november brochure 2011
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Clars Auction Gallery - November 12-13, 2011 Auction CatalogTRANSCRIPT
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Clars Auction Gallery5644 Telegraph AveOakland, CA 94609Bond #300898
[email protected] www.clars.com
Since 1948
510-428-0100 (ph.)888-339-7600 (tf.)510-658-9917(fax)
is proud to be a corporate sponsor of KQED’s Antiques Roadshow, Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, The Oakland Museum of California, and other well-respected non-profit organizations. We encourage you to join us.
F R E EEvaluation SessionsThursdays9 am - 12 noon (Limit 5 items)Call for info regarding jewelry appraisals!
Gift certificates available!
Sunday Highlights:•American, Californian, and European Fine Art including
Paintings, Photography, Works on Paper, Bronze Sculptures, including a Collection of David Roberts and related Egyptology fine prints
•Historic hang-gliding photography by LeRoy Grannis including silver gelatin prints, negatives, and contact sheets
•18th, 19th and 20th Century European and American Furniture•Historic aviation memorabilia including Charles Lindbergh, the
Hindenburg, and Amelia Earhart•Sterling Silver Flatware and Hollowware•Large Collection of Persian and other Antique and Newer Rugs•Fine Jewelry and Timepieces, including Tiffany, Patek Phillipe
and Cartier•Quality Crystal, China, Porcelains•Asian Paintings, Ivory, Ceramics, Furniture, Coromandel
Screens, Scholar’s Objects, Metalwork, Lacquer, Asian Jewelry, and Religious Works of Art
•Large Collection of Ethnographic Pieces including African, Native American, New Guinea, and Eskimo
Saturday Highlights:•Asian Paintings, Ceramics, Jade, Metalwork, Hardstone
Carvings, Furniture, and Buddhist Works of Art•Extensive collection of Luxury Fashion, Designer Handbags and
Accessories including Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Prada, Pucci, and others
•Fine and Costume Jewelry•American and Continental Fine Art, plus a Collection of Marilyn
Monroe photography and memorabilia•19th and 20th Century European, Asian, and American
Furniture, including contemporary Neiman Marcus furniture and decoratives
•Assorted Silver, Ceramics, Crystal, and other Decoratives•Persian and other Rugs•Collectibles
Auction HighlightsMAIN GALLERY AUCTION: November 13th at 10 amSATURDAY GALLERY AUCTION: November 12th at 9:30 amPreviews: November 11th 1 pm - 6 pm and Saturdayand Sunday beginning at 9 am or by appointment
You may bid online via LiveAuctioneers. You can access our auctions either through the LIVE auction button on Clars website, www.clars.com, or www.liveauctioneers.com. You can also get a Clars app for your iPhone and friend us on Facebook. Feel free to email [email protected] for more information.
We appreciate your paying for and picking up the items on which you successfully bid as soon as possible. Storage fees will commence after two weeks, whether the items have been paid for or not.
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Please join us November 12th & 13th
for ourSpectacular November AUCTION
The October Auction was the best October sale in our history. We wish to thank all of our clients, both buyers and sellers, as well as our exemplary staff for making this possible!
Upcoming AuctionSchedule
January 14th - 15th February 18th - 19thMarch 17th - 18th April 14th - 15thMay 19th - 20thJune 16th - 17thJuly 14th - 15thAugust 11th - 12thSeptember 8th - 9thOctober 6th - 7thNovember 10th - 11thDecember 8th - 9th
2012Dec 10th - 11th2011
We are now inviting consignments of items for upcoming sales, including our Important February 2012 auction. Many fine pieces have already been consigned. Please contact our Specialists to consign your fine items [email protected].
We have made a small modification in our bidding structure and now
will be using $25 increments starting at fifty dollars,
instead of one hundred dollars.
There are now bike racks installed in front of our building.
