Fontaine’s summer-long quest to culminate in Sept. 14 auction by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery

Fontaine’s summer-long quest to culminate in Sept. 14 auction

A rare Tiffany Studios leaded glass aquatic fish lamp ($80,00-$100,000) on a bronze pumpkin base has a shade surrounded by five swimming fish in gold mottled glass, 17½ inches tall with a 16-inch-diameter shade. Fontaine’s image

PITTSFIELD, MASS. – John Fontaine and his staff have been busy this summer acquiring hundreds of consignments from all over the country to kick off the fall auction season at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, beginning on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. with an antique and fine art auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

This auction will include 450 lots of antiques and fine art, over 100 pieces of rare art glass by Tiffany Studios and Quezal; 19th and 20th century lighting by Tiffany Studios, Duffner & Kimberly, Handel, Pairpoint, Wilkinson and Unique; American Victorian, Gothic and figural carved furniture; leaded glass windows; fine clocks; music boxes and automatons; paintings; Royal Vienna and KPM porcelains; gold and diamond jewelry; fine silver; cameo glass; and bronze and marble statuary.

“We’ve taken our time in putting together a high-quality auction with top names from Tiffany to Hermes,” said Fontaine. “From elegant decorative objects like leaded glass lamps and French silver vases to fine sculpture and paintings, this auction will appeal to buyers with a taste for the finer things in life.”

An expected auction headliner is a large group of monumental and religious stained glass windows attributed to Joseph Lauber (1855-1948). Estimated at $50,000-$100,000, the window grouping depicting the Sermon on the Mount, circa 1905-1914, forms a scene of Jesus with a glowing halo, seated and delivering a sermon to various groups of people amid a detailed landscape. When fully assembled, the windows measure 25 feet high by 16 feet wide.

The four main windows use heavy drapery glass, multiple plating and acid burned flash glass while above them is a grouping featuring windows with Bible passages. Lauber apprenticed under John La Farge and worked for Tiffany Studios from 1888-1892. He was a talented artist having a range of works from windows, sculpture, mural painting and mosaic design. These windows postdate his employment with Tiffany Studios.

Tiffany Studios, not surprisingly, figures prominently in the auction, including several leaded glass lamps in some of the most desirable patterns the company designed. Among the standouts are a rare aquatic fish lamp (above) on a bronze pumpkin base ($80,000-$100,000); a Daffodil table lamp ($25,000-$35,000) with a 20-inch diameter leaded conical shade decorated with long green and blue leaves and golden yellow mottled glass daffodil flowers; a 14-inch Poinsettia table lamp ($20,000-$30,000) with a domical leaded glass shade having a band of pink and purple poinsettias with green and gold centers and a Tiffany Studios 16-inch Poppy table lamp ($20,000-$30,000) having a conical leaded glass shade in the poppy pattern with green and orange-amber poppies.

*Lighting up the auction block is this Tiffany Studios Woodbine table lamp ($12,000-$15,000). Fontaine’s image*

There will be approximately 100 fine pieces in the Tiffany Favrile glass category.

*Among fine Tiffany Studios highlights in the sale is this Tel El Amarna vase ($4,000-$6,000). Fontaine’s image*

Luxury accessories made in France by renowned craftsmen and designers will be plentiful in this auction and include two pairs of vases by Jean Puiforcat (French, 1897-1945). The first is a rare and signed pair of Art Deco silver flower vases, circa 1928 ($30,000-$50,000), 5 inches tall. The second, also signed, is a pair of Art Deco silver and fumed glass flower vases, circa 1936 ($20,000-$30,000), 14⅜ inches tall.

Another silver category highlight is a pair of signed Hermes silver wine coolers ($20,000-$30,000) tapered with an octagonal shape, having tubular handles, circa 1929, standing 11 inches tall.

The parade of renowned artists and designers across the block will continue with a Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Taureau faience pitcher ($30,000-$50,000). It is 12⅛ inches tall and stamped on the underside, “Edition Picasso” and “Madoura Plein Feu.”

Fine art, both sculptural and framed artworks for the wall, will be well represented in this auction, led by a 19th century set of Four Seasons carved marble sculptures ($20,000-$30,000). The sculptures are raised on four matching carved bases with cartouche shields, ribbons and fruit cluster garland. They range from 73 to 77 inches tall.

*A lot of 19th century ‘Four Seasons’ carved marble sculptures ($20,000-$30,000) are set on matching carved bases. Fontaine’s image*

Other fine art offerings include a Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998) pastel on paper ($10,000-$15,000), titled Mujer Somnolienta Desnuda, signed and dated 1975; sight 26 by 19 inches; and a James Crawford Thom (American, 1835-1898) oil on canvas ($10,000-$15,000), Children at Play by a Stream, signed and dated 1877, sight 23⅞ by 42 inches.

Several lots of heavily carved and R.J. Horner furniture are led by a three-piece oak dining room set ($15,000-$25,000). The sideboard and server have figural winged griffin supports on the heavily carved back panel and base with turned columns, scrolling filigree and seashell handles.

