PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Faces and Places. Our December 3 Photography auction includes 73 lots by important masters Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Peter Henry Emerson, and Alfred Eisenstaedt, among many others. Beginning with pictorialist works by Emerson and Frederick Henry Evans, the images progress through twentieth century masters Lartigue, D'Oisneau, Orkin, Abbott, Karsh, Erwitt, Siskind, Bill and Nick Brandt, Brett Weston, Margaret Bourke-White, and others; to more recent works by Jan Saudek, Joan Myers, and Wolf von dem Bussche.
Just in time for the holidays, Brunk is pleased to present a lavish and sweeping collection of Luxury items, including Designer Handbags, Clothing, and Accessories, a Lifetime Collection of lovingly cared for Fountain and Ballpoint Pens, and a fine collection of rare Fashion and Art photography books, Visionaire Publishing titles, and Fashion magazines. Highlights include an Hermes Veau Swift Mini Berline 21, two 18kt. Chanel "Ultra" Ceramic Diamond Bands, a Pilot Namiki Yukari 'Owl Maki-E' Fountain Pen Set, and Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence, Paul Smith Design.
Our estate jewelry collection this season brings the sparkle. Highlighting a 6.05ct. GIA diamond ring, a 4.30ct. diamond ring with half-moon diamonds, and an Oscar Heyman diamond and sapphire ring, Lazare Kaplan solitaire diamond earrings, and an exquisite Riviere necklace featuring over 20.0ct. of diamonds and a stunning over 38.0cts. diamond bracelet. Complete your look with a unique Frascarola 18kt diamond and enameled zebra bracelet. Featuring designers like David Webb, Buccellati, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, Rolex, and Patek Philippe, over 250 lots to inspire your holiday gift giving.
Featuring items from the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison: includes early Southern Pottery from Edgefield, Georgia, Alabama, Lanier Meaders face jug, folk art, textiles, baskets and handmade tools; Southern furniture to include four sugar chests, Kentucky sideboard, early long guns with Southern examples, Chinese export to include three Charles Manigault examples, fine art by Will Henry Stevens, Carl Krafft and Alice R. Huger Smith and others, silver to include Tiffany and aesthetic movement examples
This sale features fifteen exceptional 16th-18th century tapestries from the Brooklyn Museum, including a striking series of six depicting a stag hunt. The collection highlights the grandeur of French, Flemish, and Dutch weaving traditions. Additional highlights include a Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica porcelain dinner service, paintings, and sculptures by artists such as Reuven Rubin and Edouard Drouot, along with fine furnishings and other notable items.