BEACON, N.Y. — Hudson Valley Auctioneers kicked off 2025 with its 42nd Annual New Year’s Day Sale, which offered 437 lots of Asian items, fine art, lighting, furniture, string instruments, sterling silver and designer jewelry, among many others. The sale was led by “Tablet,” a signed oil on canvas by abstract painter Robert Natkin (American, 1930-2010), which sold above its $6/8,000 estimate for $9,375 with premium. Completed in 1962, the painting bore a Poindexter Gallery (New York City) label verso and measured 55 by 41 inches minus its frame. Additional lots from this sale will be highlighted in an upcoming issue.