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VOL. 45, NO. 19 FRIDAY MAY 9, 2014
Bold Original Gouache Painting By Alexander Calder, Titled “Loops Filled In,” Garners $78,200 At Cottone Auctions A
Spanish artist Joan Miro (18931983), titled “Le Permissionaire” (circa 1974), signed in pencil on the lower right and numbered 28/50, made $40,000. A gorgeous Tiffany Studios Daffodil lamp, standing 25 inches tall, with the base signed and the 20-inch diameter shade also signed, in overall excellent condition, went to a determined bidder for $57,000. Also, a Tiffany Studios table lamp with the base signed (“Tiffany Studios, N.Y.”), 17.5 inches tall, with a 10-inch diameter shade and original patina on the base, rose to $14,260. A stacked walnut mushroom table by the American modern furniture sculptor Wendell Castle (b. 1932), purchased directly by the consignor from Mr. Castle and initialed by him the year it was crafted (1972), finished at by Alexander Calder, titled “Loops $48,300. The table, in the original finish and in excellent condition, will be included in the new book “Fortunately, the market is very “Wendell Castle: A Catalog strong for better artwork and fine Raisonne: 1958-2011,” due out decorative accessories, as we had soon. plenty from both categories in this A charming 19th-century auction. We stayed true to our phi- three-quarter length portrait of a losophy of trying not to sell too young girl (Marietta Ryan) wearmuch merchandise in any one sale ing a lace trimmed gown and carand only offering better, fresh-to- rying a basket of flowers, the-market items.” unsigned but rendered by The auction was loaded from Milton Hopkins (1789start to finish with original paint- 1884), breezed to $42,500. ings by noted, listed artists; The oil-on-board painting Tiffany lamps; estate silver; is a classic piece of sculptures; Asian art; antiquities; American folk art, rendered art glass; Oriental rugs; period by an artist who made his furniture; and more. Headlining living primarily by painting the event was the estate of children’s portraits. William Levine of Rochester, An oil on canvas paintN.Y., the businessman, philan- ing by the German artist thropist and modern art collector. Felix Schlesinger (1833His 43 lots accounted for 1910), titled “Feeding the An early Russian icon, Moscow $410,000. Rabbits,” artist signed School, showing St. George the The following are additional lower right, measuring 16Warrior, sold for $19,300. highlights from the auction. All by-20.25-inches and prices quoted include a 15 percent This Tiffany Studios buyer’s premium. Daffodil lamp with base and Picasso made more than one shade both signed measures appearance on auction day. His 25 inches tall and sold for limited-edition engraved bottle $57,000. (Madoura, 147/300), executed A Native American elk skin hide circa 1954 and measuring 17 inchshowing a war dance and hunting es tall, in excellent condition, scenes, measuring 60-by-50-inches, went for $14,000. Also, a color etching and aquatint by the sold for $18,500. bold original gouache painting by the renowned American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976), titled “Loops Filled In,” signed in the lower right and dated 1972, measuring 23-by-31-inches, sold for $78,200 at the annual Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction held March 29 by Cottone Auctions. The auction was held in the firm’s gallery located at 120 Court St. in Geneseo, N.Y. The painting was one of two artworks that brought identical selling prices. The other was a color linocut on arches paper by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), titled “Faunes et Chevre.” The work was numbered in pencil on the lower left (26/50) and on the reverse. Like the Calder, it also fetched $78,200. In all, just under 500 lots came up for bid in an auction that grossed about $1.5 The bold original gouache painting million. Filled In,” sold for $78,200. It was a busy day for Cottone Auctions’ staff, which had to tend nearly 3,000 approved online to a packed house of around 250 bidders (who participated through and people in the gallery, as well as LiveAuctioneers.com Invaluable.com). And, for some lots as many as 15 phone lines were humming, in addition to the estimated 1,000 left (or absentee) bids that were recorded that day. “It was exhausting, but it was exhilarating, too,” remarked Matt Cottone of Cottone Auctions.
housed in the original frame, earned $39,100. Also, an oil-oncanvas landscape work by the Canadian painter Cornelius David Krieghoff (1812-1872), titled “Caughnawaga Indians in Snowy Landscape,” sold for $37,000. Rounding out just some of the auction’s top lots, a Native American painted elk skin hide depicting a war dance and hunting scenes, in generally good condition despite some staining and loss, achieved $18,500, and a fine and rare First French Empire Boutet engraved sword (circa 1804-1815), with a 32-inch blade, sold for $16,100. Cottone Auctions’ next big auction will be a Fine Art Sale in late summer (times and dates to be announced). Before that, an eclectic sale featuring items ranging from vintage canes to scientific equipment is slated for Saturday, May 31, in the Geneseo gallery. As with the March 29 auction, online bidding for both auctions will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. For more information, call 585-243-1000 or visit www.cottoneauctions.com.
This engraved bottle, executed circa 1954 by Pablo Picasso and marked on bottom #147/300, sold An enameled Russian silver-handled vase, circa 1900, 39 troy ounces of 800 A color linocut on arches paper by Pablo Picasso (#26 of 50), titled “Faunes et Chevre,” sold for $78,200. for $14,000. silver, sold for $17,800.