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PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE HIGHLIGHTS
FROM ITS FEBRUARY LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING
& DAY SALE
FEATURING WORKS BY JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, LUCIO
FONTANA, RAQIB SHAW, RUDOLPH STINGEL, ILIA & EMILIA
KABAKOV, FISCHLI & WEISS, DONALD JUDD, GUNTHER
UECKER, WADE GUYTON
COMPRISING THE VALENCIA CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION
AUCTION: FEBRUARY 17 &18, 2011 7PM, 2PM, 4PM
VIEWING: FEBRUARY 5 – 17, 2011
Antiques.com turned a year on Feb 1st 2011! Thanks to all of our vendors for helping us to build our site into one of the best antiques sites on the web! We’ve had more than 15oo dealers join in the fun so far, and we’re always looking for more. We’re excited to offer over 80,000 items for sale on Antiques.com, but that number increases every day as more and more vendors sign up to be a part of our growing family.
To all of the people that visit Antiques.com looking for the perfect gift, trying to spruce up their home with a beautiful antique, or simply out of curiosity, thank you for coming!
And for everyone, vendors and antique aficionados alike, we’ve recently added a few features to our home page that we think you’ll enjoy!
– First, check out the Deal Of The Day – Each day we’ll offer a new deal from a vendor that is eager to give you a beautiful antique for a steal!
– Next, feast your eyes on the Cool Antique Of The Week – Each week we’ll show you something interesting from the site that is available to be purchased and fawned over by it’s new owner!
– And finally, have some fun with What Is This Antique? – Each week we’ll choose a new and interesting, if not a bit obscure, antique to feature for this game. Take a guess, or several guesses, at what you think it is, and then each Monday we’ll publish the list of guesses submitted by everyone, along with the actual name and description of the antique.
Antiques.com strives to offer a wide variety of beautiful and interesting antiques, collectibles, and fine art pieces. We’re looking forward to another stellar year where we add to our already impressive list of vendors and push our inventory to over 100,000 items! So Happy Birthday To Us! We’re looking forward to another fantastic year!
There is no limit to the power of fashion and, this year, the industry is setting its sights on building a brighter, better, and infinitely greener future by participating in a new program, Runway to Green. The program, which funds leading environmental organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), has to date called on 24 fashion brands and designers to dedicate an item of their choosing from their Fall 2011 collection or create an item for the effort, and everyone from Yves Saint Laurent, Manolo Blahnik, Alexander Wang, and Burberry have jumped on board. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of these items will go directly to Runway to Green. Participating designers will take their environmental efforts a step further by working with NRDC’s educational program Clean by Design to find ways to green their own businesses and create more sustainable practices.
The program, which kicks off on March 29, 2011, in partnership with Christie’s “Bid to Save the Earth” event in New York City, will be launched with a spectacular soiree hosted by François–Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek, Susan and David Rockefeller, Jr., Graydon and Anna Carter, and Vogue. The evening includes a live fantasy auction and a Runway To Green fashion show styled by Vogue Fashion Director Tonne Goodman (who, among many other things, oversees the magazine’s regular Style Ethics column) and stylist and Vogue Contributing Editor Tabitha Simmons. “While we are always happy to be planning a great party, it’s especially gratifying to be working on something that is truly such an important cause,” says Vogue Director of Special Events Sylvana Ward Durrett. “This is an issue that everyone, no matter what you do, needs to stay focused on.”
The collection will be available exclusively on Net-A-Porter before it hits stores in the fall, and there will also be a companion online auction for the event on charitybuzz.com.
For more information, runwaytogreen.com
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CHRISTIE’S ANNOUNCES THE 2011 GREEN AUCTION
“A BID TO SAVE THE EARTH”
AND INAUGURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH RUNWAY TO GREEN
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, OCEANA, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL (NRDC),AND CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY.
New York/London/Hong Kong – January 19, 2011 – Christie’s International, the world’s leading art business, and Runway to Green announce the second annual “Bid to Save the Earth” Green Auction. The online auction, powered by charitybuzz.com, is open from March 17th to April 7th and the Live Event, hosted by Christie’s at Rockefeller Center, will take place on March 29, 2011.
The Green Auction environmental partners include the core 2010 partners: Oceana, Conservation International, NRDC and Central Park Conservancy, which harness their collective efforts to design local, national, and international solutions for the most urgent environmental threats confronting humanity.
