Upcoming Auction Schedule 2012 - Clars Auction Gallery

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Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987),
Silkscreen, “Apple,” (II.359, Feldman &
Schellmann), from “Ads” Suite, 1985, 38” x 38”
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Tiffany and Company
‘’Aztec’’ presentation
dagger designed by G.
Paulding Farnham and
executed in sterling, ivory,
and faceted obsidian, 11.5’’l
FREE Gift
Evaluation certificates
Sessions available!
Thursdays
9 am - 12 noon (Limit 5 items)
Happy Valentine’s
and President’s Day!
2011 was the strongest year
of auction sales in Clars’ history
and January 2012 was
the strongest January Clars
has had! We wish to thank
all of our clients, both Buyers
and Sellers, as well as our exemplary
staff for making this
possible.
We are now inviting consignments of items
for upcoming sales, including our Important
May 2012 auction. Many fine pieces have
already been consigned. Please contact our
Specialists to consign your fine items info@
clars.com.
We appreciate your paying for and picking
up the items on which you successfully
bid as soon as possible. Storage fees will
commence after two weeks, whether the
items have been paid for or not.
Upcoming Auction
Schedule 2012
March 17th - 18th
April 14th - 15th
May 19th - 20th
June 16th - 17th
July 14th - 15th
Aug 11th - 12 th
is proud to be a corporate sponsor of KQED’s Antiques Roadshow, Conservation
International, World Wildlife Fund, The Oakland Museum of California, and other wellrespected
non-profit organizations. We encourage you to join us.
SATURDAY FEB. 18th at 9:30 a.m.
SUNDAY FEB. 19th at 10:00 a.m.
Previews: Friday February 17th 1 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday beginning at 9 a.m.
Due to the Pending Closure of the Westbound Direction of the Bay
Bridge, Clars will remain open until 7:30pm on Friday 2/17
Westbound Lanes close at 8pm Friday. The Eastbound lanes will remain open, as well as all other bridges Bay
Area bridges. The bridge is supposed to be closed for the entire weekend for retrofit work.
Sunday Highlights:
• American, Californian, and European Fine Art including Paintings, Photography, Works on Paper,
• Bronze Sculptures, Prints
• U.S. and World Gold and Silver Coins, including $20 Gold Liberty, St. Gaudens, and British Sovereigns
• 19th and 20th Century European and American Furniture
• Sterling Silver Flatware and Hollowware, including Tiffany and Georg Jensen
• Large Collection of Persian and other Antique and Newer Rugs
• Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) Handwritten Personal Letters
• Selection of 19th Century Native American Baskets
• Historical Books, Documents, Medals, and Photographs
• Fine Jewelry and Timepieces
• Quality Crystal, China, Porcelains
• Asian Paintings, Japanese Glassware, Ivory, Hardstone Carvings, Ceramics, Furniture, Scholar’
• Objects, Metalwork, Lacquer, Glass, Textiles, Asian Jewelry, Snuff Bottles, and Buddhist Works of Art
• Tiffany & Company “Aztec” Presentation Dagger, designed by G. Pauling Farnham
• Palm Beach Voting Machine from the 2000 Presidential Election
Saturday Highlights:
• Asian Paintings, Ceramics, Jade, Metalwork, Hardstone Carvings, Furniture, Textiles, Japanese
• Woodblock Prints, and Religious Works of Art
• Extensive Collection of US & World Stamps, Mint & Used
• Assorted Silver, Ceramics, Crystal, and other Decoratives
• Fine and Costume Jewelry
• American and Continental Fine Art
• Vintage and Antique Fashion
• 19th and 20th Century European, Asian, and American Furniture, Persian and other Rugs
• Collectibles
Visit our new website at www.clars.com !

