bronzes

A diminutive 19C Italian bronze table top fountain was discovered by auctioneer Deba Gray earlier this year in a lush but overgrown garden where it had been ensconced for more than 80 years.  In remarkably good condition coated with a rich green patina, the little fountain which measures just 10.5 inches high by 9.5 inches wide was modeled after the stunning Fontana Delle Tartarughe in the Piazza Mattei in Rome.  This show-stoppingly beautiful 16C fountain was designed by Rome’s foremost ...

CLEVELAND - Gray's Auctioneers' sale on Wednesday, May 25, will feature fine works of art, decorative arts and furniture - and many of the lots have been donated to benefit the Cleveland Play House, America's first regional theater, founded in 1915. Highlights of the 341-lot auction include a magnificent Tree of Life Persian rug, a Clement Meadmore artist's proof bronze, a Dominick Labino glass sculpture and a Marc Chagall limited-edition signed lithograph. "The Cleveland Play House is like ...

  400 lots including listed fine art, large collection of fine handmade carpets, single owner collection of American, English, and Continental antiques; Midcentury Modern including Antonio Cittero, Robsjohn Gibbings, Aldo Tura, Holly Hunt; Georg Jensen.  LARCHMONT, NY, April 14, 2011 . On Sunday, April 17th at 12:00 Noon, Clarke Auction will sell 400 lots drawn from estates on Central Park West and Sutton Place and from Great Neck, Scarsdale, Greenwich, and Brooklyn Heights.  Fine Art ...

Fine Art by Istvan Pekary, Avni Arbas, Komar & Melamid, Neil Williams, CS Price; French 18th C. and Empire; English Regency; Period American Antiques; Baccarat and Art Deco Chandeliers; Midcentury Modern by Sarfatti etc., Christofle Sterling etc. On Sunday, December 5th at 2:00 pm, Clarke Auction's Holiday Sale will feature 400+ lots drawn from estates on Sutton Place, Park Avenue, and Gramercy Park as well as Larchmont, Princeton, Scarsdale and Greenwich estates. Antique highlights ...

After 12 successful years at its previous location, Clarke Auction began a new era at its just-opened gallery on Boston Post Road in the Village of Larchmont, Westchester County, New York. Founder and Owner Ronan Clarke celebrated the milestone with an opening reception attended by over 700 guests, followed by another first for the company, back-to-back auctions on Sunday and Monday, September 12th and 13th. "We've just officially moved into the new building and wanted a bit of a splash," ...

Christie’s announced that it has been entrusted with the sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection on September 16 as part of Christie’s Fall Asian Art Week. This collection of approximately 120 lots valued in excess of $15 million will be led by a very rare and important archaic bronze ritual tripod food vessel, 'Li', from the late Shang dynasty, 12th century BC. Theow H. Tow, Honorary Chairman of Asia and Deputy Chairman of Americas, said: “Anthony Hardy has ...

After 40 years of operating one of New York City’s finest antique lighting shops, Ned Kell and Buddy McCarthy, the venerable owners of Treasures and Trifles, have retired.  On Monday evening, April 26th, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers will conduct the Treasures and Trifles Auction, featuring the entire contents of the Bleecker Street, New York Gallery.  The auction, to be held at Grogan & Company’s Dedham Gallery,  will be comprised of over 300 lots including an ...