Rounding out the auction is a large marble and gilt bronze mantel clock ($10,000-$15,000). The clock has a 9-inch repousse brass dial with inset porcelain Roman hour numerals. It is signed “Paris Duryea et Potter New-York, Made in France.”

*This French figural bronze and marble mantel clock stands 33 inches high by 22 inches wide. Fontaine’s image*

For details contact Fontaine’s Auction Gallery at 413-448-8922 or [email protected].

Tiffany Jewelry Auction – Schlumberger Bracelets and Angela Cummings For Sale

Jean Schlumberger and Angela Cummings Jewelry for Tiffany & Co. for Sale at Auction September 2019. Preview the auction lots and place your bids.

Jean Schlumberger and Angela Cummings Jewelry for Tiffany & Co.

When Tiffany & Co. opened its doors in lower Manhattan in 1837, the city was still crowded with horse and buggy traffic, its streets lit by lamplight. In the 181 years since, the storied design house has continued to reinvent itself in part through collaborations with outside designers. These strategic partnerships have produced some of our favorite vintage pieces that stand up against the passing decades, as exquisite now as they were more than 50 years ago. While many such collaborations are beloved by jewelry enthusiasts for their instantly recognizable aesthetics, from Elsa Peretti to Paloma Picasso, the designs of Jean Schlumberger and Angela Cummings remain some of the most sought after at auction.

Jacklyn Kennedy’s Favorite Jewels Designed by Schlumberger for Tiffanys

What is a Schlumberger Bracelet AKA Jackie Bracelet?

While Jean Schlumberger’s colorful, whimsical designs were embraced by European and Hollywood royalty alike, it is difficult to imagine a stronger endorsement than that of the iconically stylish former first lady. This is what Schlumberger received when he began designing his Croisillons bracelets around 1962. In fact, throughout her time the White House and afterwards, Jacklyn Kennedy was so frequently seen in these colorful enameled bangles that they came to be known as the Jackie Bracelets.

jackie kennedy wears bracelet — Jackie Kennedy wearing Schlumberger bracelet from Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany has continued to produce the bracelets, even since Schlumberger’s death in 1987, which continue to delight aficionados when they find their way to auction.

Tiffany Schlumberger Bracelet for Sale

The September Fall Fine Jewelry Signature Auction features one example of this perennially popular design. View the Schlumberger bracelet for sale, plus other Schlumberger designs from the upcoming auction.

What Kind of Jewelry Did Angela Cummings Make for Tiffany?

Though her tenure at Tiffany was shorter than Schlumberger’s, Angela Cummings amassed a dedicated fan base during the 1970s and early 1980s. In fact we’ve observed a recent resurgence in interest among jewelry devotees in her designs’ signature organic shapes and elevated use of semi-precious stones. Her frequent play with combinations of onyx, opal, mother of pearl, turquoise, and coral, in addition to a fondness for simple, all-gold pieces, resulted in a superb array of extremely wearable, but no less elegant, jewels.

Angela Cummings Jewelry for Sale

The September Fine Jewelry Signature Auction contains several examples of her famous aesthetic, including a pair of pansy earrings and an example of the circa 1980 Feather Choker necklace featured in that season’s Tiffany Blue Book, plus gold earrings with mother of pearl and black onyx.

View the other Cummings designs featured in September’s Fall Fine Jewelry Signature Auction.

Dickens’ works to be a best seller Sept. 5 at PBA Galleries

*‘Edition Definitive’ of Charles Dickens’ works in 60 volumes. PBA Galleries image*

BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, Sept. 5, PBA Galleries will offer an auction of rare books and manuscripts. The auction presents over 300 lots of rare, significant, valuable and unusual materials, ranging from early printed books and religious tomes to landmarks of American literature, beautiful color plate botanicals to narratives of Pacific exploration and rarities of Americana, finely bound books and sets to manuscript Cuban slavery documents and everything between. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

Literary rarities from Locke to Vonnegut will be available in a variety of scarce states. From the 17th century, PBA has the substantially revised 1694 second edition of An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding by John Locke (below), in which he lays out the foundations of British empiricism ($3,000-$5,000).

*John Locke’s Essay on Human Understanding. PBA Galleries image*

Other canonical authors represented in the auction include Charles Dickens, whose “Definitive” edition of his Works will be on offer. The edition is composed of 60 volumes, one of 15 sets only, with plates from the original illustrations, and original watercolors by Kid and others, bound in full red levant morocco ($8,000-$12,000).

Two Robert Louis Stevenson rarities, An Object of Pity and Objects of Pity will be on the auction block as well. The volumes are joint creations of RLS and compatriots on Samoa, printed in Sydney, one a presentation copy from Stevenson to Charles Warren Stoddard ($4,000-$6,000).

*Robert Louis Stevenson rarities. PBA Galleries image*

Illustrated book highlights include the important viticulture work Ampelographie Francaise, 1857, a folio plate volume with 70 stunning chromolithograph plates of grapes and grapevines (below), aimed at their identification and classification ($7,000-$10,000).

*Folio color lithos of grapevines. PBA Galleries image*

In photography, Traveling Around the World with General Nelson A. Miles, by Henry Clark Rouse, 1904 is a marvelous travelogue illustrated with 174 mounted original photographs ($5,000-$8,000).

