Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulian, ca. 330 BCE. A wonderful red-figure bell krater, finely decorated via the red-figure technique. Side A features a winged Eros holding a mirror and a ribboned tympanum. Side B presents a lovely maenad, dressed in a flowing chiton and adorned with a necklace and bracelets, her head in profile with delicate features topped by an updo coiffure, sitting upon a pile of rocks and holding a caskette in her left hand and a floral sprig in her right hand – with many of its details delineated in fugitive white and yellow pigment. Size: 8.75″ W x 9″ H (22.2 cm x 22.9 cm)

Contributing even more to the decorative program is the laurel leaf garland adorning the underside of the flared rim, a band of running wave motifs below the figures, and composite palmettes below the handles.

Perhaps the most exciting innovation in Greek vase painting was the red-figure technique, invented in Athens around 525 BCE and beloved by other artists of Magna Graecia. The red-figure technique allowed for much greater flexibility as opposed to the black-figure technique, for now the artist could use a soft, pliable brush rather than a rigid metal graver to delineate interior details, play with the thickness of the lines, as well as build up or dilute glazes to create chromatic effects. The painter would create figures by outlining them in the natural red of the vase, and then enrich these figural forms with black lines to suggest volume, at times perspectival depth, and movement, bringing those silhouettes and their environs to life. Beyond this, fugitive pigments made it possible for the artist to create additional layers of interest and detail as we see in this example.

Porcelain, wheel-thrown, altered, carved, unglazed, fired to cone 10, five pieces, assembled. 2020. 8″h, 16″w, 16″d
Andre Gide says, “Pay attention only to the form; emotion will come spontaneously to inhabit it. A perfect dwelling always finds an inhabitant.” Jennifer McCurdy tries to pay attention. She works with porcelain because of its fine qualities of light and shadow. She throws her forms on the wheel, and then alters the pieces by hand to create the soft shadows. Next, she carves the pieces to add energy and movement. The work is then fired to cone 10, where the porcelain becomes non-porous and translucent. Jennifer received a BFA from Michigan State University in 1979. She has been selling her porcelain in art shows and galleries for the last forty years, and her work is included in the permanent collections of over twenty museums, including the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY, and the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, CA. She maintains a studio in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

Pavel Novak’s process is called cold-working. He begins with a raw piece of glass which he then grinds on various flat wheels with different grades of silicone carbide. He then polishes the piece on a felt wheel with pumice and cerium oxide. Once the piece has been brought to a perfect polish, he colors, sand blasts, and/or laminates the glass to achieve his design. Ground and polished optical glass combined with colored epoxy. 6″h, 6″w, 6″d

A Large Daum “Le Dragon” Pate De Verre crystal sculpture featuring in an Amethyst hue, fitted with bronze accents and sits atop a bronze base. Eitioned “39/100″ and signed. Comes with original hard box with display plaque.
CIRCA: 20th Cent.
ORIGIN: France
DIMENSIONS: H: 8″ W: 12″ L: 12″ (Sculpture) 16″ x 16” (Hardbox)

A. Zanetti Murano blown glass bird themed sculpture. Featuring a stunning vibrant multi-colored avian scene. Designed with six perched garden birds on a thick clear glass branch. Incised signature at base “A. Zenetti”
CIRCA: 20th Ct.
ORIGIN: Italy
DIMENSIONS: H: 12.5″ x W: 6″ x L: 14.5″

Van Cleef & Arpels platinum, emerald and diamond ring approx. 11.0ct octagonal step-cut Colombian emerald (20x17x7.4mm); accented by 2.0ctw straight and tapered diamonds, color G-H, clarity VVS; stamped: VC&A, 19129; size 5.5, and 11.3g all in

Provenance: Estate of Katrina Hickox Becker

Condition: Condition statement: very fine emerald, no evidence of treatment, and very few inherent imperfections.

Patek Philippe Ref. 5131J-001 Complications World Time self-winding automatic watch, features a 38.5mm 18k gold case surrounding a silver cloisonne enamel world dial on a brand new brown alligator strap with an 18k rose gold Calatrava Cross deployant buckle. Functions include hours, minutes, 24-hour indicator and world time. Features a map of the Americas, Europe and Africa. It is believed that only two enamelists made these miniature works of art for Patek Philippe and each watch is slightly different. As a useful complication for travel showing the time in 24 time zones at a glance, this exceptional reference is a staple in many important Patek Philippe collections. Approximately 150-200 examples of the ref. 5131J were produced. Comes with Original Box, Tags, and Certificates. Brand New Unused.
CIRCA:20th
ORIGIN: Switzerland
DIMENSIONS: Diameter: 38.5 mm. (41.5mm w. crown) Height: 10.23 mm.

Rene Buthaud painting on panel, “Pomona ” with female attendants and zebra, apparently this is the “lost work”(now found), the inspiration for the Tabard commission of the aubusson tapestry for Paris exposition of the arts 1937, that the authors were unable to locate…see page 184 with an old b&w illustration in the book, “Rene Buthaud ” by Pierre Cruege 25 x 34 framed approx Provenance: collection Felix Marcilhac, Paris:collection Barry Friedman NY,published/exhibited the World of Art Deco by Bevis Hillier Minneapolis Institute 1971 and sold at Sotheby

United States,1962

Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery issue 83 from August, 1962. The book featured the origin and first appearance of Thor. CGC 1.8 w/ Off-White Pages
,CGC case 13″ x 8″

Antique / Vintage postcard from a collector in France. This quality collection includes very selected Art Nouveau, Art Deco, circus, hand colored, etc postcards. The regular size of a postcard is approximately 3 1/2 inch x 5 1/2 inch or 9 cm x 14 cm (small variance can occur).

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