Bonhams’ upcoming Prints & Multiples Auction presents works from renowned American artists such as Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and Richard Diebenkorn, to name a few. Included is Andy Warhol’s $. The stylized work belongs to the 1981 Dollar Sign series. Created with many silkscreens for a textured look, the piece shows a cartoonish dollar sign. It explores the relationship between commerce and art. Warhol’s work reflects American culture and its obsession with wealth in the 1980s.
La Persane (The Persian) by Henri Matisse is another key highlight of Bonhams’ upcoming auction. The French artist made major contributions to the fields of painting, printmaking, and sculpture. His use of color made him a popular artist in the 20th-century modern art scene. The presented lot is a lithograph on Arches paper. The artwork depicts a seated woman wearing a veil. Also showcased are Keith Haring’s Plate V and David Hockney’s Tyler Dining Room. View additional lots of interest and register to bid online on Bonhams.
The first day of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s forthcoming auction will present Americana, decorative art, antique furniture, fine art, and more. Showcased in the auction is a rare New York Federal mahogany musical clock. Created around 1790, the tall clock stands just over eight feet high. Its pagoda top shows an eagle inlay. The case is signed Effingham Embree New York, referring to the famous silversmith and clockmaker who partnered with Joseph Pearsall just after the Revolutionary War. However, the pendulum door bear the initials TB. This suggests the Embree case was made by his cousin and fellow New York cabinet maker, Thomas Burling. The clock includes a three-train movement that can play six musical tunes. These can be changed manually with a selector dial.
Another item in this Pook & Pook, Inc. auction is an oil painting by American artist Charles Willson Peale. Known for his important Revolutionary War-era portraits, Peale is also credited with the 1784 opening of the country’s first natural art and history museum in Philadelphia. In 1814, he established the Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore as the first building in North America designed to function specifically as a museum. Dated 1772, the available Peale oil painting is a portrait of Philadelphia resident Sarah Benezet Bartow. She and her husband, Thomas, were well-respected members of 1700s high society. For the complete auction catalog and to register to bid, visit Bidsquare.
Over 500 lots of fine art, antiques, Chinese porcelain, estate jewelry, original illustrations, and more will be available in the upcoming Important Fine & Decorative Art Auction, presented by Helmuth Stone Gallery. Highlighting the catalog is a blue and white Chinese meiping vase with a Qianlong mark on the bottom. The rare tall vase features broad shoulders and a small mouth. The surface is painted in blue and white and depicts dragons chasing flaming pearls. This type of vase was often used to display plum blossoms.
A set of stick figure drawings by American artist Bill Traylor is also available. Bill Traylor’s artwork gained popularity several years after his death. His abstract and penciled renditions of people and animals particularly stood out in the 1982 exhibition of Black Folk Art in America. An artwork titled The Judge by Theodule Augustin Ribot (1823 – 1891) is on offer as well. To view the full catalog or place a bid, visit Bidsquare.
The upcoming Comic TCG & Toy Auction, presented by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, offers an eclectic collection of comics, including Marvel’s Incredible Hulk and DC’s Batman. One of the highlighted lots is an edition of The Fantastic Four produced in March of 1966. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the characters for Marvel Comics. The story revolves around an American team of superheroes: Ben Grimm, Reed Richards, Susan Storm, and her brother, Johnny Storm. During a journey through space, the four characters are exposed to cosmic rays, granting them superhuman abilities. The 1961 release of the first Fantastic Four comic boosted Marvel to great success.
Another lot of interest is the first issue of Marvel Comics’ Star Wars series, published in July of 1977. The series stars Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. This issue covers part of the storyline depicted in the Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 film. View additional comic book and toy lots on Bidsquare.
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On a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean during the 1920s, Theodor Liedemedt worked as a musician to entertain the passengers. He happened to meet American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Though there is little official record of their friendship— Liedemedt does not appear in any of Fitzgerald’s surviving letters or journals— the inscription on a first edition copy of The Great Gatsby tells the story of a shared experience: “For Theodor Liedemedt, In memory of that week we went rowing in a bull-fiddle through the lovely lakes of Central Park.” The signed copy of Fitzgerald’s classic descended through the Liedemedt family before coming up for bid in the Books and Manuscripts auction, offered by Freeman’s.
Other books available in the auction include a limited edition copy of Ulysses by James Joyce. It previous belonged to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt. Bidders can also consider a first American edition of Moby Dick by Herman Melville, a first American edition of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, and more. Beyond books, the auction will include a portfolio of 43 prints from the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, a lottery ticket inscribed with the iconic signature of John Hancock, and a copy of the Beatles’ Abbey Road signed by John Lennon. View any of these lots and register to bid on Bidsquare.
