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AMERICANA WEEK AT CHRISTIE’S

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

Christie’s has announced Americana Week 2016. From January 16-22 there will be a series of auctions, viewings and events including four private collections of Chinese export art and an inaugural various owner auction of Outsider art. The auction’s include the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Max Zaitz of Princeton, New Jersey. In addition to the standard sales, this year’s auctions feature the superb private collection from Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Zaitz, of Princeton, New Jersey.

A MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE FIVE PIECE GARNITURE, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) ($70,000-100,000).

FROM THE ZAITZ COLLECTION: THE DESHLER FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY CARD TABLE, PROBABLY THE SHOP OF BENJAMIN RANDOLPH (1737-1791/2); THE CARVING ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN POLLARD (1740-1787), PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1769-1770 $300,000-500,000).

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ART DECO CLUB CHAIRS AND FENNECS TABLE LAMP

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

A pair of Art Deco club chairs made in 1939 by Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941) sold for $185,000 at Christie’s Design Sale in New York. In oak with original leather upholstery they had been estimated at $150,000-200,000 and were the top lot in the sale. The lot was sold with a certificate of authenticity from the Jean-Michel Frank committee. The top lot at Chrsite’s New York sale of an important collection of Art Deco masterpieces was a Fennecs table lamp c1919-1920 by Armand Albert Rateau (1882-1938). The alabaster and patinated bronze piece sold for $401,000 over a top estimate of $350,000. Christie’s say the simple design, faultless in its proportions, well illustrates Rateau’s distinctive skill at conceiving elegant, modern artefacts that distill echoes of ancient cultures. Rateau has created a form in alabaster that serves as a subtle, warming filter for the internal light source – a most effective solution to the issue of mastering electric light.

JEAN-MICHEL FRANK, A PAIR OF CLUB CHAIRS, 1939

ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
AN IMPORTANT ‘FENNECS’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1919-1920

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REAGAN AND THATCHER SCORE AT CHRISTIE’S

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

A 20th century Kaiser bisque figure of an American bald eagle, modelled by Gerd Pitterkoff

An American bald eagle model given to Margaret Thatcher by Ronald Reagan was the top lot at the first of two Christie’s sales of the property of Mrs. Thatcher. Estimated at £5,000-8,000 it sold for £266,500 to an online buyer. There were registered bidders from 41 countries across 5 continents. Comprising 185 lots, the auction at Christie’s headquarters in London sparked international interest with extremely competitive bidding in the saleroom, on the telephones and online. The sale brought in £3,280,475, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value.

The 20th century Kaiser bisque figure of the eagle, modelled by Gerd Pitterkoff, has an inscription which reads: ‘Presented to the Hon. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain for staunch and spirited support of the market economy principle. The Award was presented by the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg with the best wishes from Ronald Reagan President of the United States June 13th 1984, presented at the Foreign Office 10 Downing Street.’

Mrs. Thatcher’s red ministerial despatch box, in which she carried confidential documents, sold for £242,500 over an estimate of £3,000-5,000.

The online only sale runs until 3 pm today. UPDATE: The two sales totalled £4,516,438.

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IRISH ART DOES WELL AT CHRISTIE’S IN LONDON

Thursday, November 26th, 2015

Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A. (1871-1957) The Boat Builder

There was a good curtain raiser to the four upcoming sales of Important Irish art in Dublin at Christie’s in London last night. Works by Yeats, Lavery, Paul Henry and Roderic O’Conor all found buyers. Christie’s was confident that their Yeats – The Boat Builder – would find a buyer as works by the artist from this period are rare. It was painted in 1913. Estimated at £300,000-500,000 it sold for £422,500.

Sir John Lavery’s similarly estimated The Maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes sold for £338,500. The Village by the Lake by Paul Henry made £182,500 and O’Conor’s Baigneuse a la mer sold for £134,500.

There are upcoming sales of important Irish art at Whytes, de Veres, Adams and by Morgan O’Driscoll, starting with Whytes at the RDS on November 30.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 16, 2015)

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19TH CENTURY NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE FROM ISABELLA OF SPAIN

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

The 19th century natural coloured pearl necklace with Royal connections. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £224,500

A rare, 19th century natural coloured pearl necklace that belonged to Queen Isabella II of Spain will come up at Christie’s important jewels auction in London on December 2. Estimated at £500,000-700,000 they were originally collected by King Ferdinand VII of Spain for his wife Marie Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (she was also his niece). Queen Isabella II of Spain was born in Madrid in 1830 and on the death of her father King Ferdinand VII was proclaimed sovereign at the age of three, with her mother acting as regent.

Against a backdrop of succession disputes and conspiracies, Isabella was finally declared to be of age at 13, where she reigned directly until the revolt of 1868, known as the Glorious Revolution, forced her into exile in France and ushered the First Spanish Republic into power. The necklace originally described as being formed from 46 pearls was later offered for sale at auction in Paris on July 1, 1878 consigned directly by Isabella II, along with other magnificent jewels in her collection. It came up again at Christie’s in London in April 1960 as ‘the property of Frank H. Hargrove, Esq.’ and has since remained in the same family.

