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Friday, August 18th at 6:30 pm

Friday features a Miniature Train Company, ‘Grand Scale’ rideable miniature diesel locomotive, which is 9’ 8” in length and 20” wide with three passenger cars plus three sections of ‘grand scale’ track. It operated at the Boblo Island amusement park in the Detroit River. Nautical items including a French cast brass ship’s telegraph and a brass ‘Tyfon’ vintage fog horn. Artwork including an Edouard Vuillard (French 1868-1940), pastel entitled: “La Tourelle”, David Becker (Amer. B1937), oil on canvas, a Chinese Shang River picture book, Thai bronze buddhas, one seated and one standing. Jewelry items including a gentleman’s 14kt yellow and white gold bracelet, a .30 ct natural fancy yellow round cut diamond ring, size 5.75 and a gentleman’s 4.00ct natural Australian opal ring. Fine furniture including traditional and modern including a Vladimir Kagan for Roche Bobois, circa 2003 sofas with central circular ottoman; a circular granite table and Brueton chrome plated tubular chairs also a Maurice Barilone for Roche Bobois Murano glass cocktail table, with two tone glass legs. Fine Persian rugs and runners including Kilim, Dagestan, Kashan, Savonnerie and Hamadan to name a few. Sterling silver items including a Spanish Galleon, 12” H. x 14” L.  Porcelain items including a 19th c Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, Herend Hungarian ‘Chinese Bouquet, Rust’ serving pieces and plates; a Wedgwood dinner set, Japanese satsuma and more. Pottery pieces including Pewabic, Weller and Stangl. Lighting fixtures including a Tiffany style leaded glass table lamp and a Dresden style porcelain lamp; also chandeliers. Memorabilia items including a collection of Muhammad Ali signed and unsigned items. A color photo of John Wayne and a lobby poster from the movie “The Alamo”. Finally, firearms including a .30-30 Winchester model 94 rifle; over-under and side by side shotguns, including an over-under Stoeger Franchi, 20 gauge, a Belgian side by side and a Charles Daly/Miroku single barrel trap, 12 gauge.

Important Asian antiques including Chinese porcelain, jade, bronze, snuff bottle, paintings, etc, and variety of jewelries. All items are sourced locally from estates and major collections.

Saturday, August 19th at 11:00 am

Our Saturday auction is pleased to present a collection of fine arts, furnishings, sterling silver, and decorative porcelains from the Estate of Palmer T. Heenan of Grosse Pointe Park.  Beginning the sale, we offer everything necessary for a properly appointed table, including Waterford ‘Alana’ and ‘Lismore’ crystal collections; English and American sterling silver tea and coffee services, and sterling flatware sets including: Wallace ‘Grand Colonial’, Easterling ‘Helene’, and Westmoreland ‘Lady Hilton’; fine porcelain services and serving pieces by Meissen in the ‘Swan’ motif, a gorgeously gilt painted fish serving set after S.A. Kilbourne, alongside  other services by Herend, Limoges, and Wedgwood; the glass sculpture ‘Bel Fiore’ by Dale Chihuly; Lalique frosted glass ‘Bacchantes’ vase and the ‘Ganymede’ champagne cooler; Tiffany Favrile and iridescent art glass vases; fine estate jewelry including an Angelus foliate style 14kt yellow gold lady’s wrist watch, Kurt Wayne 18kt gold owl form cufflinks, Chanel gripoix brooches, and rings of sapphires, rubies, and other sparkling gems to accessorize; antique and modern handwoven Persian and Turkish carpets; furnishings in the English, French, and Revival tastes, featuring a beautifully carved Rococo Revival walnut dining suite, and a monumental gilt wood Italian mirror. Closing the sale we have a beautiful vintage navy quilted Chanel bag, lovely hand-painted porcelains, and sterling silver and plated serving articles to add to your home.

Sunday, August 20th at Noon

Our Sunday session features an exceptional collection of fine art including paintings, watercolors, drawings, graphics and sculptures.  A partial list includes works by:  Michel Delacroix, Harry Leith-Ross, Raphael Soyer, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jacques Villon, Maurice de Vlaminck, Pablo Picasso, Romero Britto, Peter Max, Ludwig Bemelmans, LeRoy Neiman, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, J. Dalbreus, Donald de Lue, Wojciech Kossak, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Jo Powell, Bradley Jones, Jerome Ferretti, T. Faed, Dave McGary and an attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock oil painting. Also of note:  Inuit and native Canadian sculptures; a 19th c. Viennese tall case clock; 20th c. furniture; autographs by Muhammed Ali, George Tooker, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and a Calvin Coolidge authograped banjo; oriental rugs including several semi-antique Sarouks;  Herend porcelain and fine jewelry.

The August 24th auction features an impressive collection of 20th Century Design, showcasing fine examples of art glass, furniture, and metalwork. Highlights include pottery by Brother Thomas Bezanson, pieces from the collection of Nobel Prize-winning biochemist George Wald, Pablo Picasso ceramics, an original Jean-Michel Frank armchair, and a rare sculpture by Ursula von Rydingsvard.

Preview Times
Tuesday, August 22, 12PM – 5PM
Wednesday, August 23, 12PM – 8PM
Thursday, August 24, 9AM – 11AM

Contact Us
508-970-3253
20thcentury@skinnerinc.com

Scandinavian Design. Post War & Contemporary Art. Mid-Century Modern. Rock Ephemera. In an unreserved auction, the high bid, whatever it might be, wins the day.

Explore an exciting collection of diamond engagement rings, weddings bands and fine estate jewelry. Special preview available at the Baltimore Antique and Jewelry Show, Booth 1606 August 24-27.

Our September auction features choice coin-operated machines, toys and vintage advertising. Over 250 vintage machines in a wide variety of categories will go on the block, including vending, slots & gambling, vintage arcade machines, and more. Vintage advertising items including posters, lithographs, and trade signs will also be going up for sale. The auction will be rounded out by a selection of quality vintage toys and general antiques,

This auction will be held in our Chicago office.

Preview: 
Saturday, September 9 | 10am – 3pm 
Sunday, September 10 | 12pm – 4pm 
Monday, September 11 | 10am – 5pm 
Tuesday, September 12 | 10am – 5pm

Session I of the eleventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction will be held on Friday, September 15th (12:00 PM MDT) at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming. Session I features lots 1-137. A smaller sale of well-curated lots, Session I features work by established Jackson-based artists, decorative contemporary pieces, and small works by western masters - all at a desirable price point, perfect for the emerging collector.

The Session I auction preview will take place on Thursday Septemebr 14th from 10am to 7pm in the Black Box Theater at the Center for the Arts (265 S Cache St, Jackson WY 83001).

Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. The JHAA is a signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival and attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. With locations in Scottsdale, AZ, Jackson Hole, WY, Santa Fe, NM and New York, the auction principals, Trailside Galleries and Gerald Peters Gallery, bring over 100 years of combined experience and expertise to the event.