Andre Brasilier (French, 1929-2004), Oil on
canvas, ‘’Interiur d’une Ecurie,’’ 1962, 19’’ x 24’’
Lee Mullican (Californian, 1919-1998), Oil on
canvas, ‘’Dance of the Elders’’, 1971, 40’’ x 50’’
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Color
lithograph, ‘’Le Colombe Volant (a l’Arc-en-
Ciel),’’ 1952, 19.75’’ x 25.5’’ (one of two to be
offered)
David Siqueiros (CA/
Mexican, 1896-1974), Brush &
black ink on paper, Untitled,
1964, 12.75’’ x 7.75’’
August Gay (Californian, 1890-1948), Oil on
canvas board, Monterey Pier, 13.75’’ x 17’’
Marion Kavanagh Wachtel (Californian,
1870-1954), Oil on canvas, Arroyo Seco
Canyon, 20’’ x 24’’
William Henry Clapp (Californian, 1879-
1954), Oil on board, Old Barn on Chabot
Road, 15’’ x 18’’
Percy Gray (Californian, 1869-1952),
Watercolor, Eucalyptus Grove, Marin County,
15.25’’ x 19.25’’
Thomas Sully (American,
1783-1872), Oil on canvas,
‘’Portrait of Mrs. Saunders
Lewis,’’ 1814, 36’’ x 29’’
Eduard Steffen (Austrian/
Czechoslovakian, 1839-
1893), Oil on canvas, Der
Vogelhandler, 1864, 34’’ x 29.5’’
Theodule Ribot (French,
1823-1891), Oil on canvas,
Portrait of a Young Man,
46’’ x 32’’
Corrado Cagli (Italian/
American), Oil on canvas,
“Alberi”, 1958, 39.5” x 27.5”
Walter Schofield (American,
1867-1944), Oil on board,
Pennsylvania Sycamore,
22’’ x 18’’
Julia Margaret Cameron
(British, 1815-1879),
Albumen print, ‘’Sir Henry
Taylor,’’ 1867, 14’’ x 11’’
Pair of Hudson River School paintings, ‘’Lake George (New York)’’ &
‘’South Platte (Nebraska)’’, circa 1871, 10.375’’ x 16.375’’
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926), Set of 3 pencil drawings, ‘’The Camping Trip,’’ 1899, 5.5’’
x 8.5’’/7.5’’ x 6’’/5.5’’ x 8.5’’ (Photo Credit: Charles M. Russell, The Cowboy Artist, by Ramon F. Adams and
Homer E. Britzman, 1948)

Mel Ramos (Californian, b. 1935),
Oil on canvas, ‘’Portrait of Philip
Guston,’’ 1960, 39’’ x 30’’
Hanson Puthuff (Californian, 1875-1972), Oil on
canvas (double-sided), Afternoon Shadows/
Wind on the Marsh, 16’’ x 20’’
Ansel Adams (Californian, 1902-1984), Gelatin
silver print, ‘’Aspens, Northern New Mexico,’’
1958, 15’’ x 19.125’’
Tony Abeyta (American, b. 1965), Oil on canvas, ‘’Pueblo
Home,’’ 70’’ x 50’’
Jaroslav Setelik (Polish, 1881-1995), Oil on
canvas, St. Charles Bridge, Prague, 36’’ x 45.5’’
Mary DeNeale Morgan (Californian, 1868-
1948), Tempera on board, ‘’Near Moss Beach,’’
7.5’’ x 9.5’’
Christopher Burkett (American, b. 1951),
Cibachrome print, ‘’Pink and White
Dogwoods, Kentucky,’’ 1991, 17.25’’ x 22.25’’
(one of two to be offered)
Jan Stanislawski (Polish, 1860-1907), Oil on board,
Autumn Landscape, 7.25’’ x 10.75’’
Edith Hamlin (American, 1902-1992), Pair of oils
on canvas, Sheep Rancher & Sheep by the Cabin,
3.5” x 4.75” each (one shown)
Aaron Siskind (American,
1903-1991), Gelatin silver
print, ‘’Los Angeles 1949’’,
19.5’’ x 14.5’’
Arturo Antonio (formerly Usner) Chavez (American, b. 1949),
Acrylic on canvas, ‘’War Horse,’’ 60’’ x 46’’
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
(American, 1872-1955),
Bronze sculpture, ‘’The
Dance’’, 1908, 12’’h
Elkington Mason & Co.
