BOSTON, MASS.- Invaluable and Link Auction Galleries, a new auction gallery located in St. Louis, MO, today announced a new partnership to provide online bidding on Link Auction Galleries sales. The first Link Auction Galleries sale to be promoted through Invaluable is the companys inaugural Summer Gallery auction, taking place on July 12 and 13, 2014.
Were pleased to be offering online bidding on Link Auction Galleries inaugural auction sale and helping them bring their incredible selection of merchandise to our user base of buyers and collectors worldwide, said Rob Weisberg, Invaluable CEO. From noteworthy American Art to an amazing collection of Native American pottery and Asian antiques, we know Invaluable bidders will be excited to participate in Links Summer Gallery auction.
The two-day auction will kick off on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 10:00am CST. The first day of the sale will feature a wide selection of American Art, including oil painting Sage Brush in Bloom by Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952), oil painting Pines by the Lake by Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), watercolor Figures at Shore by Dean Mitchell (b. 1957) and a signed lithograph of New England Farm by Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). The first day of the sale will also feature three Joseph Paul Vorst (1897-1947) paintings from a private collection that will be offered at auction for the first time in their history, including Drought, Southern Mississippi and Animated street scene. Additional lots of note include a Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp and a Tiffany Studios Acorn Table Lamp, as well as a Steinway Piano and Bench.
The sale will continue on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 10:00am CST, featuring toys and collectibles, oriental carpets, Asian antiques, pottery and sculpture. Noteworthy lots include a storyteller figure accompanied by six individual figurines by Helen Cordero (1915-1994), Asian antiques including a Chinese Ming Bronze of a Daoist Figure and a Chinese Ming Bronze Guanyin Figural Group, and oriental rugs including an Antique Serapi Room Rug and an Antique Persian Serapi Palace Carpet.
Were thrilled to be offering online bidding on our Summer Gallery sale through Invaluable, said Susan Kime, president of Link Auction Galleries. We have great experience working in the St. Louis auction industry, and were excited to expand the reach of our inaugural sale to bidders around the world.
In addition to live online bidding through Invaluable, floor, absentee and telephone bidding will be available during both days of Link Auction Galleries Summer Gallery sale.