Archive for April, 2011
Rago Arts And Auction Center
April 2nd, 2011 by adminClick here to browse through the catalogue for the Arts and Crafts in Rago’s No Reserve Discovery Auction. Auction to be held April 8th at 9:00 am.
Rago Arts And Auction Center
April 2nd, 2011 by adminClick here to browse through the catalogue for Rago’s upcoming Pottery and Porcelain Estates Auction. The auction will be held April 9th at 11:00 am.
Sotheby’s – Asia Week
April 2nd, 2011 by adminSotheby’s held 3 amazing auctions for Asia Week, and are now eager to show everyone the results of these spectacular auctions! Results for the following auctions can be seen by clicking the name of the auction(s) that interests you:
Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co.
Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of ‘Song’ Ceramics
Phillips de Pury – Photographs
April 1st, 2011 by adminNew York – Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce the highlights
of the forthcoming Photographs sale on Saturday 9 April 2011, to be held at its
Park Avenue location.
Highlights of the New York Photographs sale include: Cindy Sherman’s
Untitled #278, 1993, estimated at $200,000-$300,000, exemplifying the famed
photographer’s poignant critiques of the fashion industry, juxtaposed by one of
the most revered images in classic fashion photography: Irving Penn’s
Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Marrakech, Morocco, 1951, estimated
at $80,000-$120,000, which commemorates the most dynamic fashion duo of its
era. Additional highlights include: Florian Maier-Aichen’s Untitled, 2005,
estimated at $80,000-$120,000, which majestically depicts the awe-inspiring Mt.
Williamson; Robert Mapplethorpe’s Flag, 1987, estimated at $70,000-$90,000,
which ranks among the photographer’s most celebrated images for its solemn
reverence; Diane Arbus’s A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx,
N.Y., 1970, estimated at $60,000-$80,000; Edward Weston’s Nude, New Mexico,
1937, estimated at $50,000-$70,000; Peter Beard’s Tsavo North on the Athi Tiva,
circa 150 lbs.-160 lbs. side Bull Elephant, February, 1965, estimated at $50,000-
$70,000; and Richard Avedon’s Bob Dylan, Singer, 132nd Street and FDR Drive,
November 4, 1963, estimated at $40,000-$60,000.