Nadeau’s Auction Gallery’s January 2025 Annual New Year’s Day Auction Scores $2.06 Million
This 738 lot, finely curated sale produced strong results across all categories, including jewelry, fine and decorative arts, antiques, and furnishings.
Windsor, CT, January 9th, 2025 – Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Connecticut’s largest and fastest growing auction house, is excited to announce the results of their January 1st, 2025, Annual New Year’s Day Auction. This signature sale had a 96% sell through rate and generated spirited bidding from start to finish. Prices noted include the company’s buyer’s premium, which varies across selling platforms. Realized prices for all lots may be found on NadeausAuction.com.
Museum quality paintings took several of the top slots at this important sale.
- Lot #425, Robert (Henry Cozad) Henri’s (American 1865-1929) Au Champ de Mars, Paris, was estimated at $5,000-10,000 and realized $29,280. This 4″ x 6″ oil on board work was signed by the artist on its lower left and featured a distant view of an elegantly dressed woman strolling through the Champ de Mars – a large, public park in central Paris. That space was named after the Campus Martius in Rome, which was dedicated to the god Mars. This painting was sold at Christie’s in New York in 1991 for $12,100 and was exhibited previously at the Parrish Art Museum, Skidmore College, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Everson Museum of Art, the Davis Galleries, The New Britain Museum of Art, the Williams College Museum of Art, and others. It was from the Estate of William J. Levy of Park Ave., NY.
- Lot #496, Charles Vezin’s (American 1858-1942) Gray Twilight, was estimated at $500-1,000 and sold for a whopping $17,500. This oil on board painting from 1937 depicted a New York City skyscape scene. It was elegantly housed in a gilt frame, measured 8″ x 10″, and was signed by the artist on the lower left, with its title and date on its verso. Vezin, who came to painting midlife, was best known for his impressionist take on New York’s skyline and harbors. This work was exhibited in 1993 at The William Benton Museum of Art of Storrs, CT and was consigned from a fine estate from Old Lyme, CT.
Sculptures with noteworthy provenance were another key category in this top-tier event.
- Lot #402, Carlo Sarrabezolles’ (French 1888-1971) Le Genie de la Mer, was estimated at $6,000-12,000 and traded hands at $38,000. This 1936 patinated bronze of the Greek figure Triton was 50″ tall and mounted on a 40″ tall wooden pedestal. It was signed and dated by the artist on the base, and was in the form of a naked figure, arms stretched towards the sky, with three diving dolphins at his feet. Triton was a demigod and merman who served as the messenger for the sea god Poseidon. This design was the model for a larger version meant for the Ocean Liner Normandie; the larger version is currently on display outside CMA-CGM’s headquarters in Marseille, France. This smaller Le Genie de la Mer was previously sold by New York City design firm Ronald Bricke and Associates, Inc. in 1991 for $42,452.
This auction featured exquisite furnishings, rugs, and decorative items that caught the eye – and interest – of collectors all over the world.
- Lot #678, a vintage Louis Vuitton travel trunk, was estimated at $5,000-8,000 and made $18,750. It was labeled Louis Vuitton 154057 and detailed with a full tray, a small upper tray, and brass handles. The trunk measured 22-1/2″ x 20″ x 31-1/2″, with a 31-1/2″ x 20″ top. It was from a fine New York City estate.
- Lot #711, a Ziegler Sultanabad palace size Oriental carpet, was estimated at $15,000-25,000 and sold for $46,000. This 19th century, 16′ x 20′ masterpiece was made in Sultanabad, a small town in NW Persia, and featured a heavy pale tan ground and a blue, orange, and red floral pattern overall. The Ziegler Company, based in Manchester, England at the time, set up shop in Sultanabad to market and distribute these handsome carpets that were designed with western tastes in mind.
This sale came full circle with spectacular jewelry, timepieces, silver, and other fine antiques.
- Lot #69, a Graff brand 18K yellow gold and diamond necklace, was estimated at $18,000-30,000 and realized $35,000. It measured 16″ long with a total weight of 33.7 grams. This sparkler featured 111 Marquise cut F-G color VS quality diamonds of approximately 35.5 total carats. Graff is one of the world’s most premier jewelers and is known for its breathtaking diamonds and unique business process which controls all aspects of operations from mining to the final product.
- Lot #75, an important diamond engagement ring, was estimated at $30,000-50,000 and realized $51,850. It featured a 7.15 carat marquise diamond, graded color L and VS1, and was flanked by tapered baguettes in a platinum setting.
According to Eddie Nadeau, President of Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, “We are delighted with the results from our 2025 New Year’s Day sale. We spend the entire year collecting our best offerings for this signature auction, and clearly all of these merchandising efforts have paid off – again! Although there were many unanticipated highlights, perhaps the most exciting for me was Vezin’s Gray Twilight, which realized nearly 40 times its low estimate! On behalf of the entire Nadeau family, I would like to express our gratitude to all of our consignors and customers who made this sale so successful. Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Mid-Century Modern sale on Saturday February 1st that will include contemporary art and sculptures. May 2025 be a year of fantastic finds for everyone!”
About Nadeau’s Auction Gallery Inc.:
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery is a full-service auction house providing a complete range of estate offerings, nonprofit deaccession management, and fine art and personal property appraisals. The company presents about a dozen premier sales annually, with a focus on art, furniture, accessories, and important antiques. A second-generation family company, Nadeau’s enjoys a well-deserved reputation for outstanding merchandise, top-tier personalized service, and helping sellers realize the maximum value for their collections. The company has been in business since 1985 – with the family starting in the antique business in 1945 – and today is one of the largest and fastest growing auction houses in New England. Its state-of-the-art auction facility is conveniently located right off Route 91 and easily accessible from all points in the mid-Atlantic and northeast.
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery is located at 25 Meadow Road, Windsor, CT 06095 and can be reached by phone at 860-246-2444, fax at 860-524-8735, or email at [email protected]. For more information on this sale and Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, please see www.nadeausauction.com.
Media Contact:
Edwin J. Nadeau, III, President
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery
860-246-2444 or [email protected]
