• Auction 2255

    The Modern Age: The Collection of Alice Lawrence

    5 November 2008 - 6 November 2008, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 22,345,150 (USD)
76 Lots for Sale 2255
Lot 31
JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)
A LACQUERED MARTELÉ PEWTER VASE, CIRCA 1929
Height: 11½ in. (29.2 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$146,500
Lot 32
Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
L'Empire des lumières
gouache on paper

11 5/8 x 9¼ in. (29.5 x 23.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$3,554,500
Lot 33
Arthur Garfield Dove (1880-1946)
Sunday
oil on masonite

15 x 19½ in. (38.1 x 49.6 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$578,500
Lot 35
Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
La parole donnée
oil on canvas

16 7/8 x 23¾ in. (42.8 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,426,500
Lot 36
JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)
A LACQUERED METAL AND GILT-BRONZE 'COBRA' BONBONNIÈRE, CIRCA 1925
Height: 4½ in. (11.5 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$131,500
Lot 37
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Le cheval de cirque
gouache and brush and India ink on paper

19½ x 24¾ in. (49.5 x 62.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$746,500
Lot 38
Arthur Garfield Dove (1880-1946)
Cinder Barge and Derrick
oil on canvas

22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$902,500
Lot 39
Oscar Florianus Bluemner (1867-1938)
Contrasts (Two Spaces)
oil on panel

15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$266,500
Lot 40
Odilon Redon (1840-1916)
Fleurs dans un vase
pastel on paper laid down on board

23¾ x 19 in. (60.3 x 48.2 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$348,000
Lot 41
Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Head
oil on canvas

37¾ x 28¼ in. (95.9 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$434,500
Lot 43
Alice Neel (1900-1984)
Robert Smithson
oil on canvas

42 x 24 in. (106.7 x 70 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$698,500
Lot 44
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Head of a Man
oil on canvas

18¼ x 15 3/8 in. (46.4 x 39.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,096,000
Lot 45
Morris Louis (1910-1962)
Untitled
magna on canvas

98¼ x 175 in. (250 x 444.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,098,500
Lot 48
CLEMENT ROUSSEAU (1872-1950)
A PALMWOOD AND GALUCHAT SMOKER'S TABLE, 1934**
Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm.)
Width: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Depth: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$74,500
Lot 49
Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Abstraction
oil on canvas laid down on masonite

38 x 26 in. (96.5 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$450,000 - $550,000

price realized
$362,500
Lot 51
Louis Lozowick (1892-1973)
Pittsburgh
oil on canvas

22½ x 13 in. (57.2 x 33 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$386,500
Lot 53
EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
A PALISSANDRE, IVORY, SILVERED-BRONZE AND GALUCHAT BONHEUR DE JOUR, CIRCA
Height: 44½ in. (113 cm.)
Width: 22¾ in. (57.8 cm.)
Depth: 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 55
JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)
A FOUR-PANEL SILVERED AND COLORED LACQUERED WOOD SCREEN, CIRCA 1927
Height: 66 in. (167.6 cm.)
Width of each panel: 19½ in. (49.5 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 56
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Les danseuses aux clés, étude
oil on canvas

28¾ x 36 1/8 in. (73.5 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,762,500
Lot 57
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Morning Talk
oil on canvas

50 x 60 in. (127 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$902,500
Lot 58
Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
Exercices spirituels
oil on canvas

23¾ x 28¾ in. (60.3 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,142,500
Lot 59
PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
AN ADJUSTABLE WALNUT 'MF 75' ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1929
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$80,500
Lot 60
Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978)
Intérieur forestier (Ovvero, équinoxe)
oil and black crayon on canvas

36 1/8 x 28 7/8 in. (92 x 73.4 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$722,500
Lot 401
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A TURTLEBACK TILE AND BRONZE CHANDELIER, CIRCA 1900
Diameter: 18 in. (45.8 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$116,500
Lot 402
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A FAVRILE GLASS AND GILT-BRONZE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1910
Height: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$5,625
Lot 403
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A FAVRILE GLASS AND BRONZE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1910
Height: 9½ in. (24.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$3,250
Lot 404
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A 'LAVA' GLASS VASE, CIRCA 1905
Height: 4¾ in. (12.1 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 405
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A TURTLEBACK TILE AND BRONZE FLOOR LAMP, CIRCA 1910
Height: 55 in. (139.7 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$68,500
Lot 406
TIFFANY STUDIOS
A RED TURTLEBACK TILE AND GILT-BRONZE CHANDELIER, CIRCA 1900
Diameter: 18 in. (45.8 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$278,500
Lot 407
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
They Never Appeared with the White
diptych--oil on canvas

