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Please join us June
14-16, 2014 for our Jubilant June 3-Day Auction Including Property from the Honolulu Museum of Art, the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection (Chicago, IL), the Gerber Estate (Reno, NV) plus other Collections, Estates and Institutions throughout the Western United States
Since 2001, Clars Auction Gallery has sold more than $130 million of Fine Art, Furnishings, Jewelry, Vehicles and Collectibles! The May Auction was the highest grossing sale in Clars’ 42 year history! We wish to thank our Buyers and Consignors, as well as our exemplary staff, for making this possible!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 14th -15th at 9:30 a.m. MONDAY JUNE 16TH at 1:30 p.m. Previews: Friday June 13th 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday & Sunday beginning at 9 a.m., Monday starting at 1 p.m. or by appointment the week before the auction. The offline lots, formerly offered late Saturday, will now be auctioned on Monday
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Upcoming Auctions 2014: July 12-14 August 9-11 September 13-15 October 11-13 November 15-17 December 13-15
Robert Wood (American, 1889-1979), “Sierra Nevadas, Near Donner Pass, Ponderosa Pine,” oil on canvas, 24” x 30”
Rembrandt van Rijn Hendricus Johannes Scheeres Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528), (Dutch, 1606-1669), (Dutch, 1829-1864), “A Peasant in a “St. Sebastian Bound Dutch Figures in an Interior, High Cap, to the Tree,” circa 1501, oil on panel, Standing Leaning engraving, 8.75” x 6.75” on a Stick,” 4.6” x 2.8” 1639, etching, 3.2” x 1.8”
Alois Arnegger (Austrian, 1879-1967), Amalfi Coast, oil on canvas, 24” x 36”
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), “Chinatown,” watercolor, 20” x 28” (one of two to be offered)
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), “Main aux Fleurs,” 1958, lithograph in colors, 23” x 15.5”
Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966), Pas de Deux, 1952, color lithograph, 14.75” x 11”
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (Dutch, 1839-1902), Portrait of a Lady, oil on canvas, 18.25” x 14.25”
Emilio Sanchez-Perrier (Spanish, 1855-1907), Man in a Boat on a Lily Filled Pond, oil on panel, 12” x 15.5”
Richard Langtry Partington (American, 1868-1929), “Oakland Creek,” 1890, watercolor on paper, 8” x 13.5”
Lorenzo Palmer Latimer (American, 1857-1941), “At Alameda,” 1892, watercolor on paper, 7.5” x 14.5”
Zhang Shunchuan (Chinese, Contemporary), Woman with Fish in a Boat, oil on canvas, 31.5” x 39.5” (one of two to be offered)
Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935), Velazquez Vision, 1981, color lithograph, 16” x 23.5”
Samuel Raven (British, 1775-1847), Puppies Playing, oil on panel, 4.5” x 5.25”
Do Quang Em (Vietnamese, b. 1942), “Miss Chy Thanh Nhan #3,” 1974, oil on canvas, 39.5” x 32”
Harry Everett Townsend (American, 1879-1941), “Reverie,” oil on board, 10.5” x 8.5”
Sadegh Tabrizi (Iranian, b. 1939), Untitled, 1966, mixed media on paper/parchment, 21.25” x 24.5”
Conrad Buff (American, 1866-1975), “Monument Valley,” oil on board, 15.5” x 18.5”
Fine Arts
Dedrick B. Stuber (American, 1878-1954), Three Boats in Harbor, oil on canvas, 20” x 24”
Paul Jacoulet (French, 1902-1960), Blossoming Orange Flowers, 1935, watercolor and ink on paper, 6” x 4.5” (one of five to be offered)
George Loftus Noyes (American, 1864-1954), Fishing Boats, oil on canvas, 25” x 19.25”
Richard Misrach (American, b. 1949), “Saguaro #7,” 1975, gelatin silver print, 14.75” x 15”
Robert Indiana (American, b. 1928), “A Divorced Man Has Never Been the President,” 1961, serigraph, 17.5” x 14”
Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954), “I Prefer the Tenafly The Acoustics are Better,” ink drawing on paper, 11” x 13”
