Auction Preview Spring 2013

L E S L I E H I N D M A N AU C T I O N E E R S AUCTION PREVIEW SPRING 2013

Property from an Important Private Collector of Western Art We are pleased to announce a single-owner auction of Property from an Important Private Collector of Western Art. The auction will feature over 200 lots, including American Western paintings, bronzes, Pueblo pottery, Navajo weavings, rustic and contemporary Western and Adirondack style furniture and decorative arts.

Featured among the American paintings are works by Craig Tennant, Bill Anton, David Wright, William Woodhouse, John Demott, Jim Norton and many more.

Upcoming Auction March 18 Preview DATES March 1-17 CONTACT 960 Cherokee Street Denver, Colorado 303.825.1855

Property from an Important Private Collector of Western Art; John Moyer, Sunset on Taos Mountains, $20,000-30,000; Craig Tennant, Lost Again, $30,000-50,000.

Asian Works of Art The upcoming March auction will feature Chinese, Japanese, South and Southeast Asian works of art from prominent estates and private collections.

Highlights of the sale will include an original painting by renowned contemporary Chinese artist, Zhao Shao’ang, from the collection of

Dr. David D. Buck, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, a fine pair of Chinese carved white jade quail-form boxes, an embroidered silk dragon robe, a pair of Huanghuali horseshoe-back folding armchairs and a Japanese inlaid and carved wood figure of an Oni.

Upcoming Auction March 24-26 Preview DATES March 20-23 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

A Pair of White Jade Quail-Form Boxes, $60,000-80,000; A Pair of Huanghuali Horseshoe-Back Folding Armchairs, $10,00020,000; A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Footed Bowl, $3,000-5,000; A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Rouleau Vase, $20,000-40,000; A Chinese Blue and White Vase, $20,000-40,000.

Fine Jewelry Our upcoming Fine Jewelry auction will feature several exceptional fancy colored diamonds and colored stones. Highlights will include an impressive 7.85 carat cushion cut diamond ring of Fancy Vivid Yellow color from the Estate of Barbara Archer Thomas, Naples, Florida and a 10.99 carat Fancy Yellow oval brilliant cut diamond ring. Other diamonds in a variety of sizes, including colorless, near colorless and shades of pink and blue, will also be featured.

Fine colored stones will include an 11.97 carat natural untreated Ceylon pink sapphire, a 5.01 carat natural untreated Burmese blue sapphire and an 11.00 carat Colombian emerald.

The most unusual of these is an Art Deco ring containing a 5.50 carat alexandrite of superb color change. Both vintage and contemporary works by notable houses such as Cartier, Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co., Oscar Heyman Brothers and others will be included in the sale.

Upcoming Auction April 7-8 Preview DATES April 3-6 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

An 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Cultured Pearl and Diamond Collar Necklace, $10,000-15,000; A Platinum and Diamond Ring, $125,000-175,000; An 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond and Diamond Ring, $150,000-200,000; A Platinum, Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Oscar Heyman Brothers, $25,000-35,000.

Fine Timepieces Held in conjunction with our Fine Jewelry auction, our highly anticipated Fine Timepieces Spring sale will feature a selection of antique pocket watches, including highly complex minute repeaters, and perpetual calendars in addition to several enamel and hand painted examples. The auction will also include contemporary wristwatches by Patek Philippe, Rolex, Panerai, Hermès and Cartier from private collections across the United States.

Upcoming Auction April 8 Preview DATES April 3-7 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

An 18 Karat Rose Gold Dressage Quantieme Annuel Wristwatch, Hermès, $10,000-15,000; An 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ref. 5022 Wristwatch, Patek Philippe, $10,000-15,000; An Art Deco Platinum, Diamond and Enamel Open Face Pocket Watch, Cartier, $3,000-5,000.

Vintage Couture and Accessories We are honored to announce the auction of Property from the Ebony Fashion Fair Collection this March.

The much anticipated sale will feature over 700 garments from the world’s largest traveling fashion show, including revered designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Missoni, Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Chloé and many others.

