park’s conservatory’s palm dome under- past recreations of iconic sites
iconic architectural features will goes restoration, part of the rou- from all five boroughs of New
include Belvedere Castle, the tine maintenance and operations York City, the Hudson River Val-
Dairy, the Old Bandstand, the of the Botanical Garden’s facili- ley and other locations in New
Angel of the Waters sculpture ties. The spacious, climate-con- York State. Artistically crafted by
atop the Bethesda Fountain, and trolled exhibition space will be founding visionary Paul Busse’s
two graceful pedestrian bridges. located on the Conservatory team at Applied Imagination, all
They will be arrayed in a tableau Lawn. of the New York landmarks are
with existing Central Park repli- made from natural materials
cas in NYBG’s collection, includ- Central Park, designed in 1858 such as bark, twigs, stems, fruit,
by landscape architects Freder-
ick Law Olmsted and Calvert

Thomas Cole Lecture Explores
Course Of Empire November 24

CATSKILL, N.Y. — The Thom- ings in which Cole depicted the 1824) and British artist J.M.W. SALE! SALE! SALE!
as Cole National Historic Site’s rise and fall of a civilization. The Turner (1775-1851), who, like
14th Annual Raymond Beecher paintings are “The Savage State,” Cole, were fascinated by the
lecture, titled “What’s In a “The Arcadian State,” “The Con- theme of the rise and fall of
Name? Interpreting Thomas summation of Empire,” “Destruc- empire. Wallach will illuminate
Cole’s Course of Empire” will tion” and “Desolation.” The series what Cole intended the series to
take place on Sunday, November is in the collection of The New- mean at a time when the United
24. It will be delivered by Alan York Historical Society, which States was still a young nation
Wallach, PhD, Ralph H. Wark notes that Cole’s distinctly pessi- facing tumultuous times not
professor of art and art history mistic vision differed from that of unlike today.
and professor of American stud- many of his American peers, who
ies emeritus, College of William thought that the future of the Tickets can be purchased in
& Mary. Wallach will explore United States was limitless. advance at www.thomascole.org/
Cole’s epic series of paintings events and as available at the
and how it embodies the artist’s Scholars have long puzzled lecture for $10 for members and
concern for the future of the over the series, but in recent $12 general admission.
United States. decades much has been learned
about what motivated Cole and The Thomas Cole National His-
“The Course of Empire” is a how he was influenced by the toric Site is at 218 Spring Street.
series of five large-scale paint- British poet Lord Byron (1788- For information, 518-943-7465
or www.thomascole.org.

20 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Allentown Antique Toy Show & Sale

Popular Toy Show Celebrates 41st Annual Event

ALLENTOWN, PENN. — The began Friday setting up their as many as four, to load with
first Saturday in November tables and welcoming those cast iron and tin toys, dolls,
means everything, even in some who show up and take advan- games and puzzles, mechanical
cases more than Christmas and tage of floor rights for $50 per and still banks, trains, comics,
Thanksgiving, to countless col- person. Floor rights continue miniatures and books and lots
lectors of antique toys. For this again on Saturday from 7:30 to more.
is time for the Allentown 9 am, when the show opens to
Antique Toy Show & Sale at the general public until 3 pm It is rare that the dealers talk
Harris Hall at the Allentown for a $5 admission. Children about things other than special
Fairgrounds. have a $3 ticket. toys or recent finds. This year
the weather was a popular
This year the first Saturday Close to 400 tables were set topic, namely a storm that
was on the 2nd, but dealers up for the vendors, some taking brought lousy travel, fallen
trees and no power in many
Judy Konnerth, Mundelein, Ill., points with pride to one of Dave Bausch, one of the founders of the Allentown Toy places along the coast. However,
her favorite arks named Night and Day, which was offered Show, spends a great deal of his time greeting people to the nothing seemed to stand in the
for sale. show, including Jeanne Bertoia, who has a booth just inside path to Allentown. For instance,
This 4-foot-long boat, Queen, belonging to Dave Hudson, the entrance to the show where she also greets people and Dave Hudson of Westland,
Westland, Mich., was manufactured by ITO in 1950, four promotes her auctions that are conducted in Vineland, N.J. Mich., tells of his ten-hour drive
screw and in original mint condition. She takes 24 D-size from home through torrential
batteries to motor upon a pond. rain and winds for most of his
trip. “I have never seen such
rain, driving through water
that made the road close to
impossible,” Dave said. On Sat-
urday one man reported that he
sat through a one and half hour
delay on I-78, cutting into his
time at the show.

A regular at the show is Dale
Kelley, editor and publisher of
the magazine Antique Toy
World, who lends his opinion of
the show by saying the Allen-
town Show has “some of the fin-
est antique toys in the world.”
Toy lovers from near and far
seem to agree, as well as more
than 700 people who attended
the show this year.

A number of auction houses
take advantage of getting their
message to toy and bank collec-
tors with booths of literature
and objects to be sold in the
future. Those present this year
were Morphy Auctions, Denver,
Penn.; Bertoia Auctions, Vine-

Bob Brady of Essex, Md., thought these happy laughing tin
banks would make the customers smile as they arrived at
his booth.

This old and dusty pedal car was offered by
Larry Bruch of Mountain Top, Penn.

Longtime exhibitor at the Allentown Toy Review and Photos by
Show, Don Heim of Jersey Shore, Penn., left, Antiques and The Arts Weekly
met up with an old friend and popular auc- R. Scudder Smith, Publisher
tioneer, Miles King of Willoughby, Ohio.
King usually takes a booth at the toy show,
but had to hurry home because of an impor-
tant auction he had to conduct on Saturday
at his Milestone Auctions.

A great variety of material was offered on three or four A longtime exhibitor and popular antiques Dor’s Den Antiques of Bethlehem, Penn., set
large tables by Keith Yingling, Gettysburg, Penn. This doll, dealer, Rich Garthoeffner of Lititz, Penn., is up a most-colorful display of a great variety
which was elegantly dressed, was prepared to go home, giving some sound advice to one of his cus- of both cars and trucks.
hopefully, with a new owner. Yingling was also offering a tomer friends.
large push pedal airplane and a canvas covered truck.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 21

Leon Weiss, the L of RSL Auction Co., brought this car weather- Cabin Fever Auctions, one of the auction firms set up to promote their services to
vane to the show, a piece that overshadowed the toys on the those who are looking for a venue to either sell collections or to purchase from those
table below. going on the block.

The curious dog was looking for a special The well-known auction house of Dan Morphy set up an
treat which might have been inside this attractive display showing a portion of upcoming auctions.
large turkey container, but no luck. Among
the Steiff animals is this camel which stands
well above other animals on the table that
Nancy McGlamery and Ed Pelton of Lan-
caster, Penn., were presenting for sale.

Jim Yeager, Lee’s Summit, Mo., a longtime dealer of antique toys points out the merits of a toy to a prospective customer. Also pictured are some of the
cast iron tin toys he was offering.

Allentown

The booth of Don & Betty Jo Heim of Jersey Shore, Penn., had among a wide selection of
banks and toys this trade sign for a bicycle shop, which once operated nearby their home.

Mike Caffarella of Lancaster, Penn., a bank adviser for Bertoia Auctions,
shows an impressive selection of toys and banks.

22 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Allentown

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 23

Ray Haradin, the R of RSL Auction Co.,
here with Bre Day, his associate in his toy soldier business.

This United Airlines plane with its wide wingspan took up
a whole table belonging to Bob Post from Brewster, N.Y.

Mike Holz, Delta, Penn., author of The Safe Bank Book, offered an array of still banks,
including about a dozen safes.

Tom Sage Sr of Allentown, Penn., a well-known collector of land, N.J.; RSL Auctions, White-
mechanical banks, chose to offer a variety of cars, trucks house Station, N.J.; Old Toy Sol-
and motorcycles for this show. dier Auctions USA, Pittsburgh,
Penn.; and Cabin Fever Auc-
tions, Douglasville, Penn. Miles
King of Milestone Auctions,
Willoughby, Ohio, was at the
show but had a sale on Satur-
day for which he had to return
to his gallery.

The 42nd edition of the Allen-
town Toy Show will be on
November 7, 2020, so mark your
calendar. For more information,
email [email protected].

The Bertoia family was well
represented at the show,
including the second gener-
ation members in the busi-
ness, Michael Bertoia, his
wife Erika and 2½-year-old
son Aldo, third generation.

Allentown

The sign for Harrington Antique Toys left no question as to Stevie Weart, of Allentown, Penn., has been at the Allentown show from the very beginning.
what they carry and the services they provide, including a Here she shows paintings, posters and toys of trains, along with other toys for collectors to
vast collection of badly needed parts for original toys when purchase.
they break.

24 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

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Strong Sales & Record Attendance
At IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
NEW YORK CITY — The Internation- The Old Print Shop sold an engraving
al Fine Print Dealers Association and Rashid Johnson. The gallery’s sales Vija Celmins, the subject of a solo show attributed to Paul Revere titled “The
(IFPDA) finished its 28th annual Fine included rare Eva Hesse etchings, which currently on view at the Met Breuer for Fruits of Arbitrary Power” (1770). This
Art Print Fair on October 27 at the were placed with a major museum col- $15,000. national treasure was originally printed
Javits Center with strong sales, record lection for $40,000 each; a suite of 12 for and sold by W. Bingley in Newgate-
attendance and a fresh selection of work prints, ‘There Will Come Soft Rains,’ by Galerie Maximillian had brisk sales, Street and depicts the Boston Massacre
showcasing 500 years of printmaking. Matthew Day Jackson for $35,000, who selling 17 works from its booth, com- of March, 1770.
was the Jordan Schnitzer Award recipi- pared to six sales the year before. The
The fair presented a series of stand- ent; and several editions of the new booth included many works by Jean Swoon attended the opening night of
ing-room-only talks with artists and works by Hurtado and Johnson, which Dubuffet, Henri Matisse and David the fair, spending time at the booth of
curators, including Jeff Koons, Swoon, were placed with multiple institutions. Hockney. Polígrafa Obra Gráfica where she sin-
Jim Dine, Mel Bochner, Nadine Oren- gled out a pair of large 2019 works by
stein of the Metropolitan Museum of Another artist who made a splash at Other early purchases were two suites Jaume Plensa as among her favorite
Art and Christophe Cherix of the Muse- this year’s fair was 104-year-old Car- of Polly Apfelbaum’s “On Target” (2019) works on view.
um of Modern Art. men Herrera, whose career started tak- offered by Durham Press consisting of
ing off in her 80s. ULAE sold out her six woodblock prints that fetched Other highlights of the fair’s program-
The fair kicked off with strong opening 2019 edition, Tondo: Azul y Rojo, on $30,000 for each series. ming were the Jordan Schnitzer Family
night sales. Krakow Witkin Gallery opening day at $30,000 each. Foundation Lecture, given by artist Jim
“sold half the booth” in a single day, Childs Gallery sold Rembrandt Har- Dine, and the presentation of the Jor-
according to Andrew Witkin, with works Marlborough Graphics made several mensz van Rijn’s “Old Man Shading His dan Schnitzer Awards for Excellence in
by Richard Serra, Sol LeWit, and Kiki strong sales, including a small work by Eyes” (1638), a small etching with dry- Printmaking to Mel Bochner and Mat-
Smith. Several of the booth’s impres- point. thew Day Jackson. Schnitzer, an avid
sions of a recent etching by Smith sold print collector and champion of modern
to five museums across the globe. artists and arts education purchased
several works at Shark’s Ink, in addi-
Pace Prints’ booth featured mono- tion to a Raymond Pettibon piece, unti-
prints and editions made exclusively of tled (Hermosa Beach), for $9,500 from
handmade paper pulp from its Gowa- Brooke Alexander, Inc. These purchases
nus, Brooklyn Pace Paper Workshop. were made on the heels of his purchase
According to Dick Solomon, president of of Jasper Johns’s “Flags I” for $1.2 mil-
Pace Prints, they “sold everything but lion at Christie’s auction earlier in the
the carpet,” with editions by Peter Hal- week.
ley, Mary Heilmann, Adam Pendleton
and Li Songsong. Dozens of works throughout the fair
were sold to major national and inter-
Susan Sheehan Gallery oversaw the national museums. Institutions in
impressive sales of Joan Mitchell’s attendance included the Smithsonian,
“Sunflowers II” in excess of $100,000, the British Museum, the Whitney
Helen Frankenthaler’s “Tales of Genji Museum of American Art, Harvard Art
V” for an asking price of $95,000, Cy Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of
Twombly’s “Roman Notes V” and Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
“Roman Notes VI” for approximately the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the
$95,000 each, Jasper Johns’ “Cicada” for National Gallery of Art, the Philadel-
$60,000 and David Hockney’s “Rue de phia Museum of Art and the Guggen-
Seine” for $55,000, in addition to small- heim Museum. All ticket proceeds from
er works from Sandback, and Albers, the Fair benefited the IFPDA Founda-
among others. tion.

Hauser & Wirth returned to the fair For information, www.ifpda.org.
with new editions by Luchita Hurtado

26 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Art, Single-Owner Coin Collection Up For Bid At Winter Associates

A 1923-S Standing Liberty Quarter, PCGS graded very fine-30; 1986 US $50 Gold Eagle
Proof, in box of issue, with US Mint certificate of authenticity; 1916 Standing Liberty Quar-
ter, PCGS graded extremely fine-45, nicely toned.

PLAINVILLE, CONN. — In abeth Anne Pelton Newton. the Wadsworth Athenaeum Pair of American School portraits by Liberato or Liberto
addition to a collection of Eng- Cardella was a painter and include portraits of Colonel Cardella (Italian American, 1778-1853), “Philo Slocum New-
lish silver from the Gillmor col- instructor at the Mt Pleasant James Ward, James Hosmer ton” and “Elizabeth Anne Pelton Newton,” circa 1851, oil on
lection [see Antiques and The Classical Institute in Amherst, and Charles Hosmer. canvas, 29½ by 24½ inches and 29½ by 24½ inches, respec-
Arts Weekly, November 15, Mass., though he resided in tively; and two Hepplewhite card tables, American, Nine-
2019] available at the Novem- Hartford in the later years of Discovered in a local home are teenth Century .
ber 18 auction at Winter Associ- his life. The verso of Cardella’s other paintings of Connecticut
ates, there will be a single-own- “Elizabeth” portrait includes a interest, including two Charles case clocks, one with a japanned graphed card mounted to the
er coin collection of more than lengthy inscription by daughter Foster oil landscapes, both with finish, a Seth Thomas pillar and interior of lid.
500 coins featuring a nicely Anne Hawley detailing her possible Farmington, Conn., scroll clock and Anglo-American
toned 1916 Standing Liberty mother’s experience sitting for vista scenes, including a likely wall clock. For those who wish Previews are Sunday, Novem-
Quarter, PCGS graded extreme- the portrait. We can imagine view of a bend in the Pequabuck to harken back to time-honored ber 17, from 2 to 4 pm, and
ly fine-45 and to be sold in more her mother’s exasperation the River and a possible view from musical entertainment, the sale Monday, 3 to 6:15 pm, or at
than 30 lots. day the portrait was painted the Hillstead property. offers a Nineteenth Century other times by appointment.
when she states, “The day he Swiss cylinder music box with
Paintings with ties to the Con- painted my eyes I well remem- Antique furnishings will six bells, two drums and eight Winter Associates is at 21
necticut region include a pair of ber as I sat from 10 o’clock in include three Federal chests of tunes all listed on a litho- Cooke Street. For information,
mid-Nineteenth Century oil the morning to 2 pm and drawers, two with bowfronts; a www.auctionsappraisers.com or
portraits by Liberto Cardella ‘mustn’t wink’…and I got so Shaker rocking chair #6 with 860-793- 0288.
(Italian American, 1778-1853) sleepy.” Three other paintings early black finish, a Sheraton
depicting Connecticut residents by Cardella in the collection of single drawer stand and three
Philo Slocum Newton and Eliz- Hepplewhite card tables.
Antique clocks include two tall