The Staff of Clars Auction Gallery wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Designer fashions and accessories including Hermes, Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Buccellati, Burberry, Prada and more
Wayne Thiebaud (Californian, b. 1920), Pastel and graphite on paper, Landscape, 1965, 6.75”x 12.75”
(1 of 2 to be offered)
William Keith (Californian, 1838-1911), Oil on board, ‘’Springtime,’’ 14’’ x 19.75’’
Robert Wood (Californian, 1889-1979), Oil on canvas, ‘’High Sierras,’’ 25’’ x 30’’
J.J. Enwright (American, 1911-2001), Oil on canvas, “A Maine Wharf”, 20”h x 26”
John Fery (American, 1859-1934), Oil on canvas, ‘’Black Feet Glacier, Glacier National Park,’’ 44’’ x 72’’
French Coastal Seascape, Oil on canvas, 1888, bears signature and date “Claude Monet ‘88” lower right, 13.1” x 16.1”w
Clyde Forsythe (American, 1885-1962), Oil on canvas, A Home Near Mount Jacinto at Twilight, 48’’ x 108’’
Eustace Ziegler (American, 1881-1969), Oil on canvas on wood, Sailing Boat at Sea, 38’’ x 31’’
Gordon Onslow Ford (Californian, 1912-2003), Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, Untitled, 36.2’’ x 71.6’’
Attributed to Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997), Coloredpencil/crayon on paper, Untitled, 11”h x 8.5”
Aldro T. Hibbard (American, 1886-1972), Oil on canvas, ‘’Rockport Harbor, Maine’’, 1942, 25’’ x 30’’
David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943), Oil on canvas, A View of a Hawaiian Valley, 1924, 20’’ x 24’’
Robert Clunie (Californian, 1895-1984), Oil on canvas board, Big Pine, 1955, 18’’ x 28’’
Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888), Watercolor, Dutch Village Scene, 1876, 13.25’’ x 19.25’’
Pierre Marie Brisson (French, b. 1955), Oil on canvas, printed paper collage, and tempera on plaster, Untitled Fresco, 1993, approx. 18.5’’ x 624”
Adolphus George Broomfield (Canadian, 1906-1992), Oil on board (double sided), Winter Snow Scene (Landscape with Birches), 10.5”h x 13.75”w (1 of 2 to be offered)
Alfred E. A. Montgomery (Californian, 1857-1922), Oil on canvas, Still Life with Corn, 60”h x 38”
Igor Tulpanov (Russian, b. 1939), Mixed media works on paper, Yiyikob Series, 1989, 14’’ x 12’’(1 of 3 to be offered)
Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), Color lithograph, ‘’The Blue Painter,’’ 1980
Meyer Straus (Californian, 1831-1905), Oil on board, Moonlight on the Bayou, 8.5’’ x 5.25’’
PARTIAL ARTIST LISTINGJean Cocteau
Miguel Covarrubias (2)Mel Ramos (3)Milton Greene
James Abbot McNeill WhistlerEinar From
James CoignardStanton MacDonald Wright
Ansel AdamsAlbert Renger-Patzsch
Adam Clark Vroman (3)Leroy GrannisFrederick Hart
Bennett Brothers (4)Lowell Nesbitt
Georges ClairinDavid Kelly (3)
Tim Solliday
Peppino Mangravite (American, 1896-1978), Oil on canvas, Music on the Rooftops, 45’’ x 32’’
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Austrian, 1928-2001), Portfolio of ten screenprints, ‘’Regentag,’’ 1971-72, 21.5’’ x 28.5’’
David Marty (American, b. 1951), Oil on canvas, “No Gas,” 20” x 16”
Victor Edades (Filipino, 1895-1985), Watercolor,“Fontainebleau,” 1937, 14.5” x 10”
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Color offset lithograph,“Liz,” 1966, 23”h x 22.5”
Richard Pettibone (Californian, b. 1938), Mixed media on vintage postcard, Untitled (1962), 5.25’’ x 3.5’’
Jonathan Green (American, b. 1955), Oil on canvas, ‘’Too Many Secrets (Patsy Cline),’’ 1995, 5’’ x 7’’
Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965), Oil on canvasboard, ‘’Afternoon Landscape,’’ 1963, 22’’h x 28’’w
Geoffrey Chandler (Californian, 20th century), Acrylic on canvas, “Celestial Panorama,” 1977, 33” x 47.5”
Imogen Cunningham (Californian, 1883-1976), Gelatin silver print, Girl and Mimosa, 1959, 7.75’’ x 7.75’’
Sherril Schell (American, 1877-1964), Gelatin silver print, Profile of Elizabeth Wilbur, 1934, 6’’ x 6’’
Brett Weston (Californian, 1911-1993), Gelatin silver print, “Rock, Point Lobos”, 1948, 9.5”h x 7.75
Elizabeth Catlett (American, b. 1915), Bronze sculpture, ‘’Cabeza Contando,’’ 1968, 7.25’’h
Bruce Nelson (Californian, 1888-1971), Oil on canvas, ‘’Scene from Campus (Stanford University),’’ 15.5’’ x 19.5’’
George Houston (British, 1869-1947), Oil on canvas, Early Spring, 28’’ x 36’’
Rafael Schuster-Woldman (German, 1870-1951), Oil on canvas, Portrait of Two Women, 44’’ x 32.25’’
Petrus Kiers (Dutch, 1807-1875), Oil on panel, Portrait of aLady, 10.75” x 8.5”
Théodule Ribot (French, 1823-1891), Oil on canvas, “Le Chat Malade”, 22.10” x 18.4” .999 silver sculpture “Timeless Inn
ocence” by Ramon Parmenter, 18”h x 24”w x 12”d, 8/50, 528 troy oz.
