LANTANA, FLA. – M G Neely Auction will ring in the new year with their January 14, 2018 auction. Bidding opens at 12:00 pm EST, and bids are accepted in house, over the phone and online. With 255 lots of fine art, sculpture, mid-century modern décor, traditional furnishings and antique to vintage collectibles the auction catalog is drawing the attention of bidders worldwide.
A Paul Evans Studio coffee table is one of the most popular lots. A ring of thirteen welded and enameled pyramids support the glass top of this piece, which was designed for furniture maker Directional in 1967. It is weld-signed and has a starting bid of $2,000.
A must-have for any cane or weapons collector is the cane gun. This 1846 under-hammer action .60 caliber percussion cap gun designed by English gunsmith John Day was originally marketed to farmers as a light and convenient solution to crop-eating pests. Handle inscriptions are dated 1846. The starting bid is $600.
Lalique’s ‘Bacchantes’ vase is a timeless example of the glassmaker’s style. Originally designed in 1927, this piece has been in every catalog since it’s creation. This example is in excellent, unblemished condition. The starting bid is $500.
Painter Andre Gisson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1921 as Anders Gittelson. To break into the elitist world of French Impressionism, he changed his name and birthdate to become a Frenchman born in 1910, in the hopes of obtaining recognition as an early pioneer of the style. Bidding starts at $500.
M G Neely Auction would like to wish you and yours a very happy holiday season, and we’re looking forward to providing the quality and service you’ve come to expect in 2018!
M G Neely Auction’s Fall 2017 sale will include an eclectic mix of antique, modern, and designer furnishings, décor, fine art, jewelry, watches, gold and silver.
Mid Century Modern designers include Knoll, Curtis Jere, Sergio Bustamante, Karl Springer, Maitland Smith, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Milo Baughman, Philip & Kelvin Laverne, Ficks Reed, Arne Wahl Iverson, Mastercraft, Arthur Court, Charles Hollis Jones, Kaizo Oto for DIA and Fontana Arte.
Glass, pottery and decorative designers include Daum France, Roodwood, Van Briggle, Lalique, Baccarat, Vetri Murano, Camer Glass, Lladro, Gucci, Laurel, Rougier, Pierre Cardin, Sergio Camilli, Z Gallarie, Piero Fornasett, Gabriella Crespi, Mazzega, Higgins Studio, Elio Raffaeli, Moorcraft, Royal Bonn, Weller, Roseville, and Buxton Taylor Studios.
Artists include Harris Strong, André Biéler, Grant Macdonald, Eva Prager, Rita Brianski, Caiserman Roth, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Jaques Pasquier, John Manol, Claude Picher, Ralph Allen, Antanas Allison, Adrian Dingle, Susan Paloschi, Allan Collier, Marjorie Pigott, Maurice de Vlaminck, James Gibson, Bernice Olsen, and Robert Ward Van Boskerck.
M G Neely Auction will hold it’s summer Palm Beach Antique to Modern Estate Auction on Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at 12pm Noon EST, and will
feature the vast array of artwork, decor, furnishings, and more that you’ve come to expect.
English, Italian, and French Traditional furniture is well represented, and there will be marquetry tables, Arts & Crafts Oak furniture, Hollywood Regency decor, decorative furnishings such as seating, standing chevall mirror, and lighting.
Modern decor such as Aldo Tura and Karl Springer lacquered goatskin pieces, Curtis Jere sculpture and lighting, Rougier lighting, Brutalist bronze dining table, Charles Mackintosh, Knoll, Tommaso Barbi, Frank Ghery, Laurel, Adrian Persall, Castelli, Fontana Arte, Camer, Eames, Thonet, Bertoia, and much more!
Porcelain, pottery, and art glass by Lladro, Tiffany & Co, Clewell, Lalique, Steuben, Murano, Sylvia Fugmann, Bennington, Royal Doulton, Dresden, Herend, Royal Copenhangen, Minton, Bustamante, New Mexico Native American pottery, and outsider art.
