Apollo Art Auctions offers prized selection of antiquities, Islamic art & militaria, June 10-11

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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Saxony, lobster-tail hussar’s helmet with wings, circa 17th-18th century AD, reign of August II the Strong. Round skull with six vertical ridges, horizontal visor with attached narrow face guard. Wings adorned with openwork heart shapes. Provenance: Property of European collector; formerly in private German collection. Estimate £4,500-£9,000 ($5,555-$11,110)

LONDON – Apollo Art Auctions, the premier choice for authentic, expertly vetted ancient art and antiquities, takes pleasure in announcing highlights of its June 10-11 gallery auction, with all forms of remote bidding available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. In addition to exquisite, professionally vetted cultural art, artifacts and jewelry, the 702-lot auction will broaden the buying horizons for collectors of ancient arms and armor with the introduction of a major selection expressly for selection militaria.

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Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375

Art, objects of superior quality drew bidders to Moran’s Traditional Collector sale

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Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375

Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers presented its first Traditional Collector sale of the year as a two-day affair on April 25 and 26. It featured more than 500 lots of Continental furnishings, French, Italian, Art Deco, lighting, clocks, fine art, bronze sculptures, Gorham Martele and Tiffany & Co. silver, Christofle Cardeilhac flatware, and pianos by Bosendorfer and Steinway. Designer furnishings on offer included pieces by Linke, Riesener, Victor Paillard, Dasson, Barbedienne and Galle.

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PL!INKO prize board from ‘The Price Is Right,’ estimated at $10,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

Tune in to peerless TV memorabilia collection at Heritage, June 2-4

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‘Cheers’ bar counter, estimated at $100,000-$200,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

‘Cheers’ bar counter, estimated at $100,000-$200,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

DALLAS – From Friday June 2, through Sunday, June 4, Heritage Auctions will offer nearly 1,000 pieces from the Comisar collection of television memorabilia, most of which have never before been to auction. Among its voluminous highlights are The Tonight Show set from which Johnny Carson kept a nation awake and entertained until his 1992 farewell; the desk and New York City skyline where David Letterman became every college student’s Late Night fixture during his NBC tenure; Archie and Edith Bunker’s Queens living room from All in the Family, including the two most famous chairs in sitcom history; and the bar around which the Cheers regulars congregated. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

Western & Contemporary Native American Art sale tops $2M at Hindman

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John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

DENVER – Western artists ranging from historic painters such as Albert Bierstadt, William R. Leigh and Leon Shulman Gaspard to contemporary names such as Ed Mell, Jeremy Lipking and John Nieto achieved outstanding prices during Hindman’s May 4 Western & Contemporary Native American Art auction. Contemporary Native American artists were also among top performers, led once again by an iconic Fritz Scholder work, Indian at the Bar. Paintings by Native American artists such as Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith and Kay WalkingStick were also among the highlights. With a lively room of bidders and strong competition from the phones and online platforms, the auction ultimately realized more than $2 million, with 94 percent of lots sold.

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Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, £806,700. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Bonhams’ London Asia Week sales impress with $11.5M total

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Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, £806,700. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, £806,700. Image courtesy of Bonhams

LONDON – The combined total of Bonhams London Asia Week sales hit more than £9.3 million (more than $11.5 million) this May across Bonhams New Bond Street and Knightsbridge salerooms. The top lot from the Asia Week sales was a magnificent gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, with a Yongle mark and of the period (1403-1424), which sold for £806,700 in the Fine Chinese Art sale on May 18 against an estimate of £300,000-£500,000. This was closely followed by an Imperial court painting of the Bannerman Te’er Deng Che, Qianlong, dated by inscription to 1788 and of the period, which sold for £781,500, nearly four times the estimate of £200,000-£300,000.

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Alice Baber, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers

Ladies first: Swann auction focuses on women authors, artists and leaders, June 1

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Alice Baber, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers

Alice Baber, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries’ Focus on Women auction is scheduled for Thursday, June 1. The sale pulls together an eclectic selection of material representing women’s contributions to art, life and society. From Louisa May Alcott to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Catherine the Great to Susan B. Anthony, and Jane Austen to Amelia Earhart, the works of many famous women are included, but the sale wouldn’t fulfill its brief without emphasizing the everyday lives of women and their unsung accomplishments and triumphs. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Detail of unusual 1930s Wedding Ring Stars pattern quilt, estimated at $700-$1,000

1930s quilt stars in Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art sale, June 1

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Unusual 1930s Wedding Ring Stars pattern quilt, estimated at $700-$1,000

Unusual 1930s Wedding Ring Stars pattern quilt, estimated at $700-$1,000

NEW YORK – On Thursday, June 1, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale of Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art. As always, the sale is curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro mask, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

Strong ethnographic art lineup at Heritage, June 2

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Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro mask, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com


Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro mask, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

DALLAS — On Friday, June 2, Heritage Auctions presents an auction packed with gorgeous and historic objects that veteran and new collectors will appreciate as slices of our collective human and regional past. The house’s Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature ® Auction is shaped by a strong selection of North American Indian jewelry, pottery and weavings, Pre-Columbian gold and jade and African and Oceanic ceremonial and utilitarian objects. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Gilt-bronze Tibetan Buddha, $200,000

Tibetan Buddha trounces $200-$300 estimate to sell for $200K at Briggs

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Gilt-bronze Tibetan Buddha, $200,000

Gilt-bronze Tibetan Buddha, $200,000

GARNET VALLEY, Pa. – A gilt-bronze Tibetan Buddha blasted through its $200-$300 estimate to achieve the staggering sum of $200,000 in an online Fine Estates Auction held by Briggs Auction, Inc. The piece, pulled from a PhiladelphiaMain Line estate, generated the most ever paid for a single item offered at Briggs.

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Circa-1960s Hermes 3000 typewriter used by Larry McMurtry in his Archer City, Texas home writing studio, estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Vogt Auction Galleries

Author Larry McMurtry’s typewriter, cowboy boots and more at Vogt, May 29

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Circa-1960s Hermes 3000 typewriter used by Larry McMurtry in his Archer City, Texas home writing studio, estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Vogt Auction Galleries

Circa-1960s Hermes 3000 typewriter used by Larry McMurtry in his Archer City, Texas home writing studio, estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Vogt Auction Galleries

SAN ANTONIO – The partial personal estate of iconic Texas author Larry McMurtry will be offered on Memorial Day – Monday, May 29 – at noon Central time at Vogt Auction Galleries in San Antonio, Texas. Absentee and live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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