Sotheby’s Posts Highlights Of Its American Art Sale
NEW YORK CITY — Sothe-
by’s is sharing highlights from
its upcoming American art auc-
tion on November 19. Spanning
Nineteenth Century landscapes
to illustration art and Modern
masterworks, this season’s auc-
tion also will introduce Art of
the Americas, a curation bring-
ing together works from across
North and South America.
Rooted in the imagery of the
diverse and dramatic land-
scapes found throughout these
continents, the group is led by
works of Canadian Modernism
by Emily Carr and Lawren
Stewart Harris.
Highlights from the auction
are now on view in Sotheby’s Emily Carr, “Skedans” ($3/5 million). Milton Avery, “Young Musician,” 1945 ($1.2/1.8 million).
New York galleries, with the
full sale exhibition opening on exemplifies the evolution in berg also represented. In example of his renowned imag- tions, and shared an exhibition
November 16. treatment of color that Avery’s “Young Musician,” Avery pres- es of the dramatic Ecuadorian catalog with Andy Warhol. This
A selection of works from an work underwent in the early ents the traditional subject of a countryside ($1.5/2.5 million). portrait will appear at auction
American private collection is 1950s and illustrates the art- female figure in repose, accom- Departing from New York City for the first time in over three
being offered across a series of ist’s innovative experiments panied by a mandolin, a guitar in 1853, Church and fellow decades, having remained in
sales through 2020. This sea- with the expressive power of and sheet music. In both the landscape painter Cyrus West the same private collection
son’s American art auction fea- color. subject matter and treatment of Field embarked on two trips to since 1980.
tures two important works by The collection also offers his forms, Avery’s admiration Ecuador in 1853 and in 1857 as
Milton Avery from the collec- Avery’s “Young Musician” from for Picasso is fully displayed. part of Church’s sweeping A selection of works by N.C.
tion, led by “Porch Sitters” from 1945, painted when the artist’s This sale presents select exploration of South America. Wyeth is led by “Ogier and Mor-
1952 ($2/3 million). Belonging mature style had fully emerged examples of Canadian art Church was particularly gana” from 1924 ($400/600,000).
to a remarkably innovative ($1.2/1.8 million). Many schol- alongside paintings by iconic enthralled by the active volca- Appearing at auction for the
period in Avery’s career, the ars attribute Avery’s stylistic American artists who worked nos that protruded from the first time, the work was origi-
work depicts Avery’s daughter, developments during this peri- across borders, explored the landscape. The work depicts nally gifted by the artist to
March, reading alongside a od to his new affiliation with imagery of distant and exotic the momentous Cotopaxi vol- longtime general motors
female companion, likely paint- Paul Rosenberg’s gallery, as the places and influenced one cano. Soaring 20,000 feet above employee William Lewis after
ed in Woodstock, N.Y., where artist was exposed to the work another’s work. sea level, Cotopaxi is the high- he visited Wyeth’s studio in
the Avery family often spent of artists such as Pablo Picasso Emily Carr’s “Skedans” is a est peak to mark the Andes 1926; it has descended through
the summers. “Porch Sitters” and Henri Matisse, who Rosen- rare monumental masterpiece mountains, and was a geologi- the Lewis family ever since. The
from the artist’s early period, cal phenomenon in the Nine- painting belongs to a series of
which is appearing at auction teenth Century. Here, Church 11 works Wyeth created as
for the first time ($3/5 million). incorporates elements of illustrations for the 1924 edi-
A rebellious and pioneering expansive mountain terrain, tion of Thomas Bulfinch’s Leg-
Canadian artist, Carr found lush vegetation and rising ends of Charlemagne, including
inspiration in the forest, sea palms in order to construct the the present work.
and sky of her native British ideal landscape.
Columbia, as well as the indig- Throughout her career, Geor-
enous communities she encoun- Executed in 1976, Jamie gia O’Keeffe chose physical
tered there. Notable for its mon- Wyeth’s “Andy Warhol Sitting objects from nature — trees,
umental scale, the present work with Archie (No.9)” depicts the flowers, leaves, animal bones,
demonstrates the modern sen- iconic American artist and his mountains — as subject matter
sibility and artistic verve that dog, Archie ($60/80,000). In for her work. Painted in 1923,
she had acquired while study- 1976, Warhol and Wyeth paint- “Anthurium” not only illus-
ing in France, applied to the ed each other’s portraits, an trates her deep admiration of
subject she loved which would arrangement facilitated by the natural world, but also
fuel her throughout her career. Wyeth’s friendship with Ameri- reveals her intent to distill
Another highlight of Art of can writer and cultural figure abstract patterns from these
the Americas is Frederic Edwin Lincoln Kirstein. Over the next organic sources ($1.5/2.5 mil-
Frederic Edwin Church, “South American Landscape” Church’s “South American four years, Wyeth enjoyed two lion).
($1.5/2.5 million). Landscape,” an important extended residencies at the Fac-
tory, participated in four exhibi- Sotheby’s is at 1334 York Ave-
nue. For information, 212-606-
7000 or www.sothebys.com.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 27

Unusual Items At The Cobbs, Sale Does Well In N.H.

Auction Action In Peterborough, N.H.

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — suspended from a 16-inch-long ic, but unidentified, mountain purchased it said the same on it for them. I think I may
Charlie Cobb knew he had woven gold chain. A ruby and scene by Benjamin Champney thing. “I saw the desk and have bid a bit more than I was
some high-quality items, as diamond brooch, which could earned $5,700, despite some knew it was very unusual. I supposed to, but that’s okay. I
well as some unusual items. be converted to dress clips, in-painting and a small tear. A mentioned it to neighbors of wanted them to have it.
Discussing them before the earned $6,600. It had a total of scene he did of Mount mine, a Polish couple, who They’ve been very helpful to
October 26 sale, he pointed out 32 rubies set in unmarked Kearsarge went to an internet have been buying some nice me, and if I have to pay for
some things that he expected platinum. The consignor dated bidder for $2,160. Another things. When I said that I was some of it out of my own pock-
would do well. In nearly every it to the early Twentieth Cen- Champney, a later work going to the auction, we dis- et, that’s okay.” The desk had a
case, he was proven right. An tury and attributed it to Van depicting a vase of yellow cussed whether I should bid stepped interior and was cata-
Egyptian Revival necklace and Cleef & Arpels. A platinum flowers, went out for $390. As
a Seventeenth Century Dutch and gold ring with a GIA-certi- Champney aged and was
still life each sold for $24,000. fied 2.26-carat natural yellow unable to frequently leave his
Some of the other jewelry and diamond, estimated Conway, N.H., studio, he often Review and Onsite Photos by
paintings did well, although $15/20,000, did not sell, but did still life works like this Rick Russack, Contributing Editor
some were disappointing. A Cobb later said that he was one. A woodland scene of birch Additional Photos Courtesy The Cobbs
very unusual American cam- trees at Jackson, N.H., by
paign slant-front desk exceed- discussing it with a customer Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-
ed expectations, as did some of who was thinking of buying it 1906), brought $960. There
the well-described historic as a gift for his wife. were several other White
firearms and swords. The sale The painting that tied with Mountains paintings.
included Midcentury Modern the necklace for top honors of
furniture, French cameo glass, the day was a bright still life An usual piece of American
a good selection of Asian mate- by Dutch-French painter furniture tripled its estimate,
rial, some Oriental rugs and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer selling for $3,600. It was a
some items that were undoubt- (1636-1699). It showed a bas- cherry slant front desk with a
edly one of a kind. ket of flowers and had been large shell carved into the
sold by Sotheby’s for $60,000. drop front. Slant front desks
There were about 75 bidders That receipt accompanied the these days sometimes don’t
in the room, two internet plat- painting. The artist also creat- bring more than $500. But
forms were in use, several ed engravings of flowers, this was a “campaign” desk in
phone lines were active and which were used by tapestry two sections, with the large
absentee bidders were suc- makers. His works are in the heavy brass handles on the
cessful on many items. Con- Louvre and the Palace of Ver- sides that one normally sees
sider this: commenting on the sailles. An Old Master school on Asian campaign furniture.
challenges of competing in portrait of an elderly man Both before and during the
today’s marketplace, Cobb reached $3,000, well over its sale, Cobb commented that he
said that Invaluable alone had estimate. Cobb said that it had had never seen the form
46 auctions listed for the date; probably been cut from a larg- before. The gentleman who Charlie Cobb with some of the Asian items in the sale.
buyers had thousands of choic- er painting and said that The highest priced firearm was this special order
es for the day. blacklight did not show any Winchester Model 1886 45-70 rifle with a 28-inch
restorations. octagonal barrel. It realized $11,400.
Cobb has been getting some The paintings selection also
good jewelry lately, and one of included a number of English
the top priced items of the day and American works, which
was a Nineteenth Century included works by White
necklace in the Egyptian Mountains artists. A panoram-
Revival style. Selling for
$24,000 on a single absentee One of several pieces of Chinese hardwood furniture in the There were several nice pieces of jewelry in the sale. This
bid, it had been made and sale, this three-part marble top desk brought $2,160. Egyptian Revival necklace was one of the two items that
signed by Carlo Giuliano each sold for $24,000. It had been made and signed by Carlo
(1831-1895). Before going into Giuliano while he worked in London. It was meant to
business for himself, Giuliano appeal to wealthy clients who had taken “The Grand Tour.”
had worked with Casa Castel-
lani, an Italian jeweler whose
creations were based on arche-
ological excavations and that
would appeal to wealthy
“Grand Tour” tourists. Giulia-
no opened his own showroom
in London in 1860. This gold
necklace featured three Egyp-
tian Revival pendants, the
largest of which was 2 inches
long, royal figures in blue and
white enamel in gold with dia-
monds and pearls, and it was
marked “CG” on the back of
the large pendant. Each was

Recasts of Frederic Remington’s “Bronco Perhaps unique, a hand-sewn map of Indi- Two items in the sale were tied for top dollar. One was this
Buster” were made in a variety of sizes. This ana counties, done in different colored vel- Seventeenth Century still life by Dutch-French painter
large one, 33 inches tall and 25 inches wide, vets, with each county named, realized a Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. It showed a basket of flowers and
went for $1,200. bargain price of just $60. had been sold by Sotheby’s in 1988 for $60,000. This time it
went out for $24,000.

28 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

One of the consignors collected bronzes of race horses. Asian-made campaign furniture is not uncommon. This slant front cam-
“Man O’War” by Marilyn Newmark (1928-2013) sold in the paign desk, however, was American, probably North Shore or New Hamp-
room for $2,160. It was 9½ inches tall. shire, made of cherry, with a large carved shell. It was made in two sec-
tions, with the typical, large brass handles on the sides. Charlie Cobb
said that he had never seen one before, nor had the buyer, who paid
$3,600 for it.

Believed to be of native American origin, this spear point Bowie knife
with a wood grip, hand-forged blade and brass tack decoration sold to a
buyer in the room for $510.

loged as “North Shore/New poplar. It sold to an absentee ment, and generally trade
Hampshire, old refinished sur- bidder for $2,700. muskets did not have this fea-
face.” ture. Possibly this was a bat-
The selection of military tlefield pick-up that was then
Another unusual piece of items included two items of used by a warrior. Relic condi-
American furniture also particular historical interest. tion with cracks and oxidation.
exceeded its estimate. It was a One was cataloged as a circa The barrel is secured to the
country Chippendale sofa, cat- 1800 Native American musket stock by rawhide strips which
aloged as New England, late in “as-found” condition. “This were wet before installing so
Eighteenth Century, with a appears to be a circa 1800 they would shrink and tight-
splat back and a rope seat sup- flintlock military musket, not en. It’s .69 caliber, which was
port. It had square, straight a trade piece. This is based on the standard US military cali-
legs of mahogany with second- the fact that the trigger guard ber of the era.” It sold for
ary woods of cherry, birch and is fitted for a sling attach- $1,680 to an internet bidder. A
well-documented New Hamp-
Cobb sales usually have a selection of paintings by White One of the most unusual items in the sale was this framed shire Civil War officer’s sword
Mountains artists, and there were four by Benjamin shadow box showing the development of oysters and cul- also did well. The catalog
Champney in this sale. An unidentified panoramic moun- tured the pearls. Clearly and neatly labeled, there were sev- states, “It belonged to 1st
tain scene brought $5,700. eral shells, ranging from a one month old to a five-year-old Lieutenant Heber J. Davis of
An unusual country Chippendale sofa was cataloged as adult, along with seven pearls and additional decoration. It Hancock, N.H. The Ames Man-
New England, late Eighteenth Century, with a splat back realized $180. ufacturing. Co. Model 1850
and a rope seat support. It had square, straight legs of staff & field officer’s sword is
mahogany with secondary woods of cherry, birch and pop- in excellent condition. The
lar. An absentee bidder paid $2,700 for it. etched and polished blade is in
like-new condition with scroll
work, an American Eagle and
other design features. Davis
served in a number of the-
atres, including Florida, South
Carolina and Virginia, saw
action in a number of battles
and was wounded three times.
He was discharged on March
27, 1865, due to his wounds. A
folder of military documents
(muster rolls, discharge
papers, etc), a biography and
two photographs of Davis, one
in military uniform accompa-
nies the sword.” It sold for
$2,040. The top selling item in
the firearms portion of the

The Cobbs

This English ship painting by Thomas Luny, estimated Done by New Hampshire artist Joseph Lin-
$9/12,000, did not sell. While discussing the painting with coln Smith (1863-1953), this painting of an
one of the customers, Cobb asked, “What’s wrong” with that Egyptian tomb portrait went out for $2,160.
painting?” He pointed out that although most of the sails Some of the redware and decorative items
were shown on one side of the mast, one was on the wrong on display during the preview.
side. And although it was obviously a windy day, the flag
was unfurled. He said, “Luny is supposed to be a good paint-
er of ships; he really messed up with this one.”

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 29

One of the unusual items in the sale was Designed in 1938 by Marcel Breuer, this
this tern, carved by Oscar Clark on Pitcairn laminated birch long chair sold for $360. Its
Island, home of the descendants of the original receipt was included.
Bounty mutineers. Islanders sold their carv- Max is the gallery dog and quite willing to
ings to visitors from passing ships. Its final help with whatever needs doing.
price was just $96.

sale was a special order Win- mutineers. Birds like this one, shells, showing their size at keeps growing — most of the working to improve those
chester Model 1886 45-70 rifle. and flying fish, are carved to different ages, starting with a day after the sale we spent sales.
It had a 28-inch octagonal bar- be sold to visitors from pass- very small shell from a one- sending out invoices. Clearly,
rel with like-new rifling, and it ing ships and yachts, helping month-old oyster to a large the internet aspect of the busi- The couple for whom the cam-
retained about 85 percent of islanders to supplement the shell from an adult five years ness needs careful consider- paign desk had been bought
the original bluing.” It real- stipend they received from the old. Each was neatly identi- ation. We’ve been doing some came to pick it up, and they said
ized $11,400. British government. The carv- fied, and the case also includ- online-only sales, and what they were delighted to have
ing brought $96 from a bidder ed seven cultured pearls and we’re learning is that if the such a unique piece of furni-
This was a varied sale with in the room. shell-style flowers and vines. merchandise is exceptional ture. All in all, I’d have to say
some unusual items that could Likely to be the only one in the and likely to be of interest to that it was a good day for us.”
have been purchased inexpen- Another unusual and proba- neighborhood, it reached $180. European or Asian buyers,
sively. One was a carved tern bly unique item was a shadow those sales will do well. Amer- Prices given include the buy-
made on Pitcairn Island, popu- box display, nicely framed, A few days after the sale, icana-only online sales have er’s premium as stated by the
lated by survivors of the showing the life of a cultured Cobb said, “We were surprised not done that well yet, so we’re auction house. For additional
famous mutiny on the HMS pearl and the oysters that pro- at how many items were sold information, 603-924-6361 or
Bounty. It was made by Oscar duced them. The shadow box to internet and other absent www.thecobbs.com
Clark, a descendant of the contained a number of oyster bidders. That percentage

