Some horses were born for riding, some were made to pull carriages, and some that were brought into this world to pull the Sun. So, no matter how much heat you may have on your back at year end, just think about our equine friend who was blessed with the great destiny of transporting a burning star. Get fired up with this week’s picks that include Federal furniture, an Henri Martin painting, a Fourteenth Century Samurai Sword and much more.

CLARS AUCTION

Sale Date: December 10-11, 2016
Lot 2032
Rare Georg Jensen “Sun Chariot” Sculpture
Executed in bronze and gold, depicting the sun carried by a six-wheeled horse drawn chariot, mounted on a wooden plinth. The Danish government commissioned Georg Jensen Silversmiths to precisely recreate the original Solvognen, or Sun Chariot, that was discovered buried in Denmark’s Trundholm Moor in September 1902, which was immediately hailed as a Bronze Age artifact of great importance. Jensen recreated “The Sun Chariot” in the original materials for use by the state as a diplomatic gift. Only seven models are believed to exist of which three reside in the collections of the United Nations, the White House and the Finnish Parliament.
Estimate: $10/20,000

SHAPIRO AUCTION

Sale Date: December 10, 2016
Lot 2
Henri Martin (French, 1860-1943)
“La tonelle de l’angle nord-ouest du parc de Marquayrol,” oil on canvas, signed lower right
Estimate: $150/250,000

STAIR AUCTIONEERS

Sale Date: December 10, 2016
Lot 323
Federal Carved Mahogany Two-Drawer Work Table
Estimate: $800/1,200

SKINNER

Sale Date: December 7-15, 2016
Lot 1021
Yaacov Heller Chess Set
Jerusalem, with intricately cast sterling silver (weighted) pieces depicting the Israelites and the Philistines, with a board/table and lucite cover
Estimate: $1,5/2,500

BURCHARD GALLERIES

Sale Date: December 11, 2016
Lot 1005
G. Argy Rousseau Pate-De-Verre Cicada Pendant
Purple pate-de-verre pendant converted to a pin with sterling pin back and loop for chain. Signed G.A.R.
Estimate: $6/800

DU MOUCHELLES

Sale Date: December 16-18, 2016
Lot 122013
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980)
Bronze Sculptural Fountain, 1920, “Joy of the Waters,” Gorham foundry. Signed Harriet W. Frishmuth, 1920. Renaissance brown patina.
Estimate: $100/150,000

SOUTH BAY AUCTIONS

Sale Date: December 10, 2016
Lot 69
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (German, 1807-1863)
Stormy landscape with shepherd and flock, oil on canvas, signed lower right.
Estimate: $10/15,000

APPLEBROOK AUCTIONS

Sale Date: December 8, 2016
Lot 20
Fourteenth Century Japanese Samurai Sword
Estimate: $1,6/3,200

SWANN GALLERIES

Sale Date: December 8, 2016
Lot 70
Petrus Plancius, The Spice Map
“Insulae Moluccae Celeberrimae sunt ob Maximam aromatum copiam quam totum terrarum…” Double-page engraved map of the islands of Southeast Asia. Hand-colored. The very rare English edition of Petrus Plancius’s map of the East Indies, engraved by Richard Beckit for Jan Huygen van Linschoten’s “Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies.”
Estimate: $20/30,000

BLACKWELL AUCTIONS

Sale Date: December 10, 2016
Lot 70
Chinese Celadon Jade Chilong Dragon Libation Cup
Outstanding antique Chinese celadon jade cup with stunning russet variegation. Key design around rim. Two coiled chilong (dragon) figures as handles.
Estimate: $2/4,000