The auction specializes in first editions and signed/inscribed books and manuscripts. Charles Henry Dana Jr.’s Two Years Before the Mast is a first edition, first printing, inscribed presentation copy of one of the most important narratives of life at sea in the 19th century ($6,000-$9,000).

*Presentation copy of ‘Two Years Before the Mast.’ PBA Galleries image*

Signed dramatic works include Happy Birthday, Wanda June, original script for the Broadway production of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s play, signed by Vonnegut ($2,000-$3,000). In available manuscripts, PBA has a manuscript record of a slave auction in Cuba in 1865, with a listing of the slaves and their owners, along with the regulations for conducting auctions in the General Depository for Slaves in Santiago de Cuba ($2,000-$3,000). 20th-century rarities include the three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, each the second impression of the first edition, a near fine set in the original dust jackets ($2,000-$3,000).

The sale will begin at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. For more information, contact the PBA Galleries at 415-989-2665 or [email protected].

Luduan censer first of many highlights at Gianguan sale Sept. 9

*A fine gilt bronze luduan censer, incised and decorated with a tootie mask of coral, lapis, jade, malachite and glass. Gianguan Auctions image*

NEW YORK – On Monday, Sept. 9, Gianguan Auctions will celebrate the 17th running of its annual fall sale. Dovetailing with Asian Art Week, the auction offers fine paintings, carved jades, ceramics, teapots and religious items rich in aesthetics and craftsmanship. This year works by early 21st century Chinese avant-garde artists working the traditional manner will be included. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

Sale highlights begin with the cover lot, a fine gilt bronze censer in the form of ferocious luduan (above), incised and further decorated with a tootie mask of coral, lapis, jade, malachite and glass. A favorite of Qing emperors, luduan were said to detect truth. This fabulous animal has all the hallmarks of its station: sharp-clawed hooves, bulging eyes, fanged teeth and a single horn. This lavish expression of royal protection is Lot 75, of the Qianlong period, and valued at more than $60,000.

Symbolic imagery overflows onto a dragon encrusted, gilt-incised and painted lacquer box (below). The five-clawed beasts of royalty appear in all guises from a commanding frontal facing dragon centered among four in flight to four confronting pair on the outer box. They allude to the desire for longevity that, in the case of emperors, was to realize five generations within his household. (Most emperors died in their 40s.) Enhanced with scrolling gold Tiangi leaves, florals of blue, red and brown, a “Wan” diaper ground, and key fret pattern, the box is in excellent condition for its age. Lot 107 is 20 inches (52.7 cm) tall. It bears the Qianlong six-character mark and is of the period. The estimate is upward of $20,000.

*A dragon encrusted, gilt-incised and painted lacquer box portending longevity, 22 inches diameter, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Gianguan Auctions image*

The importance of even the most mundane creatures of the natural world comes to light in Leaves and Insects by Qi Baishi (1864-1957). Caterpillar, dragonfly, butterfly and ant take on detailing and density that renders them important players in a two-panel scene featuring skeletal brown branches and leaves of ochre and green. Inscribed and signed Qi Baishi, with two artist seals on each panel, the bidding on Lot 83 begins at $300,000.

*‘Leaves and Insects’ by Qi Baishi (1864-1957). Inscribed and signed Qi Baishi, with two artist seals on each panel. Gianguan Auctions image*

There are six more works by Qi Baishi in the sale. Estimates begin just shy of $100,000.

The focus then turns to other 20th century Chinese innovators, including Xu Beihong. Roaring Lions (1938), depicts two pairs atop outcroppings, while an open-mouthed beast in three-quarter profile takes center stage. Lions are generally symbolic of power. Lot 86 is inscribed and signed Beihong, with two artist seals (estimate on request).

Two works by Li Keran, splashed line drawings of young shepherds tending hulking water buffalo capture the interplay between man and beast. They are Lot 136, Young Herders and Cricket, and Lot 111, A Shepherd. Both carry moderate estimates of $60,000 or above.

The contemporary art collection leads with Lotus by Zhang Xiujin (b. 1951). Admiring Lotus (2016), one can see other paintings implied within the overall context. The muddy, weedy ground from which rise a turquoise mist and brilliantly colored flowers straining against their hard-edged outlines is the sort of visual poetry one expects from Zhang Xiujin. She has been awarded many honors including “Chinese Charity Artist” by the China Charity Federation. It is anticipated that Lot 62 will exceed its low estimate of $150,000.

*‘Lotus’ (2016) by Zhang Xiujin (b. 1951). Gianguan Auctions image*

Masterworks from the past include Crane and Pine by Qing artist Hua Yan (Xinluo Shanren). The energetic rendering of nesting cranes in evergreen brings forth references to both longevity and wisdom. Executed realistically with precise brush strokes, the painting retains its vibrancy of color. Lot 169, inscribed and signed Hua Yan, with two artist seals and two collectors’ seals, is an admirable acquisition at $30,000 or higher.