The Art Of Whalemen Scrimshaw Seminar Hosted By Eldred’s On November 20

EAST DENNIS, MASS. — shaw and resources to learn Scrimshaw crafted by whale- Americans, Azoreans, Cape tunity to socialize with fellow
Eldred’s, in conjunction with more about the art form. men ranged from primitive Verdeans and others were collectors,” Eldred remarked.
the Antique Scrimshaw Collec- engravings on teeth to elabo- equally valued aboard whale-
tors Association (ASCA), will “Our staff and the ASCA rate bone and ivory construc- ships as white men and were Although the event is free,
host an informal seminar, “All members are passionate about tions. These remarkable pieces offered the same opportunities advance registration is
About Scrimshaw,” at its auc- scrimshaw and we love to were made as gifts, as personal for economic achievement. requested. To RSVP, contact
tion gallery on Wednesday, share our enthusiasm and mementos and for trade, Cheryl Stewart, head of mar-
November 20, at 5 pm. The knowledge with others. This though the vast majority were Until the mid-Twentieth keting at Eldred’s, at 508-385-
event is free and open to any- event is a great opportunity for unsigned and undated. Century, scrimshaw was most- 3116 or [email protected].
one with an interest in scrim- a novice collector to handle a ly handed down in families, or Eldred’s headquarters is at
shaw, whether just admiring it variety of scrimshaw up-close,” Whaling was a vitally impor- collected by New Englanders 1483 Route 6A.
at museums or owning a col- said Joshua Eldred, president tant industry for the fledgling who saw it in antiques shops.
lection already. of the auction firm. “Every- United States throughout Interest in the art form
thing from small utilitarian most of the Nineteenth Centu- increased substantially once
The event is being conducted carvings to enormous engraved ry, when whalemen, mostly President John F. Kennedy’s
the day before Eldred’s marine whale’s teeth will be on dis- from New England, sailed the extensive collection was publi-
auction, which includes more play, at a wide range of price world’s oceans in search of cized. Scrimshaw continues to
than 250 pieces of scrimshaw. points.” sperm whales, not for their be a popular collectible because
ivory or bone, but for their oil, of its historic and artistic mer-
Attendees will be able to tour Scrimshaw, the art of engrav- which was used to light the its and value.
the auction exhibit, with ing on or producing utilitarian world’s lamps and lubricate
Eldred’s staff and ASCA mem- items made from whale teeth, the world’s machines. Notably, “We know starting a collec-
bers on hand to answer ques- whalebone, baleen and other the whaling industry was one tion can be daunting, but this
tions. material encountered in the of the most ethnically and event should provide a com-
whaling trade, was a means to racially diverse in the history fortable and casual introduc-
There will also be brief pre- deter boredom on very long of the world, where free men of tion to the field. And for those
sentations about starting (or whaling voyages, which some- color, escaped slaves, Native who already have a sizable col-
growing) a collection, identify- times lasted five years or more. lection, it will be a great oppor-
ing genuine pieces of scrim-

Cooper Hewitt Presents Bauhaus Master Herbert Bayer  
 
NEW YORK CITY — “Herbert Germany and the United architecture, landscape and
Bayer: Bauhaus Master” marks States, Bayer (1900-1985) graphics.
the centenary of the founding of helped define a new language of
the Bauhaus in Weimer, Ger- graphic design suited to mod- “Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus
many, in 1919 and features rare ern life during his years at the Master” will feature informa-
works by the groundbreaking Bauhaus. Charting his stylistic tion graphics, books, advertis-
Twentieth Century graphic shifts and theoretical contribu- ing, posters, ephemera and
designer Herbert Bayer. On tions, “Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus magazine layouts for diverse
view in the second-floor perma- Master” highlights Bayer’s clients. Many of the works on
nent collection galleries interest in typography and pho- view will be drawn from a
through April 5, the exhibition tography, design theory, infor- recent acquisition of more than
follows Bayer’s role as both stu- mation design, fashion and 500 pieces documenting Bayer’s
dent and teacher at the Bau- beauty and poster design as career in the United States,
haus, as well as his illustrious well as his corporate work. made possible through a gift to
career in the United States fol- Cooper Hewitt from the Taub
lowing his 1938 emigration. Becoming one of the most Foundation. Key works from
influential graphic designers of the Bauhaus period are on loan
“As the founding of the Bau- his time, Bayer applied the from the collection of Merrill C.
haus is being fêted across the school’s theories to commercial Berman.
globe this year, this powerful practice and promoted its lega-
and focused exhibition will cy to the public. In addition to The Cooper Hewitt Smithson-
draw from Cooper Hewitt’s contributing to the rational ian Design Museum is at 2 East
unique holdings — bolstered by New Typography movement of 91st Street. For information,
a trove of more than 500 pieces the 1920s, he created a hyper- www.cooperhewitt.org or 212-
acquired in 2015,” said Caroline real illustration style for use in 849-8400.
Baumann, director of the muse- infographics and advertising.
um. “The exhibition offers new He had an enormous impact on MONTCLAIR, N.J. — “Impos-
insights and scholarship on this institutions in the United sible Shadows: The Art of Larry
Bauhaus leader who helped States, including the Aspen Kagan” is at the Montclair Art
shape the discourse of modern Institute for Humanistic Stud- Museum through January 5 at
graphic design.” ies, where he activated the Bau- 3 South Mountain Avenue. For
haus ideal of total design to information, 973-746-5555 or
Born in Austria and active in www.montclairartmuseum.org.

30 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

A Wealth Of American Art Comes To Christie’s

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), “Oliver’s Cap,” 1981, tempera on Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), “Pink Spotted
panel ($3/5 million). Lilies,” 1936, oil on canvas ($1.2/1.8 million).

NEW YORK CITY — Chris- 14-20. All lots will be on view in Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Harvest
tie’s fall sales of American art Christie’s Rockefeller Center Moon (Young Lovers on a Hay Rick),” circa
will feature a selection of the galleries from Saturday, Novem- 1920s, oil on canvas ($1/1.5 million).
most important artists repre- ber 16-19.
senting the category, ranging neer!...” which first appeared in a grouping of the Nineteenth Spotted Lilies,” 1936, an exam-
from American Modernism and Leading the sales is Wyeth’s Scribner’s Magazine in August Century landscapes includes ple of the artist’s ingenious
illustration to the Hudson River “Oliver’s Cap,” characteristic of 1917 ($2/3 million). N.C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer’s “Boats Along- manipulation of color, form and
School and art of the American the artist’s distinct, delicate bal- along with his mentor, Howard side a Schooner” ($300/500,000), composition to depict her favor-
West. The sale is highlighted by ance between complex intensity Pyle, helped establish the clas- Thomas Hill’s “Picnic by the ite subject of the from the Col-
several private collections that and private intimacy. Painted in sic imagery of pirates in Ameri- Sea,” a 7 ½-foot-wide 1873 lection of James and Marilynn
offer rare and fresh-to-the-mar- 1981, “Oliver’s Cap” transforms can popular culture through painting of San Francisco Bay Alsdorf. A rare New York City
ket works, including Andrew a view from the artist’s commu- illustrations like this work. ($70/100,000) and William watercolor by Edward Hopper, a
Wyeth’s “Oliver’s Cap” ($3/5 nity in Chadds Ford, Penn., After being acquired directly Keith’s “The Headwaters of the Marsden Hartley oil painting
million), from the collection of with a modern sense of design from the artist, the painting has Owens River” ($100/150,000). exploring the connection
Ron and Diane Disney Miller; to create the quintessential, passed through the family by between visual art and music
Norman Rockwell’s “Harvest quiet tension of Wyeth’s best descent and appears at auction From the collection of Richard and a vibrant example by Stu-
Moon” ($1/1.5 million), from the work. The artist himself wrote for the first time. The work was L. Weisman and headlining the art Davis round out the Mod-
collection of Richard L. Weis- of the work, “I want you to know included in this summer’s N.C. selection of American illustra- ernist section.
man; and Georgia O’Keeffe’s the egg tempera painting you Wyeth retrospective at the tion is Norman Rockwell’s “Har-
“Pink Spotted Lilies” ($1.2/1.8 have, titled ‘Oliver’s Cap’ I con- Brandywine River Museum. vest Moon,” a cover illustration Western works are led by
million), from the James and sider one of my very richest and epitomizing the artist’s quintes- Albert Bierstadt’s “After Glow:
Marilynn Alsdorf collection. most personal pictures.” A group of Nineteenth Centu- sential nostalgia through the The Glory of the Heavens”
ry works features a rare Civil subject of young love. Other ($600/800,000), Eanger Irving
The American art sale on Additional works from the War oil painting, “Sounding paintings by Rockwell in the Couse’s “Flute Player at the
November 20 comprises 94 lots, Wyeth family include a striking Reveille” by Winslow Homer, sale from this collection include Spring” ($250/350,000) and
and the American art online N.C. Wyeth painting of the infa- from 1871, that has recently the large-scale oil painting “Red Joseph Henry Sharp’s “Jerry of
auction, comprising 128 lots, is mous pirate Blackbeard titled been on view at the Philadel- Head” ($600/800,000) and Taos” ($80/120,000).
open for bidding November “Oh, Morgan’s men are out for phia Museum of Art ($1.2/1.8 “Laughing Boy” ($150/250,000).
you; and Blackbeard—bucca- million). From the Ron and Christie’s is at 20 Rockefeller
Diane Disney Miller collection, Modernist works are high- Center. For information, 212-
lighted by O’Keeffe’s “Pink 636-2000 or www.christies.com.

Robert Slawinski Will Offer Fine Estate Jewelry,
Silver & Vintage Guitar Collection November 17

Fine silver offerings include an early Nineteenth Century SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF. — From a group of 20-plus vin- will also make its way across
sterling silver tea service. Robert Slawinski Auctioneers tage guitars from a single- the auction block. Artists
One of many artworks spanning centuries and genres. will conduct its next major owner collection. include Charles-Edouard Jean-
estates auction on Sunday, 345), Gibson Custom (ES 137), neret. Annette Corcoran, Jules
November 17, beginning at 11 Gibson 12 String (ES 335), Dupre, Thomas Buttersworth,
am. This auction will feature Gibson 1969 (ES-150D) and Peter Sterkenburg, Charles T.
more than 200 lots of estate Fender Stratocaster 40th, 50th Bale, Sydney J. Yard, Loran
jewelry, a collection of Eigh- and 60th anniversary guitars. Speck, Claude Buck, Hoi Leb-
teenth and Nineteenth Centu- Many of the guitars were kept adang, George Post and Michel
ry fine silver from an heir of a in very good condition; they De Gallard.
prominent 1930s South Caroli- will come to the block toward
na mansion, a single-owner the latter part of the sale. Local estate lots, including
collection of vintage guitars, furniture by John Henry Bel-
fine works of art and Asian A collection of works of art ter, glass by R. Lalique and
antiques. statuary by Eugene Bourgouin
will round out this full sale.
There will be fine estate jew-
elry, including a Tiffany & Co. Robert Slawinski Auctioneers
18K diamond ring and brace- is at 1500 Green Hills Road
let suite, a lady’s antique Suite 100. Previews will be
15-carat aquamarine set with Saturday, November 16, noon
diamonds, and a pair of ruby to 3 pm and the day of auction
and diamond earrings set in from 9:30 to the 11 am start.
18K gold. There are several For information, 831-335-9000
lots of Tahitian pearl jewelry or www.slawinski.com.
in 14K to 18K, and a single-
owner grouping of Native GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Many
American signed silver jewel- words come to mind upon hear-
ry. ing the names Pablo Picasso,
Georges Braque and Fernand
Fine silver includes an early Léger — cubism, friendship,
Nineteenth Century sterling modern art, innovation. But
silver tea service, Garrard poetry, literature and theater
London silver Eighteenth Cen- are not usually among them.
tury tray and a 262-piece ster- “Picasso, Braque & Léger:
ling silver flatware dinner ser- Twentieth Century Modern
vice set. Masters,” on view to January 5
at the Hyde Collection, 161
The single-owner collection Warren Street, explores their
of more than 20 guitars shared loved of the printed
includes a 1967 Trini Lopez word. For information, 518-792-
Standard, Gibson Sunburst 1761 or www.hydecollection.org.
(ES 345), Gibson Stereo (ES

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 31

Ruth, Jackson, Wagner & Others At
Lelands Fall 2019 Classic Auction Ending Dec. 6

MATAWAN, N.J. — A 1915 Rocky Bleier’s 1979
World Series Champion Bos- Super Bowl XIII Steelers
ton Red Sox team-signed game-worn helmet.
baseball signed by Babe
Ruth for his roommate, Rocky Bleier’s 1975 Super Bowl tro-
the personal collection of phy will be offered.
Steelers great and deco-
rated Vietnam War veter- The multi-million dollar card collec-
an Rocky Bleier, and a tion features rare Babe Ruth cards
multi-million dollar card and a fresh-to-the-market 1917 Collins-
collection, including rare McCarthy (E135) complete set.
Ruth cards headline the
Lelands Fall 2019 Classic Auc- The 1915 Red Sox team autographs among the scarc- Champion Yankees team- legendary horse owner and
tion, which is now open for bid- signed baseball from Ruth’s est in sports. signed ball. trainer.
ding through December 6. roommate, Dick Hoblitzell,
features 28 autographs, Directly from actor Charlie The auction also boasts foot- The Lelands Fall 2019 Clas-
The remarkable 1915 Red Sox including Ruth’s, Tris Sheen comes the famed Cleve- ball memorabilia, including a sic Auction also features a
team-signed baseball from Speaker, Harry Hooper, land Indians cap worn by 1982 “Dawg Pound Bound” wide array of vintage pop cul-
Ruth’s roommate, Dick Hoblit- Duffy Lewis, Everett Scott, Sheen’s Ricky Vaughan char- van signed by more than 500 ture memorabilia, including a
zell, features 28 autographs Hoblitzell and others. acter in the movie Major Cleveland Browns players and full set of AFA graded 1978
including Ruth’s, Tris Speaker, from his stint with the Red League and the actual screen- football luminaries, including Star Wars Kenner action fig-
Harry Hooper, Duffy Lewis, Sox. The Collins-McCarthy set and game-used pitched ball the entire 1964 Browns cham- ures, a 1961 John F. Kennedy
Everett Scott, Hoblitzell and is believed to be the first com- from the climactic scene where pionship team. Other high- Camelot signed document, a
others. This fantastic ball plete set sold publicly. Vaughn strikes out his neme- lights include a helmet worn John Lennon owned and
anchors a collection from Another centerpiece of the sis with a 101 mph fastball. by Ernie Davis in 1951 when played accordion and Whitey
Hoblitzell’s family that also auction is a collection based on he played in Elmira, N.Y.’s Bulger handwritten letters.
includes game balls and the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Other signature baseball Small Fry Football League; a
Hoblitzell’s personal World Marking the 100th anniversa- memorabilia on the auction 1956 Davis high school prac- For additional information,
Series programs. ry of the infamous scandal, the block includes a 1911 Phila- tice jersey; and a 1959 Syra- www.lelands.com.
collection is headlined by a delphia Athletics World Cham- cuse football national champi-
For the first time ever, Holy Grail of baseball auto- pions gold medallion and 1913 onship ring. Show Managers
Steelers icon and true graphs: a “Shoeless” Joe Jack- Philadelphia Athletics World See Page 39
American hero Rocky son signed voucher. Jackson Champions pocket watch pre- Another auction centerpiece
Bleier has made avail- was illiterate and rarely sented to star player Rube is a horse racing trophy collec-
able his vast collection of signed anything, making his Oldring, a circa 1909 Honus tion featuring trophies from
memorabilia, which tells Wagner Horner cabinet, Jesse several of the sport’s greatest
the story of his extraordi- Haines’ Hall of Fame Induc- horses. The Hirsch Jacobs col-
nary life from the football tion Plaque, a 1939 Inaugural lection of 39 trophies dates
field, battlefield of Vietnam Hall of Fame Induction signed back to the early 1940s and
and back. Wounded in battle baseball, and a 1927 World comes from the estate of the
and told he would never walk
again, Bleier, who was awarded
the Bronze Star and a Purple
Heart for his military service,
defied the odds and became a
four-time Super Bowl winner
with the Steelers. Headlining
the collection is Bleier’s 1979
Super Bowl XIII Steelers game-
worn helmet, his 1980 Super
Bowl XIV game-used signed jer-
sey and an early to mid-1970s
Bleier game-worn helmet.

