Modern and contemporary armchairs, couches, lamps, and art can be found in Wright’s upcoming American Design auction. A pair of Milo Baughman lounge chairs, a Paul Evans coffee table, and a Paolo Soleri wind chime are among the items showcased. Baughman was an American furniture designer best known for his modern yet affordable designs. Featured is a pair of lounge chairs from his collaboration with Thayer Coggin. These chairs are made of rosewood and upholstered in rose-colored fabric.
A coffee table designed by Paul Evans is also included. This Cityscape table was produced in 1975. The steel and glass coffee table stands approximately 18 inches tall and 54 inches wide. Also highlighted is a Paolo Soleri wind chime. Soleri was an Italian architect and a National Design Award recipient. He also lectured at the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and authored several books on architecture. Other items found in the auction include a set of 12 Allan Gould dining chairs, a Smith Metal Arts Company green moon crest table lamp, and a Herman Miller Tetra6 kite. To view all 230 lots and register to bid, visit Wright’s website.
Among the highlights of the upcoming auction presented by Oakridge Auction Gallery is an antique Persian rug from the city of Isfahan. Dating back to the 1920s, the rug is decorated with an intricate floral pattern in shades of blue, red, and cream. Contemporary Isfahan artisans draw on a long tradition of calligraphy and mosaics to inspire their work, often creating detailed and brightly colored carpets. Several other antique rugs will also be available, including two Kazak carpets likely made in the Caucasus region in modern-day Armenia.
Decorative art, Asian antiques, and luxury jewelry will be available in this auction. A 74-piece set of Stieff sterling silver flatware is highlighted. Patterned with intricate flowers on the handles, the collection is assembled with multiple dates and markings. Chinese hairpins from the 19th century and glass decorative vases from Pennsylvania-based glassmaker James Harmon will be offered as well. View the complete catalog and register to bid on LiveAuctioneers.
The upcoming Modern Art & Design Auction, presented by Los Angeles Modern Auctions, features art from Raymond Pettibon, Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Ed Moses, and more. Pettibon, an American artist, is best known for his ink drawings that combine images with text. While he is self-taught, he credits drawings by William Blake, Edward Hopper, Francisco Goya, and John Sloan as instrumental to his work. In the mid-1970s, Pettibon began designing album covers for his brother’s band. He went on to create cover art for bands such as Sonic Youth, the Minutemen, and the Foo Fighters. Highlighted in the auction are 23 of his works from A Yarn Spun to No Mend. These ink and watercolors vary in size.
Included in the sale is an Ed Ruscha screenprint. This 11-color piece, signed by Ruscha with Mason Williams, shows a gas station with intersecting signs that read “standard.” Also in the auction is an Andy Warhol screenprint, titled The Star (From Myths), and an untitled 1985 oil painting by Ed Moses. Visit Los Angeles Modern Auctions to view each lot and register to bid.
A selection of Doulton, Wilkinson, and World’s Fair Pottery will be showcased on the second day of Whitley’s Auctioneers‘ upcoming Two-Day Ceramic Auction. Featured in this sale are character jugs, liquor containers, advertising ware, and more.
Highlighted in the event is a Wilkinson WWII General Douglas Macarthur character jug. This piece is part of the Allied Leaders Collection and shows the five-star American general seated and holding a pipe. Also highlighted is a Royal Doulton Sir Francis Drake large character jug. The jug was produced in 1988 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. A World’s Fair Pottery 1940s ivory creamer set of George and Martha Washington is also featured. Other items found in the auction include a large Doulton character cup of Winston Churchill and a Doulton Lambeth ashtray portraying a polar bear on ice. View the entire collection of ceramics and place a bid at Bidsquare.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, one of the leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age, was among the most sought-after portraitists of his time. A draftsman and etcher, Rembrandt’s work explored the interplay of light and shade. His paintings are included in several of the world’s greatest museum collections, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The upcoming New York City Estate Auction, offered by Showplace Antique + Design Center, will feature an etching of one of Rembrandt’s self-portraits. Executed around 1633, the self-portrait depicts Rembrandt in a cap and scarf.
A lithograph from George Wesley Bellows’ war series is also highlighted. Titled Sniped, the lithograph shows a group of soldiers in a trench encircling a fallen comrade. Bellows did not see combat in Europe, but his images are based on newspaper accounts and other published reports, photographs, illustrations, and soldiers’ stories. Also available in this auction are jewelry pieces by Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, and Yves Saint Laurent. A yellow gold, diamond, and pearl necklace is also among the highlighted lots. This piece has twelve strands of freshwater pearls and fourteen brilliant-cut diamonds. Browse the full catalog and register to bid on Bidsquare.
A hand-colored lithograph of Marc Chagall’s Nature Morte au Bouquet is among the highlighted lots in the upcoming February Fine Art Auction, presented by Barridoff Galleries. Chagall influenced the Surrealist art movement and was even formally invited to join, although he declined. In Bouquet, flower petals, human faces, a vase, and other forms fuse together to create one mass. Jan van der Heyden’s An Imaginary View of a Town is another highlighted lot in this auction. In the art world, he is known for his paintings of cities in the Netherlands. However, this painting showcases what the National Gallery of Art calls van der Heyden’s “architectural fantasies.” The piece was most recently at auction in Sotheby’s 2006 Old Master Paintings event.