A highlight of the ceramics collection is a sancai vase of ovoid form animated with swooping red phoenixes and leaping dragons. The bright color portends good fortune and joy. The background of intertwined peonies and chrysanthemum is rendered in green and yellow with dashes of red. Finished with bands of red with white flowers at the shoulder and garlic-form mouth, Lot 162 is 18 inches tall and expected to go off at $60,000 or more.

Also, Ming is a pair of sacrificial red glazed bottle vases. The color often graced Imperial wares of the Yongle period. On these well-potted examples, color fades to white at the rim. Lot 177, 20 inches tall, has a starting bid of $15,000.

Amid a deep collection of famille rose enameled items, two delightful and easily accessible items stand out. A copper hand warmer (2½ inches tall) with a yellow ground is overglazed with elaborate phoenixes of blue, red and green, and bordered by green plantains. The cover is pierced with a diapered ground of geometric coins, bordered with floral scrolls. With the Yongzhen two-character mark, it is of the Period. Lot 141 opens at $3,000. Following is a famille rose enameled three-abundances water pot painted with the auspicious Sanduo symbols of peach, pomegranate and finger citron, all on a turquoise ground. Lot 142 carries the Yongzheng four-character mark within double squares and is of the period. It is a treasure at $5,000.

Leading the stone carvings is a white jade moon flask with cover and elephant head handles with rings. The moon windows on obverse and reverse of this outstanding flask are elaborately carved with pairs of bats, deer, and cranes amid bamboo, lingzhi, rock outcroppings, pine trees and clouds. Traditionally such work imparts blessings of Fu Lu Shou Quan-zhiyouquan, doubled happiness, wealth and longevity simultaneously. Lot 114 is 13 inches high and is well valued at upward of $80,000.

*An elaborately carved white jade moon flask with cover and elephant head handles with rings. 13 inches high. Gianguan Auctions image*

The maker of a Warring States zun of semi-transparent greenish-brown jade called on all the mythical animals to create this ritual item. While the cylindrical body is in low relief with Kui dragon motifs and geometric scrolls separated by notched flanges, there is drama in the cover, handles and feet. A recumbent bixie is at the knop, while elongated bixie scale the sides to form handles. The tripod feet are recumbent mythical beasts. Modeled after a ritual bronze vessel, Lot 120 is 10½ inches tall, weighs in at more than 4,000 grams, and carries an opening bid of $40,000. It leads a collection of archaistic carvings that can be seen in the auction catalog.

The square turquoise seal of General Wei De kicks off a collection of stone seals. With dragon masks on the base and a pierced qilin knob, the script characters are Gui De Wei Yin. Lot 44 starts at $50,000.

Classic and quixotic Zisha teapots, a favorite of collectors, include Chao Daheng’s Yixing Zisha pot with a monk’s cap cover. It carries the Shao Daheng mark on the base. The opening bid for Lot 218 is $600. A Jiang Rong yellow glazed melon form Zisha teapot has a cicada knop, green glazed spout and a handle that culminates in a low relief leave. It is Lot 220. Lot 221 is the mirror image in a green glaze with brown decorations. Both are signed and start at $800.

Not to be overlooked is the collection of fine jade jewelry that opens the sale.

The Monday, Sept. 9 sale begins at 6 p.m Eastern Time. Inquiries are being accepted at 212-867-7288 and 212-867-9388; email: [email protected]

Turner’s Sept. 8 online auction spans ‘Rembrandt to Yoshida’

Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606 – 1669). Self Portrait in a Flat Cap, circa 1602. Later state. Paper size: 5 inches high x 3 ¾ inches. Image size: 4 inches high x 2 3/4 inches. Condition: Good. Date: 17th century. Estimate: $2,000-4,000.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present an online auction titled “Rembrandt to Yoshida,” on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Start time is 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET). The 160-lot selection of artworks, sculptures, decorative arts comprise a timeline of more than two millennia. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers. More than 160 lots of fine and decorative art spanning several centuries will cross the auction block

Highlights include etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn, an original engraving by Albrecht Dürer, Japanese woodblock prints, ancient Roman or Greek and Etruscan antiquities; a 19th-century folio of 36 color lithographs of ancient Greek ceramics; and letters signed or written by U.S. presidents.

A 17th century drawing/watercolor attributed to Samuel Van Hoogstraaten (1627-1678), archived and titled “Harbour Scene” on frame reverse. Frame: 12 ¾ inches high x 12 inches. Matte: 9 ½ inches high x 9 inches. Image: 5 ½ inches high x 5 inches. Medium: Drawing/watercolor on paper. Condition: Good. Date: 17th century. Estimate: $2,000-4,000

Among items in the September 8 sale from ancient times are an Etruscan chalice and ewers, and a two-handled Greek pottery bowl from Gela (Sicily) from the 4th-century BC; and a Roman bronze of a cherub and a Greek or Roman marble head from 200 BC – 200 AD.

*A Painted Etruscan Terra Cotta Ewer, circa 4th century BC. Size: 7 inches high x 4 ½ inches in diameter. Condition: Small rim chip. Estimate: $400-600*

From the 15th-17th centuries are works on paper by Agostino Veneziano, Samuel Van Hoogstraten, Augustin Hirschvogel, a number of etchings of Venice by Luca Carlevaris, and a Ming dynasty Chinese porcelain figure.