The multi-million dollar card
collection up for bid features
rare Babe Ruth cards and a
fresh-to-the-market 1917 Col-
lins-McCarthy (E135) com-
plete set. Among the Ruth
cards is a 1916 M101-5 Sport-
ing News blank back #151
rookie that is the only recog-
nized Ruth rookie. Considered
one of the most prized posses-
sions in the card collecting
hobby, the card depicts Ruth
in pitching follow-through

Barnes Foundation Unveils New Mobile Guide

PHILADELPHIA — The example, focusing on a Renoir nonprofit cultural and educa-
Barnes Foundation has painting may prompt a story tional institution that shares
announced the launch of about Barnes’s love of the art- its unparalleled art collection
“Barnes Focus,” a new inter- ist’s work and how he amassed with the public, organizes spe-
pretive guide to the collection the largest Renoir collection in cial exhibitions, and presents
that works on any smartphone the world. Other stories high- programming that fosters new
with a web browser. When you light themes – music and ways of thinking about human
are in the galleries, simply dance, for instance – and art creativity. The Barnes collec-
open the guide by going to historical connections between tion is displayed in ensembles
barnesfoc.us on a mobile paintings and objects. The that integrate art and objects
browser and focus on a work of guide uses your interest as a from across cultures and time
art; the guide will recognize starting point to introduce periods, overturning tradition-
the work and deliver informa- other works on view in the al hierarchies and revealing
tion about it. room, delving deeper into the universal elements of human
history of the collection or expression. Home to one of the
“Barnes Focus” is the result of revealing more about an artist. world’s finest collections of
a collaboration between the New content is added continu- impressionist, post-impres-
Barnes Foundation’s curatori- ously. sionist and Modern paintings
al, education, and technology — including the largest groups
teams. The guide uses a smart- When you use “Barnes Focus” of paintings by Pierre-Auguste
phone’s camera combined with to browse the collection, your Renoir and Paul Cézanne in
image-recognition technology browsing history is automati- existence — the Barnes brings
to send information about cally saved. Entering your together renowned canvases by
works in the collection. This is email address sends links to Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso,
a particularly crucial step for the works and the stories you Amedeo Modigliani and Vin-
the Barnes, as founder Dr accessed in the galleries, cent van Gogh, alongside Afri-
Albert C. Barnes’s unconven- enabling you to take your visit can, Asian, ancient and medi-
tional arrangements do not home. Barnes Focus also lever- eval art, as well as metalwork,
include interpretive content on ages the Google Translate API, furniture and decorative art.
the gallery walls. so you can automatically trans-
late the guide into Spanish, The Barnes Foundation is at
As you continue using French, German, Italian, Rus- 2025 Benjamin Franklin Park-
“Barnes Focus” throughout a sian, Chinese, Japanese and way. For additional information,
visit, certain works prompt the Korean. www.barnesfoundation.org or
guide to share stories about 215-278-7000.
the Barnes collection. For The Barnes Foundation is a

32 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Sells The Belle Epoque And More

Auction Action In Pittsfield, Mass.

PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Fon- style. The firm’s November 3 sale Gilded Age homes, was included Dealers in the room, with clien- still seemed reasonable.
taine’s Auction Gallery has continued with this specializa- along with glass by Tiffany and tele for the large, heavily carved One of the higher prices, $4,538,
become known for selling furni- tion. Well-made, large-scale, others, lamps and chandeliers, pieces, went home happy, and
ture and other decorative arts of heavily carved furniture by firms pottery by Weller, Teplitz and oth- several items selling over esti- was realized for a 57-inch-wide
the Belle Epoque period and such as R.J. Horner, designed for ers along with appropriate acces- mates satisfied John Fontaine. mahogany partners’ desk made
sories. In addition, there was a One of the large carved pieces by the R.J. Horner Company. The
collection of early phonographs that seemed to be a bargain was a desk top was supported by
and music boxes, silver, numer- well-carved, massive Asian eagle spread-winged griffins, and the
ous paintings and vintage adver- perched on an equally large root apron and drawer fronts were
tising. Although the crowd in the base. It was 47 inches tall, 48 also carved. From the same
saleroom was not large, patrons inches wide, 44 inches deep, maker, a heavily carved oak hall
were active and bought many retaining the original dark pati- bench with scenic panels, winged
lots. In addition, several absentee na. The low estimate was a con- griffins and a maiden crest also
bids had been left and internet servative $600, but it sold in the went to a buyer in the room for
and telephone bidders were room for $242. Furniture by $2,723, eliciting this comment
active throughout the sale. known makers sold for more but from the auctioneer: “It’s a shame.
That’s a great piece of furniture.”
The highest priced lot of the day included these five Nine- Robert J. Horner opened his busi-
teenth and early Twentieth Century ceramic and earthen- ness in New York city in 1886 and
ware chargers decorated with Renaissance scenes. A phone from the outset deliberately
bidder paid $6,655 appealed to both wealthy and
middle-class consumers. His
John Fontaine at work, selling a carved rosewood Eigh- advertising referenced “First
teenth Century chest, which brought $2,420. Class and Medium Quality Fur-
niture.” Horner’s showrooms dis-
played his furniture in room-style
settings, common today but
uncommon at that time. The com-
pany survived on its own until
1915 when it merged with anoth-
er furniture maker.

Fontaine’s sale included light-
ing and other accessories that
wealthy homeowners used, along
with the heavily carved and other
Victorian furniture. A massive
multi-tiered hanging brass chan-
delier with a slightly hammered
textured surface had two central
tiers and eight hanging lights
and also displayed numerous
opalescent Tiffany-style prisms, a
few of which were either missing
or in need of restoration. It was

Bringing $4,538 was a 57-inch-wide mahogany partners’
desk made by the R.J. Horner Company. The desk top was
supported by spread-winged griffins, and both the apron
and drawer fronts were also carved.

The William H. Wilson leather fire helmet, These weren’t the proverbial kitchen sinks.
dated 1866, was painted with an eagle’s They came from an early barber shop and
head above the shield and it sold for $3,328. included the original nickel-plated brass
hardware. Their final price was $847.
Review and Onsite Photos by
Rick Russack, Contributing Editor

Additional Photos Courtesy of
Fontaine’s Auction Gallery

The second highest price of the day, $6,050, was for a pair of This probably made its buyer, a dealer A large carved oak hall bench by R.J. Horner with
circa 1800 majolica plaques with Roman scenes, which also in the room, a decent week’s pay. It was scenic panels, winged griffins and a maiden crest
went to a phone bidder. a well-carved, massive, Asian eagle went to a buyer in the room for $2,723,
perched on an equally large root base.
The low estimate was a conservative
$600, but it sold in the room for $242.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 33

A Victorian triple decker banquet lamp had a gilt-decorated pierced
iron base, hand painted floral clusters on the porcelain font and a
10-inch glass shade. It realized $423 from a buyer in the room.

Surprising the auc-
tioneer, this bronze John Fontaine’s daughter Mia, who is the office manager,
lamp base with a There were some and her 4-year-old daughter Maria. The firm’s next genera-
coiled serpent large art pottery tions are in place.
around the stem lamps. A signed Lou-
was more than 32 welsa Weller lamp
inches tall and it A 42-inch-tall Twentieth base, more than 35
sold well over the Century kinetic sculpture inches tall with an
estimate, ending by Joseph Burlini, signed imperfect butterfly
up at $3,933. and dated 1972, earned $968. shade, sold for $726.

84 inches tall and 39 inches in scene of birds and clouds and early ceramics, all came from the Two figural peacock lamps, 16 inches tall, with cast metal
diameter, with 6- and 10-inch signed by William McDonald. A same consignor in Virginia. The figures of peacocks and feathered fans highlighted with
prisms. It realized $908. A large, signed Louwelsa Weller lamp internet provided us with a lot of colorful beads sold for $1,029.
27-inch ornate slag glass paneled base, more than 35 inches tall sales. Several buyers bought just
lamp with a fancy overlay frame, with an imperfect butterfly one or two items — which meant
decorated with wreaths and tas- shade, sold for $726. The body that we had a lot of invoices to
sels on a matching base with claw had an amber, green and brown send out after the sale. Our Janu-
feet exceeded its estimate, finish- glaze with a large flower display ary 18 [2020] sale will be a strong
ing at $968. A puffy Pairpoint on the front with leaves and vines one. We have a large collection of
Papillon table lamp with a carrying onto the sides. Another puffy Pairpoint lamps and other
14-inch shade, reverse painted large Louwelsa Weller oil lamp good furniture. We’re looking for-
with colorful butterflies and red decorated with yellow daffodils ward to that.”
roses with vines and leaves, real- and a 10-inch diameter cased yel-
ized $3,630. A 32-inch bronze low glass shade sold for $787. Prices given include the buyer’s
lamp base with a serpent coiled premium as stated by the auction
up the stem of the base went to Fontaine’s is a family business. house.
an internet buyer for $3,933, far John Fontaine’s parents were in
over the estimate. eliciting sur- the antiques business and his For information, 413-448-8922
prise from the auctioneer. father conducted auctions. More or https://fontainesauction.com.
than 50 years ago, before he was
Another lot that was a pleasant a teenager, John’s father had him This wasn’t the day for selling painted One of a small collection of early phono-
surprise was a lot of five Nine- do some selling and he’s been American furniture. A nice red and green graphs was this working Victor type R
teenth and early Twentieth Cen- doing it ever since. Daughter Mia lift top blanket chest on turned feet with 7-inch disc phonograph with a front-mount
tury ceramic and earthenware is the office manager, and her sis- original surface could not get a $100 bid. horn and a reproducer. It sold for $787.
chargers, decorated with Renais- ter Dina and brother John also
sance scenes. The group went to a work for the company. Mia’s
phone bidder for $6,655 followed daughter, 4-year-old Maria, may
closely by a pair of circa 1800 be the fourth generation of the
majolica plaques with Roman family to be involved with the
scenes, which also went to a business. She happily chatted
phone bidder, probably the same with anyone and happily had her
one, for $6,050. These were the picture taken with her mother. At
two highest priced lots of the day. the last Fontaine’s sale we
attended, John stopped the auc-
The sale included several cylin- tion so that Maria could sing her
der and disc music boxes and favorite song.
early phonographs. A Talk-O-
Phone phonograph in an oak case He said he was satisfied with
with original finish, stenciled the results of this auction. “It was
panel and a black and brass horn, interesting to me that our highest
in working condition, earned priced lots, that unusual bronze
$605. The company was short- lamp base and the two lots of
lived, existing from only 1903 to
1908. An early key-wind Colum- An elaborate Teplitz centerpiece with A mahogany English pub bar with a A puffy Pairpoint Papillon table lamp
bia Graphophone cylinder phono- a bulbous body had three winged putti leaded glass canopy reached $1,694. It with a 14-inch shade, reverse painted
graph, missing the reproducer, heads on the sides, a high pierced top was 55 inches wide. with colorful butterflies, red roses,
brought $363. A working Victor with flowing and scrolling filigree and vines and leaves, realized $3,630.
type R 7-inch disc phonograph a three-footed base with more scroll-
with a front-mount horn support- ing filigree. The sides were enameled
ed on an oak rod, with reproducer, with flowers and insects, and the base
sold for $787. That model was was stamped “Alfred Stellmacher.” It
introduced in 1902. An Edison sold for just $242.
Diamond Disc phonograph need-
ing a new belt and in a Mission-
style oak cabinet brought $266. A
mahogany Regina disc music box
on base with a double comb
mechanism sold for $1,936, and a
Mermod Freres Swiss cylinder
music box with three additional
cylinders in a separate oak case
reached $968. It was in working
condition but missing five teeth
on the comb. A large cylinder
music box in a banded rosewood
case, 27 inches wide and in work-
ing condition, earned $484.

Art pottery included large Rook-
wood and Weller lamp bases. An
1882, 21-inch-tall Rookwood
example with a frosted and
etched glass shade sold for $363.
The base was decorated with a

34 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

Transitions Center For Painted Wall Preservation
Gets Funding For Digital Archive Project
Phillips has appointed Kirsten MacDon- HALLOWELL, MAINE — The Cen- is ours to record and tell before it is
ald regional director for Scandinavia, ter for the Painted Wall Preservation lost.
based in Copenhagen, Denmark. This hire (CPWP) has received a grant from
continues Phillips’ expansion across Eu- the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foun- For example, one of the Norton
rope and efforts in building a commanding dation to support the creation of a House walls from East Baldwin,
presence in the Scandi- digital archive of paint-decorated Maine, demonstrates the artistry of
navian marketplace for walls. itinerant painters and the details
Twentieth and Twenty- conveyed in their landscape painting.
First Century art and CPWP is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedi- Between two windows in an upper
design. MacDonald re- cated to the conservation and preser- bedchamber one sees a rural farm-
cently served as head vation of painted plaster walls, pri- house and barn, with a dung pile
of sales and shipping marily in New England from 1800 to beside it and the wash hung out to
for Bruun Rasmussen 1860. These painted walls — which dry by the fence. These walls, like so
Auctioneers (BRA) in include murals, freehand brushwork many others, provide an irreplace-
Copenhagen. Prior to this she held the po- and stenciled decoration — are vul- able glimpse into the everyday lives
sition as the US representative for BRA in nerable to destruction and loss. Paint- of rural America — painted right on
New York. Before embarking on her career ed walls are regularly discovered in walls in rural Maine during the
in the art world, MacDonald worked for the private homes as owners renovate or redecorate. The CPWP Nineteenth Century.
global shipping company Maersk Line, as works to document the walls, helps identify and attribute them The second important purpose of documentation is to increase
head of communications and branding. and steers owners to appropriate conservators and preserva- access for research. Almost all the painted plaster walls are in
tion methods. With the support of the Rabkin Foundation, private homes and not open to the public. Since access to these
The Fralin Museum of Art at the Univer- CPWP will publish a digital archive of painted walls to make walls is limited, their value to historians and other researchers
sity of Virginia has named Laura Min- these incomparable resources available to researchers. has not yet been fully realized. The CPWP shares its discoveries
ton, (left) curator of exhibitions. Minton through its digital newsletter, Plaster Bits, but it hopes to do
joins the Fralin from Museum of Fine Arts, CPWP has developed a file of more than 350 locations with much more for advancing the understanding of these walls by
Houston. A senior member of the curatorial paint-decorated, plaster walls that the organization has docu- providing access to photographs and information related to the
mented and photographed. This represents more than 2,500 hundreds of walls they have documented.
individual walls — each one a significant artwork. Document- The CPWP intends to publish its painted wall records as a
ing these walls is of paramount importance because it serves digital archive for the use of conservators, historians and home-
two critical purposes. First, it creates a record of these vulnera- owners in the form of an easy-to-use online database. Entries
ble works of art. Many of these walls have suffered from incom- will be searchable by technique, motif, artist, location, date and
plete, poor or no conservation at all. Others have been lost to other identification factors. The published archive will be host-
severe deterioration or demolition. As an historical record, ed on the CPWP website and will continue to grow as walls are
painted plaster walls reflect the cultural life of the nation. Rec- discovered and documented.
ognized as America’s first school of landscape painting, they tell For additional information, www.pwpcenter.org.
a story of the life and times of rural America and their existence

