Clars Upcoming Auction
January 13 & 14
5644 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609
www.clars.com
info@clars.com
888-339-7600
510-428-0100

OAKLAND, CALIF. – On January 13 and 14, Clars Auction Gallery will present the estate of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner of Santa Barbara, Calif.

A selection of woodblock prints will lead the Asian section. Among the woodblock prints created by the great shinhanga artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) is the design “Zojo Temple, Shiba” commissioned in 1925. Zojo-ji, Shiba is regarded as Hasui’s most outstanding and iconic creation. Among collectors of Japanese prints of the shinhanga movement, it is one of the most sought-after and valuable designs.

Joanna Barnes was a Hollywood film actress featured in movies such as Auntie Mame (1958) and The Parent Trap (1961). Jack Warner was a prominent architect featured in numerous issues of Architectural Digest. One of the highlights from the estate is a large monotype (diptych) by Charles Arnoldi (American, b 1946), a colorful untitled (GTW-CA-SF-3-86) work that is estimated at $12/18,000 and exemplifies Arnoldi’s bold style.

Clars furniture and decorative arts department will offer a selection of Spanish Colonial religious figures, including a Spanish Colonial santos figure, Eighteenth Century, with inset glass eyes and painted details, overall 22 inches high ($2/4,000) and a Spanish Colonial gilt and polychrome decorated santos figure, retaining original pigment decorated face with glass eyes, and traces of pigment to the body, 37 by 28 inches ($2/4,000). Rounding out the sale, the silver and vertu department will offer a selection of sterling silver from Bay Area estates and collections.

The jewelry and timepiece department at Clars will offer a selection of diamond, colored gemstone and gold jewelry, in the January 13 sale. This sale features a variety of wardrobe staples to build up the foundation of one’s jewelry collection at accessible price points, including a colorful gemstone selection featuring a jadeite and 14K gold ring ($800-$1,200); and an opal, diamond and 14K gold pendant necklace ($2,5/3,500). Other wearable pieces are featured by makers such as Tiffany & Co., represented in a coral and 18K gold brooch ($1,2/1,800).

Bidding is available by phone, absentee bid and live online at www.live.clars.com and through www.liveauctioneers.com and www.invaluable.com. Clars Auction Gallery is at 5644 Telegraph Avenue. For additional information, www.clars.com or 510-428-0100.

In Person + Online Bidding I Preview: January 12th, 1-5 PM PST
1. Charles Arnoldi (American, b. 1946), Untitled (GTW-CA-SF-3-86), 1986, monotype (diptych), 78″ x 85.5″. Provenance: Estate of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner (Santa Barbara, California).
Ms. Barnes was a Hollywood film actress featured in movies such as Auntie Mame (1958) and The Parent Trap (1961).
2. An onyx, diamond and fourteen karat gold bracelet.
3. Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Nara Kasuga jinja (Kasuga Shrine, Nara).
4. Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Shiba Zojoji (Zojoji Temple, Shiba)
5. A coral and eighteen karat gold brooch, Tiffany & Co.
6. Pu Ru (1896-1963), Boating by a Cliff
7. Javanese volcanic stone figure of the four-armed Parvati.
8. Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935), Hillside with Poppies and Lupine, oil on canvas, 17″ x 20″.
9. Spanish Colonial Santos figure.
10. A jadeite and fourteen karat gold ring.
11. Continental bronze putto candle sticks, likely 19th century.
12. Mughal school, Prince Aqba with queen.