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Clark Auction Gallery’s February Estates Auction, held on February 9 in Larchmont, N.Y., showcased a diverse array of over 500 lots, including fine art, jewelry, furniture, and decorative objects, with strong results across multiple categories. The auction featured items from estates in New York, Connecticut, and beyond, attracting keen interest from bidders.
Leading the sale was an Art Deco platinum and diamond bracelet, which fetched $15,000, more than doubling its high estimate of $7,000. The bracelet, consigned from a Yonkers, N.Y., estate, was adorned with approximately 41 pennyweights of diamonds, including a central 1-carat marquise-cut diamond and an array of smaller baguette, single-cut, and round diamonds. Its intricate design and craftsmanship contributed to its impressive performance.
Jewelry was a standout category, with a 119-piece lot of sterling silver and 18K gold jewelry earning $11,875, the second-highest price of the day. The collection, from a New Milford, Conn., estate, included brooches, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, and rings, weighing approximately 44.56 troy ounces. Another lot of assorted sterling silver jewelry from the same estate achieved $6,875, far surpassing its $600/900 estimate.
Furniture also performed well, with a set of four George Nakashima New Chairs taking the third-highest spot at $10,625, more than tripling their high estimate of $3,000. The chairs, crafted from walnut with hickory spindle backs and branded “George Nakashima 271” and “Sundra,” came from a Garden City, N.Y., estate. Midcentury Modern design continued to shine with a Charles & Ray Eames rosewood chair and ottoman set, which sold for $6,000, doubling its estimate. The reupholstered set, featuring white leather, had provenance to a West 72nd Street, New York City, estate.
Fine art was a dominant force in the auction, with multiple lots achieving strong prices. Leading the category was Charles Joshua Chaplin’s oil on canvas painting, “A Young Resting Beauty,” which sold for $8,750. The signed work had provenance to a Manhattan estate. Gabriel Spat’s oil paintings also garnered attention, with a lot of two works—“The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York” and “Vernissage”—earning $8,125, well above its $800/1,200 estimate. Additional lots of Spat’s work ranged from $875 for “Clowns” to $5,750 for “Jardin Du Luxemborg” and “Races in Paris.”
Contemporary art also made a mark, with Sherrie Levine’s “Meltdown” series of four woodcut prints on Korean Kozo paper selling for $7,500. The prints—“After Duchamp,” “After Kirchner,” “After Monet,” and “After Mondrian”—were signed, dated, and numbered 23/35, with provenance to a Tarrytown, N.Y., collection. Geoffrey Holder’s pastel crayon on black paper work, “Sunset Bay,” also achieved $7,500, surpassing its $3/5,000 estimate. The piece, signed and dated by the Trinidadian American artist, was acquired directly from the artist by the consignor.
A mixed-media work by Donna Howell-Sickles, “A Measure of Curiosity,” more than doubled its high estimate to reach $6,250. The painting, with provenance to Contemporary Southwest Galleries in Santa Fe, N.M., and a Scarsdale, N.Y., estate, highlighted the appeal of Western-themed art. In sculpture, Paul Gauguin’s bronze work, “Cylindre au Christ à l’Idole,” led the category at $5,500. The 18½-inch-high sculpture, signed “Gauguin” and stamped with the foundry mark “C. Valsuani Cire Perdue,” came from a Bronx, N.Y., estate.
Silverware and porcelain also saw strong results. A monumental 244-piece German sterling silver flatware set sold for $9,375, slightly above its $6/9,000 estimate. The service, monogrammed “A” and bearing the crescent-moon-and-crown German national mark, included unique utensils like lobster picks and an asparagus server. A Sèvres porcelain cup and saucer, featuring a portrait of French archbishop François Fénelon, achieved $6,875, far exceeding its $800/1,200 estimate. The set, with its original hinged presentation case, came from a Pound Ridge, N.Y., estate.
The auction demonstrated the enduring appeal of high-quality estates, with bidders recognizing the craftsmanship and provenance of the offerings. Collectors and enthusiasts alike responded enthusiastically to the carefully curated selection, resulting in numerous lots surpassing their estimates. Prices reported include the buyer’s premium.
For more information, contact Clarke Auction Gallery at 914-833-8336 or visit www.clarkeny.com.
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