The South African gold Krugerrands were released for the first time in 1967 and have been issued annually since then. A very limited edition of three full Krugerrand gold proof coins from 1981 will be available in the upcoming December 2022 Rare Coins & Collectibles sale, presented by DGW Auctioneers Inc. The coins are made of 22-karat gold and contain one full troy ounce of pure gold. The fine gold content of a Krugerrand coin is 31.104 grams. The obverse displays the image of Paul Kruger, once the President of the South African Republic, together with the words “South Africa” in both Afrikaans and English. A Springbok antelope is pictured on the reverse along with the year of minting and gold weight. The Krugerrand coin is packaged in a transparent plastic protective case. Numerous other notable numismatic lots are also available for sale, including a 1727 Russia Peter II two ruble gold coin and Canada $50 Maple Leaf gold coins.
The sale also features a ten troy ounce pure gold bar from the Perth Mint. A rich history of gold production is associated with the Perth Mint. This bar of .9999 fine gold is made in keeping with that tradition and displays the distinctive logo of the mint. This mint is one of just two that produce legal tender coins for Australians. To see the entire catalog and browse other online auctions, visit Bidsquare.
Pino Daeni was an acclaimed Italian-American book illustrator and artist known for his romantic illustrations and loose brushstrokes. His art and canvases often depicted the sunny beaches in the Mediterranean where the artist grew up. Love, family, and women were his favorite subjects. This upcoming contemporary art sale, offered by Robinhood Auctions, will feature Pino Daeni’s hand-signed canvas titled Windy Day. The work depicts a young woman, seen from behind, walking barefoot as the wind blows through the open field. This intriguing oil painting comes custom framed. Like Daeni’s other compositions, this also has some noticeable white spaces and a brilliant build-up of color.
Also leading the listings are Robert Wyland’s marine-themed paintings, some of which are part of his acclaimed Whaling Walls series. Wyland, an American artist, painted 100 life-size murals of whales between 1981 and 2008 to raise awareness of marine life conservation. The available canvases feature whales, sea turtles, manatees, and sea life. Works by leading modern and contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Alexander Calder, Peter Max, and Tom Everhart will be included. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Artist Ronald Mallory (1932 – 2021) was regarded as one of the founding members of the kinetic art movement in the world. He worked extensively in New York City and Milan and later moved to San Miguel de Allende. His mercury and acrylic works are considered iconic and have been showcased in major collections and museums globally. Mallory’s wall hanging sculpture titled Kinetic Mercury is a key highlight of this upcoming sale, presented by Orion Antiques. The steel and glass motorized artwork is signed and dated 1970 on verso. His kinetic art, consisting of moving parts powered by a motor, symbolizes a sense of formless mobility in space and time.
Yaacov Agam’s kinetic Agamograph is another work of interest. In this piece, the Israeli artist portrays an illusionary image with a three-dimensional perspective. Agam is renowned for creating works that transcend the obvious. The sale also features Haitian artist Joseph Thony Moise’s oil on panel Village Scene. In his Realist-Expressionist style, the artist depicts a rural scene with underlying social themes that characterize life in Haiti. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
A Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Olympian set comprising 196 ounces of flatware is available in the upcoming Doyle at Home Auction, presented by Doyle. The large set contains forks, knives, spoons, a ladle, a sugar sifter, and a carving fork, which is enough for several courses of a meal. The auction will also offer other sterling silver decorations from Tiffany, a Graff Washbourne & Dunn sterling silver demitasse set, a Mexican sterling silver two-handled tray, a Gorham sterling silver hair brush, and a mirror set. Fine art lots in the catalog includes a Tully Filmus signed oil on canvas titled Gathering. In the painting, there is a gathering of Jewish men, young and old, talking to each other by a riverbank. Filmus (1903 – 1998) was a Bessarabia-born American realist painter who was friends with Willem de Kooning.
Among furniture, a Louis XV walnut console table attributed to Pierre Hache is available in this sale. This mid-18th-century console is related to the gilded console featured in Pierre and Françoise Rouge’s book, Le génie des Hache (2005 edition). Apart from the red marble top, the carving is the same on the apron and feet. The double C-shaped molding on the legs and the two garlands of lily-of-the-valley are recurrent in the Louis XIV and Régence production of both Thomas and Pierre Hache. The auction also offers vintage decorative pieces like a pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain jardinières, a Japanese Imari porcelain floor vase, and many other pieces from France, Ireland, and India. Find the listed items and more on Doyle and register to place a bid.
The son of an Italian goldsmith, Romolo Grassi received extensive training in jewelry from an early age. He later took those skills and applied them to the creation of objets d’art and sculpture. Grassi’s art reflects this background—many of his works are made of precious metals and expertly-cut jewels. Akiba Antiques’ end-of-year auction, The Final Countdown, will particularly highlight an 18-karat gold and diamond hunter sculpture by Romolo Grassi. The piece depicts a lean, muscular hunter aiming a spear at an animal’s skull near the edge of a cliff. Grassi used gold to draw attention to the most important elements of the scene, including the spear and the animal’s delicate horns. The piece dates back to the 1960s. Other finely carved objets d’art in this auction include a large Chinese carved coral figural group from the early 20th century. Five figures emerge from the scene, each holding auspicious objects while wearing benevolent expressions.
The catalog also includes a rare 1935 copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses with illustrations by Henri Matisse. That year, an American publisher asked Matisse to create several illustrations of the story for a special book club edition. However, it appears that Matisse never read the novel, instead creating illustrations evoking Homer’s epic poem Ulysses. The available copy includes an introduction by English scholar Stuart Gilbert and was signed by Matisse. Additional lots of interest include an antique Austrian silver, enamel, and ebonized wood clock. Hand-painted figural scenes decorate the piece. Cherubs play among the clouds on the clock’s face, and courtship imagery appears along the base and top. View the complete catalog and register to bid on LiveAuctioneers.
Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein was a significant figure in the 1960s American art scene. His works were influenced by popular comic strips and advertising styles. Lichtenstein’s The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, an original serigraph on BFK Rives paper, is a key highlight of the upcoming Dane Fine Art sale. In this circular composition, the artist showed a limited range of colors to portray a Roman column, a bridge, and a man in front of buildings. With a palette including yellow, green, and red, Lichtenstein used black lines and Ben-Day dots to depict two-dimensional objects. Two original lithographs by Joan Miró from Le lézard aux plumes d’or also lead the listings. Both works portray colorful dots and shapes in an artistic language that is characteristic of Miró’s style. The artist’s abstract art decodes ideas into colors and shapes that are deceptively simple.
The sale also features Itzchak Tarkay’s Lady in Red, an original cast bronze sculpture. Tarkay was considered a leading figure in the contemporary figurative movement. He was known for his perceptive artworks depicting women socialites as important subjects. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Andy Warhol is regarded as one of the most prominent artists who shaped the 1960s Pop Art movement. The influential American visual artist is known for his exuberant portrayal of popular subjects and iconic American objects. Warhol often deployed his signature screen-printing techniques and used bright colors for his works. The upcoming New Year sale at Dane Fine Art will feature rare and limited edition works by the artist. Warhol’s Tidal Basin is a key highlight of the auction. Rendered in 1983, the artwork includes silkscreened ink on two colored sheets of paper and a collage on board. Hand-signed Warhol screenprints of Marilyn Monroe with distinct color variations and canvases painted with Campbell’s Soup cans feature in the sale as well.
Far Far Down by American artist Brian Donnelly, known as KAWS, also leads the listings. The original screenprint on paper depicts an abstract composition of graphic shapes in vibrant, bold colors. The signed screenprint was produced by the artist in 2018. This sale consists of over 1,000 lots, most of them modern and contemporary posters, prints, and multiples. To view the complete auction catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Robert Wyland is an acclaimed American artist and conservationist celebrated for his famous public arts project called Whaling Walls. This comprises more than 100 outdoor murals portraying life-size illustrations of whales and other sea creatures. The images were painted to create awareness regarding the plight of whales globally. Three such marine-themed paintings by Wyland are the key highlights of the upcoming sale by Robinhood Auctions. Depicting a humpback whale, a pair of sea turtles and an octopus, the paintings on canvas combine his passion for conservation and art. These works clearly exemplify why this avid scuba diver is hailed the “Marine Michelangelo” by Americans. Brazilian artist Fernando de Jesus Oliveira aka Ferjo’s Majestic Splendor is an intriguing oil on stretched canvas painting. The artist expands realism into surrealist visualization with symbols evoking imagination. It depicts dreamy, cubist-inspired interiors featuring his artistic inspirations on the walls.
The sale also features Work Well Together, an original mixed media on deckle edge paper by French street artist Thierry Guetta (Mr. Brainwash). It characterizes his style of combining street art and pop art using popular imagery influenced by other renowned artists. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
The New Years Eve Auction, hosted by Nest Egg Auctions, features a drawing of the late Queen Elizabeth II by American Pop artist Andy Warhol. Warhol excelled in the Pop Art movement, which brought the symbols from popular culture into the realm of fine art. The piece belongs to 1985’s Reigning Queens Collection, which includes 16 serigraphs by Warhol. The artist created four portraits of Queen Elizabeth II for this series. Warhol converted the Queen’s 1966 postage stamp portrait by John Hedgecoe into his unique style, which depicts the monarch in profile. The Queen and her jewels are depicted in a simplistic manner by Warhol using strong red crayon lines on brown artist’s paper. Squiggles are used to provide the shading for the hair, giving the two-dimensional image additional depth.
The forthcoming auction will also feature Jewish Wedding by American Jewish painter Tully Filmus. This oil on canvas painting from the mid-20th century shows an Eastern European Jewish wedding ritual. In the painting, village ladies are dressed in vibrant dresses as they dance around the bride, who is seated in the middle and is covered. Additional lots of interest include Gorham sterling silver flatware and a Cartier Art Deco compact. Explore more items, online auctions, and bidding options on Bidsquare.
Heriz rugs originated in the village of Heriz, located on the slopes of Mount Sabalan in northwest Iran. Bakshayesh rugs are tribal Heriz carpets woven since 1900. These carpets are durable and hard-wearing, and they can last for generations. The hard-wearing wool is due to traces of copper in the drinking water of sheep. An antique tribal Bakshayesh Heriz carpet is offered in New Year Auction, presented by 1stbid. The available carpet has slightly more muted palettes, like rust, straw, and lighter blues. Heriz carpets typically have coarse to moderate weaves, wool, or mixed constructions.
A well-made, antique Tabriz carpet is also available in the New Year Auction. Its ecru field and flower border display polychrome palmettes. The corners with barbed leaf edges surround an elaborate medallion central motif. The motif is surrounded by a rich red border. Tabriz carpets
originated in East Azerbaijan province in Iran. Between the 12th and 16th centuries CE, the art of Tabriz carpets was at its zenith. The art is continued through Tabriz carpets while adapting to the changing taste in colors and patterns. Among European carpets available in this sale is an antique Aubusson-Beauvais pictorial French tapestry. It depicts young French friends and lovers outdoors. The Aubusson tapestry industry likely developed soon after 1300 in the Aubusson valley of central France. Find the listed items and more online auctions on Bidsquare and register to place a bid.
