October Gallery Auction Friday 10/20/2023
Auction Details
Lot Highlights
A Chinese Olive Form Guan Type Celadon Vase.
A Chinese Olive Form Guan Type Celadon Vase. with Wooden Box. {Height 17 inches (43.6cm)}. Provenance: Lot 18, Bonhams Australia, August 2022. Condition: Hairlines. Ask the Asian Art Department for more information.
Estimate: $6000 - $8000
Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti 18k Yellow Gold Heart Necklace.
Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti 18k Yellow Gold Heart Necklace.
Estimate: $400 - $600
American Thauvet Besley Marked Sterling Silver Teapot.
American Thauvet Besley Marked Sterling Silver Teapot. With wood handle, 'KMF(?)' monogram to side and 'FEB 28th 1904' inscribed opposite. 'TB crown' mark repeated twice, later inscribed with 'BCM' 'DDT' 'K Baldwin 1876' all to the underside. Circa 1730. {Approximate dimensions: 6 1/2 high x 7 3/4 long x 5 inches wide.}. Condition: Some surface wear and tarnish throughout. Rubbing to marks and inscriptions. Handle with later screw and apparent repair.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500
DONG KINGMAN (Chinese/American, 1911-2000), Washington Park Scene
DONG KINGMAN (Chinese/American, 1911-2000), Washington Park Scene, watercolor on paper, (approximate dimensions - sheet (sight): 13 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches); signed lower right. Provenance: Vera Jones J. Bright, a former prominent figure in the Berkeley, CA community and proprietor of an art gallery in San Francisco, established the Vera Jones Bright Gallery in 1928. She concluded her career in 1944. The gallery was located at 165 Post St. in San Francisco, CA, where Kingman hosted his first solo exhibition. This artwork has remained within Bright’s family. Condition: Toning to sheet. Not examined out of frame. Overall, in good condition. Notes: Frame has wear, approximate dimensions - frame: 23 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500