Muhammad Reza-i-Hindi was one of the celebrated artists of the mid-18th century in the provincial Mughal courts. After he traveled from India to Iran, he added the epithet “Hindi” to his name to indicate his Indian roots. This distinguished him from other local artists. A circa 1760 painting attributed to Muhammad Reza-i-Hindi will feature in this upcoming Bonhams sale. The opaque watercolor painting is mounted on a buff album page with a pink border and golden lines. It depicts a woman clutching a wine flask in one hand and a Venetian glass cup in the other. With a graceful demeanor, she wears a tangerine shawl and white-colored gauze around her waist.
Another opaque watercolor by provincial Mughal artist Muhammad Faqirullah Khan leads the listings. The illustration from the Ragamala series, Lalita Ragini, has highly intricate details on the painted surface. These include the blue sky dotted with stars at the crack of dawn and a terrace ornamented with a floral carpet. It also shows a man departing from his lover and looking back at her resting figure. Additionally, the auction features a palm leaf folio illustrated on both sides. It depicts scenes from Lavanyavati, a poem composed by the renowned Oriya poet Upendra Bhanja in the 18th century. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bonhams.
The long history of glasswork in Czech countries starts as early as the 9th century. Clear Czech glass dominated European markets for centuries, particularly after leaded crystal became popular. Manufacturers started making Czech crystal chandeliers in the 1700s and catered to aristocratic tastes. These chandeliers often appeared in imperial palaces and the private homes of royals. The upcoming Maison Plunder auction will feature a Czech crystal chandelier that may have hung in a royal residence. The available chandelier measures over four feet tall and features layers of small crystals.
Among the available furniture lots, an antique German buffet is particularly notable. The curved buffet features wood inlays, beveled glass panels, and elaborate carved designs along the top edge. A modern dining table designed by Maurice Villency is on offer as well. Roche Bobois likely retailed this 1970s burl and lacquer table. A narrowing step design lies beneath the rectangular top. Known for introducing Scandinavian design to the United States, Villency also helped popularize sectional couches. For more information on the mentioned lots and to find the full catalog, visit Bidsquare.
Natural diamonds with flawless clarity rarely come across the auction block. A flawless diamond is completely free of blemishes. This September, a flawless emerald step-cut diamond weighing above 10 carats will be available with Bid Global Auctioneers. The color of the diamond is D, which means it is colorless. Emerald-cut diamonds with steps are particularly popular for engagement rings because of their simplicity and beauty.
Marquise-shaped diamonds are also popular for engagement ring styles. A 5.08-carat natural marquise-cut diamond is available in this sale. It is pointed on either side and at the bottom. It has VS1 (very slightly included 1) clarity and G color. Many colored diamonds are also on offer. A natural fancy brownish pink pear-shaped diamond weighing 1.51 carats is available. The radiant-cut diamond has VS2 clarity. The online auction will showcase over 300 loose diamonds and gemstones that come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Each stone in this Investment Diamonds auction was appraised by the Accredited Gemological Institute (AGI) and comes with a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) certificate. View the catalog and bid online exclusively on Bidsquare.
Manjushri is the oldest bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Manjushri is often shown carrying a sword and Prajnaparamita scripture in each hand. This ancient bodhisattva represents wisdom and youth. The upcoming Sotheby’s auction will present a rare Tibetan 12th or 13th-century figure of Manjushri. While most Manjushri figurines appear seated on lion skin, the available figure stands upright. Another highlight is a gray schist figure of a bodhisattva from the Gandharan region. The 3rd or 4th-century figurine demonstrates how Classical Greco-Roman techniques blended with Indic and Buddhist sculptures. This Hellenistic and Indic art combination emerged from the Gandharan school of art during the rule of Alexander the Great. A halo rests behind the head of the available bodhisattva.
Bidders will also find a Bhagavani Sitatapatra mandala featuring a central three-faced goddess in red, blue, and white. She holds a wheel, bow, arrow, and other elements. More than 40 other spiritual figures encircle the central deity. An inscription on the back suggests that Lhachog Sengge made the mandala painting for his teacher, Konchog Pelwar. The sale will also feature Southeast Asian figurines, Nepalese sculptures from the 13th century, and regional paintings from India. Interested collectors can explore the entire catalog and register to bid online on Sotheby’s.
Pushing the limitations of the landscape genre, Akbar Padamsee started painting a series of large-scale diptychs titled Mirror Images. The pieces primarily depicted mythical or archetypal scenes. These paintings represent the artist’s study of perception, color theory, and philosophy. Christie’s upcoming South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction presents Akbar Padamsee’s untitled painting from the Mirror Images series. Produced in 2005, the oil painting shows light and dark painted in thick impasto.
Also highlighted in the live sale is Tyeb Mehta’s Figure. In 1959, Mehta moved to London and encountered European Modernism. His style then experienced a shift. Mehta’s works became more dynamic with a muted palette and thick textures. The available lot is one of his early paintings. It shows a seated figure painted in orange and brown hues. Francis Newton Souza’s The Cardinal and Sayed Haider Raza’s Paysage are on offer as well. View each of these lots and register to bid online with Christie’s.
