Michaan’s Auctions – January Gallery Auction
Friday, February 14th at 10 am
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2701 Monarch Street, Alameda, CA 94501

ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The team at Michaan’s Auctions is diligently preparing for its February Gallery Auction, opening on Friday, February 14, at 10 am. This month, the jewelry and timepieces department is stocked with diamond rings, wristwatches and shiny yellow gold pieces; meanwhile, the fine art department is offering multiple oil on canvas works, printed photographs and a terracotta sculpture. Furniture and decorations is sure to excite, offering dining chairs designed by a pioneer of corporate design, pottery and unique pieces, like mahogany shelf clocks and marble table lamps. Finally, Michaan’s Asian art department is offering bronze artifacts, painted silk works, calligraphy work, paintings and jade pieces.

Two diamond rings rise to the top: a diamond, white gold solitaire ring ($3/5,000), and a diamond, white gold ring ($3/5,000). Both feature sizable diamond centerpieces with white gold settings and bands. Next, the department is offering a unique Movado diamond, blue enamel, 18K yellow gold wristwatch ($2,5/3,500), which features diamonds clustered around the face of the watch, and a bracelet of 18K yellow gold linked by royal blue enamel pieces. Another wristwatch on offer is a ladies Rolex Orchid diamond, white gold wristwatch ($2/3,000). The Orchid wristwatch is unique in that diamond-encrusted points frame the face of the watch, creating a flower motif. The band is delicate white gold, forming a bracelet suitable for any fine lady. If rings or watches don’t strike one’s fancy, the department is also offering a jade, diamond, yellow gold jewelry suite ($1,2/1,600) that includes a necklace, earrings and ring. All pieces feature disk-shaped chips of jade, a deep green shade, interspersed by petite diamonds to make each piece sparkle. Finally, from jewelry and timepieces, a diamond, 18K yellow gold bracelet ($1,5/2,500) that alternates solitaire diamonds with quatrefoil diamond clusters.

The fine art department is offering a wide variety of artworks looking for new homes. First and foremost is a Jan Mueller “Aqueduct Series #2,” oil on canvas ($8/10,000). Mueller was a German-American figurative expressionist painter, using bold colors and blocky brushstrokes to paint a world separate from our own. Next from the department is another landscape, albeit more grounded in realism, a Guiseppe Cadenasso landscape, oil on canvas ($1/2,000). Also on offer are Leo Matiz photographs: “Frida Kahlo, Mexico,” 1946 ($1/1,500) and “Frida Kahlo, Coyoacan, Mexico,” 1944 ($1/1,500). Both photographs are later gelatin silver prints, printed in 1997. Fine art will also offer Jack Cassinetto’s “In Land from Monastery Beach,” oil on board ($11,500), featuring colors with a tonal play. Finally, fine art will offer a terracotta sculpture, Pierre Le Faguays’ “Three Graces” ($1/1,200). The work consists of three female figures stepping forward in unison, a large sheet trailing the trio.

Michaan’s furniture and decorations department has, most notably, a set of 12 Davis Allen for Stendig Andover dining chairs ($1,2/1,800). Davis Allen was a prominent corporate interior designer, with the Andover chair being arguably his most well-known contribution to interior and furniture design. The chair features multiple thin wooden spokes that support the back and arms of the chair. Another lot on offer is a James Lovera Studio Pottery lava glaze bowl ($1/1,500).

At the top of Asian art offerings this month is a Chinese bronze censer ($2/3,000). Used for burning incense, the vessel features a thick band around its belly and one upright handle at its shoulder. Next from the department is a Chinese bronze Dragon polearm, Ji ($1,5/2,500), which has an elongated, curved, and leaf-shaped blade with a dragon motif. Beyond bronze, Asian art is also offering a calligraphy couplet attributed to Yu Youren (1879-1964) ($1/2,000). Yu Youren was a master of Chinese calligraphy, known for his expert cursive Chinese script.

Previews are Sunday, February 9 from 10 am-5 pm; Thursday, February 13 from 10 am-5 pm; and Friday, February 14 from 9 am-end of auction.

Michaan’s gallery is at 2701 Monarch Street. For information, 510-227-2505 or www.michaans.com.

Previews:
Sunday, February 9th, 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday, February 13th, 10 am – 5 pm
Friday, February 14th, 9am – end of auction
LEO MATIZ (Colombian, 1917-1998) Frida Kahlo
James Lovera Studio Pottery Lava Glaze Bowl.
Jade, Diamond, 14k Yellow Gold Jewelry Suite.
Ladies Rolex Orchid Diamond, White Gold Wristwatch.
Chinese Bronze Dragon Polearm,Ji
JAN MUELLER (American/German, 1922-1958) “Aquaduct Series #2, 150”
Sparks-Withington Sparton Visionola Type C Projector Console
Set of Twelve Davis Allen for Stendig “Andover” Dining Chairs.
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