Our upcoming April Vintage Couture and Accessories auction will feature property from various collections including property from a Midwest institution, an extensive collection of Hermès accessories from a lady in Naples, Florida, and a selection of Judith Leiber minaudières from a lady in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Property from the Ebony Fashion Fair Collection March 19 Preview DATES March 16-18 VINTAGE COUTURE AND ACCESSORIES April 16-17 Preview DATES April 13-16 Christian Dior, Evening Gown, $600-800; Bill Blass, Evening Gown, $200-400; A Norman Norell Pink Sequin Dress, $1,0002,000; An Alaia Teal Nylon Dress, $200-400; An Hermès Chocolate Brown Taurillon Clemence Leather Birkin Bag, $8,000-12,000; An Hermès Fuschia Ostrich Birkin Bag, $18,000-22,000; An Hermès Parchment Taurillon Clemence Leather Birkin Bag, $8,000-12,000; An Hermès Chartreuse Togo Leather Birkin Bag, $8,000-12,000.

Fine Books and Manuscripts Our Spring Fine Books and Manuscripts auction will lead with an exciting selection of manuscript and printed Americana, including autographed letters from George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John James Audubon, and a rare plaster life mask of Abraham Lincoln.

Highlights of printed

Americana will include first editions of the journals of Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, as well as an extraordinary early wall-map of the United States by Henry Tanner.

Additional highlights include Hartman Schedel’s map of the ancient world from the Nuremburg Chronicle and and Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis.

Upcoming Auction April 10 Preview DATES April 6-9 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

Washington, George. Letter signed, July 30, 1782, Newburgh, 3 1/2 pp. Regarding the defense of the Mohawk Valley, $50,00070,000; Schedel, Hartman.

Secunda etas mundi. Woodcut map from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, $6,000-8,000; Pike, Zebulon. An Account of the Expedition. Philadelphia, 1810.

First edition. $10,000-15,000.

Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts Our Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts April auction will include Property from the Estates of Henry H. Carey of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Marvin and Margaret Katz of Naples, Florida and Florence Kite of Lincolnwood, Illinois, among other private collections.

Highlights will include a Steinway & Sons Louis XV style giltwood grand piano and a Steinway & Sons marquetry decorated baby grand piano, both from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz. Other highlights will include a marble bust of Paris and a Benjamin Witman tall case clock.

Upcoming Auction April 28-30 Preview DATES April 24-27 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

A Pair of French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Light Figural Candelabra, $6,0008,000; An American Tall Case Clock, Benjamin Witman, $10,000-20,000; A Marble Bust of Paris, after Canova, $15,000-20,000.

Twentieth Century Decorative Arts Our Twentieth Century Decorative Arts May auction will feature fine furniture and decorative objects from the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Highlights of the auction will include over 800 articles of American pottery by Rookwood, Roseville and Weller from the Estate of Ms. Jacqueline Kuznicki, Chicago, Illinois.

Other highlights will include two Frank Lloyd Wright illustrations on paper, a pair of Edgar Brandt iron candelabra and pottery by Frederick Rhead for Roseville, Newcomb, Teco, Hampshire and Van Briggle, among others.

Additionally, glass ranging from Tiffany and GallĂŠ to Chihuly will be offered.

Upcoming Auction MAY 1-2 Preview DATES April 24-30 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

A Frank Lloyd Wright Ink and Watercolor Architectural Drawing on Paper, $8,000-12,000; A Lacquered Wood and Glass Low Table, Gio Ponti for Chiesa, $3,000-5,000; A Collection of Roseville, Rookwood and Weller Pottery from the Estate of Ms. Jacqueline Kuznicki, Chicago, Illinois; A Chromed Brass Normandie Pitcher, Peter Muller-Munk, $3,000-5,000.

American and European Art Our upcoming American and European Art auction will feature impressive 19th century paintings from the Estate of Marvin and Margaret Katz of Naples, Florida. This collection is highlighted by John William Godward’s Dolce far Niente, William Tylee Ranney’s Haying Time and Stanhope Forbes’ The Farmer’s Pride.

