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VOL. 44, NO. 44 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Rainbow Selection Of Fancy Colored Diamonds, Fine Art Collection Headline Morphy’s Auction spectacular array of colored diamonds and a fresh collection of fine artworks assembled in the 1950s and 1960s top the long list of highlights in Morphy Auctions’ upcoming Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, Fine & Decorative Art sale. In all, 1,200 lots will be offered. Day one will glitter with a first-class selection of jewelry, precious coins and silver, starting with 100 coin lots from the Pennsylvania Treasury’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property. “This is our third consignment of valuables from the Commonwealth’s vaults, and the quality continues to amaze me,” said Morphy Auctions CEO Dan Morphy. “In addition to silver dollars, we’ll be auctioning 5-, 10-, and 20-dollar gold pieces, plus a variety of fine jewelry. This arrangement has worked out so well for both sides that the Pennsylvania Treasury has chosen
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Platinum ring with 20K gold mounting containing 5.16ct pear-shaped fancy deep grayish yellowish green GIA certified natural-colored diamond. Surrounded by 26 round pink diamonds weighing approximately .14ct tw, 18 round blue diamonds weighing approximately .74 ct tw, 65 round white diamonds weighing approximately, .77 ct and two vivid orange yellow pear-shape natural colored diamonds weighing approximately .60 and .67 cts each. Est. $150,000-$180,000. Morphy Auctions image.
and a ring featuring a 1.02 carat fancy puplish-pink cushion-shape diamond, Si1, estimated at $60,000-$70,000. Many highly regarded mid-century American artists are represented in the fine art collection to be auctioned in the Saturday session. The collection descended through a New Jersey family and has remained intact ever since, making it a particularly fresh and desirable offering. One of the top prizes is a Grandma Moses (American, 1860Amphora “Fates” vase, 17 inches 1961) oil on board titled “First tall. Est. $15,000-$25,000. Morphy Snow,” which the consignor’s parAuctions image.
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retains its original artist’s label and inventory number on verso. The 8-by-13-inch work is a classic Grandma Moses winter landscape and is illustrated in Otto Kallir’s 1974 reference titled “Grandma Moses.” Estimate: $18,000-$22,000. Also from the New Jersey colQuezal Jack in the Pulpit lection is a 24-by-30-inch oil on Signed 13 1/2 inches, double pulledmasonite by Theodoros Stamos vase, feather decor. Est. $12,500-$15,000. (American, 1922-1997). “Stamos Morphy Auctions image. was a member of the art collective known as ‘the irascibles,’” said Pa., Morphy said. More than 100 art glass lots Patrick Orbe, head of Morphy’s Fine Art division. “They were real- will be sold, including a 15-inch ly the founders of the New York Quezal Jack-in-the-Pulpit vase abstract expressionist movement.” with stunning gold luster. The Titled “The Lamplighter,” the circa-1915 vase is estimated at painting is signed and dated 1945. $12,500-$15,000. The peerless Estimate: $15,000-$18,000. A Moses Soyer (American, 1899-1974) oil painting in the November auction measures 25 by 18-1/4 inches and is titled “Four Dancers.” It was purchased directly from the artist’s studio in 1961 and is expected to realize $6,000-$8,000. Joseph Stella’s (American, 18771946) 18-by-24-inch pastel titled “Tropical Plants” is estimated at $8,000-$12,000. The decorative art section includes some unusual pieces, such as a circa-1905 metamorphic brass and marble butterfly by Carl Kauba (Austrian, 1865-1922). Quintessentially Breitling men’s 1884 chronograph watch Art Nouveau, the butterfly with diamond bezel and diamond numslowly opens its filigreed, bers. Est. $6,000-$8,000. Morphy translucent enamel wings to Auctions image. reveal a nude woman. quality of Tiffany is seen in an 8Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. A grouping of 20+ stained inch, circa-1900 Blue Nash vase glass windows includes a double- with pulled-feather decoration hung, stained and leaded glass and strong purple and yellow window commissioned around colors. Estimate: $5,000-$7,000. Amphora collectors will be 1897 by a man named George Crane. It came from an old house pleased to know that Morphy’s is on West Main Street in Mountville, (Continued on page 2)
to continue its arrangement with Morphy’s next year.” More than 100 lots of silver wares will follow the Treasury goods. The grouping includes teapots; candlesticks; a 48-piece Tiffany sterling flatware service, estimated at $2,000-$3,000; and a six-piece Mexican silver tea and coffee set, est. $3,000-$4,000. An S. Kirk & Son sterling pedestal centerpiece is estimated at $3,500-$5,500. Next up will be a 300-lot selection of fine jewelry and timepieces. Metamorphic brass and marble Men’s watches are led by an 18K butterfly, 9 1/2 inches, by Carl gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual, est. Kauba (Austrian, 1865-1922), $6,000-$8,000; and a Brietling translucent enamel wings, copy- two-tone model with diamond right 1905. Est. $10,000-$20,000. bezel, est. $6,000-$8,000. Morphy Auctions image. Of the jewelry lots featuring GIA-certified natural-colored diamonds, several are expected to bring six-figure prices, including a 20K gold ring with a 5.16 carat pear-shape fancy gray, yellow and green diamond surrounded by 26 round pink diamonds weighing 1.5 carats and 18 round blue diamonds weighing .75 carats. The highest-estimated jewelry Roseville Della Robbia vase, 14-1/2 lot is a platinum ring set with a inches tall. Est. $7,000-$9,000. 2.16 carat fancy gray-blue oval- Morphy Auctions image. shape diamond and surrounded by 25 pink diamonds weighing 1.2 carats. The center diamond is graded Si1 for clarity, and the ring is estimated at $175,000-$200,000. A 5.06 carat cushion-shape loose diamond, VS2, color G, is entered with a $90,000-$110,000 estimate. Other exciting diamond lots include an 18K gold ring with 1.06 carat vivid yelloworange oval diaSmall (6-3/4-inch) Tiffany Blue mond, Si1, color G, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma Moses) oil on board titled John Martin Tracy (American, 1843-1893), “Dog Talk,” signed Nash vase, circa 1900. Est. $5,000- estimated at “First Snow,” 8 by 13 inches, signed lower right. Est. $18,000- oil on canvas, 24 by 36 inches. Est. $125,000-$150,000. Morphy $7,000. Morphy Auctions image. $22,000-$25,000; $22,000. Morphy Auctions image. Auctions image.