Clars Important Auction
May 22nd
Fine Art | Decorative Arts | Asian Art | Jewelry | Furniture |
Dennis Clive (American, b. 1950), “Another Day in Paradise (KAIROS),” 1989, ceramic and mixed me-dia sculpture, 64.5”h
Lorraine Shemesh (American, b. 1949), “Criss-Cross,” 1995, oil on canvas, 64.25” x 85.5”
Stephen Cornelius Roberts (American, b. 1952), “Painting of LM,” 1990, oil on linen, 90” x 80”
Kazuko Inoue (Japanese, b. 1946), Untitled, 1987, acrylic on canvas, 80.25” x 68.38”
Philip and Kelvin Laverne patinated bronze low table depicting stylized Modernist figures
Pair of Chinese cloisonné enameled elephants, 9.5”l
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006), “Eighth Street Movie Theater, Frederick Kiesler, Architect,” 1946, selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 9.75” x 13.5”
Pair of Chinese cloisonné enameled elephants, 9.5”l
Selection of Chinese jade vessels Viennese enamel and silver vases, each hav-ing a baluster form and decorated with classical figural scenes, Important Vien-nese 19th century, 11”h enamel and gilt silver Nef boat, having a mermaid sup-port, 22”h
Antique Serapi carpet, circa 1900, 8’6” x 11’7” (one of two to be offered)
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne patinated bronze low table depicting stylized Modernist figures, 16”h x 60”w x 26”d
George III silver and cut glass epergne, Birmingham, 1802, by Matthew Boulton, 13”h
Gentleman’s Rolex Day-Date President 18k yellow gold wristwatch, ref: 1803, circa 1959
Lady’s Patek Philippe Twenty-4 diamond and stainless steel wristwatch
Pair of diamond and platinum double clip brooches, total diamond weight ap-proximately 9.35 cts.
Rare steam assisted ship’s wheel steering mechanism model, 19th century, part of a large collection of 19th century steam mod-els from an important Peninsula, CA collection
Russian enamel decorated icon depicting Iveron Mother of God, by Ivan Khleb-nikov, 15”h x 13”w overall Cased pair of 19th cen-tury Belgian percussion target pistols
Trader Vic, aka, Victor J. Bergeron (America, 1902-1984) ‘Dolphins’ patinated bronze figural sculpture, commissioned for Califor-nia Academy of Sciences, 49”h x 48”w
Architectural column fragment, original to the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, and designed by Bernard Maybeck for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, 44”h x 28”w
American Tiffany & Company sterling silver hollowware suite, 1907-1938, exe-cuted in the Colonial Revival style, 275.73 Troy oz.
Danish Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware service for twelve in the “Cactus” pattern, having nine pieces per place setting, 118.05 Troy oz.
Lorraine Shemesh (American, b. 1949), “Criss-Cross,” 1995, oil on canvas, 64.25” x 85.5”
Provenance: The Collection of Allan Stone
Stephen Cornelius Roberts (American, b. 1952), “Painting of LM,” 1990, oil on linen, 90” x 80”
Provenance: The Collection of Allan Stone
Gordon Onslow Ford (American/British, 1912-2003), “The Other Shore,” 1965, Parle’s paint-acrylic on canvas, 48” x 36” (1 of 2)
Kazuko Inoue (Japanese, b. 1946), Untitled, 1987, acrylic on canvas, 80.25” x 68.38”
Provenance: The Collection of Allan Stone
Robert Kelly (American, b. 1956), Untitled, 1999, oil on canvas, 72” x 54”
Edwin Long (British, 1829-1891), Claudius Appears Before the Senate, 1869, oil on canvas, 34” x 62.5”
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916), Still Life with Fish, Apple and Bowl, oil on canvas, 17.5” x 23.5”
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006), “Eighth Street Movie Theater, Frederick Kiesler, Architect,” 1946, selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 9.75” x 13.5”
Important photography collections featuring gelatin
silver prints from The Art Institute of Chicago
Auguste Herbin (French, 1882-1960), “Mouvement Coloré,” gouache on paper, 12.5” x 9.5”
Anne Atkins (British, 1799-1871), “Peiris Grandifolia,” circa 1852, cyanotype photogram, 8.25” x 6.75”