Agostino Veneziano (1490-1569). An engraving titled “The Carcass,” circa 1515. Matte size: 17 ¼ inches high x 29 ¾ inches. Image size: 12 inches high x 24 ¾ inches. Condition: Good. Date: 16th century. Estimate: $3,000-4,000

Items from the 18th century include artworks by Paul Sandby, Francisco Goya, Richard Earlom and William Hogarth; two letters signed by Louis XV of France; an Austrian-Hungarian patent of nobility; and 14 maps of Paris.

Selections from the 19th century include works by Maurice Galbraith Cullen, James McNeill Whistler, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir; drawings of nudes; a ship’s masthead; and Japanese wine bottles.

An oil on board plein air painting. Signature lower right. Frame size: 20 inches high x 24 inches. Image size: 12 inches high x 16 inches. Condition: Good. Showing a 9-inch restoration from the bottom center to the center middle. Date: Late 19th / early 20th century. Estimate: $4,000-6,000

Paintings from the 20th century include artists such as Douglas Fenn Wilson, Claude Marechal, Rene Cottet, Stanley Friedman, Edward Wolverton and Stanley Morel Cosgrove; a collection of poems and drawings entitled “Song of Songs” by A. B. Spellman; a 1938 limited edition collection of 346 Albrecht Dürer etchings; and books and photo albums.

“Flying”, an etching by Toshi Yoshida (1911 – 1995). Signed lower right and 107/250 lower left. Frame size: 20 ½ inches high x 32 ¾ inches. Image size: 12 inches high x 24 inches. Condition: Good. Date: 20th century.

An extensive offering of Japanese woodblock prints from 18th-20th centuries includes from Toshi Yoshida, Tanaka Ryohei, Tokuriki Tomikichiro, Rokushu Mizufune, Hirokazu Yamaguchi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Kikagawa Eizen.

Signed or written letters or envelopes by U.S. presidents include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Martin Van Buren and James Monroe.

Collector Sues After Brancusi Sculpture Breaks in Two

Le Poisson, a sculpture executed by Constantin Brancusi in the 1920s, was damaged and the owner is suing for $22.5 million.

Brancusi's Le Poisson (1920-22, marble) before and after the damage. — Brancusi’s Le Poisson (1920-22, marble) before and after the damage.

Who is at fault when an artwork worth over $20 million is damaged?

That’s exactly the predicament that French art collector Marc Baradel and Asher Edelman, the CEO of art finance firm Artemus, have found themselves in.

Artemus, which was founded by Edelman in 2014, is an art leasing firm that buys artworks from collectors and loans them out to hotels, offices, and private collectors for typically seven years.

Constantin Brancusi, Le Poisson, 1920-22, pre-damage. Image © Screenshot of the Evaluation Report for Mr. Baradel

However, on July 3, 2018, Edelman’s worst nightmare occurred. Le Poisson, a Constantin Brancusi sculpture made between 1920-22, fell off its pedestal in the Artemus office and cracked in half. It was valued before the accident at $22.5 million.

The work is comprised of four parts: the black marble fish, a smaller white marble support, a black marble cube and a beige marble base. The work had belonged to Frenchman Marc Baradel since 1990.

Sculpture after the fall, image © Screenshot of the Assessment Report for Mr. Baradel

After the unfortunate accident, Baradel had the work restored and then reappraised in May 2019. However, the value had depreciated to $16.8 million due to the damage.

Now, the art collector is taking legal action against Edelman and is claiming $22.5 million in compensation, as stated in a complaint filed in New York in early August. According to Baradel, the work was installed by Asher Edelman in the Artemus office before falling off its pedestal a few moments later and cracking in two. The complaint lodged by the collector states that the company Artemus “violated the consignment contract by not protecting the works of art against any damage when they were responsible for it”.

The marble fish after conservation. Photographs taken by the appraiser at the museum conservation studio, May 23, 2019. © Screenshot of the Assessment Report for Mr. Baradel

However, Edelman disputes these accusations.

“It’s preposterous,” Edelman told artnet News. “Marc Baradel mounted the Brancusi on a pedestal in my office. He went and sat down on the couch and it immediately fell. By then he had had a certificate of insurance in hand.”

Marc Baradel had insured the work with insurance companies HUB International and Lloyd’s of London for $5 million. He therefore asks the two companies to honor their agreement.

Brancusi in his studio. Image: Centre Pompidou

Le Poisson is an iconic work of Constantin Brancusi’s. The sculptor was born in Romania in 1876 and moved to Paris in 1903. He escaped the city of Paris during the bombings in 1918 and broke his leg at a friend’s house before healing at the hospital. He started the Fish series not long after which is believed to represent the Christian message of salvation, as well as a nod to his astrological sign, Pisces.

A first version of the work was made of veined marble in 1922, followed by two bronze versions molded in 1924, then three others in 1926. Brancusi also made a much larger marble version in 1930, which is in the collection of MoMA.