Additionally the sale will include works by American artists such as Ella G. Wise, Boris Izrailovich Anisfeld, Jessie Arms Botke and Edgar Alwin Payne and European artists such as Jean Louis Forain, Bernard Buffet, Otto Mueller and Jean Dufy.

Upcoming Auction MAY 12 Preview DATES may 8-11 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

William Tylee Ranney, Haying Time, 1856, $200,000-400,000; Boris Izrailovich Anisfeld, Melting Snow—Petrograd, $80,000-120,000; Stanhope Forbes, The Farmer’s Pride, 1914, $50,000-70,000; John William Godward, Dolce far Niente, 1906, $300,000-500,000;

Modern and Contemporary Art The May Modern and Contemporary Art auction will feature important modern photographs from Robert Frank’s The Americans, Man Ray’s portfolio Electricité and a rare abstract photograph

by Jaromir Funke. Ten etchings from Picasso’s celebrated Suite Vollard and Barnett Newman’s minimalist etching Untitled Etching 2, will lead a very strong session of prints and multiples.

Original contemporary works will include a lyrical abstraction by Iraqi artist Shakir Hassan Al Said and a hyper-realist still life by Italian painter Luciano Ventrone. The sale will also feature works by Robert Mapplethorpe, Amedeo Modigliani, Le Corbusier, Vito Acconci, Alberto Giacometti, Wassily Kandinsky, Ed Paschke and many others.

Upcoming Auction MAY 13 Preview DATES may 8-12 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

Sam Francis, Untitled, $80,000-120,000; Barnett Newman, Untitled Etching 2, 1969, $80,000-120,000; Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, $70,000-90,000; Pablo Picasso, Scene Bachique au Minotaure, 1933, $25,000-35,000.

Fine Silver and Objets de Vertu Our upcoming Fine Silver and Objets de Vertu auction will offer silver hollowware and flatware from renowned silversmiths worldwide, as well as small objects of historical significance crafted from fine materials.

Highlights will include a Reed & Barton sterling

silver tea and coffee service in the Francis I pattern and a collection of Mughal gold, enamel and gem inset miniatures. Works from other makers such as Paul Storr, Buccellati, Georg Jensen, Tiffany & Co. and others will complete the auction.

Upcoming Auction MAY 19 Preview DATES may 15-18 CONTACT 1338 west lake street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

An American Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service, Reed & Barton, $25,000-35,000; A Mughal Gold, Enamel and Gem Inset Figural Group, $8,000-12,000; A Swedish Parcel Gilt Silver Tankard, Petter Ersson Lund, $8,000-12,000.

Naples Our Naples office continues to contribute significant property to our Chicago auctions.

Property from the Estate of Mr. Ivan Bowen II will be featured in our upcoming Modern and Contemporary Art auction, including an untitled work by Alexander Calder, a rare Pablo Picasso entitled Buste de Femme d’apres Cranach, and an untitled painting by Sam Francis.

Our Naples auction this April will offer paintings and prints, fine silver, Asian works of art, American, English and Continental furniture and decorative arts.

Upcoming Auction april 12 Preview DATES MARCH 25-29 APRIL 1-6 APRIL 8-11 CONTACT 1300 Third Street South, Suite 201 Naples, Florida 239.643.4448

Pablo Picasso, Buste de Femme d’apres Cranach, 1958, $100,000150,000; A Vintage Platinum, 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Sapphire, Colored Diamond and Diamond Ring, Cartier, $20,000-30,000; A Platinum, Fancy Yellow Diamond, containing an oval modified brilliant cut yellow diamond weighing approximately 10.99 carats, $100,000-150,000.

Palm Beach Our Palm Beach office has greatly expanded the reach of our firm to serve clients throughout the east coast and continues to ship major consignments to Chicago. Our Spring auctions of Fine Art and Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts will notably include property from the Estate of Anya S. Bagley, Palm Beach, Florida and The David C. Copley Trust, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The April Fine Jewelry auction will highlight property from the Palm Beach area including an important Art Deco platinum, emerald, diamond and enamel necklace, two magnificent colored stones including a fancy intense blue diamond and an 18 karat rose gold and fancy purplepink diamond ring.

