ST PETERSBURG, FLA. — Property from multiple major estate collections, including that of Austrian noble Baroness Liselotte Von Schwarzbek and Harvard University associate professor David Hartman, was the focus of Burchard Galleries’ 559-lot Estate Antiques, Fine Art & Jewelry Auction, conducted April 19. Top-lot status was awarded to an empty Absolut vodka bottle, hand-painted by George Rodrigue (American, 1944-2013), featuring the artist’s signature blue dog motif in acrylic. Signed by Rodrigue and dated “’92” near its bottom, the 11¾-inch-tall bottle achieved $13,530 with premium, far surpassing its $2/4,000 estimate. Additional highlights from this sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.
