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                 Auction cAlendAr                                                  What's Selling at Auction?


                    DOORS MAY BE CLOSED BUT SOME AUCTIONEERS HAVE MOVED ONLINE.           Auction Results from Around the Country
             AS BUSINESSES BEGIN TO RE-OPEN WATCH AUCTION WEBSITES FOR ONLINE VS LIVE AUCTIONS.
         EARLY DEADLINES AND CHANGING WORLD EVENTS MAY CAUSE MISPRINTS AND CHANGES IN SCHEDULES.             CHRISTIES—
                      WHEN IT IS SAFE - CALL OR VISIT WEBSITES BEFORE VENTURING OUT.
           SCHEDULED AUCTIONS                MAY 5 ............................................. ONLINE      Postwar-Present Auction March 5, New York
                                              Home Decor & Collectibles Auction                              “LOVE” Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Stenciled
        APR 29 ....................................LIVE ONLINE  Whitley’s Auctioneers, 954/866-8044          with the artist’s name, inscription and date
         Premier Military & Fine Art Auction 9AM  https://whitleysauctioneers.com/                           ‘ROBERT INDIANA 2 SPRING NEW YORK 67’ (on
         Affiliated Auctions, 850/656-5486
         www.affiliatedauctions.com          MAY 9 ....................................CLEARWATER            the reverse)
                                              Exceptional Estates Auction                                    oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in. 1967. Est: $1-1,500,000
        APR 30 ............................................ ONLINE  10900 US Hwy 19 N, 727/546-0200          Price realised $1,335,000
         Eclectic Collection of Estates Worldwide   www.blackwellauctions.com
         Akiba Auctions, www.akibaauctions.com
                                             MAY 10 ...................................... SARASOTA
        APR 30 ............................................ ONLINE  Spring Fine Art and Chinese Auction  SOUTH FL AUCTIONEERS—
         Entomology, Firearm, & Art Reference Text   6030 N Lockwood Ridge Rd, 941/359-8700
         Auction 1-4PM, www.dudleysauction.com  www.sarasotaestateauction.com       April 7, Miami
        MAY 1 ...............................ST. PETERSBURG  MAY 17 ...................................... SARASOTA  Jackson Pollock  (1912-1956)  Painting
         7PM Auctions, 9401 Bay Pines Blvd.    Fine Art, Jewelry, Asian Antiques Auction  Abstract gouache painting on paper, 15 x 13
         727/398-3886, www.parkstantiques.com  1467 Main Street, 941/260-9703       inches, signed.
                                              www.helmuthstone.com
        MAY 2 ..................................JACKSONVILLE                        Sold for $575
         Gallery Auction 1PM, 515 E 9th Street,   MAY 17 .............................ST. PETERSBURG
         Great Expectations Auctions, 904/806-4274  Estate, Antique & Fine Art Auctions 1PM        HESS FINE AUCTIONS—
         https://geauction.com/               2528 30th Ave. N., Burchard Galleries
                                              800/520-2787, www.burchardgalleries.com              April 4, St. Petersburg, FL
        THRU MAY 3 ................................... ONLINE                                      Mathurin Moreau Bronze
         Online Only Estate Auction          MAY 20 & 27 .................................. DELAND
         www.dudleysauction.com               Modern, Antiques, Collectibles Auction 6PM           Goddesses Neoclassical Statue
                                              Berner’s Auction, 386/738-8848
        THRU MAY 4 ................................... ONLINE  http://www.bernersauction.com       Acquired from the estate of a Florida
         Royal Daulton Bunnykins Auction                                                           business and community leader. Good Estate
         Whitley’s Auctioneers, 954/866-8044  MAY 31 ...................................... SARASOTA
         https://whitleysauctioneers.com/     1502 N. Lime Avenue,                                 Condition. Displays surface wear and mild oxidation.
                                              Antiques Gallery of Sarasota, 941/373-1234           25.5 inches tall.
                                              www.antiquesgalleryofsarasota.com
                                                                                                   Estimate $2,500 - $5,000
                                                                                                   Sold For $1,650


        Auction Results—                                                          The depiction of Boston streetcar Riverside 666 commanded the day’s highest
                                                                                  bid of $3,000.
