Particularly highlighted in the upcoming Important Winter Estates Auction offered by are artworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. Other categories included in the auction range from antiques and furniture to decorative and fine art.
A leading lot in this auction is a link bracelet in yellow gold. Created in a minimalistic design, each of the bracelet’s fifteen oval links connects to a yellow princess-cut diamond. One of Alexander Drysdale’s oil paintings entitled Baptism will also be available. Drysdale’s work conveys an atmosphere of Louisiana bayous and swamps. Adding kerosene to regular oil paint, the artist favored very thin coats to create his works. In addition to fine art, the auction also offers a hand-carved oak dining room suite that dates back to the 1930s. It is a complete set of thirteen items, including ten figural carved chairs, a draw leaf table, and a server. To view the full catalog and register to bid, visit Crescent City Auction Gallery.
The 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Cabriolet Décapotable, available in the upcoming Scottsdale Auction presented by Bonhams, was originally shipped to France in pieces. As tensions grew between France and the Mussolini dictatorship in Italy, companies needed to find inventive ways to transport goods without steep taxation. These included bringing cars across the border in parts and rebuilding them later. The Alfa Romeo available in this auction was shipped to France in this way and is one of only five surviving 8C 2300 cars that was bodied by notable carmaker Giuseppe Figoni.
Beyond the Romeo, bidders will also find a 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter Cabriolet among this auction’s lots. The 212 was primarily a racing car, and drivers finishing in both first and second place in the 1951 Carrera Panamericana drove the model. The first owner of the 212 available in this auction was Peter Staehelin, co-founder of the Ecurie Espadon race team.
Also presented is a 1969 Lamborghini Miura S, the third model produced by the Italian luxury car company. The car was owned by the same family for over 40 years. It also retains the original engine and bodywork. Another lot preserved over decades is a 1923 Hupmobile Roadster Coupe. The car was left on stands in Culver City, California for 53 years. When a buyer used the car for the first time in decades in 2018, it soon attracted media attention. The car was later used in an NFL skit with Jay Leno and Peyton Manning, in which Leno taught Manning how to drive a manual transmission. Register to bid and view each of these lots on Bonhams’ website.
Zanzibar has a long history as a trading point for fine goods and spices, but it was not until 1908 that Zanzibar started printing its own money. The currency was eventually released in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 rupees. Only 500 of the notes printed from 1908 to 1928 are known to have survived the following century. The upcoming FUN World Paper Money Signature Auction offered by features one such first issue, five rupees banknote. The piece has an ornate design on the front; to the left, a dhow, a lateen-rigged ship frequently used on the Indian Ocean, can be seen. On the right side, farmers collect a fruit harvest. The uniface note is blank on the reverse.
Another highlight of the auction is a 20 balboas note, the highest denomination banknote issued in Panama by the country’s president, Arnulfo Arias, on October 2, 1941. A week later, Arias was ousted from power and many of the newly released notes were withdrawn and destroyed. A 20th-century 25 dollar Canadian note is also featured. These were issued to celebrate the 25th anniversary of King George V and Queen Mary’s reign. The back shows a highly detailed vignette of Windsor Castle in purple ink. For more information and to register to bid, visit Heritage Auctions.
In the Los Angeles area, Lee Stanton’s STASH warehouse and showroom are established landmarks of the home design scene. Stanton, a 30-year collector of European antiques, mixes vintage pieces with modern and industrial works. This combination of new and old will be presented in the upcoming Traditional Antiques with a Modern Twist timed auction, offered by Lee Stanton’s STASH warehouse. Running from mid-December to early January, this sale will include over 550 lots of furniture, decorative art, and collectibles. Of interest is an 18th–century Venetian tapestry made of red velvet and gold embroidery. This tapestry was used to cover the book of Jewish laws in a Prague temple. It was created during a period of religious renewal in Judaism.
The furniture available in this auction includes complete matching sets alongside individual pieces. Many of the furniture items follow unusual patterns and designs; one example is a 1970 English settee patterned with an oyster veneer. This technique uses thin wood slices cut in cross-sections to create a swirled circle design. Other lots featured in this sale include an oak and cast iron staircase from 19th century France and a Modernist leather sofa from Denmark. View the complete listings and register to bid on Bidsquare.
The upcoming Fine French Furniture & Decoration, Jewelry and Coins auction, offered by Kodner Galleries, will include an example of the Nautilus, the first sports watch designed by Patek Philippe. Launched in 1976, the Nautilus was marketed as the world’s most expensive steel watch. This watch impacted the jewelry industry by creating the first luxury sports watch, which has since become a market staple.