overall: 94½ x 141½ in. (240 x 359.4 cm.)
each: 94½ x 70½ in. (240 x 179.1 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$662,500
Lot 408
OTTO WAGNER (1841-1918)
A BENT AND STAINED BEECH, CANE AND NICKELED-METAL ARMCHAIR FROM THE
Height: 31 in. (78.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 409
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
'AUFSATZ' A HAMMERED BRASS CENTERPIECE, CIRCA 1925-1931
Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $22,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 410
ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES GRUBER and MULLER FRERES
A GLASS AND WROUGHT-IRON CHANDELIER, 1920S
Drop: 42 in. (106.7 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$52,500
Lot 411
THONET
A BEECH AND STAINED PLYWOOD ROCKING CHAIR, CIRCA 1890
Height: 38 in. (96.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $2,500

price realized
$16,250
Lot 412
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Walking Torso
bronze with brown patina

Height: 13¾ in. (35 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 413
Gabriele Munter (1877-1962)
Interieur mit Weihnachtsbaum
oil on canvas

34¾ x 28 5/8 in. (88.3 x 72.7 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$122,500
Lot 414
ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO.
A PAIR OF 'TUDRIC' PEWTER AND ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Height: (each) 10¼ in. (26 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 415
LIBERTY & CO.
A 'CYMRIC' SILVER, ENAMEL AND NATURAL PEARL CIGARETTE BOX, CIRCA 1904
Height: 2½ in. (6.3 cm.)
Width: 4½ in. (11.5 cm.)
Depth: 3½ in. (9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 416
LIBERTY & CO.
A 'TUDRIC' PEWTER AND ENAMEL TWO-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1900
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
estimate
$700 - $1,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 417
LIBERTY & CO.
A 'CYMRIC' SILVER FOUR-HANDLED VASE, 1899
Height: 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,625
Lot 419
DIRK VAN ERP (1860-1933)
A PATINATED COPPER BOX, CIRCA 1900
Height: 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.)
Width: 10½ in. (26.6 cm.)
Depth: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.)

estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 420
ATTRIBUTED TO EUGENE VALLIN (1856-1922)
A WALNUT STOOL, CIRCA 1905
Height: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
Diameter: 12½ in. (31.8 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 421
EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960)
A SILVERED-BRONZE AND MARBLE TABLE CLOCK, 1930S
Height: 1 in. (28 cm.) Width: 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) Depth: 6 in. (15.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 422
LOUIS KATONA
A WROUGHT-IRON AND MARBLE SIDE TABLE, CIRCA 1930
Height: 19½ in. (49.5 cm.)
Width: 29½ in. (75 cm.)
Depth: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 423
Lee Krasner (1908-1984)
Dark Easter
oil on canvas

58 x 38 in. (147.3 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $900,000

price realized
$360,000
Lot 424
GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1963)
'LES LOUPS DANS LA NIÈGE' A PÂTE-DE-VERRE VASE, CIRCA 1926
Height: 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 425
MULLER FRERES
A CAMEO GLASS VASE, 1930S
Height: 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 426
ANDRE THURET (1898-1965)
A GLASS VASE WITH GOLD INCLUSIONS, 1930S
Height: 8½ in. (21.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,500 - $3,500

price realized
$1,250
Lot 427
George Grosz (1883-1959)
Tauwetter
watercolor and pen and colored inks on paper

18 1/8 x 23 5/8 in. (46 x 60 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$122,500
Lot 428
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
Frau vertraut sich dem Tod an
charcoal on paper

26¼ x 19 5/8 in. (66.7 x 49.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 429
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
Tod mit Frau im Schoss
charcoal on paper laid down on paper

16¾ x 23¾ in. (42.5 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$80,500
Lot 430
ALBERT CHEURET (1884-1966)
A PATINATED-BRONZE AND ALABASTER TORCHÈRE, 1920S
Height: 73 in. (183 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$64,900
Lot 431
ANDRE SORNAY (1902-2000)
A MACASSAR EBONY AND PATINATED METAL CABINET, CIRCA 1930
Height: 40 in. (101. 5 cm.)
Width: 40¼ in. (102.2 cm.)
Depth: 17¾ in. (45 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 434
Alice Neel (1900-1984)
Christy White
oil on canvas