Christie’s is very pleased to be partnering with Runway to Green – a pioneer in greening the fashion industry – and four of the most acclaimed NGO’s in the world,” said Edward Dolman, Chairman of Christie’s. By hosting the Green Auction, Christie’s is taking the lead with innovative ways to raise crucial funds and awareness for the preservation of our planet, and we are happy to be a global catalyst in such a noble endeavor.”
The 2011 Green Auction marks the inaugural partnership with Runway to Green (RTG). The unprecedented collaboration between these two organizations brings together top art collectors, philanthropists, financiers, and environmentalists with the fashion community, utilizing their combined influence to raise funds and awareness for the preservation and sustainability of our planet.
“This collaboration constitutes one of the most important commitments made on behalf of the fashion industry to learn and address its impact on the environment,” said Runway to Green Chairman Lorenzo Roccia. “It uses the power and reach of the industry to deliver a global message about the relevance and necessity to be educated on our individual role and responsibility in protecting the environment.”
Runway to Green will host a fashion show on the night of the live auction and make designer collection selections available online through – -Net-a-Porter– who will be the exclusive online retailer of the collection for the launch. Proceeds from the sale of the collection will also be divided among the beneficiary organizations.
Runway to Green’s involvement in this initiative links the fashion industry to the NRDC’s Clean by Design program recently launched to promote improvement in the environmental impact of the apparel sector. The NRDC will work closely with each of the designers in the program to provide an education on the negative effects of mainstream production and on ways to be more green and efficient.
In order to make ‘BID’ as green-inclusive as possible, the online auction will carry the majority of celebrity and once-in-a lifetime experiences, so that anyone — anywhere — in the world has a chance to BID by logging on and pitching in. The Bid to Save the Earth ACTIONEER Award contest invites the general public to join this movement by submitting their stories and personal initiatives, which demonstrate how they are engaging their communities, and making a positive impact on the environment. The emphasis will be on grassroots actions of conservation, which are already set in place, have achieved measurable results, and are ongoing projects. Entries will be submitted via www.abidtosavetheearth.org and will be accepted between February 1, 2011 and March 1, 2011.
The March 29 event will be hosted by: François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek, David and Susan Rockefeller and Graydon and Anna Carter, in association with Vogue magazine. The evening will also debut the Runway to Green collection with a fashion show co-styled by Vogue’s Fashion Director, Tonne Goodman and Vogue’s Contributing Editor, Tabitha Simmons.
Susan and I are delighted to be co-chairs again this year for “Bid To Save The Earth’” said David Rockefeller, Jr. “We all must do our part to protect the natural world for our children’s children. Everyone can support the Green Auction through the Internet – a truly democratic way to stand up for Mother Earth.”
We are pleased to announce that Bid to Save the Earth will be a carbon neutral event and we are working with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation to provide the carbon offset for the event. Please visit www.BidtoSavetheEarth.org for more information on the online and live auctions.
In addition to bidding in the online auction, the public is invited to make a symbolic bid for the environment by texting “gogreen” to 20222 to donate $10. Funds from text “gogreen” will go towards Bid to Save the Earth beneficiaries.
Those interested in sponsoring or contributing to this charitable cause may contact: Toby Usnik at tusnik@christies.com.
Christie’s will waive all fees and commissions for the auction.
