SAN FRANCISCO — On November 30, Turner Auctions + Appraisals conducted its Fine Art & Estate Sale. The 225-lot sale offered an array of fine and decorative art, timepieces, Native American and Asian items, gold and silver and much more. “The Fall of the Leaf,” an oil on canvas by Sir John Lavery (Irish, 1856-1941), led the sale, earning $130,290, with premium. The fall scene, depicting a woman and child walking hand-in-hand, was signed “John Lavery” and dated “1884” to its lower left corner. The auction catalog credited Kenneth McConkey, author of John Lavery, A Painter and his World (Atelier Books: Edinburgh, 2010) and guest curator of “Lavery, On Location 2023-24” (National Galleries of Ireland and Scotland, Ulster Museum, Belfast), as a contributor towards the firm’s research on the painting. Additional highlights from this sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.