Myanmar (Burma) has become one of the leading ruby mining regions globally. From the historic ruby mines in the Mogok valley to the recently found deposits in the northern state of Kachin, the country has produced some of the most notable rubies in the world. One of the key lots featured in the upcoming Auction IX event, presented by Intervendue, is a Burmese no heat red ruby earring and finger ring set, signed “Lucien.” A colorful diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald bracelet; an aqua and morganite diamond pendant; and a sapphire diamond bracelet with leaf motifs will be highlighted as well.
An Art Deco platinum diamond tennis bracelet and necklace are among the other noteworthy highlights. Owing to their lightweight, flexible, and minimalistic form, tennis bracelets, also known as eternity bracelets, are particularly popular among sportswomen. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare.
The first issue of Marvel Comics appeared in October of 1939 with the title Marvel Comics #1, long before the existence of the corresponding film franchises. It sold over 80,000 copies, allowing the company to release Marvel Comics #2 the following month. The publication would continue to secure recognition for years to come. The upcoming Curated Pop Culture, TCG, Comic, & Toy Online Auction, presented by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, will highlight a Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man (issue 3) from July 1963. This issue marks the introduction of Iron-Man, as well as the first appearances of Aunt May, Uncle Ben, Flash Thompson, and Liz Allen. This example is in good overall condition.
Other key items include a 1933 Babe Ruth #2 PSA 1 baseball card. Ruth made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1914. He was traded to the New York Yankees six years later. In New York, Ruth became one of the best-known baseball players in history. The auction will also offer a set of 1957 Topps baseball cards that comes with Hank Aaron, Gil Hodge, Willie Mays, Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams editions. For more information and to register to bid, visit Bidsquare.
Born to a shoemaker family, self-taught Italian sculptor Giacomo Manzù adhered to three principle motifs: religious iconography, life-size nudes, and the painter with his model. He was one of the leading 20th-century sculptors of religious statues. Among his best-known works are his relief panels for European churches, including the Porta Della Morte, the bronze doors for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The upcoming auction, presented by Finarte, highlights a medal by Manzù. The 18-karat yellow gold medal shows a flight of doves.
Another highlight of the auction is an amethyst ring. According to Greek legends, the stone gets its purple color from Dionysus, the god of intoxication and celebration. The stone was believed to prevent drunkenness, overindulgence, and evil thoughts. A Cartier lighter is also available. Launched in 1968, the “Oval” was the first gas cigarette lighter in the world. Cartier led the industry in producing this oval-shaped lighter, which is now a standard model. The auction also offers jewelry from Tiffany & Co., Chimento, and Piccard Lucien. Interested bidders can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
Morton Subastas will offer a selection of photography and prints from artists such as Sergio Hernández, Pablo Picasso, Juan Soriano, and many others in the upcoming auction. Hernández is a Mexican Post-war and contemporary painter. Born in 1957, he is known for painting art as he witnesses it. A signed woodcut by Hernández is showcased in the sale. Titled Danza Negra, the 2011 woodcut shows black, anthropomorphic forms on a yellow background.
Unsigned lithographs by Pablo Picasso can also be found. One of the most influential artists of the early 20th century, Picasso was made famous for his painting Guernica, which was inspired by the 1937 bombing of the titular city during the Spanish Civil War. In this auction is a set of 25 Picasso prints in a range of artistic styles. Born in Mexico, Juan Soriano was a child prodigy and a pivotal painter in modern Mexican art. A signed and dated etching and aquatint by Soriano is featured as well. This piece, titled Gato, shows a cat on a tree limb with leaves. View the entire collection and register to bid at Bidsquare.
American Realist sculptor John DeAndrea graduated from Colorado University, Boulder in 1965. At that time, abstraction dominated the American art scene. For a period, DeAndrea worked on abstract figurative pieces to fit in. However, because of his interest in the human form, he started working on lifecasting techniques to create hyper-realist sculptures instead. “John DeAndrea established a new level of literal realism within the ongoing tradition of figurative sculpture,” writes Roberta Panvanelli in The Color of Life. The first session of the upcoming C2: The Rites of Summer auction, presented by Capsule Auctions, features a sculpture by DeAndrea. Titled Carol, the bust shows a woman with her eyes downcast and her hair pulled back in a tight bun.
Born in 1925, Robert R. Bliss’ first figurative paintings were mostly self-portraits. Inspired by ancient Roman nude statues, his later work often captured detailed nudes. Several examples of his paintings will be offered in this event, including Standing Boy, Boy At the Beach, and Male Nude. A Lacroix-Tubular desk lamp from Jean Boris is also among the standout pieces in this sale, which will include over l50 lots. Boris started his career in 1920. He was known for his Modernist approach to lighting works and metal. View the full listings for this event and register to bid online by visiting Capsule.
The first Russian icons appeared in the 12th century. During the same period, the tradition of covering icons with metal barriers called oklads was also popularized. An oklad usually covers the entire icon except the face, hands, and feet. Typically, it is more than a decoration and a shield against sunlight and damage. Each material used for making an oklad has a deeper meaning: gold symbolizes God’s grace, silver stands for purity of the soul and holiness, and gems point at spiritual virtues. A key lot in the upcoming Antiquities | Pre-Columbian | Ethnographic sale, presented by Artemis Gallery, is a Russian Cosmas and Damian oklad. The 19th-century silver oklad shows two brothers holding medicine boxes and crowned with sunburst halos.
