Michaan’s Auctions – July Gallery Auction
Friday, July 19th at 10 am
www.michaans.com (800) 380-9822
2701 Monarch Street, Alameda, CA 94501
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Michaan’s gallery auction on Friday, July 19, features important pieces from the furniture and decorations department, works from important artists brought by the fine art department and a collection of well-regarded pieces from the jewelry department. The auction is led by a pair of candelabras in the rococo style by French sculptor Claude Michel, a portfolio of woodcuts by the preeminent Surrealist Salvador Dali and an impressive Rolex watch in black and gold.
The furniture and decorations department highlights a piece of interior design in the rococo style, a Clodion pair of figural candelabras ($12/18,000). These pieces by the Eighteenth Century French sculptor are examples of his skillful rendering of form. Also, a Louis XVI-style commode, after Riesener ($7/12,000), features a marble top, wood decorated with marquetry and gilt bronze mounts throughout. Next, Michaan’s will offer an important piece of diving history, the complete Siebe Gorman diving suit ($4/6,000) from the British company. The department will be offering a modern leather and chrome sofa and chair set ($4/6,000) by Afta and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, as well as a Louis XIV-style walnut armoire ($2,5/3,500), partly originating in the late Seventeenth or early Eighteenth Century.
The fine art department is headlined by the sale of an expansive body of work by the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Signed Salvador Dali, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” ($5/7,000) is a portfolio of 12 original woodcuts and etchings in a gilt-lettered cloth chemise within a beige cloth clamshell featuring spine gilt lettering, with a bone and morocco clasp. Also on offer from the department is Theodore Wores’ “Orchard,” oil ($4/6,000), a work highlighting the pink blossoms of a California orchard. These works will be offered alongside John Lennon, “Bag One” ($3/5,000) a lot that also includes two later lithographs by the artist, and two prints, Emmy Lou Packard, “Logging in Mendicino,” linocut ($2,5/3,000), and Robert Motherwell, “Black Rumble,” lithograph ($1/2,000), among other works.
The jewelry department highlights several outstanding pieces in this month’s sale, leading with a Rolex GMT Master Ref. No. 16753 ($5/7,000) in black and gold, a piece borne out of Rolex’s midcentury collaboration with Pan American Airlines. Also on the block are an unmounted diamond ($4/6,000); a sapphire, 18K yellow gold bracelet ($2/3,000); and a diamond, platinum tennis bracelet ($1,5/2,500). Finally, rounding out the section will be two unique items, a 14K yellow gold herringbone link necklace ($1,2/1,600) and a Georgian paste stomacher ($500/700).
The silver and objects de vertu department has a robust selection, including a Gorham Etruscan pattern sterling flatware service ($3/5,000), a full collection of silver flatware from one of America’s most reputed manufacturers of sterling silver. Next, the International Royal Danish sterling silver flatware set ($3/5,000) is another example of fine metal design and will be offered alongside a Reed & Barton Sterling Francis I pattern flatware set ($2,5/3,000). Finally, the department will offer a Gorham La Scala sterling flatware set ($2/2,500) and an International sterling silver flatware service ($2/2,500).
The Asian art department will be offering sculpture, furniture and painted works, in addition to textiles and jade. The department is leading with a monumental Chinese carved and lacquered Buddha statue ($2/3,000). Following this work is a Tibetan thangka of Ushnishavijaya White Tara ($2/3,000), possibly dating to the Eighteenth Century. Next, a Chinese carved jade rhyton vase ($1,5/2,500) will be offered in addition to a pair of Chinese rosewood armchairs ($1,8/2,000) and a Chinese carved jadeite and jade figure of a longevity god ($1,5/2,500). Finally, the department will offer a set of four Chinese silk paintings ($1/1,500), a Chinese ge-type crackle cream glaze tea bowl ($800-$1,200) and a Chinese Ming-style bronze seated Buddha ($800-$1,200).
The stamps, coins and ephemera department has a selection on offer, highlighted by a US 2017 American Liberty gold one ounce proof coin ($1,9/2,250), winner of the Best Gold Coin in Krause Publications’ 2019 “Coin of the Year Awards.” Next is a Mexico 1959 20 pesos gold coin UNC Condition ($1,2/1,300), featuring the Mexican snake and eagle emblem, and six unique lots of US silver rounds (20) one ounce each ($600/700). The department will conclude its offerings with a Mexico 1959 10 pesos gold coin UNC Condition ($500/600) and a 1909 France 20 francs gold coin UNC Condition ($500/600).
Finally, the rugs, carpets and textiles department is featuring a Native American Navajo Ganado wool rug ($2/3,000), an example of the unique Navajo weaving technique. Also on offer, are a Persian Carpet ($800-$1,200) and a Kashan-style carpet ($1,5/2,500), among others.
Preview is Sunday, July 14, 10 am to 5 pm; Thursday, July 18, 10 am to 5 pm; Friday, July 19; 9 am to end of auction.
The July Annex auction is Monday, July 15, 9 am; Tuesday, July 16, 9 am; and Wednesday, July 17, 9 am.
Michaan’s Auctions is at 2701 Monarch Street. For information, www.michaans.com or 510-227-2505.
Previews:
Sunday.July 14th, 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday, July 18th, IO am – 5 pm
Friday.July 19th, 9am – end of auction
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All lots to be offered in our Friday,July 19th Gallery Auction.
THEODORE WORES (American/Californian, 1859-1939) “Orchard”
Sapphire, 18k Yellow Gold Bracelet.
Chinese Carved Jade Rhyton Vase.
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commode, After Riesener
Rolex GMT Master Ref. No. 16753.
Siebe Gorman & Co Diving Suit.
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Seated Buddha.
Clodion Pair of Figural Candelabra.
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