California Auctioneers
Important Art & Estate Auction
Sunday Jan. 31st,
9am
8597 N. Ventura Ave. Ventura, Calif.
Featuring the collection of Beatrice Wood art pottery, tiles and drawings from Randall & Ellen Richman Ventura, Ca., the Phyllis Archer Haskell estate Sta Barbara, Ca., the Alberta Fins (Ojai artist) estate, art photography by Tom Kelley, George Barris and Milton Green (Marilyn Monroe and celebrity photos), estate and antique furniture, Carousel horses, autographed guitars, 60’s rock posters, plein air paintings, lithos, etchings, bronzes, Oriental rugs, jewelry, coins, Gouda & Rookwood pottery, tribal art, china, glass, collectables…
Estate Furnishings: 19th c. Spanish Colonial refectory table, 7 pc. American Oak lion’s head dinning set, Am. mahogany china cabinet w claw ft & lions heads, 19th. c. English drop leaf table, 19th c. Chippendale 2 door mahogany bookcase, 19th c American chest of drawers, 19th c. American drop front secretary, 18th. c. Jacobean table & arm chair, outstanding Am oak sideboard w claw feet, carved French wing back chair, campaign 3 tier table, wood trim day bed, set of 6 Art Noveau chairs, Stickley & Sons Mission rockert, Chinese hand painted cabinet, Oriental writing desk, Chinese screen & nest of tables, French loveseat, Fr. style twin beds, Queen Anne inlaid side chair, marble top Fr. Side table, old English carved 2 door bookcase, mahogany highboy, rustic pine dresser, side table w drawer, rope twist, drop leaf table, Art Deco sofa and loveseat, garden wood bench, Spanish Colonial & Oriental chests…
Ceramic Art: Peter Voulkos 39" ceramic Stack, Beatrice Wood sculptures – Good Morning America, Chez Fifi, Mdme Lola pleasure palace, copper luster chalices, framed tiles – Blind date, Making the rounds, Rock N roll, nudes etc., figural painted plates – Madonna & child, Alien, etc., mate & Raku glaze vases, plate sets, vessels, cups, charms, large platter, Kyle Lind ceramic cups…
Paintings & artworks: Elmer Wachtel 18”x24” o/c Mt Baldy, Conrad Buff 16”x20” o/b desert landscape, Lawrence Hinckley 36”x26” o/c and 18”x24” o/c, Emil Kosa Jr 21”x33” ink drawing, DeWitt Parschall 30”x32” o/c Lotus Garden, Nicholas Firfires 24”x36” landscape, drawing of Jean Harlow and portrait of Phyllis A. Haskell at 16, Douglas Shively 25”x30” o/b Steckle Park, Willard Worden 15”x30” award winning photograph, Carl Moon 19.5”x16” photo ca 1903 - Indian chief, George Brandriff 11.5”x15” landscape, Broderson Morris 48”x36” o/c Abstract, W. F. Hurley 27”x17” o/b nude, Icart 20.5”x13.5” prints ca 1929- Minuet, Spanish dancer & , Cornelis Botke 7”x12” engraving, Millard Sheets litho, Helen Winslow, bronzes by P.J. Mene, Ch Valton, Clodian, Jason Heron, Oskar Ufert, Pierre LeFaguays and Felix Ehrlich, Charles Bragg etchings - admiral bird, Gary Ray 8”x10” o/b landscapes, Wm Spencer Bagdapoulos 12”x8.5” etching, Fireza Branchine 29”x24” o/c “La Surpresa”, Roi Parthrige 7”x7” etching, W.S. Rice woodblock, Louis C. Ryan 5”x7” woodblock, De Grazia portraits….
Vintage & Celebrity Art Photographs: Tom Kelley (including Marilyn Monroe #2 and #6 poses), Milton Green, and Vintage Photographs from George Barris' personal collection (Exclusive video interview w/ George Barris on our website or during auction preview) to include: Last photo of Marilyn by Geo Barris 1962, 7 Year itch vintage photos, beach poses in Sta Monica and Hollywood hills, Steve McQueen, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, Tom Kelley’s famous nude poses of Marilyn, Bambi Hamilton, Evelyn West, Mamie Van Doren, Marilyn Dean, plus photos of David Bowie, Carole Lombard, Loretta Young, Maureen O’Hara and Milton Green’s photos of Marilyn Monroe - Ballerina series, Marilyn w mandolin and Circus.
