Turner Auctions/Appraisals – Fine Art Estate Auction
November 30 2024
461 Littlefield, South San Francisco, CA 94080
888-498-4450 www.turnerauctionsonline.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a fine art and estate auction on Saturday, November 30. Featuring 225 lots, this wide-ranging auction offers an array of fine art, decorative arts, timepieces, Native American and Asian items, lots of gold and silver, militaria and much more. Artworks span the Sixteenth through Twenty-First Centuries in diverse media: oil, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, engravings, serigraphs, lithographs, drawings, mixed media — plus several sculptures. Artists include Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Ira Yeager, Sir John Lavery, Jean Cocteau, Louis Icart, William Russell Flint, Nathan Oliveira, Gustave Baumann, Francois Burney and others. From the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries are works attributed to Joachim von Sandrart, Augustin Hirschvogel, Guido Reni, Samuel Van Hoogstraaten and Lorenzo Lotto. There is also a selection of vintage French and American posters related to World War I and World War II.

Timepieces include both men’s watches and clocks. Notable manufacturers of watches are Breguet, Ebel, Baume & Mercier, Bulova and Gubelin — highlighted by two 18K yellow gold day-date Rolex watches. Among the mantel and table clocks are ones by Jaeger-LeCoultre/Atmos and Tiffany & Co./ Samuel Monti. Lots of precious metals are two Mexican 50 pesos gold pieces; and sterling silver vanity and travel sets, a cigarette case, candlesticks and spoons.

Edwardian clothing includes bodices and skirts, a corset, coats and a mourning gown. There are also two contemporary handbags by Prada and Roberta di Camerino. Signed lots feature a letter from Diana, Princess of Wales; a Christmas card from Charles Schulz; and a Catherine the Great signature from 1790.

Several nations and cultures are also in the auction. From the United States are Native American baskets and/or jars from Papago, Haida, Attu, Washo-Paiute, Pima, Salish, Quinault, Inuit, Navajo, Hopi and Jemez — plus several blackware dishes, including by San Ildefonso artist Maria Martinez. Asia is represented as well: from Japan are inro and netsuke, a bronze Samurai figure, a man’s silk kimono and an incense box; from China are a gilt lacquer box, scroll paintings, a landscape drawing and more; from Thailand is an illuminated manuscript leaf; and a small Asian bronze Buddha.

There is also a wide selection of decorative arts: a Nineteenth Century neoclassical pier mirror, Tiffany pine needle items, a Sixteenth Century map of Russia, several pairs of plaques, Nigerian masks, figurines by Bjorn Wiinblad and Talfourd Toys, a Salviati for Tiffany vase, blown glass whimseys, Victorian Nailsea glass bells, polychrome wood religious figures, santos and an extensive array of Lalique items. Among several military items are Nineteenth Century engraved plates, several shields, armor and a sword. Also on offer are an extensive selection of Nineteenth Century English tea caddies.

The online auction on Saturday, November 30, begins at 10:30 am; sale items are available for preview and bidding now. The online auction will be featured live on multiple platforms: LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, Bidsquare and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ free mobile app.

For further information, 415-964-5250 or www.turnerauctionsonline.com.

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Helen Frankenthaler (1928 -2011), Essence Mulberry (1977) Ed. 22/46, Woodcut in colors/ buff Maniai Gampi handmade,
Estimate: $20,000-40,000
Andy Warhol, Vote McGovern (F. & S. II.84), Screenprint in colors, 1972, signed in ball-point pen on the verso and numbered 2/250, Estimate: $20,000-30,000
Francois Brunery, (1849 – 1926), A Doubtful Bottle, oil on board, Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A., (1856 – 1941), The Fall of the Leaf, signed John Lavery and dated 1884 (lower left), oil on canvas, Estimate: $40,000-60,000
Specialist Contact: Stephen Turner | sturner@turnerauctionsonline.com 415-254-9174 | www.turnerauctionsonline.com
461 Littlefield, South San Francisco, CA 94080