Leah Stearns photo Coe Sweet photo Sri Lanka’s Modern & Contemporary Art Museum
To Open In December
team, Minton’s responsibilities at the Fralin
include building a comprehensive national COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Sri Lanka is planning to open its of Sri Lanka and will begin welcoming visitors on December 12.
and international exhibitions schedule and first museum dedicated to Modern and contemporary art next “While the museums of Sri Lanka have sought to serve the
curating rigorous scholarly projects that month. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri
provide a foundation for transdisciplinary Lanka, which has been three years in the making, began as a past, they have done so at the exclusion of our modern and con-
and socially engaged discourse. Minton, privately funded venture. In 2016, a nonprofit organization was temporary histories,” said Ajit Gunewardene, chair of the new
who reports directly to the museum’s J. San- founded to support the project and a committee of international institution’s founding committee. “Museums are now striving to
ford Miller family director and chief curator, curators, arts professionals and industry leaders was formed. be places where all sections of society can be reflected in a muse-
began at the Fralin on October 21. Minton The institution will be temporarily housed on the 17th floor of um’s collections, displays and educational programming. Sri
expands a curatorial department at the Fra- the Colombo Innovation Tower (CIT) in the commercial capital Lanka’s rich historic culture underscores the way in which the
lin that includes Hannah Cattarin, who Colombo, Sri Lanka. island can lead the way in the region as a modern and contempo-
was also recently promoted to assistant cu- rary museum destination.”
rator. Cattarin served as curatorial assistant —Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne photo
at the museum prior to her promotion. Other members of the founding committee include Shiromal
Cooray, chair of Jetwing Hotels and Jetwing Travels; architect
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum Channa Daswatte, a partner at MICD Associates; Sujatha Arun-
has named Abigail Hoover its mu- dathi Meegama, assistant professor of the School of Art, Design
seum registrar/collections manager. Hoover and Media at Nanyang Technical University, Singapore;
joins Mount Holyoke from the Whitney Sharmini Pereira, cofounder and director of the Sri Lanka
Museum of American Art, where she was Archive of Contemporary Art, Architecture, & Design; Suhanya
the registrar of the permanent collection. Raffel, executive director of the M+ museum in the West Kow-
Hoover started September 9. While at the loon Cultural District, Hong Kong; and artist and curator
Whitney, Hoover coordinated international Michael Snelling, a former director of the National Art School,
outgoing loans, installa- Sydney.
tions of the permanent
collection, conducted In addition to presenting a rotating series of exhibitions and
inventories and was educational programming, the museum will work to build its
the registrar for travel- own permanent collection of modern and contemporary art and
ing collection exhibi- will spearhead conservation efforts for the artistic community.
The institution will be inaugurated by an exhibition titled “one
hundred thousand small tales.” Curated by Sharmini Pereira,
the show was first presented at the Dhaka Art Summit in Febru-
ary 2018.

tions. Hoover holds Museum Of Arts & Design Says
an MA from New York Winner Of 2019 Burke Prize Is Indira Allegra
University in visual arts
Laura Shea photo administration. She
earned a BA in art history and English litera-
ture from Northwestern University. NEW YORK CITY — The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) political and emotional tensions unspoken in society and carried
announced that Indira Allegra is the winner of the 2019 Burke within the body.
At the National Gallery of Canada Prize for contemporary craft. Named for craft collectors Marian Allegra is at the forefront of the performative craft movement,
(NGC), Kitty Scott is its new deputy and Russell Burke, the juried prize constitutes an unrestricted which has evolved out of the physical processes of craft. The
director and chief curator, effective January award in the amount of $50,000 given to an artist age 45 or select works from Allegra’s “Bodywarp” (2017) series, currently
6, 2020. With 25 years of major museum and under working in glass, fiber, clay, metal or wood. The Burke on view in MAD’s Burke Prize 2019 exhibition, demonstrate the
gallery experience across Canada and inter- Prize recognizes the achievements of a young artist who is artist’s thoughtful and intimate choreography between maker,
nationally, Scott brings her expertise and advancing the mediums and disciplines that shaped the Ameri- tool and place. Elevating the process of making, Allegra precipi-
a global network of artists, scholars, col- can studio craft movement. The work of Allegra and her fellow tates connections between the work, the audience and larger
lectors and museum finalists for the Burke Prize is social issues.
professionals to the on view in MAD’s galleries A jury of professionals in
gallery. Most recently through April 12. the fields of art, craft and
the Carol and Morton Born in Detroit, Mich., Alleg- design selected Allegra as
Rapp curator, Modern ra (b 1980), now based in Oak- the winner from hundreds
and contemporary art land, Calif., makes sculptures, of submissions.
at the Art Gallery of performances, texts and Burke Prize 2019 is
Ontario, Scott will be installations investigating curated by MAD’s assis-
returning to the NGC, memorial practices and the tant curator Samantha De
where she was cura- Craig Boyko photo unseen forces of generational Tillio and assistant man-
tor of contemporary art from 2000 to 2006. trauma. Using the ideology ager of curatorial affairs
During her previous tenure at the gallery, and methodology of weaving, Angelik Vizcarrondo-
Scott acquired several of the collection’s Allegra explores the intersec- Laboy with support from
highlights, including the iconic sculpture tions of forces, whether they be curatorial assistant Alida
“Maman” (1999) by Louise Bourgeois. She material, social or emotional. Jekabson.
holds an MA from the Royal College of Art She activates elements of The Museum of Arts and
(London) and a BFA from Concordia Univer- looms and other weaving tools Design is at 2 Columbus
sity (Montreal, Canada). through movement and dance, Circle. For information,
using her body as the meta- Indira Allegra, “Casting III,” “Lineage III,” “Lineage VI” and www.madmuseum.org or
phorical thread to explore “Lineage IV” (from “Bodywarp”) 2017. —Jenna Bascom photo 212-299-7737.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 35

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36 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

China Tariffs: Some US Auction Houses
File For Exclusion, Some Watch & Wait

By W.A. Demers firm has applied for exclu- Courtesy of Christie’s in this manner flies in the tariffs and are considering
NEW YORK CITY — Chris- sions to seven categories of tional fees. face of an important Ameri- their effect on Phillips’ global
tie’s is one of the US auction US-China tariffs: paintings, can value of support for the sales.”
houses filing for exemption drawings and pastels execut- “It also will severely impact art world.”
against the Trump adminis- ed entirely by hand, whether the US art market as a whole, A Sotheby’s spokesperson
tration tariffs that were lev- or not framed; collages and drying up any ability to pur- A spokesperson for Phillips confirmed that the firm will
ied on Chinese art and similar decorative plaques, chase Chinese artworks out- said, “We are closely monitor- be filing an exclusion request
antiques. Christie’s led the executed by hand, whether or side of the United States,” ing the developments sur- in the near future.
charge by filing for the exclu- not framed; original engrav- said Christie’s in its filing. rounding the Chinese import
sion on November 1, the first ings, prints and lithographs, “Punishing the US art market Christie’s request, and the
day in a three-month period whether or not framed; origi- others’ if and when filed, will
in which applications are nal sculptures and statuary, be reviewed by the USTR to
being accepted by the Office in any material; antiques of determine if the tariff would
of the US Trade Representa- any age exceeding 100 years result in “severe economic
tive (USTR). Christie’s is (silverware); antiques of any harm” to the company or
requesting to be excused from age exceeding 100 years (fur- American interests.
a 15 percent duty levied on niture); and antiques of any
artwork and antiques that age exceeding 100 years Since the Trump adminis-
come from China, including (other). tration mounted its testy and
drawings, paintings, prints tense trade war with China,
and sculpture, that were In its filing, Christie’s art dealers from around the
enacted in August 2019. The claimed that rather than United States decried the tar-
harming China, the tax will iff — a 15 percent tax on $300
Auction result in a “significant loss” billion worth of Chinese
Previews for the company’s US busi- imports, including art and
ness and even potentially antiques that went into effect
push more collectors to buy on September 1.
Chinese art in China, where
they won’t have to pay addi- From now until January 31,
companies are invited to
apply for exemption status
with the USTR.

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Philip S. Dubey, 72

BALTIMORE. MD. — Balti- Linthicum Heights and dealer’s community as an Phil Dubey at the Chester County Antiques Show, 2018.
more antiques dealer Philip Lutherville, Md. He attended expert in Chinese export porce-
Stephen Dubey, beloved son of and graduated from Calvert lain and early American furni-
the late Philip and Dorothy Hall College High School in ture. He won the trust of his
Dubey and devoted brother of 1966. He then attended and customers both within Balti-
Brian Madden Dubey and Wil- graduated from the University more and without, many of
liam Mark Dubey, passed away of Maryland with a BS degree whom were devoted return cus-
from a massive stroke on Octo- in business management. In tomers for years.
ber 22 at around 4:40 in the 2016, Phil took a course on
afternoon. For the last hours of British manor houses at Christ He is survived by his broth-
his life, Phil was on life sup- Church College, Oxford. ers, Brian Madden Dubey and
port. Although his deteriorated William Mark Dubey. The
condition came on suddenly, After college, Phil worked in viewing was October 31.
his brothers made sure friends personnel at Mars Supermar-
and his employees were invited ket, a local grocery store, from Phil’s lasting legacy is cheer.
to his bedside to say farewell. October 1978 to December He never had a solemn day. At
1985. His next job was person- anytime, someone walking into
His passing followed a nel manager with the College the shop might say, “Hi, Phil,
lengthy vacation to his favorite of Physicians at the University how are you?” To which Phil
spot, the American Southwest. of Maryland Medical School would reply, “I’m so good, if I
There he visited his old stomp- from 1985 until 1991. It was were any better, I’d be twins!”
ing ground, Santa Fe, among after this last job that his
other favorite sites such as dream of owning an antiques INDEX - 84 PAGES - INDEX
Mesa Verde and the Grand store came true.
Canyon. He uncharacteristi- ANTIQUES SHOW REVIEWS
cally found time for a spa and a He opened his first shop,
pedicure in Arizona this time which later became Dubey’s
around. Art and Antiques at 807 North
Howard Street. In the follow-
Born on October 7, 1947, Phil- ing years, Phil became known
ip grew up in Silver Spring, and respected in the antiques

World Auction Record For (Round Top, Texas) Fresh Faces At Marburger Farm Antiques Show.................................................................7
First Edition Of Darwin’s (New York City) Sparkling Treats At Palm Beach Show Group’s NYC Jewelry & Watch Show.........................14
‘On The Origins Of Species’ (Allentown, Penn.) Allentown Antique Toy Show Celebrates 41st Annual Event..............................................20
(New York City) Strong Sales & Record Attendance At IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair.............................................25

AUCTION REVIEWS

CHICAGO — The top lot of (Sudbury, Mass.) Tremont’s Asian Art Auction Achieves Great Results.............................................................8
Hindman’s November 5 books (Philadelphia) Freeman’s International Sale Brings More Than $2.4 Million....................................................11
and manuscripts sale was (New York City) Sotheby’s Posts Highlights Of Its Americana Sale..................................................................26
Charles Darwin’s On the Ori- (Peterborough, N.H.) Unusual Items At The Cobbs, Sale Does Well................................................................27
gin of Species, which set a (Pittsfield, Mass.) Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Sells The Belle Epoque And More..............................................32
world auction record for a (York, Penn.) Hake’s Sets World Auction Record For “Star Wars” Toy Third Time In 20 Months....................38
first edition of Darwin’s land- (Richmond, Va.) Rare Cellarette Celebrates Brunk’s Richmond, Va., Debut.....................................................38
mark work. Realizing (Manchester, N.H.) Carriage Clocks Drive Schmitt Horan & Co.’s Fall Auction.................................................40
$564,500, inclusive of buyer’s (Sparks, Md.) Crocker Farm’s Sale Goes Swimmingly With Mermaid Water Cooler........................................45
premium, the Garden Copy, (New Braunfels, Texas) Bidders Clamor To Buy Anthony Bourdain’s Collection At Lark Mason Associates.....50
previously owned by Ameri- (East Windsor, Conn.) Nadeau’s Fires First Shot For Mars & Neptune Trust....................................................54
can philanthropist Paul Mel-
lon (1907–1999), sold for more EXHIBITIONS
than double the estimate of
$120/180,000. (Los Angeles) “Monet & Modern Beauty” At J. Paul Getty Museum..................................................................4
The firm’s single-owner sale (Concord, Mass.) “Concord Collects” At Concord Museum...............................................................................5
of the library of a Midwestern (Stony Brook, N.Y.) Long Island Museum Celebrates National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month........................11
collector featuring landmark (New Orleans) “Inventing Acadia” — Paintings & Place In Louisiana..............................................................12
works in the fields of science and technology, mathematics, lit- (Purchase, N.Y.) Engels The Artist, “Art Got Into Me” At Neuberger Museum Of Art.......................................13
erature, Americana and the social sciences realized more than (New York City) Cooper Hewitt Presents Bauhaus Master Herbert Bayer.........................................................29
$1.9 million. Strong international bidding set several signifi- (Hartford, Conn.) “Pieces Of American History” Connecticut Quilts At Historical Society................................38
cant records at auction. (New York City) Pope.L’s “Choir” Saturates Whitney.......................................................................................38
Also exceeding estimates was Harry Potter and the Philoso- (Knightsbridge, London) V&A Launches Automobile Retrospective................................................................42
pher’s Stone by J.K Rowling. Bringing $150,000 against an (Agen, France) Goya: Avant-Garde Genius At Jacobins’ Church.......................................................................43
estimate of $80/120,000, the signed first edition achieved the (Worcester, Mass.) Worcester Art Museum Examines Importance Of Photography........................................44
second highest price ever at auction for Rowling’s work. (San Marino, Calif.) “Utopia” Engages New Works, Celebrates Huntington’s Centennial.................................53
For information, 312-280-1212 or www.hindmanauctions.com. (New Haven, Conn.) Second Hilton Als-Curated Series At Yale Center For British Art......................................56

Caller Leads Los Angeles Police AND ALSO...
To $800,00 In Stolen Artwork
Across The Block...............................................................................................................................................6
By John Rogers, Estate Sales....................................................................................................................................................53
Associated Press Historic Homes
LOS ANGELES — This time, detectives didn’t have to track (Newport, R.I.) 13th Annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award Honorees.............................................49
down the stolen art — someone led them to it. International.............................................................................................................................................. 43-44
Los Angeles police said on November 5 that they recovered Q&A
$800,000 worth of prints by Scottish abstract expressionist
Benjamin Creme after a caller told them they were in the per- Dan Finamore..................................................................................................................................................1
son’s home in the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando. Real Estate......................................................................................................................................................49
Police believe the 1,200 signed prints were there for several Transitions.......................................................................................................................................................34
years but the caller who had them had only recently checked a (Katonah, N.Y.) Art Appraisals By Rago At Katonah Museum Of Art..................................................................3
law-enforcement database and discovered they were stolen. (Guilford, Conn.) “Harvesting History” Day At Henry Whitfield State Museum..................................................5
The caller, who was not identified, told police they were found (Windsor, Conn.) Windsor Historical Society Dinner & Auction.........................................................................9
when a storage locker kept by a relative who had died was (Southold, N.Y.) Historical Society Annual Candlelight Tour & Tree Lighting...................................................11
cleaned out. (Boston) MFA Boston Acquires Joel Wayne Collection Of Hand Drawn Postcards...........................................13
They include “Flame-Coloured Deva,” ‘‘Shakti II” and other (Bronx, N.Y.) NY Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show Showcases Central Park..........................................19
colorful works by Creme, who in later years became better (Catskill, N.Y.) Thomas Cole Lecture Explores Course Of Empire.....................................................................19
known for his belief in UFOs and predictions of a second com- (East Dennis, Mass.) Art Of Whalemen Scrimshaw Seminar Hosted By Eldred’s.............................................29
ing of Christ and other messiahs. (Philadelphia) Barnes Foundation Unveils New Mobile Guide..........................................................................31
He died in 2016 at age 93. (Hallowell, Maine) Center For Painted Wall Preservation Gets Funding For Digital Archive Project..................34
Police didn’t describe the circumstances of the art theft or (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Modern & Contemporary Art Museum To Open............................................................34
who the works might be returned to, and the case’s lead detec- (New York City) Museum Of Arts & Design Says Winner Of Burke Prize Is Indira Allegra...............................34
tive, Steven Franssen, did not immediately return a call for (Hartford, Conn.) Wadsworth Atheneum To Rotate Its Masterpieces...............................................................41
comment. (London) Art Forgery Scandal Entraps Prince Charles’ Charity........................................................................42
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1922, Creme said he was 13 (London) Selling Exhibition Of Rare English Clocks At Howard Walwyn..........................................................42
when he decided to devote himself to art and began painting (Nantucket, Mass.) Nantucket Historical Celebrates Festival Of Wreaths.........................................................52
and drawing constantly. Early works included landscapes, but
by the 1940s, he had turned more to colorful abstracts. Show December Calendar of IN THIS ISSUE
Beginning in the 1960s, he began to turn his attention to Section
more metaphysical issues, saying in writings and lectures that Antiques Shows & Flea Markets PAGE 24
he was communicating telepathically with a “master.”
He developed a new form of meditation in 1974 called Trans-
mission Meditation and began publishing several books,
according to the Benjamin Creme Museum website. At one
point, he claimed Jesus Christ and other messiahs had
returned to Earth but hadn’t revealed themselves.