        Benefit Auction Proves Art Lifts Spirits Even in a Crisis                   On Sunday, 480 more lots were offered, with many significantly higher winning
                                                                                  bids than on Saturday. An oil on canvas interior scene by Welsh painter Llewelyn
        By William Flood                                                                                  Lloyd (1879-1950), part of a group of Italian artists
           Sarasota-  The weekend of March 28  & 29,                                                      known  as  the  Divisionists,  took  $19,000.  Bidding
        Sarasota Estate Auction held an impressive auction                                                was  fierce  with  over  100  bids.  A  surrealist  oil
        benefiting the Ringling College of Art and Design.                                                entitled “Poor Lark!” by American surrealist painter
        International  in  scope,  the  art  auction  featured                                            John Wilde (1919-2006) sold for $8,500.
        everything from African tribal art and Asian porcelain                                               Ten pieces of “outsider art,” including works by
        to Haitian works, modern 2-D and 3-D pieces, folk                                                 Rodney  Hardee,  Robyn  Beverland,  E.B.  Ott,  and
        art, and Americana. Bidding was offered online via                                                Ruby  Williams  (all  Florida  painters)  were  offered.
        three  platforms  -  Bidsquare,  LiveAuctioneers,  and                                            Realized prices hovered around $100 or less.
        Invaluable.                                                                                          Noteworthy  were  four  bronzes  by  Russian
           The  first  third  of  Saturday’s  352  lots  brought                                          sculptor  Erte  (Romain  De  Tirtoff,  1892-1990).
        masks, carvings, drums, implements, and weapons   LEFT: Chinese decorative arts like this vase ($1,900) sold well across   Art  Deco-styled  “La  Coquette”  went  for  $1,900.
        from places like Kenya, the Ivory Coast, Mali, and   both days. RIGHT: 1992 painting entitled “The Beaver” by outsider   “Duetto”  featuring  a  pair  of  female  figures  and
        the  Congo.  Prices  realized  for  the  African  art  ran   artist Robyn Beverland, from Oldsmar, Florida sold for $90.  “Lady Justice,” both from the 1980s, sold for $1,700
        the gamut - from a 19th/early 20th-century carved                                                 and $1,300 respectively.
        wood Chokwe mask from the Congo region of West                                                       Over three-dozen lots of antique photographs -
        Africa that reached $400 to an Ogoni Tribal Mask                                                  daguerreotypes,  tintypes,  and  ambrotypes  -  most
        from Nigeria that sold for just $40.                                                              ensconced  in  thermoplastic  cases  sold  modestly
           Next came items from both the Near- and Far-                                                   from $30-$200.
        east, Morocco, India, Tibet, Indonesia, Japan, and                                                   Asianiana  was  prevalent  again  on  Sunday,
        China. Grabbing the day’s second-highest winning                                                  primarily  from  China  and  Japan.  Pieces  included
        bid  was  an  exquisite  Chinese  red  vase  with  an                                             lacquerware, porcelain, and bronze. Two gold-leaf
        embroidered  base  that  reached  $1,900.  A  25”                                                 Bhumisparsha  Buddhas  caught  bidders’  attention,
        bronze Chinese dragon boat fetched $100 while an                                                  securing winning bids of $1,300 and $1,750.
        impressive Indian carved wooden statue depicting   LEFT: Two 20” gold leaf Buddha statues sold for three-figure   Sarasota Estate Auction has been operating from
        riders on horseback sold for a modest $80.       sums. RIGHT: This oil on canvas by Happenings artist Al Hansen   historic Sarasota, Florida since 1994 and specializes
           From  Haiti  came  28  pieces  of  2-D  and  3-D   (1927 - 1995) drew a lot of bidding, eventually garnering $3,000.   in decorative arts and antiques like those featured
        artwork, including an oil on board by Haitian artist                                              in  this  auction.  The  buyer’s  premium  for  online
        Salnave Philippe-Auguste (1908 - 1989), famous for                                                bidding  is  24%.  Cash,  approved  check,  and  credit
        his paintings of Haitian culture. That piece went for $1,100.             cards are accepted.  Shipping can be arranged at buyer’s cost. Their next auction
           Works from other modern artists included an oil on canvas by Al Hansen   is scheduled for May 10. For more information call (941) 359-8700 or visit
        (1927 - 1995), a New Yorker associated with the Happenings movement.      www.sarasotaestateauction.com
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