DALLAS, TX.- Nearly 1,500 lots of fine art, furniture, art glass, and silver smalls from America, Europe and Asia will cross the block Feb. 21-22 in
Heritage Auctions' Fine & Decorative Arts Including Estates Auction in Dallas. The two-day event includes a pair of Paris Porcelain Vases, circa 1855 (est. $30,000) and nearly 200 lots of Asian Art, such as a monumental Chinese Cloisonné Jardinière with Gilt Bronze Mounts (est. $25,000+).
"There are phenomenal lots throughout this sale which are sure to entice both collectors and decorators," said Karen Rigdon, Director of Silver & Decorative Arts at Heritage. "The beauty and diversity of this auction has been a draw for many."
A rare and highly-detailed Three-piece Raingo Freres Gilt Bronze and Blanc de Chine Clock Garniture set, circa 1870-1880, represents a fine Parisian representation of Guanyin, the east Asian deity of mercy (est. $20,000), and a Henry Dasson Bisque Porcelain Center Bowl with Gilt Center Bronze Mounts, is dated to 1889, (est. $5,000+). A Pair of Baccarat Chandeliers, (est. $15,000+) are each 36 inches high.
Fine furnishings span a Jacob Freres Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Secretary Bookcase, circa 1800 (est. $15,000+), to a Neoclassical Malachite, Gilt and Silvered Bronze Table (est. $12,000+) and a Three-piece Gustavian Upholstered, Painted and Gilt Wood Salon set, circa early 19th century (est. $10,000+), and a French Régence-Style Kingwood And Gilt Bronze Tall Case Clock After Charles Cressent, circa 1885 (est. $10,000+).
A large and diverse selection of silver spans 200 years and all price points and includes an eight-piece Viennese Tea and Coffee Service, circa 1930 (est. $7,000+), and an Australian Silver and Emu Egg Presentation Box (est. $6,000+). Among the nearly 200 lots of silver smalls includes one of two lots of Margot de Taxco Mexican Silver and Yellow Enamel Jewelry Suite (est. $1,500), a Miniature Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh, circa 1900 (est. $1,000+) and a large selection of silver match safes, led by an American Silver and Silver Gilt Match Safe decorated with a chased repousse depiction of a Native American Indian in full headdress, circa 1900, (est. $700).
American art offerings include The Star, 1918, a elegant attenuated bronze figure by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth features markings from The Gorham Company, Bronze Division (est. $8,000+) and Seven Sketches, 1950, by Milton Avery (est. $2,500+).
An extensive selection of Texas art includes Buffalo, 1933, by A.D. Greer (est. $4,000+), Edward "Buck" Schiwetz's Where LaSalle Landed, 1953 (est. $3,000+) and Bluebonnet Trails of Texas by William A. Slaughter (est. $2,000+), in addition to Porfirio Salinas' The Bullfighter (est. $12,000+).
Artworks from the private estate of Ruth Carter Stevenson to support the Amon Carter Museum are among the auction's nearly 1,500 lots, including a bronze sculpture by Dimitri Hadzi (est. $3,000+), Blossoming Bough, circa 1895, by Willard Leroy Metcalf (est. $3,000+), and Fate, 1958, a bronze by Mario Negri (est. $3,000+).
Post-war and contemporary art selections include Mark Kostabi's HDTV (High Definition Television), 1989 (est. $6,000+), artworks by Carlos Mérida (est. $6,000+), a Marilyn Invitation (Castelli Gallery), 1981, screenprint by Andy Warhol (est. $3,000+) and a lithograph of Le Mangeur de Foudre I, 1973, by Joan Miró (est. $4,000+). Mimesis CIV, 2008, by Robert Kelly (est. $5,000+) and My Little House at the Sea, 1989, by David Hockney (est. $3,000+) are also on offer.
The auction also offers a selection of modern and contemporary artworks sold on behalf of the Prop Foundation of Missoula, Montana to support their charities, including Figure, 1980, a collage on wood by Robert Arthur Goodnough (est. $3,000+), Untitled (#373), 1989, by Robin Utterback (est. $2,000+), and Mantis, 1979, by Lucio Pozzi (est. $1,200+).
An offering of collectibles relating to Automobilia includes a French Goodrich Tires Double-sided Enamel Sign, circa 1930s (est. $2,000+), by Geo Hamm and an American Bosch Porcelain Double-sided Sales & Service Sign (est. $2,000+) in addition to a selection of rare racing posters and memorabilia.
Additional highlights include, but are not limited to:
A Large, Apulian Red-Figure Amphora vase, circa 320-300 B.C. and associated with the Stroke-on-Kent and Kantharos Groups (est. $10,000+).
A Framed Italian Micro Mosaic Plaque (est. $10,000+).
Coast Cedars, 1915, by Margaret Jordan Patterson (est. $2,500+).