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Category: Decorative Arts

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  Upcoming I.M. Chait Auction Brings Asian Art, Antiques, & Estates

  Challenging the aesthetics of classical art is an oil painting titled You Like Me, Why Not from Liu Wei. He is a Beijing-based artist and a significant contributor to Conceptual art. Liu’s works are driven by personal ideas or concepts and often go through an extensive process of tinkering and…

  Dec 4, 20
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  Vintage Vichy Automata & Fine Art Featured in Millea Bros. Auction

  Gustave Vichy was 23 years when he saved his failing family business by focusing on musical automata in place of mechanical toys. His wife sewed clothes for dolls while he handled the mechanical aspects. Merging these skills, Vichy became the first manufacturer to produce automata from a single workshop. He…

  Dec 4, 20
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  Oakridge Auction Gallery Brings Art, Antiques, & Silver To Auction

  Paul Starrett Sample was a leading American painter in the early 1940s. He mostly painted the struggling life of people during the Great Depression — a subject that would recur throughout his early oeuvre. Sample’s works were closely associated with Social Realism, though he drifted to Regionalism later in his…

  Dec 4, 20
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  Limited-Edition Bronze Sculptures by Salvador Dali Are Available for Purchase Through the Mahlstedt Gallery in New York

  The Mahlstedt Gallery is partnering with the famous Swiss art gallery Galerie Alexander E. Räber in Zurich, to sell the sculptures throughout North America. The melting clock motif frequently used in Salvador Dalí’s (1904-1989) work is seen in his bronze sculpture Profile of Time. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., UNITED STATES, December…

  Dec 3, 20
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  Joshua Kodner’s Winter Wonderland Sale Offers Mix of Jewelry, Fine Art, & Furniture

  Lowell Nesbitt’s White Iris is among the featured lots in Joshua Kodner’s upcoming Winter Wonderland sale. The painting features a large-scale snowy-white iris framed against a green background. Nesbitt, a celebrated American artist, was associated with the Photorealist and Pop Art movements. While he painted many different subjects, from Manhattan bridges…

  Dec 3, 20
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  New England Art and Antiques at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

  Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will offer New England art and antiques from several estates in their upcoming sale. The catalog includes paintings, decorative arts, furniture, silver, and more. Among the fine art lots up for bid is a Modernist still life painting of a vase with roses by Jean Dufy,…

  Dec 3, 20
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  Turner Auctions + Appraisals Presents The Glenn And Taaffe Estates, Part Ii, Featuring Fine Art, Jewelry, And Asian & Decorative Arts

  Over 300 Lots Go Up for Bid on Sunday, December 6 Jules CHERET (1836-1932) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 21, 2020 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is very pleased to present Part II of the Glenn and Taaffe Estates on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 10:30 am PST. The sale…

  Dec 2, 20
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  French Bisque Dolls Stand Out in the Forthcoming Pook & Pook Sale

  Porcelain dolls began emerging in France during the 1850s. While they first appeared as popular children’s toys, vintage bisque dolls would later become revered collectibles. 19th-century dollmakers initially struggled to incorporate more life-like features. It was only after the discovery of Chinese porcelain that the artisans were able to create…

  Dec 2, 20
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  Notable Impressionist and Modern Art Pieces to be Sold at Christie's

  While pushing the boundaries of traditional art, Impressionism began to emerge in Paris in the 1860s. It paved the way for several other modern art movements, including Surrealism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and abstract art. An upcoming Christie’s event will highlight 132 Impressionist and Modern art pieces from the late 19th century…

  Dec 1, 20
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  Hamilton Sapphire Watch and Diamond Hoop Earrings Highlight Gallery 63 Jewelry Auction

  The upcoming Gallery 63 jewelry auction will feature a Cartier Panthère cuff bracelet in 18-karat yellow gold and onyx. It comprises a set of two emeralds and over 200 brilliant-cut diamonds. The first Cartier Panthère bracelet was a bespoke piece crafted in 1948 for the Duchess of Windsor using an emerald from…

  Dec 1, 20
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  Artist to Know: Jorge Marín

