Millea Bros Two Auctions - One Weekend
Presented by Millea Bros. Ltd.Takes place between 11/21/2009 and 11/22/2009 At , Morristown Armory 430 Western Ave, Morristown, NJ
973.605.1265 | info@milleabros.com Illustrated catalogue on www.milleabros.MILLEABROS com . FALL ESTATES AUCTION Including property from the estate of doris duke Two Auctions, One Weekend November 21 & 22 at the Morristown Armory | 430 Western Avenue, Morristown, NJ Asian, Modern & Couture Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 am lots 1 - 438 day 1 European and American Fine & Decorative Arts Sunday, November 22 at 10:00 am lots 439 - 980 day2 Designer Clothing & Accessories from The Estate of Lucia Moreira-Salles DAY 1 - Couture, designer clothing, accessories and jewelry from the Estate of Lucia Moreira-Salles. A fashion icon of the 1960s, Moreira-Salles made her runway debut in 1957 and became a muse to Valentino Garavani and Coco Chanel, and a close friend to Diane Von Furstenberg. She later retired to her native Brazil and became a child-health advocate. Almost 150 lots from her personal collection will cross the block, highlighted by a Hermes crocodile Birkin bag, circa 2004 (est. $7,000-10,000); a selection of Chanel and Valentino Couture suits and evening gowns (ests. $700-1,500); a Valentino Furs sable coat (est. $3,000-5,000); a Hermes alligator Constance handbag (est. $2,000-3,000); as well as a 18K gold, ruby and hardstone Chinoiserie pin by Nardi (est. $1,200-1,800); a pair 18K gold earclips by Van Cleef & Arpels (est. $1,000-1,500); and a Louis XV style giltwood bench with Vuitton upholstery (est. $1,000-1,500). Preview: Thursday, November 19 (11 am to 8 pm) Friday, November 20 (11 am to 6 pm) Saturday, November 21 (9 am to 5 pm) Sunday, November 22 (9 am to 10 am) 973.605.1265 | info@milleabros.com Illustrated catalogue on www.milleabros.MILLEABROS com . FALL ESTATES AUCTION Including property from the estate of doris duke Two Auctions, One Weekend November 21 & 22 Asian Works of Art including Southeast Asian Antiques from the Estate of Doris Duke DAY 1 - Asian offerings will include almost 50 lots from Doris Duke’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, including (3) antique Thai carved giltwood and red lacquered Chinese style beds (ests. $2,000-5,000); an antique Southeast Asian giltwood reclining platform with crest (est. $1,200-1,800); and a large selection of 19th c. Thai and Burmese architectural elements (ests. $200-1,200). In addition to Doris Duke’s Southeast Asian offerings will be (3) antique Dehua porcelain figures of Guanyin from the Estate of a Washington DC collector, Ming and Qing Dynasties (ests. $1,000-3,000); an antique Chinese dark green jade tripod censer with archaic decoration (est. $1,000-1,500); a 19th c. Chinese Export carved ivory sewing caddy (est. $700-1,000); a pair antique Chinese yellow bowls bearing Zhengde marks (est. $1,000-1,500); a pair Chinese Export porcelain wine coolers, 18th/19th c. (est. $700-1,000); a Japanese Musen enamel tray by Namikawa Sosuke ($6,000-8,000); and a pair of Kangxi Period cafe au lait rose water sprinklers (est. $500-700). Two Auctions, One Weekend November 21 & 22 DAY 1 - Postwar and Contemporary Art and Modern Design session will be highlighted by a Modernist brass reading lamp from Doris Duke’s Boeing 737 (est. $150-250); an Important German Avant-Garde silver tea set designed by Paula Straus, circa 1926 (est. $10,000-15,000); a Crocodile embossed side table by Karl Springer (est. $1,200-1,800); a figural bronze coffee table by Ray Book (20th c., American) (est. 1,000-1,500); an abstract bronze dated 1988 by Herbert Ferber (1906-1991, American) (est. $12,000-18,000); a gouache drip painting by Norman Bluhm (1921-1999, American) dated 1959 (est. $2,000-3,000); a projectile point and resin sculpture by Yaacov Agam (b.1928, Israeli) (est. $2,000-3,000); a galvanized steel and brass console table by John Dickinson (est. $8,000-12,000); a brass snowflake chandelier by Paavo Tynell (1890-1973, Finnish) (est. $2,000-3,000); a rare stoneware bottle by Leza McVey (b. 1907, American); a terra cotta female bust attributed to Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881-1919, German) (est. $12,000-18,000); and a group of small art bronzes from the Estate of contemporary art collector Caral Gimbel Lebworth, including a bronze by Alicia Penalba (1913-1982, Argentinean) (est. $1,500-2,500). Two Auctions, One Weekend November 21 & 22 DAY 2 - European and Russian fine and decorative art including a gilt and silvered metal 8-arm chandelier by Maison Bagues with original receipt and catalogue photo (est. $2,000-3,000); a set of (8) Louis XVI style cream painted fauteuils with Aubusson tapestry upholstery, 18/19th c., sold in two lots (est.$2,000-3,000 ea.) and matching canapé (est. $4,000-6,000); a Louis XVI ormolu “Grande Sonnerie” traveling clock, 18/19th c. (est. $2,500-3,500); an oil portrait of a striking beauty by Paul-Jean Gervais (1859-1936, French) (est. $1,500-2,500); a Napoleon III (7)-piece giltwood and Aubusson tapestry upholstered salon suite ($10,000-15,000); a 19th c. German carved ivory Bacchanalia plaque ($1,200-1,800); a rare Meissen Hausmaler porcelain Kakiemon tea caddy and a Meissen Hausmaler style porcelain milk jug and tea bowl (est. $700-1,000) and (est. $600-800); an oil on canvas by German artist Johann Freidrich Engel (1844-1921) depicting a farming family on a barge (est. $3,000-5,000); and a KPM Berlin porcelain center bowl signed Wagner (est. $2,000-3,000); a Russian 88 silver and enamel Khodynka cup by Antip Kuzmichev (est. $5,000-7,000) and a Russian 88 silver enamel cream ladle also by Kuzmichev (est. $600-800); a Russian Neo-classical specimen Kalgan Jasper tazza (est. $3,000-5,000); and an oil painting with ballerinas by Aleksandr Arkadyevich Labas (1900-1983, Russian) (est. $20,000-30,000) will highlight the Russian grouping. European and Russian Fine & Decorative Art Two Auctions, One Weekend November 21 & 22 Italian and Middle Eastern Fine & Decorative Art, Old Masters and Antiquities DAY 2 - Italian fine and decorative art, old master pictures, arts of the Middle East and antiquities, highlighted by a Rare Achaemenid Persian bronze model of a ram’s head (est. $3,000-5,000); an Antique Egyptian turquoise faience and limestone figure, probably New Kingdom (est. $800-1,200); an antique gilt and enameled glass Mosque lamp (est. $800-1,200); two pairs Neo-classical style patinated bronze torchieres from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (ests. $1,500-3,000); an oil painting on cradled panel depicting The Madonna and Child attributed to Perino del Vaga (1501-1547, Italian) (est. $3,000-5,000); an oil on canvas depicting the Descent from the Cross, school of Jacopo Robusti called “Tintoretto” (1519-1594, Italian) (est. $4,000-6,000); a collection of Venetian and Florentine silver from a Washington DC collector, including a pair Italian Classical Revival silver candlesticks by G. Casini, Florence, circa 1877 (est. $1,200-1,800); a Venetian canal scene, oil on canvas by Alessandro Guaccimanni (1864- 1927, Italian) (est. $6,000-8,000); an unusual
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