Contemporary artist Rupert Garcia is also represented in this auction with his painting titled Mayan. Garcia’s political activism for Latino Americans impacts his paintings and their message. The Smithsonian American Art Museum describes his aesthetic as a “unification of the Mexican tradition of Rivera, Siqueiros, and Orozco, with elements learned from… the American Pop Art movement.”
Another piece influenced by previous traditions is Joseph Lindon Smith’s Queen Hatshepsut with Goddess. On a trip to Egypt in 1898, Smith met archeologists who were in the middle of excavations in Giza. Because of his artistic background, he was asked to document the tombs’ paintings as they were excavated, a pursuit that would continue for the rest of his life. View each lot and register to bid on the Barridoff Galleries website.
The upcoming Collections auction, offered by Susanin’s, is anchored by pens, coins, timepieces, toys, and ethnographic art. One of the featured lots is a Buddy “L” Express Line toy truck. The toy line was named after the son of Fred Lundahl, the founder of the company. Lundahl began his business by creating toys for his son, but he quickly expanded into a flourishing business during the 1920s and 30s.
Also up for bid is a Montblanc Hemingway fountain pen, the first of Montblanc’s limited edition Writer’s Series of pens. Montblanc designed the coral red and dark brown pen in the style of the 1930s, which was when Ernest Hemingway’s writing career began to accelerate. The cap bears Hemingway’s engraved signature, and the nib is made of hand-cut 18-karat gold. Also available is a Montblanc Agatha Christie pen from the same series.
Among the presented coins are South African Krugerrands, an Isle of Man platinum coin, and a $10 liberty-head eagle gold coin from 1907. Timepieces will include an Ullmann Shanghai silver pocket watch from Hong Kong. Baskets, rugs, and sculpted pieces will be presented as well. View any of these lots and register to bid on LiveAuctioneers.
The upcoming Fine Jewelry auction, presented by Doyle, offers over 800 lots of jewelry, watches, and more by Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co., Cartier, David Webb, Rolex, Patek Philippe, and others. Particularly featured is a luxury handbag collection from the estate of animal rights advocate Mary Max. Inspired by a conversation with actress Isabella Rosellini, the New York-born activist dedicated herself to animal rights. She co-founded Humane USA-PAC, a national political action committee that supports animal rights legislation. Among the highlights of her collection is a Christian Dior La Terre tote bag and a limited edition Louis Vuitton tropical print Petite Malle bag.
Among the available jewelry pieces, a Schlumberger-designed blue paillonné-enamel and diamond bracelet is highlighted. Jackie Kennedy, the former First Lady of the United States, wore so many of Schlumberger’s enamel bracelets that the press dubbed them ‘Jackie bracelets.’ Another lot of interest is a Patek Philippe Ellipse wristwatch. Launched in 1968, the Ellipse has a minimalistic design. The elliptical form is based on the golden section, a ratio discovered more than two thousand years ago. The available piece is fitted with a deep royal blue dial and diamond-set markers. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Doyle.
Designers Charles and Ray Eames’ ideas contributed significantly to the field of architecture and furniture design. Stair features a pair of Charles and Ray Eames leather and rosewood chairs and ottomans in the upcoming Art & Design auction. Designed for the Herman Miller Company, the available Eames furniture sets were among the popular designs by the couple. Another highlight of the auction is a chair by designer Mats Theselius. The Älgskinnsfåtölj, meaning ‘moose leather armchair,’ was designed in 1985. The armchair has a cylindrical shape made of mixed metal and moose hide.
Award-winning photographer David Gamble has captured photographs of personalities such as Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Hawking, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Featured is a Dalai Lama chromogenic print portrait by Gamble. Also presented is a Steinway ebonized baby grand piano made in 1938. Interested bidders can explore a range of glassware, lamps, paintings, woodenware, mirrors, and sculptures as well. Browse the entire catalog and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
The Vienna Secession art movement was formed at the end of the 19th century by a group of Austrian painters, architects, and sculptors who wanted to modernize Austrian art. Stair presents the works of prominent architects and furniture makers from the Vienna Secessionist and Modern Design movements in their upcoming auction. Architect Adolf Loos gained inspiration for his interior designs from his travels between England and the United States. The featured ‘elephant’ table by Loos is among the notable furniture lots in this sale. Loos manufactured the brass-mounted, mahogany, and marble tile ‘elephant’ table in various styles.
Swedish carpet maker Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom had just started her career as a teacher when the Lund Museum of Cultural History commissioned her to paint her first textile drawings. With commissions that included the design of the Nobel Prize ceremony rugs, it was in 1919 that she established her textile studio in Båstad. Today, many of her textile pieces are displayed in museums. This auction showcases an Ortagarden carpet from the MMF studio. Also highlighted is designer silverware by Josef Hoffmann. Interested collectors can also explore paintings, earthenware, lamps, bronze sculptures, and glassware. Explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
