NYE & Co. Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction Online only
March 2nd and 3rd at 10am
nyeandcompany.com
973.984.6900
Public Exhibition at Bloomfield Gallery: Feb 21st -Mar 2nd, Weekdays, 10am to 4pm.
Preview/Pre-Bid online starting February 16th at nyeandcompany.com, invaluable.com, bidsquare.com and liveauctioneers.com.

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction, March 2-3, will be headlined by property from a private New York City collection, property from the Stephen and Stephanie Alpert collection, property from a Provincetown, Mass., collector, and property from a Verona, N.J., collection.

The Wednesday-Thursday sale will begin at 10 am Eastern time both days. Up for bid is a wide variety of fine and decorative arts with a concentration on Art Deco and Midcentury Modern furniture, contemporary and Modern paintings, monotypes and prints.

Headliners include two Andy Warhol screen prints in colors of flowers. These works are signed and numbered (129/250). Inspired in 1964 from the botanical issue of Modern Photography, Warhol transformed a picture of the hibiscus flower into a rainbow of colors (each $50/100,000).

The depth and breadth of the fine art in this auction comprises many household names, with highlights that include a drawing by Willem de Kooning, a “Wrapped Book,” 1973, by Christo, a drawing by Marsden Hartley and two drawings by James Castle, one of which is double-sided.

Additionally, works by Beverly Pepper, Purvis Young, Joseph Stella, Gregory Amenoff, Lucas Samaras, Abraham Wolkowitz and video art by Peter Sarkisian are all represented. A whimsical cast-resin sculpture by Theodor Seuss Geisel titled “Blue-Green Abelard” will bring out the kid in bidders. Part of Geisel’s collection of unorthodox taxidermy, it’s estimated at $10/20,000.

For those who prefer slightly early works of art, there is a Nicholai Tarkhov (Russian, 1871-1930) impressionistic view of a street scene in which the artist captures the light in a grand composition. Ryusei Kishida’s (Japanese, 1891-1929) “Portrait of Kondo Tsugishige” carries an estimate of $20/30,000.
Decorative arts will be highlighted by an early George III mahogany metamorphic architect’s table, an Aesthetic Movement inlaid desk-and-bookcase, a selection of French Art Deco club chairs and a set of nesting tables attributed to Josef Hoffmann. Dating from roughly the same period is a rare Rene Lalique glass “Vitesse” hood ornament, manufactured circa 1929.

For fans of modern furniture, there are a number of Eero Saarinen for Herman Miller Tulip tables and chairs. There is also a Meret Oppenheim designed “traccia” table for Cassina and two pairs of Barcelona chairs. For those who prefer the blending of modern and traditional, there is a George and Mira Nakashima walnut lounge chair with arm. Pairing with this chair is a Tiffany Studios cast bronze and Greek key lead glass table lamp.

The sale also features a selection of silver from well-known makers and firms.

An online preview is currently being conducted through March 2-3.

For information, 973-984-6900 or www.nyeandcompany.com.

Tiffany Studios Bronze & Lead Glass Greek Key Lamp
Christo (Born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935-2020) , Wrapped Book, 1973,
Set of Art Deco Ebonized Nesting Tables, Attributed to Josef Hoffmann, 20th C.
Traccia “Bird Leg Table” by Cassina James Castle (American, 1899-1977), View of Porch, crayon on cardboard, 20th C.
James Castle (American, 1899-1977), Double-Sided Drawing of Coats
Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943), ‘Mountains’, crayon on paper, ca. 1930
George Nakashima (American, 1905-1990), Free Edge Writing Armchair
One of Two Andy Warhol, Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, “Flowers,” signed, and stamp numbered “129 of 250″ . Each measure 36″x 36”.