Samuel L. Margolies (American, 1897-1974), “Men of Steel,” c. 1940, drypoint etching, 14.75” x 11.5”
Brett Weston (American, 1911-1993), Abstraction, 1954, gelatin silver print, 9.5” x 7.5”
Frank F. English (American, 1854-1922), Farm Scene with Horses and Chickens, watercolor on paper, 23” x 35”
Henry Pember Smith (American, 1854-1907), Connecticut Homestead, oil on canvas, 14.5” x 20”
Alexander Zerdini Kruse (American, 1888-1972), “Luna Park, Coney Island,” 1928, oil on board, 12.25” x 16.25” (one of four to be offered)
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984), “Morning Merced River Canyon,” gelatin silver print, 7.5” x 9.25”
Clark Voorhees (American, 1911-1980), Bottle Nose Dolphin and Sperm Whale, painted carved wood wall relief sculptures, 5.5”h
Clyde Frederick Kelley (American, 1886-1965), “The Soul Saver,” oil on canvas board, 39” x 26” (one of two to be offered)
Beatrice Wood (American, 1893-1998), “Blind Date,” earthenware, 15”h x 38”w x 5”d (one of seven to be offered)
Asian and Decorative Arts
Japanese Haniwa terracotta horse, 6th/7th century, (TL tested), 28”
Chinese celadon jade plaque, set onto the lid of a box, 5.8”w
Selection of Chinese huanghuali furniture
Chinese enameled porcelain, late Qing/early Republic period American Arts and Crafts bowl by Fred Brosi created from a shell casing Selection of Chinese porcelain
19th century figural French gilt bronze and marble pen tray signed E. Barrias
Art Nouveau silver travel clock by Gorham Co. Selection of large Pre-Columbian vessels including a Nayarit frog vessel, 200 B.C. - A.D. 250
Fine selection of Continental porcelain and decorative accessories, including Royal Vienna, Sevres and enamel decorated boxes Selection of fine Continental crystal including pieces by Baccarat
A selection of Mid-Century and Moderne art glass lighting including Murano and Lundberg table lamps
French gilt bronze and champlevé decorated clock with garniture, circa 1880
Selection of Continental silver including German, Russian and Georgian examples
Selection of Continental colored glass articles including examples by Moser
Berlin painted porcelain scenic plaque of Clotho, one of the three fates, after the painting by Paul Thumann (1834-1908)
Pair of Continental ormolu mounted marble urns 19.5”h Austria-Hungary .800 silver flatware service for 12, 78.68 troy oz.
Chinese Export silver hot beverage service, by Zheng Yang, Tian Jin
Pair of Auguste Moreau bronze vases, 10.5”h
Extensive Tiffany and Co., New York, sterling flatware service executed in the ‘Olympian’ pattern
English pilot, volume 4, 1780, with annotations and four original engraved map sheets
Selection of Carl Deffner German Art Nouveau (WMF) copper and brass articles
Furniture
Auction Highlights Saturday, June 14 • Asian Paintings, Ceramics, Jade, Metal work, Hard stone Carvings, Furniture, and Religious Works of Art • American and Continental Fine Art, Photography, Sculptures, and Prints • Assorted Silver, Ceramics, Crystal, and other Decoratives • Selection of Pre Columbian figural sculptures and fragments, hand woven textiles from Indonesia including Ikat examples • Fine and Costume Jewelry Sunday, June 15 • Contemporary, Modern and Classic Paintings, Photography, Prints, and Sculptures • Fine Continental Porcelains, plus Art Glass, Crystal and China • 18th, 19th and 20th Century European and American Furniture • Sterling Silver Flatware and Hollowware • Persian and other Antique and Newer Rugs • Fine Jewelry and Timepieces • Chinese Jade and Hardstone Carvings, Furniture, Ceramics, Scholar’s Objects, Metalwork, Chinese Paintings, Textiles, Japanese Woodblock Prints and Buddhist Works of Art Monday, June 16 • Furniture, Art, Rugs, Collectibles, and Decorative Items
Selection of Mid-Century furniture including a Massimo Vignelli ‘Paperclip’ table for Knoll; 28.5”h x 36”dia