Decorative Fine Art spans from Antique to Modern.
A large collection of Antique Sterling Silver coins will be an interesting portion of the sale. Sterling Silver flatware and serving pieces by Rosenthal, Whiting, Wallace, Boardman & Co, and Reed & Barton. Gold, silver, and gemstone jewelry will be auctioned at the end of the day.
M G Neely Auction is happy to announce our upcoming Palm Beach Antique to Modern Estate Sale. Join us on Sunday, May 7th at 12pm EDT to bid on an array of decor, collectibles and furnishings from several unique South Florida estates. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, you can’t afford to miss this sale!
As usual, our sale starts off with curios including a Victorian salesman’s sample wrought iron staircase, 1910 Feeny hand pump vacuum cleaner, vintage Richard Rothbard Burl wood puzzle box, and a complete Visionaire No. 50 Artist Toys collection released by Kid Robot and including designs by Alex Katz, Chip Kidd, R. Crumb Kehinde Wiley, Tim Noble, Sue Webster, Chiho Aoshima, Rob Pruitt, Rita Ackerman, Tony Oursler, Kurt Vonnegut and Joe Petro III.
The ever-popular Mid-Century Modern decor is a staple in our auctions, and this one is no exception! Paul Evans Cityscape tables, Camer glass chandeliers, Vetri Murano lighting, Chapman, George Hollis Jones, Sergio Bustamante, Henredon, Karl Springer, and Milo Baughman are a few of the designer offerings. Classic Lucite pedestals, lamps, table bases, seating, magazine racks, and sculpture are expected to do well as usual.
Just in time for Mother’s Day, we have a gift for anyone on your list! Art Nouveau decor is prevalent throughout the sale, ranging from beautiful planters, ornate dresser mirrors, bud vases, and porcelain figurines. Fine art glass is a timeless gift, and we have pieces such as serving bowls, vases and ewers, figurines, and lamps by Murano, Orrefors, Lalique, and Stueben.
Asian decor spanning 200 years is well-represented. Diminutive cloisonne pill boxes, 19th Century Gilt and Coral Buddha statuettes, ornate altar tables, and a large Rosewood and Mother of Pearl inlaid display cabinet are just a small sampling of the stunning collection amassed by a South Florida collector.
Paintings and wall art by Curtis Jere, Bill Mack, Sante Grazziani, Peter Max, Victor Vasarely, Barry Leighton-Jones, Yaacov Agam, Leonard Lane, and James Rizzi are among the wide array of art that will be sold.
Traditional stylings include Rococo Cartel Clocks, 19th Century carved French furniture and a pair of Sevres porcelain and Bronze candelabra.
M G Neely Auction is proud to announce its’ next auction will be held Sunday, February 12th, 2017 at 12pm EST and features an eclectic mix of Mid Century Modern, antique, fine art and decor you’ve come to expect from South Florida’s best auction house!
Read on for antique prices in Palm Beach County, Florida and beyond! Our auction on November 13th, 2016 was full of surprises and unique merchandise – just in time for Christmas! Our clients stocked up on holiday gifts, show-stopping design elements, and collectibles for every budget. Bidders loved the Mid Century Modern furniture and decor, as well as large Contemporary paintings. A collection of vintage and antique Oriental rugs, antique oyster plates, Sterling Silver serving pieces, and Franklin Mint Silver Proofs added variety to the sale. The market for traditionally styled furnishings seems to be making an upturn as well, much to the excitement of those who have been holding on to family heirlooms.
The Results
They say the quickest way to change the look of a room is to paint the walls. If that’s true, these Zuber & Cie panoramic wallpaper panels will breathe new life into an entire house! Sold for $5,700 to an in-house bidder, the seven panels are printed using woodblocks that are classified as historical monuments. Produced in 1829, the woodblock stamps that are used to print ‘Les Vues Du Bresil’ have survived against great odds. World War II Nazi soldiers occupying France raided the company’s 15th Century vault, using their wood blocks as fire wood.
