Highlighted in the first session of Brunk Auctions’ upcoming event is a 1964 Lincoln Continental sedan from the Ford Motor Company. Since 1939, the division of Lincoln Continental was led by Edsel Ford, son of the founder Henry Ford. He produced personal luxury convertible cars as vacation vehicles. The featured convertible has suicide doors and white leather interiors.
Jewelry items from luxury manufacturers will be available in the sale as well, including Cartier’s La Doña wristwatch. In 2006, Cartier celebrated their relationship with María Félix, an acclaimed Mexican film actress, by launching a collection called La Doña. Its distinct design drew inspiration from Félix’s preferred animal— the crocodile. Another key jewelry item is a peridot and pearl necklace from Tiffany & Co. The antique piece is decorated with a Cannetille design, characterized by gold wires or thinly hammered sheets. This particular design was popularized between the 1820s and 1830s. For more information on the mentioned lots and to place a bid, visit Bidsquare.
Alexander Calder, Mel Ramos, and Bob Thompson are just a few of the artists highlighted in the upcoming Post War and Contemporary Art auction, presented by Hindman. At the top of the sale is a sculpture by Alexander Calder, an American artist known for his abstract hanging sculptures made with bent and twisted wire. The artist is also known for his public sculptures throughout the United States and around the world. Featured in this auction is his 1947 piece titled Triple Cross. It measures 31.5 inches tall by 37 inches long. The sculpture is comprised of sheet metal, wire, and paint.
Mel Ramos was an American Pop Art painter who specialized in female nudes and superheroes combined with everyday consumer goods, including candy and cigarette packs. Showcased here is an oil painting titled Mixed Nuts: The Lost Painting of 1965. The piece features a pin-up model leaning over a can of Planters Mixed Nuts. It is signed and dated on the back. Works by Alfredo Jarr, Jenny Holzer, and Keith Jacobshagen can also be found. View the whole collection and register to bid at Bidsquare.
The La Viga road in Iztacalco runs from the center to the south side of Mexico City. The concrete road was built in place of the historic Canal de la Viga, a waterway once used for food supply, recreation, and navigation. In the early 20th century, the canal was ordered closed, and the present infrastructure was built on it. An anonymous 18th-century painting of the old canal is available in the upcoming auction of traditional Mexican antiques and Asian art, offered by Morton Subastas. It comes with a carved gilt wooden frame.
A Coromandel lacquer folding screen from the late 18th century is also available. It features 12 double-view panels in lacquered and enameled wood with chinoiserie decoration. The chinoiserie style was created in Europe to interpret and imitate Chinese and East Asian artistic traditions. The event offers over 200 lots. Visit Bidsquare to explore the entire catalog or to place a bid.
Guanyin is a Chinese manifestation of the Avalokiteśvara bodhisattva, a being committed to attaining Buddhahood. Avalokiteśvara embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Also known as Tara or Jetsun Dölma in Tibet, Avalokiteśvara is a significant figure in Buddhism. One of the noteworthy lots in the upcoming Showplace Antique + Design Center sale is an antique bronze Chinese or Tibetan Guanyin figure, seated on a lotus flower base. She has cobalt-painted hair and gilt-painted accents. One of the jewelry highlights in the event is a ring studded with 36 small round and 27 baguette diamonds. Several loose round-cut tanzanite stones will be available as well. The blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite, popularly known as tanzanite, is found exclusively in Tanzania.
The sale also features Turkish carpets and rugs. One of them has a beige background, a red and green center medallion, and a geometric floral border. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare.
Richard Prince is an American photographer and Pop artist known for his rephotographed pictures. During the mid-1970s, Prince started working at Time Life. He sent article tear sheets from magazines to companies notifying them of their published advertisements. While working at the Time Life library, Prince started rephotographing these ads and presenting them as art. The upcoming Photographs auction, offered by Finarte, presents photographs from the Cowboys series by Prince. This series involved rephotography of a Marlboro ad campaign. Explaining his idea for the works, Prince states, “At Time Life, I was working with seven or eight magazines, and Marlboro had ads in almost all of them. Every week, I’d see one and be like, ‘Oh, that’s mine. Thank you.’ It’s sort of like beachcombing.” Through his Cowboys series, Prince comments on American masculinity and its representation in the media.
Another highlight is an archival pigment print titled Girls in the Windows by award-winning photographer Ormond Gigli. This photograph features 43 formally-dressed women standing in brownstone windows. The available image creates contrasting imagery with old New York architecture and modern, colorful dresses. Also showcased is the celebrated photo portrait titled Afghan Girl by photojournalist Steve McCurry for National Geographic. Rounding out the offerings are photographs by Helmut Newton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cindy Sherman, and Gabriele Basilico. Interested collectors can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
Nature is often dramatized in Marvin Cone’s paintings, providing a testament to his belief that art should comment on life. Cone was a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago but spent most of his career in rural Iowa, the landscape that inspired his artistic style. He was also friends with Grant Wood, another prominent Iowan artist known for such works as American Gothic. A piece from Wood is featured alongside Cone’s Cloud Painting (circa 1934) in the upcoming American and European Art sale. Auctioned by Hindman, Cone’s work reveals layers of colors that create towering cumulus clouds, hills below, and two birds soaring together in the sky.