(British), Bronze sculpture,
Classical Female Figure,
1854, 68’’h
Erik Desmazieres
Michael Kmit
Mariano Rodriguez
Delfino Garcia
Karl Kaufmann
Emile Georges Weiss
Albert Guillaume
Claude Schurr
Julian Rix
Louis Jambor
Enrico Donati
Henri Matisse
Christopher Burkett
Christobal de Antonio
Dan Budnick
Paul Caponigro
Meyer Strauss
Guy Wiggins
Jacques Villon
Don Hong Oai
Julius Scheurer
Andre Dargelas
William F. Jackson
Marcel Lenoir
Mary Golay
Antoine Blanchard
Jacob Epstein
Frank Coburn
Elsie Palmer Payne
George Hurrell
Romare Bearden

Assembled silver and Chinese jade stationary trays
with mountings by Edward Farmer, 4.125”w;
Provenance: Deaccession USC Fisher Museum of Art,
Los Angeles, CA, to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Chinese
lacquered
wood figure
of a fu-lion,
Qing dynasty,
10’’
Group of Chinese colored stone
carvings, including amethyst, pink
tourmaline and coral
Chinese enameled
porcelain square
sectioned vase with
generals in military
garb, Qing dynasty,
20.5’’
Collection of Japanese glassware, Kyohei Fujita (Japanese, 1921-2004),
including a red mottled translucent glass box with gold leaf accents
Selection of Chinese ivory
carvings, including figures
and landscapes
Assortment of Chinese scholar’s items,
including bronze mirrors, bamboo carvings
and Yixing teapots
Selection of Continental ivory to be offered
Chinese small polychrome enameled porcelain folding screen, Qing dynasty,
depicting the Eight Doaist Immortals
Collection of Chinese snuff bottles
of various medium
Gorham sterling silver seven piece presentation suite, circa 1910
Antiquities of Athens, Volume
1, 1762, by James Stuart and
Nicholas Revell, engravings by
James Basire
Italian Grand Cross
Set & Brigadier
General Robert Lee
Scott Jr. medals
Tiffany sterling flatware service for 12
Georg Jensen sterling flatware (one of two sets to be offered)
(lot of 51) Albert Brown Chandler, journals 1855-1920
and photograph album, including his conversations
and interactions with President Lincoln
Mick Jagger handwritten letters
to wife and children
Extensive collection of
US & World Stamps mint
& used (To be offered
Saturday, Feb. 18)

More than 200 lots,
featuring $20 Gold,
Liberty, and St.
Gaudens, 450 British
Sovereigns, Modern
US & World Gold,
and 2 albums of
better grade US Silver
Dollars, etc.
1907 St. Gaudens high relief
$20 gold piece graded XF 40
California gold quartz walking stick
presented by Engrossing Clerks of the
California Assembly to Hugh B.
Newell, 1867-1870
Louis XV style
bronze mounted
boulle table, 30’’h x
35’’w x 21’’d
Pair of Venetian
blackamoors circa
1890, each 74’’h
Framed K.P.M
plaque depicting
an allegorical
scene, sight 12’’h x
9.5’’w
Pair of
monumental
patinated
bronze urns
executed in the
Renaissance
style, circa 1900,
42’’h x 45’’w
(one of two
shown)
Continental style gilt bronze and porcelain clock with garniture
composed in the Chinoiserie taste, 33’’h
Federal Cuban mahogany dining table
circa 1790 comprising four interlocking
drop leaf tables 55”w x 15’ long
Music boxes including Regina and Thorens
Continental serpentine inlaid commode
circa 1770, 41’’h x 51’’w x 28’’d
Selection of 19th century Native American baskets to be offered
Selection of American Arts & Crafts furniture and decorative items including Gustav Stickley,
Plail Brothers, Shop of the Crafters, etc.