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Make That Thrice: Hake’s Sets World Auction Record
For ‘Star Wars’ Toy Third Time In 20 Months
By Greg Smith tion, with many becoming keepsakes of This result comes off the heels of two
YORK, PENN. — A prototype rocket- employees at the company. This piece Rocket Firing Fetts that Hake’s offered
firing Boba Fett action figure, from toy had provenance to Kenner reliability and in the last 20 months, both setting and
company Kenner’s licensed action figure safety technician John R. Howison. A pushing these records higher: a $112,926
line for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes variant of the toy without any detachable result that the firm set in July, 2019, for
Back, circa 1979, set a world auction parts did make it into production. the same figure with an L-slot firing
record for both any Star Wars toy as well mechanism, AFA-graded 85 NM+. It built
as the toy model for the second time this Hake’s consignment manager Kelly upon a March 2018 result for another
year when it sold for $185,850 in Hake’s McClain said, “The J-slot is the fully L-slot, AFA-graded 85 NM+, at $86,383.
Auctions’ November 6-7 sale. painted version. It’s the closest to what
The 3¾-inch-high figure featured the would have been produced. When the The latest result was aptly timed to sell
J-slot spring action and was AFA graded L-slot variety didn’t pass their safety just five days before the release of the
85+ NM+. The firm said approximately standards, the J-slot was a little safer, highly anticipated TV series Star Wars:
seven AFA-graded J-slots are extant but even then it didn’t make it to produc- The Mandalorian, which debuts Novem-
from a total of 24 to 26 thought to have tion.” ber 12 on Disney+. It comes about a
been made, from a total of 80 to 100 month and a half ahead of the very last
Rocket Firing Boba Fett prototypes origi- Few examples of this toy are graded installment in George Lucas’ iconic nine-
nally produced and sent to the company this high, and many went through test- part space action movie series, when Star
for safety testing purposes. ing procedures that marred their condi- Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits the the-
The figure comes in two variants: the tion. “The only evidence that the proto- aters on December 19.
monotone blue L-slot figure, which was type we sold underwent any testing
the first-stage prototype, and the full evaluations is the presence of indexing “There’s a lot of hype with Star Wars
color J-slot, which was the second-stage marks on the underside of the figure’s right now. It definitely helps,” McClain
prototype. Fett’s small loose missile was feet,” Hake’s president Alex Winter said. said.
deemed hazardous to children, and both “Its condition and impeccable provenance
variants never made it into full produc- contributed to the record-setting price. The piece sold to a private collector.
We could not be more pleased with the Prices, with buyer’s premium, as report-
result.” ed by the auction house. For more infor-
mation, 866-404-9800 or www.hakes.com.

Pope.L’s ‘Choir’ Rare Cellarette Celebrates
Saturates Whitney Brunk’s Richmond, Virginia, Debut

NEW YORK CITY — Pope.L RICHMOND, VA. — Brunk Auctions conducted its pre-
brings his boundary-breaking mier auction on November 9 at its newest location at the
practice to the Whitney with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden featuring fine American,
the debut of a newly commis- European and Southern art; decorative arts; jewelry; and
sioned installation, “Choir” furniture. It was the last category that supplied the top lot
(2019). For more than four when a very rare Southern Chippendale walnut cellarette,
decades, Pope.L has used per- attributed to Piedmont, North Carolina, late Eighteenth
formance, painting, drawing, Century, sold at $46,740, with buyer’s premium. The
installation, video, sculpture 23¾-by-21½-by-14½-inch cellarette is walnut throughout
and theater to grapple with with lidded dovetailed bottle case on a conforming frame
gender, race and societal con- with scalloped skirts, cabriole legs and Spanish feet. From a
cerns. Expanding on his ongo- private New England collection, the rare piece was exhibit-
ing exploration of water, he ed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, “Furniture of the
investigates its physical prop- Old South,” 1958 (labels present) and was illustrated in
erties and associations — rang- Helen Comstock’s article, “Furniture of Virginia, North Car-
ing from life-giving to destruc- olina, Georgia, and Kentucky.” A full review of the auction
tive — to find connections will appear in a future issue.
between this ubiquitous sub-
stance and complex social Pope.L, “Well” (drawing ver- ‘Pieces Of American History:’
issues. Pope.L was the recipient sion), 2015, La Panacée, Connecticut Quilts At Historical Society
of the 2017 Bucksbaum Award, Montpellier, France. Cour-
which is presented to an artist tesy of the Artist, ©Pope.L.
in the Whitney Biennial.
unpredictable sounds of water HARTFORD, CONN. — ington family featuring a
“Choir” continues in the Lobby are words and voices sourced Quilts have long been an whimsical mermaid and
Gallery through Winter 2020. from Library of Congress field important part of the Con- other sea life.
recordings from the 1930s and necticut home, often created
This exhibition is part of African-themed Hollywood with patience and artistry The exhibit was guest-
“Pope.L: Instigation, Aspira- movies from the same period. that has lasted generations. curated by Lynne Zacek Bas-
tion, Perspiration,” a trio of “Choir” seeks to raise questions, The Connecticut Historical sett, an award-winning free-
complementary exhibitions compelling viewers to uncover Society (CHS) shines a light lance curator specializing in
organized by The Museum of the connections within an on quilts and quilt-making historic costume and textiles
Modern Art, the Whitney Muse- installation that is ever-chang- in its newest exhibition, who has extensive knowl-
um of American Art and Public ing physically and sonically. “Pieces of American Histo- edge of CHS’s quilt collec-
Art Fund. Utilizing both public “Water is critical to life,” says ry: Connecticut Quilts.” The tion. Bassett is an associate
and private spaces, the expan- Pope.L, “yet uncritical in its exhibit, which continues fellow of the International
sive presentation addresses interactions in the world. Water through May 16, features 37 Quilt Study Center & Muse-
many elements of the artist’s is always performing. Water extremely rare quilts from um in Lincoln, Neb., and a
oeuvre, from singular early always seeks its own level and, the CHS’s collection of 150 30-year member of the
works to a monumental new given time, dissolves almost quilts, made as far back as American Quilt Study
installation and a new large- any material with which it the mid-1700s and as This pieced quilt was made Group. She has curated quilt
scale performative work comes into contact. In this recently as 1976. They were by Lucy Arnold in 1815 and exhibitions for Old Stur-
inspired by the artist’s iconic sense, water is a fascinating selected as the best examples is an exceptional example of bridge Village, Historic Deer-
crawl series on the streets of model of sociality.” that illustrate the history, cul- bold designs and large-scale field, and the Wadsworth Athe-
New York City. The three exhi- Pope.L’s exploration of water ture and craft of quilt-making pieced worsted common in neum Museum of Art, and
bitions underscore Pope.L’s is central to his recent project in Connecticut. New England. It also illus- co-curated quilt exhibitions for
innovative approach to the “Flint Water” (2017). Bringing trates the transition from the American Textile History
notion of duration, the flow attention to the water crisis The exhibit includes costumes the whole cloth tradition of Museum and the New Britain
from moment to moment, and in Flint, Mich., he bottled con- (representing those which were the Eighteenth Century to Museum of American Art.
the process of creation, which is taminated tap water collected often repurposed as quilts), as the new cotton patchwork Visitors will have the chance
often made apparent in the from one Flint home and sold well as photographs, and arti- of the Nineteenth Century. to touch and examine modern
work itself. the resulting works of art to facts that illustrate the stories The quilt’s T-shape allows samples quilted with some of
raise funds to aid those living behind Connecticut quilters the quilt to drape gracefully the techniques highlighted
“Choir” (2019) moves 800 gal- in the city. Presented as a and quilting. It highlights the around the bed posts. throughout the exhibit, thanks
lons of water through pipes, kind of laboratory meets pop- range of quilt-making styles, gy, industry, and culture, and to contributions by volunteer
tanks, pumps and electromag- up shop at the gallery What designs, and materials, which the influence of major events members of the Greater Hart-
netic valves to create a mur- Pipeline in Detroit, Pope.L include fabrics imported from such as the Civil War and the ford Quilt Guild. Quilt Guild
muring, singing, crashing circu- framed the project as a way Europe. Each quilt exemplifies Industrial Revolution. These president Donna Killoran and
latory sonic landscape. The for one distressed city to help the needlework and embroi- practical household objects Guild member Diane Famm
installation features a drinking another, connecting different dery used to create them and reveal the artistry, imagination studied the quilts chosen for
fountain — an appliance often localities through the univer- shows off different elements and skill of Connecticut the exhibit so they could make
associated with Jim Crow seg- sal need for access to safe such as the use of ribbons, women, and serve as fascinat- samples that show different
regation — that has been water. Like “Flint Water,” applique or patchwork that ing records of the past. They styles and techniques. This cru-
inverted and appears to “Choir” demonstrates his makes each quilt unique. The also help tell Connecticut’s cial step allows the public to
instantly gush almost half a ton ongoing metaphorical, politi- exhibit includes examples of story by reflecting trends of the more fully appreciate the art-
of water into a massive milky cal and material investigation comforters, crazy quilts, whole times such as the patriotic istry and refinery of the quilts
whitewater tank. The artist of water. cloth quilts and quilted petti- 1976 bicentennial quilt, the while helping preserve the
refers to “Choir” as an “experi- The Whitney Museum of Amer- coats used to be fashionable 1850 kaleidoscope-inspired priceless original works.
ment” consisting of a kinetic ican Art is at 99 Gansevoort and warm. Star of Bethlehem and the The Connecticut Historical
entity that seems to function on Street. For information, 212-570- quilted petticoat from a Ston- Society is at One Elizabeth
its own (for whom we are never 3600 or www.whitney.org. The quilts also reflect region- Street. For information, 860-
told), producing an acoustical al differences across the state, 236-5621 or www.chs.org.
concert of filling and draining, historical changes in technolo-
drips and drops. Joining the

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir and R. Giuno bronze bust. Pablo Picasso, “Corrida with Spectators,” 1950, 15 Baga A-Tshol Bird shrine headdress, ex J.J.
inches in diameter. Klejman, is one of many lots of African and
Oceanic art on offer.

African & Oceanic Art From Newark Museum
At Millea Bros November 21-23 Auction
BOONTON, N.J. — Millea Bros Fall include an Aldon Pickens oil, shown at mask bearing a Nineteenth Century books.
Select sale, November 21-23, features an MoMA’s 1946 edition of the “14 Artists” French Colonial label from the Collection Fine art highlights include a Pablo
important group of Nineteenth and Twen- series, from the Arthur and Anita Kahn of Marguerite Jossel Appleman.
tieth Century African and Oceanic tribal collection; oil paintings by Louis Comfort Picasso 1935 charcoal and ink drawing
art, including more than 55 lots deacces- Tiffany, William Glackens and Henry Gas- Modern and Contemporary art and “Femme et Tete Antique,” and a group of
sioned from the Newark Museum; Modern ser, a Bill Traylor folk art drawing; a selec- design features artworks from the estate Picasso ceramics; a fine Renoir bronze
American art, including an Alexander tion of WPA-era paintings; and a large of Arthur and Anita Kahn, whose collec- likely cast in the artist lifetime.
Calder stabile from the estate of Arthur John Shackleton oil on canvas; furnish- tion of sculptures by Alexander Calder
and Anita Kahn; contemporary paintings ings include an Aesthetic-era specimen and David Smith was consider the most The sale includes a selection of signed
by Damian Hirst, Julian Schnabel, Peter table attributed to Kimmel Bros. and a significant in private hands. This group Eighteenth Century Louis XV furniture
Halley and others, from a single-owner collection of period Regency antiques from includes large selections of works by Doro- from ébénistes Pierre Wattellin, N.A.
collection; a 1935 Pablo Picasso drawing; the estate of Shirley and Harold Leviton; thy Dehner, Jose de Creeft, and an impor- Lapie, Jean-Joseph de St Germain and a
and more than 1,100 lots of fine antiques silver highlights include a rare mid-Nine- tant group of etchings by Eduardo Chilli- pair of Napoleon III “Armoire a Medailles”
and decorative arts. teenth Century Tiffany cigar server and da. Contemporary paintings by Damian by Befort Jeune.
fruit bowl and an extensive Puiforcot Hirst, Julian Schnabel, Peter Hailey, John
Day one will feature Asian arts, British “Normandie” flatware service. Baldessari, Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl and A group of fine Continental art and deco-
and American art and antiques, silver and others come from a single-owner collection rative objects come from Estate of Peter
jewelry; it opens with more than 150 lots Day Two mixes Modern and Contempo- assembled over two decades through par- H.B. Frelinghuysen Jr, including a Nine-
of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean and rary art and design with a rare-to-market ticipation in charity art auctions to benefit teenth Century gilt and decorated Erard
Indian decorative arts, including jade and group of antique African and Oceanic trib- AIDS research. piano; a selection of photogravures by
nacre inlaid furniture from the Robert B. al art from four important collections. The Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Stand from the
and Beatrice C. Mayer family collection; a African component is anchored by more Design highlights include works by John early Twentieth Century avant-garde pho-
group of Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century than 50 lots from the Newark Museum Vesey, Karl Springer, Josef Hoffmann, a tography publication Camera Works; and
Chinese jade carvings, bronzes, porcelain collection and includes tribal masks and suite of Jules Leleu from the Florence and an archive of personal New York City and
vases and furniture from a single-owner fetish objects from the Dan, Baule and Herbert Irving Collection, a rare Art Deco family photos by German Expressionist
Pennsylvania collection; a group of Seven- Fang tribes of West Africa. modernist centerpiece by Maison Desny, artist George Grosz from the estate of
teenth-Eighteenth Century Thai and Chi- three circa 1910 Louis Vuitton steamer Richard Cohn, a close family friend.
nese Ming-era Huanghuali furniture from Nineteenth Century Oceanic art comes trunks from the estate of Isabella Linen
a Long Island collector; and a fine group of from the Wright Art Trust, including piec- Ballantine. Millea Bros gallery is at 607 Myrtle Ave-
Nineteenth Century Chinese painted es acquired through the Klejman Gallery nue. Previews are November 19, 11 am to
scrolls and embroidered silk panels. in the 1960s. Highlights include zoomor- The sale concludes on November 23 with 7 pm; November 20, 11 am to 5 pm;
phic heddle pullies from the Harold Rome French and Continental antiques, Euro- November 21-22, 9 am to 5 pm; and Satur-
Highlights of American and British Arts collection and a Fang four-faced helmet pean art from Old Masters to Post-Impres- day, November 23, 9 to 10 am. For further
sionist, carpets, art photography and rare information, www.milleabros.com or 973-
377-1500.