  Contemporary Mexican Sculpture Featured in Upcoming Morton Subastas Sale One of the most prominent voices in contemporary Mexican sculpture is Jorge Marín, an artist who has worked to blur the divide between public and private art. Alas de México, his best-known installation located in Mexico City, gathered international attention after…

  Nov 30, 20
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  Upcoming auction by Brunk Auctions offers works by eminent artist from 19th and 20th century

  Jean Dufy ventured into the art world without any formal training. Taking inspiration from a gallery exhibition, his first show was held in 1914. Dufy’s paintings started to be recognized for their colorful renditions of post-war Parisian society. The third session of the upcoming Brunk Auctions event offers a selection…

  Nov 27, 20
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  Artwork by Joan Miró and Luxury Watches From Showplace Antique + Design Center

  The International Watch Company, known as IWC, is a Swiss watch manufacturing brand founded in Schaffhausen in 1868. Founder Florentine Ariosto Jones wanted to create timepieces with modern American manufacturing methods and Swiss craftsmanship. In the year 1980, IWC introduced its first chronograph watch. Following the Porsche Design Chronograph were…

  Nov 27, 20
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  Morphy’s presents exceptional fine and decorative art, magnificent jewels and watches from prestigious collections, December 8-10

  Featured: Rare Tiffany lamps, fantasy-themed Amphora pottery, 5.79-carat platinum diamond ring, important “flown” Omega Speedmaster Mir 365 chronograph wristwatch Victorian heart-shape brooch featuring natural blue pear-shape sapphire, approximate weight 5.52 carats, framed by 15 mixed old mine-cut cushion diamonds, topped with a bow set with 15 smaller diamonds. Accompanied by…

  Nov 26, 20
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  Maya Death Gods and Dinosaur Eggs Highlight Fine Antiquities, Ethnographic & Fine Art Sale

  A complete clutch of Therizinosaurus eggs highlights Artemis Gallery's upcoming Fine Antiquities, Ethnographic & Fine Art sale. The Therizinosaurus is known for its scythe-like claws; its name, in fact, means "Scythe Lizard." Because it is unlikely that a predator could steal an entire clutch of eggs, the auction house believes…

  Nov 26, 20
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  Akiba Antiques’ Holiday Sale Will Explore Ernest Trova’s Mature Career

  Akiba Antiques’ Holiday Sale, offered on December 8th, 2020, will highlight six sculptures from American artist Ernest Trova’s glory days. Bidders will find examples of his basic bronze Falling Man studies, as well as the later experimental pieces that started to dissect an icon. Few artists have experienced a rise…

  Nov 25, 20
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  Nye & Co. Offers a Blend of Jewelry & Fine Art Pieces

  A sapphire and diamond necklace from Bayco is one of the top lots in the upcoming December Jewelry & Fine Art Auction, presented by Nye & Co. Bayco is an acclaimed jewelry company founded by Amir Hadjibay in 1981. Known for producing jewelry for royalty, Hadjibay’s clients have included the…

  Nov 25, 20
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  Tiffany & Co. Jewels on Offer at Brunk Auctions

  Tiffany & Co. opened their first store in 1837 in New York. They were soon known for bringing luxury diamonds and fashionable jewelry to the American people. In 1886, Tiffany & Co. introduced a six-prong engagement ring setting that allowed the diamond to seemingly float above the band. Showcased in…

  Nov 25, 20
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  Piguet Auction House reveals its end-of-year auction catalogue

  A rare complete skeleton of a “Sabre-toothed tiger” headlining the Natural History and Palaeontology collection. GENEVA.- This November, Europe faces the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic with full force. New measures in place to deal with it set new challenges in the continuation of business in Switzerland and around the…

  Nov 25, 20
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  Luxury Furniture and Trova’s Falling Man Sculptures Offered by Akiba Antiques

  Self-taught artist Ernest Trova endured a lifetime of both praise and criticism for his work, which was alternately described as only fit to “hang in an outhouse” and “among the best of contemporary American sculpture.” Despite the variance in public opinion regarding his art, Trova built a career for himself…

  Nov 24, 20