Vues de Bresil de Plantation de Cafe
An 18th Century Russian Icon depicting Saint George and the Dragon sold for $1,250. The story of St. George slaying the dragon shows up as early as the 11th Century, and was a common motif in Russian and Georgian Icons.
Depicting Saint George Slaying the Dragon
This unique Art Deco lamp has a marble base and a Dore metal Dancer doing a split and holding a Millefiori lamp shade. In like new condition, it sold for $450.
Cast metal and marble base with a millefiori lamp shade.
Printed in 1936, Nazi propaganda ‘Trau Keinam Fuchs Auf Gruner Heid, Und Keinam Jud Bei Seinem Eid!’ sold for $800 to a phone bidder.
Is your bookshelf bare? These stunning Art Deco Burl Maple Bookends sold for $200.
Geometric form burl maple bookends.
Do you still have lucite purses in your closet? If so, dust them off and bring them in for consignment! Three vintage purses in brand new condition sold for $450.
Made by Wilardy, NY and Charles Kahn
An early prayer rug measuring 41″ x 62″ sold for $350.
Wool on wool prayer mat with geometric and architectural designs.
Mid Century Modern Furniture Value
Buyers are continuing to show strong affinities for Atomic Age design in all shapes and sizes. Aldo Tura designed this Goat Skin and Brass Ice Bucket which sold for $525.
Mid Century Modern Bar Ware.
This six-piece Paul McCobb Planner Group set sold for $1,150 and offers enough ways to arrange the components to make Ikea jealous.
Paul McCobb for Wichendon Modern Planner Group Custom Shelving Unit
George Nelson was the designer of this classically modern ‘Half-Nelson’ table lamp which sold for $675.
Mid Century Modern Half Nelson metal table lamp.
Art & Sculpture
Large Contemporary art pieces were popular in this auction. Signed ‘AKE’, this large Modernist painting sold for $975.
Contemporary painting of women dancing.
English painter Leighton Jones titled this oil on masonite ‘Reflections’. It sold for $600.
Oil on masonite depicting a clown and a woman.
Titled ‘Blue Eyed Women’, the painter of this piece went on to design the famous Playboy Bunny cartoon character. Bernard Kliban was known as a cartoonist, but this painting dated 1958 sold for $1,600.
Surrealist painting depicting two female nudes.
A 19th Century artist, Leonard Sauerfelt was a French painter who documented everyday life. This market scene sold for $450.
Oil on canvas depicting a French market scene.
Wilhelm Lehmbruck lived a short 38 years, but he became famous for his printmaking and painting. However, it was his sculptures of enlongated women that drew the most attention. An example of one such sculpture is this bust, which sold for $6,400.
German Expressionist bust of a woman.
Traditional Furnishings
Traditional furnishings seem to be on the rise, and have sold well in our last few auctions. This Executive’s desk prompted a bidding war that ending when it sold for $775. With a leather top, locking drawers, and solid wood construction it was a very good buy.
With locking drawers, leather top and sold wood construction.
Dining rooms are few and far between these days, but this set of eight Federal Style dining chairs still sold for $425.
Federal style, squar backed dining chairs. Six side chairs and two arm chairs.
A brass nameplate on this trunk reads ‘The Phoenix New Orleans 1807’, and it will be going home t
o ‘The Big Easy’ because it sold for $375.
Locking trunk with brass inlay, nameplate, and handles.
Sterling Silver
Uncirculated Morgan Dollars minted between 1878-1880 sold for $825.
Uncirculated United States Mint currency sold at auction.
The Franklin Mint doesn’t just produce money, but collectible sets as well. This 20 piece Sterling Silver medallion set sold for $1,550 and depicts the Parables of Jesus.
Sterling silver engraved coins or medallions depicting the Parables of Jesus and released in 1975.
Thank You
MG Neely Auction would like to thank you sincerely for your continued support and another fantastic sale. We couldn’t do it without you – really! Our next auction will be early February – stay tuned for more updates to our blog.
