Important Fine Art & Antique Auction, Including European, American, Asian, And Latin

Horologist Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was looking for clockmaking books when he happened to receive two volumes on magic. When Robert-Houdin began to develop various magic tricks, his horology experiments with glass helped create clocks with hidden mechanisms. These clocks developed by Robert-Houdin inspired Cartier’s “mystery clocks,” created by Maurice Coüet in 1912. Shapiro Auctions presents a 1970 Cartier citrine, onyx, chrysoprase, silver, and diamond “mystery clock” in the upcoming Global Fine Art & Antiques auction. 

Also offered are works from Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Mariano Andreu, and Andrea Marchisio. An oil on canvas piece titled Women at the Market by Modernist painter Leopold Gottlieb is notable. Gottlieb’s work went through multiple changes over time, from Polish portraits with modulated color patches and liquid borders to biblical scenes in greens and reddish browns. The offered painting exhibits Gottlieb’s mature style of the 1920s, depicting people engaged in daily activities. Diamond jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, a Galle Cameo glass three-light table lamp, and an Italian Renaissance-style Pietra Dura table will also be available. Interested collectors can explore the entire listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.