Clarke Auction - Fine Art, Antiques, Midcentury Modern, Silver. Monday July 11th at 6:00 PM

    LARCHMONT, NY, July 08, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The July 11th auction will consist of over 400 lots from estates in the greater New York area including a 510 Park Avenue apartment designed by Karl Springer, also East 58th St. and East Village apartments, Manhattan; plus homes in Larchmont, Scarsdale and Rye, NY, and Greenwich and Stamford, CT.

FINE ART in this auction includes 2 Old Master O/C landscapes, American works by William Glackens, Victor C. Anderson, Alson Clark, Isaac Holtz, 5 works by Eugene Speicher, 3 acrylics by George Green, and others; European works by George Lucas, Constant Troyon, Luigi Amato, 2 Dutch Old Masters on panel, and others; Bronzes by Du Passage, Moreau, and others. Also, Friz Weissgerber "Big Ball" midcentury sculpture, Asian watercolors and prints, Renoir etching, framed miniatures, K.P.M. style plaques, sculptures and more.

DECORATIVE ARTS highlights include an Asian silver and enameled signed lidded container, 50" possibly Springer sawtooth on stand, magnificent pair of ivory emperor & empress figures, 9 piece carved ivory German musician figures, beautiful large working music box with inlaid mother-of-pearl case, Vargues et Laval bronze clock with porcelain flowers, 6 arm Muller Freres Art Deco iron chandelier with 6 signed art glass shades, circa 1950 clock with porcelain plaques, vintage bird cage automaton / music box, vintage perfumes and perfume bottles including Lalique. Also, Steuben and Baccarat glass, Rosenthal porcelain service, Chinese Famille Rose vase, pair of Murano vases, Durand vase, Arts & Crafts pottery, Hawkes crystal stemware and more.

MIDCENTURY MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY includes a rare set of 8 Karl Springer parchment arm chairs, 6 possibly Dunbar black lacquer chairs, 6 Paul McCobb chairs, Springer brass, Lucite and leather bench, pair of Parzinger style giltwood mirrors, signed Widdicomb cabinet, pair of chrome andirons, skyscraper style gilt metal etagere, possibly Mastercraft gilt metal server, Evans? Fliptop burlwood game table and blanket chest, Les Prismatiques glass and brass end table, aluminum Evans style coffee tables, 80" Arteluce style lamp, DUX dining table and chairs, and more.

ANTIQUES being sold July 11th consist of a Dutch marquetry inlaid china cabinet, two 19th century slant front desks, 18th century Louis XVI commode, 19th century Louis XVI marbletop corner cabinet, 19th century inlaid demilune commode, pair of Chinese chairs with stone inserts, Neoclassical high back loveseat, Empire style decorated marbletop servers, inlaid marbletop secretaire abatant, 18th century continental vitrine, Stickley Brothers oak Mission bookcase, antique Adams style bench, small Italian 18th century kneeler, lacquered & decorated Carlton House style desk, signed Baker Asian style coffee table and 4 red lacquer bamboo form Signed Baker chairs, and more.

STERLING AND SILVER LOTS include sterling by Tiffany, Buccellati, Gorham, Black Starr Gorham, Wallace, Crichton, Frank M. Whiting & Co., 7 piece boxed set of sterling vanity items, Irish style sterling pedestal bowl, set of 6 sterling Kiddish cups, sterling tea set, flatware sets and more; also, Asian silver and enameled signed lidded container, several lots of .800 silver including set of twelve 7" plates, 4 spectacular Sheffield silverplate tazzas with cut crystal tops.

ESTATE JEWELRY includes 3 micro mosaic stick pins, 17 jewel 14K gold Waltham pocket watch, set of 3 gold and gold-filled pocket watches, 2 woman's watches (1 platinum, other 14K gold), and a 5 piece lot of 14K gold and coral jewelry.

Owner Ronan Clarke commented on this sale: "I thought our last 4 sales - being the best in the last 10 years - would be hard to surpass, however, just for the sheer diversity and rarity of the Midcentury and the quality of the fine art, this sale promises to be, once again, a not-to-be-missed sale."

Onsite Previews will be held Saturday, Sunday, and Monday June 9, 10 and 11 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm at 2372 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Clarke's full catalogue can be viewed at www.ClarkeNY.com

Auction: Monday, July 11, 2011 at 6:00 PM.

Clarke Auction of Larchmont, Westchester's Premier Auction, conducts monthly catalogued sales featuring distinctive fine and decorative arts, antiques, exceptional furniture, oriental rugs, sterling silver and mid-century modern. For further information, please contact us at (914)833-8336 or [email protected].

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