Carriage Clocks Drive Schmitt Horan & Co’s Fall Auction

Auction Action In Manchester, N.H.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — mechanical music, books, tools good selection of rare Chelsea’s Breguet, Neveu & Co carriage Thomas Cole desk compen-
Schmitt Horan & Co held its and related parts and material. and a large number of very good clock sold well at $21,600. dium sold at $21,000.
annual fall clock, watch, music Day one was primarily devoted examples by Connecticut manu- ed, cast iron tent form mantel form as well, and a number of
box and antiques sale over the to clocks and clock parts, with facturer J.C. Brown. clock sold at $2,400. examples were good buys selling
weekend of October 26 and 27 at bidding restricted to those in below estimates. A Nicole &
the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton attendance at the venue. Day The cover lots, a carriage clock A number of vintage wrist Capt split seconds chronograph
and convention center. The two- two was a cataloged sale of by Breguet, Neveu & Co, and a chronographs were included in with regulator dial sold for
day event featured a variety of roughly 500 lots, open to attend- vitrine form compendium by the Sunday sale, with three by $2,040 (estimate $3/5,000), and
horological items, including ees as well as absentee bidders. Thomas Cole were among ses- Movado. The first, a ref. 19018 a Haas, Jeune & Cie cover wind-
clocks, wrist and pocket watches, sion two’s top performers, bring- for Tiffany & Co, brought $1,920; ing pocket watch brought $1,920
Movado for Tiffany & Co ref. Session one was an event ing $21,600 and $21,000 respec- a Sub Sea ref. 19058 realized (estimate $2/2,500). Both had
19018 realized $1,920. geared to the clock enthusiast, tively. Also selling on Sunday $2,280; and a ref. 19038 sold for cosmetic issues, which likely
with 397 lots of European and were carriage clocks with Limo- $1,920. Another strong perform- contributed to their failure to
American clocks and clock parts ges panels, polychrome porce- er was a Benrus “Sky Chief” meet expectations.
crossing the auction block. As lain panels, grand sonnerie with Valjoux 72 movement,
the day was restricted to just strikers with Westminster quar- $1,920, while a Clebar wrist Prices, with buyer’s premium,
bidders the gallery, the room ters and many in unusual cases. chronograph with Valjoux 72C as reported by the auction house.
was filled with eager dealers, The prices reflected their rarity, movement made $1,440. For information, 603-432-2237,
restorers and collectors, and with most selling within or www.schmitt-horan.com.
results were good. “We decided slightly above estimate. Pocket watches did not per-
to go with a floor bidders only
event following the success of Rare Chelsea models brought
last year’s sale,” said auctioneer good prices, including an
Daniel Horan. “Our clients seem 8½-inch special dial yacht wheel
to enjoy the feeling of an old clock, $13,200; a 10-inch special
fashioned auction, and they dial yacht wheel clock, $12,600;
show up to buy.” This format also and a rare hanging chain model
requires payment for and with 10-inch dial, $12,000. Offer-
removal of purchases immedi- ings by J.C. Brown were numer-
ately following the auction, ous and varied, and many were
which negates the need to truck rare models in very good condi-
and store absentee purchases. tion. A miniature rosewood rip-
ple front cottage timepiece with
The second session, held on an N. Pomeroy marine move-
Sunday, was a fully cataloged ment brought $3,000; a monu-
sale with all bidding options mental, mahogany veneered
available and featured a very empire mantel clock fetched
nice carriage clock collection, a $8,400; and a polychrome paint-

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Kamelot Auctions Presenting Four Sales In November

A Steinway Model C mahogany grand piano, serial no. 2223,
circa 1858.

PHILADELPHIA — Kamelot Rebolo” ($4/6,000) or a two-color A Neoclassical-style bronze life-size figure
Auctions will close out 2019 with bronze cherub centerpiece. of nude male with outstretched arms rest-
four auctions during the month ing on an iron stand.
of November, including selections The Continental and Victorian
from the Collector’s Vault, Conti- furniture and decorative arts A set of four petite upholstered cafe chairs having raised A rare Gothic-style iron hall
nental and Victorian furniture, sale will take place on November curved back, circa 1970. rack, circa 1870.
Marketplace and Mid Mod. These 16, with bidding commencing at Mid Mod sale. This catalog is full
sales contain a wide variety of 11 am EST. Aficionados of the stopping bronze figures are avail- that were removed from the Free of unique and whimsical pieces,
items from antique furniture to Gothic style will have plenty of able in this auction: a Neoclassi- Library of Philadelphia and a such as a wine cork furniture set
architectural and industrial ele- options to bid on, including an cal male figure and a near-life Gothic 30-light chandelier by Stephan Palais ($1/1,500), and
ments, in styles ranging from 1870 iron hat rack ($2/4,000) and size figure of Hermes (both ($2/3,000). a set of four highly unusual café
opulent Art Nouveau to elegant a hat and coat rack, circa 1880. $3/5,000). Buyers in search of the chairs. More classic lots include a
modern designs. For those that prefer the softer perfect chandelier will have plen- Kamelot’s final auction of 2019 sleek leather and chrome sofa
designs of Art Nouveau, try the ty to choose from, including two will take place at 1 pm EST on ($1/1,800) and a pair of teak
This string of sales will begin large multipiece bookcase or November 20 with an online-only dressers by John Stuart. Inter-
on November 14 at 2 pm EST back bar ($4/6,000). Also featured ested buyers will be able to bid
with selections from the Collec- in this sale are architectural ele- online as well as via phone or
tor’s Vault. Among the most ments from the Wharton Sinclair absentee for this sale as well.
exciting items is a Steinway Estate in Philadelphia, purport-
Model C mahogany grand piano, edly removed from three English Preview for all four auctions are
circa 1858 ($12/18,000). French estates and transported to the currently in progress at Kamelot’s
furniture will be heavily fea- United States in the late Nine- Philadelphia gallery at 2220 East
tured in this sale, including teenth Century. Allegheny Avenue through
pieces by Jansen and Bagues, November 15 from 10 am to 5 pm
such as a pair of giltwood Up next are two online-only each day. For more information,
vitrines and a bronze coffee auctions, although buyers are www.kamelotauctions.com or
table, respectively. Bronze col- also welcome to bid via phone or 215-438-6990.
lectors may be interested in a absentee. On November 19, the
sculpture by Francisco Zuniga French and English furniture
titled “Mujer Sentada Con and decorative arts sale will
begin at 11 am EST. Two show-

Wadsworth Atheneum To Rotate Its Masterpieces

HARTFORD, CONN. — An High chest, 1775-85, attrib- construction. With little more
exhibition series at the Wad- uted to Eliphalet Chapin than a compass, a straight edge
sworth Atheneum Museum of (American, 1741-1807), cher- and a few sheets of paper Chapin
Art brings singular masterpieces ry and pine, made in East designed exceptional furniture
on view. Organized in recogni- Windsor Hill, CT. Gift of the both pleasing to the eye and to
tion of the Wadsworth’s 175th Society for Savings, founded the rational mind.
anniversary, the series presents by Daniel Wadsworth in
a different iconic work of art 1819, and Bank of Boston “Cutting Edge: Noguchi’s Alu-
every two months. The installa- Connecticut, 1993.52. minum Monolith Sesshu, 1958”
tions will populate a recently will open January 22. “Sesshu,” a
reclaimed gallery on the second —Gavin Ashworth photo sculptural icon by Isamu Nogu-
floor of the Avery Memorial niture, are theorized to be rooted chi, exemplifies the Japanese
building, a space designed to pro- in mathematics related to the American artist’s commitment to
mote close looking. Presenting Ionic order. The study of classical synthesizing disparate cultures.
each work in isolation allows for architecture’s five orders was Noguchi attributed his long-
unique experiences with these seen as essential to understand- standing interest in making
exceptional works of art. ing perspective and geometric three-dimensional sculpture
from two-dimensional materials
“Harvesting timeless themes to his childhood training in ori-
that have contemporary curren- gami and kirigami — the Japa-
cy for this series has been a joy nese art of cutting and folding
and a challenge for the entire paper. Off view since 1968, the
museum,” said Linda Roth, recently conserved “Sesshu” was
senior curator and Charles C. created from a single sheet of
and Eleanor Lamont Cunning- Alcoa (Aluminum Company of
ham curator of European decora- America) manufactured alumi-
tive arts. “It has provided an num, which was not considered a
opportunity for us to hone our proper fine art material in the
skills as story tellers and share 1950s. The artist used industrial
with our visitors the complexity equipment to cut and bend the
and wonder of the masterpieces flat sheet into a form that simul-
in our care.” taneously evokes a Japanese
screen, a woodblock landscape
“The Mathematics of Elegance: and a modern skyscraper.
An Icon of Early Connecticut
Furniture” will be on view Future installations will fea-
November 20 to January 12. Two ture “The Old Man and Death,” a
notable high chests, attributed to 1773 painting by Joseph Wright
the workshop of Connecticut of Derby, and an ivory sculpture,
cabinetmaker Eliphalet Chapin, “The Fall of Man,” dated from
demonstrate the classical pro- before 1650. This focused exhibi-
portioning and geometric con- tion series will continue through
struction as reflected in sophisti- the spring of 2020.
cated Eighteenth Century
design. Based on new scholar- The Wadsworth Atheneum is
ship the components of this high at 600 Main Street. For more
chest, an icon of Connecticut fur- information, 860-278-2670 or
www.thewadsworth.org.

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INternational Compiled By
Antiques and The Arts Weekly

Madelia Hickman Ring

V&A Launches Automobile Retrospective world, the exhibition ends with
KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LON- origins of the assembly line, its the Pop.Up Next autonomous
DON — On November 23, the widespread impact on other flying car co-designed by Ital-
Victoria & Albert Museum will areas of production and its evo- design, Airbus and Audi. On
open an exhibition looking at lution into the high-tech auto- display for the first time in the
the car as the driving force that mated factories of today. As a United Kingdom, the car com-
accelerated the pace of the contrast to the Model T, a cus- bines the four major innova-
Twentieth Century. The exhibi- tom-made Hispano-Suiza Type tions transforming the future
tion will bring together a wide- H6B car from 1922 will provide of driving: electric power,
ranging selection of cars that a close-up look at the luxurious autonomous driving, service-
have never been on display in and meticulously crafted world oriented and flying. Around the
the United Kingdom, each tell- of early automotive design. object, a newly commissioned
ing a specific story about their film will juxtapose imagery ref-
impact on the world. This “Shaping Space” explores the erencing the original promise
includes the first production vast impact of the car on the of the car (freedom, speed and
car in existence, an autono- world’s landscape, nations and efficiency), with its unintended
mous flying car, a converted cities. It looks at how the petrol consequences (traffic jams, pol-
low-rider, and a 1950s concept engine beat early electric and lution and social tensions) and
car. “Cars: Accelerating the steam-powered competitors by provide a look to the current
Modern World” is on view promising the ability to travel innovations that aim to renew
through April 19. General Motors Firebird I (XP-21), 1953 © General Motors the world, transforming driv- this original promise for the
“The V&A’s mission is to Company, LLC. ers into individual explorers. Twenty-First Century.
champion the power of design On display, global surveys of
to change the world, and no landscape around us, from The section continues with road conditions published by The car has transformed how
other design object has impact- countryside to cityscape. the first-ever production car, Michelin and a look at the spe- we move, as well as our experi-
ed the world more than, the the Benz Patent Motorwagen 3, cial off-road cars called Auto- ence of speed, forever changing
automobile. This exhibition is “Going Fast” opens the exhibi- introduced to the public in Chenille by Citroen to under- our cities, environment and
about the power of design to tion, exploring the role of the 1888. Although it was not fast take publicized treks across economies. It has revolution-
effect change, and the unin- automobile in imagining a at the time, the technology Africa and Asia, demonstrate ized manufacturing around the
tended consequences that have future world of liberated move- developed rapidly, putting the this new market for cross-coun- world, and introduced radical
contributed to our current ment and technological prog- thrill of speed at the hands of try adventure. new ways of styling, making
environmental situation,” ress. Bringing together a range the driver and selling. As we approach
Brendan Cormier, curator. of Twentieth Century concept The exhibition looks at the another major turning point in
Showcasing 15 cars and 250 car designs, magazine illustra- “Making More” explores the geography of petrol extraction, automotive design, the exhibi-
objects across three main sec- tions, and film, the display ref- car as the archetype of modern how it was celebrated early on tion examines how the car in a
tions, the exhibition examines erences popular culture, sci- manufacturing, the object that as a miracle resource through mere 130 years has shaped the
how the car changed our rela- ence-fiction and novel developed contemporary con- products like Tupperware and world we know today.
tionship to speed, how it technologies to show the cen- sumerism and turned produc- nylon, and how the 1970s oil
changed the way we make and tral role of the automobile in tion companies into global pow- crisis inspired a new environ- The Victoria & Albert Muse-
sell, and how it altered the imagining an accelerated erhouses. On display, a Ford mental movement. um is on Cromwell Road. For
future. Model-T from 1925 traces the information, www.vam.ac.uk.
Returning full circle to the
fantasy images of a future

Selling Exhibition Of Rare English Clocks Art Forgery Scandal Entraps
At Howard Walwyn Prince Charles’ Charity

LONDON — Antiquarian clock specialist How- Walnut and mulberry veneered longcase LONDON — Three works of a group of 17 loaned to Dum-
ard Walwyn celebrates 25 years of business in clock by Tompion, numbered 241 on its fries House, the Eighteenth Century estate that serves as
Kensington Church Street with a seminal selling movement, case and original winding key. the headquarters for one of Prince Charles’ principal chari-
exhibition of fine and rare clocks by some of the ties, the Prince’s Foundation, have been identified as forger-
best English makers. “At the Sign of the Dial: Rare The exhibition also includes a number of highly ies. The London Times has reported that American forger
English Clocks by Great Makers” will be on view decorative table and longcase clocks with chinoise- Tony Tetro has claimed to have painted the three paintings,
through November 26. rie lacquer cases. Among them are two table clocks which were loaned by British businessman James Stunt and
by William Kipling, who flourished between 1705 which were insured for $136 million. A spokesperson for the
Many clocks in the exhibition date from the and 1750 and had a thriving export business mak- Prince’s Foundation told ARTnews, “Dumfries House accepts
Golden Age of English horology, 1660 to 1720, ing timepieces for Middle Eastern buyers in the artwork on loan from time to time from individuals and
when timepieces became much more accurate Turkish Ottoman Empire. The distinctive chapter organizations such as the Scottish National Gallery. It is
thanks to the introduction of the pendulum to rings are marked out with Turkish numerals and extremely regrettable that the authenticity of these particu-
both table and longcase clocks after 1660. The their dials have elaborate hand painted floral and lar few paintings, which are no longer on display, now
fashion and passion among the aristocracy and foliate decoration. appears to be in doubt.”
the well-to-do for these new hi-tech mechanisms
reached its zenith at this time. Weight-driven tavern wall clocks were designed Fine Arts Paris
to be large-scale so as to be seen more readily on November 13-17
Highlights in the exhibition include a rare small the walls of busy taverns and coaching inns. The
early walnut veneered longcase clock with archi- exhibition also features one of the largest exam- PARIS — A third edition to this fast-growing art fair invites you
tectural pediment by James Clowes dating from ples Walwyn has ever come across, a 36-inch early to the City of Light, November 13-17. The eyes of all art lovers
circa 1670 and three clocks by Thomas Tompion, shield clock by Thomas Brooks believed to be the and museum curators will be fixed on the Carrousel du Louvre,
who many consider the greatest of the Golden Age first recorded tavern clock by Brooks. where Fine Arts Paris will take place. The art fair, created by the
makers, who worked for four reigning monarchs: organizers of the Salon du Dessin, will have 46 exhibitors, includ-
Charles II, James II, William & Mary and Queen Howard Walwyn Antique Clocks is at 123 Kens- ing ten new galleries from Paris and outside of France.
Anne. ington Church Street. For additional information,
www.walwynantiques.com. This year’s Fine Arts Paris will welcome new areas of expertise
One of the Tompion clocks is a stunning walnut with the addition of the galleries Gilgamesh and Jean-David
and mulberry veneered longcase by him which is Cahn, specialists in archeology, and the tapestry experts from the
numbered 241 on its movement, case and original gallery Chevalier. The Old Master painting section will be
winding key. This previously unrecorded clock, strengthened by the arrival of the galleries Valls, Beddington and
circa 1694, fills means a previously missing gap in G. Sarti, while modern painting will be reinforced by the return of
Tompion’s oeuvre. It was discovered in a private the gallery Brame & Lorenceau and new dealers like Toninelli
collection in the North of England with an old and Taménaga.
trade label inside the case inscribed: “this clock
stood for many years at Haswell Hall Devonshire.” In addition to attracting new exhibitors, Fine Arts Paris is also
developing its cultural program. A museum-quality exhibition, to
Two other Tompion clocks in the exhibition are a be presented at the fair by La Piscine – Musée d’Art et d’Industrie
phase-one ebony table clock with hour and quarter André Diligent de Roubaix, will sum up the spirit of the museum
striking mechanism N° 16, circa 1682; and a pre- with a selection from its collection.
numbered 10-inch floral marquetry longcase clock.
The case was almost certainly made by Jasper The first edition of Fine Arts Week, an off-site event held in
Braem, Tompion’s resident cabinet maker, who partnership with 18 museums, was devoted to sculpture. This
also worked at Windsor Castle. year, participants will be taken behind the scenes of museums
during the event.
One of Walwyn’s favorite clocks is a semi-minia-
ture George I period ebonized and brass molded And that’s not all: Italian street artist Andrea Ravo Mattoni,
moon-phase table clock by Claudius Du Chesne, who uses contemporary techniques to recreate masterpieces from
circa 1720. The diminutive 4½-inch dial has one of the past on building walls around the world, will perform at the
the finest Huguenot foliate engravings and a sil- fair on Thursday, November 14. He will paint a 13.1-by-9.8-foot
vered chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour canvas based on a work by Luca Giordano, which will inaugurate
markers. The clock has a bespoke ebonized brass an exhibition at the Petit Palais at the same time.
molded wall bracket with key drawer to match. A
later lesser example by this maker is in the Lyme The Carrousel du Louvre is at 99 Rue de Rivoli. For informa-
Park Collection in Cheshire. tion, www.finearts-paris.com.

