Abell Online-only auction
December 5
Previews: Nov. 29-Dec. 4, 9 am-3 pm PDT
Sunday, December 5, 10 am PDT
2613 Yates Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90040 www.abell.com

COMMERCE, CALIF. — Abell Auction will present a fine art, antiques, Twentieth Century design and jewelry auction on Sunday, December 5, at 10 am PDT. The sale features property from prominent California estates and will be highlighted by a collection of French Impressionist paintings and drawings. Property from the Los Angeles estate of Kirk and Anne Douglas will be featured, and the sale also includes jewelry, sterling, porcelain and much more from the estate of TV and radio personalities Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone.
Benny was a leading Twentieth Century American entertainer with a highly popular comedic career in film, television, and radio. The Jack Benny Program radio-TV comedy series ran for more than three decades, and featured performances by his wife Mary Livingstone, who was also a talented comedian. The auction also features items from the estate of the Benny’s adopted daughter, Joan Benny.

Jewelry from the estate of Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone include a Faberge gold Samorodok cigarette case; Boucheron gem-set gold and silver necessaire with slip case; Van Cleef & Arpels Classique watch; pair of JAR aluminum rose petal earrings; pair of Seamen Schepps 18K yellow gold and chalcedony “shrimp” earrings; Lalaounis 18K yellow gold and onyx necklace, 18K yellow gold ram’s head ring, and two pairs of 18K yellow gold earrings; vintage Tiffany & Co. 18K yellow gold and gem-set “cat” brooch; Gucci 18K yellow gold watch; and a collection of personalized gold jewelry and appointments.

Fine art in the auction includes paintings, drawings and sculptures signed Eugene Louis Boudin; Angel Botello; Maurine Braun; Conrad Buff; Charles Camoin; William Merritt Chase; Edouard Cortes; Andre Derain; Achille Emile Othon Friesz; Albert Gleizes; Al Held; Emil Jean Kosa Jr; George Lance; Ernest Lawson; Henri Charles Manguin; Kazuo Nakamura; Sir Joshua Reynolds; Theo Tobiasse; Cornelis Cornelisz Van Haarlem; Edmund Lord Weeks; William Clarke Wontner; Louis Valtat and more.
Modern and contemporary prints and multiples include works signed Pierre Bonnard; Marc Chagall; Salvador Dali; Albrecht Dürer; Sam Francis; Keith Harring; Winslow Homer; Jeff Koons; Roy Lichtenstein; Henri Matisse; Pablo Picasso; Arnaldo Pomodoro; Antoni Tapies; Vasa; Andy Warhol and more;
Jewelry and luxury goods include a Hermes Birkin handbag; platinum and diamond ring (3.10 carats, F color, VS1 clarity); platinum and fancy yellow diamond ring (13.89 carats, SI1 clarity); David Webb: earrings, rings, bracelets and necklace; 18K white gold and diamond riviere necklace; 18K yellow gold, diamond and invisible-set ruby ring; French retro-era 14K yellow gold and diamond bracelet; 14K yellow gold, diamond and kunzite cocktail ring; vintage Cartier “Aquarius” charm; 14K yellow gold, diamond, and jade cocktail ring; Rolex watches; and more.

Decorative arts and furniture include a Louis Vuitton courier trunk; Flora Danica porcelain; Wurlitzer peacock jukebox; Austro-German silver three-piece table garniture; Chinese arts and antiques; Tiffany & Co. sterling silver; Puiforcot sterling silver; French Napoleon silver flatware service; Dale Chihuly glass sculpture; Persian and Turkish rugs; R. Lalique glass; European bronzes; antique specimen objets d’art; a collection of ten Hans Wegner dining chairs and more.
The gallery is open for a safe, socially distant preview, Monday, November 29, to Saturday, December 4, 9 am to 3 pm PST.
The Abell gallery is at 2613 Yates Avenue. For additional information, www.abell.com or 800-404-2235.

showcasing an important collection of fine art, antiques, fine jewelry, 20th century design, modern & contemporary prints & multiples, and more.
A fully illustrated catalog may be viewed at: www.abell.com
Tel. (800) 404-2235
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