Millea Bros. Select 3 Day Auction
Nov 15, 16 & 17 at 10am
milleabros.com
Boonton, New Jersey

BOONTON, N.J. — Millea Bros fall “Select” three-day auction arrives November 15, 16 and 17. The event features a collection of art, design and antiques fresh to market from prominent New York area estates — including a blue chip contemporary art collection, period antiques and statuary sold to benefit the Newark Museum, and Art Nouveau art glass and French Art Deco sculpture from the collection of Dr Thomas Chau.

Highlights from Day 1 include contemporary art from a private collection, featuring sculptures by Lee Bul, Roxy Paine and Teruya Yeken. Modern paintings include works by Hunt Slonem, Sherri Levine, Stanley Boxer, Paul Jenkins, Alessandro Twombly and Larry Rivers. A group of rare editions features Robert Rauschenberg’s “Charter” (Union). Handmade by the artist in 1974 while in residency in India, this edition of 15 is constructed from mud, paper pulp and curry powder. Other rare editions include works by Francis Bacon, Donald Judd, Niki de Saint Phalle and Richard Serra. French Art Deco and Modern design includes a secretaire by Rene Herbst, armchairs by Emile Ruhlmann, a daybed by Eric Chambert, and pieces by Line Vautrin, Eugene Schone, Vladimir Kagan and Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis. A collection of Herman Miller furniture includes a large George Nelson CSS wall system, assorted Thin Edge cabinets and a pair of Eames loungers. Art Deco and modern lighting include a pair of Sabino chandeliers, and works by Albert Cheuret and Michel Zadounaisky. The day concludes with a collection of hand-built model race cars.

Day 2 focuses on Asian, American and British art and antiques. Chinese porcelains, jades and bronzes from 885 Park Avenue join 25 scroll paintings spanning the Ming era to contemporary from a private New York City collection. Works of American art feature a Mary Cassatt gouache, oils by Antonio Jacobsen, Philip Reisma and Raphael Soyer, a Reginald Marsh watercolor and a rare, early Rockwell Kent woodblock. American Illustration art from the Charles Sigety estate includes paintings by Howard Chandler Christy and Abe Hirschfeld. Period British George III and Regency furniture comes from several distinguished collections, including a desk signed Gillows from 1 Sutton Place and a George III giltwood console with Blue John top from the Breakers, Florida.

Day 3 features continental art and antiques, antiquities and rare books, including Art Nouveau glass and lighting from the collection of Dr Thomas Chua. Rare examples of Emile Galle, Daum and Muller Freres are shown with sculpture by Jean Lambert-Rucki, Francois Pompon and Agathon Leonard. An Edouard Vuillard pastel, a study for the portrait of Madame Lucien Sauphar, comes with full provenance and inclusion in the upcoming revised catalogue raisonné. Other art highlights include a Felix Ziem oil, a group of French Fifteenth Century painted Book of Hours manuscript leaves and Old Masters engravings by Duerer, Lucas Cranach and Rembrandt.

Deaccessioned works benefiting the Newark Museum of Art include signed period Louis XVI furniture and antique continental outdoor statuary and architectural objects. A group of antiquities includes an Egyptian bust of a Lagid Queen and Roman marble statuary and jewelry. The sale concludes with a selection of rare books, Seventeenth Century illustrated atlases and Civil War autographs, including Abraham Lincoln’s, from the Rosenbach Museum and Library.

Auctions and previews will be conducted at the Millea Bros. gallery at 607 Myrtle Avenue. All property will be available for preview on Monday, November 13, 11 am to 7 pm; Tuesday, November 14, 11 am to 5 pm; Wednesday and Thursday, November 15-16, 9 am to 5 pm; and, Friday, November 17, from 9 to 10 am. In addition to live gallery bidding, online and telephone bidding will also be available. For further information, www.milleabros.com or 973-377-1500.

ART, ANTIQUES, AND DESIGN FROM THE BEST NEW YORK AREA ESTATES
A LIVE GALLERY AUCTION & ONLINE BROADCAST Boonton, New Jersey
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Milled Bros. 3-day Fall Select auction sizzles with incredible art and design, from contemporary works by Lee Bui, Roxy Paine, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Sherrie Levine to modern paintings by Stanley Boxer, Hunt Slonem, and Alessandro Twombly, and rare editions by Rauschenberg, Francis Bacon, and Donald Judd. French Art Deco includes Ruhlmann and Royere, as well as works by Vladimir Kagan, Line Vautrin, and Herman Miller. Exceptional Chinese porcelains, jades, and bronzes from 885 Park Avenue are joined by 25 antique Chinese scrolls from a private NYC collection. American art includes paintings by Antonio Jacobsen, Philip Reisman and Raphael Soyer, and drawings by Mary Cassatt and Reginald Marsh. Top-quality George III and Regency-era furniture from The Breakers in Palm Beach. Art Nouveau glass from the Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua features Galle, Lalique and Daum. Fine Art highlights include an Edouard Vuillard pastel, oils by Felix Ziem and Francesco Ballesio, Old Masters engravings and Illuminated pages. Deaccessioned works from the Newark Museum include signed Louis XVI furniture and antique continental outdoor statuary. A fine group of antiquities feature an Egyptian bust of a Lagid Queen and Roman marble statuary and jewelry. The sale concludes with a group of rare books, including 17th c. illustrated atlases, and Civil War autographs, including Abraham Lincoln, from the Rosenbach Museum and Library.
PREVIEW HOURS
Our doors will be open for preview on Mon, Nov 13 from 11am to 7pm, Tue, Nov 14 from 11am to 5pm, Wed, Nov 15 from 9am to 5pm, Thu, Nov 16 from 9am to 5pm, and Fri, Nov 17 from 9am to 10am.
browse & bid @ milleabros.com
info@milleabros.com • 973.377.1500