Sundial, Calendar at Bruneau & Co.’s Fine Art

Categories: Auctions & Prices|Published On: June 30, 2017|Views: 25|

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A men’s Patek Philippe platinum perpetual calendar chronograph watch, a large neoclassical bronze sundial sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd (Am., 1878-1939), and an Expressionist rendition of the Pieta by modern artist Jurij Solovij (Am./Ukraine, 1921-2007) will all be part of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Fine Art & Jewelry Auction on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

The 352-lot sale, starting at 12 PM ET, will be held live in Bruneau & Co.’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, as well as online, via Bidlive.Bruneauandco.com, Invaluable.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, and Bidsquare.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. It will be preceded at 10 AM by an over 150 lot live-only DiscoverIt sale (no online bidding).

Categories will include fine art, decorative art, Asian art, sterling silver, cars and motorcycles. “It will be our usual eclectic mix of merchandise,” said Travis Landry, Bruneau & Co. specialist and auctioneer. “It was great to be able to put together a broad selection of modern and contemporary art. Bidders will find interest in exciting works by artists such as Jurij Solovij and Gam Klutier.”

Kevin Bruneau, company president and auctioneer, was equally excited about the fine group of watches in the sale. “After being able to handle a family’s fine art collection out of Westport, Massachusetts that we sold this past March, we’re proud to offer such a wonderful collection of wristwatches from the same estate,” he said. “The Patek Philippe chronograph is simply superb.”

The Patek Philippe watch is, in fact, the auction’s expected top lot, with a starting bid of $35,000 and a pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$100,000. The chronograph, made in Switzerland circa 2000, features registers, 24-hour and leap-year indication with moon phases crafted by Patek Philippe. It’s powered by a 24-jewel movement and has the original presentation box and a leather band. The fine and large rendition of the Pieta by Jurij Solovij is impressive, at 68-1/4 inches by 48-1/4 inches (in the frame 74 inches by 54 inches). The signed and dated (1964) painting depicts an unidentifiable mother and child with loose form in a disquieting color palette meant to symbolize the suffering of all mothers and children throughout the Ukrainian Diaspora (est. $2,000-$3,000).

The neoclassical bronze sundial sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd is also large and depicts three male figures holding laurel garland, encircling a Corinthian-style column with an acanthus leaf base. The figures represent the three stages of a man’s life – boyhood to adulthood. The work is artist signed, marked (“Roman Bronze Works, N.Y.”) and is dated 1910 (est. $10,000-$15,000). A welded steel rolling sculpture by the contemporary Dutch-Peruvian artist Gam Klutier (b. 1946), as part of his “Riders” series, carries a starting bid of $400 and an estimate of $800-$1,200. The balanced sculpture was formed with a large fin painted pink and white, bringing to mind a cockatoo. Klutier was greatly influenced by the famous mobile artist Alexander Calder.

Headlining the ladies’ jewelry category is a 5.99-carat diamond engagement ring. The platinum four-prong set solitaire ring consists of one prong-set 4.92-carat emerald cut diamond, graded SI-1 for clarity and E-F for color, flanked by two bar-set baguette cut diamond shoulders (1.07 ct., VS1/VS2 clarity, F-G color). The size 7-1/2 ring should slip on a new finger for $30,000-$50,000.

Previews will be held on Thursday, July 20, from 9 AM to 5 PM; Friday, July 21, from 12 PM to 9 PM; and on Saturday, July 22, the date of auction, from 8 AM until the start of sale at 12 PM ET.

Sundial, Calendar at Bruneau & Co.’s Fine Art

Categories: Auctions & Prices|Published On: June 30, 2017|Views: 25|

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A men’s Patek Philippe platinum perpetual calendar chronograph watch, a large neoclassical bronze sundial sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd (Am., 1878-1939), and an Expressionist rendition of the Pieta by modern artist Jurij Solovij (Am./Ukraine, 1921-2007) will all be part of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Fine Art & Jewelry Auction on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

The 352-lot sale, starting at 12 PM ET, will be held live in Bruneau & Co.’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, as well as online, via Bidlive.Bruneauandco.com, Invaluable.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, and Bidsquare.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. It will be preceded at 10 AM by an over 150 lot live-only DiscoverIt sale (no online bidding).

Categories will include fine art, decorative art, Asian art, sterling silver, cars and motorcycles. “It will be our usual eclectic mix of merchandise,” said Travis Landry, Bruneau & Co. specialist and auctioneer. “It was great to be able to put together a broad selection of modern and contemporary art. Bidders will find interest in exciting works by artists such as Jurij Solovij and Gam Klutier.”

Kevin Bruneau, company president and auctioneer, was equally excited about the fine group of watches in the sale. “After being able to handle a family’s fine art collection out of Westport, Massachusetts that we sold this past March, we’re proud to offer such a wonderful collection of wristwatches from the same estate,” he said. “The Patek Philippe chronograph is simply superb.”

The Patek Philippe watch is, in fact, the auction’s expected top lot, with a starting bid of $35,000 and a pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$100,000. The chronograph, made in Switzerland circa 2000, features registers, 24-hour and leap-year indication with moon phases crafted by Patek Philippe. It’s powered by a 24-jewel movement and has the original presentation box and a leather band. The fine and large rendition of the Pieta by Jurij Solovij is impressive, at 68-1/4 inches by 48-1/4 inches (in the frame 74 inches by 54 inches). The signed and dated (1964) painting depicts an unidentifiable mother and child with loose form in a disquieting color palette meant to symbolize the suffering of all mothers and children throughout the Ukrainian Diaspora (est. $2,000-$3,000).

The neoclassical bronze sundial sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd is also large and depicts three male figures holding laurel garland, encircling a Corinthian-style column with an acanthus leaf base. The figures represent the three stages of a man’s life – boyhood to adulthood. The work is artist signed, marked (“Roman Bronze Works, N.Y.”) and is dated 1910 (est. $10,000-$15,000). A welded steel rolling sculpture by the contemporary Dutch-Peruvian artist Gam Klutier (b. 1946), as part of his “Riders” series, carries a starting bid of $400 and an estimate of $800-$1,200. The balanced sculpture was formed with a large fin painted pink and white, bringing to mind a cockatoo. Klutier was greatly influenced by the famous mobile artist Alexander Calder.

Headlining the ladies’ jewelry category is a 5.99-carat diamond engagement ring. The platinum four-prong set solitaire ring consists of one prong-set 4.92-carat emerald cut diamond, graded SI-1 for clarity and E-F for color, flanked by two bar-set baguette cut diamond shoulders (1.07 ct., VS1/VS2 clarity, F-G color). The size 7-1/2 ring should slip on a new finger for $30,000-$50,000.

Previews will be held on Thursday, July 20, from 9 AM to 5 PM; Friday, July 21, from 12 PM to 9 PM; and on Saturday, July 22, the date of auction, from 8 AM until the start of sale at 12 PM ET.