The auction also features a variety of jewelry pieces, including an Art Deco diamond and platinum bracelet bearing 45 graduated baguette-cut diamonds. An emerald, diamond, and platinum ring with an old European cut diamond in the center is also highlighted in the sale. Beyond jewelry, this auction will present French furniture items, including a mid-20th century mahogany and gilt-bronze commode. Coins, sculptures, clocks, and paintings will also be offered. Explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
In the 18th century, young British aristocrats began traveling more frequently around the world to see the major sights, a practice called the Grand Tour. A Venetian artist named Canaletto benefitted so much from the patronage of British travelers on the Grand Tour that he eventually moved to their country. A drawing from Canaletto’s time in England is one of the highlighted lots in the upcoming Old Master & British Drawings auction, presented by Christie’s. The drawing depicts a southern view of Warwick Castle, a medieval structure near the River Avon. It was commissioned by Francis Greville, the first Earl of Warwick.
The auction’s 129 lots represent European art from 14th century artists such as Carracci to 19th century artists such as J.M.W. Turner. The latter lived in London but was inspired primarily by landscapes he saw while traveling. Examples of these pieces include a pencil and watercolor piece of the countryside outside of Launceston, a town in Cornwall. In the drawing, a single rider on horseback approaches the town looming above him. Another available example of Turner’s work is a watercolor painting of Mont-Blanc, a mountain on the border of France and Italy.
Also featured in this event is a funerary medallion design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In the drawing, a skeleton closes the lid on a clergyman’s sarcophagus. Below the drawing is written instructions by Bernini, including notes on how to ensure long-term preservation. Register to bid and view individual lots on Christie’s website.
Witherell’s will present a selection of furniture and home décor in the upcoming Luxury Asset Auction. Highlights of the sale include furniture from the Herter Brothers. Commissioned by personalities such as President Ulysses S. Grant, the firm is particularly known for its gilt cabinets. Offered in this auction is a Herter Brothers parcel-gilt cabinet created for the Thurlow Lodge in California.
Also presented are paintings by artists such as Alfred Thompson Bricher and Martin Johnson Heade. Stained and leaded glass Art Nouveau lamps by Tiffany Studios are on offer as well. A featured poinsettia table lamp is hand-decorated with the company’s signature floral and geometric designs. Additionally, Marble and bronze figurines, porcelainware, rifles, silverware, and comics will be part of the auction. Explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
Le Grand New Year’s Day Auction presented by Thos. Cornell Galleries, Ltd. will feature an array of American and French mid-century and Modern furniture and accessories. Featured in the sale are antique French clocks, paintings, paper prints, Oriental rugs, sterling silver, and more.
Highlighted in the sale is a 19th-century antique Oushak carpet, decorated in a green, yellow, and white pattern on a red base. The carpet has a green main border and a white outer border. Another available lot in the auction is an Italian mosaic plaque. It shows a group of dogs surrounding a deer in a body of water. One notable lot among the presented sterling silver items is a 123-piece set of Tiffany & Co. flatware in the St. Dunstan pattern. A 1905 sterling silver vase by Lebkuecher & Co. depicting eagles, peacocks, and butterflies will be available as well. Additional lots include a Chinese Nicholas rug with a lily pad motif and a 19th-century French figural clock in bronze. To view the complete catalog and register to bid, visit Bidsquare.
Daguerreotypes, made using the first commercial photographic process to be developed, were invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787–1851). Each daguerreotype shows a detailed and sharp image on a silvered copper plate. Though daguerreotypes became extremely popular around the 1840s, they were very expensive; only the wealthy could afford to buy them. Although portraiture was the most popular use for them, daguerreotypes also captured still lifes, documentary subjects, and natural phenomena. Several daguerreotypes are highlighted in the upcoming Exciting Photographs – History and Art auction, offered by Be-Hold.
A quarter-plate daguerreotype showing children playing in a schoolyard during late fall or winter stands out in this sale. The children, wearing smocks that are typical of the Quakers, play beside a horse at the base of a tree. A group of seven albumen prints belonging to a 19th century Scenes in Haiti album is another notable lot. Other available works include an 1863 print of Cathedrale de Moulins, Narthex by Charles Marville, as well as several vintage gelatin silver prints of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. To view the full catalog and register to bid, visit Invaluable.
Heritage Auctions presents a collection of vintage American coins in the upcoming FUN US Coins Signature Auction. The numismatic history of America started with colonial coins made of silver before later incorporating different materials and designs. The auction will offer a 1927 double eagle American coin, which is among only seven known examples that are publicly available. This particular coin is a Saint-Gaudens double eagle, one of the most scarce versions to be minted. Also on offer are Liberty double eagles and Liberty half eagles.
A 1794 Flowing Hair dollar and an 1892 Morgan dollar are other notable coins. Among colonial pieces, a 1652 New England shilling is a featured coin. These shillings were produced for approximately seven weeks before their production halted. They seldom come to auction. For other vintage and modern pieces, explore the full listings and register to bid online on Heritage Auctions.
