A single owner offering of over 200 objects drawn from the period rooms and vaults of this storied museum. With rarities from the 17th through 20th centuries, from the Continent to England to America, from Dorflinger to le Corbusier, the collection includes many objects gifted to the museum 100 years ago or more by notable collectors and families such as Luke Vincent Lockwood, Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, and Mrs. Francis P. Garvan. Period and modern furniture, ceramics, Chinese export, glass, lighting, fireplace equipment, and even 4 architectural interiors are included.
Featuring over 150 lots of Decorative Arts, Silver, Furniture, Rugs, and Fine Art from private, estate, and prominent institutional collections. Highlights include a Dresden Porcelain Chocolate Service, a large selection of Blue and White Porcelain, and a Southern Federal Inlaid Cherry Chest of Drawers.
Brunk Auctions is pleased to present the collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. US Ambassador, successful entrepreneur as founder of Pace Communications, philanthropist, collector, and first woman chair of the American Red Cross. Collaborating with her sister Tweed, renowned interior decorator, she meticulously selected the furniture and decorations offered here to grace her former homes in Washington D.C. and Greensboro NC. Selected from Christie's and Sotheby's among other fine sources, these works are a reflection of her graciously hosting others in her elegant homes.
Early Modernism | Post-Impressionism | Post War | Mid Century | Abstract Expressionism | Colorists | Op Art | Pop Art | Craft | Art Glass Including important collections with paintings and multiples by Amadeo Modigliani, Gordon Onslow Ford, Herbert Baye, Maximillien Luce, Malvina Hoffmann, Marc Chagall, Milton Resnick, Hans Hofmann, Milton Avery, Leon Golub, Kees Van Dongen, Georges Noel, Wolf Kahn, Bridget Riley, Victor Vasarely, Red Grooms, Edward Moulthrop, William Morris, Christopher Ries; plus mid-century modern and contemporary craft furniture
Our Spring Asian Art Auction contains Qing dynasty porcelains pulled from private homes including an early 20th century collection from Pittsburgh, PA. A pair of Famille Noire monumental temple jars and a pair of bamboo form Famille Rose floor vases are finely executed examples with Kangxi Emperor reign marks. A group of framed Chinese and Japanese art will be offered, featuring works by Nakahara Nantenbo and Murase Taiitsu.
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