Acker Announces Extraordinary $50M+ Autumn Auction Season Introduces New “In Bond, In London” Initiative

Auction Daily, the World’s First Auction News Site, Announces Its Launch

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acker, 2018’s leading global wine auction house, has just launched its first September auction in New York, igniting an electric start to the Fall auction season with anticipated proceeds for the next four months expected to exceed US $50 million. With the impending launch of its September 20-21 Hong Kong auction bringing the month’s auction totals to over $15 million, Acker is concurrently announcing its “In Bond, In London” initiative, providing its clients the opportunity to transport and store wines tax-free to bonded warehouses in London.

The first of two, two-day live auctions in September begins in New York on Thursday, September 5^th at Le Bernardin Prive and continues Saturday, September 7^th at Marea. This $7 million sale features an incredible composition of fine and rare wines, led by the collection of “Mr. Burgundy.” His collection is the largest in the auction and features nearly 300 lots focused on the “Elite Eight” producers of Burgundy: Rousseau, Vogue, Leroy, DRC, Dujac, Roumier, Coche-Dury and Leflaive, alongside many other choice lots.

On Saturday, September 7th, the most featured collection is from a gentleman known as “The Mayfair Man,” with almost every wine in his collection purchased En Primeur and directly from London’s top merchants, all resting since inception in bonded storage in London. Lots from this collection include an incredible lineup of Bordeaux from renowned Chateaux Petrus, Haut Brion and Latour, with red and white Burgundian paragons Rousseau, Roumier, Dujac, DRC, Leroy, and Mugnier, 14 lots from icons Arnaud Ente, 18 lots of Coche-Dury, as well as a stellar collection of incredible Italians featuring Giacosa, Mascarello, Gaja, Roagna, Solaia, Biondi Santi, Soldera, Masseto, and Sassicaia. Wines purchased from this collection may remain in bonded storage in London via Acker’s new service to assist clients with facilitating bonded storage. The wines may also be temperature-control shipped anywhere in the world including the major wine hubs of Hong Kong and New York at favorable rates, including free to New York for all New York auctions. Other top lots in the September 5^th and 7^th New York auction include a Methuselah of 2001 DRC La Tache in its original wooden case, original cases of 1999 Rousseau Chambertins, an OWC of magnums of rare 1990 Chateau Petrus, massive magnum verticals including 16 vintages of Giacomo Conterno Barolo Monfortino Riserva going back to 1988 and 32 vintages of Vega Sicilia Unico going back to 1960, a case of 2012 Coche-Dury Meursault Perrieres in original packaging, and a stretch of Madeira dating back more than a century, with vintages back to 1863 and much more.

Says Chairman John Kapon of his excitement about this auction season, “This summer has been one of the busiest I can remember, all in the pursuit of great wine. Our September auctions are exactly how we wanted to kick off this new season in New York, and we are just getting started with an extraordinary $15 Million Dollar month. Announcing our “In Bond, In London” initiative gives me tremendous satisfaction, offering clients worldwide another opportunity to invest in wine tax free.” Acker now has presences in New York, Hong Kong and London, the three most important wine hubs in the world, on the cusp of its Bicentennial Anniversary in 2020.

1864 Buffalo Bill rifle hits the mark for $18,125 at Holabird’s auction of the J.M. Davis collection

CLAREMORE, Okla. – An 1864 J.M. Stevens & Co. presentation rifle engraved “from Buffalo Bill to Night-Hawk & Broncho Bill” scored a bull’s-eye for $18,125, and a pre-1845 S. Hawken Kentucky half-stock walnut rifle rang out for $15,000 in an auction held July 26-28 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, at the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum in Claremore.

1864 J.M. Stevens & Co. presentation rifle engraved “from Buffalo Bill to Night-Hawk & Broncho Bill” and one of J.M. Davis’s prized possessions ($18,125).
Holabird Western Americana Collections

About 2,400 antique firearms from the private collection of J.M. Davis – part of the largest privately held firearms collection in the world, one spanning multiple conflicts and generations –were offered in the three-day event. In addition to antique firearms, the sale also featured swords, knives, projectile points, Native Americana, historic Midwestern pottery, pinbacks and ribbons.

Pre-1845 S. Hawken rifle having a Kentucky half-stock of walnut with a full engraved lock that appeared original and a barrel flat marked “S. Hawken” ($15,000).

The money raised will provide ongoing funding for the preservation, conservation and upkeep of the J.M. Davis Collection, presently housed at the museum that bears Davis’ name in Claremore. The museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Davis first displayed his burgeoning collection at the Claremont Hotel back in 1929. Davis and his wife Addie had purchased the hotel in 1917. In 1965 the J.M. Davis Foundation was set up to manage the collection, which had become huge.

The Buffalo Bill Cody rifle was one of J.M. Davis’s prized possessions. It was on display at the Mason Hotel in Claremore until about 1968-1969. It never made it into the huge public display of more than 20,000 guns at the J.M. Davis Firearms Museum over its 50-year lifespan. As such, it was unknown to most modern antique firearm experts and was truly a fresh-to-the-market rifle.

Major chert knife and projectile point collection, including about 100 points averaging about 4 inches long, a significant number of them labeled for the source ($3,875).

