Michaan’s Gallery Auction
Saturday, July 17 at 10am
Previews: Thursday July 15: by appointment
Friday July 16: 10am – 5pm
Saturday July 17: 9am – 5pm
Gallery Showroom: 2751 Todd St,
Alameda, CA 94501

ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Highlighted at Michaan’s Auctions on July 17 at 10 am are a Henrietta Berk painting and jewelry by Tiffany & Co. from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. A glass chandelier from a Murano design house and a Pairpoint Puffy glass lamp are featured in furniture and decorations. A pair of cloisonné enamel moon flasks is a great find for collectors of Asian art. Michaan’s will offer property ranging from Nineteenth Century sculpture to Chinese porcelains from many periods. Silver in this sale includes a circa 1900 Jacobi & Jenkins sterling tea set ($1,3/1,600).
The auction features an emerald-cut diamond and platinum ring ($20/30,000). Michaan’s specialist and GIA gemologist, Elise Coronado, anticipates active bidding, following the 100 percent sell-through and high prices achieved by jewelry in the Summer Fine sale on June 18. A turquoise, coral and sterling silver jewelry suite by Leonard Nez ($400/600) is among the Native American jewelry lots, fan-shaped 18K gold earrings are pre-Columbian ($1,5/$2,500), reminiscent of woven basketry in form and texture. Rings include a Tiffany & Co. Art Deco star sapphire — with diamonds, in platinum ($2/3,000). An imperial topaz, emerald and 18K yellow gold ring ($4/6,000), also Tiffany & Co., is an Art Nouveau treasure that should attract collectors of period jewels and vintage couture. Its elongated, faceted form would pair perfectly with a gown by Fortuny or Paul Poiret.
Paintings by the Bay Area Figurative Movement’s Henrietta Berk are highly sought by Michaan’s bidders, who will vie for her large canvas, “Celebration” ($4/6,000), in July. Another vibrant painting in the sale is “Lounging Ladies” by Isaac Maimon (Israeli, b 1951). Also on offer is the fantastical work of Erik Desmazieres, whose watercolor, “Interior,” is estimated at $3/5,000.
Asian art highlights include Chinese porcelains, such as a famille verte brush washer and the famille rose dragon bottle vase with Qianlong mark. Owing to their elegant forms and marvelous symbolic and decorative motifs, these porcelains endure as among the most highly collectible works of Asian art. Specialist Annie Zeng also offers a pair of cloisonné enamel moon flasks ($1/1,500). The flattened spherical form of the moon flask makes it especially well suited to wonderful decoration. This pair features peony and phoenix motifs, with elaborately cast and gilded dragon handles.
Decorations offered include a chandelier ($800-$1,200) by Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), descended from an ancient Venetian glass-blowing family and founder of his own innovative and world-renowned Murano atelier. The Seguso chandelier is one of three Murano glass fixtures in this sale. The Pairpoint Puffy rubina glass shade with pewter lamp base ($2/3,000) is a fine example of its kind, with a floral and hummingbird motif.
Previews will be conducted July 15-17.
Michaan’s Auctions is at 2751 Todd Street. For further information, 510-740-0220 or www.michaans.com.

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Pair of Louis XV Style Tables with Bronze Mounts. Estimate: $1,000 / 1,200
Painted Limoges, 14k Yellow Gold Brooch. Estimate: $300 / 500
ROBERT BISSELL (American / British b. 1952) “The Gathering” 1998 oil on canvas. Estimate: $1,000 / 2,000
GARY BUKOVNIK (American b. 1947) “September Sunflowers Variation” 1993, monoprint. Estimate: $800 / 1,200
Ron Pokrasso “Study for a prominent Blue” mixed media monotype Estimate: $700 / 900
Isaac Maimon “Lounging Ladies” oil on canvas Estimate: $800 / 1,200
Jacobi & Jenkins Baltimore Sterling Silver Tea Set. Estimate: $1,300 / 1,600
Famille Verte Porcelain Dragon Brush Washer. Estimate: $600 / 800
18th Century Regence Upholstered Armchair. Estimate: $1,000 / 1,200
Pairpoint Puffy Shade with Base. Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000
Large Blue and White Porcelain Charger with Arabic Calligraphy. Estimate: $800 / 1,000
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Chandelier. Estimate: $800 / 1,200
Chinese Langyao Glazed Double-Gourd Vase. Estimate: $800 / 1,200
English Victorian Porcelain Garden Seat or Floor Vase. Estimate: $400 / 600
Pair of Pre-Columbian Earrings. Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500
Native American Leonard Nez Turquoise, Coral, Sterling Silver Jewelry Suite. Estimate: $400 / 600
Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Star Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum Ring Estimate: $2000 / 3000