50¼ x 24 in. (127.6 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$242,500
Lot 435
Alice Neel (1900-1984)
Ellie Poindexter
oil on canvas

30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$266,500
Lot 436
ANDRE SORNAY (1902-2000)
A PALISSANDRE SIDE TABLE, 1930S**
Height: 28 in. (71.1 cm.)
Depth: 13½ in. (34.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 437
ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES ADNET
A SET OF THREE LEATHER UPHOLSTERED WALNUT ARMCHAIRS, 1930S
Height: (each) 22 in. (56.8 cm.) (3)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$19,200
Lot 438
ALBERT CHEURET (1884-1966)
A PATINATED BRONZE AND ALABASTER CHANDELIER, CIRCA 1930
Drop: 29 in. (73.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 439
JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE (b. 1944)
A STAINED WOOD AND PATINATED BRONZE 'MONKEY' BENCH, 1994
Height: 34 in. (86.5 cm.)
Width: 64 in. (162.5 cm.)
Depth: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$134,500
Lot 440
Raoul Hague (1904-1993)
Willy's Bride
walnut

58 x 40 x 58 in. (147.3 x 101.6 x 147.3 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 441
Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. 1930)
Grey Small Figure on Large Seat
burlap and synthetic resin with iron stand

60 x 23½ x 16 in. (152.4 x 59.6 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 442
BENNETT BEAN (b. 1941)
A GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE, 1980S
Height: 5½ in. (14 cm.)
estimate
$2,500 - $3,500

price realized
$4,750
Lot 443
BENNETT BEAN (b. 1941)
A GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE, 1980S
Height: 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 444
JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE (b. 1944)
A WALNUT BIRD-FORM TABLE, 1988
Height: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 445
JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE (b. 1944)
A PATINATED BRONZE 'PANTHER' TABLE, 1991
Height: 30 in. (76. 2 cm.)
Width: 55 in. (139.7 cm.)
Depth: 14 in. (35.5 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$68,500
Lot 446
Sybil Andrews (1898-1992)
Racing (Coppel SA32)
S. 12 x 14¾ in. (300 x 375 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 447
Sybil Andrews
Swans (Coppel SA41)
B. 10½ x 15¾ in. (265 x 400 mm.)
S. 12½ x 17½ in (315 x 442 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 448
JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE (b. 1944)
A CAST BRONZE 'LION' BENCH, 1994
Height: 15½ in. (39.5 cm.)
Width: 68 in. (172.7 cm.)
Depth: 14 in. (35.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 449
STANISLAV LIBENSKY (1921-2002)
A ROSE TINTED GLASS SCULPTURE, 1980S
Height: 15½ in. (39.5 cm.)
Width: 29 in. (73.6 cm.)
Depth: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $15,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 450
BERTIL VALLIEN (b. 1938)
A CAST GLASS FIGURE OF A RESTING HEAD, CIRCA 1980
Length: 14 in. (35.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 451
Mark Tobey (1890-1976)
Untitled
sumi ink on paper laid down on board

24½ x 34½ in. (62.2 x 87.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 452
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Many Crosses
watercolor and gouache on paper

16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 453
WENDELL CASTLE (b. 1932)
A PARCEL-GILT, PATINATED METAL AND MAHOGANY DINING TABLE, 1991
Height: 30 in. (76.2 cm.)
Width: 80 in. (203.2 cm.)
Depth: 60 in. (152.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 454
MICHAEL HURWITZ (b. 1955)
A PAINTED BENTWOOD ROCKING CHAISE LONGUE, 1990
Height: 34¼ in. (87 cm.)
Width: 83 in. (210.8 cm.)
Depth: 24 in. (61 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 455
WENDELL CASTLE (b. 1932)
'JELUTONG' AN ENAMELED FIBERGLASS TABLE LAMP, 1994
Height: 25½ in. (64.8 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 456
YOICHI OHIRA (b. 1946)
'MURRINE GIALLE' A UNIQUE HAND-BLOWN GLASS CANES WITH MURRINE VASE, 2000
Height: 5½ in. (14 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,250
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