Kensington Estate Auctions – Estate Fine Art & Antique On-Line Auction
Monday, 20 May 2024 7pm EST
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CLINTONDALE, N.Y. — Kensington Estate Auctions’ Monday, May 20, online auction will be highlighted by a Nineteenth Century French musical cat automaton. With glass eyes and musically inclined, these cats move and sing after the manual crank has been turned. In addition, the online auction will include photography, Nineteenth-Twenty-First Century art (paintings and illustrations), bronze and stone sculptures, antiquarian books, stamped correspondence from the 1800s, wood carvings, Native American, Chinese and Japanese ethnography, urban graffiti tagged art, animation cells, jewelry, vintage engineering instruments and much more.

International photography is highlighted by a unique collection of images from Doug Menuez. In 1985, Steve Jobs granted Menuez unprecedented access to document innovators of the digital revolution and Silicon Valley. An array of original silver gelatin photos, proofs/contact sheets and books underscore this category. Other noteworthy photographers include Gordon Smith (several), Phillip Porcella (“Dancer In Flight”), Matt Herron (“March From Selma To Montgomery,” 1965), Michael Grecco (Johnny Cash), Ken Heyman (Nigeria), Ozier Muhammed (“Sisters Nomad Camp”) and others. In addition are the Nineteenth Century British colonial albumens, albumens of the Pacific Northwest and hand-colored Japanese albumens. Also represented are signed images of the British royal family.

A wide variety of objets d’art are available. Beginning with a Tiffany Studios bronze vessel “From The Antique,” the sale continues with a Raoul Francois Larche bronze, “Nymph On Lily Pad,” Salvador Dali “Ten Commandments” commemorative coin (.999 pure silver), two Emeralite banker’s desk lamps, hollow carved hissing canada goose decoy, Archimede Seguso “Opalino” murano fish, circa 1955, Moorcroft flambe Wisteria vase, 1920s Egyptian revival inkwell, baroque terracotta bas relief plaque of the Holy Family, Zacharia Njobo Shona carved stone sculpture, sulfide marble American eagle and others. Japanese objets d’art include Nineteenth Century Imari porcelain jars, Nineteenth Century Meiji-era painted porcelain plates, antique embroidered beaded metallic dragon textile and Gofun Meiji period Hina emperor and empress dolls. In addition are Chinese objets d’art, Imari porcelain jars, famille rose porcelain flask and jar and a pair of giltwood temple foo dog carvings. Of special note is the pair of antique carved Indian Hindu temple goddesses.

Jane Freilicher’s 1965 “Cosmos and Mallows” is a featured painting in the art category. With equal interest will be the 1934 woodblock by Paul Jacoulet, “Portrait Of A Chamorro Woman,” Charles Bunnel abstract composition, paintings by Alexander Gore, Jose Tella, “Rue de Furstemberg” (1960s), Muzaffar Abdullaev figurative painting, just to name a few. Published illustrations of interest are from Mario Cooper (1930) and Carl Lundgren sci-fi cover art painting.

Interesting items fill the books, autograph and stamp category. Published in 2006 is the book Western Legends: Photographs, Ink, Autographs and Memories signed by many notables such as President Jimmy Carter, Mickey Rooney, Eli Wallach, James Arness, Adam West and many others; Durer Albrecht: The Humiliation And Exaltation Of Our Redeemer, 1856; Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey’s Clock, 1850; and Nineteenth Century Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms and Johann Bach original music facsimile manuscripts. An inscribed photograph of Shirley Temple, My Fair Lady signed program with signatures from Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison; collection of signed books (nine) signatures from Salman Rushdie, Judy Collins, Joseph Anton, George McGovern, Sam Ervin Jr and others and a collection of stamped correspondence from the 1800s will cross the block.

Items of particular interest are a large antique Steiff mohair bear ride-a-long toy; Nineteenth-Twentieth Century patinated bronze bird equatorial sundial; flying winged Pegasus copper weathervane and an antique iron bank cashier-cage gate.

Live bidding will take place on Liveauctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

For additional information, www.kensingtonestateauctions.com or 917-331-0807.

Registration & bidding through: www.liveauctioneers.com or www.invaluable.com Left & phone bids accepted.
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138. 191-20th c. Bird Equatorial Sundial
2. Tiffany Studios Bronze Vessel
30. 19c. French Musical Cat Automaton
15. Hissing Canada Goose Decoy
8. Dali, Silver Ten Commandments Coin
10. 19th C. British Colonial Albumens
1. Jane Freilicher, Cosmos & Mallows
26. Matt Herron, March: Selma, 1965
3. Gordon Smith Photo, 1989
94. Paul Jacoulet, Chamorro Woman, 1934
66. LA II Graffiti Tagged Sculpture
71. Steve Jobs: Photos, Doug Menuez
9. Emeralite Banker’s Desk Lamp
7. Alexander Gore Painting