Between 1777 and 1779, Francisco Goya completed “Los Caprichos,” an album of 80 aquatint and etching prints that were, when taken together, a compendium of criticism on Spanish society. You name it, it’s in there: the church, the government, the bourgeois, the working class. In his own words, he said “Los Caprichos” is about “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society. The common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance and self-interest have made usual.” Goya was a rational man. So as Halloween approaches, we thought it fitting to include “Si Amanece, Nos Vamos,” which approaches the block at Sarasota Estate Auction. The catalog description reads “This Capricho represents the ignorance of Spanish society in believing in demons; Goya views that as a slap in the face of rational human dignity; people take that dignity and dishonor it with their beliefs, and that deforms the beauty of life.”
SARASOTA ESTATE AUCTION
Sale Date: October 27-28, 2018
Lot 10
Francisco Goya, “Si Amanece, Nos Vamos.”
Etching with aquatint burnished on laid down paper done, 1799. Plate 71 from the series of 80 prints by Goya entitled “Los Caprichos” that he completed between 1797 and 1799. Sight size 7¾ by 5-5/8 inches.
Estimate: $800-1,600
NORTHEAST AUCTIONS
Sale Date: October 27, 2018
Lot 58
American Carved ‘Eagle and Cannon’ Plaque
Painted with the original diorama, Portsmouth, N.H./Kittery, Maine, circa 1870, attributed to John Williams and W.H. Coffin. Purportedly the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Frame 23 by 42 inches.
Estimate: $10/15,000
POSTER AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Sale Date: October 28, 2018
Lot 131
Sutro Baths, 1896
Unknown artist, poster, 81-7/8 by 80 inches. The Sutro Baths were founded in 1896 in San Francisco, not far from the Cliff House. The brainchild of the German immigrant and self-made millionaire Adolphe Sutro, the Rococo palace housed seven swimming pools (one freshwater, six saltwater), plus 517 changing rooms and could accommodate 7,400 bathers.
Estimate: $10/12,000
KAMINSKI
Sale Date: October 27, 2018
Lot 106
Henry Gasser (1909-1981)
“Winter Steps,” oil on board, signed, 36 by 25 inches sight.
Estimate: $5/10,000
SHANNON’S
Sale Date: October 25, 2018
Lot 46
William Wilcox (American, 1831-1929)
“On the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey,” oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right “W.H. Wilcox 1874,” 20 by 35¾ inches.
Estimate: $10/15,000
HERITAGE
Sale Date: October 25, 2018
Lot 47164
Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
“A. Einstein.” One page, 8½ by 11 inches. Princeton, N.J., July 10, 1952. Addressed to Dr. Waldron Gardiner, Einstein replies to Gardiner’s letter of July 8 explaining in detail the difference between general and special theories of relativity.
Current Bid: $17,500
RSL AUCTION COMPANY
Sale Date: October 27, 2018
Lot 294
Confectionary Bank
Kyser & Rex Company Philadelphia, PA – Circa 1880s The candy store shopkeeper standing in front of her drawers. This is one of the few banks that offers children a reward incentive that encourages them to save their money. Necco wafers can be loaded into the bank through the candy trap on the back side. To operate the bank, put your penny in the slot and push the lever inward. The shop lady will turn to fetch you a candy from her drawer.
Estimate: $9,5/12,500
NADEAU’S
Sale Date: October 27, 2018
Lot 275
Myer Myers American Silver Salver
New York, having a shaped form topped by a gadroon edge, set on three legs ending in pad feet, marked under side: Myer Myers HMG to AWG, 1-1/8 by 7-7/8 by 7-7/8 inches. 10.9 troy ounces
Estimate: $10/20,000