Richard MacDonald (Californian, b. 1946), Bronze sculpture, ‘’Elena Study II,’’ 2003, 31.25’’h
Collection of early aviation memorabilia, including Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and the Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg, photographs, autographs and a medal
Chinese Coromandel twelve panel screen, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, depicting figures in a pavilion complex reversed by a bird-and-flower scene, overall: 108”h x 234”w
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Landscape, attributed to Huang Binhong (Chinese, 1864-1955), sight: 30”h x 16.5”w, overall: 69”h x 23.5”w
Chinese massive eight panel mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood screen with reticulated bird-and-flower panels, each 108’’h x 22’’w
Selection of Chinese ivory carvings, including scholar’s items and decorative figures
Assortment of Chinese table decorations and scholar’s objects
Collection of Chinese porcelains decorated in blue-and-white and polychrome enamels
Chinese Manchu gilt couched blue ground dragon robe (jifu), 82.25’’w x 58’’h
Chinese mammoth ivory tusk carved with immortals and joyous children in landscape, 54.75’’w
Chinese huanghuali side table (tiao an) with a floral carved apron, Qing dynasty, 32.5’’h x 42’’w x 13.125’’d
Collection of Ethnographic art including African, New Guinea, Eskimo, and Native American
Papal illuminated vellum document, circa 1600, with Vatican, Naples and Spanish cartouches
Porter Blanchard ‘’Oslo’’ sterling silver table service for twelve
Continental silver hollowware and flatware including German .800 stems and beakersCollection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia and photographs
Collection of violins, including a labeled Lorenzo Storioni, J.N. Aschow, and a Francois Nicolas Violin bow
Circa 1900 postcards
Collection of Mid-Century furniture, including a Warren McArthur Arizona Biltmore table, Dorothy Draper and Gio Ponti Chairs
George Nelson for Herman Miller marshmallow sofa, 30’’h x 51’’w x 30’’d
George Nakashima walnut live edge slab coffee table commissioned in 1963, 13’’h x 32’’w x 69’’l
Exotic wood studio desk, executed by Clifford Worlin, 68’’h x 90’’w x 39’’d
Antique Karajeh Heriz circa 1910, 13’2’’ x 8’7’’
Russian Neoclassical style gilt bronze and malachite center table, 35’’h x 43’’w
Italian paint decorated chest of drawers, 18th Century, 34”h x 46”w x 23”d
Collection of clocks, including a French wall clock, 27”h x 23”w; mantle clocks, tall case clocks, and a clock tower face, 58.5”h x 58.5”w
American copper bull weathervane, circa 1880, 27”h
Selection of garden statuary and bronze fountains
Rococo Revival laminated rosewood armchair circa 1850, 44’’h x 26’’w
Venetian Blackamoor statue, with pedestal, overall 60”h
Challen, baby grand piano, retailed by Harrods, London, 52”l
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Braided M. Buccellati 18k yellow gold necklace
Fourteen strand multi color tourmaline faceted briolette bead necklace. Diamond accented clasp of 14k white gold
Platinum and diamond TIFFANY ‘’Heart’’ pendant and diamonds by the yard necklace
Diamond necklace of 18k yellow gold, having (166) rounddiamonds weighing 4.69 cts
Diamond dangle earrings in 18k yellow gold, having a total of (140) round diamonds weighing 3.62 cts
Diamond solitaire earrings of platinum, total weight 4.23 cts
Diamond Baume & Mercier covered wristwatch in 14k yellow gold, having (77) diamond accents weighing 2.70 cts
Diamond bracelet of 14k white gold, set with (560)round diamonds weighing 14.00 cts
Lady’s star sapphire and diamond ring of platinum, featuring a high-domed star sapphire cabochon and (2) diamond accents
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Diamond solitaire ring of 18k yellow gold, featuring an old European cut diamond weighing 1.76 cts
Lady’s diamond Eastern Star cluster ring of 14k white gold, having (41) baguette and round full cut diamonds
Purple sapphire and diamond ring of 18k yellow gold, having (1) cushion cut puple sapphire and (16) round diamond accents
Gentleman’s President ROLEX Oyster Prepetual Day-Date wristwatch of 18k yellow gold
PATEK PHILIPPE blue dial wristwatch
Gentleman’s ROLEX Datejust Oyster Perpetual stainlesssteel wristwatch. Model #116234
Gentleman’s Panerai Radiomir 8 Days wristwatch of stainless steel
Lady’s diamond President ROLEX Datejust wristwatch in 18k yellow gold
Open face PATEK PHILIPPE pocket watch of platinum. No 812275. 09Case 412076
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High domed ruby cabochon and diamond ring of 14k yellow gold, accented with (6) marquise cut and (20) round mixed cut diamonds. Total diamond weight 2.15 cts
Diamond elongated navette crowned ring in platinum over 14k yellow gold, having (1) cushion, (4) Swiss, (31) mixed Swiss, single and full cut diamonds
Ruby and diamond Retro Crawford covered bracelet wristwatch of 14k rose and yellow gold
Lady’s Piaget Polo quartz wristwatch of 18k yellow gold. Ref. #15201 C701. Serial #437517
Diamond ring of 18k white gold, having a round center diamond weighing 7.08 cts, accented by round and baguette cut diamonds weighing 3.00 cts.
Diamond cluster set platinum dinner ring, having (5) old mine to transitional European brilliant cut and (14) round full cut diamonds
Diamond ring of platinum, featuring an old European cut diamond weighing 1.69 cts and (6) diamond accents
Diamond TIFFANY & CO Peretti ring of platinum, set with (1) round brilliant cut diamond weighing 0.20 ct (Tiffany diamond certificate stating: D color, VVS1 clarity) and one band ring with (9) diamonds
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