Bonhams will offer a notable Tibetan standing Buddha statue in its upcoming Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art auction. This gilt-bronze piece depicts the Buddha in a standing position with a raised right hand. His left hand holds the edge of his robe. Many Tibetan images of the Buddha place him in a seated position with his right hand forming the ‘earth-touching’ gesture, making this piece unique. Standing more than two-and-a-half feet tall, this Central Tibetan figure was made in the 11th or 12th century CE.
Another available item is an Indonesian andesite figure of Ganesha. The elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings is known as the ‘remover of obstacles.’ Carved from volcanic rock taken from the island of Java, this figure of Ganesha has an elephant head. Two of his four arms rest on his lap and the soles of his feet touch. The sculpture portrays Ganesha sitting on a lotus flower. View the entire auction and register to bid by visiting Bonhams.
One of the best-known images from the American civil rights movement is The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell. The piece depicts six-year-old Ruby Bridges on her way to the all-white Frantz Elementary School. Four deputy U.S. Marshals accompany her. It was originally published in the centerfold of Look magazine for the January 14th, 1964 issue. A signed artist’s proof collotype copy of the painting is up for bid in the upcoming Great Estates Fall Curated Auction, presented by Willow Auction House. Other fine art lots in the sale include paintings by David Burliuk, Alex Katz, and Robert Indiana.
Beyond artworks, the catalog also presents furniture, jewelry, shipbuilder’s models, and other items. Bidders can consider a Steinway Model D concert grand piano that was the personal instrument of pianist Toba Brill. Rolex wristwatches and a Herman Miller chair with an ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames round out the listings. View any of these lots and register to bid on Bidsquare.
The upcoming Doyle auction of Asian Works of Art will highlight a selection of decorative art and ritual objects. From vintage vases to antique furniture, the sale will particularly feature Chinese collectibles. One highlighted lot is an archaic Chinese ritual bronze water vessel used for liquid offerings. This bowl-shaped vessel dates back to the Zhou and Shang dynasties. It features two hanging ring handles.
A Japanese Rinpa-style four-fold screen is also available. The Meiji-era screen features a painting of a crane flying away from a snow-clad tree branch. The auction will also showcase a selection of vases, bowls, and vintage snuff bottles, including a Chinese white jade alms bowl. The bowl belongs to the Qianlong period. It bears carved designs of bats flying among clouds. To view the full catalog or place a bid, visit Doyle.
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Katsushika Hokusai started painting when he was only six years old. At the age of 14, Hokusai apprenticed under renowned painter Katsukawa Shunsho. In the 1830s, at the height of Hokusai’s artistic career, he started working on a series of woodblock prints that captured Mount Fuji. This series took several years for the artist to complete, and each piece depicted the mountain in different seasons and atmospheres. A woodblock print from Katsushika Hokusai’s Mount Fuji series is available in the upcoming Important Japanese Art auction, presented by Christie’s. The lot depicts Mount Fuji surrounded by storm clouds.
This sale offers 270 lots of Japanese paintings from acclaimed artists such as Toshusai Sharaku, Shibata Zeshin, and Suzuki Harunobu. Beyond paintings and prints, the auction brings an iron sculpture of a shachi mythical beast. In the Edo period, shachi sculptures often decorated roofs, castles, and tower gates. It was believed that the creature would protect against fire. View more lots and register to bid online on Christie’s.
After finishing his military service during World War I, Scottish painter William George Gillies set out to explore the emerging art trends of Europe. He fell in with the Cubists for a time and studied the work of André Lhote, Paul Klee, and Paul Cézanne. Gillies eventually developed a near-Cubist style that he applied to fruit still lifes and landscape paintings of the Scottish Lowlands. Charlton Hall Galleries will present a still life painting by William George Gillies in its upcoming International Sale. This dark oil on canvas depicts two golden apples resting on a platter. Behind them is a light blue vase and goblet. The style of this painting reflects Gillies’ interest in Cubism with its flattened shapes and dark tones.
Sterling silver and porcelain items are on offer as well. Leading the listings ia a pair of sterling silver sauce tureens from Paul Storr. The 19th-century silversmith often created custom pieces for English royals. He was particularly known for his elaborate Neoclassical style. The available oval-shaped sauce tureens feature shell and twig details and acanthus leaf feet. A silver and glass cruet from Paul Storr is also available. Eight cut-glass bottles accompany the vessel.
The International Sale will present a selection of antique and modern furniture from English and American designers. Bidders can consider a set of eight Norman Cherner dining chairs. Cherner designed these molded plywood chairs for Massachusetts-based manufactuer Plycraft in the 1950s. The sleek lines of these ‘Cherner Chairs’ matched the designer’s Bauhaus style and commitment to making interior design affordable. Other available furnishings include a Chippendale-style mahogany sofa with Scalamandré upholstery, an extension dining table from Oscar de la Renta, and a selection of Persian carpets. Visit Charlton Hall Galleries’ website to view the full catalog and to place a bid.
