Unsold Items

 

Items listed here are UNSOLD lots. They will be for sale for only 30 days following an auction.

They can be purchased at 70% of the LOW pre-sale estimate, or the Seller's Reserve.

The auction buyer’s premium will be added to each post-sale purchase.

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  • Lot #55
    Diego Romero (1964; USA) Cochiti
    Golfball Moon 2002
    Earthenware: ht. 4 in. x dia. 8.5 in., signed on outside rim.
    EST $2500-$3500
  • Lot #56
    Diego Romero (1964; USA) Cochiti
    Paradox 2009
    Earthenware: ht. 4.5 in. x dia. 8.5 in.; signed on outside rim.
    EST $2000-$3000
  • Lot #63
    Akio Takamori (1950; Japan/USA)
    Gate Keepers 2002
    Stoneware and porcelain; largest  ht. 24 in., wd. 15 in., dp. 9 in.

    The pots that serve as heads are self-portraits of the artist, and refer to guardian figures through history, from the Chinese lio ...
    EST $6000-$9000
  • Lot #66
    Adrian Saxe (1943; USA)
    Dents de la Mer (90-165) 1990
    Glazed porcelain with overglaze luster and mixed media: ht. 13 in. x dia. 5 in.; signed on base.

    This technical tour de force with its bejeweled gourd shape evokes an exotic but dangerou ...
    EST $7500-$12000
  • Lot #67
    Jun Kaneko (1942; Japan/USA)
    Oval Charger with Pink and Blue Spirals 1987
    Stoneware: ht. 24.25 in. x wd. 20.25 in. x dp. 3 in., artist signed on base.
    EST $2800-$3500
  • Lot #68
    Jun Kaneko (1942, Japan/USA)
    Untitled Black Slab 1998
    Stoneware;  ht. 22, wd. 29.25 in.; acquired directly from artist; from the Sandy Besser Collection

    Kaneko studied painting with Satoshi Ogawa during his adolescence in Nagoya, Japan. He ...
    EST $3500-$4500
  • Lot #69
    Jun Kaneko (1942, Japan/USA)
    Dango 1998
    Stoneware,  ht. 36, wd. 42, dp. 32 in.; acquired from the artist; from the Sandy Besser Collection

    Kaneko’s artwork, known for its color, pattern and scale, is included in more than seventy muse ...
    EST $18000-$25000
  • Lot #70
    Jason Walker (1973; USA)
    "The Trap" Lidded Vessel 2003
    Porcelain, ht. 15.5, wd. 11.5, dp. 11.5 in.; acquired from Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, from the Sandy Besser Collection.

    Extensive story-telling is an important part of Walker' ...
    EST $5000-$7000
  • Lot #72
    Arman (Armand Pierre Fernandez) (1928-2005; France)
    La Prima Opera 1994
    Earthenware, ht. 9, wd. 15, dp. 6.75 in.
    Original, cast of 30, signed "Arman" and "Bottega Gatti, Faenza".

    Although this comes from a declared edition of thirty, fewer were m ...
    EST $6000-$8000
  • Lot #74
    John Mason (1927; USA)
    Black Geometric 1990
    Stoneware; ht. 3, wd. 20 in.

    Mason's career has been revived by the Getty Museum’s multi-million dollar Pacific Standard Time project in 2012.  The exhibition Crossc ...
    EST $2500-$3500
  • Lot #75
    Rudolph Staffel (1911-2002; USA)
    Light Gatherer 1984
    Thrown and carved porcelain: ht. 4, dia. 3.5 inches; acquired from Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia.
    Inscribed by artist on side: "To Virginia 1984"
    EST $2000-$3000
  • Lot #81
    Peter Voulkos (1924-2002; USA)
    Untitled (Plate) 1980
    Wood-sired stoneware, ht. 3.75 x wd., 23 dia. inches; signed verso on base.

    A particularly fine and beautifully composed wood-fired plate made of stoneware with porcelain pellet inset and deep scorin ...
    EST $10000-$14000
  • Lot #84
    Peter Voulkos (1924-2002; USA)
    Stack/Bottle 1975
    Wood-fired stoneware: ht 26, dia. 17 inches; signed both across foot and on the side of vessel.

    Handsome, large wood-fired stoneware vessel with vibrant ash flashing (color ranges from powder blue throug ...
    EST $40000-$50000
  • Lot #104
    Caugnawaga II by Norman Zammitt
    Norman Zammitt (b. 1937).  Mixed media on board, inscribed by the artist on verso; 4 x 5.75 in. (sight).
    EST $400-$600
  • Lot #109
    The Cup by Dan McCleary
    Dan McCleary (American, b. 1952).  Oil on canvas, titled on verso label; 7.75 x 7.75 in. (sight).
    EST $1000-$1500
  • Lot #111
    Hot Coffee, Mojave Desert 1937 by Edward and Cole Weston
    Edward and Cole Weston (American, 20th Century).  Silver gelatin photograph, as inscribed on verso Negative by Edward Weston/ Print by Cole Weston.  A rare impression; 8 x 9.5 in. (sight).
    EST $3000-$5000
  • Lot #115
    Scandia Armchair
    A teakwood Danish modern style armchair by Scandia. Designer signature illegible on underside of seat; ht. 29, wd. 25.25, dp. 27.5 in.
    EST $200-$400
  • Lot #125
    Set of Marden Armchairs
    American, 20th century. A set of four teak Marden Mfg. Inc. armchairs with newer upholstery; ht. 30.75, wd. 21, dp. 18 in.
    EST $600-$800
  • Lot #126
    Set of Thonet and Knoll Chairs PLUS
    American, 20th century. Includes a Knoll International teakwood arm chair with newer upholstery, a Thonet leather and chrome chair, plus a Thonet circular formica coffee table; largest chair ht. 32, wd. 21.75, dp. 20 in., table dia. 26, ht. ...
    EST $300-$500
  • Lot #136
    Pair of Cork Lamps
    American, 20th century. A pair of brass and cork table lamps; ht. 30.5 in.
    EST $200-$400
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