The S. Hawken rifle had a Kentucky half-stock of walnut with a full engraved lock that appeared original. The barrel flat was marked “S. Hawken” and the brass cap-box oval cheek piece showed the Masonic emblem of Square and Compass. The rifle exhibited beautiful craftsmanship from a master gunsmith, a fine .54-caliber St. Louis gun with lengthy tang, two screws, fully engraved.

Samuel Hawken arrived in St. Louis in 1822, 15 years after his brother Jacob. The pair operated separate businesses until 1845. Jacob Hawken died during a cholera outbreak in 1849. Samuel reverted to stamping rifles, with the marking on the rifle sold. Hawken rifles were favored by fur traders, including Kit Carson, Jim Bridgers and Joseph Meek. Teddy Roosevelt also owned one.

A strong crowd was present for the gun sales, and for those unable to attend in person, online bidding was provided by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Auctionzip.com and AuctionMobility.com. Internet bidding was tremendous; as many as 650 live bidders at a time participated with determination. All lots were offered without reserves to the highest bidder.

Following are additional highlights from the sale. Prices include the buyer’s premium.

A John Dickson & Son double-barrel rifle from the 1920s with dual hammers and triggers and some engraving, rang out at $5,312; An 1885 Lefever Arms Co. double-barrel shotgun rifle, 10 gauge cartridge drilling with the rifle barrel on top of the shotgun barrels, realized $5,000; and a French 1890s Patent Brevette ornate, magazine-fed shotgun with octagon barrel brought $4,148.

An American-made Iovrion flintlock pistol, circa 1750s-1770s, mounted on a walnut barrel with brass hardware, about .70 caliber, rose to $4,500; an 1885 Rigby black powder, hammer double-barrel rifle with rare, swing release Damascus rifled barrels, garnered $3,782; and a Kentucky Rev War-period flintlock pistol by an unknown manufacturer, circa 1770-1790s, made $3,625.

Another pistol by an unknown maker, this one .50 caliber from the 1840s, a rare swivel octagon to round barrel two-shot percussion weapon, earned $2,625; a Kentucky percussion rifle from the 1860s by an unknown maker, about .50 caliber, went for $3,000; and a revolving rifle by James Warners, under Springfield arms, an experimental design with 21-inch barrel, finished at $3,250.

A rare design G. (British Crown) rifle from the 1850s with a swivel musket with a barrel length of 37 ½ inches, possibly one of the first breech loader muskets, found a new owner for $3,782; a Civil War-era Parker Snow .58 caliber breech-loading carbine rifle in excellent shape brought $3,500; and a scarce Jenkins flintlock black powder cannon lighter knocked down for $2,875.

A double-barrel SxS rifle made by Daniel Fraser & Co. in 1900 went to a determined bidder for $3,250; an 1855 Colt revolving rifle in a musket design, with forearm and loading lever, in fine condition, hit the mark for $3,000; and a half-stock target rifle marked “E. Kleinhen, St. Louis”, a left-hand, .45 caliber percussion target rifle with a Scheutzen style butt plate, rose to $3,000.

A 1920s era Eduard Kettner Special Essen, Gewehr Lauf Stahl double-barrel shotgun rifle with heavy engraving and hammerless/dual triggers, sold for $2,928; an 1851 P.W. Porter percussion rifle with a unique under-hammer design, a self-defense gun with a wire butt stock, made $3,000; and a Colt revolving rifle, model 1855, with walnut stock and loading lever, gaveled for $2,750.

An 18th century pistol inscribed with “Favl Montmain” on the thumb plate, possibly a French import that may have been carried by an American officer during the Revolutionary War, fetched $2,875; a 1790 half-stock rifle marked Elison Brothers of Memphis, Tenn., but originally from Pennsylvania, wearing an original flintlock made by Glocher of Philadelphia, went for $2,750; and a 1920s Edward Kettner combo, drilling rifle, 16 gauge, with an engraved plate, hit $2,500.

Holabird Western Americana Collections is based in Reno, Nevada. The firm is always seeking quality Americana and coin consignments, bottles, advertising and other fine collections for future auctions. To consign a single piece or an entire collection, you may call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766; or, you can send an e-mail to him, at [email protected].

Holabird Western Americana Collections’ next auction will be in September; dates and times to be announced. Watch the website for details. Firearms will not be a component of this auction. To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC please visit www.fhwac.com.

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United States Vehicle Auction Market: Size, Trends & Forecasts (2019-2023) with Profiles on Key Players KAR Auction Services, Copart, and Manheim – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “The US Vehicle Auction Market: Size, Trends & Forecasts (2019-2023)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

The US vehicle auction market is forecasted to grow at a healthy rate during the forecast period (2019-2023).

The market is supported by various growth drivers such as rise in average age of light vehicles in the country, hike in vehicle crashes, surging revenue per car auctioned pricing and strong demand for salvage auction vehicles of US from international buyers.

Fluctuations in supply of used vehicles and the possibilities of the business of vehicle auction service providers getting negatively impacted in the case of unfavorable economic conditions are some of the challenges confronted by the market.

