On May 22nd and May 23rd, Jackson’s
International proved once again why they continue to be an auction house of
choice for buyers and sellers worldwide.
With over 1,000 choice lots to pick from and buyers participating from
over 50 countries across the globe, the sale touting “World Treasures” in
Russian, Asian, European and American Fine Art lived up to its name totaling
over 2 million dollars in sales.
This sale featured collections belonging to two fantastic
collectors that Jackson’s buyers are perhaps familiar with – Dr. James F.
Cooper and Dr. John E. Sinsky. Jackson’s
was honored to offer a portion of the Dr. James F. Cooper Lifetime Collection
of Imperial Russian Treasures in May of
2010. After falling ill and passing away
suddenly, Jackson’s handled the portion of the collection that Dr. Cooper had
held back for his own enjoyment. Also
featured in this sale was the second portion of the Dr. John Sinsky collection
of Imperial Russian art.
With two great collections to pull from, the sale began with
Russian Arts, starting with a collection of Faberge including a clock, picture
frame, silver tray, cigarette case and other items. A pair of Russian icons depicting the Mother
of God and Christ, circa 1800, sold for $52,800.00 to a collector in Omaha
after much heated bidding on the phone, including three lines out to Moscow. Another nice Palekh school icon of St. George
also sold for over $50,000.00.
The sale also featured an impressive collection of European arts,
including a nicely carved Gothic Pieta, circa 1470. The carving measured 27.5 inches and sold for
$36,000.00 to a buyer in Miami, Florida.
A large Neo-Byzantine gilt bronze altar triptych, Austrian and from the
19th century saw lots of action and sold over its estimate of
$4,000-$7,000 crossing the block at $13,800.00 and finally selling to a buyer
in London after competing with an aggressive internet bidder. A nice alabaster carving of Joan of Arc with
matching pedestal sold for $8,400.00 to a collector in Texas.
After moving through some nice ivories, art bronzes and other
carvings, next up was a collection of paintings including a Heinz Heim
depiction of “The Cloister Soup”
which sold to a buyer in the Ukraine for $27,600.00 and an Antonio Gisbert oil
on wood panel painting entitled “Love
Song” which sold for $14,400.00.
Other paintings of note include a Jusepe Ribera oil on canvas depicting
Saint Jerome which sold for $10,800.00 to a buyer in Spain and an oil on canvas
of Jesus au Tombeau from the studio
of French painter Jean-Jacques Henner which sold for $7,200.00 against a
$2,500-$3,500 pre-sale auction estimate. Also selling was an amazing depiction of the
Tribune Room in the Uffizi Palace done in watercolor by Jean Baptiste Fortune
de Fournier. This sizable watercolor
sold for $12,000.00 and will be going to a buyer in Paris.
American paintings were represented by a quintessential Marvin
Cone painting entitled River Hills
and dated 1945. The oil on canvas board
painting measured 13 inches x 20 inches was received by the owner as a wedding
gift from the artist in 1946. With
twelve phone bidders on line, it took some time to work through the bidding,
but the painting finally sold to for $174,000.00. Enough to pay for several weddings!
There were also two works by Cone’s well-known colleague, Grant
Wood, being offered on this sale including an early fall landscape which sold
for $62,400.00 and an interesting wrought iron candle stand lamp designed by
Wood which sold to a private institution for $3,360.00.
Day one ended with some more Russian arts including a fascinating
cache of personal icons and other related materials from the family of General
Vsevolod Victorovich Sakharov, former general of Turkistan (1905-1906). This interesting group was composed of six
icons, a hand painted coat of arms, a letter from the Russian Diplomatic
Mission of Constantinople and several other items. This fantastic grouping sold for $6,600.00 to
a buyer in New York.
Day two opened with some impressive art glass pieces, including
pieces by Tiffany, Daum Nancy, Galle, Muller & Co. and Baccarat. This grouping was followed by more European
works including some interesting furniture pieces including an Italian
Renaissance carved marble and Pietra Dura center table that sold for $15,600.00
to a Floridian followed by a Milanese ebony veneered and ivory inlaid papeleira
on stand in the manner of Ferdinando Poglaini which sold for $8,400.00.
Next to cross the block was an interesting collection of European
ivory, including two interesting German lots that included a group of
sterling-gilt, ivory and gemstone mounted knights and a silver mounted lidded
stein, bringing in $3,600.00 collectively.
Day two of the auction also featured a small, but nice, collection
of furniture. Pieces of note include a
French Louis XVI style parquetry mahogany and satin wood vide poche selling for
$3,120.00, a Biedermeier walnut, ebonized and gilt bronze four door bookcase
which sold for $4,800.00 and a English Regency period rosewood and satinwood
inlaid tilt top breakfast table selling for $2,160.00.
Next to sell were some very impressive silver and European art
pieces including works by Tiffany, KPM, Limoges, Sevres and Meissen. Two pieces of note include a French
Renaissance style Limoges enameled wood casket from the 19th
century. The ebonized wood casket with
twist carved columnar supports contained ten Limoges enameled portrait plaques
of European Renaissance territorial rulers and military leaders. The piece sold for $36,000.00 to a Canadian
buyer. Also selling was an interesting
Continental enameled silver gem set and internal diorama casket, 19th
century, in the manner of Boucheron, while only 5.75 inches sold to a collector
in Massachusetts for $16,800.00.
The sale featured several Napoleonic items, including a French
bronze bust, a gilt bronze and marble mounted figure of Napoleon, a gilt bronze
and marble French plaque of Napoleon and Josephine, a Sevres style hand painted
plate, a gilt bronze and marble inkstand, a pair of ivory portraits, a pair of
bronze figures and many other items.
Together, this interesting collection sold across the globe for over
$11,000.00.
After European works, the sale concluded with an array of Asian
items including several carved rhinoceros libation cups, carved jade and
spectacular ivory pieces. Starting the
Asian lots was a diminutive carved rhinoceros horn libation cup from the Qing
dynasty. While only measuring 4 inches in
height, this piece sold for just under $20,000.00. One of the more interesting Asian pieces was
a Japanese rock crystal and Shibayama carved ivory model of a temple lion from
the Meiji period which was inlaid with pearl and coral and sold for $12,000.00
to a buyer in the Yucatan.
Asian porcelain was also represented with one piece of note being
a fine Chinese Ming yellow glazed dish with a Hongzhi mark and of the
period. Measuring 6.75 inches in
diameter, the piece which came from a private Midwestern estate, sold for
$12,000.00 to a collector in Illinois.
Another interesting piece to sell was a Chinese doucai and blue ground
porcelain rouleau vase which sold for $4,800.00 against a conservative
$500-$750 pre-sale auction estimate.
To view the
entire illustrated catalog online, along with corresponding sales results or to
view any of Jackson’s past sales with results, log on at jacksonsauction.com
and click on “Search Past Auctions.”
Jackson’s International is now turning their
attention to their upcoming Fall Sales, with their next International Fine Art
sale of World Treasures scheduled for November 13th and 14th,
2012. Jackson’s will be accepting
consignments for this sale through September 1st. If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact our consignment department at consignments@jacksonsauction.com.