November 22, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 43

Christie’s Celebrates Parisian Design Masters November 19

Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), “Bibliotheque Tunisie,”
1952, wood painted steel and embossed aluminum sheet,
65¾ by 139-1/8 by 24-5/8 inches ($111/167,000).

PARIS — On November 19, everything to Buenos Aires, the Agathon Leonard (1841-1823), “Le Vampire,” Diego Giacometti (1902-1985), “Table Car-
Christie’s Design department furniture pieces and wall panels modeled in 1902, made in 1904 ($78/111,000). casse a la chauve-souris,” 1979-80, patinat-
will present exceptional pieces were displayed at the exhibition ed bronze and glass, 20 by 51-3/8 by 34
coming from several historical halls at the Porte de Versailles in inches ($335/559,000).
commands. From Jean-Michel early 1939. Frank also called on
Frank and Alberto Giacometti other artists such as Salvador During his career, Alberto Gia- the German collector Ingelore from the family. Their studio sit-
and from Charlotte Perriand and Dalí, Christian Bérard and Paul cometti worked closely with his Böstge, who wrote the monogra- uated rue Mallet Stevens in the
Pierre Jeanneret to the Martel Rodocanachi. The interior design brother Diego Giacometti. The phy of Agathon Léonard. This Sixteenth District of Paris is a
brothers, the 180 lots present in of the mansion was one of Frank’s sale includes ten pieces from ensemble of Art Nouveau sculp- mystical place for Art Deco
this sale are globally estimated last but most significant projects Diego, coming from prestigious tures brings us back to 1900 architecture. This group synthe-
around $6 million. which allowed him to begin collections such as Pierre Paris through several bronzes tize all the different themes the
working as soon as he arrived in Matisse, Alicia Moï and Arlette and Sèvres sculptures of women brothers particularly enjoyed,
Christie’s will present 16 pieces Buenos Aires in the summer of Susse. Amongst the highlights, wearing long dresses inspired by such as the animals, figures or
coming from the Born family of 1940. Lots from the Born com- Christie’s will present a beautiful the ballets of Loïe Fuller. His sports, represented in both
Argentina, who first discovered mission range in estimate from Osselet floor lamp estimated at most famous models are the icon- sculptural and two-dimensional
the work of French Art Deco $3,300 to $280,000. $80/120,000 and three small ani- ic scarf dancers which were made form. The estimates range from
designer Jean-Michel Frank dur- mals: a fox, a wolf and a deer in by the Sevres Manufacture and $800 to $90,000.
ing one of their numerous trips to On an island in Britany named patinated metal and patinated presented at the Universal Exhi-
Paris. The Borns were so enthusi- Bréhat, Lola and Jean Pluet plaster (low estimates $11,000, bition of 1900. The top lot of this The preview will take place
astic about the creations of the entrusted Pierre Jeanneret to $11,000 and $33,000 respective- collection is “The Vampire” esti- November 14-18; the sale will
French designer that in 1938, build a beautiful house in 1947, ly), coming directly from his fan- mated at $78/111,000. begin at 3 pm on Tuesday,
they decided to entrust him with which was named Tan ha Dour tastic bestiary. November 19.
the decoration of their entire villa (Water and fire). All the furni- A section will also be dedicated
in San Isidro, not far from Buenos ture inside is signed by Char- Christie’s will also present a to the Martel brothers with Christie’s is at 9 Avenue Mati-
Aires. Faced with this project, lotte Perriand and Pierre Jean- beautiful collection coming from nearly 30 works of art coming gnon. For additional informa-
Frank decided to collaborate in neret who created several pieces tion, www.christies.com.
part with Alberto Giacometti, who especially for this house, adopt-
he had been working with since ing the space. Everything stayed
1930. For the Born commission, in its original state until today.
Giacometti made things such as Chairs, stools, desks, tables, and
monumental stands weighing chests — overall 14 pieces fresh
almost one ton each for a height to the market — with estimates
close to nine feet. Before shipping ranging from $700 to $67,000.

Goya: Avant-Garde Genius
AGEN, FRANCE — The City of Agen and its Fine Arts on loan from the Louvre Museum since April 27.
Museum, located between Bordeaux and Toulouse in the This exhibition is based on research from the Louvre Attributed to Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes,
southwest of France, presents at Jacobins’ Church through “Equestrian Portrait of Ferdinand VII,” (sketch),
February 10, an exhibition with a fresh and unexpected Museum and the Research and Restoration Centre of the circa 1808, oil on canvas, 16½ by 11 inches. ©Agen,
view on Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) and Museums of France (C2RMF). The exhibition benefits Museum of Fine Arts.
his work. from the technical and scientific advice of this latter insti-
tution, where two paintings of Goya’s followers (Goyesques)
Through a selection of works in several media (paint- from the Museum of Agen are currently being studied and
ings, drawings, engravings), the exhibition will demon- restored for the exhibition.
strate the essential characteristics that remain constant
in Goya’s work and reveal the role played by his collabora- It is a new approach to Goya’s work that will be proposed
tors in his studio. to better underline the singularity of his art and his way of
working, from drawing to painting.
The museum’s scientific team is assisted in this project
by one of the specialists of Goya’s work, Juliet Wilson- This project could, in the long term, better define the
Bareau, and the event has received personal support from artistic approach of Goya and the implication of the col-
the French Minister of Culture. laborators in his workshop. The aim of the exhibition is to
provide both the large public and the painting connois-
Nearly 90 works loaned by museums and private collec- seurs with a unique opportunity to enjoy and admire
tions around the world (France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, many masterpieces that will also be analyzed in detail.
Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States)
will be on display in the Jacobins’ Church (Église des Jaco- The Jacobins’ church of Agen is the sole survivor of the
bins), an Agen architectural jewel and an emblematic important convent of the Dominicans founded in 1249,
place for the museum’s temporary exhibitions. which occupied an entire borough west of the city, between
the present Jacobins’ square and the Porte de Garonne
In the late Nineteenth Century, Count Damase de (now Lomet Street) and Gravier walk.
Chaudordy (1826-1889) bequeathed a very substantial
collection to his birthplace Agen. As French ambassador to The monks of the Dominican order, called the Jacobins
the court of Madrid he bought many works, such as five of because of their convent in Saint-Jacques street in Paris,
six paintings by Goya from the private collection of Fed- settled on the lands of the chapter of Saint-Caprais, one of
erico de Madrazo, former first painter of the queen and the only points of the city preserved from flooding.
director of the Prado Museum. These paintings have
already been cataloged by Charles Yriarte in 1867 and Built outside the city walls, thanks to the generous sub-
come directly from the collections of Goya’s son Don Xavi- sidies of Alphonse de Poitiers, the convent controls the
er (1784-1854) and grandson Don Mariano (1806-1874) main road of communication (the Garonne River) and
Marquis of Espinar. dominates the strategic western entrance of the city.
Some buildings of the convent were even part of the city’s
As part of the Catalog of Desires, a device set up by the fortifications. After various events, such as the destruc-
Ministry of Culture to facilitate the circulation in France tion of the convent during the French Revolution, the
of iconic works of national collections, the Agen Museum church was classified a Historic Monument in 1904. It
has been designated as a pilot museum. It has the honor has now become the emblematic place for temporary
to present to the public, “The Woman with a fan,” a paint- exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts of Agen.
ing by Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes that has been
Jacobins’ Church is at Richard-Cœur-de-Lion Street. For
information, www.agen.fr.

44 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — November 22, 2019

A Fine Estate Collection At Briggs Auction November 22

One of many equestrian landscapes that graced the Fullers’
Country Home in Catasauqua, this painting by James
Walsham Baldock will be a highlight of the auction
($8/9,000).

GARNET VALLEY, PENN. — Two iconic Nineteenth Century cigar store Continuing the Fullers’ equestrian theme,
Briggs Auction will feature the Indians stood sentry in the Fuller home this immense cast bronze sculpture by Mehl
C. Thomas and Alexandra Hus- ($5/7,000 each). Lawson (b 1942) vividly illustrates its title
ton Fuller Estate Collection of of “Early Morning Disagreement” and is one
Willow Brook Farms, Catasau- of 15 ever cast ($15/20,000).
qua, Penn., at its fine estate
auction on Friday, November This Nineteenth Century hunt in the background; the The collection also includes ed ball rim, and the koro rests
22, at 3 pm. The collection fea- bronze Koro or ginger jar painting is signed and dated two excellent Nineteenth Cen- on a matching stand with geo-
tures an assortment of antique graced the Fuller’s dining 1858 and is mounted in a gilt tury carved wood cigar store metric legs. One panel of this
furnishings, fine art and sculp- room and would be a state- frame ($8/9,000). Another high- Indians, each about 70 inches spectacular piece is signed, and
ture, Asian decorative arts, car- ment piece in any room light a Nathaniel Currier (1813- tall, and each with polychrome an artist’s seal is shown under
pets, silver and fine jewelry. ($6/9,000). 1888) lithograph, “The Last decoration, on plinth bases, that the lid ($6/9,000); and a beauti-
with various equestrian- War Whoop,” 1856 (New York) make them definite statement fully carved and highly-pol-
Willow Brook Farms came themed art and antiques. ($3,5/4,500), after a painting by pieces ($5/7,000 each). ished Eighteenth Century Chi-
into being when Colonel James Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819- nese jade bowl, possibly from
W. Fuller had the vision to Highlights of the collection 1905). Examples of fine antique fur- the Chieng-Lung period (1736-
assemble a number of farms in include numerous pieces of fine nishings and beautiful Asian 96) with flaring rim over a foot-
the Catasauqua area, eventual- art and sculpture from a wide Several bronze sculptures will decorative arts include an Eigh- ed base ($3/4,000).
ly ending up with close to 1,800 array of artists, genres and be featured, including Harriet teenth Century Chippendale
acres. One of his dreams at the styles, including an oil on can- Whitney Frishmuth (1880- Delaware Valley walnut lowboy The Fuller Estate Collection
time was to have some of the vas equestrian landscape by 1980), a bronze standing nude featuring a top with molded will also feature numerous lots
finest horses in the country. The James Walsham Baldock (1822- titled “The Vine,” circa 1921, edge and notched corners and a of fine jewelry, including a
real history of Willow Brook’s 1898), depicting a huntsman with artist’s signature and Gor- case with one long drawer over 4-plus-carat emerald-cut dia-
breeding program, however, mounted on a grey horse, with a ham Co Founder’s mark two short drawers over a scal- mond ring flanked by two
and the introduction of the ($4/5,000); an Edith Baretto loped apron, resting on cabriole baguette-cut diamonds, with a
western riding style known as Parsons (1878-1956) cast legs terminating in trifid feet total diamond weight of approx-
reining was owed to his son, bronze fountain sculpture ($1,5/2,500); a fine Japanese imately 4.99 carats
Charlton Thomas Fuller. depicting a child holding two Meiji-period bronze koro (gin- ($14/18,000).
turtles, titled “Turtle Baby,” ger jar vase) on stand, the body
After graduating from Wash- with cast signature on base of the vase decorated in high Previews are November 20,
ington & Lee University and ($8/10,000); a cast bronze sculp- relief mixed metal with alter- noon to 5 pm; November 21,
serving in World War II, Fuller ture titled “Early Morning Dis- nating panels of figural, bird noon to 7 pm; and November 22,
returned to Willow Brook with agreement” by Mehl Lawson (b and floral design on a back- 9 am to 3 pm auction start. The
his wife, Alexandra, and their 1942) depicts a cowboy mount- ground of gilt-floral accents and Briggs Auction showroom is at
three children. In the early ing a fractious horse relief blossoms. The lid has gilt 1347 Naamans Creek Road. For
1950s, the oldest daughter ($15/20,000). repeating design and reticulat- information, 610-566-3138 or
developed a fondness for horses, www.briggsauction.com.
which is what Tom Fuller ulti-
mately credits with bringing
horses back to Willow Brook.

The Fullers’ passion for horse
breeding and reining influenced
the furnishing of their country
house, which was decorated

Worcester Art Museum Examines Importance Of Photography

WORCESTER, MASS. — This Rowland Scherman, “Andy Warhol aside Polaroids of Caro- ing this same period, cameras screens and collage, as well as
November, the Worcester Art line Ireland,” about 1979; printed 2008, digital inkjet print, were proliferating at home, the exploring the artistic possibili-
Museum presents “Photo Revo- Gift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis, 2011.162. cost of developing prints contin- ties of television, film and video.
lution: Andy Warhol to Cindy ©Rowland Scherman. ued to decline, and machines
Sherman,” a new exhibition that capable of making cheap and Responding to the tumultuous
demonstrates photography’s tionally engaging moments of and video,” said the exhibition’s instantaneous copies of an image social and political climate, art-
profound influence on contempo- the Twentieth Century — from curator Nancy Kathryn Burns, or object became widely avail- ists used photography to address
rary art in the mid- to late the assassination of President Stoddard associate curator of able. The growth of photography themes of racial, social and polit-
Twentieth Century. For much of Kennedy, to the Vietnam war, to prints, drawings and photo- as a consumer medium began to ical inquiry.
its history, photography — and the moon landing — occurred graphs at the museum. “The carry over into and influence the
other photo-based arts such as during a period of transition images of these major events artists of the time, pushing pho- Finally, the exhibition presents
film and television — were seen from the dominance of the still further cemented a shift in our tography from being the prov- a range of “everyday” photo-
by art historians as secondary photographic image to the understanding of and relation- ince of a select few artists to the graphs, from lost-and-rediscov-
media, and artists who used increasing prevalence of film ship to photography itself. Dur- dominant form capable of deliv- ered instant camera images of
them were typically identified ering the real — or seemingly unknown people or objects to
by their “primary” medium of real — images that both artists Andy Warhol’s many candid
painting or sculpture. This per- and consumers now desired.” Polaroids of celebrities such as
sisted into the 1980s, even as John Kennedy Jr and Lee Radzi-
photography moved from being Structured along a loose chro- will. Drawing in part on a sub-
a supporting medium to taking nology, “Photo Revolution” stantial gift of vernacular pho-
a central role. Beginning with includes photographs, collages, tography from collector Peter J.
the rise of Pop art in the late prints, film and related time- Cohen, the exhibition demon-
1950s, and, especially after its based media, as well as a selec- strates that the pervasiveness of
explosive take-off in the 1960s, it tion of paintings and sculpture. photography as a medium does
was photo-based media that The exhibition begins in the not undercut its impact as an
drove much artistic innovation. 1960s, when artists like Diane art form. Rather, these images
Including more than 225 works Arbus and Garry Winogrand — most of which are unsigned,
demonstrating how photogra- demonstrated how photography undated, and unidentifiable —
phy proved foundational to could capture and reveal new reflect people’s desire to capture
major art movements in the insights into people’s everyday artfully their daily joys and
1960s-80s, the exhibition will be lives. By the late 1960s and early challenges, as a precursor to the
on view to February 16. 1970s, many artists had begun Instagram culture of today.
locating photography at the cen-
“Many of the most visually ter of their work, adapting pho- The Worcester Art Museum is
striking and politically or emo- tographic images into silk- at 55 Salisbury Street. For infor-
mation, www.worcesterart.org or
508-799-4406.


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