Acquisitions, integration of online auctions with technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and extensive use of data and analytic capabilities to streamline auction processes are some of the trends in the market that have been captured in this report.

KAR Auction Services, Copart, and Manheim are some of the major players operating in the market whose company profiling has been done in the report. In this section of the report, business overview, financial overview and the business strategies of the companies are provided.

Study Coverage

The report includes the analysis of the vehicle auction market in the US in terms of value, volume and segments.

Under the competitive landscape, players within the North America vehicle auction market have been compared on the basis of share followed by qualitative analysis of the players specifically within the online auction space.

Moreover, the report assesses the key opportunities in the market and outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth of the industry. Growth of the overall vehicle auction market has also been forecasted for the years 2019-2023, taking into consideration the previous growth patterns, the growth drivers and the current and future trends.

Key Topics Covered

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

2.1 Vehicle Auction: An Overview

2.2 Vehicle Auction: General Process

2.3 Vehicle Auction: Advantages and Disadvantages

2.4 Vehicle Auction Market: An Overview

3. The US Market Analysis

3.1 The US Vehicle Auction Market: Value Analysis

3.1.1 The US Vehicle Auction Market by Value

3.1.2 The US Vehicle Auction Market Value by Segments

3.1.3 The US Whole Car Vehicle Auction Market by Value

3.1.4 The US Salvage Vehicle Auction Market by Value

3.2 The US Vehicle Auction Market: Volume Analysis

3.2.1 The US Vehicle Auction Market by Volume

3.2.2 The US Vehicle Auction Market Volume by Segments

3.2.3 The US Whole Car Vehicle Auction Market by Volume

3.2.4 The US Whole Car Vehicle Auction Market Volume by Channels

3.2.5 The US Dealer Whole Car Auction Market by Volume

3.2.6 The US Institutional Whole Car Auction Market by Volume

3.2.7 The US Online Only Whole Car Vehicle Auction Market by Volume

3.2.8 The US Salvage Vehicle Auction Market by Volume

4. Market Dynamics

4.1 Growth Drivers

4.1.1 Upsurge in Average Age of Light Vehicles

4.1.2 Rise in Vehicle Crashes

4.1.3 Hike in Revenue Per Car Auctioned Pricing

4.1.4 Strong International Demand

4.2 Challenges

4.2.1 Fluctuations in the Supply of Used Vehicles

4.2.2 Vulnerability to Economic Conditions

4.3 Market Trends

4.3.1 Acquisitions

4.3.2 Integration of Online Auction and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

4.3.3 Extensive Use of Data and Analytic Capabilities to Streamline Operations

5. Competitive Landscape

5.1 North America Vehicle Auction Market: Players Analysis

5.1.1 North America Vehicle Auction Market Players by Share

5.1.2 The US Online Vehicle Auction Players Analysis

6. Company Profiles

6.1 KAR Auction Services Inc.

6.1.1 Business Overview

6.1.2 Financial Overview

6.1.3 Business Strategy

6.2 Copart Inc.

6.3 Manheim

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/abi0nj

Auction Solutions Brings 30+ Years of Family Fun to Auction Live on Proxibid

OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proxibid, the most trusted way to connect buyers and sellers of highly valued items, has been selected by Auction Solutions as the exclusive provider of online bidding when the contents of Family Fun Center go up for bid later this month. The auction, slated for Friday, August 30, will include a vast selection of video games, commercial kitchen equipment, and furniture, which is being liquidated to satisfy the debts of the business. Interested bidders can view the auction catalog and place prebids now by visiting www.proxibid.com/auctionsolutions.

Family Fun Center was opened in 1982 and offered families in the Omaha metro area a complete video arcade as well as laser tag, paintball games, and mini golf. The changing landscape of the gaming industry, combined with outside factors, led the business to close its doors earlier this year, after nearly 40 years. Now, the contents of the business are up for bid.

Whether purchasing a video arcade game for your home or outfitting your own family entertainment business, you’ll find a variety of inventory available for purchase in this auction. Featured items in this auction include:

Lot 116: Tron Arcade Game with original coin mechanism

Lot 120: Sega NASCAR Arcade Racing Game

Lot 128: Mario Kart Arcade GP

Lot 164: Skee Ball Too Arcade Game with Intercard Reader

Lot 500: Hatco Pizza Warmer

“Family Fun Center has been a cornerstone of family entertainment in the Omaha metro for almost 40 years,” said Shayne Fili, President and Owner of Auction Solutions, Inc. “Now, through this auction, we are able to help others capture memories and outfit their own businesses with the great inventory up for bid. And, our partnership with Proxibid ensures buyers anywhere in the world can participate live, even if they cannot join us onsite.”

Online bidders can rest assured their transactions are secure when they bid live on Proxibid. Proxibid offers the industry’s most comprehensive risk management system, designed specifically to manage high dollar transactions like the commercial kitchen equipment and arcade games available in this auction. Proxibid’s robust online bidding platform is powered by enterprise-class technology and infrastructure trusted by the world’s largest auction companies, and boasts a 99.9+ percent uptime, making it the safest place to buy highly valued items.

For more information about this auction, please visit www.proxibid.com/auctionsolutions.

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