Byron Browne was a leader of the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 40s and one of the early Abstract Expressionists. Though his work is stylistically abstract, it bears the influence of European Cubism and Surrealism. The imagery and references in Browne’s abstract art pieces are drawn from everyday life, nature, and art history. The upcoming Sarasota Estate Auction sale will feature a painting by Byron Browne titled Sphinx. The piece is signed by the artist on the bottom left and dated 1952. The auction also features Howard Chesner Behrens’ oil on canvas painting depicting Santa Maria boats in a canal. Behrens’ painting style evokes late 19th-century Impressionism.
Another notable lot is a gilt-bronze figure of Vajrasattva from the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty saw great artistic and cultural advancement in China. The available statue depicts the bodhisattva with a detailed crown and third eye. In this piece, Vajrasattva sits on a lotus throne with a calm expression. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare.
Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist closely associated with the Realist art movement in the United States. His paintings depicted everyday American life with a sense of fluidity. Benton’s Sea Phantasy I, an oil on tin panel painting, is among the highlights of Charlton Hall Galleries’ upcoming sale. Albert Briggs, a fisherman, commissioned Benton to paint sea motifs that would complement the look of his trophy fish. Sea Phantasy I was one among the four wall panels Benton created for Briggs’ room. Benton’s interest in the Synchromism art movement and Japanese prints inspired these vivid abstract compositions.
A Georg Jensen sterling silver soup tureen also leads the listings. The tureen features an oval lid, a melon and grape finial, and pinecone feet. Reverend William Thomas Manning received this tureen in 1931 as a token of recognition for his 10-year service in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Another notable lot is the Rising Sun Armchair recreated by Stephen D. Van Ormer in 1987 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The original Rising Sun Armchair was made in 1779 for the Speaker of the Pennsylvania legislature. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Charlton Hall Galleries.
Bonhams’ September Post-War & Contemporary Art auction particularly highlights a 1999 oil painting from Amy Sillman. After Sillman moved to New York in 1975, she began studying the relationship between abstract and figurative painting styles. Many of her following works started blending humor with vibrant imagery. Titled Passage, the offered painting shows abstract figures floating towards the blue sky. According to the lot essay, “Passage reflects a personal shift in subject matter, created during a period of personal losses in the artist’s life, which is poetically and delicately suggested and explored on the canvas.”
The sale also showcases an inkjet print from Wolfgang Tillmans. Active since the 1990s, Tillmans became one of the most prolific contemporary artists in the 20th century. His photographs offer documentation of clubs, youth, and LGBTQ+ culture. In the present lot, the artist shows the wings and engine of a jet plane. View the full auction catalog and register to bid online on Bonhams.
With support from the King of Poland, the Meissen factory near Dresden, Germany became the first hard-paste porcelain manufacturer in Europe. Meissen quickly became one of the most popular porcelain brands in the world. The day before Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, sociologist and political economist Franz Oppenheimer and his wife fled Vienna, taking much of their Meissen porcelain collection with them. A German banker in Amsterdam later acquired part of this collection. Sotheby’s will offer a selection of Meissen porcelain items from the Oppenheimer collection in an upcoming sale.
Highlighted is a 1727 Meissen mantle clock case, the rarest piece from the Oppenheimer collection. Standing just over 17 inches tall, the timepiece features two figures at the peak of the roof with other figures near the bottom in various positions. Shades of purple, green, blue, and bronze detail the scenes. The clock’s dial has Roman numerals and a single hand. The underside of the case is inscribed with the words MeiBen 1727, and the movement is signed BARRY A PARIS.
Another notable lot is a rare Meissen armorial two-handled beaker. The beaker is part of the service that Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland presented to Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain. It celebrates the marriage of their children. The detailed beaker shows the Farnese family scroll flanked by a figure on either side. To view additional Meissen porcelain lots from the Oppenheimer Collection and to place a bid, visit Sotheby’s.
American author Dashiell Hammett was an operative at the Pinkerton Detective Agency before dedicating his professional life to fiction writing. The locations, stories, and characters in his books were inspired by people known to him. By depicting American crime through a rugged, realistic, and unrefined storytelling style, Hammett invented a genre now known as hard-boiled fiction. Part two of the Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum auction, presented by Christie’s, offers a rare first state dust jacket edition of Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest. Another of Hammett’s works, The Maltese Falcon, is also available.
First edition copies of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land are also slated for auction. Other authors represented in the sale are Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner. Among the notable lots is one of the 100 signed copies of Ulysses by James Joyce. To view the full catalog or to place a bid, visit Christie’s.