Lady by a Window (1918) is from another American artist, Louis Ritman, known for his Impressionist depictions of nude women. The sale of the oil painting will benefit the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Works from European artists are also featured in the event, including Pablo Picasso’s 1920 gouache on paper piece and Gaston Lachaise’s sculptures of powerful, full-figured women. The latter artist often stated that his inspiration was his wife and muse, Isabel Dutaud Nagle. Other finds include a painting titled Two Magenta Waterlilies by Joseph Stella. Bid for these lots online at Bidsquare.
One of the featured artists in the upcoming Bonhams Prints & Multiples auction is cultural icon Andy Warhol. A leading figure of the Pop Art movement, Warhol photographed boxer Muhammad Ali in 1977 as part of his Athletes series. The complete set of four Ali screenprints (numbered 2 of 150) are up for auction in a single lot, as well as individually-offered paintings depicting Chairman Mao, Marilyn Monroe, and others.
Also featured in the sale are 15 prints by Marc Chagall. The Russian-French artist created paintings, drawings, book illustrations, stage sets, ceramic tapestries, and fine art prints. Though he was considered an early Modernist and was sometimes grouped into Cubism, Fauvism, and Symbolism, Chagall considered his work to primarily be an act of self-expression. Also in the auction are works by well-known artists such as Pablo Picasso, Keith Haring, Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, Joan Miró, Jim Dine, and more. View any of these lots and register to bid at Bonhams.
During the golden era of American carousels, many skilled artisans migrated from Europe to the United States. Among them was Charles Carmel. In 1883, he moved to New York from Russia and started working at Looff, a carousel manufacturing company. His carousels often involved highly decorated, realistic horses. The upcoming New Haven Auctions sale presents an early 20th-century outside row stander carousel horse by Carmel. The available horse has a windswept mane, detailed blankets, and jewel adorned bridles. Valued for their distinct designs, Carmel horses were carved to appear strong and powerful.
Another highlight of the auction is a watercolor painting titled Native American Hunter by Henry Farny. Before developing an interest in Western art, Farny worked as an illustrator for children’s books. During a trip to Missouri, the artist made many drawings and sketches of life in the American West. In 1890, Farny gave up illustration and started painting scenes of his travels. The available picture was acquired directly from the artist’s family. The auction also showcases varieties of redware pitchers, including one attributed to John Betts Gregory. A selection of Navajo rugs, Chippendale and Southern Federal furniture, and American pottery articles complete the listings. Interested collectors can explore the full auction catalog and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
Stereoviews were antique photos that also served as an early iteration of 3D media. Popular in America between the 1860s and 1920s, stereoviews used two almost identical photos, taken a few inches from each other. When viewed through a lens, the photos would create the illusion of three dimensions. This October, Artelisted will bring 150 examples of these photos to auction in its Stereoviews Americana sale.
One of the main appeals of stereoviews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was allowing Americans to feel like they were present for major events. A featured lot in this auction, for example, is a stereoview of President Woodrow Wilson addressing Congress. For contemporary viewers, these antique photos also serve as historical documents, including stereoviews taken during the American Civil War. Several highlighted lots show the wounded and dead after Civil War battles. Others, meanwhile, remind viewers of the less documented, quieter moments between skirmishes.
Photos of the railroad were popular for stereoviews because Americans were fascinated with this new, fast mode of transportation. Available in this auction is a photo of soldiers sent off for the Spanish American War on a train, their loved ones gathered near each window.
As time went on, it became possible for many people to create stereoviews. This allowed for more local, slice-of-life moments to be captured. One antique photo coming to auction shows three workers shipping pineapples in Florida. Each man has his place in the assembly line to wrap, store, and then box up the fruit. Another photo depicts a man kissing a woman on the cheek. Little does he know that another man, who perhaps also has feelings for the woman, is about to hit him on the behind. View each of the lots and register to bid on the Artelisted website.
American designer and jeweler David Webb is best known for his sculptural animal motifs and his use of textured gold, colored gemstones, and carved rock. In his early career, Webb made weekly visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was inspired by the goldwork of the ancient world. He eventually created his own mixture of alloys, using them in his jewelry and objets d’art. As Webb said, “I believe the things I make have museum quality and, hopefully, will last as long as the originals that inspired them.” The upcoming sale, presented by SAJ Auction, highlights a pair of nephrite, coral, enamel, diamond, and gold objets d’art by Webb.
Another highlight of the auction is a gold and diamond Tubogas cuff watch from Bulgari. Introduced in the 1940s, the Tubogas design was inspired by the distinct shape of gas carrier pipes. The motif was revived by Bulgari in the 1970s, becoming one of the firm’s trademarks. A Tiffany & Co. bangle bracelet by Jean Schlumberger is also available. The white enamel bracelet has a gold band and collet-set diamonds. View the entire catalog for this event at Bidsquare.