FOLLOW THE GREEN AUCTION ON:
TWITTER at twitter.com/Bid2SaveEarth
FACEBOOK at Facebook.com/A-Bid-To-Save-The-Earth
PRESS CONTACTS:
Toby Usnik, New York +212.636.2680 tusnik@christies.com
Alexandra Buxton, London+44.20.7389.2117 abuxton@christies.com
Yvonne So, Hong Kong +852.29.78.99.19 yso@christies.com
Megan Salt, Vogue +1.212.286.6884 megan_salt@condenast.com
Jenny Powers, NRDC +1.212.727.4566 jpowers@nrdc.org
Kevin Connor, Oceana +1.202.467.1910 kconnor@oceana.org
Scott Johnson, CPC +1.212.310.6641 sjohnson@centralparknyc.org
Kim McCabe, CI +1.703.341.2546 k.mccabe@conservation.org
Glenda Luft +1.646.315.2664 gluft@charitybuzz.com
Caroline Bassett +1.212-744-0218 bassettmediarelations@gmail.com
About Christie’s
Christie’s, the world’s leading art business had global auction and private sales in 2009 that totaled £2.1 billion/$3.3 billion. For the first half of 2010, art sales totaled £1.7 billion/$2.57 billion. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie’s conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s offers over 450 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewelry, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie’s has 53 offices in 32 countries and 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai and Hong Kong. More recently, Christie’s has led the market with expanded initiatives in emerging and new markets such as Russia, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Mumbai and Dubai. (www.christies.com)
About Runway to Green
Runway to Green is a fundraising model that brings together today’s most important and relevant fashion designers to raise funds, educate and create awareness for the environment. Selected leading designers and brands are dedicating or creating an item of their choosing as part of their Fall 2011 collection for Runway to Green. The pieces will be sold worldwide through the designer’s stores, online, select department and retail stores making this truly a global initiative. A percentage of proceeds from sales will go to Runway to Green, which in turn funds leading environmental organizations. (www.runwaytogreen.com)
About the Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 1.3 million members and online activists. Since 1970, the NRDC’s lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have been working to protect the world’s natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC has offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Chicago; Livingston; Montana; and Beijing. (www.nrdc.org)
About the Central Park Conservancy
The Central Park Conservancy’s mission is to restore, manage, and enhance Central Park, in partnership with the public, for the enjoyment of present and future generations. The CPC is a private, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1980, that manages Central Park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, corporations, and foundations, and the City of New York, the Conservancy has invested more than $550 million to date in the park, making it a model for urban parks worldwide. The Conservancy raises more than 85 percent of Central Park’s annual $37.4 million annual park-wide expense budget and is responsible for all basic care of the park. (www.centralparknyc.org)
About Conservation International
Built upon a strong foundation of science, partnership, and field demonstration, Conservation International (CI) is committed to helping societies adopt a more sustainable approach to development – one that considers and values nature at every turn. Founded in 1987, CI has some 900 employees working in more than 30 global offices and 1,000+ partners around the world. (www.conservation.org)
About Oceana
Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world’s oceans. Its teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers, and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals, and other sea life. Global in scope and dedicated to conservation, Oceana has campaigners based in North America, Europe, and South and Central America. More than 500,000 members and activists in over 150 countries have already joined Oceana. (www.oceana.org)
About charitybuzz
A leader in cause marketing, charitybuzz (www.charitybuzz.com) aligns nonprofits with international brands and celebrity icons to raise funds through innovative online auctions. Featuring pop culture experiences, VIP events, luxury travel, fine art, couture fashion and sports memorabilia, charitybuzz brings its online community of upscale, socially conscious bidders exclusive opportunities to make a difference. The company enables its bidders to truly doGOOD and liveWELL, generating millions of dollars for charities around the globe. To learn more, please visit www.charitybuzz.com, email info@charitybuzz.com, fan us on facebook at www.facebook.com/charitybuzz or follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/charitybuzz.
Art Glass in Rago’s Early 20th C. Design Auction – Feb 4th 2011 at 12:00 pm
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Fine Jewelry and Timepieces department conducts regularly scheduled auctions and handles signed and unsigned antique, period, modern and contemporary jewelry and timepieces and regularly features items by Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, Patek Philippe and Cartier among others.
Our Fine Jewelry and Timepieces department is always accepting consignments for upcoming sales. We would be pleased to review photographs of your items or schedule an in-person appointment to provide you with auction estimates for your property. If you would like to discuss the sale of your fine jewelry, please call Alexander Eblen at 312.334.4233 or email him at alexandereblen@lesliehindman.com. If you are interested in buying or selling fine jewelry and timepieces in our Naples, Florida location, please call 239.643.4448 or email at naples@lesliehindman.com.
Prestigious Orange County firm served celebrity clientele in the O.C. for 39 years
Richly carved circa-1880s French walnut buffet. Don Presley Auctions image.
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Over the weekend of Feb. 5-6 – Super Bowl weekend – auctioneer Don Presley will preside over the sale of the remaining inventory of Steven-Thomas Antiques and Interiors, which is closing its doors. Founded in 1979 by brothers-in-law Steven Shedd and Thomas Silk, the prestigious Orange County antiques and restoration firm has operated from the same Santa Ana venue since 1979, redesigning and repurposing antiques for functional use in today’s homes.