American exotic wood studio movement tall case clock executed by Jim Eder, 87”h 24”w x 11”d
Danish Modern rocker for Selig, Denmark, circa 1955, 28”h x 31”w
Pair of ‘Heart’ chairs by Hans Wegner for Fritz Hansen; 28.75”h x 20”w x 17.5”d
Louis XVI style carved giltwood salon suite, 19th century, retaining its original scenic upholstery
Art Nouveau gilt bronze and slag glass chandelier, first quarter 20th century
Palace size Bakhtiari carpet, 17’5” x 12’2”
Viennese grand piano, executed by C. Maner, Wein, fourth quarter, 19th century
English tall case clock, executed in the Gothic taste, second half 19th century, 96.5”h x 21”w x 10”d
American Victorian banquet table, having a single board top, 31”h x 11’1”w x 36”d
Eames 670 and 671 lounge chair and ottoman for Herman Miller, circa 1970
Biedermeier secrétaire à abbatant, circa 1840, 58”h x 46”w x 20”d
Signed bedroom suite by Peter Hunt (Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1896-1967), 1965, chest, 46”h x 34’w x 18”d
Queen Anne maple chest on chest, circa 1770, 70.5”h x 39”w x 18.5”d
Jewelry & Timepieces
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A Victorian lapis lazuli, seed pearl and 14k yellow gold necklace B Carved jadeite, diamond and cultured pearl convertible
necklace, accompanied by Mason-Kay report, stating ‘A’ jade
C Red coral and 18k yellow gold bracelet D Victorian red orange coral yellow gold brooch and matching earring suite
E Emerald cut diamond and platinum ring, centering one
emerald cut diamond weighing 3.04 cts., accompanied by GIA report
F Diamond and 14k white gold ring, centering one marquise cut diamond (old cut) weighing approximately 0.97 ct. G Art deco aquamarine, diamond and platinum pendant-
brooch, centering one rectangular scissor cut aquamarine weighing approximately 9.35 cts.
H Fine jadeite and platinum ring, featuring one free-form jadeite cabochon measuring 15.9 X 8.47 X 5.20 mm, accompanied by Mason-Kay report, stating ‘A’ jade I Chinese 18k yellow gold pendant necklace, featuring one panel style pendant measuring 1 7/8” X 1”
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J Pair if Victorian amethyst, seed pearl and 14k yellow gold drop earrings
K Moonstone cameo and 14k yellow gold sword Jabot pin
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T Ethiopian opal, diamond and 18k white gold pendant, centering one drop shape opal cabochon weighing approximately 4.60 cts.
L Diamond, enamel, sapphire and 18k yellow gold swan
U Pair of Ethiopian opal and diamond drop earrings, featuring
M Opal, diamond and 18k yellow gold dome ring, highlighting
V Opal, emerald and 14k yellow gold bangle bracelet
N Gentleman’s diamond and platinum cluster ring, total
W Art Deco black onyx and 14k yellow gold bracelet
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an oval cabochon opal weighing approximately 3.45 cts. diamond weight approximately 2.16 cts.
O Erte “Aventurine” diamond, mother-of-pearl, onyx and 14k yellow gold necklace
P Black diamond, near colorless diamond and 18k white gold ring
Q Sapphire, diamond, 18k yellow gold ring and earring suite R Victorian amethyst, diamond and 14k yellow gold ring, centering one round faceted amethyst measuring approximately 16.15 X 8.15 mm
S Pair of pink tourmaline, South Sea cultured pearl and diamond earrings
fine oval cabochon opals totaling approximately 12.50 cts.
X Hamilton Barton 14k yellow gold wristwatch, Circa 1948 Y Rolex Oyster Speedking stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 6430, Circa 1976, 31 mm
Z Rolex “Yacht-Master” stainless steel and platinum wristwatch, Ref. 168622, Circa 1999, 35 mm
Z1 Rolex Datejust 14k yellow gold wristwatch, 30 mm, Ref. 6827, Circa 1978
Z2 Gentleman’s Patek Pilippe 18k yellow gold wristwatch, Ref. 2484, Circa 1957