Armando Romero
(Mexican, b. 1964), Untitled (Seated Man), bronze sculpture, 11.5″h
Sergio Camargo (Brazilian, 1930-1990), Untitled, carrara marble sculpture, 6.25”h
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988), “Face”, 1951, painted wood sculpture, 8”h
Robert Baribeau (American, b. 1949), “Untitled,” 1985, oil on canvas, 24” x 18” (1 of 3)
William T. Wiley (American, b.1937), “Kali,” 2004, oil on canvas, 60” x 73”
Sargent Johnson (American, 1888-1967), Musical Abstraction, 1950 enamel painting on steel, 10” x 10”
Christian Spruell (American, b. 1971), “Study for Octive,” 1997, oil and collage with ice pops, 37” x 38” (1 of 2)
Giorgio Cavallon (American, 1904-1989), Untitled, oil on canvas board, 21.25” x 18”
Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920), “Sardines,” 1982, aquatint and etching in colors, 9” x 12”
Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007), Untitled – Waves and Lines, 1998, color screen-print, 35.5” x 28”
Paul Horiuchi (American/Japanese, 1906-1999), “Maple in the Snow,” 1967, mixed media on board, 17.5” x 23.75”
Jie Wei Zhou (American/Chinese, b. 1962), Two Street Peddlers, 2002, oil on canvas, 32” x 36”
Frank M. Armington (Canadian, 1876-1941), “Midnight Sun at Abisko, Sweden,” 1928, oil on canvas, 28.5” x 35.75”
Paul de Longpre (American/French, 1855-1911), Still Life with Dogwood Flowers and Bees, 1902, watercolor, 9” x 21”
Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985), “Claudine et son chat,” 1965, oil on canvas, 25.5” x 21.25”
Albert Marquet (French, 1875-1947), “Le Parc,” oil on canvas, 20” x 25”
Dennis Clive (American, b. 1950), “Another Day in Paradise (KAIROS),” 1989, ceramic and mixed media sculpture, 64.5”w Prove-nance: Collection of Allan Stone (New York, NY)
Dennis Hare (American, b. 1946), “The Lookout,” 1990, oil on canvas, 62” x 74” (1 of 2)
Jerry McLaughlin (American, b. 1925), “Conundrum,” 1989, oil on masonite, 48” x 82” Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone (New York, NY)
James Havard (American, b. 1937), “New Mexico History Page 258A,” 1991, acrylic and collage on board, 60” x 36” (1 of 3)
Ennio Morlitti (Italian, 1910-1992), “Studio per Bagnante,”circa 1956, oil on canvas, 54.75” x 40.25”
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Little – Headed pitcher (A.R.222), 1953, white earthenware pitcher painted in black with white enamel, 5”h
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), “After 50 Years of Surrealism,” 1974, portfolio of twelve (12) hand-colored drypoint etchings, 26.5” x 20.25”
Rare pair of Chinese automaton triple fusee bracket clocks, 32”h
Himalayan copper alloy Buddhist sculpture of a lama, 6” h
Pair of Chinese enameled porcelain planters
Chinese porcelain in bronze ormolu mounting
Gentleman’s Rolex “Date” Oyster Perpetual 14k yellow gold wristwatch, ref. 5037, circa 1986
Van Cleef & Arpels diamond, 18k yellow gold and platinum clip brooch
American Modern Gothic A.H. Andrews, Chicago, IL brass-mounted terrestrial library globe on stand, circa 1874-1876
John Dickinson (American, 1920-1982) hanging pendant ceiling fixture
Selection of Pre-Columbian including Veracruz, Peruvian, and Moche examples
Pair of Tony Duquette four panel screens
Large Pre-Columbian Chancay Peruvian burial textile, AD 1000-AD 1470
Important early Northern Italian Tyrol crocifisso depicting the crucifiction of Jesus, 17th/18th Century
Tiffany Studios desk set in the ‘Pine Needle’ pattern
Large Staffordshire lion, 18th century
Gustav Stickley Arts and Crafts quartersawn oak bookcase model 815
Large Continental carved and polychrome decorated Santos figure, 19th century, 45”h
Italian Buccellati sterling silver flatware service for sixteen in the “Empire” pattern
Large collection of panels depicting the San Francisco, CA skyline
from the former Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences
Louis Vuitton, Paris, steamer trunk, circa 1920
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