Selection of Mid-Century Modern furniture including Gerard van den Berg, Hans
Wagner, and Eames

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Diamond pendant by David Yurman of 18k yellow gold,
having (60) diamonds, weighing in total 0.70 ct
Diamond earrings by David Yurman of 18k yellow gold, having
(48) diamonds, weighing in total 0.55 ct
Diamond BUCCELATTI earrings and ring suite, of 18k white
and yellow gold
D TIFFANY side hinged collar necklace, of 18k yellow gold
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OSCAR HEYMAN diamond dinner ring; mounted in 18k
yellow gold, set with a total of (8) oval brilliant cut diamonds,
weighing in total approximately 1.18 cts.
BUCCELLATI, citrine and blue sapphire wreath crowned ring in 18k
white and yellow gold
Rare gold quartz watch chain and fob locket with matching
T-bar, mounted in rose gold
BULGARI, ruby rondelle bead and cultured pearl, two strand
choker necklace; having an 18k yellow gold clasp, 8mm
average cultured pearls and gemstone pendant elements,
stabilized across the front with (3) baguette cut diamond
accents, one set with a blue sapphire cabochon above an
oval-cut fuscia colored fancy sapphire, the next central
element is set with an emerald cabochon above an oval
cut pale pinkish peach colored fancy sapphire, the final
element set with a ruby cabochon above an oval cut blue
fancy sapphire, all completed by a complementary clasp with
baguette diamonds flanking a sapphire cabochon center.
Total necklace weight 131.8 grams
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Victorian, rose-cut diamond detailed and blue enameled
14k yellow gold locket pendant, suspended from a round
link neckchain
Diamond ‘’Crescent Moon’’ pendant necklace, of silver topped
14k yellow gold, with (17) mixed antique cut diamonds
weighing 0.95 ct, having a bezel set round brilliant cut
diamond ‘’Star’’ accent and neckchain of platinum
OSCAR HEYMAN diamond cluster set brooch; mounted in
18k yellow gold and platinum, set with (14) round full cut
diamonds and (15) oval brilliant cut diamonds, weighing in
total approximately 4.85 cts. Total brooch weight 16.6 grams
Diamond ring in 14k white gold, featuring (1) fancy yellow
pear shaped diamond, weighing 1.02 cts and (17) colorless
diamond accents
Diamond solitaire ear drops in platinum, having round bezel
set diamonds, weighing in total 2.73 cts
Diamond and platinum ring, featuring an oval cut diamond
weighing 2.01 cts and diamond accents weighing 0.81 ct
Diamond eternity band ring in 14k white gold, having (14) round
brilliant cut diamonds weighing 6.43 cts
Amethyst and diamond 18k white gold crown and platinum
shank dinner ring, having (1) emerald cut amethyst, (34)
round full cut and (2) triangle cut diamonds. Total diamond
weight 2.26 cts
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Diamond and malachite ‘’Cactus & Coyote’’ brooch/pendant
combination, of 14k yellow and white gold, with (75) round
full cut diamonds, weighing in total 2.25 cts.
Lady’s diamond watch bracelet; mounted in 18k yellow gold and
platinum covered, set with (39) mixed full and single cut diamonds
weighing approximately 1.65 cts
Victorian style, enamel and opal adorned covered wristwatch of
14k yellow gold, with tassel/fringe end
Lady’s PIAGET interlinked bracelet wristwatch, of 18k yellow gold,
having a oval lapis dial
Lady’s MOVADO diamond wristwatch; mounted in 18k yellow gold,
set with (96) round diamonds, weighing approximately 0.98 ct.
Gentleman’s ROLEX DAY-DATE wrist watch; mounted in 18k yellow
gold
W Multi color, 18k rose gold hunting cased Hampden pocket watch.
Movement serial # indicates 1908