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YEATS AND LAVERY AT CHRISTIE’S NEXT WEEK

Monday, November 16th, 2015

Works by Lavery and Yeats feature at Christie’s modern British and Irish art sale in London on November 25 and 26. The evening sale on November 25 features The Boat Builder by Jack B. Yeats and The Maid was in the garden hanging out clothes by Sir John Lavery. Each work is estimated at £300,000-500,000. The boat builder was for many years in the collection of Sir Peter Scott, who was credited with designing the North Atlantic Fleet camouflage scheme during the Second World War. He was a son of Scott of the Antarctic.

There is work by le Brocquy, Yeats, Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor and William Scott at various estimates from £15,000-80,000.

Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A. (1871-1957)
The Boat Builder UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £422,500

Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. (1856-1941)
The Maid was in the Garden Hanging out the Clothes UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £338,500

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RUNNING SALES TOTAL OF $1.05 BILLION AT CHRISTIE’S, NEW YORK THIS WEEK

Friday, November 13th, 2015

Lucio Fontana (1899-198) – Concetto spaziale, La Fine di Dio sold for $29.1 million

It has been one hell of a week at Christie’s in New York where the running total for this weeks sales now totals $1.05 billion. Post War and Contemporary art sales so far this week total $555.1 million and sales of Impressionist and Modern Art so far amount to $487.8 million.

At $170.4 million Modigliani’s Nu Couche made the second highest price ever paid for a painting at auction in a sale that also saw world records for Balthus ($9.9 million) and Jean Helion ($3.4 million). There was 14 post war and contemporary world records including Lichtenstein, Fontana, Bourgeois, Oldenburg, Gonzales-Terres and Mike Kelley.

Results for Impressionist and Modern day sales, works on paper and companion online sales are yet to come in.

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FREUD’S PORTRAIT OF ANDREW PARKER BOWLES MAKES $34.8 MILLION

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

The Brigadier, Lucian Freud’s portrait of Andrew Parker-Bowles in army dress uniform, sold for $34,885,000 at Christie’s in New York last night. The Post War and contemporary art evening sale brought in $331,809,000. Parker-Bowles is dressed in his ceremonial uniform as a former Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry. This is a rare portrait by Freud of a clothed sitter which has been widely acclaimed as an intensely personal portrait of a deeply private man. Artist and sitter met through their shared love of horses.

A Spider by Louise Bourgeois sold for $28,165,000. These mammoth bronze sculptures have gained public and critical appreciation from Tate Modern in London to the Guggenheim in Bilbao and The National Gallery of Art in Washington. Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio by Lucio Fontana made $29,173,000, an untitled Cy Twombly work sold for $17,525,000, Four Marilyns by Andy Warhol made $36,005,000 and Little Electric Chair by Warhol made $11,589,000.

Lucian Freud – The Brigadier

Louise Bourgeois – Spider

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MODIGLIANI SELLS FOR RECORD $170,405,000

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché aold for $170,405,000 at Christie’s in New York last night. This is the second highest price for any work of art at auction. It was bought by the Long Museum of China. Roy Lichtenstein’s Nurse made $95,365,000 in a sale which brought in $419,352,000 and got Christie’s November week sales series off to a flying start.

Bidders from 35 countries took part. The auction was 71% sold by lot and 87% by value. Five new artist records were achieved, for Courbet, Balthus, Lichtenstein, Modigliani and Nara, as well as and two new records for sculpture by Gauguin and Kirchner. Paul Gauguin’s Thérèse, 1902-03, sold for $30,965,000 and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Tänzerin mit gehobenem Bein, 1913, sold for $8,005,000,.

Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s Global President said: “In recent years we have created very meaningful relationships with collectors in China and we are delighted to confirm that the Long Museum has purchased our top lot of the evening, Modigliani’s ‘Nu couché’’”

The previous record for a Modigliani was achieved by Sotheby’s in New York a year ago when Tete (stone) sold for $70 million. The most expensive painting ever sold at auction was Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger (Version O) which made $179 million at Christie’s in New York in May.

(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for October 20 and September 3, 2015)

Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché

Roy Lichtenstein – Nurse – sold for $95,365,000

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MARGARET THATCHER AT AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

Mrs Thatcher: Property from the Collection of Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, will come up at Christie’s in London December. In the year that ‘The Iron Lady’ would have celebrated her 90^th birthday around 350 historic and personal lots will be offered across two landmark sales. There will be an auction of 150 lots in London on December 15. An online only sale of 200 lots opens for bids on December 3 and runs to December 16.

The sale includes her red leather Prime Ministerial Dispatch box (£3,000-5,000), signed copies of key speeches and an award presented to her from President Ronald Reagan, alongside jewellery, clothes and handbags. Among the most personal lots is Mrs Thatcher’s wedding outfit, as well as much loved early English porcelain, silver and gold boxes. The most valuable lot is an Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet (£120,000-180,000). The property is being sold on behalf of beneficiaries of Baroness Thatcher’s estate as part of the arrangements following her death in 2013. Estimates range from £200 up to £180,000.

A classic navy blue leather handbag by Launer, London (£2,000-3,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

An Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet, circa 1930
(£120,000-180,000) Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

Margaret Thatcher’s Wedding outfit comprising Mrs Thatcher’s midnight blue velvet wedding dress, with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves, labelled Constance Gowns and Suits, Old Bexley; a blue velvet soft brimmed cap with a curled pink ostrich feather and a blue velvet muff, with an Art Deco double clip silver and marcasite brooch (£10,000-15,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

Red leather Prime Ministerial Dispatch Box (£3,000-£5,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

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