CONTACT 324 Royal Palm Way Suite 102 Palm Beach, Florida 561.833.8053

An Important Art Deco Platinum, Emerald, Diamond and Enamel Necklace, $25,000-35,000; A Platinum and Cushion Cut Diamond Ring, Tiffany & Co., consisting of a cushion shape brilliant cut diamond weighing approximately 2.43 carats, $20,000-30,000.

Milwaukee Due to the continued success of our Milwaukee office, we are pleased to announce the opening of a second location in the Historic Third Ward.

The new 3,000 square foot space will be used to hold preview exhibitions, host auctions and store the influx of incoming property; our current location will continue to serve as the main client service and business

development office. Judy Rauh, a Milwaukee native with previous leadership experience at the United Way and the United Performing Arts Fund, has recently been appointed to spearhead business development efforts in the area. The Milwaukee Spring auction will take place in the new location, at 525 East Chicago, this April.

Upcoming Auction april 18 Preview DATES APRIL 14-17 CONTACT 414 East Mason Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414.220.9200

Robert Koehler, Self Portrait, 1898, $5,000-7,000; Mark W. Mulhern, Typewriter I, $700-900;Â A George Nelson Brass and Walnut Tall Case Clock, $1,500-2,500.

Denver Our Denver office continues to secure noteworthy consignments for our Chicago auctions.

A work by Hans Hoffman will be included in the May Modern and Contemporary Art auction, a lacquer and gilt inro and a Chinese spinach jade marriage bowl will be offered in our Asian Works of Art auction, and an 18 Karat yellow gold Golay, Leresch & Fils pocket watch will be featured in our Fine Timepieces auction.

We are delighted to hold a single-owner auction of Property from an Important Private Collector of Western Art in Denver this March.

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTOR OF WESTERN ART March 18 Preview DATES March 1-17 Upcoming Auction June 13 Preview DATES JUNE 9-12 CONTACT 960 Cherokee Street Denver, Colorado 303.825.1855 An 18 Karat Yellow Gold Open Face Minute Repeating Pocket Watch, Golay Leresche & Fils, $7,000-9,000; A Pair of 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Sapphire Earclips, Trabert & HoefferMauboussin, $3,000-5,000; Jim Norton, Winter’s Grip, 2008, $15,000-25,000.

Marketplace Our Marketplace auctions continue to offer decorators and collectors one-of-a-kind objects and collectibles in virtually every style, from antique to contemporary, at surprisingly reasonable price points. We are delighted to be opening a second Chicago location at 224 North Ada Street in

the West Loop in addition to our current location at 1338 West Lake Street.

The newly renovated, neighboring building will serve as our primary facility for our monthly Marketplace auctions; our main office will continue to host our growing calendar of specialized auctions.

Upcoming Auction March 27-28 Preview DATES March 24-27 CONTACT 224 North Ada Street chicago, illinois 312.280.1212

U PCO MI N G AUC T ION S C H E DUL E

FINE FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS JULY 14-16 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE MAY 17

ASIAN MARKETPLACE JULY 18 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE MAY 23

MILWAUKEE SUMMER AUCTION JULY 25 | MILWAUKEE | DEADLINE APRIL 30

FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS AUGUST 7 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JUNE 12

VINTAGE COUTURE AND ACCESSORIES AUGUST 20 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JUNE 21

FINE JEWELRY AND TIMEPIECES SEPTEMBER 8-9 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JULY 12

NAPLES FALL AUCTION SEPTEMBER 12 | NAPLES | DEADLINE JULY 19

ASIAN WORKS OF ART SEPTEMBER 16-17 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JULY 22

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN ART SEPTEMBER 23 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JULY 29

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART SEPTEMBER 24 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE JULY 29

FINE FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS OCTOBER 6-7 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE AUGUST 9

20TH CENTURY FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS OCTOBER 8 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE AUGUST 9

FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS NOVEMBER 6 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 11

FINE SILVER AND OBJETS DE VERTU NOVEMBER 19 | CHICAGO | DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 24

Front: Alexander Calder, Untitled, $100,000-150,000; Below: Le Corbusier, Three Nudes, $20,000-30,000.

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