Decorative arts, antiques, collectables & tribal art: Antique Carousel Horses - Outside row Illions Jumper & Parker jumper, rare Disney cell on vellum ca 1936 – Dopey on drums, Marilyn Monroe 1955 calendar and playing cards, French opera posters, Mack Sennett – Keystone 1917 poster, early Am prints – Am Indian Chiefs, Japanese Samurai sword, ancient wooden wheel, Kuba ceremonial knife & Yorubu knife, bamboo stick sword, Sulu wood carved drum – 65.6”, Pharavati & elephant cement garden statues, 13” Bronze Budha, Genesh statue, bronze vase, Chinese plaque w figures, Dyak head hunters knife, executioner’s axe, pewter flagon 29”, hand crafted sail boat models, Singer featherweight sew machine, world globe, Arches Nat. Monument photo 19”x23.5”, stained glass windows, Sheffield oval tray & cruet set, ceramic Am figural lamps, bronze 12 light chandelier, brass fire place tools and screen, art glass lamp, mother of pearl opera glasses, porcelain portrait – King Ludwig, German automaton bird cage, Western motif fire place screen, brass & copper, Fiesta & Bauer pottery, Spelter & bronze figural lamps & statues…
Music Memorabilia & Autographed Guitars: Prince, Steve Miller, CCR, AC/DC, Eddy Money, Peter Frampton, Doobie Bros., Jackson Brown, Greg Allman, Chicago, Foreigner, Van Halen shrine, Billy Idol, Pat Travers, Turtles, Johnny Winter, War, and many more, 1926 Steinway M piano-restored, player piano w 90+ rolls, 60’s rock posters – Steve Miller, Doors by Mouse, Yougbloods, Eagles, David Bowie photos by Tom Kelley…
Modern Art: Alberto Giacometti litho, Salvador Dali etchings, Jean Miro pencil drawing, Kyle Lind (LA’s artist of the Year 1973) 6’x6’ painting – “Mama Dada Home” Duchamp & Beatrice Wood subject, award winning drawing 25.5”x21.5” – “First Poem of Love”, pen & ink drawing 14”x10” Dali study”, litho 31”x29” “Sacred snow flake”, Beatrice Wood drawings – app 17 (see auction catalog or link to photos), Peter Max print 1993, Picasso 1971 poster and 20”x12” serigraph, LeRoy Neimann litho – 1990 Exotic Ball, Diana Robbins pencil drawing portrait of Faye Dunaway, Alberta Fins abstract paintings, Patrick McCarthy 50”x46” o/c John Lee Hooker and John Coltrane, burl art sphere, John Bidwell wood art sculpture…
Jewelry: 18kt. Rolex w/ diamond bezel, Rolex submariner, Tahitian & South Seas Pearls, 1.5ct diamond & platinum ring, diam earrings – app 1ct ea., antique white gold filigree dia. Ring app .75ct, 14kt blue topaz & sapphire ring, marquis diam ring w baguettes, unusual rock crystal and turquoise skulls, quartz Mayan 4.5” statue, Movado man’s watch, gold sovereign in 14kt twist setting, 14kt gold necklace, Nolan Miller costume, 14kt gold pendant w multi gems, 14kt Jade pcs, Egyptian necklace set of Nefertiti, Fr enamel watch, Elgin watch, coral cameo & brooch, silver spoons and serving pcs…
Oriental Carpets: 12'x18' Saruk, 10'x14' Chinese Nichols, 7'x10' Oushak, 7'x10' Shiraz, 8.5'x14' Kuba Sumak, 8'x10' Tabriz, antique 4’x6.3’ Hamadan, Chinese 12’x15’ coral carpet, Chinese Nichols Deco throw, framed Asian textiles, and more…
Pottery, china & glass: Rare 3 pc Gouda clock set, outstanding 2pc Gouda 27” jardinière, Gouda lamps, Tiffany favrile pottery vase – rare, Quezal bowl, Lalique vase, Bohemian glass lamps, Gouda vases, bowls, Rookwood - lamp base, bowls, vases, 1902 Anna Valentien, Durand iridescent vase, 10 Limoges fish plates, 13” French vase, Venetian goblets, Bacarat stemware, English Ridgeway transfer platter, Japanese dishes and lacquer ware, 19th c large ceramic planters, Satsuma covered jar, Italian gold overlay goblets, porcelain flowers, stemware, Fiesta & Bauer pottery… plus Panasonic DVD home theater – surround sound, stainless BBQ, “Softub” hot tub, Halliburton stainless suitcases - many interesting estate items…
Preview: Sat. Jan. 30th Noon – 5 PM
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