A first-century CE Egyptian situla is highlighted in the sale. The situla, a conical vessel with a pointed base and tall body, played an important role in ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies. Situlae were typically formed from either bronze or hardwood and featured raised decorative motifs of animals or deities. The available piece is hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster with subtle inclusions of light gray and dark beige.
The auction offers 200 lots of decorative arts, jewelry, and ethnographic art. A bronze sculpture by Karen Crain will be offered as well. Titled Chaste, the sculpture shows a woman holding a long towel or robe against her body as she walks forward. Visit Bidsquare for more information and to register to bid.
John Phillips was a British mining engineer whose work brought him to Mexico in 1840. As he traveled through the country, he discovered its landscape. Together with a young British lithographer named Alfred Rider, Phillips published Mexico Illustrated in Twenty-Six Drawings. The work kindled interest in distant lands among Europeans. Seven lithographic works by John Phillips and Alfred Rider are featured in the upcoming Auction of Books by Explorers, Travelers, Maps, and Landscapes sale, presented by Morton Subastas. The lithographs featured in this auction depict the tropical landscape of Mexico in a new light.
Another work that was widely read and was well-received by Europeans was titled Amerika, sometimes called The New and Unknown World: or Description of America. The publisher was Arnoldus Montanus, a Dutch explorer, missionary, and theologian. As he had never traveled beyond Europe, his knowledge about the New World was based on descriptions from other travelers who painted imaginary images of the Americas. Similar lots, along with maps and manuscripts from the library collection of Roberto L. Mayer, are available online at Bidsquare.
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Hindman’s upcoming auction of Books and Manuscripts, including Americana, is sourced in part from the collection of Rhoda H. Clark, a businesswoman and book collector. Clark helmed the Monastary Hill book bindery after four generations. Available items from her collection include examples of Monastery Hill bindings, such as the complete works of Honore de Balzac, A Christmas Carol in prose by Charles Dickens, Hawaii by James Michener, and more.
Other rare bindings in the sale include a ten-volume set of the complete writings of Walt Whitman. The set on offer is number ten of ten copies on Japanese vellum of the “Author’s Autograph Edition.” Bound into one of the books is an original autographed letter written by Whitman to an unnamed recipient.
Beyond books, there are notable Americana items, such as letters, documents, and signatures from American Supreme Court Justices. One of the leading lots offers over 200 items signed by Supreme Court Justices, from John Jay through William Rehnquist. The auction house describes the set as “the most complete collection to appear on the market.” Other Justices represented in the set include Sandra Day O’Connor, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonja Sotomayor, John McKinley, and James Iredell. View any of these lots and register to bid on Bidsquare.
The upcoming one-lot auction, presented by Finarte, offers bidders a collection of 1,241 Swatch watches. Combined, these watches represent many of the limited editions and production models from the Swiss watchmaker’s first 13 years, 1983 to 1996. This includes a Jellyfish Swatch watch. Only 50 exclusive copies of the Jellyfish were produced for the winners of the 1985 Alternative Miss World, a counterculture beauty pageant. Also available as part of this lot is a Swatch watch signed by Pop artist Keith Haring. He partnered with the watch brand to produce four models with a total circulation of 9,999 copies. Rounding out the highlighted pieces is a 6 Black Puff watch. This 1988 model required wearers to blow puffs of fur out of the way to read the time.
Established in 1983, Swatch aimed to reverse the watchmaking industry’s shift from Swiss-made products to those from Japan and Hong Kong. To accomplish this, Swatch focused less on the utility of watches and more on aesthetics. “A $5 watch tells time every bit as well as a $30,000 watch,” wrote Edward de Bono on the market shift. “The Swatch was not selling time so much as fun and costume jewelry.” Those interested in this collection can register to bid on Bidsquare.
In the 1960s, Rolex replaced its Chronograph watch series with a more cosmetic version called the Rolex Cosmograph. The Cosmograph watches have a bezel engraved tachymeter scale as opposed to the conventional dial-printed Chronographs. To advocate the brand’s association with speed, Rolex launched the Cosmograph Daytona in 1963. Named after Daytona, the world capital of racing, this watch was designed especially for motorsports professionals. The upcoming auction, presented by Finarte, showcases an early 1970s Rolex Daytona ref. 6263 watch. A first-generation Daytona model, the stainless-steel watch has a manual-winding Valjoux based caliber. Also showcased are timepieces from Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, and Vacheron Constantin.
Another highlight of the auction is a 1927 Vittorio Emanuele III 20-lire coin. The Italian coin shows the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, facing right on one face of the coin. This 1927 coin marked the end of the reign of Vittorio Emanuele, as well as the replacement of the Ottoman lire with Turkish lire. The auction also offers items from Tiffany, Buccellati, and Serra Roma, silverware articles, and coins from Rome, Venice, Naples, and Modena. Interested collectors can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