“Some of the finest oceanfront residences in southern California have benefited from the imaginative design concepts of Steven-Thomas,” said Presley. “The company is very well known here in Orange County, and they’ve sold $150 million in antique furniture since opening their doors.” Steven-Thomas also catered to a large celebrity clientele that included the late John Wayne, who resided in Newport Beach. Their custom work is also on view in the Dorothy Chandler House in the stylish Los Angeles neighborhood of Hancock Park, where they were commissioned to install antique kitchen buffets.
The idea behind Steven-Thomas germinated in 1971 while Steven Shedd was living in Italy and playing on a baseball team. “I was going back and forth to Italy, and a friend said, ‘You should get into antiques.’ That was when dealers were just started to ship antiques from Europe to America in containers,” Shedd recalled. He and his wife decided to cast out their nets to see if the idea had any potential. They started traveling all over northern Italy, buying up the type of furniture that could be bought cheaply there and resold easily in the States. “While there was an abundance of English rolltop desks and gateleg tables at the time, that wasn’t the case with high-end Italian Renaissance Revival furniture,” Shedd said. “We knew we had found an opportunity in the marketplace.”
French Gothic hall tree, oak, one of several pieces of 19th-century Gothic furniture to be auctioned. Don Presley Auctions image.
In 1980, the Shedd and Silk families purchased land on the 55 Freeway five minutes from the John Wayne Airport, and designed and built the Steven-Thomas showroom. It did not take long for Steven Shedd and Thomas Silk to ascertain exactly what their clients wanted.
“The customer base we were serving expected to see things in tip-top condition. To meet their needs, our business became 70% restoration – bringing antiques back to their original condition – and 30% recrafting,” Shedd said. “For instance, we would take two twin beds and make them into a king-size bed, or we’d use the carcass of a buffet to create an entertainment center. We developed a reputation for being very creative and eventually grew to a staff of 50 employees.”
After 30 years of building the business into a landmark antiques and interiors retail destination, the partners are now ready for retirement. Recently, the Steven-Thomas building was sold to a computer assembly company, and the premises must be vacated by Feb. 28. The Feb. 5-6 auction will dissolve the remaining Steven-Thomas inventory in its entirely, with no minimum bids and no reserves. Every article will be sold to the highest bidder, regardless of price.
The vast array of furniture includes complete bedroom suites, buffets, hall trees, dressers and chests, Louis XV and XVI mirrors, china cabinets, and dining tables with complete sets of 6, 8 and 10 chairs. Additionally, there are bookcases, desks, Renaissance-style trestle tables and kitchen cupboards. Coffee tables with carved figures at the base, glass tops and hand-carved finials are prime examples of the Steven-Thomas method of recrafting antiques into unique “fantasy” pieces. “It’s possible that someday those pieces we’ve recrafted with have value as unique articles,” Shedd said.
18th-century Russian bronze chandelier with enameled and star-decorated globe; rock crystal and bead adornments on the 12 arms. Don Presley Auctions image.
Befitting the palatial furniture on offer, Presley will auction several lavish crystal chandeliers. Among the top lots is a French robust-center chandelier with six patinated cherubs, each holding two lights; and an 18th-century Russian enameled-bronze chandelier with a blue star-emblazoned globe, and crystal and beads surrounding the 12 arms. A very special pair of Lalique chandeliers renders the illusion of a crystal waterfall. Its round, bronze body is decorated with cherub figures on Lalique glass.
Additionally, the on-site auction will feature hundreds of quality smalls, decorative art and other items. “There is so much merchandise from with to choose, everyone is sure to leave with something wonderful,” said Presley. “And there are sure to be some bargains.”
All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. Note: all purchased goods must be removed from the premises no later than Feb. 15 to make way for the new tenants.
Steven-Thomas Antiques is located at 800 East Dyer Road at the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana, CA 92705. The auction will commence at 12 noon Pacific Time on both Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6. Preview goods any day prior to the auction from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to noon on actual auction days. For additional information, call 714-957-3989 or 714-633-2437. View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place at www.LiveAuctioneers.com. Visit Don Presley online at www.donpresleyauction.com.
Evening Auction: Feb 15th 2011
Day Auction: Feb 16th 2011
